Tiwari

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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

Politicians

Entertainment

Laxmi Ganesh Tewari, ethnomusicologist, singer performing, February 2007, photograph by Linnea Mullins

Literature

Sports

Judiciary

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References

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