Shrivastava

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Srivastava (literally The Guru) is a common surname in Northern India, generally used among the Kayastha caste. Spelling variations include Shrivastava, Srivastav, Srivastwa, and Shreevastava.

'Srivastava' is one of the 12 clans of Brahma Kayastha.

Srivastavas are descendants of Shree Shribhanu(Srivastava), who was a son of Mata Nandini (Dakshina). Shree Shribhanu's rashi name was Dharamdwaj. Maharaj Chitraguptji sent Shree Shribhanu to establish a Kingdom in the Shrivaas(Srinagar)region in Kashmir and Kandhar. He was married to Nagaraj Vaasuki’s daughter Devi Padmini and two divine sons named Shree Devdatta and Shree Ghanshyam were born. Shree Devdatta got the rulership over Kashmir and Shree Ganshyam got the rulership over the banks of Sindhu river. They were called Srivastava ‘Khare’ born from second wife Kheri. Two divine sons named Shree Dhanvantari and Shree Sarvagya were born. They were called Srivastava ‘Doosre’.

Notable people named Shrivastava (or its variations) include:

Aadesh Shrivastava, Indian music director
Ashirwadi Lal Srivastava, Indian historian
Chandrika Prasad Srivastava, Indian diplomat
Nirmala Srivastava (born 1923), wife of Chandrika Prasad Srivastava and founder of Sahaja Yoga
Hari Shankar Srivastava (born 1922), Indian historian
Rajendra Srivastava, Indian academic
Raju Srivastav (born 1963), Indian comedian
Sanjeev Srivastava, Indian journalist

The following or their ancestors were born Srivastava but changed their family name:

Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904-1966, born Lal Bahadur Srivastava), 2nd Prime Minister of Independent India
Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003, born Harivanshrai Srivastava), Indian poet

His son Amitabh Bachchan (born 1942), Indian actor
His grandson Abhishek Bachchan (born 1976), Indian actor

Munshi Premchand (1880-1936, born Dhanpat Rai Srivastava), Indian writer

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