Chandra (disambiguation)
Chandra is a Hindu lunar deity. Chandra may also refer to: == People == Ambrish Chandra, Indian-Canadian engineer Ashok K. Chandra, Indian computer scientist Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer Bipan Chandra, Indian historian Lokesh Chandra, Indian Buddhist scholar Ranjit Chandra, Indian-Canadian immunologist accused of academic fraud Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indian-American Nobel Prize winning astrophysicist who formulated what was later called the Chandrasekhar limit Vikram Chandra (novelist), an Indian author Chandra Bahadur Dangi, the world's shortest person Chandra Ford, an American public health academic Chandra Levy, an American murder victim whose disappearance made national headlines in 2001 Chandra Pasma, Canadian politician Chandra Prakash Gharti, Nepalese politician Chandra Shekhar, 8th Prime Minister of India Chandra West, Canadian actress Chandra Wickramasinghe, British-Sri Lankan astronomer Chandra Wilson, American actress Chandraprakash Dwivedi, Indian film director and writer Satish Chandra, an Indian name == Astronomy == Chandra X-ray Observatory, a satellite launched by NASA in 1999, and named after Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar 1958 Chandra, an asteroid named after Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar == History == Chandravamsha (Lunar dynasty), a mythical Hindu dynasty Chandragupta Maurya or Chandra Gupta Maurya, founder of the Indian Mauryan Empire Chandragupta I or Chandra Gupta I, king of the ancient Indian Gupta Empire Chandragupta II or Chandra Gupta II, king of the ancient Indian Gupta Empire Chandradeva, 12th century Gahadavala king of medieval India Chandar (Chach Nama), king of Sindh and Buddhist ascetic == Geography == Chandra, Comoros, a village Chandra, Paschim Medinipur, a village in West Bengal, India Storm Chandra, a 2026 windstorm over the British Isles Chandra Taal, a lake in the Himalayas == Entertainment == Chandra (film), 2013 Indian film by Roopa Iyer Chandra (band), an American post-punk band Dr.