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Sahni, Sawhney, Sahani, or Sahney is a Punjabi Khatri surname found among the Hindus and Sikhs of Punjab, India. It is also used by people from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal and other parts of Central India.




Punjabis


Notable people with the surname include:

Alaka Sahani, Indian film critic
Anuj Sawhney, Indian actor
Anuradha Sawhney, Indian animal rights activist
Ajai Sahni, author and expert on counter-terrorism
Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Indian Civil Servant (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), Indian paleobotanist
Bodh Raj Sawhney, Indian judge
Daya Ram Sahni (1879-1939), Indian archaeologist
Deepak Sahni, Indian entrepreneur
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)
Jagdish Sahni (1944-2021), Indian politician
Jaideep Sahni (born 1974), Indian screenwriter, songwriter, and film producer
Karan Sawhney, Indian footballer
Kidar Nath Sahani (1926-2012), Indian politician
Kusum Sawhney, British-Indian author
Mohanbir Sawhney, professor at Kellogg School of Management
Nakul Singh Sawhney, Indian documentary filmmaker
Nilam Sawhney, Indian Civil Servant (former Chief Secretary, Andhra Pradesh)
Nitin Sawhney, British Indian musician and composer
Parikshit Sahni (born 1940), Indian actor
Parlad Singh Sawhney, Indian politician
Prem Nath Sahni (1916-1990), Indian administrator
Pritam Singh Sahni (1924-2008), Punjabi poet
Rajan Sawhney (born 1970/71), Canadian politician
Ravi Sawhney, American industrial designer
Ruchi Ram Sahni (1863-1948), Indian scientist and educator
Savitri Sahni (1902-1985), Indian paleobotanist
S K Sahni, Indian Army lieutenant-general
Sartaj Sahni, US-based computer scientist
Sonia Sahni, Indian actress
Suryakant Sawhney, known as Lifafa, Indian musician
Varun Sahni (born 1956), Indian theoretical physicist
Vikramjit Singh Sahney, Indian entrepreneur and social worker




Central India


Akhilesh Sahani, Indian cricketer
Anil Kumar Sahani, Indian politician
Arjun Sahani, Indian politician
Chandan Sahani, Indian cricketer
Hari Sahni, Indian politician
Harvindar Kumar Sahani, Indian politician
Jubba Sahni (1906-1944), Indian revolutionary
Mahendra Sahni, Indian politician
Madan Sahni, Indian politician
Mukesh Sahani, Indian politician
Om Sahani, Indian actor
Parth Sahani, Indian cricketer
Sahani Upendra Pal Singh (1930-2021), Indian vernacular writer
Swarab Sahani, Indian cricketer
Ramchandra Sahani, Indian politician




See also


Sahni, Punjab, a village near Lakhpur, India
Murder of Naina Sahni




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Balraj Sahni
• Jaideep Sahni
• Seema (film 1955)
• Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
• Hulchul (film 1951)
• Neel Kamal (film 1968)
• Company (film 2002)
• Ghar Sansar
• Doosra Aadmi
• PK (film)
• Balraj Sahni
• Sahni
• Parikshit Sahni
• Bhisham Sahni
• Birbal Sahni
• Sartaj Sahni
• Jaideep Sahni
• Daya Ram Sahni
• Ruchi Ram Sahni
• Hari Sahni