Nanda

Nanda, including Nanda (南大), may refer to:

Education

• Nanchang University (南昌大学), a public university in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
• Nanhua University (南华大学), a public university in Hengyang, Hunan, China
• Nanjing University (南京大学), a public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
• Nankai University (南开大学), a public university in Nankai, Tianjin, China
• Nantong University (南通大学), a public university in Nantong, Jiangsu, China
• Nanyang Technological University (南洋理工大学), a public university in Singapore
• Nanyang University (南洋大学), a former private university in Singapore
• Southern University College (南方大学学院), a private university college in Johor, Malaysia

Indian history and religion

• Nanda Empire, ruled by the Nanda dynasty, an Indian royal dynasty ruling Magadha in the 4th century BCE
  • Mahapadma Nanda, first Emperor of the Nanda Empire
  • Dhana Nanda (died c. 321 BCE), last ruler of the Nanda dynasty
• Nanda (Buddhist nun), half-sister of Siddhartha Gautama, who became Gautama Buddha
• Nanda (half-brother of Buddha) or Sundarananda
• Nanda (Hinduism), a character in Hindu mythology, foster-father of the deity Krishna

Other people

• Nanda (surname), an Indian surname
  • Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998), acting prime minister of India (1964, 1966)
• Nanda (actress) (1939–2014), Indian film actress
• Nanda Bayin (1535–1600), king of Burma (r. 1581–99)
• Nanda people, an Aboriginal Australian people of Western Australia

Other uses

• Nanda (film), a 2009 Indian Kannada film
• NANDA International, formerly the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association
• Nanda, Maharashtra, a town in India

See also

• Fernanda, a feminine given name
• Nand (disambiguation)
• Nanda ministry (disambiguation)
• Nandha (disambiguation)
• Nandhaa, a 2001 Indian Tamil film