Nandy (surname)
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