Sobti (surname)
Punjabi Khatri clan
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Sobti is a Punjabi Khatri surname.[1]
Background
They were also found in the town of Alamgarh in Gujrat district.[2] According to a local legend, a clan of Khatris, the Sobati, fought against Alexander the Great.[3] Bhai Daya Singh, a Panj Pyara, was the first man to sacrifice his life for Guru Gobind Singh.[4]
Notable people
- Atul Sobti, chairman and MD at BHEL
- Barun Sobti (born 1984), Indian model and actor
- Daya Singh (1661–1708), Sikh official, soldier and martyr
- Krishna Sobti (1925–2019), Indian Hindi-language fiction writer
- Praveen Kumar Sobti (1947–2022), Asian Games gold medalist in discus throw and hammer throw; Indian actor, politician and soldier
- Ranbir Chander Sobti (born 1948), Indian cell biologist, former vice chancellor of Panjab University, Chandigarh
- Romesh Sobti, Indian banker
- Tarun Sobti, Vice Admiral in the Indian Navy
