Sethi

Sethi is a surname that is found among the Khatri community 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 (Sawhney) and Suri.^[2] The surname is also found among Arora which is another sub-caste of Khatris.^[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]

In Peshawar, the Sethi Khatri was associated with mercentile activities along the Karakorum Highway. The Sethi muhallah in the old walled-city of Peshawar housed which was established by the Sethi clan is very close to the oldest settled location in the walled city known as Gor Khatri (Grave of the Khatris), famous for its religious structures and bustling bazars.^[5]

Sethi is derived from the word "sreshta" meaning headman.^[6] Many Sethi Khatris adopted Sikhism as well. During the times of Guru Arjan, Bhai Chuhar Sethi, Bhai Sain Sethi and Bhai Lama Sethi were important leaders of Sikhs who were all good musicians too. Besides , they were very good commentators of scriptures . The Sikh Sangat including Guru Arjan had high appreciation for their artistic skills.^[7]A Sikh masand by the name of Sadh was a Sethi of Balkh, Afghanistan who arranged horses for Guru Arjan in an emergency situation when Guru's son fell ill.^[8] During 1782, a poet named Agra Sethi wrote "Haqiqat Rai di Var" which was about the real life incident of Haqiqat Rai Puri, a Hindu martyr.^[9]

Notable people[]

Akshay Sethi (born 1980), Indian television actor
Aman Sethi, Indian journalist and writer
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
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
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

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.
^ Lerner, Jeffrey D.; Shi, Yaohua (2020-08-31). Silk Roads: From Local Realities to Global Narratives. Oxbow Books. ISBN 978-1-78925-473-0.
^ 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.
^ Proceedings - Punjab History Conference. Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University. 2001. ISBN 978-81-7380-814-2.
^ Banga, Indu (2005). Precolonial and Colonial Punjab: Society, Economy, Politics, and Culture : Essays for Indu Banga. Manohar. ISBN 978-81-7304-654-4.

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[:0-1] Hanks, Patrick (2003-05-08). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.

[2] Gupta, Shilpy (2009). Human Rights Among Indian Populations: Knowledge, Awareness and Practice. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-212-1015-7.

[3] Hanks, Patrick (2003-05-08). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 325. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.

[4] Srivastava, Kamal Shankar (1998). Origin and Development of Class and Caste in India. Sangeeta Prakashan.

[5] Lerner, Jeffrey D.; Shi, Yaohua (2020-08-31). Silk Roads: From Local Realities to Global Narratives. Oxbow Books. ISBN 978-1-78925-473-0.

[6] Puri, Baij Nath (1988). The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study. M.N. Publishers and Distributors.

[7] Dilagīra, Harajindara Siṅgha (1997). The Sikh Reference Book. Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark. ISBN 978-0-9695964-2-4.

[8] Proceedings - Punjab History Conference. Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University. 2001. ISBN 978-81-7380-814-2.

[9] Banga, Indu (2005). Precolonial and Colonial Punjab: Society, Economy, Politics, and Culture : Essays for Indu Banga. Manohar. ISBN 978-81-7304-654-4.

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