Chadha

Chadha is an Indian surname that is used by the Punjabi Khatri caste. Notable people who bear the name, but are not necessarily associated with the caste, include:

Activists

 * Ena Chadha, Indo-Canadian human rights lawyer, investigator, author and educator.
 * Satya Rani Chadha, women's rights activist. She is known for launching the anti dowry movement in India in the 1980s.

Actors

 * Manmohan Krishna Chadha (1922-1990), veteran Indian actor
 * Richa Chadda, Indian actress
 * Sahila Chadha, Indian actress
 * Sheeba Chaddha, Indian actress
 * Shyam Chadda, Indian veteran actor

Armed forces

 * Mahip Chadha, former colonel in Indian army and writer on military history.
 * Puneet Chadha, Rear admiral in Indian Navy and serving flag officer of the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Additional Director General of the National Cadet Corps.

Artists

 * Ankit Chadha. Indian writer, story-teller, oral narrative performance artist.
 * Gurinder Chadha, Oscar winning British film director
 * Hersh Chadha, photographer
 * Jagriti Chadha, Indian-American designer
 * Navin Chaddha, Indian dialogue writer who won Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue for Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
 * Sarbjit Singh Chadha, Indian singer, who is said to be the first non-Japanese enka singer.

Athletes

 * Matt Chahda, Indian-Australian race driver
 * Ramesh Chadha, Indian cricketer
 * Ravinder Chadha, Indian cricketer

Economists and scientists

 * Anju Chadha, Indian biochemist. She is a professor at Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
 * G. K. Chadha, Indian economist and academician for more than 40 years. He was the founding President of South Asian University, New Delhi.
 * Jagjit Chadha, British economist who is the Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
 * Krishna Lal Chadha, Indian horticultural scientist, author and a former National Professor of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

Entrepreneurs

 * Baljit Singh Chadha, Canadian businessman and president and founder of Balcorp Limited
 * Ponty Chadha, Indian businessman who owned the Wave Group
 * Rattan Chadha, Dutch businessman and CEO of Mexx
 * Rohit Chadda, Indian entrepreneur, who serves as the CEO of the digital business at Essel Group (Zee Entertainment) and co-founder of Foodpanda

Politicians

 * Dinesh Chadha, Indian AAP politician
 * Raghav Chadha, Indian AAP politician
 * Renu Chadha, Indian BJP politician