Sahni, Sawhney, Sahani, or Sahney is a
Khatri
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surname found among the
Hindus
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and
Sikh
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s of Punjab,Bihar in India and
Nepal
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. It is also used by people from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Nepal and other parts of Central India.
Punjabis
Notable people with the surname include:
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Alaka Sahani, Indian film critic
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Anuj Sawhney, Indian actor
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Anuradha Sawhney, Indian animal rights activist
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Ajai Sahni, author and expert on counter-terrorism
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Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Indian Civil Servant (Secretary, MEITy, 2016–2022)
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Baljit Sahni (born 1987), Indian football player
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Balraj Sahni (1913–1973), Hindi film actor
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Bhisham Sahni (1915–2003), Hindi writer, playwright, and actor
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Birbal Sahni (1891–1949), Indian paleobotanist
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Bodh Raj Sawhney, Indian judge
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Daya Ram Sahni (1879-1939), Indian archaeologist
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Deepak Sahni, Indian entrepreneur
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Harpreet Sawhney, American engineer
* Indira Sawhney, the petitioner in the
Indra Sawhney & Others v. Union of India case, which sought to stop quotas being provided for OBCs (landlord non modernised groups)
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Jagdish Sahni (1944-2021), Indian politician
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Jaideep Sahni (born 1968), Indian screenwriter, songwriter, and film producer
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Karan Sawhney, Indian footballer
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Kidar Nath Sahani (1926-2012), Indian politician
* Kusum Sawhney, British-Indian author
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Mohanbir Sawhney, professor at Kellogg School of Management
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Nakul Singh Sawhney, Indian documentary filmmaker
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Nilam Sawhney, Indian Civil Servant (former Chief Secretary, Andhra Pradesh)
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Nitin Sawhney
Nitin Sawhney (; born 1964) is a British musician, producer and composer. A recipient of the Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement award in 2017, among multiple international awards throughout his career. Sawhney's work combines Asian and other ...
, British Indian musician and composer
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Parikshit Sahni (born 1940), Indian actor
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Parlad Singh Sawhney, Indian politician
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Prem Nath Sahni (1916-1990), Indian administrator
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Pritam Singh Sahni (1924-2008), Punjabi poet
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Rajan Sawhney (born 1970/71), Canadian politician
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Ravi Sawhney, American industrial designer
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Ruchi Ram Sahni (1863-1948), Indian scientist and educator
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Savitri Sahni (1902-1985), Indian paleobotanist
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S K Sahni, Indian Army lieutenant-general
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Sartaj Sahni
Professor Sartaj Kumar Sahni (born July 22, 1949, in Pune, India) is a computer scientist based in the United States, and is one of the pioneers in the field of data structures. He is a distinguished professor in the Department of Computer and I ...
, US-based computer scientist
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Sonia Sahni, Indian actress
* Suryakant Sawhney, known as
Lifafa, Indian musician
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Varun Sahni (born 1956), Indian theoretical physicist
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Vikramjit Singh Sahney, Indian entrepreneur and social worker
Central India
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Akhilesh Sahani, Indian cricketer
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Anil Kumar Sahani, Indian politician
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Arjun Sahani, Indian politician
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Chandan Sahani, Indian cricketer
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Hari Sahni, Indian politician
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Harvindar Kumar Sahani, Indian politician
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Jubba Sahni (1906-1944), Indian revolutionary
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Mahendra Sahni, Indian politician
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Madan Sahni, Indian politician
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Mukesh Sahani, Indian politician
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Om Sahani, Indian actor
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Parth Sahani, Indian cricketer
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Sahani Upendra Pal Singh (1930-2021), Indian vernacular writer
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Swarab Sahani, Indian cricketer
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Ramchandra Sahani, Indian politician
See also
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Sahni, Punjab, a village near Lakhpur, India
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Murder of Naina Sahni
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