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


 * Fictional characters
 * Anil Varshney in the 2012 novel The Krishna Key
 * Rahul Varshney and Kala Varshney in the 2014 film Ugly