Sodhi is a Kshatriya clan of Punjab (India).
Sodhis are considered to be landlords and can be found all over North India mainly in Punjab.
Seven of the Sikh Gurus (from Guru Ram Das to Guru Gobind Singh) belonged to the Sodhi surname.
In his autobiography, Vichitra Natak Guru Gobind Singh gives an account of the origin of the Sodhi clan. Sodhi Rai was the son of Kusha.Kusha was created by Lord Valmiki with a dry grass. After which he was known as Rama's son. He moved to the Sanadh region where he married the king's daughter. His descendants moved to Madra Desh (now called Punjab), and came to be called Sodhi. Descendants of other son of Lord Rama, Lava,populated the city of Lahore (now in Pakistan). These descendents came to be called Lavana, Labana, Luwaar, Luvar, etc. It is believed that the descendants of these two children of Lord Rama rule every 500 years. After the rule of Kusha's descendants, the 'kingdom' was passed down to descendants of Lava.