Nanda may refer to:
Indian history and religion
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Nanda Empire
The Nanda dynasty ruled in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent during the fourth century BCE, and possibly during the fifth century BCE. The Nandas overthrew the Shaishunaga dynasty in the Magadha region of eastern India, and expanded ...
, ruled by the Nanda dynasty, an Indian royal dynasty ruling Magadha in the 4th century BCE
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Mahapadma Nanda, first Emperor of the Nanda Empire
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Dhana Nanda (died c. 321 BCE), last ruler of the Nanda dynasty
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Nanda (Buddhist nun), half-sister of Siddhartha Gautama, who became Gautama Buddha
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Nanda (half-brother of Buddha) or Sundarananda
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Nanda Baba, a character in Hindu mythology, foster-father of god Krishna
Other people
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Nanda (surname), an Indian surname
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Nanda (actress) (1939–2014), Indian film actress
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Nanda Bayin (1535–1600), king of Burma (r. 1581–99)
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Nanda people, an Aboriginal Australian people of Western Australia
Other uses
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''Nanda'' (film), a 2009 Indian Kannada film
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NANDA International
NANDA International (formerly the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association) is a professional organization of nurses interested in standardized nursing terminology, that was officially founded in 1982 and develops, researches, disseminates an ...
, formerly the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association
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Nanda, Maharashtra, a town in India
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Nanjing University or Nanda, in Jiangsu, China
See also
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Nandha'', a 2001 Indian Tamil film
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Fernanda, a feminine given name
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Nand (disambiguation)
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