Sethi (sometimes spelled Seth) is a surname that is found among the

Khukhrain The Khukhrain or Khokhrain is a sub-group composed of eight clans of the Khatri caste that originally hailed from the areas of the Salt Range. History The Khukhrains spread over Khushab, Dhune Kheb, Chakwal, Pind Dadan Khan, Peshawar, Nowshera D ...

community of India. Sethi is derived from the Sanskrit word "Sreshti" meaning the head of a mercantile. Minor Greek ancestry in Khuhkrains from the

Indo-Greek Kingdom The Indo-Greek Kingdom, also known as the Yavana Kingdom, was a Hellenistic period, Hellenistic-era Ancient Greece, Greek kingdom covering various parts of modern-day Afghanistan, Pakistan and northwestern India. The term "Indo-Greek Kingdom" ...

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Hellenistic In classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Greek history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC, which was followed by the ascendancy of the R ...

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Sethianism The Sethians (Greek language, Greek: Σηθιανοί) were one of the main currents of Gnosticism during the 2nd and 3rd century AD, along with Valentinianism and Basilideans, Basilideanism. According to John D. Turner, it originated in the 2n ...

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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. Pers ...

(born 1980), Indian television actor *

Aman Sethi Aman Sethi 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 Free Man'', a work of narrative rep ...

(born 1983), Indian journalist and writer *

Ali Sethi Ali Aziz Sethi (Urdu/; ; born July 2, 1984) is a Pakistani-American singer, songwriter, composer, and author. Born to journalists and politicians Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, Sethi rose to prominence with his debut novel, '' The Wish Maker'' ( ...

, Pakistani singer and author *

Arjun Sethi (entrepreneur) Arjun Sethi (born January 15, 1983) is an American internet entrepreneur, investor and executive. Currently a co-CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, he is also chairman of Tribe Capital, a company he co-founded in 2018. Earlier in his car ...

, Indian American entrepreneur, investor and executive *

Arjun Singh Sethi Arjun Singh Sethi is an 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. Hi ...

, Indian American civil rights writer and lawyer *

Geet Sethi Geet Siriram Sethi (born 17 April 1961) of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s. He is also a notable amateur (ex-pro) snooker player. He is a five-time winner of the professi ...

, Indian billiards player *

Kiran Sethi Kiran Sethi is a police officer in Delhi, India, known for organizing women's self-defense and police services training camps throughout India, for which she was honored by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in 2015. Biography Kiran Sethi's fami ...

, Indian police officer *

Mira Sethi Mira Sethi (born January 12, 1987) is a Pakistani actor and writer. The daughter of journalists and former politicians Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, Sethi attended Lahore Grammar School and Cheltenham Ladies' College. She graduated from Welles ...

Pakistani Actress. *

Najam Sethi Najam Aziz Sethi ( Punjabi, Urdu: نجم عزیز سیٹھی; born 20 May 1948) is a Pakistani journalist, businessman and cricket administrator. He is the current chief executive officer (CEO) of Mitchell's. Previously, he served as the Chai ...

Senior Pakistani Journalist and former Chief Minister of Punjab Province in Pakistan during a caretaker Government, Chairman of

Pakistan Cricket Board The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), formerly known as Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan (BCCP), is a sports governing body for cricket in Pakistan responsible for controlling and organising all tours and matches undertaken by the Pakistan ...

in 2022 *

Nargis Sethi Nargis Sethi () is a retired Pakistani civil service officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service who served in BPS-22 grade as the Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Other heavyweight ...

Senior Pakistani civil servant * Prem Gopal "Biloo" Sethi, Indian golfer *

Parmeet Sethi Parmeet Sethi is an Indian actor. He is best known for portraying Kuljeet Singh in his debut in Aditya Chopra's directorial debut ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1995). Sethi has also acted in films such as '' Dhadkan'' (2000), '' Om Jai Jaga ...

, Indian actor * Pramod Karan Sethi, 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. In 1986, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, given Government of India. Early life and background Sethi was born in De ...

, Indian art curator, scenographer and designer * Rakesh Sethi, Indian banker *

Ram Sethi Ram Sethi (born 15 November 1938), also known as Pyarelal, is an Indian actor who works in the Bollywood industry. Sethi has worked in many films as a main or supporting character in his long career of 6 decades. Biography Ram Sethi (Pyarelal) ...

, 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 in Nakuru and received his education at Menengai ...

, Kenyan cricketer *

Ramit Sethi Ramit Singh Sethi (born June 30, 1982) is an American author, entrepreneur, and media personality. He is the author of the 2009 ''New York Times'' Best Seller, '' I Will Teach You to Be Rich'', host of the ''I Will Teach You To Be Rich'' podcast ...

, 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 C ...

, Indian computer scientist * Ricky J. Sethi, Indian-American computational scientist * Suresh P. Sethi, American mathematician and economist known for the Sethi model *

Vikas Sethi Vikas Sethi (12 May 1976 – 8 September 2024) was an Indian actor. He played the lead role in the 2003 adult drama film ''Oops!'', he went on to play supporting roles in numerous hit TV series and Bollywood films. His most notable television ...

, Indian actor

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