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Tyagi is a surname which belongs to the Brahmin caste. The word Tyagi is originated from Hindi word Tyaag. Tyagi is the group of Brahmins the left (tyaag) priesthood and started doing farming in history.

During the British Era, many Tyagi's are given the title of Zamindars because of their large land holdings and control over small princely states in North India. The British also gave administrative posts to this community because of their educated background which was very rare at that time.

Tyagi's are mostly concentrated in Western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.

Notable people

Notable people bearing the Tyagi name, who may or may not be affiliated to the aforementioned communities, include:

Yogesh Kumar Tyagi, vice-chancellor of Delhi University, Delhi
Amelia Warren Tyagi, American management consultant
Anil Kumar Tyagi, vice-chancellor of Indraprastha University, Delhi
Deep Tyagi
K. C. Tyagi, M.P.
Mahavir Tyagi, Revenue & Expenditure Minister, M.P. & Freedom Fighter
Major Asaram Tyagi, Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra
Man Singh Tyagi
Ramavtar Tyagi, Hindi film songwriter
Roopal Tyagi, television actress
Shashindra Pal Tyagi, Air Chief Marshal
Sudeep Tyagi, cricketer
Kartik Tyagi, cricketer
Harsh Tyagi , cricketer

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-'''Tyagi''' is a surname which historically belonged to the [[Brahmin]] [[Caste system in India|caste]]. As of a 1990 report by the Backward Classes Commission, Government of Haryana, they were mostly engaged in farming.<ref name="Commission1990">{{cite book|author=Haryana (India). Backward Classes Commission|title=Report of the Backward Classes Commission, 1990, Government of Haryana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aH3aAAAAMAAJ|year=1990|publisher=Controller of Printing and Stationery|page=105}}</ref>
+'''Tyagi''' is a surname which belongs to the [[Brahmin]] [[Caste system in India|caste]]. The word '''Tyagi''' is originated from Hindi word ''Tyaag.'' Tyagi is the group of Brahmins the left (tyaag) priesthood and started doing farming in history.
+During the British Era, many Tyagi's are given the title of [[Zamindar|Zamindars]] because of their large land holdings and control over small princely states in North India. The British also gave administrative posts to this community because of their educated background which was very rare at that time.
-The name Tyagi is prevalent in both [[Hindu]] and [[Muslim]] communities.<ref name="ref62fibiy">{{Citation | title=Tribe, caste, and peasantry | author=Kripa Shankar Mathur, Binod C. Agrawal | publisher=Ethnographic &amp; Folk Culture Society, U. P., 1974 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YnqwAAAAIAAJ |page=189 | quote=''... The present Hindu and Muslim Tyagis are the descendants of a common ancestor ...''}}</ref> Community members who converted to [[Islam]] are known as Muslim Tyagis,<ref name="ref06culiv">{{Citation | title=Rural-urban articulations | author=Brij Raj Chauhan, Unesco | publisher=A.C. Bros., 1990 | isbn=978-81-85489-01-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zenZAAAAMAAJ | quote=''... In Saharanpur district SC Dube described the Tyagi village where half of the population is of Muslim Tyagi and the other half of the Hindu Tyagi ...''}}</ref> Mulla Brahmin, Musalman Taga, Mahesra and Moolay Taga.<ref>''History of origin of some clans in India, with special reference to Jats'' (1992), Mangal Sen Jindal, Sarup & Sons, p. 159</ref>
+Tyagi's are mostly concentrated in Western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
 ==Notable people==

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