Chandra (disambiguation)

Chandra (Sanskrit: " the moon " ) denotes

• Chandra (God), the Hindu Moon God
• The short form of the name of the American astronomer Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910-1995)

• Chandra X - ray Observatory, which was named after him in the X-ray telescope of the NASA Earth orbit
• (1958 ) Chandra, the asteroid named after him, the outer main belt

• Chandra dynasty, a dynasty in the front Indian Bengal
• Chandra (river), a source of the river Chenab in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh

Chandra is also a common Indian, male or female first name:

• Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1863-1929), former Prime Minister of Nepal
• Chandra Sturrup (born 1971 ), Bahamian track and field athlete
• Chandra Cheese Borough ( born 1959 ), American sprinter
• Chandra Shekhar (1927-2007), former Indian Prime Minister
• Chandra Wilson (born 1969 ), American actress
• Chandra Davis (born 1978 ), American model and singer

Name and surname:

• Ade Chandra ( born 1950 ), Indonesian badminton player
• Avinash Chandra (1931-1991), Indian Painter
• Indra Bagus Ade Chandra (* 1987), Indonesian badminton player
• Romesh Chandra ( born 1919 ), Indian journalist and politician
• Sheila Chandra (born 1965 ), British singer
• Vikram Chandra ( born 1961 ), Indian author

See also:

• Chandrasekhar

• Disambiguation