Nandy or Nandi (Bengali: নন্দী) is a Bengali surname (meaning pleasing, from Sanskrit ānand) which is found among the Bengali Kayasthas, Telis or Tilis, Sankhari (Conch Shell seller), Tanti in Indian States of West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and in Bangladesh.
Notable people with the surname
- Amitava Nandy (born 1943), Indian politician
- Anshuman Nandi, Indian child actor
- Abhilasha Gupta Nandi, Indian politician
- Arnab Nandi (born 1987), Indian cricketer
- Ashis Nandy (born 1937), Indian academic
- Basabi Nandi (1935–2018), Indian actress and singer
- Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy (1940–2008), Indian intelligence official
- Bishweshwar Nandi, Indian gymnast
- Dipak Nandy (born 1936), Indian academic and politician in the UK
- Dibyendu Nandi, Indian space scientist
- Jyotirindranath Nandi (1912–1982), Indian writer
- Jyotirindra Nath Nandi metro station, Kolkata, India
- Krishna Kanta Nandi, Indian trader during British colonial rule
- Kushan Nandy (born 1972), Indian film producer
- Lisa Nandy (born 1979), British politician
- Manindra Chandra Nandy (1860–1929), Maharaja of Cossimbazar Raj
- Moti Nandi (1931–2010), Indian writer and journalist
- Narasimha Nandi, Indian filmmaker and writer in Telugu cinema
- Palash Nandy (born 1952), Indian cricketer, played for Bengal, later a coach
- Pranob Nandy (born 1955), Indian cricketer, played for Bengal
- Pritish Nandy (born 1951), Indian writer and politician
- Rasikendra Nath Nandi, Indian social reformer
- Nand Kumar Nandi, Indian politician
- Samit Kumar Nandi (born 1967), Indian veterinarian
- Sampath Nandi (born 1980), Indian filmmaker in Telugu cinema
- Sandhyakar Nandi (c. 1084 - 1155), Indian Sanskrit poet in the Pala empire, writer of Ramacharitam
- Prajapati Nandi (c 1082-1124), the Sandhi-Vigrahika (minister of peace and war) of Ramapala and father of Sandhyakar Nandi
- Sandip Nandy, Indian footballer
- Sanhita Nandi, Indian classical vocalist of Hindustani music
- Sukumar Nandi, Indian electrical engineer
- Sunil Nandy (born 1935), Indian cricketer, played for Bengal
- Vyoma Nandi, Indian actress
- Nandi (Hinduism), start of nandi dynasty
References
- Sharma, Tej Ram (1978). Personal and Geographical Names in the Gupta Empire. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. p. 115.
- Inden, Ronald B. (1976). Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture: A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal. University of California Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-520-02569-1.
- Ghosh, G. K. (2000). Legends of Origin of the Castes and Tribes of Eastern India. Firma KLM. p. 42. ISBN 978-81-7102-046-1.
- Arts of Bengal and Eastern India: Crafts of Bengal, Craftsmen at Work, Crafts to Buy. Crafts Council of West Bengal. 1982. p. 21.
- Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1812. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
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