Sahota

Sahota (also known as Sahotra and Sotra) is a caste native to the Punjab region and hilly regions of India and Pakistan.[1] The Sahotras are prevalent in the Hoshiarpur district.[2] Originally adherents of Hinduism, some Sahotras are now Muslims, Sikhs, and Christians.

Notable people with this surname include:

  • Gadowar Singh Sahota (born 1954), Indian professional wrestler known as Gama Singh
  • Harvinder Sahota (born 1941), Indian American cardiologist
  • Sahotas, U.K. based Bhangra/Rock/World music band
  • Mukhtar Sahota, British music composer and producer
  • Onkar Sahota, British Labour Party politician
  • Patty Sahota, Canadian politician
  • Ruby Sahota, Canadian Liberal politician
  • Sunjeev Sahota (born 1981), British novelist
  • Ramanjit Singh Sahota Sikki, Indian Politician

References
  1. Singh, Kumar Suresh (1995). The Scheduled Castes, Volume 10. Oxford University Press. p. 108. ISBN 9780195637427. Ibbetson (1916) records several Chuhra tribes (divisions), namely Sahotra, Gill, Bhatti, Khokhar, Mattu, Kharu, Kaliyana, Ladhar, Sindhu, Chhapriband, Untwal, Kandabari, Hansi, Khosar, Borat and Dharival.
  2. Rose, Horace Arthur; Ibbetson, Sir Denzil (1970). A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Indian Civil Service. p. 344. SAHOTA, one of the leading Ját tribes in Hoshiárpur.

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