Malhotra is an Indian surname of the Dhai Ghar sub-group of

Khatri Khatri is a caste of the Indian subcontinent that is predominantly found in India, but also in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the subcontinent, they were mostly engaged in mercantilistic professions such as banking and trade, they were the d ...

s from Punjab. It is modified usage of '' Mehrotra''.

Notable people

Administrators

Ajai Malhotra Ajai Malhotra is a former Indian career diplomat who served as Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation. He is the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva. Diplomatic career He joined the ...

, Indian career diplomat who served as Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation. *

Anna Rajam Malhotra Anna Rajam Malhotra (née George; 17 July 1927 – 17 September 2018) was an Indian Administrative Service officer. She was the first woman in India to hold this position. Anna Rajam belonged to the 1951 batch of the IAS and married R. N. Malhotr ...

, first female

IAS officer The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India. Considered the premier civil service of India, the IAS is one of the three arms of the All India Services along with the Indian ...

of India * G. C. Malhotra, former Secretary General of 12th Lok Sabha and 13th Lok Sabha *

Jagmohan Malhotra Jagmohan Malhotra (25 September 1927 – 3 May 2021), known by the mononym Jagmohan, was an Indian civil servant and politician. After working with the Indian National Congress, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 1995. He served as Lieut ...

, former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir * Maharaja Chandu Lal Malhotra,

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Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...

and former military general in

Khalsa Army The Sikh Khalsa Army (), also known as Khalsaji or simply Sikh Army, was the military force of the Sikh Empire. With its roots in the Khalsa founded by Guru Gobind Singh, the army was later modernised on Franco-British principles by Maharaja Ran ...

. * Neena Malhotra, IFS officer and Indian Ambassador to Republic of San Marino *

R. N. Malhotra Ram Narain Malhotra popularly known as R. N. Malhotra (1926 – 29 April 1997) was the seventeenth governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), serving from 4 February 1985 to 22 December 1990. Malhotra was a member of the Indian Administrativ ...

, Indian banker who served as the 17th governor of the

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(RBI) * Saloni Malhotra, CEO of DesiCrew

Army officers

* Anoop Malhotra, Lieutenant General in Indian Army * Om Prakash Malhotra, Former Chief of Indian Army *

Ravish Malhotra Ravish Malhotra (born 25 December 1943 in Lahore, British India) is a retired Air commodore (India), Air Commodore of the Indian Air Force. He was an Air Force test pilot stationed at the test centre in Bangalore. He was also the Air Officer Com ...

, an Indian air force pilot and astronaut

Artists

* DJ Rekha (Rekha Malhotra), London based DJ and musician * Jay Malhotra, guitarist in the rock band 'Rumour Cubes' *

Jhataleka Malhotra Jhataleka Malhotra is an Indian model and beauty queen. She was crowned the first runner-up in Femina Miss India 2014. She represented India at Miss International 2014 held in Japan where she won the Miss Internet Beauty award though she did no ...

,2nd position in Femina Miss India 2014 *

Karan Malhotra Karan Malhotra is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his debut film '' Agneepath'' (2012) which emerged as one of the highest grossing Bollywood film of the year. Before marking his directorial debut with Dharma ...

, director of Bollywood movie ''Agneepath'' * Manish Malhotra, Indian celebrity fashion designer * Namit Malhotra, Indian origin founder of VFX company 'DNEG' that has won Academy Awards, Oscars for Interstellar (film), Interstellar, Ex Machina (film), Ex Machina, Blade Runner 2049, First Man (film), First Man and Tenet (film), Tenet. * Punit Malhotra, director of the film "I Hate Luv Storys" * Shaleen Malhotra, Indian VJ and actor

Athletes

* Anastasia Malhotra, Indo-Japanese tennis player. She was ranked 449 in the world. * Anmol Malhotra, Indian cricketer * Ashok Malhotra, Indian cricketer * Ishan Malhotra, Indian cricketer * Jaskaran Malhotra, Indo-American cricketer who hit Boundary (cricket)#Six%20sixes%20in%20an%20over, six sixes in one over. * Manny Malhotra, Indo-Canadian hockey player * O. P. Malhotra, Indian Field hockey, hockey player who was part of the India men's national field hockey team, Indian team that won gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, 1956 Olympics. * Reema Malhotra, Indian cricketer * Manisha Malhotra, Indian tennis player. She was ranked 149 in the world.. * Vikram Malhotra, Indian professional squash player. He was ranked number 58 in the world.

Authors

* Aanchal Malhotra, Indian author * Rajiv Malhotra, Indian-American author and Hindutva Activist

Bollywood actors

* Harshaali Malhotra, Indian child actress famous for playing "Munni" in Bajrangi Bhaijan * Himmanshoo A. Malhotra, Indian actor and winner of Nach Baliye 2015 * Pavan Malhotra, Indian actor * Sanya Malhotra, Indian actress * Sharad Malhotra, Indian actor * Sidharth Malhotra, Indian Bollywood Actor

Businessmen

* Aradhya Malhotra, co-founder of Skyless Game Studios * Arjun Malhotra, co-founder of HCL Group and SPIC MACAY * Dikesh Malhotra, Indo-Nepali Businessman and influencer * Dina Nath Malhotra, Indian publisher and founder of Hind Pocket Books. * Roshni Nadar, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Indian billionaire businesswoman

Doctors

* Anil Kumari Malhotra, Indian homoeopathic physician and the principal of Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital of Delhi University * Aseem Malhotra, British-Indian cardiologist * Jaideep Malhotra, India-based gynecologist, infertility specialist and an ace sonologist. * Raman Malhotra, British ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon

Journalists

* Inder Malhotra, Indian journalist with experience in editing for ''The Statesman (India), The Statesman and The Guardian'' * Vineet Malhotra, Indian Television anchor and journalist working with NewsX as a prime time debate show host.

Judiciary

* Anu Malhotra (judge), Anu Malhotra, judge in Delhi High Court * Indu Malhotra Senior Counsel and former judge of Supreme Court of India * Om Prakash Malhotra (advocate), Om Prakash Malhotra, Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India * P. P. Malhotra, Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India

Politicians

* Avtar Singh Malhotra, Punjabi politician belonging to the Communist Party of India * Inder Jit Malhotra, member of the Lok Sabha representing the constituency of Jammu (Lok Sabha constituency), Jammu. * Seema Malhotra, British Labour and Co-operative Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Feltham and Heston * Smriti malhotra, Smriti Malhotra Irani, Indian BJP politician * Tara Singh (activist), Tara Singh Malhotra, Indian politician and activist. * Usha Malhotra, Indian Congress politician * Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Indian BJP politician and sport administrator

Scientists and academics

* Ashok Malhotra (professor), Ashok Malhotra, Indian professor * Deepak Malhotra, economist * Neil Malhotra, economist * Renu Malhotra, Indo-American planetary scientist, known for discovering minor planets * Sangeeta Malhotra, Indian astrophysicist who studies galaxies. She works for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Fictional characters

* Giant-Man (Raz Malhotra), Marvel Comics, Marvel superhero

References

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