List of Gaud Saraswat Brahmins
This is a list of notable Gaud Saraswat Brahmins.
Politicians
- Kashinath Trimbak Telang (1850–1893) - judge, politician, writer and educationalist[1]
- N. G. Chandavarkar (1855–1923) - judge, politician and social reformer[2]
- Manohar Parrikar (1955–2019) -Ex Defence Minister of India, and Chief Minister of Goa for multiple term.[3]
- Suresh Prabhu, Ex Minister of Railways Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, former chairman of Saraswat Bank[3]
Writers and academics
- Shenoi Goembab, popularly known as Shenoi Goembab, was a Konkani writer and activist.
- M. Govinda Pai, also known as Rastrakavi Govinda Pai, was a Kannada poet
- R.G. Bhandarkar (1837–1925) - orientalist, and social reformer[4]
- Vijay Tendulkar (1928–2008) - playwright, screenplay writer and journalist[5]
- Dharmananda Damodar Kosambi (1876–1947) - scholar of Buddhism and Pali language[6]
- Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (1907–1966) - polymath[7]
- Meera Kosambi (1939–2015) - writer and sociologist. Daughter of Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi[8]
- Girish Karnad, Indian playwright, actor, director, and writer.
- Gopalakrishna Pai, Pai has received the Karnataka Sahitya Academic award, Centre's Kendra Sahitya Academi Award
- Dhairya Dand, Indian American inventor and artist, multiple international awards.
Film actors and directors
- Guru Dutt (1925–1964) - Hindi film actor and director[9]
- Shyam Benegal, Film director
- Anant Nag, Kannada Actor
- Shankar Nag, Kannada Actor and director.
- Girish Karnad, Kannada Actor and director.
Businessmen
- Dayananda Pai, Indian billionaire real estate developer, philanthropist and educationist in Bangalore, India
- T. M. A. Pai, founder of Manipal University and founder of syndicate bank.
- Vittal Mallya, former chairman of United breweries Group.
- Vijay Mallya - Failed businessman son of Vittal Mallya.
- Ammembal Subba Rao Pai -Founder of Canara Bank.
See also
References
- ^ Chandrachud, Abhinav (2015). An Independent, Colonial Judiciary: A History of the Bombay High Court during the British Raj, 1862-1947 1st Edition by (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199453306.
- ^ Chandrachud, Abhinav (2015). An Independent, Colonial Judiciary: A History of the Bombay High Court during the British Raj, 1862-1947 1st Edition by (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199453306.
- ^ a b Kelekar, Samir (23 November 2014). "Forward castes must think forward as well". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Deshpande, M.M., 2010. Pañca Gauḍa and Pañca Drāviḍa: Contested borders of a traditional classification. Studia Orientalia Electronica, 108, pp.41.
- ^ Bhimrao, R.S., 2015. Reconstructing Dramatics Dramaturgy in Contemporary Experimental Plays of Vijay Tendulkar Satish Alekar and Mahesh Elkunchwar
- ^ Lahiri, N., 2009. DD Kosambi: The Historian as Writer. Economic and Political Weekly, pp. 41-48.[1]
- ^ Kosambi, M., 2008. DD Kosambi: The Scholar and the Man. Economic and Political Weekly, pp.34-42.
- ^ Kulkarni, M. (2015). "Reclaiming feminism: The legacy of Meera Kos". Contributions to Indian Sociology. 49 (2): 250–254. doi:10.1177/0069966715585653. S2CID 149160830.
- ^ Dawar, Ramesh (2006). Bollywood : yesterday, today, tomorrow (2nd ed.). New Delhi: Published by Star Publications on behalf of Indian Book Shelf. p. 46. ISBN 9781905863013.