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Vittal (other)
Vittal may refer to: * Vithoba, Hindu deity occasionally also known as Vittal Geography *Vittal (town), town in Karnataka, India ** Vittal Assembly constituency, former constituency of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly People * Chilumula Vittal Reddy, Indian politician * Dande Vittal, Indian politician * Devarakonda Vittal Rao, Indian politician * Gaddar (born Gummadi Vittal Rao), Indian poet * Gopal Vittal, Indian business executive * Katakadond Vittal Dondiba, Indian politician * M. R. Vittal, Indian film director * Madhav Vittal Kamath, Indian journalist * Nagarajan Vittal, Indian civil servant * Sivapatham Vittal, Indian surgical endocrinologist * T. B. Vittal Rao, Indian politician * Vittal Mallya, Indian entrepreneur * Vittal Ramamurthy, Indian violinist * Vittal Rai, Indian scientist * Vittal Rao K., Indian writer See also * * * * Vital (other) * Vittal Rao (other) * Vitthalanatha Vitthala-natha or Vitthalanath (Devanagari: वि ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vithoba
Vithoba (IAST: ''Viṭhobā''), also known as Vitthala (IAST: ''Viṭṭhala''), and Panduranga (IAST: ''Pāṇḍuraṅga''), is a Hindu deity predominantly worshipped in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. He is a form of the Hindu deity Vishnu in his avatar: Krishna. Vithoba is often depicted as a dark young boy, standing arms akimbo on a brick, sometimes accompanied by his consort Rakhumai. Vithoba is the focus of an essentially monotheistic, non-ritualistic bhakti-driven Varkari faith in Maharashtra and the Haridasa sect established in Dvaita Vedanta in Karnataka. Vithoba Temple, Pandharpur is his main temple. Vithoba legends revolve around his devotee Pundalik who is credited for bringing the deity to Pandharpur, and around Vithoba's role as a saviour to the poet-saints of the Varkari faith. The Varkari poet-saints are known for their unique genre of devotional lyric, the abhang, dedicated to Vithoba and composed in Marathi. Other devotional literature dedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagarajan Vittal
Nagarajan Vittal (31 January 1938 – 4 August 2023) was an Indian civil servant who held a number of senior positions in the Government of India, most prominently that of central vigilance commissioner. For over 35 years, he held a number of positions at the state government and central government level, primarily in the fields of industrial administration, science and technology, and security, as well as posts within public-private sector joint enterprises. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2012. Early life and education A Maharashtrian Deshastha Madhwa Brahmin, Vittal was born in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, and was educated in Tiruchirapalli and Madras (now Chennai), graduating with a BSc (Hons.) in Chemistry from Loyola College in 1958. After a short time as a lecturer in Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirapalli, he joined the Indian Administrative Service on 16 May 1960, and was allotted to the Gujarat Cadre. Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittal Rao (other) (1884–1963), Indian spiritual teacher
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Vittal Rao is the name of: * Vithal Rao, Indian musician * Vithala R. Rao, Indian-American academic * Vithal Rao (1929–2015), Indian ghazal singer * Vittal Rao K. (born 1942), Indian Tamil-language writer * Devarakonda Vittal Rao (1947–2016), Indian politician * Gummadi Vittal Rao, popularly known as Gaddar (born 1949), Indian balladeer and activist See also * Vittal (other) * Rao (other) * Swami Ramdas Swami Ramdas (; , born Vittal Rao (10 April 1884 to 25 July 1963) was an Indian saint, philosopher, philanthropist and pilgrim. Swami Ramdas became a wandering ascetic in his late 30s and after attaining moksha while still alive establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vital (other)
Vital or Vitals may refer to: Places * Vital Creek, a creek located in the Omineca Country region of British Columbia * Vital Range, a subrange in the Omineca Mountains in British Columbia People *Vital (given name) * Vital (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Vital'' (Anberlin album), 2012 * ''Vital'' (Fernando Otero album), a 2010 album by Fernando Otero * ''Vital'' (Van der Graaf Generator album), 1978 * ''Vital'', a 2009 studio album by Norman Bedard * ''Vitals'' (Mutemath album), 2015 Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * ''Vital'' (film), a 2004 Japanese movie directed by Shinya Tsukamoto * ''Vitals'' (novel), a 2002 science fiction/techno-thriller novel by Greg Bear Other uses * Vital (grape), a Portuguese wine grape grown in the Alcobaça wine region * Vital (Sri Aurobindo), term in the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo * USS ''Vital'', two US warships * Vital currents, the concept of currents within the body found in Yoga * Vital Forsikring, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittal Rao K
Vittal Rāo K (born 12 May 1942) is a Tamil writer who was born at Hosur, a small town in the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, India. Although a Kannadiga by birth, Tamil was his medium of instruction since he did his schooling in Tamil Nadu. A man of varied talents, he took to writing in his early twenties, but he became a recognizable face in the local literary circles when his short stories started appearing in popular Tamil weekly magazines such as Ananda Vikatan in 1967. In his literary career spanning over four decades, Vittal Rao has written 9 novels, 5 collections of 140 short stories and 7 essays ranging from world cinema to fine art, history and literature. Biography Personal life Vittal Rao was born in Hosur, a small town in the old Salem district of Tamil Nadu, India. He was the sixth of eight siblings born to Saraswathi and Krishna Rāo. He spent most of his childhood and adolescent days in Salem before moving to Chennai in 1960 to work as a radiographer at S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittal Rai
Vittal Rai (25 October 1935 – 19 December 1995) was an Indian scientist, professor and administrator. He was the fourth Vice-Chancellor of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (1991–1994). His scientific specialism was bio-fertilisers and he authored a significant number of books based on his research. Among the many honours he received was a Chief Minister's Rajyotsava Award in 1994. Early life and education Vittal Rai was born into a Tulu-speaking family at Palthad, a small village near Puttur in South Canara (present-day Dakshina Kannada) district. He was the second of three children born to N. Jathappa Rai and Palthad Shubravathi Rai. His father died when he was three years old. Rai's primary education was at Primary Board High School in Bellare. He did his college education in Aloysius College, Mangalore. He then went on to the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, where he completed his bachelor's degree in agriculture. He did postgraduate stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittal Ramamurthy
Vittal Ramamurthy (Kannada : ವಿಟ್ಟಲ್ ರಾಮಮೂರ್ತಿ) is a violinist in the Carnatic music tradition of South India. Early life Ramamurthy began learning Carnatic music from his mother, Krishnaveni. He was introduced to violin by his grandfather, Sangeethabhushanam B.V. Subba Rao. He is a disciple of Vidwan Lalgudi Jayaraman Soloist and accompanist He has performed over 6,000 concerts 25 countries worldwide. He has accompanied Lalgudi Jayaraman in his vocal, violin duet and trio concerts, and has also accompanied veteran vocalists including D. K. Jayaraman, Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna, R. K. Srikanthan, Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, Madurai T. N. Seshagopalan, O. S. Thyagarajan, T. K. Govinda Rao, T. V. Sankaranarayanan, K. J. Yesudas, Bombay Sisters and Sudha Raghunathan. He has also accompanied the current generation of vocalists, including Vijay Siva, Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Sanjay Subramanian, T. M. Krishna, P. Unni Krishnan, Bombay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittal Mallya
Vittal Mallya (8 February 1924 – 13 October 1983) was an Indian industrialist, best known as the former chair of the India-based United Breweries Group. Mallya is the father of Vijay Mallya. Early life and education Vittal Mallya was born in 1924. He was the youngest of the three children of Lt. Col. Bantwal Ganapathi Mallya and his wife Devi Mallya. The family belongs to the Gaud Saraswat Brahmin community of Madhva tradition based in Mangalore and hails from the town of Bantwal. The young Vittal Mallya gained exposure to the many cultures of India as he grew up in many cantonment towns across India. When he was around 12 years of age, his father's wealth and position as an army officer made it possible for Vittal to be enrolled into The Doon School. Vittal was a bright student at school, and received several double promotions during his academic career for outstanding performance. After finishing school, he was accepted into Presidency College, Kolkata. He chose this coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivapatham Vittal
Sivapatham Vittal (30 August 1941 – 26 November 2024) was an Indian surgical endocrinologist, considered by many as the Father of Surgical Endocrinology in India. The Government of India honored Vittal in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri. Life and career Sivapatham Vittal was born in Madras, Madras Province, British India on 30 August 1941. He graduated in medicine from Madras Medical College from where he also obtained his post graduate degree. Joining his alma mater as a faculty member, he is reported to have been instrumental in establishing the Department of Endocrinology at Madras Medical College in 1987, known to be the first such department in India and was its first head of the department, a post he held till 1999. Vittal, the founder president of the Indian Association of Endocrine Surgeons, was a president of the Association of Surgeons of India and the International College of Surgeons, India chapter. He served as the surgical tutor at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhav Vittal Kamath
Madhav Vittal Kamath (7 September 1921 – 9 October 2014) was an Indian journalist and broadcasting executive, and the chairman of Prasar Bharati. He worked as the editor of ''The Sunday Times'' for two years from 1967 to 1969, as Washington correspondent for ''The Times of India'' from 1969 to 1978 and also as editor of ''The Illustrated Weekly of India''. He had also written numerous books and was conferred with the Padma Bhushan award in 2004. He was born in a brahmin family In 2009, Mr. Kamath co-authored a biographical sketch of Narendra Modi book titled ''Narendra Modi: The Architect of a Modern State'', at a time when Modi's reputation was considerably affected as a result of the 2002 Gujarat riots; post his ascent into national politics, a newer version of the book was published as ''The Man of the Moment: Narendra Modi''. Kamath was a board-member of Manipal Academy of Higher Education and was also the Honorary Director of the School of Communication, since its in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittal (town)
Vitla also Vittal is a town in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, India, around 18 km from Bantwal in Bantwal Taluk. It is also 14 km from Puttur, Karnataka, Puttur and 40 km from Mangalore. Vitla was an assembly constituency of Karnataka Legislative Assembly, but discontinued from 2008 elections. Agriculture is the main occupation of people in and around Vitla town. Arecanut, Cocoa bean, cocoa, Black pepper, pepper, Cashew and coconut are grown here. There is a regional station of Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) which conducts research on areca nuts, an important commercial crop in the area. It also researches cocoa growing, including its production, protection and increasing drought tolerance, drought resistance. Formerly ruled by the Vittala Arasas or kings belonging to the Domba Heggade dynasty, the head of the dynasty, even today, plays a dominant role in the religious ceremonies of 16 temples. One can see the palace in the outskir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katakadond Vittal Dondiba
Katakadond Vittal Dondiba is an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress. He is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly The Karnataka Legislative Assembly (formerly the Mysore Legislative Assembly) is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Karnataka is one of the six states in India where the state legislature ... from the Nagthan in Vijayapura district. References Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028 Year of birth missing (living people) {{Karnataka-INC-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
