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]
- 1. Daman and Diu (1: 1,641)
- 2. Dadra and Nagar Haveli (1: 4,511)
- 3. Gujarat (1: 4,581)
- 4. Maharashtra (1: 4,614)
- 5. Delhi (1: 5,245)
- 6. Uttar Pradesh (1: 5,341)
- 7. Karnataka (1: 5,1)
Notable people
- Ami Trivedi, Indian television and theatre artist
- Amit Trivedi, Indian film composer, musician, singer and lyricist, working in Bollywood
- Ankit Trivedi, Indian Gujarati language writer and poet
- 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
- Lina Trivedi, co-creator of (Beanie Babies)
- 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)
- 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
- Uttamlal Trivedi, Indian Gujarati language writer
- Y. P. Trivedi, Indian Politician
References
- D.S. Lauderdale and B. Kestenbaum (2000). "Asian American ethnic identification by surname". Population Research and Policy Review. 1ggh9 (3): 283–300. doi:10.1023/A:1026582308352.
- Trivedi Surname Distribution
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