Chaturvedi

Surname of Indian origin

Chaturvedi is a Hindu surname of Indian origin. The name "Chaturvedi" literally means "Knower of the Four Vedas."[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Avani Chaturvedi, one of the first female fighter pilots of India
  • B. K. Chaturvedi, civil servant
  • Chaturvedi Badrinath (1933–2010), IAS officer and writer
  • Juhi Chaturvedi, screenwriter
  • Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi, Indian politician, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader of Rajasthan, member of the Rajya Sabha
  • Makhanlal Chaturvedi (1889–1968), Hindi writer
  • Nishi Chaturvedi, British epidemiologist
  • Priyanka Chaturvedi, previously Indian National Congress spokesperson
  • Sanjiv Chaturvedi, bureaucrat
  • Siddhant Chaturvedi, actor
  • Surendra Chaturvedi (1929–1977), journalist and activist
  • T. N. Chaturvedi, Governor of Karnataka from 2002 to 2007

References

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