Mehrotra

Mehrotra () is a Khatri surname.

Origin

It is an extended version of Mehra, derived from Mihir, which means sun, or it may mean chief or master. Malhotra is a modified form of Mehrotra.

Notable people

Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with caste include:

• Arvind Krishna Mehrotra (born 1947), Indian poet
• Ashley Mehrotra (born 1969), New Zealand cricket umpire
• Harish-Chandra Mehrotra (1923–1983), Indian American mathematician
• Jaideep Mehrotra (born 1954), Indian artist
• Manish Mehrotra (born 1974), Indian chef
• Prakash Mehrotra (1925–1988), Indian politician
• Rahul Mehrotra, Indian architect and urban planner
• Rajiv Mehrotra, Indian writer and documentary filmmaker
• Ram Charan Mehrotra (1922–2004), Indian chemist and academic
• Ravidas Mehrotra (born 1955), Indian politician
• Sanjay Mehrotra (born 1958), Indian-born American businessman
• Santosh Mehrotra (born 1955), Indian economist
• Shashi Mehrotra, victim of the Zin Mar Nwe case
• S. R. Mehrotra (1931–2019), Indian historian
• Tulika Mehrotra, American writer and journalist
• Vishal Mehrotra (1972–1981), murdered British Indian child

See also

• Mehrotra predictor–corrector method, 1989 optimization algorithm

References