58 Notable alumni of
Bangalore University

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Bangalore University is 892nd in the world, 186th in Asia, and 18th in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 58 notable alumni from Bangalore University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Anushka Sharma

    Anushka Sharma
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    film producerfilm actorfashion model
    Biography

    Anushka Sharma is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She has received several awards, including a Filmfare Award. One of the highest-paid actresses in India as of 2018, she has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 since 2012 and was featured by Forbes Asia in their 30 Under 30 list of 2018.

  2. Anushka Shetty

    Anushka Shetty
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    actormodel
    Biography

    Sweety Shetty, known by her stage name Anushka Shetty, is an Indian actress known for her work majorly in Telugu and Tamil cinema. She is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards South, two Nandi Awards, two SIIMA Awards and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Having appeared in 48 films in a variety of roles, she is one of the highest-paid South Indian actresses.

  3. Rahul Dravid

    Rahul Dravid
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    cricketer
    Biography

    Rahul Sharad Dravid is an Indian cricket coach and former captain of the Indian national team, currently serving as its head coach. Prior to his appointment to the senior men's national team, Dravid was the Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), and the head coach of the India Under-19 and India A teams. Under his tutelage, the Under-19 team finished as runners-up at the 2016 U-19 Cricket World Cup and won the 2018 U-19 Cricket World Cup. Known for his outstanding batting technique, Dravid scored 24,177 runs in international cricket and is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is colloquially known as Mr. Dependable and often referred to as The Wall. He helped the Indian national cricket team become the winner of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy. Under his coaching, Indian cricket team finished as runners-up at the 2023 Cricket World Cup and 2023 ICC World Test Championship final and were semifinalist at the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

  4. M. Visvesvaraya

    M. Visvesvaraya
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1861-1962 (aged 101)
    Occupations
    politicianengineer
    Biography

    Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, also referred to by his initials, MV, was an Indian civil engineer, administrator, and statesman, who served as the 19th Dewan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.

  5. Prakash Padukone

    Prakash Padukone
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    badminton player
    Biography

    Prakash Padukone is a former Indian badminton player. He was ranked World No. 1 in 1980; the same year he became the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships. He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1972 and the Padma Shri in 1982 by the Government of India. He is one of the co-founders of Olympic Gold Quest, a foundation dedicated to the promotion of Olympic sports in India.

  6. C. Rajagopalachari

    C. Rajagopalachari
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1878-1972 (aged 94)
    Occupations
    translatorcomposerwriterlinguistlawyer
    Biography

    Chakravarti Rajagopalachari BR, popularly known as Rajaji or C.R., also known as Mootharignar Rajaji (Rajaji, the Scholar Emeritus), was an Indian statesman, writer, lawyer, and independence activist. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India, as when India became a republic in 1950 the office was abolished. He was also the only Indian-born Governor-General, as all previous holders of the post were British nationals. He also served as leader of the Indian National Congress, Premier of the Madras Presidency, Governor of West Bengal, Minister for Home Affairs of the Indian Union and Chief Minister of Madras state. Rajagopalachari founded the Swatantra Party and was one of the first recipients of India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. He vehemently opposed the use of nuclear weapons and was a proponent of world peace and disarmament. During his lifetime, he also acquired the nickname 'Mango of Salem'.

  7. Anil Kumble

    Anil Kumble
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    cricketer
    Biography

    Anil Kumble is an Indian former cricket captain, coach and commentator who played Test and One Day International cricket for his national team over an international career of 18 years. Widely regarded as one of the best leg spin bowlers in Test Cricket History, he took 619 wickets in Test cricket and is the fourth highest wicket taker of all time as of 2022. In 1999 while playing against Pakistan, Kumble dismissed all ten batsmen in a Test match innings, joining England's Jim Laker as the second player to achieve the feat. Unlike his contemporaries, Kumble was not a big turner of the ball, but relied primarily on pace, bounce, and accuracy. He was nicknamed "Apple" and "Jumbo". Kumble was selected as the Cricketer of the Year in 1993 Indian Cricket, and one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year three years later. Kumble was a member of the Indian team that was one of the joint-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, which the title was also shared with Sri Lanka.

  8. Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

    Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    guru
    Biography

    Ravi Shankar is an Indian yoga guru, a Hindu spiritual

  9. Mamta Mohandas

    Mamta Mohandas
    Born in
    Bahrain Flag Bahrain
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    singeractor
    Biography

    Mamta Mohandas is an Indian actress, film producer and a playback singer who predominantly works in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. She has won several accolades including two Filmfare Awards South for Best Female Playback Singer in Telugu in 2006 and for Best Actress in Malayalam in 2010 and also Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress in 2010. She has launched her own film production company under the banner Mamta Mohandas Productions.

  10. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

    Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Enrolled in Bangalore University
    Graduated with Master of Science in zoology
    Occupations
    brewmasterinternational forum participantbusiness executiveentrepreneur
    Biography

    Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is an Indian billionaire entrepreneur. She is the executive chairperson and founder of Biocon Limited and Biocon Biologics Limited, a biotechnology company based in Bangalore, India and the former chairperson of Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. In 2014, she was awarded the Othmer Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to the progress of science and chemistry. She was on the Financial Times 2011 top 50 women in business list. In 2019, she was listed as the 68th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes. She was named EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020. She is married to John Shaw.

  11. Ramesh Aravind

    Ramesh Aravind
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    authoractorfilm director
    Biography

    Ramesh Aravind is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter who works in Kannada films and television. Aravind has appeared in over 140 films including several Tamil-language films. He has won and been nominated for numerous awards. He has won Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Karnataka State Awards for Best Actor. He received Best Story Award for his script for Hoomale. He has won Udaya TV award and Suvarna TV awards.

  12. Robin Uthappa

    Robin Uthappa
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    cricketer
    Biography

    Robin Venu Uthappa is a former Indian cricketer, who last played for Kerala in domestic cricket & Chennai Super Kings in IPL. He has represented team India in ODIs and T20Is.

  13. Malavika Avinash

    Malavika Avinash
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    actortelevision presentertelevision actor
    Biography

    Malavika Avinash is an Indian spokesperson, actress, television personality and politician who is the current State spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party of Karnataka. She is known for her work in Kannada and Tamil films. She hosted Baduku Jataka Bandi, a television show that aired on Zee Kannada. She is a part of the ensemble cast in the highest grossing Kannada movie - K.G.F: Chapter 2.

  14. Pooja Umashankar

    Pooja Umashankar
    Born in
    Sri Lanka Flag Sri Lanka
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    actormodel
    Biography

    Pooja Gauthami Umashankar is an Indian-Sri Lankan former actress who has primarily appeared in Indian Tamil and Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema.

  15. Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao

    Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1934-.. (age 90)
    Occupations
    chemistphysicist
    Biography

    Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao,, is an Indian chemist who has worked mainly in solid-state and structural chemistry. He has honorary doctorates from 86 universities from around the world and has authored around 1,800 research publications and 56 books. He is described as a scientist who had won all possible awards in his field except the Nobel Prize.

  16. Sajeeb Wazed

    Sajeeb Wazed
    Born in
    Bangladesh Flag Bangladesh
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed, also known as Sajeeb Wazed Joy (Bengali: সজীব ওয়াজেদ জয়), is a Bangladeshi businessman and politician. He is a member of the Awami League and serves as Advisor to the Government of Bangladesh on Information and Communication Technology.

  17. Nicole Faria

    Nicole Faria
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1990-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    actormodelbeauty pageant contestant
    Biography

    Nicole Estelle Faria is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss Earth 2010 pageant. She is the brand ambassador for various brands including Clean & Clear and Swiss luxury wristwatches, Frédérique Constant. She was featured on international fashion and lifestyle magazine covers, like Elle, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, JFW, Man's World Magazine and appeared on the Kingfisher Calendar in 2014. She has made significant contribution in spreading awareness about the detrimental effect of pollution on Rabindra Sarobar Lakes in Kolkata, West Bengal.

  18. Venkatesh Prasad

    Venkatesh Prasad
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    cricketer
    Biography

    Venkatesh Prasad, is a former Indian cricketer, Cricket Coach, Commentator who played Tests and ODIs. He made his debut in 1994. Primarily a right-arm medium-fast bowler, Prasad was noted for his bowling combination with Javagal Srinath.

  19. Renuka Chowdhury

    Renuka Chowdhury
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Renuka Chowdhury is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress, she represented the political party in the Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh. She has also served as the Union minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Women and Child Development and Tourism in the Government of India.

  20. Monisha

    Monisha
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1971-1992 (aged 21)
    Occupations
    actor
    Biography

    Monisha Unni was an Indian actress, known for her works in Malayalam, Tamil cinema.

  21. A. S. Kiran Kumar

    A. S. Kiran Kumar
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    aerospace engineer
    Biography

    Aluru Seelin Kiran Kumar is an Indian space scientist and former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, having assumed office on 14 January 2015. He is credited with the development of key scientific instruments aboard the Chandrayaan-1 and Mangalyaan space crafts. In 2014, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of science and technology. Kiran Kumar previously served as Director of Ahmedabad Space Applications Centre.

  22. Nirupama Rao

    Nirupama Rao
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    diplomatwriterpoet
    Biography

    Nirupama Menon Rao is a retired civil servant of 1973 batch Indian Foreign Service cadre who served as India's Foreign Secretary from 2009 to 2011, as well as being India's Ambassador to the United States, China and Sri Lanka (High Commissioner) during her career.

  23. Anaitha Nair

    Anaitha Nair
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    actor
    Biography

    Anaitha Nair is an Indian film and theatre actress and singer, best known for playing the role of Aliya Bose, a member of the Indian women's national hockey team, in the sports-oriented film Chak De India (2007), starring Shahrukh Khan.

  24. T.V. Mohandas Pai

    T.V. Mohandas Pai
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    chartered accountant
    Biography

    T. V. Mohandas Pai is an Indian businessman and Philanthropist. He is current Chairperson of Manipal Global Education. He was a former board member at Infosys, and Head – Administration, Education, and Research, Financial, and Human Resources at the Infosys Leadership Institute.

  25. Manouchehr Mottaki

    Manouchehr Mottaki
    Born in
    Iran Flag Iran
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    politiciandiplomat
    Biography

    Manouchehr Mottaki is an Iranian politician and diplomat. He was the Iranian minister of foreign affairs. Whilst technically appointed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he is considered to be closer to more pragmatic conservative factions and during the 2005 presidential election, he was the campaign manager of Ali Larijani, the conservative candidate. He was also a presidential candidate in the 2013 presidential election, but withdrew before the polling began. It was rumored that his nomination was rejected by Guardian Council, which he denied.

  26. Indira Jaising

    Indira Jaising
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1940-.. (age 84)
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    Indira Jaising is an Indian lawyer and activist. Jaising also runs Lawyers' Collective, a non-governmental organization (NGO), the license of which was permanently cancelled by the Home Ministry for alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (alleged misuse of foreign funds) in 2019. The Bombay High Court later passed an order to de-freeze NGO's domestic accounts. The case is ongoing in the Supreme Court of India.

  27. Siddalingaiah

    Siddalingaiah
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    Siddalingaiah, was an Indian poet, playwright, and Dalit activist, writing in the Kannada language. He is credited with starting the Dalit-Bandaya movement in Kannada and with starting the genre of Dalit writing. He is one of the founders of the Dalita Sangharsh Samiti along with B. Krishnappa.

  28. Mano Murthy

    Mano Murthy
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    20th Century
    Occupations
    composer
    Biography

    Mano Murthy is an Indian musician and composer in the Kannada film industry. His is best known for his songs in Mungaru Male, one of the biggest hits in the Kannada industry.

  29. N. Ahmed

    N. Ahmed
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1940-.. (age 84)
    Occupations
    engineer
    Biography

    Nasir Ahmed is an Indian-American electrical engineer and computer scientist. He is Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of New Mexico (UNM). He is best known for inventing the discrete cosine transform (DCT) in the early 1970s. The DCT is the most widely used data compression transformation, the basis for most digital media standards (image, video and audio) and commonly used in digital signal processing. He also described the discrete sine transform (DST), which is related to the DCT.

  30. Baraguru Ramachandrappa

    Baraguru Ramachandrappa
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1946-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    film directorscreenwriterpoet
    Biography

    Baraguru Ramachandrappa is an Indian essayist, lyricist, screenwriter, film director, socialist, writer, novelist, predominantly works in Kannada language and President of the Textbook Revision Committee, in Karnataka Text Books Society (KTBS) from May 2015. In 2008, he was given an honorary doctorate by the Kuvempu University and Rani Channamma University, Belagavi, Karnataka.

  31. C. Aswath

    C. Aswath
    Years
    1939-2009 (aged 70)
    Occupations
    singercomposer
    Biography

    Channarayapatna Ashwath was an Indian music composer and exponent of Bhavageete ("expressive poetry") in the Kannada language. He was also a singer, and sang many of his own compositions. He was credited with singing Bhavageete songs and making sure that they reached the common man.

  32. Aishwarya Nag

    Aishwarya Nag
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Occupations
    actormodel
    Biography

    Aishwarya Nag is an Indian actress and model, who has appeared in South Indian films, primarily Kannada cinema. After her modelling, she made her acting debut in the film Neene Neene, followed by Jolly Days (2009) and Kal Manja (2010).

  33. Hosur Narasimhaiah

    Hosur Narasimhaiah
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1921-2005 (aged 84)
    Occupations
    physicistnuclear physicist
    Biography

    H. Narasimhaiah (more popularly Hale Upparahalli Narasimhaiah; 6 June 1920 – 31 January 2005) was an Indian physicist, educator, writer, freedom fighter and rationalist from Karnataka. Publicly known as "HN", he was the Vice-Chancellor of Bangalore University and the president of the National Education Society. He was conferred the Padma Bhushan award by the Government of India in 1984.

  34. Rajeev Gowda

    Rajeev Gowda
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    M. V. Rajeev Gowda is an Indian politician and academician. He is a former member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha and a national spokesperson for the Indian National Congress. He also currently serves as Chairman of the "Congress Research Department". He was Professor of Economics and Social Sciences and the Chairperson of the Centre for Public Policy at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and taught a range of courses. He served as the Director of the Central Board, Reserve Bank of India. He is currently the Advisor for Bridge India, a progressive non-profit think tank set up In London in 2018.

  35. Kumble R. Subbaswamy

    Kumble R. Subbaswamy
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    20th Century
    Occupations
    physicist
    Biography

    Kumble R. Subbaswamy was the 11th chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He currently serves as Interim Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs and Equity, serving the five-campus University of Massachusetts system. He formerly served as the provost of University of Kentucky.

  36. Nape Nnauye

    Nape Nnauye
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Nape Moses Nnauye is a Tanzanian politician presently serving as the Chama Cha Mapinduzi's Member of Parliament and for Mtama constituency since November 2015.

  37. Tejaswini AnanthKumar

    Tejaswini AnanthKumar
    Years
    1966-.. (age 58)
    Biography

    Tejaswini Ananth Kumar is an Indian politician and social worker.

  38. Deepa Kumar

    Deepa Kumar
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    Middle East specialist
    Biography

    Deepa Kumar is an Indian American scholar and activist. She is a professor of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University. Kumar has been referred to by the Media Education Foundation as “one of the nation’s foremost scholars on Islamophobia" and by the New York Times as "a world-renowned scholar of Islamophobia and race." She is a leader in the Rutgers faculty union, the AAUP-AFT. When she was president, the union fought for gender and race equity, and in 2019 won a contract that AFT president, Randi Weingarten, said “will inspire higher education professionals across country to fight and win their own battles to improve their lives – and the lives of others – in the streets and at the bargaining table.”

  39. Katepalli R. Sreenivasan

    Katepalli R. Sreenivasan
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Enrolled in Bangalore University
    In 1968 graduated with Bachelor of Engineering in mechanical engineering
    Occupations
    engineerphysicist
    Biography

    Katepalli Raju Sreenivasan is an aerospace scientist, fluid dynamicist, and applied physicist whose research includes physics and applied mathematics. He studies turbulence, nonlinear and statistical physics, astrophysical fluid mechanics, and cryogenic helium. He was the dean of engineering and executive vice provost for science and technology of New York University. Sreenivasan is also the Eugene Kleiner Professor for Innovation in Mechanical Engineering at New York University Tandon School of Engineering and a professor of physics and mathematics professor at the New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science and Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.

  40. Manchanahalli Rangaswamy Satyanarayana Rao

    Manchanahalli Rangaswamy Satyanarayana Rao
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1948-2023 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    biochemistuniversity teacherscientist
    Biography

    Manchanahalli Rangaswamy Satyanarayana Rao was an Indian scientist. He was awarded the fourth-highest civilian award, the Padma Shri, for Science and Engineering in 2010. From 2003 to 2013 he was president of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) in Bangalore, India.

  41. Pushpamala N

    Pushpamala N
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    painterphotographer
    Biography

    Pushpamala N. is a photo and visual artist based in Bangalore, India.

  42. K. V. Narayana

    K. V. Narayana
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    Kampalapura Veeranna Narayana, also known as KVN, is an Indian linguist, professor of Kannada language and literature, and a literary critic. He is currently the Chairman of the Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Pradikara, Government of Karnataka. He hails from Piriyapattana in Mysore district. During his time as a professor in Bangalore University, he initiated investigations into Kannada language and culture from the root level. He served as the registrar of Hampi Kannada University. His major areas of interest are Kannada language, literature, teaching and science.

  43. Smita Bellur

    Smita Bellur
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Occupations
    singer
    Biography

    Smita Rao Bellur is a Hindustani classical and Sufi devotional singer (Qawwali). She belongs to the Kirana gharana of Jaipur, a musical specialist school.

  44. Geeta Rao Gupta

    Geeta Rao Gupta
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    psychologist
    Biography

    Geeta Rao Gupta is a leader on gender, women's issues, and HIV/AIDS who is serving as United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues since May 2023. She previously served as executive director of the 3D Program for Girls and Women and senior fellow at the United Nations Foundation since 2017. She is frequently consulted on issues related to AIDS prevention and women's vulnerability to HIV and is an advocate for women's economic and social empowerment to fight disease, poverty and hunger.

  45. K. Chidananda Gowda

    K. Chidananda Gowda
    Years
    1942-.. (age 82)
    Occupations
    engineer
    Biography

    K. Chidananda Gowda is an Indian academic who served as the Vice-Chancellor of the Kuvempu University, which is located in the state of Karnataka, India. He is also the son-in-law of the Kannada Poet, Kuvempu, after whom the Kuvempu University is named. He has published many papers, mainly in the field of pattern recognition.

  46. Karma Paljor

    Karma Paljor
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Karma Paljor is an Indian journalist and television news anchor. His career as a media professional began in 2001 and since then he's been associated with some famous news channel and last channel he was with is CNN-News18. He has received several awards for his role as a reporter and for his coverage of natural disasters since then. He co-founded Atvi Infotainment, a content creation company in 2018. The business verticals include EastMojo and Atvi Studios.

  47. Sundaraja Sitharama Iyengar

    Sundaraja Sitharama Iyengar
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    engineercomputer scientist
    Biography

    Sundaraja Sitharama Iyengar is an Indian-born American computer scientist and the Distinguished University Professor, Ryder Professor and Director of Computer Science at Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA. He also founded and directs the Robotics Research Laboratory at Louisiana State University (LSU). He has been a visiting professor or scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Naval Research Laboratory, and has been awarded the Satish Dhawan Visiting Chaired Professorship at the Indian Institute of Science, the Homi Bhaba Visiting Chaired Professor (IGCAR), and a professorship at the University of Paris (Sorbonne).

  48. Sumatheendra R Nadig

    Sumatheendra R Nadig
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1935-2018 (aged 83)
    Occupations
    poet
    Biography

    Sumathendra Raghavendra Nadig was an Indian professor and writer in Kannada. Nadig came upon the literary scene as a prominent modern poet in the 1960s. He was a close associate of Gopalakrishna Adiga, the leader of the modernist movement.

  49. K Y Narayanaswamy

    K Y Narayanaswamy
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    criticwriterscholarpoetplaywright
    Biography

    Kuppur Yalappa Narayanaswamy, also known as KYN, is a popular Kannada poet, scholar, critic, and playwright. He is currently a Kannada professor in the Maharani Cluster University, Bangalore. He is the author of many popular Kannada plays including Kalavu, Anabhigna Shakuntala, Chakraratna, Huliseere, and Vinura Vema. He has also translated Kuvempu's Shudra Tapaswi into Telugu. He is credited with adapting Kuvempu's magnum opus Malegalalli madumagalu into a 9-hour play. He has also written the screenplay for the films Kalavu and Suryakaanti.

  50. Vasudevan Srinivas

    Vasudevan Srinivas
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    university teachermathematician
    Biography

    Vasudevan Srinivas is an Indian mathematician working in algebraic geometry. He is a Distinguished Professor in the School of Mathematics Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. Srinivas is an elected Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences, American Mathematical Society, Indian National Science Academy, and the Indian Academy of Sciences.

  51. Deepa Sashindran

    Deepa Sashindran
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    choreographer
    Biography

    Deepa Sashindran is an Indian artist and a disciple of the Kuchipudi expert Smt. Manju Bhargavi. She is a performing artist, teacher of the Indian classical dance form Kuchipudi, choreographer, art curator, entrepreneur, and the founder of Kuchipudi Parampara Foundation Trust Bangalore.

  52. Karanam Pavan Prasad

    Karanam Pavan Prasad
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    Karanam Pavan Prasad is an Indian author, novelist and playwright in Kannada language. He gained notability with his first novel Karma (ಕರ್ಮ). His second novel was Nunni.

  53. Renuka Kesaramadu

    Renuka Kesaramadu
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    sculptorpainter
    Biography

    Renuka Kesaramadu is a contemporary painter and sculptor from India. She is best known internationally through her collaborative art exhibitions and participations in workshops in Europe. She has also curated a few international art symposia and exhibitions in India.

  54. Kengal Shreepada Renu

    Kengal Shreepada Renu
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    cricketer
    Biography

    Kengal Shreepada Renu is an Indian politician. He is the grandson of Kengal Hanumanthaiah, the most revered politician in Karnataka, who was the 2nd Chief Minister of the State, and, who built the State Legislature called Vidhana Soudha. He is also a former Ranji cricketer representing the State of Karnataka, and an accomplished golfer having won more than 50 club and amateur tournaments.

  55. Kaleem Shah

    Kaleem Shah
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    businessperson
    Biography

    Kaleem Shah is an American entrepreneur, computer engineer and owner of Thoroughbred race horses. He is known for founding the IT and telecommunications consulting firm CALNET. Born in India, educated in India and the United States, he became a U.S. citizen in the early 1990s. He is the son of Indian horse trainer Majeed Shah.

  56. Wolfgang Messner

    Wolfgang Messner
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    computer scientist
    Biography

    Wolfgang Messner is Clinical Professor of International Business at the Darla Moore School of Business (University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC). Prior to coming to the University of South Carolina in August 2016, he was Professor of International Management at the MYRA School of Business in Mysore (India), and Director of GloBus Research.

  57. Hosahalli Ramaswamy

    Hosahalli Ramaswamy
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    food scientistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Hosahalli S. Ramaswamy, also popularly known as Swamy, is a Canadian food scientist of Indian origin, Professor of Food Science at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and a visiting professor at Zhejiang University, China and Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Currently, he is the President of Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology. He is also the editor of the Journal of Food Engineering.

  58. Avelin Mary

    Avelin Mary
    Years
    1943-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    marine biologist
    Biography

    Avelin Mary is a marine biologist and a Roman Catholic nun belonging to the Congregation of the Mother of Sorrows, Servants of Mary. She is a Director of Sacred Heart Marine Research Center, Tuticorin.