Trivedi

Trivedi is a Northern and Western family name from India[1] reflecting the mastery over three of the four vedas (including the Vedic Branch he was born into). In Sanskrit Trivedi means ‘one that knows the three Vedas’, from tri = ‘three’ + veda ‘(sacred) knowledge’ leading to vedi = 'to see'. Similar family names are Chaturvedi (one who knows four vedas) and Dwivedi (one who knows two vedas).

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 81.6% of all known bearers of the surname Trivedi were residents of India. The frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states and union territories: [2]

Notable people

  • Ami Trivedi, Indian television and theatre artist
  • Amit Trivedi, Indian film composer, musician, singer and lyricist, working in Bollywood
  • Arvind Trivedi, Indian actor
  • Aseem Trivedi, anti-corruption cartoonist
  • Bhoomi Trivedi, Indian singer
  • Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi, KCSI, Kt., CIE, OBE, ICS (1893–1981), Indian administrator and civil servant
  • Dinesh Trivedi (born 1950), Indian politician from All India Trinamool Congress
  • Ira Trivedi, Indian novelist, yogini, entrepreneur, speaker and globe trotter
  • Kranti Trivedi, one of the most prolific Hindi language writers of the past century
  • Manan Trivedi (born 1974), physician, Iraq War veteran
  • R. K. Trivedi, former Governor of Gujarat who served from 1986 to 1990 (nephew of Ram Pal Trivedi)
  • Deepak Trivedi, I.A.S officer of 1985 batch of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
  • Ramarshi Dev Trivedi (1905–1976), Indian independence activist
  • Sandip Trivedi, Indian theoretical physicist working at Tata Institute for Fundamental Research (TIFR) at Mumbai, India
  • Sharda Rani Trivedi (died 1998), north Indian educator
  • Siddharth Trivedi (born 1982), Indian cricketer who represents Gujarat
  • Suchita Trivedi (born 1976), Indian film and television actress
  • Y. P. Trivedi, Indian Politician Kartik aaryan ( Trivedi) ( born 1989) is an Indian actor
  • Anurag Trivedi, Indian, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd,

See also

References

  1. ↑ D.S. Lauderdale and B. Kestenbaum (2000). "Asian American ethnic identification by surname". Population Research and Policy Review. 1ggh9: 283–300. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Trivedi Surname Distribution


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