Varshney
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Varshney (वार्ष्णेय) is an Indian surname and a community.[1][2] Alternative names for the group include Barahseni[3] and Bara-Saini.[4] They belong to Bania caste and were traditionally traders and substantial landowners.[5][6]
Notable people
- Alka Nupur Varshney (born 1957), Kathak dancer and former actress
- Ashutosh Varshney (born 1957), American political scientist
- Ishwar Das Varshnei (died 1948), called "father of the glass industry" in India
- Rajeev Kumar Varshney (born 1973), Director, Centre of Excellence in Genomics at ICRISAT
- Umesh Varshney (born 1957), molecular biologist
- Y. P. Varshni (born 1932), physicist
- Fictional characters
- Anil Varshney in the 2012 novel The Krishna Key[7]
- Rahul Varshney and Kala Varshney in the 2014 film Ugly
References
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