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Vyasatirtha – a
Dvaita saint and Rajaguru of
Krishnadevaraya. •
Vadiraja Tirtha – a
Dvaita philosopher,
Carnatic composer and mystic. He was pontiff of
Sodhe mutt. •
Purandara Dasa (1484–1564) was a
Haridasa, who is widely referred to as the
Pitamaha (
lit, "father" or the "grandfather") of
Carnatic Music. •
Raghavendra Tirtha, (Guru Rayaru) was a Hindu scholar, theologian and saint. He has authored many works related to Dwaita Vedanta and written commentary on many Indian philosophies. Raghavendra Tirtharu entered Brindavana alive in 1671 in
Mantralayam, a village on the bank of river
Tungabhadra. •
Pacchimiriam Adiyappa, an 18th-century famous court musician at the
palace of
Thanjavur Maratha kingdom. •
Dewan Purnaiah (1746–1812) – the
Dewan of
Mysore Kingdom under three rulers
Hyder Ali,
Tipu Sultan and
Wadiyar. He is also founder of
Yelandur estate •
Satyadharma Tirtha (1743–1830) – a scholar, saint and mystic of
Dvaita order of Vedanta; 28th pontiff of
Uttaradi Matha. •
K. Lakshminarayana Bhattar (1904-1985) popularly known as Bhima Bhattar, was an Indian businessman and founder of
Bhima Jewellers. •
R. Ranga Rao was an Indian administrator and statesman who served as Diwan of Travancore 1837 to 1838. •
R. Venkata Rao was an Indian administrator and statesman who served as Diwan of Travancore 1821–1829 and 1838–39. •
T. Madhava Rao also known as Sir Madhava Rao Thanjavurkar or simply as Madhavarao Tanjorkar, was an Indian statesman, civil servant, administrator and politician who served as the Diwan of Travancore from 1857 to 1872, Indore from 1873 to 1875 and Baroda from 1875 to 1882. •
R. Raghunatha Rao was an Indian civil servant, administrator, politician and Indian independence activist who served as the Diwan of Indore from 1875 to 1880, and again from 1886 to 1888. •
T. Rama Rao (administrator) was an Indian administrator who served as the Diwan of Travancore (now part of Kerala State) from 1887 to 1892. •
Kanchi Krishnaswamy Rao (1845–1923) -
Diwan of Travancore from 1898 to 1904. •
P. N. Krishnamurti (1849–1911) – Dewan of
Mysore state and 5th Jagirdar of
Yelandur estate. •
V. P. Madhava Rao (10 February 1850 – 1934) was an Indian administrator and statesman who served as the Dewan of Travancore from 1904 to 1906, then as the 17th Dewan of Mysore from 1906 to 1909, and that of Baroda from 1910 to 1913. •
T. Ananda Rao (15 May 1852 – 19 July 1919) was an Indian administrator and statesman who served as the 18th Dewan of Mysore from 1909 to 1912. •
Veene Sheshanna (1852–1926) – an exponent of the
Veena, an Indian string instrument, which he played in the classical
Carnatic music style. He was a concert musician at the court of the princely state of
Mysore. •
Conjeevaram Hayavadana Rao (1865–1946) – an Indian historian,
museologist,
anthropologist, economist and
polyglot. He was a member of the
Royal Anthropological Institute, Indian Historical Records Commission and a fellow of the Royal Society of Economics. •
Navaratna Rama Rao (1877–1960) – an Indian writer and scholar from Karnataka. •
Aluru Venkata Rao (1880–1964) - an Indian revolutionary, historian, writer and journalist. •
Palladam Sanjiva Rao (1882–1962) - an Indian flautist and carnatic musician. •
P. B. Gajendragadkar was the 7th Chief Justice of India, serving from February 1964 to March 1966. •
V. K. R. Varadaraja Rao (1908–1991) – Indian economist, politician and educator. • Dr.
B. N. K. Sharma (1909–2005) was a Sanskrit Scholar (M.A., PhD, D.Litt) who was awarded the Sahitya Academy Award in 1963 for his book (in English) – The History of Dvaita School of Vedanta and its Literature. He also wrote a commentary on the Brahmasutras in 3 volumes. He was awarded the President's award for Sanskrit Scholars in 1992. •
T. R. Ramachandran (1917–1990) - a Tamil actor and comedian who acted in lead and supportive roles from 1940s to the 1960s. •
Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar (1911–1996) – a celebrated artist known for his India themed artworks; Winner of
Padma Shri and
Padma Bhushan awards. •
Bhimsen Joshi (1922–2011) – an Indian singer from Karnataka in the
Hindustani classical tradition and
Bharat Ratna and
Padma Shri awardee. •
Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao (1922–2013) – an Indian
archaeologist who led teams credited with the discovery of a number of
Harappan sites including the port city
Lothal and
Bet Dwarka in Gujarat. •
Vishnuvardhan (1950–2009) – an Indian film actor predominantly in Kannada cinema. •
C. K. Prahalad (1941–2010) is an Indian-American entrepreneur and author. Internationally renowned "Management Guru" and one of the world's most influential business thinkers. •
U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932–2014) – a contemporary writer and critic in the
Kannada language;Winner of
Jnanpith Award and
Padma Bhushan. •
Udupi Ramachandra Rao (10 March 1932 – 24 July 2017) was an Indian space scientist and former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation. He is known as "The Satellite Man of India". He pioneered India's first satellite launch Aryabhata in 1975. •
Krishna Kumari (1933–2018) – a leading Telugu actress of the 1960s and 1980s. •
Kashinath Hathwara (1951–2018) – an Indian actor and filmmaker who primarily worked in
Kannada films. •
Sakha Rama Rao – an Indian musician credited with having re-introduced the south Indian
chitravina (or "gotuvadyam") to the concert scene. •
P. V. R. K. Prasad (22 August 1941 – 21 August 2017), was an Indian civil servant who served as Media Advisor to the Prime Minister of India, P. V. Narasimha Rao from 1991 to 1996. Prasad is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer belonging to 1966 batch of Andhra Pradesh cadre. •
Vishwesha Tirtha (1931–2019) was an Indian Hindu guru, saint and presiding swamiji of the Sri Pejavara Adokshaja Matha, one of the Ashta Mathas belonging to the Dvaita school of philosophy founded by Sri Madhvacharya. •
B.V. Acharya (born 20 December 1933) is a senior advocate before the Karnataka High court and former Advocate General of Karnataka. •
Bannanje Govindacharya (1936–2020) was an Indian philosopher and Sanskrit scholar versed in Veda Bhashya, Upanishad Bhashya, Mahabharata, Puranas and Ramayana. Padma Shri Awardee (2009). •
N. Vittal (1938 – 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. •
V. S. Acharya (1940 - 2012) was an Indian politician who served as the Home Minister & Higher Education Minister in the Government of Karnataka from the
Bharatiya Janata Party. •
Dwarakish (1942 – 2024) was an Indian actor, comedian, director and producer who predominantly worked in Kannada cinema in addition to few Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. •
M. N. Venkatachaliah was the 25th
Chief Justice of India. He served as Chief Justice from 1993 to 1994. •
N. R. Narayana Murthy (born 21 August 1946) is the founder of
Infosys, and has been the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and chief mentor of the company. •
Prahlada Rama Rao is a defense scientist who served as former director of the
Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) and as the youngest project director for the
Akash (missile) systems. •
Kodaganur S. Gopinath is an Indian surgical oncologist. •
Sudha Murthy (born 19 August 1951) is an Indian educator, author •
Vidyabhushana (born 10 July 1952) is a vocalist from Karnataka. He sings devotional songs, chiefly
Haridasa compositions and
carnatic classical music. •
Shrinivas Kulkarni (born 4 October 1956) is a professor of
astronomy and
planetary science at
California Institute of Technology. •
Pralhad Joshi (born 27 November 1962) is an Indian politician who is the current Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution & New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Govt. of India from the
Bharatiya Janata Party. •
Jerry Rao is an Indian businessman and entrepreneur. He is the founder and former CEO of the software company Mphasis. •
Bhaskar Rao is an Indian politician and a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who served as the Commissioner of Police for both Belagavi and Bengaluru City. •
Upendra (born 18 September 1969) is an Indian filmmaker, actor and politician known for his work in Kannada cinema. •
Sunil Joshi (born 6 June 1970) is a former Indian cricketer and an ex-member of the national selection panel of the
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). •
Vijay Bharadwaj (born 15 August 1975) is a former
Indian cricketer & cricket coach. He was a key architect of
Karnataka's three
Ranji Trophy triumphs in the 1990s. •
Abhinav Mukund is an Indian cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu. He has played for India in seven Test matches. •
Mysore Vasudevachar was an Indian musician and composer of Carnatic music compositions who belonged to the direct line of Thyagaraja's disciples. ==See also==