Malhotra

Mehrotra is an Indian surname of the Dhai Ghar sub-group of Khatris from Punjab.[1] Malhotra is the modified version of Mehrotra.[2]

Notable people bearing the surname, who may or may not be associated with the clan, include:

Administrators

Army officers

  • Anoop Malhotra, Lieutenant General in Indian Army
  • Om Prakash Malhotra, Former Chief of Indian Army
  • Ravish Malhotra, an Indian air force pilot and astronaut

Artists

Athletes

  • Anastasia Malhotra, Indo-Japanese tennis player. She was ranked 449 in the world.
  • Anmol Malhotra, Indian cricketer
  • Ashok Malhotra, Indian cricketer
  • Ishan Malhotra, Indian cricketer
  • Jaskaran Malhotra, Indo-American cricketer who hit six sixes in one over.
  • Manny Malhotra, Indo-Canadian hockey player
  • Nipun Malhotra, Indian cricketer
  • O. P. Malhotra, Indian hockey player who was part of the Indian team that won gold at the 1956 Olympics.
  • Reema Malhotra, Indian cricketer
  • Manisha Malhotra, Indian tennis player. She was ranked 149 in the world..
  • Vikram Malhotra, Indian professional squash player. He was ranked number 58 in the world.

Authors

  • Aanchal Malhotra, Indian author
  • Rajiv Malhotra, Indian-American author and Hindutva Activist

Bollywood actors

Businessmen

  • Dikesh Malhotra, Indo-Nepali Businessman and influencer
  • Dina Nath Malhotra, Indian publisher and founder of Hind Pocket Books.

Businesswomen

Doctors

  • Anil Kumari Malhotra, Indian homoeopathic physician and the principal of Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital of Delhi University
  • Aseem Malhotra, British-Indian cardiologist
  • Jaideep Malhotra, India-based gynecologist, infertility specialist and an ace sonologist.
  • Raman Malhotra, British ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon

Journalists

  • Inder Malhotra, Indian journalist with experience in editing for The Statesman and The Guardian
  • Vineet Malhotra, Indian Television anchor and journalist working with NewsX as a prime time debate show host.

Judiciary

  • Anu Malhotra, judge in Delhi High Court
  • Indu Malhotra Senior Counsel and former judge of Supreme Court of India
  • Om Prakash Malhotra, Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India
  • P. P. Malhotra, Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India

Politicians

  • Avtar Singh Malhotra, Punjabi politician belonging to the Communist Party of India
  • Inder Jit Malhotra, member of the Lok Sabha representing the constituency of Jammu.
  • Seema Malhotra, British Labour and Co-operative Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Feltham and Heston
  • Smriti Malhotra Irani, Indian BJP politician
  • Tara Singh Malhotra, Indian politician and activist.
  • Usha Malhotra, Indian Congress politician
  • Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Indian BJP politician and sport administrator

Scientists and academics

  • Ashok Malhotra, Indian professor
  • Deepak Malhotra, economist
  • Neil Malhotra, economist
  • Renu Malhotra, Indo-American planetary scientist, known for discovering minor planets
  • Sangeeta Malhotra, Indian astrophysicist who studies galaxies. She works for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Fictional characters

References

  1. Sudhir Kakar (30 October 2014). A Book of Memory: Confessions and Reflections (2014 ed.). Penguin UK. ISBN 9789351188858.
  2. Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 1674. ISBN 9780192527479.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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