Nanda is an Indian surname. It is found among the Punjabi Khatris. The Nanda Khatris have produced a lineage of governors in

Eminabad Eminabad ( pa, ) is a town located in the south east of Gujranwala city, Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous ...

. They have also given various prime ministers in Jammu-Kashmir state. Jawala Sahai, a notable revenue officer of

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839), popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He s ...

and an official of Raja Gulab Singh at the Lahore Darbar belonged to a Nanda Khatri family. Many Nanda Khatris were also settled in

Ludhiana Ludhiana ( ) is the most populous and the largest Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. The city has an estimated population of 1,618,879 2011 Indian census, 2011 census and distributed over , making Ludhiana the ...

prior to the

partition of India The Partition of British India in 1947 was the Partition (politics), change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: ...

. A Nanda Khatri called Suthre Shah from

Baramulla Baramulla (), also known as Varmul () in Kashmiri, is a town and a municipality in the Baramulla district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Baramulla district. It is on the b ...

Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...

founded the sect of Suthra. He was a disciple of

Guru Hargobind Gurū Hargobind (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿਗੋਬਿੰਦ, pronunciation: l 19 June 1595 – 28 February 1644), revered as the ''sixth Nānak'', was the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. He had become Guru at the young age of e ...

Notable people

Ananya Nanda Ananya Sritam Nanda known as Ananya Nanda is an Indian playback singer from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. She was the winner of '' Indian Idol Junior Season 2''. Early life Ananya's father, Prasanna Kumar Nanda, is a director in a government indus ...

, Indian playback singer and winner of Indian idol junior *

Ashish Nanda Ashish Nanda was Director of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad,* Nanda joined IIMA as Director on 2 Sept 2013. Upon taking charge, Nanda described IIMA as "a hidden jewel." In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Professor N ...

, Director of IIM Ahmedabad * Biddanda Chengappa Nanda, (1931–2018), Indian Army General * Chetanya Nanda, Indian cricketer *

Gaurav Nanda Gaurav Nanda is an Indian actor and producer. He works in films, serials and theatre. He is a method acting coach and the founder of Actor Studio India. He has acted in '' Bamdini'', '' Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi'', '' Yeh Ha ...

, International Method Acting Coach *

Gulshan Nanda Gulshan Nanda (1929 – 16 November 1985) was an Indian novelist and screenwriter. Many of his novels were adapted into Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s, including more than a dozen big hits of the period — ''Kaajal'' (1965), ''Kati Patang'' ( ...

(1929–1985), Indian novelist and screenwriter *

Gulzarilal Nanda Gulzarilal Nanda (4 July 1898 – 15 January 1998) was an Indian politician and economist who specialized in labour issues. He was the Interim Prime Minister of India for two 13-day tenures following the deaths of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 and L ...

(1898–1998), former Indian Prime Minister * Har Prasad Nanda (1917–1999), Indian automotive industrialist * Ishwar Chander Nanda, father of Punjabi drama *

Jimmy Nanda Jimmy Nanda is an Indian actress and model. She won the title of Mrs India in 2007. Nanda made her TV debut in the famous detective series CID, where she played the role of Inspector Lavanya in 2008. Biography Nanda hails from Ahmedabad. She w ...

, Mrs India 2007 *

Kiranmoy Nanda Kiranmoy Nanda ( bn, কিরণময় নন্দ; born 16 May 1944) is an Indian politician, belonging to the Samajwadi Party. He was the Fisheries Minister in the Left Front cabinet in the state of West Bengal since 1982 till 2011 when ...

(born 1944), politician *

Meera Nanda Meera Nanda (born 1954) is an Indian writer and historian of science, who has authored several works critiquing the influence of Hindutva, postcolonialism and postmodernism on science, and the flourishing of pseudoscience and vedic science. Sh ...

(born 1954), Indian writer, historian and philosopher of science *

Nikhil Nanda Nikhil Nanda is an Indian businessman. Part of the Nanda family, Kapoor family and Bachchan Family, he is the chairman and managing director of Escorts Limited, an engineering company founded in 1944 by his paternal grandfather, Har Prasad Nan ...

(born 1974), Indian businessman, Joint Managing Director of Escorts Group *

Prashanta Nanda Prashanta Nanda (born 2 May 1947) is an Indian director, actor and politician from the state of Odisha. Actor-director duo Siddhanta Mahapatra and Prashanta Nanda Given 8 all time blockbuster Movies to Ollywood. He is currently a Member of Parl ...

(born 1947), movie actor from Odisha * Ratish Nanda, conservation architect *

Ravindra Nanda Dr. Ravindra Nanda (born 19 February 1943) is a professor and Head of the Department of Craniofacial Sciences and Chair of the Division of Orthodontics at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. He is part of the founding fac ...

(born 1943), HOD of Craniofacial Sciences at Division of Orthodontics *

Ritu Nanda Ritu Nanda (born Ritu Raj Kapoor; 30 October 1948 – 14 January 2020) was an Indian businesswoman and insurance advisor. Career Nanda served as the chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Ritu Nanda Insurance Services (RNIS). She init ...

(1948–2020), daughter of

Raj Kapoor Raj Kapoor (pronunciation: �aːd͡ʒ kəpuːɾ born Shrishti Nath Kapoor; also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor; 14 December 1924 2 June 1988) was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered one of th ...

Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas 'Charles' Nanda (Punjabi: ), PVSM, AVSM (10 October 1915 – 11 May 2009) was an Indian Navy admiral who served as the 7th Chief of the Naval Staff from 1 March 1970 until 28 February 1973. He led the Indian Nav ...

(1915–2009), Indian Navy Admiral * Suresh Nanda, Lieutenant Commander in Indian Army * Serena Nanda (born 1938), American author, anthropologist, and professor emeritus * William Nanda-Bissell, Chairman at

FabIndia Fabindia is an Indian chain store retailing garments, furnishings, fabrics and ethnic products Handicraft, handmade by craftspeople across rural India. Established in 1960 by John Bissell, an American working for the Ford Foundation, New Delhi, ...

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