Sobti (surname)
Sobti is a Punjabi Khatri clan.[1] They owned several villages in Gujrat district of West Punjab (now in Pakistan) where they practiced both agriculture and trading. These villages including the village Bath in the pargana of Gujrat, and the village of Qasimpur Lakhu were owned by them from the time around the reign of Farrukhsiyar.[2] They trace their ancestry to the village of Jalalpur Sobtian in Gujrat district, Punjab.[1] They were also found in the town of Alamgarh in Gujrat district.[3]
According to a local legend, King Sophytes (Saubati) who fought against Alexander the Great was from the Sobti clan of Khatri.[4] Bhai Daya Singh, a Panj Pyara was the first man to sacrifice his head for Guru Gobind Singh.[5]
Notable people
- Atul Sobti, chairman and MD at BHEL
- Barun Sobti, Indian model and actor
- Krishna Sobti, Indian Hindi-language fiction writer
- Praveen Kumar Sobti, Asian Games gold medalist in discus throw and hammer throw.
- Ranbir Chander Sobti, Indian cell biologist. He is a former vice chancellor of the Panjab University, Chandigarh
- Tarun Sobti, Vice Admiral in Indian navy
References
- Puri, Baij Nath (1988). The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study. M.N. Publishers and Distributors. p. 83.
- Sharamā, Rādhā (2000). Peasantry and the State: Early Nineteenth Century Punjab. K.K. Publishers and Distributors. ISBN 978-81-86912-03-4.
- The Indian Law Reports: Punjab series. Controller of Printing & Stationery, Punjab. 1951.
- Rehman, Abdul; Wescoat, James L. (1993). Pivot of the Punjab: The Historical Geography of Medieval Gujrat. Dost Associates Publishers. p. 140. ISBN 978-969-8230-00-5.
- Fenech, Louis E. (2021-01-14). The Cherished Five in Sikh History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-753285-0.
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