Pranab is an Indian
name
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, common among
Assam
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ese,
Bengal
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is,
Odias and
Nepal
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is. Notable people with the name include:
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Pranab Bardhan
Pranab Bardhan (born 11 September 1939) is an Indian economist who has taught and worked in the United States since 1979. He is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Biography
Bardhan received his bachelor ...
(born 1939), Indian economist
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Pranab Mukherjee
Pranab Kumar Mukherjee ( ; born, 11 December 1935 – 31 August 2020) was an Indian statesman who served as the president of India from 2012 until 2017. He was the first person from West Bengal to hold the post of President of India. In a pol ...
(1935–2020), former Indian president
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Pranab Roy
Pranab Roy (born 10 February 1963) is a former Indian cricketer who played two Test matches for India.
Early life
He received his early education at Rama Chandra School in Kolkata. His father Pankaj Roy taught him cricket when he was 5 yea ...
(born 1963), Indian cricketer
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