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Chand Bardai
Chand Bardai (चंद बरदाई) is the traditionally named court poet of Prithviraj III Chauhan, king of Ajmer and Delhi, and the traditional author of the Prithviraj Raso.
Chand Bibi
Chand Bibi (چاند بیبی, 1550–1600) was an Indian princess who became queen of Bijapur and regent of Ahmadnagar, best known for defending Ahmadnagar against Akbar's Mughal armies in 1595.
Chand dynasty of Kumaon
The Chand dynasty of Kumaon (चंद वंश) was a Rajput dynasty that ruled the Kumaon region of present-day Uttarakhand, India, from Champawat, founded by Som Chand.
Chand Kaur
Chand Kaur (ਚੰਦ ਕੌਰ), titled Malika Muqaddasa, was Maharani of the Sikh Empire and wife of Kharak Singh, ruling as regent at Lahore from 1840 until Sher Singh took the throne in January 1841.
Chanda Kochhar (चंदा कोचर)
Chanda Kochhar (चंदा कोचर) is an Indian banker who became the first woman to head ICICI Bank as managing director and chief executive in 2009, retiring in 2018.
Chanda Sahib
Chanda Sahib (چندہ صاحب) was a soldier who became Nawab of the Carnatic in 1749 with French backing, and died in 1752 after his rival Muhammad Ali's British-backed forces prevailed.
Chandan Chauhan
Chandan Chauhan is an Indian Rashtriya Lok Dal politician who represents Bijnor in the Lok Sabha since 2024, after serving in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly from Meerapur.
Chandar Bhan Brahman
Chandar Bhan Brahman (چندر بھن برہمن) was a 17th-century Mughal state secretary, poet, and Persian prose stylist from Lahore who served Shah Jahan and wrote the Chahar Chaman.
Chandela dynasty
The Chandela dynasty (चन्देल) was a Rajput clan that ruled Bundelkhand, in present-day Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, from the 9th century to about 1310.
Chandelas of Kalinjar
The Chandelas of Kalinjar (महोबा और कालिंजर के चन्देल) were a Rajput dynasty of Bundelkhand, India, founded around 800 CE and known for the temples of Khajuraho.
Chander Kumar
Chander Kumar, born in 1944, is an Indian National Congress politician from Himachal Pradesh, a six-time MLA, former Kangra member of the Lok Sabha, and current state agriculture minister.
Chandi (चण्डी)
Chandi (चण्डी, Caṇḍī) is the fierce form of the Hindu Goddess, whose name means "the fierce one" and who is the goddess of the Devi Mahatmya.
Chandi di Var
Chandi di Var (ਚੰਡੀ ਦੀ ਵਾਰ) is a Punjabi heroic ballad attributed to Guru Gobind Singh in the Dasam Granth, retelling the goddess Chandi's battles.
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MCC) is the urban local body of Chandigarh Union Territory, established May 1994 under the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act 1976, with 35 elected councillors, overseeing sanitation, water supply, roads, and markets.
Chandigarh University
Chandigarh University (CU), a private university in Mohali, Punjab, established 2012 under Punjab legislation; NAAC A+, NIRF 2025 University #19, QS 2027 #526, and India's top-ranked private university in QS Asia 2026.
Chandler David Hendry
Chandler David Hendry (Chuck), 1999-2026, American LDS content creator and founder of the Restored Truth podcast; died August 7, 2026 as sole fatality of a three-vehicle crash in Lehi, Utah, hours after posting a video on the afterlife.
Chando Group
Chando Group (自然堂集团), formerly JALA Group, is a Shanghai-based cosmetics company founded in 2001 by Zheng Chunying, known for the CHANDO skincare brand and a pending Hong Kong listing.
Chandra (चन्द्र)
Chandra (चन्द्र), also called Soma, is the Hindu moon god and one of the Navagraha; identified in post-Vedic literature with the Vedic soma drink, husband of the 27 Nakshatras, father of Budha, ancestor of the lunar dynasty.
Chandra Arya
Chandra Arya (Chandrakanth Arya), Indian-born Canadian Liberal MP for Nepean, Ontario, 2015-2025; sponsored Bill C-305 and Hindu Heritage Month motion; barred from 2025 Liberal leadership race and nomination over alleged India ties.
Chandra Asri Petrochemical
Chandra Asri Petrochemical, renamed Chandra Asri Pacific in 2024, is Indonesia's largest integrated petrochemical producer, founded in 1992 and majority-owned by Prajogo Pangestu's Barito Pacific Group.
Chandra Bahadur Dangi (चन्द्र बहादुर डाँगी)
Chandra Bahadur Dangi (चन्द्र बहादुर डाँगी), Nepalese weaver (1939–2015), verified by Guinness World Records in 2012 as the shortest adult ever measured at 54.6 cm; met Sultan Kösen in 2014.
Chandra Prakash Choudhary
Chandra Prakash Choudhary, born 1967, in Ramgarh, Jharkhand, is an Indian politician of the AJSU Party who has represented Giridih in the Lok Sabha since 2019.
Chandra Prakash Joshi
Chandra Prakash Joshi, born 1975, in Rajasthan, is an Indian BJP politician who has represented Chittorgarh in the Lok Sabha since 2014, serving in the 16th, 17th, and 18th Lok Sabhas.
Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, TDP MP from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, is India's Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications (June 2024). UWorld founder, wealthiest 2024 Lok Sabha candidate with ₹5,705.5 crore declared assets.
Chandra Shekhar (चंद्र शेखर)
Chandra Shekhar (चंद्र शेखर), 1927–2007, India's eighth prime minister (Nov 1990–Jun 1991), Janata Dal (S) minority government backed by Congress; socialist, Young Turk, Janata Party president 1977–88, 4,260-km 1983 padayatra, resigned after Congress withdrew support.
Chandra Shekhar Azad (चंद्रशेखर आज़ाद)
Chandra Shekhar Azad (चंद्रशेखर आज़ाद), born Chandra Shekhar Sitaram Tiwari (23 July 1906 – 27 February 1931), was an Indian revolutionary who commanded the HSRA armed wing, planned the 1928 Saunders killing, and died by his own last bullet at Alfred Park, Allahabad.
Chandradeva
Chandradeva was an Indian king of the Gahadavala dynasty who seized Kannauj in the late eleventh century, founding a kingdom his descendants ruled until 1194.
Chandragomin
Chandragomin (Candragomin) is the name of a 7th-century Indian Buddhist lay poet and philosopher and a 5th-century grammarian who founded the Cāndra school of Sanskrit grammar.
Chandragupta I
Chandragupta I (r. c. 320-335 CE), third Gupta ruler, founder of the Gupta empire and of the Gupta era (26 February 320); Maharajadhiraja, husband of Lichchhavi princess Kumaradevi, father of Samudragupta; distinct from Chandragupta Maurya.
Chandragupta II (चन्द्रगुप्त)
Chandragupta II (चन्द्रगुप्त), also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya, was the third major Gupta emperor, reigning from about 375 to 413 CE over much of northern India.