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Tiwari is a Hindu Brahmin surname found mostly in the Northern and Central parts of India and Nepal. Its other forms are Tewari, Tewary, Tiwary, Tewaree, and Tewarey. It is derived from Trivedi which literally means "versed in three vedas".

While Tiwari is common in the states Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Tripathi is used in (in addition to these states)in Orissa, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Maharastra. The density of Tiwari (and Tripathi) is more among Kanyakubja and Saryupareen Brahmins.

The popular belief is that those Brahman families who specialized in all the four vedas came to be known as Chaturvedis ( chatur means four in Sanskrit), those who specialized in three vedas came to be known as Trivedis or Tripathis ( Tri- means three in Sanskrit), Dwivedis specialized in two vedas ( Dwi- meaning two ), those who only studied the vedas but didn't specialize in them came to be known as Pathaks i.e the readers and those who specialized in the Upanishads were known as Upadhyayas. ^{[citation needed]}

For a list of people with surname Tiwari or similar, see Tiwari (disambiguation)

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-'''Tiwari''' is a  [[Hindu]] [[Brahmin]] surname found mostly in the Northern and Central parts of India and Nepal. Its other forms are '''Tewari''', '''Tewary''', '''Tiwary''' and '''Tewarey'''. It is derived from '''Trivedi''' which literally means versed in three vedas.
+'''Tiwari''' is a  [[Hindu]] [[Brahmin]] surname found mostly in the Northern and Central parts of India and Nepal. Its other forms are '''Tewari''', '''Tewary''', '''Tiwary''', '''Tewaree''', and '''Tewarey'''. It is derived from [[Trivedi]] which literally means "versed in three [[veda]]s".
-While '''Tiwari''' is common in the states [[Uttarakhand]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Rajasthan]], '''Tripathi''' is used in (in addition to these states)in [[Orissa]], [[Gujarat]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Maharastra]]. The density of '''Tiwari''' (and '''Tripathi''') is more among '''Kanyakubja''' and '''[[Saryupareen Brahmins]].
+While '''Tiwari''' is common in the states [[Uttarakhand]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Rajasthan]], '''Tripathi''' is used in (in addition to these states)in [[Orissa]], [[Gujarat]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Maharastra]]. The density of Tiwari (and Tripathi) is more among Kanyakubja and [[Saryupareen Brahmins]].
 The popular belief is that those Brahman families who specialized in all the four [[vedas]] came to be known as Chaturvedis ( chatur means four in [[Sanskrit]]), those who specialized in three vedas came to be known as Trivedis or Tripathis ( Tri- means three in Sanskrit), Dwivedis specialized in two vedas ( Dwi- meaning two ), those who only studied the vedas but didn't specialize in them came to be known as Pathaks i.e the readers and those who specialized in the [[Upanishads]] were known as Upadhyayas. {{Fact|date=September 2007}}
+For a list of people with surname Tiwari or similar, see [[Tiwari (disambiguation)]]
-Shuklas (meaning white or bright), Pandeys (meaning [[Pundit (India)| pundit]]) and Mishras (Mixed knowledge of Vedas and Puranas) were specialized in all the vedas and [[puranas]]. However, the Shukla brahmins were gurus (teachers) by profession, thus the most respectable in society. Mishra Brahmins were preachers by profession, thus they usually lived a wealthy and respectable life in society. Pandey Brahmins were into [[tantra]], [[mantra]] and [[yoga]], they were respectable but usually lived away from society.{{Fact|date=September 2007}}
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