Batra

Batra (Punjabi: ਬੱਤਰਾ) is a clan of the Arora community of Punjab, India. They are mainly followers of Hinduism and Sikhism.

Notable people

Armed Forces

• Vikram Batra, PVC (1974–1999), officer of the Indian Army, posthumously awarded India's highest award for valour

Athletics

• Manika Batra (born 1995), Indian table tennis player, Commonwealth Games gold medalist
• Namrata Batra (born 2000), Indian wushu player
• Narinder Dhruv Batra (born 1957), Indian sports administrator

Bollywood

• Pankaj Batra, Indian director
• Pooja Batra (born 1975), Indian actress who was Miss India International in 1993
• Rajan Batra, Indian producer
• Rani Batra, known by her stage name Pallavi, Indian actress
• Ritesh Batra (born 1979), Indianector
• Saloni Batra (born 1987), Indian actress
• Sanjay Batra, television actor in India
• Shakun Batra (born 1983), Indian film director. He directed Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, Kapoor & Sons and Gehraiyaan
• Vicky Batra, Indian actor

Creatives

• Adrienne Batra (born 1973), Indian-Canadian journalist and editor-in-chief of the Toronto Sun
• Aseem Batra, American TV director, actress, producer and writer of Scrubs
• David Batra (born 1972), Swedish-Indian stand-up comedian and TV actor
• Vibha Batra, Indian author, advertising consultant, poet, lyricist, translator, travel writer, playwright, and columnist

Politics

• Anna Kinberg Batra (born 1970), Swedish politician, leader of the Moderate Party 2015–2017
• Bharat Bhushan Batra (born 1952), Indian politician serving as the MLA of Rohtak
• Dinanath Batra (1930–2024), Indian educator and former general secretary of Vidya Bharati, the school network run by the RSS
• Pradip Batra, Indian BJP politician and member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Roorkee constituency
• Shadi Lal Batra (born 1940), Indian politician

Religious Leaders

• Balak Singh Batra, Sikh religious leader who founded Namdhari (Kuka) sect

Science and engineering

• Akshay Batra, Indian entrepreneur and trichologist
• Anuj Batra, American researcher and electrical engineer specializing in ultrawideband wireless technology. He was included in Innovators Under 35 "TR35" list
• Harsh Vardhan Batra (born 1955), Indian scientist working in animal biotechnology in Indian Ministry of Science and Technology
• Lekh Raj Batra (1929–1999), distinguished Indian-American mycologist
• Mukesh Batra (born 1951), Indian homeopathy practitioner, and Founder of Dr. Batra's Healthcare
• Rajeev Batra, American marketing scholar, professor and author
• Ravi Batra (born 1943), Indian-American economist, author, and professor at Southern Methodist University
• Romesh Batra, professor in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech
• Suzanne Batra (born 1937), American entemologist