Tiwari

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

Notable people

Independence activists

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

Spiritual leaders

Maya Tiwari, Indo-Guyanese spiritual leader, international speaker and author
Sahadeo Tiwari, religious scholar

Information technology and business

Naveen Tewari, Founder and CEO at InMobi

Civil service

Sivakant Tiwari, former legal head officer of the Singapore Legal Service

Politicians

Brij Bhushan Tiwari, Indian politician from the Samajwadi Party
Ghanshyam Tiwari, Indian politician, education minister in the Government of Rajasthan
Hari Shankar Tiwari, politician
Kaushal Tiwari, Indian politician
Manish Tewari, politician, former Minister of State in UPA Government
Narayan Dutt Tiwari, Indian politician, former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
Ram Chandra Tiwari, Nepalese politician
Ravindranath Tewari, Indian politician, former cabinet minister of Uttar Pradesh
Shivanand Tiwari, Janata Dal (United) politician
Sriniwas Tiwari, Indian politician, former Madhya Pradesh speaker and minister
Manoj Tiwari, Indian politician, MP from Delhi

Entertainment

Ankit Tiwari, playback singer and music director
Anuj Tiwari, Indian novelist
Nitesh Tiwari, director, script writer, lyricist
Bhushan Tiwari, Hindi actor
Dharmesh Tiwari, Indian film director
Girish Tiwari (Girda), scriptwriter, director, lyricist, singer, poet, organic culturist, 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, Indian film-maker
Manoj Tiwari, Bhojpuri actor, singer and director
Mukesh Tiwari, actor in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films
Pitobash Tripathy, Hindi and Odia film actor
Shweta Tripathi, Indian actress
Shweta Tiwari, Indian film and television actress and producer
Anand Tiwari, actor and director in Hindi films

Literature

Bhim Nidhi Tiwari, Nepalese Bahun poet
Kapil Muni Tiwary, linguist and scholar
Nilkanth Tiwari, Indian poet
Siyaram Tiwari, writer and scholar
Anuj Tiwari, Indian novelist
Ankit Tiwari, research scholar

Sports

Manoj Tiwary, Indian cricketer
Saurabh Tiwary, Indian cricketer

References

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