Lingayat Lingayatism or Veera Saivism is a Hindu denomination based on Shaivism. Initially known as ''Veerashaivas'', since the 12th-century adherents of this faith are known as ''Lingayats''. The terms ''Lingayatism'' and ''Veerashaivism'' have been ...

, also known as

Veerashaiva Veerashaivism is a sect within the Shaivism fold of Hinduism. According to tradition, it was transmitted by ''Panchacharyas'', ( kn, ಪಂಚಾಚಾರ್ಯರು, paṃcācāraya from sa, पंचचार्य, pañcācārya), or five ...

, are a community in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

who adhere to

Lingayatism Lingayatism or Veera Saivism is a Hindu denomination based on Shaivism. Initially known as '' Veerashaivas'', since the 12th-century adherents of this faith are known as ''Lingayats''. The terms ''Lingayatism'' and ''Veerashaivism'' have been ...

. This is a list of notable Lingayats:

Saints

Basavanna Basaveshwara, colloquially known as Basavanna, was a 12th-century CE Indian statesman, philosopher, poet, Lingayat social reformer in the Shiva-focussed bhakti movement, and a Hindu Shaivite social reformer during the reign of the Kalyani Chal ...

* Allama Prabhu *

Akka Mahadevi Akka Mahadevi ಅಕ್ಕ ಮಹಾದೇವಿ (c.1130–1160) was one of the early female poets of the Kannada literature and a prominent person in the Lingayat Shaiva sect in the 12th century. Her 430 extant Vachana poems (a form of spont ...

Channabasavanna Channabasavanna also known as " Guru Channabasaveshwara " was Basava's nephew and one of the foremost Sharanas of the 12th century. He, along with Basava, Allama Prabhu and Akka Mahadevi, played a pivotal role in the propagation of the Lingayat ...

Devar Dasimayya Jedhara Daasimayya (), was an Indian mid-11th century poet and vachanakaara in Kannada language, Kannada. He was born in Mudanuru, a village in Shorapur Taluk, Yadagiri district in Karnataka. Being a weaver by profession, His village had a Raman ...

Madivala Machideva Madivala Machideva, also known as Veera Ganachari Madivala Machideva, was an Indian warrior of the 12th-century. Airport The Old Airport Road that connects Domlur and the old Bangalore airport was renamed as 'Madiwala Machideva Road' in his h ...

* Siddharama – of Solapur,

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

* Yediyur Siddhalingeshwara * Viswabandhu Marulasiddha * Sri Revanna Siddeshwara Swamy * Sri Danamma Devi – of Guddapura, Maharashtra *

Sarvajna Sarvajña (Kannada: ) was a Kannada poet, pragmatist and philosopher of the 16th century. The word "Sarvajna" in Sanskrit literally means "the all knowing". His father was Kumbara Malla and his mother was Mallaladevi. His birth anniversary is ...

Vemana Vemana, popularly known as Yogi Vemana, was an Indian philosopher and poet in the Telugu language. His poems are known for their use of simple language and native idioms. They discuss the subjects of yoga, wisdom and morality. Early life and ...

Sharane Sri Danamma Devi Sharane Sri Danamma Devi is worshipped as an incarnation of Goddess Parvati. Shri Shiva Sharani Danamma Devi was initially called "Lingamma". She was born to Anantaraya and Shirasamma in Maharashtra in a small city (grama) of "Umarani" in Jatta ...

Historical rulers

Kittur Chennamma Kittur Chennamma (23 October 1778 – 21 February 1829) was the Indian Queen of Kittur, a former princely state in present-day Karnataka. She led an armed resistance against the British East India Company in 1824, in defiance of the Paramountcy ...

(1778–1829) – queen of the princely state of Kitturu,

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

; fought against

Doctrine of lapse The doctrine of lapse was a policy of annexation initiated by the East India Company in the Indian subcontinent about the princely states, and applied until the year 1858, the year after Company rule was succeeded by the British Raj under the ...

Belawadi Mallamma Belawadi Mallamma (ಬೆಳವಡಿ ಮಲ್ಲಮ್ಮ) was a queen of Belawadi kingdom (''samshtana''). She is also credited with being the first queen in history who built and trained a women's army in the 17th century. She fought wa ...

* Haleri Kings –On the Haleri Trail - Deccan Herald
/ref> of

Madikeri Madikeri is a hill station town in Madikeri taluk and headquarters of Kodagu district in Karnataka, India. Etymology Madikeri was known as ''Muddu Raja Keri'', which meant Mudduraja's town, was named after the prominent Haleri king Mudduraj ...

Linga Rajendra II Linga Rajendra II or Linga Raja II was the ruler of Kodagu Kingdom (r.1811-1820). He renovated Madikeri Fort Madikeri Fort also called Mercara Fort is a fort in Madikeri, in the Kodagu district of the Indian state of Karnataka, first built b ...

– Haleri king of Kodagu *

Chikka Virarajendra Chikavira Rajendra or Chikka Vira Rajendra (Kannada: , ''cika/cikka vīrarājendra'') (also in other variations, including Chikkaveera Rajendra), was the last ruler of the Kodagu (Coorg) kingdom in South India. His actual name was Vira Rajendra ...

– last ruler of

* Keladi Nayaka Kingdom *

Keladi Chennamma Keladi Chennamma was the queen of Keladi Kingdom in Karnataka. She took birth in the household of a man called Siddappa Shetty, who was a native merchant in the region of Kundapur, Karnataka. She was from the Lingayatha community. Chennamma marr ...

Shivappa Nayaka Shivappa Nayaka (ಶಿವಪ್ಪ ನಾಯಕ) (r.1645–1660), popularly known as Keladi Shivappa Nayaka, was an Indian king and ruler of the Keladi Nayaka Kingdom. The Keladi Nayakas were successors of the Vijayanagara Empire in the coa ...

Philanthropists

* Shivakumara Swamiji – head of

Siddaganga Matha Sree Siddaganga Matha (also called Siddaganga Kshetra) is a Lingayat matha with an attached educational institution. The matha was established by Sri Haradanahally Gosala Siddeshwara Swamigalu in the 15th century in a village in the southern ...

;

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

awardeeList of Prominent Lingayats
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Gubbi Thotadappa Rao Bahadur "Dharmapravartha" Gubbi Thotadappa (Kannada: ರಾವ್ ಬಹದ್ದೂರ್ ಧರ್ಮಪ್ರವರ್ತ :kn:ಗುಬ್ಬಿ ತೋಟದಪ್ಪ, ಗುಬ್ಬಿ ತೋಟದಪ್ಪ), (1838-1910 Gubbi), was an I ...

- founder of famous Thotadappa hostel.

Education, science and technology

D. C. Pavate Dadappa Chintappa "D. C." Pavate, (2 August 1899 – 14 January 1978) was awarded Padma Bhushan from the Government of India in 1967. He was the vice-chancellor of the Karnatak university Dharwad, and the Governor of Punjab. Pavate was a ...

- Vice chancellor of Karnataka University, Dharawada, Padmabhushan awardee. * Dr. DG Hallikeri – freedom fighter and educationist * A. S. Adke – former vice-chancellor of

Karnataka University Karnatak University is a public state university in Dharwad district of Karnataka state, India. The university is recognized by University Grants Commission and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). As of 2014 ...

and former Principal of

Karnataka Regional Engineering College National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), also known as NITK Surathkal, formerly known as Karnataka Regional Engineering College (KREC), is a public technical university at Surathkal, Mangalore. It was founded in 1960 as KREC while to ...

, Surathkal * M. Mahadevappa –

agricultural scientist An agriculturist, agriculturalist, agrologist, or agronomist (abbreviated as agr.), is a professional in the science, practice, and management of agriculture and agribusiness. It is a regulated profession in Canada, India, the Philippines, the U ...

and plant breeder;

awardee * Dr. MC Modi – eye surgeon and

awardee *

Sharan Patil Dr.Sharan Shivraj Patil is an Indian visionary, successful entrepreneur, philanthropist and a world renowned orthopaedic surgeon. Early life and education Dr. Sharan Shivraj Patil is the eldest child of Justice Shivaraj Patil and Smt. Anna ...

–

philanthropist Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...

and

orthopaedic surgeon Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternatively spelt orthopaedics), is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal ...

* S. G. Balekundri –

irrigation Irrigation (also referred to as watering) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow Crop, crops, Landscape plant, landscape plants, and Lawn, lawns. Irrigation has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,00 ...

expert and architect of Alamatti Dam * Y. G. Parameshwara – first Indian blind doctor * A.N. Prabhu Deva – former vice-chancellor of

Bangalore University Bangalore University (BU) is a public state university located in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The university is a part of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and affiliated by Univer ...

* S. J. Nagalotimath – medical writer *

A. S. Kiran Kumar Aluru Seelin Kiran Kumar (born 22 Oct 1952) 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 ...

– Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Secretary, Department of Space, Chairman of Space Commission and

Padma Shri Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...

awardee

Literature

–

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

poet *

Chamarasa Chamarasa (c. 1425) was a 15th century Virashaiva poet in the Kannada language, during the reign of Vijayanagar Empire, a powerful empire in Southern India during 14th - 16th centuries. A contemporary and competitor to a noted Brahmin Kannada poet ...

– author of ''

Prabhulingaleele ''Prabhulingaleele'' is an epic poem written by Indian Virashaiva poet Chamarasa in the shatpadi metre. The book narrates the life story of the saint and poet Allama Prabhu. This poem and its subject influenced the 20th-century philosopher Ramana ...

'' *

Harihara Harihara (Sanskrit: हरिहर) is the fused sattvika characterisation of Vishnu (Hari) and Shiva (Hara) from Hindu theology. Hari is the form of Vishnu, and Hara is the form of Shiva. Harihara is also known as Shankaranarayana ("Shankara" ...

– known as Ragaleya Kavi *

Raghavanka Raghavanka ( kn, ರಾಘವಾಂಕ) was a noted Kannada writer and a poet in the Hoysala court who flourished in the late 12th to early 13th century. Raghavanka is credited for popularizing the use of the native '' shatpadi'' metre (hexa m ...

– known as Shatpadi Brahma *

Palkuriki Somanatha Palkuriki Somanatha was one of the most noted Telugu language writers of the 12th or 13th century. He was also an accomplished writer in the Kannada and Sanskrit languages and penned several classics in those languages. He was a Lingayat a follo ...

–

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

poet, author of Basava purana *

Nijaguna Shivayogi Nijaguna Shivayogi (15th century) was an Indian poet and a prolific writer in the Kannada language. He lived in the 15th century. He was a follower of the Veerashaiva faith (devotee of the Hindu god Shiva), which he attempted to reconcile with the ...

– 15th-century Kannada poet * Hardekar Manjappa – known as Gandhi of Karnataka *

Phakirappa Gurubasappa Halakatti Dr. Phakirappa Gurubasappa Halakatti was an Indian scholar and Kannada writer and also known for the resurrection of Vachana sahitya. Dr. Phakeerappa Halakatti was born on July 2, 1880, to Gurubasappa and Danamma in Dharwad. He was the founding ...

– Kannada writer * G. S. Shivarudrappa – Poet and critic, Rashtra Kavi * Chennaveera Kanavi – poet and critic * Panchakshari Hiremath – writer and poet, short story writer, essayist, critic, translator, orator, editor, who writes in

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

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* P. Lankesh – writer and journalist, writing in the Kannada language * Jayadevi Taayi Ligade – writer; first lady president of akhila Bharatha Kannada saahitya sammelana * M. M. Kalburgi –

scholar, Researcher, Vice Chancellor or Hampi Kannada University * H.S. Shivaprakash- Poet,Playwright * L. Basavaraju – Kannada eminent scholar and writer of several books on Sharana Sahitya * Sangamesh Saundattimath – Dravidian linguist *

M. Chidananda Murthy M. Chidananda Murthy (10 May 1931 – 11 January 2020) was a Kannada writer, researcher and historian. He was a well-known scholar in Karnataka specializing in the history of Kannada language and ancient Karnataka. He was also known for his cam ...

– Kannada writer,

researcher Research is "creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness t ...

and

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the stu ...

* Channappa Uttangi – interfaith pioneer and writer * K. Marulasiddappa – Kannada writer *

Chandrashekhar Patil Chandrashekar Patil (18 June 193910 January 2022), popularly known as Champa, was an Indian poet, playwright and public intellectual writing in Kannada. Patil was a recipient of the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry in 1989 and the Kar ...

– Kannada poet and playwright *

Patil Puttappa Patil Puttappa (14 January 1921 – 16 March 2020) was an Indian writer, veteran journalist and activist based in Hubli, India. He was the founder-editor of the now-defunct Kannada daily ''Vishwavani'' and weekly ''Prapancha''. Puttappa, was in ...

– Kannada writer and former

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

Manu Baligar Dr. Manu Baligar (Kannada: Manu Baḷigār) is an Indian Kannada writer, author, playwright, former civil servant and the current president of Kannada Sahitya Parishat. He hails from Shigli in Gadag district, and is the elder brother of V. P. B ...

– former bureaucrat, and current president of

Kannada Sahitya Parishat Kannada Saahithya Parishath ( kn, ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು, Kannaḍa Sāhitya Pariṣattu; ) is an Indian non-profit organisation that promotes the Kannada language and its literature. Its headquarters are ...

* T. V. Sadasiva Pandarathar - Tamil Historical writer

Art and music

* Pandit Ganayogi Panchakshara Gawai – Hindustani and classical musician *

Basavaraj Rajguru Pandit Basavraj Rajguru (24 August 1920 – 1991) was a leading Indian classical vocalist in the Kirana gharana (singing style). Early life and training Basavraj was born into a family of scholars, astrologers and musicians in Yaliwal, a ...

– classical vocalist,

awardee *

Mallikarjun Mansur Pandit Mallikarjun Bheemaraayappa Mansur (Kannada: ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ ಮನ್ಸೂರ), (31 December 1910 – 12 September 1992) was an Indian classical singer from Karnataka, an excellent vocalist in the khyal style in th ...

– Hindustani vocalist,

Padma Vibhushan The Padma Vibhushan ("Lotus Decoration") is the second-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "exceptional and distinguished service" ...

Kalidas Samman The Kalidas Samman ( hi, कालिदास सम्मान) is an arts award presented annually by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in India. The award is named after Kālidāsa, a renowned Classical Sanskrit writer of ancient India. The ...

awardee *

Rajshekhar Mansur Rajshekhar Mansur (born 16 December 1942 death 1 May 2022) was an Indian classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. He was the son and disciple of vocalist Mallikarjun Mansur. Early life and education Mansur was born to singer Mallikarjun ...

-Hindustani vocalist *

Kumar Gandharva Pandit Kumar Gandharva (pronunciation:, Kn: ಕುಮಾರ್ ಗಂಧರ್ವ; 8 April 1924 – 12 January 1992), originally known as Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkalimath was an Indian classical singer, well known for his unique vocal style ...

– Hindustani vocalist, Padma Vibhushan,

awardee * Pandit Puttaraj Gawai – Hindustani and classical musician,

awardee *

Mukul Shivputra Pandit Mukul Shivputra (born 25 March 1956) (previously known as Mukul Komkalimath) is a Hindustani Classical vocalist of the Gwalior Gharana and the son and foremost disciple of Pt. Kumar Gandharva. Early life and training Born in Bhopal to ...

–

Hindustani classical music Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sita ...

vocalist Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

and son of

Balappa Hukkeri Balappa Hukkeri ( kn, ಬಾಳಪ್ಪ ಹುಕ್ಕೇರಿ) (1911–1992) was a singer of folk songs and Bhavageetes in Kannada language and a freedom fighter in his early years. He is mainly credited for popularizing Sugama Sangeetha ...

–

folk singer *

Rajashekhar Mansur Rajshekhar Mansur (born 16 December 1942 death 1 May 2022) was an Indian classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. He was the son and disciple of vocalist Mallikarjun Mansur. Early life and education Mansur was born to singer Mallikarjun ...

– classical vocalist *

Gubbi Veeranna Gubbi Hampanna Veeranna (1891 – 1972) was an Indian theatre director. He was one of the pioneers and most prolific contributors to Kannada theatre. He established the drama company, ''Gubbi Sree Channabasaveshwara Nataka Company'', which play ...

–

theatre director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...

, known as 'father of

Kannada film industry Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...

' *

B. Jayashree B. Jayashree (born 9 June 1950) is a veteran Indian theatre actress, director and singer, who has also acted in films and television and worked as dubbing artist in films. She is the creative director of Spandana Theatre, an amateur theatre co ...

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

Ranjani Shettar Ranjani Shettar was born in 1977 in Bangalore, India. She is a visual artist, who is known for her large-scale sculptural installations (see exhibitions). She currently lives and works in Karnataka, India. Career Artworks by Ranjani Shettar can ...

– artist and sculpurist *

Vyjayanthi Kashi Vyjayanthi Kashi is an Indian classical dancer, a kuchipudi exponent. She is from the family of Dr Gubbi Veeranna who was an Indian theatre director, one of the pioneers and most prolific contributors to Kannada theatre. Vyjayanthi Kashi is a r ...

– artist and

Kuchipudi Kuchipudi () ( Telugu: ) is one of the eight major Indian classical dances. It originates from a village named Kuchipudi in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Kuchipudi is a dance-drama performance, with its roots in the ancient Hindu Sa ...

dancer *

Prateeksha Kashi ] ] Prateeksha Kashi is an Indian Kuchipudi dancer, a classical dance form of Andhra Pradesh, India. She is from the family of Dr. Gubbi Veeranna and was initiated to dance at the age of five. Ever since she has been trained in Kuchipudi, un ...

– kuchipudi dancer * Jayadevi Jangamshetti, Dr. Jayadevi Jangamashetti – Hindustani Music Vocalist

Politics

Chief Ministers

Shivraj Patil Shivraj Vishwanath Patil (born 12 October 1935) is an Indian politician who was the Minister of Home Affairs of India, from 2004 to 2008 and 10th Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996. He was Governor of the state of Punjab and Administra ...

–

Home Minister of India The Minister of Home Affairs (or simply, the Home Minister, short-form HM) is the head of the Ministry of Home Affairs (India), Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India. One of the senior-most officers in the Cabinet of India, Union ...

2004–2008,

Speaker of Lok Sabha The speaker of the Lok Sabha ( IAST: ) is the presiding officer and the highest official of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Lok Sabha following general e ...

1991–1996,

Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

1980–1989, Governor of Punjab 2010–2015,

Governor of Rajasthan A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

2010-2012 * K. P. Puttanna Chetty – First President of Bangalore Municipality * M. S. Gurupadaswamy – Leader of House of Rajya Sabha 1989-1990, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha 1971-1972,

Minister of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister ...

Laxman Savadi Laxman Sangappa Savadi (16 February 1960) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Member of Karnataka Legislative Council from 17 February 2020. He served as the 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka and Minister of Transport ...

– former Deputy Chief Minister, Minister for Transport and Minister for

Co-operation Cooperation (written as co-operation in British English) is the process of groups of organisms working or acting together for common, mutual, or some underlying benefit, as opposed to working in competition for selfish benefit. Many animal a ...

, Government of Karnataka * J. C. Madhu Swamy - Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, and Minor Irrigation,

Government of Karnataka The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as, GoK, or simply Karnataka Government, is a democratically-elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed ...

B. C. Patil Basavanagowda Channabasavanagowda Patil is an Indian Kannada film actor turned politician who is the current Minister of State for Agriculture of Karnataka from 7 February 2020. (He is a three-term MLA from Hirekerur assembly constituency. B. ...

- Minister for Agriculture,

* V. Somanna - Minister for Housing,

* C. C. Patil – current Minister for Public Works Department, former Minister for Mines and Geology,

Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle (born 20 November 1969, nee Shashikala Haradare), is an Indian social worker and politician. On 20 August 2019 she was inducted as the Cabinet Minister in the BJP Government led by B.S. Yediyurappa. Member of the Legis ...

– Minister for Women and Child development, Senior Citizen and differently abled Empowerment,

and MLA,

Nippani Nipani is a third largest city, taluk in the Belgaum district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is an important agricultural and commercial trade centre in the district. Nipani and its surrounding villages are known for growing high-quali ...

* Eshwara Bhimanna Khandre – MLA and former Minister,

* K. S. Nagarathanamma - former Speaker and Leader of opposition of

Karnataka Legislative Assembly The Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Karnataka. Karnataka is one of the six states in India where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses. The two houses ar ...

, and minister for Health and family welfare. * S. Mallikarjunaiah – former MP

Tumkur Tumkur, officially renamed as Tumakuru, is a city located in the southern part of Indian state of Karnataka. Tumkur is situated at a distance of northwest of Bangalore, the state capital along NH 48 and NH 73. It is the headquarters of the ...

and

Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha (IAST: ) is the second highest ranking legislative officer of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. They act as the presiding officer in case of leave or absence caused by death or illnes ...

(1991–1996) *

M.P. Prakash Matada Patil Prakash (11 July 19409 February 2011), was an Indian politician, film actor, director who was the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2005 to 2006. Prakash was also a theatre enthusiast. He directed and acted in Kannada plays ...

– Congress Leader and Former Deputy Chief Minister of

* M. B. Patil – former Minister for

Water Resources Water resources are natural resources of water that are potentially useful for humans, for example as a source of drinking water supply or irrigation water. 97% of the water on the Earth is salt water and only three percent is fresh water; slight ...

* Suresh Angadi – Minister of State for Railways, Government of India * Suresh Shetkar – former MP of

Zahirabad (Lok Sabha constituency) Zahirabad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Telangana state in southern India. B. B. Patil of Telangana Rashtra Samithi is currently representing the constituency for the first ...

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* Gudleppa Hallikeri – freedom fighter and former Chairman of Legislative Council, * M. V. Rajasekharan – former

Minister of State Minister of State is a title borne by politicians in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a Minister of State is a Junior Minister of government, who is assigned to assist a specific Cabinet Minister. In o ...

in the Ministry of Planning,

Government of India The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...

* H.Siddhaveerappa – former minister for Home, Industries and Health, Leader of opposition,

Murugesh Nirani Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani (born 18 August 1965), is an Indian entrepreneur and politician serving as the Minister of Large and Medium Industries of Karnataka from 4 August 2021. He is a third-term Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of B ...

– former Minister for

Heavy Industry Heavy industry is an industry that involves one or more characteristics such as large and heavy products; large and heavy equipment and facilities (such as heavy equipment, large machine tools, huge buildings and large-scale infrastructure); o ...

, Government of Karnataka * Shamanur Mallikarjun – former MLA,

and Former Minister for Horticulture, Youth Services and Sports, Government of Karnataka * S. A. Ravindranath – former minister for

Horticulture Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no ...

and

Sugar Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose, fructose, and galactose. Compound sugars, also called disaccharides or double ...

, government of Karnataka * Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeswara – Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises * Smt.Basavarajeswari – three time MP from

Bellary Bellary, officially Ballari, in the eponymous Bellary district, is a city in the state of Karnataka, India. History Bellary was a part of Rayalaseema (Ceded Districts) which was part of Madras Presidency till 1 November 1956. The Ball ...

and former Union Minister of India *

Siddappa Kambli Sir Siddappa Totappa Kambli (born 1882) was an Indian politician from Hubli. Kambli was a member of the Bombay Legislative Council and was elected as its Deputy President. Under the system of dyarchy, he served as a minister of agriculture from ...

– politician, freedom fighter and contributor for

Unification of Karnataka The Unification of Karnataka refers to the formation of the Indian state of Karnataka (then named Mysore State) in 1956 when several Indian states were created by redrawing borders based on linguistic demographics. Decades earlier, during Brit ...

Ratnappa Kumbhar Dr Ratnappa Bharamappa Kumbhar ( September 15, 1909 – 23 December 1998), also called Deshbhakt Ratnappa Kumbhar, was an Indian independence activist from Ichalkaranji, who actively participated in the Indian independence movement. He was one ...

– former MP, MLC and Minister of Home, Food and Civil Supplies in

Government * Babagouda Patil – BJP Leader, former MP and Union Minister of Rural Areas & Employment * Basangouda Patil – former Union minister of state for

Railways Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

and Textiles * Dr

Neeraj Patil Neeraj Patil (Kannada: ಡಾ. ನೀರಜ್ ಪಾಟೀಲ್) is a British politician from The Labour Party who was currently selected by the Labour party to re-connect British Hindu community and organisations to the Labour party based on ...

– former Mayor of

Lambeth Lambeth () is a district in South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth, historically in the County of Surrey. It is situated south of Charing Cross. The population of the London Borough of Lambeth was 303,086 in 2011. The area expe ...

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

* Vatal Nagaraj – former MLA and founder leader of Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha *

B. Y. Raghavendra Bookanakere Yeddyurappa Raghavendra (born 16 August 1973) is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Lok Sabha representing Shimoga district of Karnataka and was a member of Lok Sabha, 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He previously re ...

– MP

Shimoga Shimoga, officially known as Shivamogga, is a city and the district headquarters of Shimoga district in the central part of the state of Karnataka, India. The city lies on the banks of the Tunga River. Being the gateway for the hilly region of ...

; son of CM

B. S. Yeddyurappa Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa (born 27 February 1943), often referred to by his initials BSY, is an Indian politician currently serving as the member of the Bharatiya Janata Party Parliamentary board committee since 17 August 2022, t ...

* M. P. Renukacharya – MLA and former Minister for

Excise file:Lincoln Beer Stamp 1871.JPG, upright=1.2, 1871 U.S. Revenue stamp for 1/6 barrel of beer. Brewers would receive the stamp sheets, cut them into individual stamps, cancel them, and paste them over the Bunghole, bung of the beer barrel so when ...

Vinay Kore Vinayraoji Vilasrao Kore (born October 4, 1971) is an Indian politician and the President of Shree Warana Industrial and Educational Complex, Warananagar. He was former Minister of Non-Conventional Energy and Horticulture, Government of Maharas ...

– former Minister of Non-Conventional Energy & Horticulture, Govt. of Maharashtra and the Chairman of the Warana Group of Industries * D. C. Srikantappa – former three time MP from

Chikmagalur Chikmagalur, known officially as Chikkamagaluru, is a city and the headquarters of Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the foothills of the Mullayanagiri peak of the Western Ghats, the city attracts tourists fro ...

* Basavaraj Patil Sedam – former Member of

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...

and

* M. Rajasekara Murthy – former Union minister for Surface Transport, MP,

and

, and former minister for

Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...

Revenue In accounting, revenue is the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods and services related to the primary operations of the business. Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some companies receive reven ...

and

Commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, nation ...

and

Industry Industry may refer to: Economics * Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity * Industry (manufacturing), a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery * The wider industrial sector ...

, Karnataka * Dilip Gangadhar Sopal – former MLA, Barshi, Solapur, and former minister for

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

and

Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

, and

Water supply Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes. Public water supply systems are crucial to properly functioning societies. Thes ...

and

Sanitation Sanitation refers to public health conditions related to clean drinking water and treatment and disposal of human excreta and sewage. Preventing human contact with feces is part of sanitation, as is hand washing with soap. Sanitation systems ...

Government of Maharashtra The Government of Maharashtra is the state governing authority for the state of Maharashtra, India. It is a democratically elected government with 288 MLAs elected to the Vidhan Sabha for a five-year term. Maharashtra has a Maharashtra Legisla ...

* Shashil G. Namoshi – former Member of Legislative Council,

* Basavaraj Patil Attur – former minister for Higher Education, Small Scale Industries, and Minor Irrigation * Anant Gudhe – former

Amravati Amravati (pronunciation ( help·info)) is the second largest city in the Vidarbha region and ninth largest city in Maharashtra, India. It is administrative headquarters of Amravati district and Amravati division which includes Akola, Buld ...

Chandrakant Khaire Chandrakant Khaire (born 1 January 1952) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Shiv Sena political party from Aurangabad. He was elected consecutively for 4 terms in Lok Sabha representing Auragabad for 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014. He w ...

– former Member of Parliament,

Aurangabad Aurangabad ( is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. Located on a hilly upland terrain in the Deccan Traps, Aurangabad is the ...

Shamanuru Shivashankarappa Shamanuru Shivashankarappa (Kannada: ಶಾಮನೂರು ಶಿವಶಂಕರಪ್ಪ) (born 16 June 1930) is a politician from the state of Karnataka and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Davanagere South Assembly Constituency. Care ...

– MLA, Davanagere South, former Minister for

and Agro Marketing,

and President, Akhila Bharatha Veerashaiva Mahasabha * H. K. Patil – former Minister for

Rural Development Rural development is the process of improving the quality life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas, often relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas. Rural development has traditionally centered on the exploitation of ...

and

Panchayat Raj The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical menti ...

, Government of Karnataka * Sharan Prakash Patil – former Minister for

Medical Education Medical education is education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, including the initial training to become a physician (i.e., medical school and internship) and additional training thereafter (e.g., residency, fellowship, ...

, Government of Karnataka * S. R. Patil – former Minister for

Infrastructure Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and priv ...

Information Technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...

Biotechnology Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used b ...

Science Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...

and

Technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in medicine, science, ...

, Planning and

Statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ''wikt:Statistik#German, Statistik'', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of ...

, Government of Karnataka * H. S. Mahadeva Prasad – former Minister for

, Government of Karnataka *

Prakash Babanna Hukkeri Prakash Babanna Hukkeri is a Member of Karnataka Legislative Council from ''North-West Teachers Constituency''. He got elected in June 2022, also he was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha (2014-19) representing Chikkodi constituency for th ...

–

, Chikkodi and former Minister for

, Small Scale Industries and Endowments, Government of Karnataka * Bhagwanth Khuba – Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, New and Renewable Energy of India and

Bidar Bidar (/ biːd̪ər/) is a city in the north-eastern part of Karnataka state in India. It is the headquarters of Bidar district, which borders Maharashtra and Telangana. It is a rapidly urbanising city in the wider ''Bidar Metropolitan area ...

* P. C. Gaddigoudar –

, Bagalkot * Karadi Sanganna Amarappa –

Koppal (Lok Sabha constituency) Koppal Lok Sabha constituency () is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. This constituency covers the entire Koppal district and parts of Raichur and Bellary districts. Assembly segments ...

– artist and former Member of

awardee *

Annasaheb Jolle Annasaheb Shankar Jolle (born 1963) is an Indian politician who is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Chikkodi. Annasaheb Jolle and his wife Shashikala Jolle both contested on BJP tickets from Chikkodi-Sadalga and Nippani ...

, Chikkodi. *

B B Patil Bheemarao Basawanthrao Patil, popularly known as B B Patil is an Indian politician who is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha for Zahirabad Zaheerabad or Zahirabad, is an industrial city and Municipal Council in Sangareddy dis ...

–

* Satish Hiremath – former

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

Oro Valley, Arizona Oro Valley, incorporated in 1974, is a suburban town located north of Tucson, Arizona, United States, in Pima County. According to the 2020 census, the population of the town is 47,070, an increase from 29,700 in 2000. Dubbed the "Upscale Te ...

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Manjunath Kunnur Manjunath Kunnur (born 2 December 1954) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Dharwad South constituency of Karnataka and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. He joined Indian National Con ...

– former MP, Dharwad South * Basavraj Madhavrao Patil – MLA, Ausa, Latur, and former Minister for Rural Development,

* Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre – MLA, Akkalkot, Solapur, and former Minister for Home and Rural Development,

* Karne Prabhakar – MLC,

, and Spokesperson of TRS *

Vijay Deshmukh Vijay Siddramappa Deshmukh is a member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Solapur North Assembly constituency. He is from Lingayat Community. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was appointed Maharashtra's ...

– former Minister of state for PWD, Transport, Labour and Textiles,

, and MLA, Solapur North *

Vinay Kulkarni Vinay Rajashekharappa Kulkarni is an Indian politician who was the minister for Mines and Geology in the Government of Karnataka. He was a Member of Legislative Assembly representing the Dharwad constituency, and belongs to the Indian National ...

– former Minister for Mines and

Geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Ear ...

, Government of Karnataka, and MLA,

Dharwad Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the north western part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merge ...

Ganesh Hukkeri Ganesh Hukkeri (born 24 July 1978) is an Indian politician. He is the current Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Chikkodi-Sadalga. He has a Master of Business Administration degree from Bharatesh College Of Business Administrat ...

–

Member of Legislative Assembly A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. S ...

, Chikkodi *

Lakshmi Hebbalkar Lakshmi Ravindra Hebbalkar is an Indian National Congress politician from Belagavi, Karnataka. She is also an MLA from Belgaum Rural Assembly constituency. Personal life She is married to Ravindra Hebbalkar and lives in Hanuman Nagar, Belaga ...

–

and former President,

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (or Karnataka PCC) is the unit of the Indian National Congress for the state of Karnataka. Its head office is situated at the ''Congress Bhawan'', Queens Road, Bangalore. Electoral performance Karnataka L ...

women's wing *

B. Y. Vijayendra Bookanakere Yediyurappa Vijayendra is an Indian politician who is currently the State Vice President of Bharatiya Janata party of Karnataka from 2020. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Karnataka, B. S. Yediyurappa. He previously served as ...

- Vice-president of

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

Karnataka state unit. * Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre-mla Maharashtra * Rahul Siddhvinayak Bondre

Business

– Chairman of the Warana Group,

* Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeswara – MP and head of GM group *

Ashok Kheny Ashok Shankarappa Kheny is an Indian film producer, actor, director, businessman, politician, and owner of Karnataka Bulldozers cricket team. He is a chairman of the Indian Institute of Cartoonists, and Managing Director of the Nandi Infrastru ...

– head of Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Project (NICE) * Prabhakar B. Kore –

Karnatak Lingayat Education Society Karnataka Lingayat Education Society (KLE Society) was founded by "Seven Dedicated Teachers or Saptharishis" in 1916 headquartered at Belgaum, Belagavi, KLE Society runs over 250 educational institutions in Karnataka and Maharashtra. On 13 Nov ...

(largest education society in the state), Chairman, MP and former minister *

– of Nirani Group *

– of Bapuji Educational Association *

Vijay Sankeshwar Vijay Sankeshwar is an Indian businessman from Dharwad, Karnataka. He along with Anand Sankeshwar (managing director) is the chairman of India's largest logistics firm VRL Group. He is also known for being the owner of the largest fleet of comm ...

– Chairman of

VRL Group VRL Logistics Limited (formerly ''Vijayanand Roadlines Ltd.''), commonly known as the VRL Group, is an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Hubballi, Karnataka, India with operations in around 23 states and 4 union territories in the countr ...

Media and entertainment

M. P. Shankar M. P. Shankar (20 August 1935 – 17 July 2008) was an Indian actor in Kannada cinema. He acted in films like Satya Harishchandra (1965 Kannada film), Satya Harishchandra as 'Veera Baahu', Naagarahaavu as 'Pailwan Basanna', ''Bhootayyana Maga Ay ...

– veteran Kannada film actor and director * Doddanna – veteran Kannada actor *

Manjula Manjula (Sanskrit: मंजुला) is a Hindu and Sanskrit female given name, which means, "melodious". Notable people named Manjula * Manjula (Kannada actress) (1954–1986), Indian actress * Manjula Chellur (born 1955), Indian doctor and ...

– actress *

B.C. Patil Basavanagowda Channabasavanagowda Patil is an Indian Kannada film actor turned politician who is the current Minister of State for Agriculture of Karnataka from 7 February 2020. (He is a three-term MLA from Hirekerur assembly constituency. B. ...

– Kannada actor *

Prabhu deva Prabhu Deva (born 3 April 1973) is an Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada language films. In a career spanning 32 years, he has performed and designed a ...

– Indian actor, known as the Indian Michael Jackson *

Mugur Sundar Mugur Sundar is a dance choreographer in South Indian cinema. Early life Sundar was born in Mugur, a village located in Mysore district, Karnataka. He has three sons, Prabhu Deva, Raju Sundaram and Nagendra Prasad, who are established dance ...

– Indian director *

Raju Sundaram Basuva Raju Sundaram is an Indian dance choreographer, actor and director, who works primarily in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. He appeared as an actor in films such as but not limited to: '' Jeans'' (1998), '' 123'' (2002), '' I Love Yo ...

–

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ...

actor *

Nagendra Prasad Nagendra Prasad Sundaram (born 19 December 1975) is an Indian dance choreographer and actor who works in Tamil and Kannada films (as a lead actor). He is the youngest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and younger brother to popular cine arti ...

– actor *

–

B. C. Gowrishankar B. C. Gowrishankar (25 February 1950 – 16 November 2004) was an Indian cinematographer and an occasional film director and screenwriter who worked primarily in Kannada cinema. He was known for his unorthodox style as a cinematographer and wa ...

– choreographer *

K. M. Chaitanya K. M. Chaitanya (Kannada: ಚೈತನ್ಯ) is a film director, documentary maker and theater person. His first feature film Aa dinagalu in Kannada, won several awards including the Filmfare Awards South for Best Director and Best Feature Film i ...

– director *

Sharath Lohitashwa Sharatchandra Lohithaswa (born 5 May 1972), known popularly as Sharath Lohithaswa, is an Indian actor mostly known for his work in Kannada and Tamil films. He has had a successful career in theatre, where he continues to work, and television. A ...

– actor *

Lohithaswa Lohithaswa T. S. (5 August 1942 – 8 November 2022) was an Indian Kannada film actor and playwright and an English professor. He acted in more than five hundred Kannada movies, stage plays, and television serials. He was popularly known for h ...

– actor and writer *

Kavitha Lankesh Kavitha Lankesh is an Indian film director, screenwriter and a lyricist known for her work in Kannada cinema industry. She began as a documentary film-maker before directing her first feature film, '' Deveeri'' (1999), which went on to win int ...

– writer and director *

Gauri Lankesh Gauri Lankesh (29 January 1962 – 5 September 2017) was an Indian activist and former journalist from Bangalore, Karnataka. She worked as an editor in '' Lankesh Patrike'', a Kannada weekly started by her father P. Lankesh, and ran her own we ...

- journalist *

Vedhika Kumar Vedhika Kumar is an Indian actress and model who has established a career in the Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. She started her acting career with the Tamil film '' Madrasi''. She made her breakthrough portraying ''Angamma'' in ...

– actress and model *

Chindodi Leela Chindodi Leela (1943 – 21 January 2010) was an Indian stage and film actress, politician, and writer from Karnataka. Family Leela was born in 1943 at Davangere, Karnataka into a family of professional theater artists. Her father Chindodi Vee ...

– actress and dramatist,

Padmashri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred ...

awardee *

Indrajit Lankesh Indrajit Lankesh is an Indian filmmaker, producer, and director of Kannada and Hindi films. He is also the publisher of the weekly Kannada tabloid '' Lankesh Patrike''. He is the son of iconic writer, journalist and film maker P. Lankesh. Lank ...

– director *

Preetham Gubbi Preetham Gubbi is an Indian film screenwriter turned director who works in Kannada film industry. He made his debut as a script writer for the blockbuster Kannada film ''Mungaru Male'' in 2006. He debuted as a director for the film '' Haage Su ...

– director * Dilip – South Indian actor *

Girija Shettar Girija Shettar (born 20 July 1969) is a British actress, known for her works in South Indian films. In 1989, Shettar starred in Maniratnam's Telugu film '' Geethanjali'' and Malayalam film ''Vandanam'', directed by Priyadarshan, in which she ...

– actress * Chetan Kumar – actor * Shashank – Kannada director *

Uma Shivakumar Uma Shivakumar (c. 1941 – 25 June 2013) was an Indian film and theatre character actress, who career included role in more than 170 Kannada language films and more than 30 plays. She was nicknamed "Baddi Bangaramma" by audiences, after the ...

– actress *

Vaijanath Biradar Vaijanath Basappa Biradar is an Indian comedian and actor who works in Kannada cinema. He has acted nearly 500 movies in Kannada. He was awarded the top one best actor in the 2011 India Imagine film festival that took place in Madrid, Spain f ...

– comedy actor *

P. Neelakantan Palaniyaandi Neelakantan (2 October 1916 – 3 September 1992) was a Tamil film director, who was active for nearly four decades. Life He was born at Villupuram, Tamil Nadu. He graduated to movies from stage play. His play '' Naam Iruvar'' ...

– Tamil director * Sunil Nagappa – actor *

Sanchari Vijay Vijay Kumar Basavarajaiah (17 July 1983 – 15 June 2021), known by his stage name Sanchari Vijay, was an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a stage actor. He trained on stage from Sanchari Theatre, a cu ...

– actor, winner of Best actor award in

62nd National Film Awards The 62nd National Film Awards ceremony was an event during which the Directorate of Film Festivals presents its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2014 in the Indian cinema. The awards were announced on 24 March 2015 and the ...

Anoop Seelin J Anoop Seelin (born 24 October 1979) is an Indian film music director and playback singer who works in the Kannada film industry. He has scored music for films including '' Gooli'', ''Eddelu Manjunatha'', ''Preethse Preethse,'' ''Yaksha'', '' I ...

– music director *

Dhananjay Arjuna ( Sanskrit: अर्जुन, ), also known as Partha and Dhananjaya, is a character in several ancient Hindu texts, and specifically one of the major characters of the Indian epic Mahabharata. In the epic, he is the third among P ...

– Kannada actor *

Naga Kiran Naga Kiran, from Somarpet, Kodagu, is an Indian actor in Kannada films. He has also acted in Telugu and Tamil movies. Nagakiran started with modelling under ace model trainer Prasad Bidapa. After moving on to acting, he started taking roles ...

– Kannada actor *

Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar (born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly (); 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of Indian music. He ...

– South Indian actor *

Sumanth Shailendra Sumanth Shailendra (born 7 September 1988) is an Indian actor working in Kannada and Telugu language films. He made his acting debut in the 2011 film '' Aata'' and got a good break through from the film '' Dilwala'' (2013) which brought him much ...

– Kannada actor *

Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah is an Indian producer best known for his Kannada films. His debut film ''Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu'' was a blockbuster hit which was released in 2016 followed by another collaboration with actor and producer Rakshi ...

- Kannada Producer * C. Rudraiah – Tamil director * Aditi Prabhudeva - Kannada actress * Chitkala Biradar - actress

Sports

Prarthana Thombare Prarthana Gulabrao Thombare (born 18 June 1994) is an Indian tennis player. A doubles specialist, she is the former Indian number one in women's doubles, and an Olympian. Thombare has won three singles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. ...

– Indian tennis player *

Nanjangud Shivananju Manju Nanjangud Shivananju Manju (born 9 May 1984) is an Indian professional footballer who played as a defender for Bengaluru FC in the I-League. He was capped 25 times for India. He is currently working as a Football Commentator in Star Sports 1 ...

– Indian footballer * Laxmikant Kattimani – Indian footballer *

Gagan Ullalmath Adaveeshaiah Puttaveeraswamy Gagan Ullalmath (Kannada: ಗಗನ್ ಉಳ್ಳಾಲಮಠ, born 8 January 1992), popularly known as Gagan Ullalmath, is an Indian swimmer. He is the only swimmer to represent India in the 2012 London Olympics ...

– Indian swimmer * Manju Nadgoda – Indian cricketer *

Sujith Somasunder Sujith Bijjahalli Somasundar (born 2 December 1972) is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Karnataka and played two One Day Internationals for India in 1996 Early domestic career Somasundar got his chance on the basis of ...

– Indian cricketer *

Satish Kumar Satish Kumar (born 9 August 1936) is an Indian British activist and speaker. He has been a Jain monk, nuclear disarmament advocate and pacifist.'' ''Now living in England, Kumar is founder and Director of Programmes of the Schumacher College ...

– Indian taekwondo player *

Deepak Chougule Deepak Chougule is a cricketer who plays for the state of Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy cricket tournament of India. He has also represented India in the Under-19 international tournaments. He made his debut for his state at a junior level in the ...

– Indian cricketer *

Harishchandra Birajdar Harishchandra Madhavrao Birajdar (June 5, 1950 – September 14, 2011) was a wrestler and wrestling coach from India. He was a Gold Medallist in the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. He was also known as the coach of National Games winners ...

–

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat spor ...

and first Hind Kesari from Maharashtra, Commonwealth Games gold medallist,

Dhyanchand Award The Major Dhyan Chand Award, officially known as Major Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games, is the lifetime achievement sporting honour of the India, Republic of India. The award is named after hockey wizard Major ...

recipient *

Yere Goud Yere Karekal Thippana Gowda (born 27 November 1971) is an Indian cricketer who played for Karnataka and Railways. He is primarily a right-handed batsman. He debuted for Karnataka in 1994. A year later he later moved to Railways and won 2 Ranji ...

– Indian cricketer *

KL Rahul Kannanur Lokesh Rahul (born 18 April 1992) is an Indian international cricketer who currently is the vice-captain of the Indian cricket team in test cricket. He is a Right-handed batter and occasional wicketkeeper. He plays for Karnataka in ...

– Indian cricketer * Kruthik Hanagavadi - Indian Cricketer * Kashiling Adake - Kabbadi player

Military and police

* General Satyawant Mallanna Shrinagesh – 3rd Chief of Army Staff - Indian Army, and former Governor of

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

and

Mysore state Mysore State, colloquially Old Mysore, was a state within the Dominion of India and the later India, Republic of India from 1947 until 1956. The state was formed by renaming the Kingdom of Mysore, and Bangalore replaced Mysore as the state's c ...

Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

B. S. Raju,

UYSM Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (UYSM; ''Great War Service Medal'') is one of India's military decorations for Wartime Distinguished Service. It is awarded for a high degree of distinguished services in an operational context. "Operational context" includes ...

AVSM Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces. The award is a peacetime equivalent of Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal, which is a Wartime Dis ...

, YSM – Vice Chief of the Army Staff of Indian Army, former Director General of Military Operations *

Ramesh Halagali, AVSM, SM – former Deputy Chief of

Indian Army The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four- ...

* Col M. B. Ravindranath VrC - Inidan Army Officer and Vir Chakra Awardee *

Shankar Bidari Shankar Mahadev Bidari was the Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) of the state of Karnataka. An Indian Police Service officer of 1978 batch, he was also the Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City. Bidari hails from Bana ...

IPS IPS, ips, or iPS may refer to: Science and technology Biology and medicine * ''Ips'' (genus), a genus of bark beetle * Induced pluripotent stem cell or iPS cells * Intermittent photic stimulation, a neuroimaging technique * Intraparietal sulcus, ...

– former

Director general of police Director general of police (DGP) is a rank in the Indian Police Service, held by the highest ranking police officer in a State or a Union Territory of India, typically heading the state or the UT police force. The DGP is appointed by the cab ...

and Commissioner of Police of

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

city * L. Revanasiddaiah,

– former Additional Director,

Central Bureau of Investigation The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the premier investigating agency of India. It operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Originally set up to investigate bribery and governmen ...

, DGP,

and Commissioner of Police of

city * B. G. Jyothi Prakash Mirji,

– former Commissioner of Police of

city * Veeranna Aivalli,

– former Chairman of Aviation Security Audit Programme,

International Civil Aviation Organization The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international a ...

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

* Mallikarjun Bande – slain Indian Police Sub-Inspector * Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad – Indian soldier * V. C. Sajjanar,

Police officer known as an Encounter Specialist

Law and judiciary

V. S. Malimath V. S. Malimath (12 June 1929 – 22 December 2015) was an Indian jurist, who served as Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court and Karnataka High Court. He also was the Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal, and then member of the N ...

– former Chief Justice of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

and Karnataka * Pramila Nesargi – advocate, politician and activist * Mohan Shantanagoudar – Former Judge of the Supreme court of India and former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court

Others

* M. D. Nanjundaswamy – farmer leader and activist *

Subhash Mendhapurkar Subhash Mendhapurkar (born: Solapur, Maharashtra) is an India, Indian social activist based in the state of Himachal Pradesh, active in the fields of Women Self-reliance, Local self-government in India, Rural Self governance, Rural Healthcare, Ant ...

– social activist,

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...

References

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