Sodhi (caste)
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Sodhi (Punjabi: ਸੋਢੀ) is a caste of Punjabi speaking Jats[1] and Hindu Khatri[2] originated from the Indian Punjab. Seven of the Sikh Gurus, from Guru Ram Das to Guru Gobind Singh were of Sodhi surname.[3][4][need quotation to verify]
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Notables of Sodhi family
[change | change source]Entertainment
[change | change source]- Shruti Sodhi, Indian actress
- Shellee Sodhi, Indian poet, film lyricist and writer.
Fictional
[change | change source]- Roshan Singh Sodhi, fictional character in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
- Colonel Balbir Singh Sodhi, fictional character in Kohram played by Amitabh Bacchan
- Ajeet Sodhi as politician, fictional character in Tabbar played by Ranvir Shorey
Politics
[change | change source]- Daya Singh Sodhi, Indian politician from BJP
- Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, International shooter and politician
Sports
[change | change source]- Balbir Singh Sodhi, murder victim of 9/11 attack in USA
- Harvinder Sodhi, Indian first-class cricketer
- Ish Sodhi, New Zealand-based international cricketer
- Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, International shooter and politician
- Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Ex International Indian cricketer And Captain of Indian under 16 World Cup winning team in 1998.
- Ronjan Sodhi international shooter athlete, Asian Games Gold Medalist in double-trap
- Surinder Singh Sodhi, Captain of Indian Hockey team who won the gold medal in 1980 Olympics .
Religion
[change | change source]- Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru and founder of Ramdaspur.
- Guru Arjan Dev, fifth Sikh Guru and creator of Adi Granth.
- Guru Hargobind, sixth Sikh Guru and first to militarise Sikh.
- Guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru and the Guru who popularised katha of Gurbani (commentary).
- Guru Har Krishan, the eighth and youngest Guru who helped cure people infected with diseases.
- Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru who was executed by Aurangzeb for standing up for the rights of Hindus.
- Vadbhag Singh Sodhi, an Indian Sikh military general and priest.
References
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- ↑ Banerjee, Himadri (30 January 2023). Beyond Punjab: Sikhs in East and Northeast India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-80028-9.
- ↑ Gordon, John James Hood (20 July 2022). The Sikhs. DigiCat.
His daughter, to whom he was devotedly attached, married Ram Das, a Jat youth of good family of the Sodhi sept of the tribe, who became a zealous Sikh.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
:0was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ W. H. McLeod (2009). The A to Z of Sikhism. Scarecrow Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-8108-6828-1.