Origin of surname
Though the common assumption is that Dwivedi means 'one who knows two vedas', oral Hindu tradition has an alternative explanation. In Sanskrit, Dvi = 'two' and Vedi = 'to see'. Therefore, a Dwivedi is one with 'two-fold vision', or someone who is able to distinguish between right and wrong. The practical application is that a Dwivedi was an expert in vedic rituals and can guide the public with regards to what is right and wrong according to Veda. They are in upper fold in four Varna that make them upper caste Hindus. There is no limit to the number of vedas an individual can learn, therefore there is no reason why a Dwivedi or Trivedi could not learn all four vedas. The explanation that a Dwivedi only knows two out of four vedas is a very superficial translation of a Sanskrit surname with deeper meaning.Notable people with the surname Dwivedi
* Chandraprakash Dwivedi - Indian film director and script writer * Major General G. G. Dwivedi * Hazari Prasad Dwivedi - Hindi novelist * Janardan Dwivedi - Politician from Indian National Congress party * Kapil Deva Dvivedi - Sanskrit Scholar Padma Shri * Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi - Indian writer * Manilal Dwivedi (1858–1898) - Gujarati writer and philosopher * Nikhil Dwivedi - Bollywood actor * O.P. Dwivedi - Professor emeritus, Order of Canada, Royal Society of Canada * Brahm Dutt Dwivedi - BJP Leader who saved UP CM Mayawati from goons * Ragini Dwivedi - Kannada actress and model * Kavi Pradeep, Ram Chandra Dwivedi - (AKA Kavi Pradeep) - Poet and songwriter * Rewa Prasad Dwivedi - Sanskrit scholar and poet * Satyendra Dubey- Project Director for NHAI, murdered for fighting against corruption * Seema Dwivedi, Indian politician * Sharada Dwivedi - Mumbai-based historian and researcher * Sudhakara Dvivedi - MathematicianSee also
* Trivedi, meaning ''versed in three vedas'' * Upreti, meaning '' cessation from worldly pleasure''References
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