What is "varshney"

Varshney (वार्ष्णेय) is an Indian bania caste. Alterantive names for the group include Barahseni and Bara-Saini. They were traditionally traders and bankers.

Notable people with this name include:

• Ashutosh Varshney, American political scientist
• Rajeev Kumar Varshney, Director, Centre of Excellence in Genomics at ICRISAT
• Ishwar Das Varshnei (died 1948), called "father of the glass industry" in India
• Y. P. Varshni (born 1932), physicist

• Anil Varshney in The Krishna Key (2012)