Tiwari

Tiwari(/tɪˈwɑːri/), from Sanskrit 'tripāṭhin' (learned in three vedas), is aHindusurnamefound inIndiaandNepal.Alternative spellings includeTiwaryandTewari.

Notable people

Independence activists

• Chandra Shekhar Azad(born Chandrashekhar Tiwari)
• Adrian Cola Rienzi(born Krishna Deonarine Tiwari),Indianfreedom fighter inTrinidad and Tobago

Spiritual leaders

• Dayananda Saraswati(born Mool Shankar Tiwari), founder of theArya Samaj
• Maya Tiwari,Indo-Guyanesespiritual leader, international speaker and author
• Sahadeo Tiwari,religious scholar

Academics

• Arun Tiwari,missile scientist, author and professor
• Deepak Tiwari,Hindi editor of Global Investigative Journalism Network and former Vice Chancellor ofMakhanalal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism,Bhopal
• S Prakash Tiwari,biotechnologist, geneticist, agriculturalist
• Siddhartha Paul Tiwari,UNESCO Chair on technology and sustainability

Civil service

• A. N. Tiwari,formerChief Information Commissioner of India
• Sivakant Tiwari,former legal head officer of theSingaporeLegal Service

Politicians

• Captain B P Tiwari,Indian politician and former army officer
• Brij Bhushan Tiwari,Indian politician from theSamajwadi Party
• Ghanshyam Tiwari,Indian politician, education minister in the Government ofRajasthan
• Ghanshyam Tiwari (Indian politician) from theSamajwadi party,Bihar
• Hari Shankar Tiwari,politician
• Kamlesh Tiwari,politician
• Kapil Narayan Tiwari,politician
• Kaushal Tiwari,Indian politician
• Manish Tewari,politician, former Minister of State in UPA Government
• Manoj Tiwari,Indian politician, MP from Delhi, BJP State President.
• Narayan Datt Tiwari,Indian politician, former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
• Ram Chandra Tiwari,Nepalese politician
• Ravindranath Tewari,Indian politician, former cabinet minister of Uttar Pradesh
• Sita Tiwaree,Thai politician
• Shivanand Tiwari,Janata Dal (United)politician
• Sriniwas Tiwari,Indian politician, former Madhya Pradesh speaker and minister
• Sushil Kumar 'Indu' Tiwari,MLA fromMadhya Pradesh
• Suresh Tiwari,MLAfromUttar Pradesh,Bharatiya Janata Party
• Rajani Tiwari,Politician from Uttar Pradesh
• Upendra Tiwari,Indian politician, minister in Uttar Pradesh government

Military Officers

• Amit Tiwari (air marshal),Indian Air Force, former Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command.

Entertainment

• Anand Tiwari,actor and director in Hindi films
• Ankit Tiwari,playback singer and music director
• Anuj Tiwari,Indian novelist
• Bhushan Tiwari,Hindi actor
• 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
• Indira Tiwari,Indian actress
• Kartik Tiwari,actor
• Lalit Mohan Tiwari,Indian film and television actor
• Laxmi Ganesh Tewari,Indian vocalist
• Manish Tiwary,Indian film-maker
• 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
• Surbhi Tiwari,Indian television actress
• Vindhya Tiwari,Indian show and film actress

Literature

• Aditya Tiwari,Indian poet and LGBT rights activist
• Anuj Tiwari,Indian novelist
• Bhim Nidhi Tiwari,NepaleseBahunpoet
• Kapil Muni Tiwary,linguist and scholar
• Nilkanth Tiwari, Indian poet
• Siyaram Tiwari,writer and scholar

Sports

• Manoj Tiwary,Indian cricketer
• Saurabh Tiwary,Indian cricketer

Other

• Dudhnath Tiwari,Indiansepoywho lived with theAndamanesetribes.
• Ram Puneet Tiwary,Singaporean Indian and acquitted suspect of theSydney double murders.