From Sanskrit, Pandya's are majorly associated with their ancestorial heroes whom they chose to pray as gods. It means 'scholar' or 'teacher'. At many Places it also refer as Pandey or Pandit. Pandya is an Indian(specially Gujarati) surname and may be: Paritosh Pandya, Indian computer scientist Vidhi Pandya, Indian television actress Pranav Pandya, politician Hardik Pandya, Indian international cricketer Haren Pandya, Indian politician Jinal Pandya, Telugu actress Krunal Pandya, Indian international cricketer See also Pandya Pandya dynasty Pandya Kingdom (Mahabharata) Pandyan Civil War (1169–1177) Pandya Nadu