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

References 

Surnames of Indian origin
Social groups of Uttar Pradesh