Wahi (surname)

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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}}

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