Wahi (surname)

Wahi is a Punjabi Khatri surname.[1] According to Shyam Singh Shashi, they're related to the ancient clan of Bālhikas.[2] They were found in Pindigheb and Rawalpindi in West Punjab.[3]

Notable people

  • Adita Wahi, Indian actress
  • Arushee Wahi, Indian swimmer & three-time winner of The Sheikh Hamdan Award
  • Jasmine Wahi (born 1986), Indian-American curator, educator, and activist
  • Karan Wahi (born 1986), Indian actor and host
  • Prem Nath Wahi (1908–1991), Indian doctor, former director general of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
  • Purshottam Lal Wahi (1928–2000), Indian cardiologist
  • Rakesh Wahi (born 1959), Indian military veteran and founder of CNBC Africa and Forbes Africa Magazine
  • Satya Pal Wahi (died 2017), Indian army veteran, executive, former chairman at ONGC and CCI
  • Sunayna Wahi (born 1990), Surinamese Surinder
  • Tarun Kumar Wahi, Indian comic book artist and the chief writer for Raj Comics and creator of the superheroes Doga, Parmanu, Bheriya

See also

References

  1. ^ Puri, Baij Nath (1988). The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study. M. N. Publishers and Distributors.
  2. ^ Shashi, Shyam Singh (1996). Encyclopaedia Indica: Ancient Punjab. Anmol Publications. ISBN 978-81-7041-859-7.
  3. ^ A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province: A.-K. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. 1997. ISBN 978-81-85297-69-9.
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