Srivastava
Srivastava (Hindi pronunciation: [ʃɾiːʋaːstəʋ]; Śrīvāstava), also spelled Shrivastava, Shrivastav or Srivastav, is a common surname found amongst Hindus, particularly in the Hindi-speaking regions of India.[1][2]
Origin
Srivastavas are one of the twelve sub-clans of the Chitraguptvanshi Kayasthas that were traditionally involved in record-keeping, administration and military services. The clan was influential during medieval Hindu and Islamic empires in the Indian subcontinent, earning such titles as Lala, Pandit and Thakur.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Etymology
The title Śrīvāstava is the shortened form of Śrīvāstavya[11][12] and thus derived directly from the Sanskrit root word vás (वास्) "to dwell" by adding the primary suffix tavyat which denotes an agent and causes the lengthening of the radical vowel; hence vāstavya means "a resident, inhabitant".[13]
According to another explanation, the name "Srivastava" originates from "Srivastu/Suvastu", the former name of the Swat River, said to be the place of origin of this clan.[14]
Notable people with this name
Notable people named Srivastava (or its variations) include:
- Aadesh Shrivastava (1966–2015), Indian music director
- Aanjjan Srivastav (born 1948), Indian film, television and stage dancer/actor
- Aditya Shrivastava (born 1968), Indian actor
- Alankrita Shrivastava, Indian filmmaker
- Anand & Milind Shrivastav, Indian music directors
- Ashirbadi Lal Srivastava (1899–1973), Indian historian
- Chandrika Prasad Srivastava (1920–2013), Indian diplomat
- Chitragupta Shrivastava, Indian music director
- Dheer Charan Srivastav (born 1967), Indian actor
- Ganesh Prasad Srivastava (1933–2011), physicist, author
- Hari Shankar Srivastava (born 1922), Indian historian
- Harish Chandra Srivastava, Indian politician
- Harivansh Rai Srivastava (1907–2003), better known as Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Indian poet
- J. N. Srivastava (1933–2010), Indian mathematician
- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918–2008, recorded by Allahabad University as "M.C. Shrivastava"), introduced Transcendental Meditation
- Mansi Srivastava (born 1990), Indian TV actress
- Nikhil Srivastava, Indian mathematician
- Nirmala Srivastava (1923–2011), founder of Sahaja Yoga
- Onkar Nath Srivastava (born 1942), Indian physicist
- Rajendra Srivastava, Indian academic
- Raju Srivastav (born 1963), Indian comedian
- Ramesh Srivastava, American singer
- Sanjeev Srivastava, Indian journalist
- Shailendra Nath Shrivastava, Indian politician
- Tara Rani Srivastava, Indian woman freedom fighter
- Notable Srivastavas who changed their name
- Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904–1966), second Prime Minister of India, son of Sharada Prasad Srivastava
- Zamindaar Babu Trilok Nath (1866–1960, born Trilok Nath Shrivastav), prince of British India
- Amitabh Bachchan (born Inquilaab Srivastava in 1942), son of Harivansh Rai Srivastava Bachchan, and his son Abhishek Bachchan (born 1976), noted Indian actors
- Parichay Das, writer and editor, born Ravindra Nath Srivastava
- Natwarlal (1912–2009), born Mithilesh Kumar Srivastava, Indian con man
- Jayaprakash Narayan (1902–1979, son of Harsu Dayal Srivastava), Indian independence activist, social reformer and political leader
- Munshi Premchand (1880–1936, born Dhanpat Rai Srivastava), Indian writer
References
- Lucy Carroll (1977). "Caste, Community and Caste(s) Association: A Note on the Organization of the Kayastha Conference and the Definition of a Kayastha Community". Contributions to Asian studies, Volume 10. Brill Archive. p. 3. ISBN 978-90-04-04926-0.
- Hayden J. Bellenoit (17 February 2017). The Formation of the Colonial State in India: Scribes, Paper and Taxes, 1760–1860. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-134-49429-3.
- Gupta, Chitrarekha (1996). The Kāyasthas: a study in the formation and early history of a caste. K.P. Bagchi & Co. p. 117. ISBN 9788170741565.
This love and respect for knowledge were nothing special with the line of Jajuka. Rather, these were general features of the characters of the Sri-Vastavyas
- SHAH, K.K. (1993). "Self Legitimation and Social Primacy: A Case Study of Some Kayastha Inscriptions From Central India". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 54: 860–861. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44143088.
Vastavya, therefore, will have to be taken as a sub-caste a few members of which rose to very high positions in the administrative hierarchy of the Chandella kingdom. Two families from this branch of the Kayasthas have left three inscriptions for us containing an account of the mythical origin as also genealogical tree in order to establish their high Brahminic credentials...It is also noteworthy that both Jajuka and Maheshvara have remarkable military achievements to their credit which could put them on par with the Kshatriyas.
- Dikshit, R. K. (1976). The Candellas of Jejākabhukti. Abhinav Publications. pp. 71, 173–175, 190. ISBN 978-81-7017-046-4.
- Mitra, Sisir Kumar (1977). The Early Rulers of Khajuraho (Second Revised ed.). Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 180. ISBN 978-81-208-1997-9.
- Mazumdar, Bhakat Prasad (1960). "Castes and Professions". Socio-economic History of Northern India: (1030 - 1194 A.D.). Mukhopadhyay. pp. 101–103.
Members of Vastavya community rose to very high positions. They enjoyed the feudatory status of Thakkura under the Gahadavala Kings under Govindachandra and Jayachandra, and the Chandela King Bhojavarman...It is possible that because of their services, the king raised them to a higher status...His brothers, Jaundhara and Maladhara were valiant warriors...The history of these two families show that the Vastavyas could become valiant soldiers.
- Mazumdar, Bhakat Prasad (1960). Socio-economic History of Northern India: (1030 - 1194 A.D.). Mukhopadhyay. p. 100.
Three inscriptions written by these Vastavya Kayasthas for the Gahadavala kings Govindachandra and Jayachandra and also the Sahet Mahet inscription dated 1276 VS/1219-29 A.D....Nana's ancestors were inhabitants of Kausamyapura or Kosam in the Allahabad district originally.
- Sinha, Bindeshwari Prasad (2003). Kayasthas in making of modern Bihar. Impression Publication. p. 13.
Banaras plate of Govinchandra refers to Vastavya Kayastha.
- Niyogi, Roma (1959). The History of the Gāhaḍavāla Dynasty. Oriental Book Agency. p. 212.
It also contains a statue of Vastavya-Kayastha Thakkura Sri-Ranapala (in a soldier's outfit) who appears to have built...
- Bose, Mainak Kumar (1988). Late classical India. A. Mukherjee & Co.
- Cunningham, Sir Alexander (1873). Report for the Year 1871-72. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing.
- Bhāratīya Vidyā. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 1987.
- S. S. Shashi, ed. (1996). Encyclopaedia Indica: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh: Volume 100. Anmol. p. 117. ISBN 978-81-7041-859-7.
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