Tiwari

Tiwari /tɪwɑːriː/ (Devanagari: तिवारी) is a surname of the Hindu Brahmins communities commonly found in India and Nepal. Alternative spellings include Tiwary, Tewari and Tewary. The word Tiwari (and similar surnmaes such as Trivedi and Tripathi) means "versed in three vedas".

Notable people

Independence activists

• Chandra Shekhar Azad
• Adrian Cola Rienzi (born Krishna Deonarine Tiwari)- Indian freedom fighter in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Information Technology and Business

• Naveen Tewari – Founder & CEO at InMobi

Civil service

• 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)

Politicians

• Brij Bhushan Tiwari, Indian politician from the Samajwadi Party
• Ghanshyam Tiwari, Indian politician who is an education minister in the Government of Rajasthan
• Hari Shankar Tiwari, politician
• Kaushal Tiwari, Indian politician
• Manish Tewari, politician, Earlier served as Minister of State (Independent Charge) in UPA Government
• Narayan Dutt Tiwari, an Indian politician
• 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
• Manoj Tiwari, Indian politician MP from Delhi member of BJP and Adhyaksh of Delhi BJP.

Entertainment

• 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
• Girish Tiwari (Girda), scriptwriter, director, lyricist, singer, poet, organic culturist, literary writer, and social activist in Uttarakhand, India
• Kartik Tiwari, actor
• Lalit Mohan Tiwari, Indian film and television actor
• 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
• Shweta Tripathi, Indian actress
• Shweta Tiwari, Indian film and television actress and producer
• Manish Tiwari, Celebrity yoga Trainer

Literature

• Kapil Muni Tiwary, linguist and scholar
• Nilkanth Tiwari, an Indian poet
• Siyaram Tiwari, writer and scholar

Sports

• Manoj Tiwary, Indian cricketer
• Saurabh Tiwary, Indian cricketer

Textile Engineer Tushar Chandra Tewary Bangladesh University Of Textiles

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