Varshney

Varshney (वार्ष्णेय) is an Indian surname and a community. Alternative names for the group include Barahseni and Bara-Saini. They belong to Bania caste and were traditionally traders and substantial landowners.

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

• Anil Varshney in the 2012 novel The Krishna Key
• Rahul Varshney and Kala Varshney in the 2014 film Ugly

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