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, Rawalpindi in West Punjab.[3]
Notable people
[edit]- Adita Wahi, Indian actress
- Arushee Wahi, Indian swimmer & three-time winner of The Sheikh Hamdan Award
- Jasmine Wahi, Indian-American curator, educator, and activist
- Karan Wahi, Indian actor and host
- Prem Nath Wahi, former director general of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
- Rakesh Wahi, Indian military veteran and founder of CNBC Africa and Forbes Africa Magazine
- Satya Pal Wahi, former chairman at ONGC at CCI
- Tarun Kumar Wahi, comic book artist and the chief writer for Raj Comics and creator of the superheroes Doga, Parmanu, Bheriya
References
[edit]- ^ Puri, Baij Nath (1988). The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study. M.N. Publishers and Distributors.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Indica: Ancient Punjab. Anmol Publications. 1996. ISBN 978-81-7041-859-7.
- ^ 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.