Tandon (Tandan, Tanden, or Tondon) is a surname found among the

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Khatri Khatri () is a caste system in India, caste originating from the Malwa (Punjab), Malwa and Majha areas of Punjab region of South Asia that is predominantly found in India, but also in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Khatris claim they are war ...

s and

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Notable people

Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the Surname, include:

Activists

Purushottam Das Tandon Purushottam Das Tandon (; 1 August 1882 – 1 July 1962) was a freedom fighter from Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is widely remembered for his opposition to the partition of India, as well as efforts in achieving the ''Official Languag ...

, ''Bharat Ratna'', Indian freedom fighter

Actors

Amit Tandon Amit Tandon (born 11 April) is an Indian singer, musician, and a television actor. His career in the entertainment industry started after he participated in the reality show '' Indian Idol 1''. He is known for playing the characters of Prithvi ...

, Indian singer, television actor *

Ayush Tandon Ayush Tandon (born 31 July 1998) is an actor working in Bollywood and Hollywood films. He played Pi, age 12 in the 2012 Hollywood film ''Life of Pi''. Ayush made his acting debut in the 2011 Bollywood film ''7 Khoon Maaf''. At the age of 10, he ...

, Indian actor who played "Pi" in

Life of Pi ''Life of Pi'' is a Canadian philosophical novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist is Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, an Indian boy from Pondicherry, who explores issues of spirituality and metaphysics from an early age. After a ...

Kushal Tandon Kushal Tandon (born 28 March 1985) is an Indian model and actor known for his works primarily in Hindi television. He gained prominence portraying Virat Vadhera in '' Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai'', Arjun Sharma in '' Beyhadh'', and Reyansh ...

, Indian model, television actor *

Lavina Tandon Lavina Tandon is an Indian television actress who started her career as a child artist. She is mainly known for her role of Ruqaiya Sultan Begum in the television series ''Jodha Akbar''. Filmography Television See also * List of Hindi ...

, Indian actress *

Priya Tandon Priya Tandon is an Indian television and film actress. She made her debut to Indian television with Life OK's show '' Baawre'' in which she played the role of Shaheen. She also featured in '' Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani'' as Swarnalekha Lakshyaraj ...

, Indian actress *

Raveena Tandon Raveena Tandon (born 26 October 1972) is an Indian actress primarily known for her work in Hindi films. Considered as one of the leading actresses of the 1990s and early 2000s, Tandon is a recipient of several awards, including a National Film ...

, Indian film actress *

Sachet Tandon Although its most usual definition is that listed under "packet" (see link above), a sachet can also mean a small scented cloth bag filled with herbs, potpourri, or Aroma compound, aromatic ingredients; or a small porous bag or packet (contai ...

, Bollywood playback singer who has sung the song "Bekhayali" *

Saumya Tandon Saumya Tandon (born 3 November 1984) is an Indian actress and television presenter, best known for her portrayal of Anita Vibhuti Narayan Mishra in the Hindi sitcom television series ''Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!''. She was a host on various TV show ...

, Indian television actress

Administrators

* B. B. Tandon, IAS officer who served as 14th

Chief Election Commissioner of India The Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) heads the Election Commission of India, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections. An election commissioner is appointed by the President of India on the recommendatio ...

Chandrika Tandon Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon (née Krishnamurthy; born 1954) is an Indian-American businesswoman, philanthropist, and a Grammy-winning musical artist. She is primarily known for her business ventures as the first Indian-American woman to be e ...

, businesswoman and vice chairman at NYU Tandon School of Engineering *

Gulshan Lal Tandon Gulshan Lal Tandon was a pioneer in the Indian mining industry. Tandon was the former chairman of Coal India and played a major role in the establishment of Coal India. Tandon received the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour ...

, former chairman of Coal India Limited *

Neera Tanden Neera Tanden (born September 10, 1970) is an American political consultant and former government official who is the president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, a Democratic think tank. Tanden was director of the United States Domesti ...

, American political consultant and

staff secretary The Staff Secretary ("Staff Sec") is a position in the White House Office responsible for managing paper flow to the President of the United States, President and circulating documents among senior staff for comment. It has been referred to as ...

to President

Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...

since 2021 *

Prakash Tandon Prakash Tandon (1911–2004) was an influential Indian business leader in the second half of the 20th century. He attained fame for his classical account of Punjabi life in the autobiographical book "Punjabi Century," the first part of a trilogy o ...

, former chairman at

Hindustan Lever Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is an Indian fast-moving consumer goods company, headquartered in Mumbai. It is a subsidiary of the Anglo-Dutch company Unilever. Its products include foods, beverages, cleaning agents, personal care products a ...

and author

Artists

* Grace Martine Tandon, better known by her stage name Daya, American singer and song writer *

Loveleen Tandan Loveleen Tandan is an Indian film and casting director. She is the co-director (India) of ''Slumdog Millionaire'' along with Danny Boyle. She has also been the casting director for several other films, including '' Monsoon Wedding'' (2001) and ' ...

, co-director of

Slumdog Millionaire ''Slumdog Millionaire'' is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel '' Q & A'' (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Patel ...

Lekh Tandon Lekh Tandon (13 February 1929 – 15 October 2017) was an Indian filmmaker and actor. He had directed numerous Bollywood movies and Indian TV Serials. He gained national fame due to success of his directorial ventures Professor (1962 film), Pri ...

, Indian filmmaker *

Ravi Tandon Ravi Tandon (17 February 1935 – 11 February 2022)was an Indian film director and producer. He also worked as an assistant director and story writer. He was the father of actress Raveena Tandon. Ravi Tandon directed a number of hit movies, t ...

, film director and producer

Athletes

* Ansh Tandon, Indo-Emirati international cricketer * Rakesh Tandon, Indian cricketer *

Ramit Tandon Ramit Tandon (born 21 August 1992) is an Indian professional squash player. He is a bronze medalist at the Asian Games and a gold and a silver medalist at the Asian Team Championships. As of Oct 2024, Tandon is ranked 28th in world rankings. ...

, professional

squash Squash most often refers to: * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (plant), the fruit of vines of the genus ''Cucurbita'' Squash may also refer to: Sports * Squash (professional wrestling), an extr ...

player who represents

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. He was ranked number 46 in the world and India rank 2. *

Shikha Tandon Shikha Tandon (born 20 January 1985) is an Indian former swimmer from Bangalore, India. Tandon has won 146 national medals, and 36 medals in international competitions, including five gold medals. Currently, she is a member of USADA’s science ...

, swimmer with 146 national medals, and 36 medals in international competitions, including five gold medals. Arjuna Award winner.

Entrepreneurs

* Devdutt Tandon (1902-1980), founder of Tandon Motorcycles *

Rakhee Kapoor Tandon Rakhee Kapoor Tandon, is an Indian business entrepreneur and venture capitalist. She is the daughter of Rana Kapoor, managing director of Yes Bank. She has worked as an investment banker in the United States and also holds an MBA degree from th ...

, business entrepreneur and venture capitalist. She is one of "India’s 25 Most Influential Women", according to

India Today ''India Today'' is a weekly Indian English-language news magazine published by Living Media, Living Media India Limited. It is the most widely circulated magazine in India, with a readership of close to 8 million. In 2014, ''India Today'' laun ...

. * Sirjang Lal Tandon, manufacturer of Tandon PC and disk drive, founder of Tandon Corporation

Politicians

Ajay Tandon Ajay Tandon (born 4 September 1954) is an Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh who is serving as Member of 15th Madhya Pradesh Assembly from Damoh Assembly constituency on behalf of Indian National Congress. Personal life He was born on 4 ...

, Indian politician * Annu Tandon, MP in the 15th Lok Sabha from Unnao, Uttar Pradesh * Ashutosh Tandon, Indian politician and currently serving as Minister of Urban Development, Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation in the UP Government. *

Balram Das Tandon Balram Das Tandon (1 November 1927 – 14 August 2018) was an Indian politician and the List of governors of Chhattisgarh, Former Governor of Chhattisgarh. In his adulthood for some years he was a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh#Structure, prachara ...

, Indian politician and the Former Governor of Chhattisgarh. *

Lalji Tandon Lalji Tandon (12 April 193521 July 2020) was an Indian politician who served as the 18th Governor of Madhya Pradesh and 28th Governor of Bihar. He had also served as a member of parliament from 1996 until 2014 and as the Leader of the Oppositio ...

, Indian politician who served as the

Governor of Madhya Pradesh The governor of Madhya Pradesh is the nominal head of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The governor is appointed by the president of India. There are 22 governors. Below is a list of governors of the Central Provinces and Berar and the pre ...

and

Governor of Bihar The governor of Bihar is the nominal head of the Indian state of Bihar. The governor is appointed by the president of India. Arif Mohammad Khan is the current governor of Bihar. Former President Zakir Husain and Ram Nath Kovind were two such ...

. *

Sanjay Tandon Sanjay Tandon (born 10 September 1963) is an Indian politician in the Bhartiya Janata Party. He is the BJP candidate in the 2024 Indian general election in Chandigarh. His father Balramji Das Tandon was the former Governor of Chhattisgarh a ...

Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the ...

State President of

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

* Shiv Narayan Tandon (?-1999), Indian politician *

Yash Tandon Yashpal Tandon (born 21 June 1939) is a Ugandan policymaker, political activist, professor, author and Intellectual, public intellectual. He has lectured extensively in the areas of International Relations and Political economy. He was deeply inv ...

, Indian-Ugandan policymaker, political activist, professor, author and public intellectual.

Scientists and doctors

* Atul Tandon (1948-2015), Indian professor of management *

Badri Nath Tandon Badri Nath Tandon (1 August 1931 – 5 March 2018) was an Indian gastroenterologist, hepatologist, medical researcher and academic, and the Chairman and Senior Consultant of Gastroenterology, at Metro Hospitals and Heart Institute, Noida. He i ...

, Indian gastroenterologist, hepatologist, medical researcher and academic * Prakash Narain Tandon, Indian neuroscientist and neurosurgeon.

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan (IAST: ''Padma Bhūṣaṇa'', lit. 'Lotus Decoration') is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 Januar ...

awardee * Pramod Tandon, Indian Plant Biotechnologist and academic. *

Nikhil Tandon Nikhil Tandon is an Indian endocrinologist, medical academic and the head of the department of endocrinology, metabolism and diabetes at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He is a recipient of Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian m ...

, Indian endocrinologist *

Nina Tandon Nina Marie Tandon is an American biomedical engineer. She is the CEO and co-founder of EpiBone. She is an adjunct professor of Electrical Engineering at Cooper Union and is a senior fellow at the Lab for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering at Colu ...

, American

biomedical engineer Biomedicine (also referred to as Western medicine, mainstream medicine or conventional medicine)

and tissue engineering researcher * Rajesh Tandon, practitioner of participatory research and development. He is one of the founding fathers of Participatory Research. *

Sampat Kumar Tandon Sampat Kumar Tandon (born 13 August 1945) is an Indian geologist and a professor emeritus of geology at the University of Delhi. He is a former pro-vice chancellor of Delhi University, Sir J. C. Bose Chair Professor of the department of Earth an ...

, Indian geologist. He is a former pro-vice chancellor at

Delhi University The Delhi University (DU, ISO 15919, ISO: ), also and officially known as the University of Delhi, is a collegiate university, collegiate research university, research Central university (India), central university located in Delhi, India. It ...

* Veena Tandon, Indian parasitologist, academic and a NASI senior scientist

References

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