Sethi (sometimes spelled Seth) is a surname that is found among the Punjabi Khatris of India . They are a part of Khukhrain sub-caste among the Khatris which also includes the clans of

Anand Anand may refer to: People * Anand (name), a surname and given name (including a list of people with the name) * Anand (actor), Indian actor * Anand (Maoist), Indian communist * Anand (writer) (born 1936), Indian Malayalam writer Places * Anand ...

Bhasin Bhasin is a surname that is found among the Khatri community of India. They are a part of Khukhrain sub-caste among the Khatris which also includes the clans of Anand, Chadha, Kohli, Ghai, Sahni (Sawhney), Sethi and Suri. Kamal Shankar Srivast ...

Chadha,

Kohli Kolhi ( sd, (Perso-Arabic), कोल्ही (Devanagari)) is a subgroup of Koli community native to Sindh, Pakistan. Kolhi's mostly are Hindu but some of them are Christian and Muslim. They engage in agriculture and most of them are poor p ...

, Ghai,

Sahni Sahni (alternatively Sawhney, Sahney, Shahani , or Sahani ) is an Indian (Khatri) surname found among the Hindus or Sikhs of Punjab. Notable people with the surname include: * Ajai Sahni, author and expert on counter-terrorism * Ajay Prakash S ...

, Sethi, (Sawhney) and Suri. Most of Sethis are Dual-faith Hindus (who believe in both Hindu and Sikh religions). Some Sethis also follow Islam. The surname is also found among

Arora Arora is a community of Punjab, comprising both Hindus and Sikhs. The name is derived from their native place Aror. Historically, the Arora section of the Khatri community had been principally found in West Punjab, in the districts to the sou ...

. Historian Kamal Shankar Srivastava writes that all Khukrains including Sethis were originally found near the banks of Indus and

Jhelum Jhelum ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a city on the east bank of the Jhelum River, which is located in the district of Jhelum in the north of Punjab province, Pakistan. It is the 44th largest city of Pakistan by population. Jhelum is known for p ...

river especially in the towns of Pind Dadan Khan, Peshawar and Nowshera. Sethi is derived from the Sanskrit word "Sreshta" meaning "Pure" or "Superior" .

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Akshay Sethi Akshay Sethi (born 2 October 1980) is an Indian model and television actor. He is well known for playing the double role in ''Sasural Genda Phool'' on Star Plus. Early life Akshay Sethi was born on 2 October 1980 in Maharashtra, India. Caree ...

(born 1980), Indian television actor *

Aman Sethi Aman Sethi (Hindi: अमन सेठी) is an Indian journalist and writer. He is the editor-in-chief of openDemocracy. Sethi was editor-in-chief of HuffPost India until it ceased operations in November, 2020. He is known for his debut ''A Fre ...

(born 1983), Indian journalist and writer *

Ali Sethi Ali Aziz Sethi (Urdu/; ; born July 2, 1984) is a Pakistani singer, songwriter, composer, and author. Sethi rose to prominence with his debut novel, '' The Wish Maker'' (2009). In 2012, Sethi began focusing on his musical career and made his film ...

, Pakistani singer and author * Arjun Sethi (entrepreneur), Indian American entrepreneur, investor and executive *

Arjun Singh Sethi Arjun Singh Sethi is a Sikh American civil and political rights writer, human rights lawyer, and adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center and Vanderbilt University Law School. Background and career Sethi grew up in Virginia. ...

, Indian American civil rights writer and lawyer * Geet Sethi, Indian billiards player * Kiran Sethi, Indian police officer * Mira Sethi Pakistani Actress. *

Najam Sethi Najam Aziz Sethi (Urdu, pa, ; born 20 May 1948) is a Pakistani journalist, businessman and cricket administrator, currently serving as the chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). He also is the founder of ''The Friday Times'' and ''Vangua ...

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 Pramod Karan Sethi (28 November 1927 – 6 January 2008) was an Indian orthopaedic surgeon. With Ram Chandra Sharma, he co-invented the " Jaipur foot", an inexpensive and flexible artificial limb, in 1969. He was awarded the Magsaysay Awar ...

, Indian orthopaedic surgeon and coinventor of the Jaipur leg *

Rajeev Sethi Rajeev Sethi (born 24 May 1949) is a noted Indian designer, scenographer and art curator. He is known for his outstanding designs across the world. In 1986, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, given Governmen ...

, Indian art curator, scenographer and designer * Rakesh Sethi, Indian banker * Ram Sethi, Indian actor-director-writer *

Ramesh Sethi Ramesh Kumar Sethi (born 4 September 1941) is a former Kenyan cricketer who represented East Africa in one first-class match and three One-Day Internationals in the 1975 World Cup. He was born at Nakuru and educated at Menengai High School a ...

, Kenyan cricketer *

Ramit Sethi Ramit Singh Sethi is an American entrepreneur and self proclaimed personal finance adviser. Sethi is the author of the 2009 ''New York Times'' Best Seller, '' I Will Teach You to Be Rich'' and founder of GrowthLab.com, owner of IWillTeachYouToBe ...

, American entrepreneur and self proclaimed personal finance adviser *

Ravi Sethi Ravi Sethi (born 1947) is an Indian computer scientist retired from executive roles at Bell Labs and Avaya Labs. He also serves as a member of the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Advisory Co ...

, 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 * Harleen Sethi, Indian actress

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