Mandal (disambiguation)
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Places named Mandal include:
- Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway
- Mandal, Maharashtra, Maharashtra, India
- Mandalgovi, Mongolia
Mandals are the third-level administrative areas of India, below states and districts.
Mandal is a common family name in parts of India. People with the name include:
- Manas K. Mandal, a psychologist
- Indian parliamentarian B.P. Mandal, known for heading the Mandal commission.
The Mandal commission was a body established by the government of India to consider the question of affirmative action to redress caste discrimination.