Mehrotra () is a Khatri surname.Aditya Malik (2016). Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment: Oral Narratives from the Central Himalayas. Oxford University Press. p 39
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.Louis E. Fenech and W. H. McLeod (2014). Rowman & Littlefield, p182,
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
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