[2] In 1956, for the first time since he had joined the Indian National Congress, he was appointed Chairman of the Jabalpur District Development Council by the party.

[3] During the 1960s and 1970s Captain Tiwari served as a member of the Hitkarini Sabha in Jabalpur, and contributed significantly to the growth of educational institutions in the city.

[1] His formal education was completed at Robertson College Jabalpur, where he earned his Masters degree in Arts.

[2] He spent a year attached to the East Yorkshire Regiment based in India before being sent to the British Indian Army and posted to the 16th Light Cavalry in 1932.

[7] After 1947, he left the army to join the Indian National Congress and served as Chairman of the Jabalpur District Development Council in 1956.