Sahu
Sahu (or Sahoo) is a surname found in India and Pakistan. People using the surname may belong to various castes or tribes.[1]
The meaning of the term "Sahu" may change from region to region. The term generally means "businessman" or "moneylender".[2] It means "gentle" in the Jhelum region and "patient" among Jats.[1]
Usage
In India, the surname is found among Gakhars, Janjuas and other Rajput communities. People of Dhund, Dhanial, Kalya and Satti tribes also use the surname. In Ludhiana region, it is used by Grewal Jat people. A tribe of Jats, who are an offshoot of the Sial tribe, also use this surname. In the Kabirwala region, it is used by another Jat tribe.[1]
In Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, people with Sahu surname belong to the Marwadi (BUSINESS CLASS) caste and have been categorized as a General Category (GN).[3]
In Bihar, Jharkhand people with Sahu or Gupta surnames belonging to the Saundik, Rauniyar, Teli caste have been categorized as Other Backward Classes (OBCs).[4][verification needed]. The Sahu people in Jharkhand mostly doing Business and JOB.
The Sahu people in Maharashtra belong to the Teli caste. They migrated from Bundelkhand to mainly Vidarbha region to escape some war. They trace their origin to Karmabai who lived in the Jagannath Temple in Puri. The Sahu people of Maharashtra have been classified among Other Backward Classes (OBCs).[2][5]
In Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, Sahus belong to the Vaishnavite Brahmin caste and belongs to Oriya speaking community. Some of these people have migrated to coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh.In odisha there is a community called KANSARI(Those who makes brass and metal products) also obtaining this surname.[6]
There are also people with the surname Sahu belonging to the Teli caste in Chhattisgarh and Odisha. They have been categorised as OBCs.[7] There are also some people using the surname who belong to the Chasa caste.[8]
Some people in the Kabbaliga community, a Dalit community of fishermen and cultivators, also use the surname Sahu.[9]
List of people with the surname Sahu (or Sahoo)
- Archita Sahu (born 1990), actress from Odisha, India
- Chandra Sekhar Sahu (born 1950), politician from Odisha, India
- Kanak Manjari Sahoo (born 1957), writer and translator from Odisha, India
- Kishore Sahu (1915–1980), film actor and director from Madhya Pradesh, India
- Laxminarayan Sahu (1890-1963), writer and politician from Odisha, India
- Nandini Sahu (born 1973), writer and critic in English literature from Odisha, India
- Nattal Sahu (c. 1132), merchant prince who lived during the reign of the Tomara kings near Delhi
- Tarachand Sahu (1947-2012), politician from Chhattisgarh, India
- Gazi Saiyyed Salar Sahu (c. 11th century), a commander in the army of Mahmud of Ghazni
- Sarojini Sahoo (born 1956), writer from Odisha, India
- Sudarshan Sahoo (born 1939), sculptor from Odisha, India
- Sunil Sahu, professor in the Department of Political Science at the DePauw University
- Pardeep Sahu (born 1985), Cricketer , Haryana & Kings XI Punjab
- Chandu Lal Sahu, politician, represents Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh
See also
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