Wadhwa is a surname of Indian origin and the
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 ...
caste of Punjab.
Notable people
Notable people with the name include:
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Ambika Soni
Ambika Soni (born 13 November 1942) is an Indian politician belonging to Indian National Congress. She had served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting. She was a Member of Parliament representing the state of Punjab in the Rajya Sabha.
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, born Ambika Wadhwa, Indian politician.
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Anil Wadhwa
Anil Wadha; born 26 May 1957 is an Indian civil servant who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service cadre. He has served as the Indian Ambassador to Italy, Poland, Oman and Thailand. He is currently a Senior Fellow & Cluster Leader at the Vivekananda ...
, Indian bureaucrat.
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Anubhav Wadhwa, Indian entrepreneur.
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Deepak Wadhwa, Indian actor.
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Gaurav Wadhwa
Gaurav Wadhwa is an Indian television actor from Jaipur, Rajasthan. He is best known for his roles in ''Thapki Pyar Ki'', ''Ye Hai Mohabbatein'' and ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai''. He played the main lead role in '' Super Sisters - Chalega Py ...
, Indian actor.
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Hitendra Wadhwa, Indian-American entrepreneur.
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Inderpreet Wadhwa
Inderpreet Singh Wadhwa (born 1972) is an Indian-American renewable energy entrepreneur. He is the former Chairman & CEO of Azure Power Global Limited. , Indian-American renewable energy entrepreneur.
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Mahendra Lal Wadhwa, Indian revolutionary.
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Manish Wadhwa
Manish Wadhwa (born 1972) is an Indian actor and voice actor. He is best known for his roles Chanakya in Chandragupta Maurya, Kans in Paramavatar Shri Krishna and Amal Nanda/Dansh in Hero – Gayab Mode On.
Filmography Films
Television
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, Indian actor.
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Meenakshi Wadhwa, American scientist.
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Mridul Wadhwa
Mridul Machindra Wadhwa (born 1978) is an Indian-born Scottish women's rights, trans rights and anti-domestic violence campaigner. She serves as Chief Executive Officer of Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre. She is a member of the Scottish Green Par ...
, Indian born Scottish social activist.
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Nirbhay Wadhwa
Nirbhay Wadhwa is an Indian film and television actor. He had appeared in Star Plus' ''Mahabharat'', where he played the negative role of Dushasana. He also played Hanuman in ''Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman'' and the role of Kaalasur in ''Qayam ...
, Indian actor.
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Rajindar Pal Wadhwa, Indian scientist.
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Shashi Wadhwa, Indian neuroscientist, dean of All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Delhi.
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Silvia Wadhwa, German financial journalist.
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Vivek Wadhwa
Vivek Wadhwa is an Indian-American technology entrepreneur and academic. He is Distinguished Fellow & Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon's School of Engineering at Silicon Valley and Distinguished Fellow at the Labor and Worklife Program at Harv ...
, Indian-American entrepreneur and academic.
See also
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Wadhwani
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Wadhawan
References
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Surnames of Indian origin
Punjabi-language surnames
Surnames of Hindu origin
Khatri surnames