Sethi
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Sethi is a common Kukhran surname among Punjabi Hindus and Sikhs now living in India as well as Pakistan.
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[edit] Etymology
Sethi was derived from the Sanskrit word "Sresthi" which means Shreshth "The Best Among all". Sethi was later referred to one who was a head of a tribe or businesses. Sethis are believed to be one of the bravest clans of Khatris.The clan was developed as warriors and defenders of their land and they have also been in the civil, government, and military administration roles for centuries. They have also expanded into trade and mercantile businesses.
[edit] Origin
Sethi is a Kukhran clan, (Warrior Clan) a regional sub caste of ten clans of Punjab.
Originally from the town of Bhera in the Jech doab (Jhelum - Chenab interfluve) region of Sargodha district of Pakistani Punjab. Bhera was an important trading outpost on the road to Kabul, and a 'taksal' (mint) during the reign of Ranjit Singh.
Sethi's are Indo-Scythian people and have originally followed Hinduism, however a significant number adapted Sikhism during the 18th and 19th centuries. This, and also because many Hindu Sethi families, as well as other Khatri (Kukhran) clans, raised at least one Sikh son after the formation of the Khalsa. Kukhran's were one of the foremost followers of the Sikh Gurus, and traditionally brought up one son as a Keshdhari Sikh. This resulted in Kukhran family names being present in both Hindu and Sikh communities worldwide.[1]
[edit] Sethi Saga
The present day Sethi's are descendents of Raja Khokard Maal who ruled a part of West Punjab with his seat at Bhera. He was instrumental in forging unity of all other sections and laid the foundation of a single powerful kingdom, which came to be known as Khukhrain clan. The various constituents were so brave a people that Mehmood Ghaznavi while invading India was always scared of the Sethi clan and had instructed his generals not to antagonise them and keep off their territories while conducting their campaigns.
[edit] Religion
Indian Sethis are mostly Hindu and Sikhs whereas in Pakistan they are mostly Muslims.[citation needed].
Hindu 50%, Sikh 45 % , Muslim 5%
[edit] Language
Sethis' mother tongue is Punjabi.
Sethis in Pakistan speak a different dialect of Punjabi than the Sethis of East Punjab.[citation needed]
[edit] Notable Sethis
- Simran Sethi (born October 12, 1970, in Munich, Germany) is an American journalist, television producer and activist.
- Geet Sethi (born April 17, 1961) is an Indian billiards player who dominated the sport of billiards throughout much of the 1990s.
- Jagdish Sethi is an Indian actor. He has starred in more than 50 films.
- Najam Sethi, a Pakistani journalist, editor, and media personality, is the editor-in-chief of The Friday Times
- Parmeet Sethi is a well known Indian TV Actor. He performed in some Bollywood movies including Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.
- Pramod Karan Sethi (23 November 1927 – 5 January 2008) was the coinventor of the Jaipur foot
- Parender Sethi is a notable Indian Palmist, Astrologer and Scholar who has contributed significantly to the science of Palmistry
- Rajendra Sethi is an Indian Bollywood actor who appears in Bollywood films.
- Ravi Sethi (born 1947) is an Indian computer scientist retired from Bell Labs and now president of Avaya Labs Research. He is best known as one of three authors of the classic computer science textbook Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools, also known as the Dragon Book.
- Suresh P. Sethi is Charles and Nancy Davidson Professor of Operations management and Director of the Center of Intelligent Supply Networks at University of Texas at Dallas. He is well known for his developments of the Sethi advertising model and DNSS Points. He is co-author with G. L. Thompson of the classic text "Optimal Control Theory: Applications to Management Science and Economics, Second Edition, Springer, New York, NY, 2000. (ISBN - 0-7923-8608-6)
[edit] References
Pankaj Sethi - Born 25 March 1983
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