Pradhan (surname) explained

Pradhan is a Kshatriya Hindu surname in the Indian subcontinent.

Background

The surname Pradhan originates from the ministerial title Pradhan, the head of a village.^{[1] [2]} The title derives from the Sanskrit pradhāna meaning "most important, prime, chief or major".^[3]

People

A

• Adrian Pradhan, Nepali musician
• Aishwarya Rutuparna Pradhan, Indian civil servant
• Ajay Pradhan, Indian cricketer
• Ajayanti Pradhan, Indian politician
• Alisha Pradhan, Bangladeshi actress and businesswoman
• Amar Roy Pradhan, Indian politician
• Amerika Pradhan, Indian politician
• Amitash Pradhan, Indian actor
• Amrit Prasad Pradhan, Nepali professor and founder of Amrit Campus
• Anoop Pradhan, Indian politician
• Arghya Roy Pradhan, Indian politician
• Atul Pradhan, Indian politician
• Ashish Pradhan, Indian footballer

B

• Bhushan Pradhan, Indian actor
• Bikash Pradhan, Indian cricketer
• Binod Pradhan, Indian cinematographer and director
• Biswajeet Pradhan, Indian spatial scientist and writer
• Buddhi Pradhan, Nepali cricket umpire

C

• C.K. Pradhan, Indian politician

D

• Dharmendra Pradhan, Indian politician
• Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan, Nepali politician
• Debabrata Pradhan, Indian cricketer
• Debendra Pradhan, Indian politician

G

• Gananath Pradhan, Indian politician
• Ganga Prasad Pradhan, Nepali pastor and writer
• Gangadhar Pradhan, Indian dancer
• Gauri Pradhan Tejwani, Indian actress and model

H

• Hari Prasad Pradhan, Nepali Chief Justice
• Hridaya Chandra Singh Pradhan, Nepali writer and social worker

J

• Jacob Pradhan, Indian politician
• Jagadish Pradhan, Nepali weightlifter
• Jagdish Pradhan, Indian politician
• Jaslal Pradhan, Indian boxer

K

• Kashiraj Pradhan, Sikkimese politician and journalist
• Keshab Chandra Pradhan, Indian politician
• Kishore Pradhan, Indian actor
• K. N. Pradhan, Indian politician

L

• Latika Pradhan, Indian politician

M

• Manasi Pradhan, Indian women's rights activist and author
• Mandil Pradhan, Nepali mountain biker
• Manoj Pradhan, Indian politician
• Mazharul Haque Prodhan, Bangladeshi politician
• Menuka Pradhan, Nepali actress

N

• Nagarjuna Pradhan, Indian politician
• Nahakul Pradhan, Sikkimese politician and journalist
• Narendra Pradhan, Indian politician
• Nibedita Pradhan, Indian politician
• Nikki Pradhan, Indian field hockey player
• Nitesh R Pradhan, Indian journalist and singer
• Nitin Pradhan, Indian-American Chief Information Officer
• Nityananda Pradhan, Indian politician

P

• Pallavi Pradhan, Indian actress
• Parashu Pradhan, Nepali writer
• Pranoti Pradhan, Indian actress
• Prasanta Pradhan, Indian politician
• Prem Dhoj Pradhan, Nepali musician
• Pushpa Pradhan, Indian field hockey player

R

• Raj Pradhan, Nepali cricketer
• Rajendra Pradhan, Nepali weightlifter
• Rakesh Pradhan, Indian footballer
• Ram Chandra Singh Pradhan, Indian politician
• Ramita Pradhan, Nepali politician
• R. D. Pradhan, Indian Administrative Service officer
• Renubala Pradhan, Indian politician
• Rifat Pradhan, Bangladeshi cricketer
• Rishiram Pradhan, Nepali judoka
• Rohan Pradhan, Indian music director
• Runa Pradhan, Nepali swimmer

S

• Sahana Pradhan, Nepali politician
• Sakshi Pradhan, Indian actress and model
• Saluga Pradhan, Indian politician
• Sanju Pradhan, Indian footballer
• Sapana Pradhan Malla, Nepali Supreme Court Judge
• Saraswati Pradhan, Indian politician
• Satish Pradhan, Indian mayor
• Shahnawaz Pradhan, Indian actor
• Shivam Pradhan, Indian actor
• S.N. Pradhan, Indian Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau
• Snehal Pradhan, Indian cricketer and journalist
• Sonalika Pradhan, Indian-Australian fashion designer
• Srichchha Pradhan, Nepali model
• Subhadra Pradhan, Indian field hockey player
• Sukumar Pradhan, Indian politician
• Sunil Pradhan, Indian medical researcher and writer
• Suryakant Pradhan, Indian cricketer

T

• Tapan Kumar Pradhan, Indian poet and writer
• Tejashri Pradhan, Indian actress
• Trilochan Pradhan, Indian scientist

V

• Vimla Pradhan, Indian politician
• Vishwajeet Pradhan, Indian actor

Notes and References

1. Book: Kumar Majumdar, Anis . Panchayat Politics and Community Development . Singh . Bhanwar . Radha Publications . 1996 . 9788174870919 . 22 . en.
2. Book: Uniyal, Vaibhav . PANCHAYAT RAJ IN INDIA: REMEMBERING THE FORGOTTEN . Bahuguna . Rajesh . December 31, 2021 . Ashok Yakkaldevi . 9781716149979 . 58-66, 80-83 . en.
3. Book: Williams, Monier . A Sanskrit–English Dictionary . . 1899 . 680 . en . प्रधान . Monier Monier-Williams.