Hoysala Karnataka Brahmins - Prominent Persons

Prominent Persons

Several members of this community have excelled in Science, Arts, Literature, Sports, and Education etc.They include

• Raja Rao well known novelist (his writings are in English)
• Dr.A.N. Krishna Rao popularly known as Anakru, who wrote more than 200 novels in Kannada, like Natasarvabhoma, Sandhaya Raga.
• Prof. S.L. Bhyrappa who is famous for novels such as Parva, Vamshavriksha, and Avarana (he writes in Kannada).
• Late Smt M.K.Indira, Kannada Novelist died in the year 1994
• Master Hirannaiah, S/O Cultured Comedian - Late K. Hirannaiah.
• Late Sri T.S.Ramachander Rao, The then editor of Prajavani Kannada daily till his death in the year 1977
• Late Dr. H.K.Ranganath, All India Radio,Music and Dance director.
• Sri H.Ramakrishnan,Radio MOSCO-Kannada News reader in seventees
• K.S. Narasimhaswamy, a well known Kannada poet who is famous for Mysoora Mallige lyrics.
• B. N. Srikrishna, eminent Indian jurist and retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India. He chaired the Srikrishna committee on Telangana .
• Javagal Srinath, former frontline fast bowler for the Indian cricket team.
• Dr. Mysore N. Prakash, author, The Courtesan and the Sadhu
• Shankar S. Sastry, Dean of Engineering at University of California, Berkeley.
• Prof. Raj Gadasalli of Odessa Texas, has become prominent by writing books on Americana for the benefit of foreign students and US immigrants. His much acclaimed book HIS UTOPIA HER UTOPIA- Indo American Vignettes is a treatise on cross cultural understanding and appreciation. His scientific hypotheses on Atman which is included in this writing is breathtakingly simple and path breaking.

• His Holiness shree shree shree Chandrashekara Saraswathi swamiji well known as Paramacharya was a saint of kanchi sankaracharya peetam
• HH Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji of Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysore
• A.R.Krishna shastri one of the ashwini devates of Kannada literature
• Haranahalli Ramaswany, who was a minister, his son Ashok Haranahalli was a famous Advocate General of Karnataka.
• Dr. Melukote K. Sridhar, Professor of Sanskrit, a Fulbright Scholar and eminent Indologist, who is the Honorary Director of the Indological Research Foundation, Bangalore.
• Master Hirannayya (actual name - Narasimha Murthy), one of the popular comedians of Karnataka.
• Prof. A.N. Murthy Rao, English Professor and famous Kannada story writer.
• A.G. Ramachandra Rao former minister from Karnataka
• Y.S. Gundappa,freedom fighter and founder of phalaamrutha(an icecream and juice shop in Mysore's Lansdowne building)
• Keerti Melkote, Co-founder of Aruba Networks a NASDAQ listed company
• Humchadakatte Nagaraja Rao was very active in freedom struggle in Shimoga and was also active in Congress Party.
• Ganakala bhushana Vidwan H. K.Narasimhamurthy, a violinist from Mysore.
• Vidwan A.V. Prakash, flutist from Mysore.
• T.N. Srikanthaiah, a famous Kannada Scholar.
• Garudanagiri Nagaraj, being a recipient of the prestigious Karnataka Rajyothsava Award in the year 2006, served as the chairman of Karnataka Press Academy and was the editor of Karmaveera for a brief period; ex chief reporter of Kannada Prabha and has 5-6 books to his credit. Numerous awards have been conferred on him for his achievement in the field of Journalism.
• Mr. Rama Rao eminent Engineer and one of the founders of National Institute of Engineering in Mysore.
• Dr. Kana Kana Halli Nagaraja Rao whom the Maharaja of Mysore sent to the United States for higher studies in 1946.
• Dr Nagaraja Rao after getting Ph D from IIT Chicago served with distinction in the US Government agencies like Economic Commission for Asia in reconstruction in Korea and Indonesia. He also served in Brazil as a Ford Foundation advisor.
• Dr. Suresh Gadasalli the Texas-based cardiologist, voted as the best in Texas, became a pioneer in heart surgery after performing the world’s first simultaneous hybrid revascularization, in 2005.
• A.S. Murthy (Comic Eranna Boranna of All India Radio fame).
• Ram Anand, eminent Internet Marketing speaker, author, coach and a leading entrepreneur.
• B. P. Srikantan, a renowned musician, artist who was called a child prodigy by the Maharaja of Mysore.
• B .R. Srinivas Murthy, former chairman of BEML
• Sri Late Gundappa, (Palamrutha cool corner at Mysore).
• Sri M L Krishnaswami, Chairmen, HKS, Mysore.

Famous Hoysala Karnataka community members

• Shri S Nagesh Rao - Retired Under Secretary to Govt of Karnataka, Very Famous Gamaka Vidwan, and Honoured by Govt of Karnataka for his contributions to Gamaka.