Sahu
Sahu (or Sahoo) is a surname found in India and Pakistan. People using the surname may belong to various castes or tribes.[1]
Etymology
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
Northern India and Pakistan
It is used among Gakhars, Janjuas and other Rajput communities. People of Dhund, Dhanial, Kethwal 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]
Gujrat
In Gujarat, people with Sahu surname belong to the Teli caste and have been categorized as a Other Backward Class (OBCs).[3]
Maharashtra
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][4]
Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
In this region, Sahu belong to the Vaishnavite Brahmin caste and belongs to Oriya speaking community. Some of these people have migrated to coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh.[5]
There are also people with the surname Sahu belonging to the Teli caste in Odisha. They have been categorised as OBCs.[6] There are also some people using the surname who belong to the Chasa caste.[7]
Karnataka
Some people in the Kabbaliga community, a Dalit community of fishermen and cultivators, also use the surname Sahu.[8]
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
- Nitin Sahu, (born 1975), Team Manager from ancient city PACHALAM. He is the fan of great dancer PACHALAM FASSI. Nitin Sahu, had nominated thrice for the Pathmasree award after Chirammel eenashu, aripranji. Nitin Sahu is an international figure in martial arts, he studied scientific and biological martial arts from Kalikudukka dinkan mayavi University, punjab. He have 9 bechelor's degree from PPTU. He is a versatile actor and currently working as a Team Manager in an employee friendly company.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ibbetson; Maclagan (1 December 1996). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province. Asian Educational Services. p. 345. ISBN 978-81-206-0505-3.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 B. V. Bhanu (2004). People of India: Maharashtra. Popular Prakashan. p. 1813. ISBN 978-81-7991-102-0. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ↑ "Central List of OBCs. State : Gujarat". National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Central List of OBCs. State: Maharashtra". National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ↑ K.S. Krishna Rao (2008). Global Encyclopaedia of the Brahmana Ethnography. Global Vision Publishing House. p. 427. ISBN 978-81-8220-208-5. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ↑ "Central List of OBCs. State: Odisha". National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ↑ Census of India, 1961: Orissa. Office of the Registrar General. 1961. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
The people belonging to Chasa caste are divided into two sub-groups, i.e., Bisi and Sahu.
- ↑ Nagendra Kr Singh (2006). Global Encyclopaedia of the South Indian Dalit's Ethnography. Global Vision Publishing House. p. 281. ISBN 978-81-8220-168-2. Retrieved 29 November 2013.