Pandey, Pande, or Panday (

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

: पाण्डेय/पाण्डे/पाँडे/पाण्डेय) ( Nepali: पाण्डे/पाँडे/पाण्डेय) is a surname found among the communities of

Brahmin Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (gur ...

s in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

and both

Bahun Bahun ( ne, बाहुन) or Khas Brahmin ( ne, खस ब्राह्मण) is a caste ( ''Varna'') among Khas people of Nepal. Their origins are from the Indo-Aryan Khasa tribe of Nepal and South Asia. According to the 2011 Nepa ...

and

Chhetri Chhetri (Kshetri, Kshettri, Kshetry or Chhettri), ( ne, क्षेत्री ; IAST: ''Kṣetrī'') historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali speakers of Khas community, some of whom trace their origin to migration from ...

communities of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

Pande dynasty The Pande family or Pande dynasty (Also spelled as Pandey or Panday) ( ne, पाँडे वंश/पाँडे काजी खलक; or ) was a Rajput Chhetri political family that directly ruled Nepali administration affairs since ...

were the

aristocratic family who dominated the Nepalese administration and military up until the 19th century as

Mulkaji ''Mulkaji'' ( ne, मूलकाजी) was the position of head of executive of Kingdom of Nepal in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was equivalent to Prime Minister of Nepal. There were 5 Mulkajis appointed between 1785 and 1804. M ...

and

Mukhtiyar Mukhtiyar ( ne, मुख्तियार) was the position of head of executive of Kingdom of Nepal between 1806 and 1843. It was equivalent to Prime Minister of Nepal. There were 7 Mukhtiyars appointed between 1806 and 1843. Meaning ''Mukhti ...

, both equivalent to Prime minister.

Deshpande Deshpande is a surname native to the Indian states of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. The surname can be also found in some parts of Andhra Pradesh. Deshpande surname is found among the Deshastha Brahmins, Gaud Saraswat Brahmins (GSB) and the Chan ...

and other variations of this surname, ending in "-pande", are found in the

Deccan The large Deccan Plateau in southern India is located between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, and is loosely defined as the peninsular region between these ranges that is south of the Narmada river. To the north, it is bounded by the ...

region of India.

Notable people

* Aditya Pande, (born 1976) Indian contemporary artist *

Alok Pandey Alok Pandey (born 30 April 1988) is an Indian actor and model who is best known for playing MS Dhoni’s best friend in the former Indian Cricket Team captain’s biopic '' M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story''”, a negative role with John Abraham ...

, Indian actor *

Ananya Panday Ananya Panday (born 30 October 1998) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. The daughter of actor Chunky Panday, she began her acting career in 2019 with roles in the teen film '' Student of the Year 2'' and the comedy '' Pat ...

, Indian actress *

Basdeo Panday Basdeo Panday (; born 25 May 1933) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian lawyer, politician, trade unionist, economist, actor, and former civil servant who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001. He was the first ...

, 5th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001 * B. D. Pande (born 1917), former governor of Punjab and West Bengal * Bhim Bahadur Pande (1915-1992), Nepalese aristocrat, diplomat and historian, awarded title of

Sardar Sardar, also spelled as Sardaar/Sirdar ( fa, سردار, , 'commander', literally 'headmaster'), is a title of royalty and nobility that was originally used to denote princes, noblemen, chiefs, kings and other aristocrats. It has also been ...

Brij Bihari Pandey Brij Bihari Pandey is an Indian politician known for being most close associate of Vinod Mishra who founded Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation. He is a Central Committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Lenin ...

, political leader *

Chhavi Pandey Chhavi Pandey is an Indian television actress known for playing Tara in Life OK's ''Ek Boond Ishq'', Namrata Singh in Star Bharat's mystery thriller ''Kaal Bhairav Rahasya'' and Prarthana Kashyap in Sony TV's '' Ladies Special 2''. Career ...

(born 1994), Indian actress and anchor *

Chittu Pandey Chittu Pandey (10 May 1895 – 6 December 1946), popularly referred to as the ''Sher-e Ballia'' (Lion of Ballia), was an Indian independence activist and revolutionary. Pandey was born in Rattuchak, a village in Ballia District of Uttar Pradesh i ...

(1865–1946), Freedom fighter from Baliya *

Chunky Pandey Suyash Panday (born 26 September 1962), better known by his stage name Chunky Panday, is an Indian actor who works in Bollywood films. He has appeared in over 100 films in a career that has spanned over three decades. His most successful films ...

(born 1962), Bollywood film star *

Dalbhanjan Pande Dalbhanjan Pande or Dalabhanjan Pande ( ne, दलभञ्जन पाँडे) was a Nepalese minister, politician and military officer of the aristocratic Pande family. He had held ministerial positions and military offices. He jointly headed ...

, Nepalese politician, military officer and senior minister from Gora Pande clan *

Damodar Pande Damodar Pande ( ne, दामोदर पाँडे) (1752 – March 13, 1804) was the Mulkaji of Nepal (equivalent to Prime Minister of Nepal) from 1803 to 1804 and most influential Kaji since 1794 to his death on March 13, 1804. He is al ...

, ''

'' (Prime Minister) of

Kingdom of Nepal The Kingdom of Nepal ( ne, नेपाल अधिराज्य), also known as the Gorkha Empire ( ne, गोरखा अधिराज्य) or Asal Hindustan ( ne, असल हिन्दुस्तान)(), was a Hindu king ...

; Son of Kaji

Kalu Pande Vamshidhar Pande ( ne, वंशीधर पाँडे) known by Alias Kalu Pande ( ne, कालु पाँडे) was a Nepalese politician and military general who was appointed as Kaji of The Gorkha Kingdom. He was born in 1713 A.D. i ...

Ganesh Pandey Ganesh Pandey or Ganesa Pande (Nepali:गणेश पाण्डे वा गणेश पाँडे) (born circa 1529-1606) was Minister and Accomplice of King Dravya Shah of Gorkha. He helped Dravya Shah to become King of Gorkha and was ...

, first '' Kaji'' of

Gorkha Kingdom Gorkha Kingdom ( ne, गोरखा राज्य) was a member of the Chaubisi rajya, a confederation of 24 states on the Indian subcontinent ruled by Khas people. In 1743 CE, the kingdom began a campaign of military expansion, annexing se ...

* Ganpath Rai Pandey, revolutionary, rebel leader and zamindar. * Ghanshyam Pande, religious leader, commonly known as Swaminarayan; believed to be a deity by followers * Govind Chandra Pande (1923–2011), historian * Gyanendra Pandey (born 1972), Cricketer * Kabinga Pande (born 1952), Minister of Foreign Affairs Zambia (originally hailing from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh) *

(born Vamshidhar Pande); Kaji of Gorkha Kingdom, One of the Nepalese military leaders of

Unification of Nepal The Unification of Nepal, also known as Expansion of Gorkha Kingdom, officially began in 1743 AD (1799 BS) after King Prithvi Narayan Shah of Gorkha launched an aggressive annexation campaign seeking to broaden his own kingdom's border. After ...

, Leader of aristocratic

Pande family The Pande family or Pande dynasty (Also spelled as Pandey or Panday) ( ne, पाँडे वंश/पाँडे काजी खलक; or ) was a Rajput Chhetri political family that directly ruled Nepali administration affairs since ...

of Nepal *

Kedar Pandey Kedar Pandey (14 June 1920 – 3 July 1982) was an Indian freedom fighter and Indian National Congress politician, who remained the Chief Minister of Bihar from March 1972 to 2 July 1973, and Minister of Railways in the Union Cabinet from 12 ...

(1920–1982), Politician, Chief Minister of Bihar *

Rahul Sankrityayan Rahul Sankrityayan (born Kedarnath Pandey; 9 April 1893 – 14 April 1963) was an Indian writer and a polyglot who wrote in Hindi. He played a pivotal role in giving travelogue a 'literary form'. He was one of the most widely travelled scholars ...

(Kedarnath Pandey) Polyglot Writer, Padma Bhushan, Sahitya Academy Award winner *

Mahendra Bahadur Pandey Mahendra Bahadur Pandey is a Nepalese politician and diplomat. A politburo member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), on 25 February 2014 he assumed the post of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal under Sushil Koir ...

(born 1948), Nepali politician *

Mangal Pandey Mangal Pandey was an Indian soldier who played a key part in the events immediately preceding the outbreak of the Indian rebellion of 1857. He was a sepoy (infantryman) in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) regiment of the British East I ...

, great Indian revolutionary starting the Great Rebellion of 1857 *

Manish Pandey Manish Krishnanand Pandey (born 10 September 1989) is an Indian international cricketer. He is primarily a right-handed middle-order batsman representing Karnataka in domestic cricket and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL). ...

(born 1989), Indian cricketer *

Manish Raj Pandey Manish Raj Pandey (; born 5 December 1970) is a Nepalese conservationist, cricket administrator and former cricketer. He is the president of the Cricket Players' Association Nepal since 2018 and president of the Bhaktapur District Cricket As ...

(born 1970), Nepalese cricketer * Capt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, Indian Army officer from First Gorkha Rifles; winner of Param Vir Chakra, India's highest bravery award *

Mike Pandey Mike H. Pandey is an Indian film maker, specializing in films about wildlife and the environment. He has won over 300 awards for his work to spread awareness about biodiversity and species conservation, including helping conserve and protect k ...

, Wildlife film maker *

Mrinal Pande Mrinal Pande (born 26 February 1946) is an Indian television personality, journalist and author, and until 2009 chief editor of Hindi daily '' Hindustan''. Early life and education Pande was born in Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh, 26 February 194 ...

(born 1946), Indian journalist, editor, columnist, (TikamGarh, Madhya Pradesh) *

Neeraj Pandey Neeraj Pandey (born 17 December 1973) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. Pandey was made his directoral debut in ''A Wednesday!'', which was largely praised by critics and which later became a recip ...

(born 1973), Bollywood film director, writer & producer *

Nirmal Pandey Nirmal Pandey (10 August 1962 – 18 February 2010) was an Indian Bollywood actor who was known for his role of Vikram Mallah in Shekhar Kapur's '' Bandit Queen'' (1994),and Dajjal in Television Series Hatim, for portraying a transvestite in ' ...

(1962–2010), Bollywood actor from Nainital in Uttarakhand *

Nitesh Pandey Nitesh Pandey (born 17 January 1973) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and TV serials. He is better known for his role of Shah Rukh Khan's assistant in ''Om Shanti Om'' (2007). Career Pandey began doing theatre in 1990. In 1995, he g ...

(born 1973), Indian TV/films actor *

Piyush Pandey Piyush Pandey is an advertising professional and the Chief Creative Officer Worldwide (2019) and Executive Chairman India of Ogilvy (agency). He is the recipient of the Padma Shri award (2016). Pandey is also credited with shaping a distinct ind ...

, Advertising executive, Mumbai, India * Poonam Pandey (born 1991), Bollywood actor, Mumbai, India *

Pradeep Pandey Pradeep Pandey "Chintu" is an Indian actor mainly active in Bhojpuri language films. In 2009 Pandey made his acting debut in the Bhojpuri film ''Deewana'', for which he won the Juri Mention Award. Early life and education Pradeep Pandey was ...

Indian Film Actor *

Prasoon Pandey Prasoon Pandey (born 1961), is an Indian director of advertising films. Advertising Age listed him among the Top 100 advertising film directors of the world. Gunn Report ranked him at No. 24 in a list of the best and most awarded ad film direc ...

(born 1961), film director * Prem Chand Pandey, Scientist and Founder Director, NCAOR- Indian Antarctic Program * Prithvi Bahadur Pande, Chairman of Nepal Investment Bank *

Rahul Pandey Rahul Pandey (Devanagari: राहुल पाण्डेय) is an Indian Bollywood Playback singer and Songwriter. He debuted in the Indian Film industry with the song ''Haseena Tu kameena Mein'' from the movie Happy Ending in 2014. In 2015 ...

, Indian playback singer *

Raj Mangal Pande Raj Mangal Pande (10 May 1920 – 22 November 1993) was an Indian politician. He was elected to 9th Lok Sabha from Deoria constituency of Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Janata Dal. He served as Minister of Human Resource Development in Chand ...

(born 1920), politician, former Central HRD Cabinet Minister, Government of India *

Rajkumar R. Pandey Rajkumar R. Pandey (born 6 October 1972) is an Indian film director, producer, music composer and screenwriter, known for his works in Bhojpuri films. He also big brother of action samrat Manoj R Pandey, He runs his own film production company ...

Indian film director, producer, music composer and screenwriter * Rana Jang Pande (''

''),

Prime Minister of Nepal The Prime Minister of Nepal ( ne, नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री) is the head of government of Nepal. The Prime Minister is the head of the Council of Ministers of Nepal and the chief adviser to the President of ...

, Son of Kaji

Ranajit Pande Ranajit Pande ( ne, रणजीत पाँडे) was Nepalese politician, military personnel and courtier in the Kingdom of Nepal. He was member of the Gora Pande clan of Gorkha. He became Mulkaji of Nepal for a brief period in 1804 A.D. Fam ...

, Nepalese ''

'' from aristocratic

* Rangaraj Pandey (born 1975), Tamil journalist, political analyst, actor, TV anchor *

Rati Pandey Rati Pandey is an Indian actress known for her performances in ''Hitler Didi'', ''Miley Jab Hum Tum'', '' Porus, Devi Adi Parashakti'', ''Begusarai'', '' Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai'' and '' Shaadi Mubarak''. Early life and background Rati Pandey ...

, Indian actress and anchor *

Ravish Kumar Ravish Kumar (born 5 December 1974) is an Indian journalist, author and media personality. He was the Senior Executive Editor of NDTV India. He hosted a number of programmes including the channel's flagship weekday show ''Prime Time'', ''Hum ...

(full name Ravish Kumar Pandey), Journalist at

NDTV New Delhi Television Ltd is an Indian news media company focusing on broadcast and digital news publication. The company is considered to be a legacy brand that pioneered independent news broadcasting in India, and is credited for launching t ...

Ritesh Pandey Ritesh Pandey (born 3 April 1981) is an Indian politician serving as the Member of Parliament from Ambedkar Nagar constituency. He is a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) from the state of Uttar Pradesh. He was also a MLA from Jalalpur ...

, Indian politician *

, Indian singer * Rohini Pande, economist *

Sandeep Pandey Sandeep Pandey (born 22 July 1965) is an Indian social activist and the present General Secretary of the Socialist Party (India). He co-founded Asha for Education with Dr. Deepak Gupta (presently Professor at IIT Kanpur) and V.J.P Srivastava ...

(born 1965), social activist *

Saroj Pandey Saroj Pandey (born 22 June 1968) is an Indian politician and a member of the Rajya Sabha, upper house of the Indian Parliament. She also served as National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party. Prior to becoming Rajya Sabha MP, she was el ...

, Indian politician and member of the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mod ...

Shikha Pandey Squadron Leader (retired) Shikha Subas Pandey (born 12 May 1989) is an Indian cricketer and former officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF). She plays for the national cricket team as a right-arm medium pacer and middle-order batter, and was an I ...

(born 1989), Indian female cricketer * Surendra Pandey (born 1958), Nepali politician *

Tansen Tansen ( – 26 April 1589), also referred to and commonly known as Sangeet Samrat () , was a Hindustani classical musician. Born in a Hindu Gaur Brahmin family, he learnt and perfected his art in the northwest region of modern Madhya Pr ...

(Ramtanu Pandey), One of navratnas of Akbar and scholar of ragas and India's great musician * Tarkeshwar Pandey, former Indian Member of Parliament *

Vamsharaj Pande Vamsharaj Pande (a.k.a. Bamsa Raj Pande, Vansha Raj Pande, or Bangsha Raj Pande) ( ne, वंशराज पाँडे; translit. ''vaṃśarāja pām̐ḍe'') was a Nepalese politician, military officer and minister of state. He was a signifi ...

–

Dewan ''Dewan'' (also known as ''diwan'', sometimes spelled ''devan'' or ''divan'') designated a powerful government official, minister, or ruler. A ''dewan'' was the head of a state institution of the same name (see Divan). Diwans belonged to the e ...

(Prime Minister) of

* V. C. Pande (1932–2005), former Cabinet Secretary and former governor, Bihar and Arunachal Pradesh *

Vijay Kumar Pandey Vijay Kumar Pandey is professional media personality of Nepali television. He hosts popular program called ''Dishanirdesh''. Pandey's career begun with the Nepal Television show Andhyaro Ujyalo in 1987, followed by several other television proje ...

, Nepali media personality *

Vijay S. Pande Vijay Satyanand Pande is a Trinidadian-American venture capitalist. Pande is the former director of the biophysics program and is best known for orchestrating the distributed computing disease research project known as Folding@home. His research ...

(born 1970), protein biochemist * Vinod Pande, film maker and author * Members of

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