Indian (Panjab) : Hindu (Arora, Khatri) and Sikh name, based on the name of clans in the Arora and Khatri communities. It is derived from Sanskrit šrẹṣthī, which denotes the head of a mercantile or other guild.

Is Sethi is Rajput?

A former Pakistani army chief, Asif Nawaz Janjua, was of Rajput stock. ... A common Khatri name is Sethi, which is quite common in India, and also found in Pakistan (Najam Sethi is one of Pakistan's foremost public intellectuals; Nargis Sethi is a top ranking bureaucrat).

Is Khatri a high caste?

According to Scott Cameron Levi, Khatris were considered to be Kshatriyas, the second-highest varna in the Indian social hierarchy, below only the Brahmans despite their participation in occupations similar to those of the Bania communities.Veena Talwar Oldenburg states that the Khatris were acknowledged as Kshatriyas, ...