Chaturvedi is a surname of Indian origin. The name "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:
- Abhishek Chaubey, film director
- Ashwini Chaturvedi (1936–1999), Indian cricketer
- Ashwini Kumar Choubey (born 1953), MP from Buxar in Bihar
- 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
- Makhanlal Chaturvedi (1889–1968), Hindi writer
- Shyam chaturvedi , Hindi poet
- 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
- Namwar Chaubey, Air Worrier, Aviation Engineer Date of birth 01 August1961
References
- ↑ On Hinduism{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. OUP USA(March 2014). ISBN 978-0-19-936007-9