Sethi
Sethi (Urdu: سیٹھی ), is a Punjabi Khatri surname found in North India and to a little extent in Pakistan. It derives from the Sanskrit word shreshthi, which was used as a title for best among all or another guild or person who is nonpareil in war/trade. It is common among Jains, Rajput and Khatri castes and are considered as most furious fighters of Indian subcontinent.In Mughal era many of them have established business all over the country as they use to be war lords for Mughals and later with arrival of British.
Notable people with this surname include:
- Aman Sethi, Indian journalist and writer
- Arjun Charan Sethi, Indian politician
- Arjun Singh Sethi, Indian American civil rights writer and lawyer
- Geet Sethi, Indian billiards player
- Gurkirat Singh Sethi, Employee in Fareportal Pvt. Ltd.
- HK Sethi Famous Indian Journalist, Film Producer, Educationist and Socialite
- Mira Sethi Pakistani Actress.
- Najam Sethi Senior Pakistani Journalist and former Chief Minister of Punjab Province in Pakistan during a caretaker Government
- 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
- Rajendra Sethi, Indian actor
- Ramesh Sethi, Kenyan cricketer
- Ram Sethi, Indian actor-director-writer
- Ravi Sethi, Indian computer scientist
- Ricky J. Sethi, Indian-American computational scientist
- Simran Sethi, American journalist, television producer and activist
- Suresh P. Sethi, American mathematician and economist known for the Sethi model
- Vikas Sethi, Indian actor
- Zia Sarhadi, Indian film director and screenwriter, born Fazle Qadir Sethi
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