Wahi (surname)
{{Short description|Family name}}
Wahi is a Punjabi Khatri surname.{{Cite book |last=Puri |first=Baij Nath |author-link=Baij Nath Puri |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ytuAAAAMAAJ&q=wahi |title=The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study |date=1988 |publisher=M. N. Publishers and Distributors |language=en}} According to Shyam Singh Shashi, they're related to the ancient clan of Bālhikas.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=agQwAQAAIAAJ&q=wahi+khatris |title=Encyclopaedia Indica: Ancient Punjab |date=1996 |publisher=Anmol Publications |isbn=978-81-7041-859-7 |language=en}} They were found in Pindigheb, Rawalpindi in West Punjab.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LPsvytmN3mUC&dq=wahi+khatris&pg=PA508 |title=A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province: A.-K |date=1997 |publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist |isbn=978-81-85297-69-9 |language=en}}
Notable people
- 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