Awasthi

Awasthi is a surname found among Kanyakubja Brahmins of Kannauj, deriving from the name of the Vedic sage Agastya.^[1]

Notable people who bear it include:

• Kavi Kalash, a minister in Shambhaji regime
• Radhagovind Awasthi, The butcher of Karwi, Freedom Fighter 1857, martyred in Ranipur Tiger Reserve
• Dharani Dhar Awasthi (1922–2011), Indian botanist and lichenologist
• Malini Awasthi (b. 1967), Indian folk singer
• Prashant Awasthi (disambiguation)
  • Prashant Awasthi (cricketer) (b. 1990), Indian first-class cricketer
• Prithvi Raj Abasthi, Nepalese politician
• Sapna Awasthi, Indian playback singer
• Radhakrishna Awasthi, mayor of Banda and a freedom fighter
• Ramchandra Awasthi, published India's First daily newspaper Vartman from Kanpur
• Tanesha Awasthi (b. 1981), Indian fashion blogger
• Manikgovind Awasthi, Zemindar of Manikpur, martyred in 1857, Manikpur town named after him.
• Pankhuri Awasthy (b. 1991), Indian actress