Nandy or Nandi () is a Bengali surname (meaning pleasing, from Sanskrit ānand) which is found among the Bengali Kayasthas of West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Bangladesh.
Notable people with the surname
Amitava Nandy (born 1943), Indian politician
Anshuman Nandi, Indian child actor
Abhilasha Gupta Nandi, Indian politician
Arnab Nandi (born 1987), Indian cricketer
Ashis Nandy (born 1937), Indian academic
Basabi Nandi (1935–2018), Indian actress and singer
Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy (1940–2008), Indian intelligence official
Bishweshwar Nandi, Indian gymnast
Dipak Nandy (born 1936), Indian academic and politician in the UK
Dibyendu Nandi, Indian space scientist
Jyotirindranath Nandi (1912–1982), Indian writer
Jyotirindra Nath Nandi metro station, Kolkata, India
Krishna Kanta Nandi, Indian trader during British colonial rule
Kushan Nandy (born 1972), Indian film producer
Lisa Nandy (born 1979), British politician
Manindra Chandra Nandy (1860–1929), Maharaja of Cossimbazar Raj
Moti Nandi (1931–2010), Indian writer and journalist
Narasimha Nandi, Indian filmmaker and writer in Telugu cinema
Palash Nandy (born 1952), Indian cricketer, played for Bengal, later a coach
Pranob Nandy (born 1955), Indian cricketer, played for Bengal
Pritish Nandy (born 1951), Indian writer and politician
Rasikendra Nath Nandi, Indian social reformer
Nand Kumar Nandi, Indian politician
Samit Kumar Nandi (born 1967), Indian veterinarian
Sampath Nandi (born 1980), Indian filmmaker in Telugu cinema
Sandhyakar Nandi (c. 1084 - 1155), Indian Sanskrit poet in the Pala empire , writer of Ramacharitam Prajapati Nandi (c 1082-1124), the Sandhi-Vigrahika (minister of peace and war) of Ramapala and father of Sandhyakar Nandi Sandip Nandy, Indian footballer Sanhita Nandi, Indian classical vocalist of Hindustani music Sukumar Nandi, Indian electrical engineer Sunil Nandy (born 1935), Indian cricketer, played for Bengal Vyoma Nandi, Indian actress Nandi (Hinduism), start of nandi dynasty
References
Surnames of Indian origin
Surnames of Hindu origin
Bengali-language surnames
Telugu-language surnames
