Sethi
| Sethi | |
|---|---|
| Jāti | Khatri |
| Religions |  Sikhism,  Hinduism,Islam |
| Country | India, Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| Ethnicity | Punjabi |
Sethi (sometimes spelled Seth) is a surname that is found among the Punjabi Khatris of India .[1] They are a part of Khukhrain sub-caste among the Khatris which also includes the clans of Anand, Bhasin Chadha, Kohli, Ghai, Sahni, Sethi, (Sawhney) and Suri. Most of Sethis are Dual-faith Hindus (who believe in both Hindu and Sikh religions). Some Sethis also follow Islam.[2] The surname is also found among Arora.[3] Historian Kamal Shankar Srivastava writes that all Khukrains including Sethis were originally found near the banks of Indus and Jhelum river especially in the towns of Pind Dadan Khan, Peshawar and Nowshera.[4][page needed]
Sethi is derived from the Sanskrit word "Sreshta" meaning "Pure" or "Superior" . [5][6][page needed]
Notable people
- Akshay Sethi (born 1980), Indian television actor
- Aman Sethi (born 1983), Indian journalist and writer
- Ali Sethi, Pakistani singer and author
- Arjun Sethi (entrepreneur), Indian American entrepreneur, investor and executive
- Arjun Singh Sethi, Indian American civil rights writer and lawyer
- Geet Sethi, Indian billiards player
- Kiran Sethi, Indian police officer
- Mira Sethi Pakistani Actress.
- Najam Sethi Senior Pakistani Journalist and former Chief Minister of Punjab Province in Pakistan during a caretaker Government, Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board in 2022
- Nargis Sethi Senior Pakistani civil servant
- Prem Gopal "Biloo" Sethi, Indian golfer
- Parmeet Sethi, Indian actor
- Pramod Karan Sethi, Indian orthopaedic surgeon and coinventor of the Jaipur leg
- Rajeev Sethi, Indian art curator, scenographer and designer
- Rakesh Sethi, Indian banker
- Ram Sethi, Indian actor-director-writer
- Ramesh Sethi, Kenyan cricketer
- Ramit Sethi, American entrepreneur and self proclaimed personal finance adviser
- Ravi Sethi, Indian computer scientist
- Ricky J. Sethi, Indian-American computational scientist
- Suresh P. Sethi, American mathematician and economist known for the Sethi model
- Vikas Sethi, Indian actor
See also
- Seti, a spelling variation
- Sethia (surname)
- Seth (surname)
- Sheth
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003-05-08). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
- ^ Gupta, Shilpy (2009). Human Rights Among Indian Populations: Knowledge, Awareness and Practice. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-212-1015-7.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003-05-08). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 325. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.
- ^ Srivastava, Kamal Shankar (1998). Origin and Development of Class and Caste in India. Sangeeta Prakashan.
- ^ Puri, Baij Nath (1988). The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study. M.N. Publishers and Distributors.
- ^ Dilagīra, Harajindara Siṅgha (1997). The Sikh Reference Book. Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark. ISBN 978-0-9695964-2-4.