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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Kelekar, Samir (23 November 2014). "Forward castes must think forward as well". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ^ Deshpande, M.M., 2010. Pañca Gauḍa and Pañca Drāviḍa: Contested borders of a traditional classification. Studia Orientalia Electronica, 108, pp.41.
  5. ^ Bhimrao, R.S., 2015. Reconstructing Dramatics Dramaturgy in Contemporary Experimental Plays of Vijay Tendulkar Satish Alekar and Mahesh Elkunchwar
  6. ^ Lahiri, N., 2009. DD Kosambi: The Historian as Writer. Economic and Political Weekly, pp. 41-48.[1]
  7. ^ Kosambi, M., 2008. DD Kosambi: The Scholar and the Man. Economic and Political Weekly, pp.34-42.
  8. ^ Kulkarni, M. (2015). "Reclaiming feminism: The legacy of Meera Kos". Contributions to Indian Sociology. 49 (2): 250–254. doi:10.1177/0069966715585653. S2CID 149160830.
  9. ^ 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.