Batra

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Batra is a clan of the Arora community of Punjab, India. They are mainly followers of Hinduism and Sikhism.^[1]

Notable people

Armed Forces

Vikram Batra, PVC (1974–1999), officer of the Indian Army, posthumously awarded India's highest award for valour

Athletics

Manika Batra, Indian table tennis player, Commonwealth Games gold medalist
Narinder Dhruv Batra, Indian sports administrator

Bollywood

Pallavi Batra, Indian actress
Pankaj Batra, Indian director
Pooja Batra (born 1976), Indian actress who was Miss India International in 1993
Rajan Batra, Indian producer
Rani Batra, known by her stage name Pallavi, Indian actress
Ritesh Batra (born 1979), film director
Saloni Batra, Indian actress
Sanjay Batra, television actor in India
Shakun Batra, Indian film director. He directed Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, Kapoor & Sons and Gehraiyaan
Vicky Batra, Indian actor

Creatives

Adrienne Batra, Indian-Canadian journalist and editor-in-chief of the Toronto Sun
Aseem Batra, producer and writer of Scrubs
David Batra (born 1972), Swedish-Indian stand-up comedian and TV actor
Hemant Batra, Indian origin lawyer, public speaker and author
Vibha Batra, Indian author, advertising consultant, poet, lyricist, translator, travel writer, playwright, and columnist

Politics

Anna Kinberg Batra (born 1970), Swedish politician, leader of the Moderate Party 2015-2017
Bharat Bhushan Batra, Indian politician serving as the MLA of Rohtak
Dinanath Batra, former general secretary of Vidya Bharati, the school network run by the RSS
Pradip Batra, Indian BJP politician and member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Roorkee constituency
Shadi Lal Batra, Indian politician

Religious Leaders

Balak Singh Batra, Sikh religious leader who founded Namdhari (Kuka) sect

Science and engineering

Akshay Batra, Indian entrepreneur and trichologist
Anuj Batra, research electrical engineer specializing in ultrawideband wireless technology. He was included in Innovators Under 35 "TR35" list
Harsh Vardhan Batra, Indian scientist working in animal biotechnology in Indian Ministry of Science and Technology
Lekh Raj Batra, (1929–1999), distinguished Indian-American mycologist
Mukesh Batra, homeopathy practitioner, and Founder of Dr. Batra's Health Clinic Pvt Ltd.
Ravi Batra (born 1943), Indian-American economist, author, and professor at Southern Methodist University
Romesh Batra, professor in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech

Surname list

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