Tiwari
Tiwari (Sanskrit: तिवारी; Hindi: तिवारी) is a surname of the Hindu Brahmins communities commonly found in India and Nepal. Mostly used in Northern India, Tiwari is common in the Indian states Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In Kerala it is "Sarma". Some Assamese people also use Sarmah. Tiwari Is Upper Title In Brahmin [पंडित].
About the surname
Its other forms are Tewarie, Tewari,Tewary, Tiwary, Tewaree, Tiwaree,Tewarey and Tripathi. It means "versed in three vedas". [1]
Notable people
Freedom fighters
Chandra Shekhar Tiwari
Spiritual leaders
- Maya Tiwari, known as Mother Maya and Sri Swami Mayatitananda, Guyanese is a spiritual leader, international speaker and author
- Sahadeo Tiwari, religious scholar.
Civil service
- Sanjeev Tripathi- former chief of RAW (30 Dec 2010 – 29 Dec 2012)
- Sivakant Tiwari -former legal head officer of the Singapore Legal Service & head of the Ministry of Defence's legal department (1974), and head of the Attorney-General's Chambers' Civil Division (1987)
Science and medicine
- Ashutosh Tewari, an American urologist, oncologist, and clinical researcher at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York City
Politicians
- Brij Bhushan Tiwari, Indian politician from the Samajwadi Party
- D. P. Tripathi, General Secretary of the Nationalist Congress Party of India
- Ghanshyam Tiwari, Indian politician who is an education minister in the Government of Rajasthan
- Kamalapati Tripathi, writer, journalist, editor and freedom fighter who was also an Indian National Congress leader from Varanasi
- Keshari Nath Tripathi, former speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh and president of Uttar Pradesh state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party; Governor of West Bengal
- Hari Shankar Tiwari, politician
- Manish Tewari, politician, currently serving as Minister of State (Independent Charge)
- Narayan Dutt Tiwari, an Indian politician
- Ramapati Ram Tripathi, former president of the Bharatiya Janata Party Uttar Pradesh state unit in India ; member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Ram Chandra Tiwari, Nepalese politician
- Ravindranath Tewari, Indian politician and former Cabinet minister of Uttar Pradesh
- Shivanand Tiwari, a Janata Dal (United) politician
- Sriniwas Tiwari, Indian politician who was a former Madhya Pradesh Speaker and Minister
- Vani Tripathi, national secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Entertainment
Laxmi Ganesh Tewari, ethnomusicologist, singer performing, February 2007, photograph by Linnea Mullins
- Richa Tiwari (Public Figure) : Indian actress,director,theater artist, voice over artist and an announcer, born in an astro pandit family.
- Ankit Tiwari - A playback singer and music director
- Bhushan Tiwari, Hindi actor known for playing the villain's henchman
- Dharmesh Tiwari, an Indian film director
- Divyanka Tripathi, Miss Bhopal 2005, model, actress
- Girish Tiwari (Girda), scriptwriter, director, lyricist, singer, poet, organic culturist, literary writer, and social activist in Uttarakhand, India
- Kartik Tiwari, actor
- Lavanya Tripathi, model and actress working in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films.
- Laxmi Ganesh Tewari, Indian vocalist
- Manish Tiwary, an Indian film-maker
- Manoj Tiwari, Bhojpuri actor, singer and director.
- Mukesh Tiwari, actor in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films
- Pitobash Tripathy, Hindi and Odiya film actor
- Rakesh Kumar Tripathi, Hindi lyricist, screenwriter and director
- Shweta Tripathi, Indian actress
- Shweta Tiwari, Indian film and television actress and producer
- Vani Tripathi, Indian actor.
- Manish Tiwari, Celebrity yoga Trainer
- Pankaj Tripathi , Indian actor
Literature
- Kavi Bhushan, an Indian poet from Kanpur
- Amish Tripathi, novelist
- Kapil Muni Tiwary, linguist and scholar
- Nilkanth Tiwari, an Indian poet
- Siyaram Tiwari, writer and scholar
- Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer. He also drew many sketches.
Sports
- Kaushal Tiwari, a Nepalese national who is captain of the Belarus national cricket team
- Manoj Tiwary, Indian cricketer
- Saurabh Tiwary, Indian cricketer
Judiciary
- Sivakant Tiwari, a senior legal officer of the Singapore Legal Service
References
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