Varshney (वार्ष्णेय) or Varshneya 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]
Historical Facts about Varshney lineage
- Shri Krishna has been addressed as Varshney in Verse 41-Chapter 1 and Verse 36-Chapter 3 of Bhagavad Gita ,descendant of Vrishni .
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1, Verse 41 edit
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रिय: |
स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्कर: || 41||
| vārṣhṇeya | descendant of Vrishni |
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 3, Verse 36 edit
अर्जुन उवाच |
अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुष: |
अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजित: || 36||
| vārṣhṇeya | he who belongs to the Vrishni clan, Shree Krishna |
- In Dronacharha Parva of Mahabharata [1] [8] under chapter 141.15 (section CXLI [2] mentioned about the Vrishni's.
Vrishni Family Tree [9]
Vṛiṣhṇi (Sanskrit: वृष्णि, IAST: vṛṣṇi) .—A famous King of the Yadu dynasty. Genealogy. Descended from Viṣṇu in the following order: Brahmā-Atri-Candra-Budha-Purūravas-Āyus-Nahuṣa-Yayāti-Yadu-Sahasrajit-Śatajit-Hehaya-Dharma-Kuṇi-Bhadrasena-Dhanaka-Kṛtavīrya-Kārtavīryārjuna-Madhu-Vṛṣṇi.
Notable people edit
- 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[10]
- Rahul Varshney and Kala Varshney in the 2014 film Ugly
References edit
- ^ Bulbul Sharma (2013). Muslims in Indian Cities. HarperCollins Publishers India. p. 96. ISBN 978-93-5029-555-7.
- ^ Sebastian Schwecke (2012). New Cultural Identitarian Political Movements in Developing Societies: The Bharatiya Janata Party. Routledge. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-136-84657-1.
- ^ Brass, Paul R. (2011). The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India. University of Washington Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-295-80060-8.
- ^ A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West, Volume 2 By H.A. Rose, p.61
- ^ Schwecke, Sebastian (2012). New Cultural Identitarian Political Movements in Developing Societies: The Bharatiya Janata Party. Routledge. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-136-84657-1.
- ^ William Crook, Tribes and Castes of North Western Provinces and Oudh, Volume I, pages 177–8
- ^ https://www.srimadbhagavatam.org/images/familytree-ext1.jpg.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Ganguli, Kisari Mohan. "The Mahabharata, Book 7: Drona Parva". sacred-texts.com/. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ www.srimadbhagavatam.org/ https://www.srimadbhagavatam.org/images/familytree-ext1.jpg.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Sanghi, Ashwin. The Krishna Key, chapter 46. Westland Publishers 2012.
