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Chaturvedi

Chaturvedi is a surname of Indian origin. The word "Chaturvedi" literally means "Knower of the Four Vedas".[1] It is used by Brahmins; a related surname is Chaubey, which has the same meaning. They are from the families of rishis (saints).

Notable people with the surname Chaturvedi include:

  • Abhinav Chaturvedi, actor and director
  • Abhishek Chaubey, film director
  • Ashwani Kumar Choubey, MP from Buxar
  • Avani Chaturvedi, one of the first female fighter pilots of India
  • B. K. Chaturvedi, civil servant
  • Chaturvedi Badrinath, IAS officer and writer
  • Juhi Chaturvedi, screenwriter
  • Makhanlal Chaturvedi, Hindi writer

Meenakshi Gautam Chaturvedi, Author

  • Nishi Chaturvedi, British epidemiologist
  • Priyanka Chaturvedi, previously Indian National Congress spokesperson
  • Sanjiv Chaturvedi, bureaucrat
  • Siddhant Chaturvedi, actor
  • Surendra Chaturvedi, journalist and activist
  • T. N. Chaturvedi, Governor of Karnataka from 2002 to 2007
  • Makhan Lal Chaturvedi, writer

References

  1. ^ Wendy Doniger (March 2014). On Hinduism. OUP USA. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-19-936007-9.
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