Chaturvedi is a surname of Indian origin. The name "Chaturvedi" literally means "Knower of the Four Vedas".[1] They are from the families of rishis (saints). The Earlier family was living around Mathura but during the Mughal period some conflict happened between Aurangzeb and Chaturvedi which led to Aurangzeb sending troops towards villages for chaturvedi and the Mughal King. This event leads to the rehibitions of Chaturvedi some stayed in Mathura, some came out of mathura and settled around Agra region and many moved toward different districts of Bihar.
Notable people with the surname Chaturvedi 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 who was a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader of Rajasthan. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha. Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan (1988 & 2003).
- 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
- ↑ Wendy Doniger (March 2014). On Hinduism. OUP USA. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-19-936007-9.
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