Tiwari

Tiwari /tɪwɑːriː/ (Devanagari: तिवारी) is a surname of the Hindu Brahmins communities commonly found in India and Nepal. Mostly used in Northern India, Tiwari is a common last name between Brahmins in the Indian states Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In Kerala it is "Sarma" (Or Sarmah in Assam). Tiwari is an upper title in the Brahmin community.

It's other forms are Trivedi, and Tripathi. It means "versed in three vedas". [1]

The density of Tiwari is more among Kanyakubja Brahmins, Saryupareen Brahmins, Bhumihar Brahmins and Utkala Brahmins.[2] Another description of Tiwari or Tripathi or Trivedi (Ti or Tri means three and wari or path or vedi means person who is having the virtues of God's three forms, Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh, which represent life's three stages, birth, life and death. Thus Tiwari/Tripathi/Trivedi means knowledgeable priest, who is versed in the life's three stages).

Notable people

Freedom fighters

Chandra Shekhar Tiwari

Spiritual leaders

Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Information Tecnology and Business

Civil service

Science and medicine

Politicians

Entertainment

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

Literature

Sports

References

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  2. "Tiwari - World Public Library". World Public Library Organisation. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
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