попробуйте set_index
затем используйте loc
df = pd.DataFrame({"name":["prakash","Ram","akash","sakshi","vidushi","aman","lakshay"],"val":[101,107,103,115,110,106,99]})
(df.set_index(['name']).loc["akash":"vidushi"]).reset_index()
вывод:
name val
0 akash 103
1 sakshi 115
2 vidushi 110