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'''Tiwari''' ({{IPAc-en|t|ɪ|ˈ|w|ɑː|r|i}}) is a [[surname]] of the [[Hindu]] [[Brahmin]] communities commonly found in [[India]] and [[Nepal]]. Alternative spellings include '''Tiwary''' and '''Tewari'''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tiwari Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History|url=https://forebears.io/surnames/tiwari|access-date=2021-09-25|website=forebears.io}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tiwari Name Meaning & Tiwari Family History at Ancestry.com®|url=https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=tiwari|access-date=2021-09-25|website=www.ancestry.com}}</ref>
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'''Tiwari''' ({{IPAc-en|t|ɪ|ˈ|w|ɑː|r|i}}), from Sanskrit 'tripāṭhin' (learned in three [[vedas]]), is a [[Hindu]] [[surname]] found in [[India]] and [[Nepal]]. Alternative spellings include '''Tiwary''' and '''Tewari'''.


== Notable people ==
== Notable people ==
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=== Spiritual leaders ===
=== Spiritual leaders ===
* [[Maya Tiwari]], [[Indo-Guyanese]] spiritual leader, international speaker and author
*[[Dayananda Saraswati]] (born Mool Shankar Tiwari), founder of [[Arya Samaj]]
* [[Sahadeo Tiwari]], religious scholar
*[[Maya Tiwari]], [[Indo-Guyanese]] spiritual leader, international speaker and author
*[[Sahadeo Tiwari]], religious scholar


=== Information technology and business ===
=== Information technology and business ===
* [[Naveen Tewari]], founder and CEO at [[InMobi]]


===Academics===
===Academics===
*[[Arun Tiwari]], missile scientist, author and professor
*[[Arun Tiwari]], missile scientist, author and professor
*[[Deepak Tiwari]], Hindi editor of Global Investigative Journalism Network and former Vice Chancellor of [[Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication|Makhanalal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism]], Bhopal
*[[S Prakash Tiwari]], biotechnologist, geneticist, agriculturalist
*[[Siddhartha Paul Tiwari]], UNESCO Chair on technology and sustainability


=== Civil service ===
=== Civil service ===
*[[A. N. Tiwari]], former [[Chief Information Commissioner of India]]
*[[Sivakant Tiwari]], former legal head officer of the [[Singapore]] Legal Service
*[[Sivakant Tiwari]], former legal head officer of the [[Singapore]] Legal Service


=== Politicians ===
=== Politicians ===
*[[Captain B P Tiwari]], Indian politician and former army officer
*[[Brij Bhushan Tiwari]], Indian politician from the [[Samajwadi Party]]
*[[Brij Bhushan Tiwari]], Indian politician from the [[Samajwadi Party]]
*[[Ghanshyam Tiwari]], Indian politician, education minister in the Government of [[Rajasthan]]
*[[Ghanshyam Tiwari (politician, born 1947)|Ghanshyam Tiwari]], Indian politician, education minister in the Government of [[Rajasthan]]
*[[Ghanshyam Tiwari (politician, born 1979)|Ghanshyam Tiwari]], Indian politician from the [[Samajwadi party]], Bihar
*[[Hari Shankar Tiwari]], politician
*[[Hari Shankar Tiwari]], politician
*[[Kamlesh Tiwari]], politician
*[[Kapil Narayan Tiwari]], politician
*[[Kaushal Tiwari]], Indian politician
*[[Kaushal Tiwari]], Indian politician
*[[Manish Tewari]], politician, former Minister of State in UPA Government
*[[Manish Tewari]], politician, former Minister of State in UPA Government
*[[Manoj Tiwari (politician)|Manoj Tiwari]], Indian politician, MP from Delhi, BJP State President.
*[[Manoj Tiwari (Delhi politician)|Manoj Tiwari]], Indian politician, MP from Delhi, BJP State President.
*[[Narayan Datt Tiwari]], Indian politician, former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
*[[Narayan Datt Tiwari]], Indian politician, former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
*[[Ram Chandra Tiwari]], Nepalese politician
*[[Ram Chandra Tiwari]], Nepalese politician
*[[Ravindranath Tewari]], Indian politician, former cabinet minister of Uttar Pradesh
*[[Ravindranath Tewari]], Indian politician, former cabinet minister of Uttar Pradesh
*[[Sita Tiwaree]], Thai politician
*[[Shivanand Tiwari]], [[Janata Dal (United)]] politician
*[[Shivanand Tiwari]], [[Janata Dal (United)]] politician
*[[Sriniwas Tiwari]], Indian politician, former Madhya Pradesh speaker and minister
*[[Sriniwas Tiwari]], Indian politician, former Madhya Pradesh speaker and minister
*[[Rajani Tiwari]], Politician from Uttar Pradesh
*[[Sushil Kumar 'Indu' Tiwari]], MLA from [[Madhya Pradesh]]
*[[Suresh Tiwari]], [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
*[[Rajani Tiwari]], politician from Uttar Pradesh
*[[Upendra Tiwari]], Indian politician, minister in Uttar Pradesh government
*[[Upendra Tiwari]], Indian politician, minister in Uttar Pradesh government
=== Military Officers ===
*[[Amit Tiwari (air marshal)]], former Indian Air Force Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command.


=== Entertainment ===
=== Entertainment ===
*[[Anand Tiwari]], actor and director in Hindi films
*[[Ankit Tiwari]], playback singer and music director
*[[Ankit Tiwari]], playback singer and music director
*[[Anuj Tiwari]], Indian novelist
*[[Nitesh Tiwari]], director, script writer, lyricist
*[[Bhushan Tiwari]], Hindi actor
*[[Bhushan Tiwari]], Hindi actor
*[[Dharmesh Tiwari]], Indian film director
*[[Dharmesh Tiwari]], Indian film director
*[[Gaurav Tiwari]], paranormal investigator, pilot, UFOlogist, TV presenter, and actor
*[[Girish Tiwari]], scriptwriter, director, lyricist, singer, poet, organic culturist, writer, and social activist in Uttarakhand, India
*[[Girish Tiwari]], scriptwriter, director, lyricist, singer, poet, organic culturist, writer, and social activist in Uttarakhand, India
*[[Kartik Tiwari]], actor
*[[Indira Tiwari]], Indian actress
*[[Kartik Tiwari|Kartik Aaryan Tiwari]], Indian actor
*[[Lalit Mohan Tiwari]], Indian film and television actor
*[[Lalit Mohan Tiwari]], Indian film and television actor
*[[Laxmi Ganesh Tewari]], Indian vocalist
*[[Laxmi Ganesh Tewari]], Indian vocalist
*[[Manish Tiwary]], Indian film-maker
*[[Manish Tiwary]], Indian film-maker
*[[Gaurav Tiwari]], Transgender Bollywood Civil Rights Icon
*[[Manoj Tiwari (film director)|Manoj Tiwari]], Bhojpuri actor, singer and director
*[[Mukesh Tiwari]], actor in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films
*[[Mukesh Tiwari]], actor in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films
*[[Nitesh Tiwari]], director, script writer, lyricist
*[[Ridhima Tiwari]], television actress
*[[Shweta Tiwari]], Indian film and television actress and producer
*[[Shweta Tiwari]], Indian film and television actress and producer
*[[Anand Tiwari]], actor and director in Hindi films
*[[Surbhi Tiwari]], Indian television actress
*[[Ridhima Tiwari]], television actress
*[[Vindhya Tiwari]], Indian show and film actress
*[[Vindhya Tiwari]], Indian show and film actress


=== Literature ===
=== Literature ===
*[[Aditya Tiwari]], Indian poet and LGBT rights activist
*[[Bhim Nidhi Tiwari]], Nepalese [[Bahun]] poet
*[[Bhim Nidhi Tiwari]], Nepalese [[Bahun]] poet
*[[Kapil Muni Tiwary]], linguist and scholar
*[[Kapil Muni Tiwary]], linguist and scholar
*[[Nilkanth Tiwari]], Indian poet
*[[Siyaram Tiwari (writer)]], writer and scholar
*[[Siyaram Tiwari]], writer and scholar
*[[Anuj Tiwari]], Indian novelist
*[[Ankit Tiwari]], research scholar


=== Sports ===
=== Sports ===
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===Other===
===Other===
*[[Dudhnath Tewari|Dudhnath Tiwari]], Indian [[sepoy]] who lived with the [[Andamanese]] tribes.
*[[Dudhnath Tewari|Dudhnath Tiwari]], Indian [[sepoy]] who lived with the [[Andamanese]] tribes.
* [[Ram Puneet Tiwary]], Singaporean Indian and acquitted suspect of the [[Sydney double murders]].
*[[Ram Puneet Tiwary]], Singaporean Indian and acquitted suspect of the [[Sydney double murders]].
 
 
 


{{surname|Tiwari}}
{{surname|Tiwari}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Indian surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames of Indian origin]]
[[Category:Hindustani-language surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames of Hindu origin]]
[[Category:Brahmin communities]]
[[Category:Brahmin communities of India]]

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Tiwari (/tɪˈwɑːri/), from Sanskrit 'tripāṭhin' (learned in three vedas), is a Hindu surname found in India and Nepal. Alternative spellings include Tiwary and Tewari.

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