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Nanda (also Nandha and Nandhra) is a surname of Punjabis . Nanda is a Tarkhan (Punjab) and Kamboj surname. All the clans of Tarkhan (Punjab), Lohar, Gujjar, Kamboj tribes have a close genetic and ancestral relationship with each other, and together they form the Khatri caste.

Among Kamboj people

Nanda (and Nandha) is a Kamboj clan name found among the Sikhs, Muslim and Hindus Kamboj of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan .

Among people of the Tarkhan (Punjab) tribe

Some of the Tarkhan people such as Ramgarhias of Mohali, Jallandhar, Amritsar, and Chandigarh have Nanda as their surname.

Nandra is sikh ramgarhia clan

Connection with other Ramgarhia

In earlier days the Virdi, Hunjan, Kalsi, Bhogal, Bhuie, Dev, Jandu, Bhambra, Bhurjee, Matharu, Rayat, and Sehmi had a historical connection with Nanda, as mentioned in the Lions of Punjab.

Notable Nandas

Gulzarilal Nanda, Indian Prime MinisterGulshan Nanda (d. 1984), Indian novelist and screenwriterMeera Nanda, Indian writer, historian and philosopher of scienceNikhil Nanda (b. 1974), Indian businessman, Joint Managing Director of Escorts GroupRitu Nanda, daughter of Raj KapoorSardarilal Mathradas Nanda (1915 – 2009), Indian Navy admiral