Binod Sethi is a social worker,

philanthropist Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...

, and a businessman of

Dimapur Dimapur () is the largest city in the Indian state of Nagaland. As of 2011, the municipality had a population of 122,834. The city is the main gateway and commercial centre of Nagaland. Located near the border with Assam along the banks of the ...

Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...

in Northeast India. He is one of the first industrialists in Nagaland. He is a pioneer in Nagaland plywood industry having founded the Reliable Products Ltd in 1987, a leading plywood manufacturer of its time. He has served as the vice-president of Digambar Jain Samaj, Dimapur and the advisor of the Shree Digambar Jain Girls' College Dimapur for over 18 years.

Early life and education

He was born on 10 October 1957, in Dimapur, Nagaland to

Phulchand Sethi Phulchand Sethi (November 1911 – 2 October 1976) was a social worker, philanthropist and businessman from Dimapur, Nagaland in Northeast India. He was amongst the first proponents of Jainism in Nagaland. He was awarded the Commendation Certific ...

and Lada Devi Sethi. He completed his early education from Government High School Dimapur. He then graduated from Guwahati Commerce College. He was active in college politics and was Social Welfare Secretary of the college in 1978. His father was one of the founding fathers of the

Jain community The Jains in India are the last direct representatives of the ancient Shramana tradition. People who practice Jainism, an ancient religion of the Indian subcontinent, are collectively referred to as Jains. Sangha Jainism has a fourfold orde ...

in Nagaland.

Personal life

Binod Sethi was married to Sona Devi Sethi in 1980. He has 2 sons and 2 daughters. He is the Chairman of Smt Sona Devi Sethi Charitable trust, which donated and constructed the tallest statue of Vasupujya in Champapur, Bhagalpur, Bihar, and stands 31 feet in height. The Panch Kalyanak of the Statue of Vasupujya was conducted in February - March 2014.

Career

Sethi has been involved with various businesses. He has served as the Vice President of Shree Digmabar Jain Samaj Dimapur and the advisor of SD Jain Girls College Dimapur for more than 18 years. He set up a citronella oil factory at Khat Khati,

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

in 1982 and a saw-mill in 1985. He founded the plywood business Reliable Products Ltd. in 1987. He is also the vice president Teerth Sanrakshini Mahasabha, a branch of the

Digambar Jain Mahasabha Digambar Jain Mahasabha or Shri Bharatvarshiya Digamber Jain Mahasabha is the oldest organisation of lay Jains in India. History The Digambar Jain Mahasabha was founded in 1894 in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. It is considered a traditionalist or ...

. His theory about the sealing of denomination has been widely appraised. He has also been instrumental in the installation of an ancient idol of Adinath by building a temple in Purulia, West Bengal. He has also contributed significantly to the construction of the

Statue of Ahimsa The ''Statue of Ahimsa'' is located at Mangi-Tungi, in Nashik, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the tallest Jain statue in the world as per Guinness World Records. The statue depicts the first Jain Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha. The sta ...

in Mangi Tungi, the tallest Jain idol in the world. He is also the Chairman of Smt Sona Devi Sethi Charitable trust, based at Dimapur Nagaland. The trust is involved in various charitable activities in the field of education and health care. Binod Sethi was awarded the Governor's Commendation certificate by the Chief Minister of Nagaland on 15 August 2018.

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