Karnik or Karnick is an Indian surname. It is mainly found among the members of the Maharashtrian

Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP) or historically and commonly known as Chandraseniya Prabhu or just Prabhu is a caste mainly found in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Historically, they made equally good warriors, statesmen as well as writers. Th ...

(CKP) community. The Karnik are one of 42 families which compose the CKP community. The Karnik's

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is Bharghav, their god is

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, and their progenitor was named Karnik. People with the name Karnik: *

Vijay Karnik Vijay Srinivas Karnik is a retired Indian Air Force wing commander who is known for his leadership during Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. During the war, he was in charge of Bhuj airbase. Over the course of the war, the Bhuj airstrip was destroye ...

, Indian Armed forces *

Kiran Karnik Kiran Karnik is a prominent Indian administrator chiefly known for his work in the broadcasting and outsourcing industries. Presently he is also serving as a director in Central board of directors of Reserve Bank of India. He is also the chairm ...

, Indian administration *

Samir Karnik Samir Karnik is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter of Hindi films. Career Karnik made his directorial debut with the film '' Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...'' in 2004 starring Aishwarya Rai and Vivek Oberoi. He produced and directed the f ...

, Indian film director, producer and screenwriter *

Siddhant Karnick Siddhant Karnick (born 15 March 1983) is an Indian actor. He made his television debut playing Arjun Khanna in romantic teen drama show ''Remix'' (2004–2006) but gained popularity and became a household name with his portrayal of Rana Indrav ...

, Indian actor *

Subodh Karnik In January 2019, Subodh Karnik became the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the now-defunct ExpressJet, an American regional airline. He is also the co-owner of KAir Enterprises, which owned 50.1% of ExpressJet. Karnik was named as th ...

, American executive and former CEO of the ATA Airlines *

Gauri Karnik Gauri Karnik is a Hindi and Marathi film actress. She is best known for her acting in '' Sur'' in 2002. Personal life Karnik is married to filmmaker Sarim Momin since 2010 and lives in Mumbai. Career She started her career by doing acting in ...

, Indian actress * Madhu Mangesh Karnik, Indian literary activist *

Ganesh Karnik Ganesh Karnik is an Indian former military officer and politician from the BJP who was the Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from 22 June 2012 to 21 June 2018. He was the Chief Whip of the opposition party in Karnataka Legislative ...

, Indian politician and Member of Legislative Council at Karnataka Legislative Council * Sadashiva S. Karnik, professor of molecular medicine at

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* Supriya Karnik, Indian actress in ''

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'' and other films * Capt. Ramkrishna Gangadhar Karnik MBE, Indian Merchant Navy circa 1942 Mumbai-Singapore. For Valiant Ship Escapade was awarded MBE A Daughter Remembers, by N Karnik, British Indian Merchant Marine Newsletter * Parashurama Prabhu Karnik, A Sanad was bestowed in 1426 by the Bidar king... Kayastha Prabhus were equally good warriors, statesmen and writers

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{{surname Surnames of Indian origin Kayastha

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