Chanda () (pronounced ) is primarily a native

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Origin

The origin of this surname was a Sanskrit word ''čandra'' which means ‘pleasant shining; moon’.

Notable people with the surname

* Arnab Chanda, English writer, producer, and actor * Arun Kumar Chanda (1899–1947), Indian independence activist *

Anil Kumar Chanda Anil Kumar Chanda (23 May 1906 - 21 April 1976) was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or ...

, Indian politician *

Barun Chanda Barun Chanda is an Indian Bengali people, Bengali advertising professional, actor and author based in the city of Kolkata. He is mostly remembered for his role in Satyajit Ray's ''Seemabaddha''. Biography Chanda was born in Dhaka in present-d ...

, Indian actor and author *

Naomi Chanda Naomi Chanda is a Zambian farmer and agriculture trainer based in Chinsali, northern Zambia. She works with the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed) to teach climate-smart agricultural techniques and supports girls' education and empowerment throu ...

, Zambian farmer and agriculture trainer * Narayan Chandra Chanda, Bangladeshi politician * Nayan Chanda (born 1946), Indian journalist *

Raja Chanda Raja Chanda is an Indian film director who concentrates into Bengali language film and commercial ad films. He is one of the leading advertising film makers in Kolkata and has made 450+ ad films. His filmworks include '' Challenge 2'', '' Le Ha ...

, Indian film director * Ramaprasad Chanda (1873–1942), Indian historian and archaeologist *

Rani Chanda Rani Chanda (née Dey) (1912 – 19 June 1997) was an Indian artist and writer. Early life Rani Chanda was one of five children of Purnashashi Devi and Kula Chandra Dey. Her father was a dear friend of Rabindranath Tagore. She was trained in mus ...

, Indian artist and writer * Rishi Chanda, Indian music director, composer and singer *

Samir Chanda Samir Chanda (1957 – 18 August 2011) was an Indian art director and production designer across Indian cinema, including Hindi cinema, Hindi, Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali, Malayalam Cinema, Malayalam and Tamil cinema, Tamil, most known for hi ...

(1957–2011), Indian art director and production designer * Sandipan Chanda (born 1983), Indian chess player

References

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