Awasthi is a surname found among

Kanyakubja Brahmins Kanyakubja Brahmins are a Brahmin community mainly found in northern India. They are classified as one of the Pancha Gauda Brahmin communities native to the north of the Vindhyas. Kanyakubja Brahmins are also considered most Martial of all B ...

Kannauj Kannauj (Hindustani pronunciation: ənːɔːd͡ʒ is a city, administrative headquarters and a municipal board or Nagar Palika Parishad in Kannauj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city's name is a corrupted form of the cla ...

, deriving from the name of the Vedic sage

Agastya Agastya ( kn, ಅಗಸ್ತ್ಯ, ta, அகத்தியர், sa, अगस्त्य, te, అగస్త్యుడు, ml, അഗസ്ത്യൻ, hi, अगस्त्य) was a revered Indian sage of Hinduism. In the I ...

. Notable people who bear it include: *

Dharani Dhar Awasthi Dharani Dhar Awasthi (28 September 1922, Naret village, Pithoragarh District, Uttarakhand – 21 August 2011, Lucknow) (This 2012 article erroneously states the year in which Awashti received his first Ph.D.) was an Indian botanist, taxonomist, ...

(1922–2011), Indian botanist and lichenologist *

Malini Awasthi Malini Awasthi (born 11 February 1967) is an Indian folk singer. She sings in Bhojpuri, Awadhi and Hindi, She also presents Thumri and Kajri. The Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016. She is known fo ...

(b. 1967), Indian folk singer * Prashant Awasthi (disambiguation) ** Prashant Awasthi (cricketer) (b. 1990), Indian first-class cricketer * Prithvi Raj Abasthi, Nepalese politician *

Sapna Awasthi Sapna Awasthi Singh is a Bollywood playback singer best remembered for her " Chaiyya Chaiyya" from '' Dil Se..'' and "UP Bihar Lootne" from '' Shool'' (1999). Early life and career Sapna Awasthi started training in classical music at a young age ...

, Indian playback singer * Tanesha Awasthi (b. 1981), Indian fashion blogger *

Pankhuri Awasthy Pankhuri Awasthy Rode (born 31 March 1991) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi television. She made her acting debut in 2014 with ''Yeh Hai Aashiqui'' portraying Saima. Awasthy Rode is best known for her portrayal of Razia Sultan in ...

(b. 1991), Indian actress

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