Sahni
Sahni (alternatively Sawhney, Sahney, Shahani, or Sahani) are Punjabi Khatri clan and surname found among the Hindus or Sikhs of Punjab, India.[1] Sahnis are a part of the Khukhrain sub-caste/family-group of the Khatris.[2]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Ajai Sahni, author and expert on counter-terrorism
- Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Indian Civil Servant (Former Secretary, MEITy, 2016-2022)
- Baljit Sahni (born 1987), Indian football player
- Balraj Sahni (1913–1973), Hindi film actor
- Bhisham Sahni (1915–2003), Hindi writer, playwright, and actor
- Birbal Sahni (1891–1949), an Indian paleobotanist
- Harpreet Sawhney, American engineer
- Jaideep Sahni (born 1974), Indian screenwriter, songwriter, and film producer
- Mahendra Sahni, Indian politician
- Mohanbir Sawhney, professor at Kellogg School of Management
- Nilam Sawhney, Indian Civil Servant (Former Chief Secretary, Andhra Pradesh)
- Nitin Sawhney, British Indian musician and composer
- Parikshit Sahni (born 1940), Indian actor
- Pritam Singh Sahni, Punjabi poet
- Rajan Sawhney (born 1970/71), Canadian politician
- S K Sahni, Indian Army lieutenant-general
- Sartaj Sahni, US-based computer scientist
- Vikramjit Singh Sahney, Indian entrepreneur and social worker
See also
- Sahni, Punjab, a village near Lakhpur, India
References
- Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2013.
- Gupta, Shilpy (2009). Human Rights Among Indian Populations: Knowledge, Awareness and Practice. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-212-1015-7.
Distinct from these gears were the "Khukhrain biradri" consisting of eight subcastes - Kohli, Sethi, Anand, Bhasin, Ghai, Sahni, Suri, Sabharwal and Chadha.
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