Yoga from Karnataka

Yoga

Tirumalai Krishnamacharya
BKS Iyengar
Geeta Iyengar
Prashant Iyengar
Pattabhi Jois
Saraswathi Rangaswamy
R. Sharath
T. K. V. Desikachar
T.K. Sribhashyam
Srivatsa Ramaswami
Malladihalli Sri Raghavendra Swamiji

Kannadigas in Military

Military

Gen. Gurunath.G.Bewoor, Chief of Staff, Indian Army
Field Marshall K.M. Cariappa, Commander-in-Chief, Indian Armed Forces
Gen. K.S. Thimayya, Chief of Staff, Indian Army

Classical literateurs of Karnataka

Literature

Nripatunga Amoghavarsha , Ranna , Janna , Adikavi Pampa , Sri Ponna , Shivakotiacharya , Muddana , Andayya , Gangadevi , Kumaravyasa , Harihara , Raghavaanka , Rudrabhatta , Basavanna , Akka Mahadevi , Sarvajna , Tirumalamba , Purandaradasa , Kanakadasa , Shishunaala Sharif Saheba , Trivikrama Panditacharya , Narayana Panditacharya.

Sportsmen from Karnataka.

Cricket
Budhi Kunderan
E.A.S. Prasanna
Gundappa Vishwanath
Javagal Srinath
Rahul Dravid
Anil Kumble
Roger Binny
Syed Kirmani
Brijesh Patel
Venkatesh Prasad
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar
Sunil Joshi
Raghuram Bhat
Vijay Bhardwaj
David Johnson
Doddanarasaiah Ganesh
M. Chinnaswamy
Robin Uthappa
Sadanand Viswanath
Sujith Somasundar

Hockey

B.P. Govinda (former captain, Arjun award)
M.P. Ganesh (former captain, Arjun Award)
Ashish Ballal
Arjun Halappa
M M Somaiya (former captain)
Len Aiyappa
Sandeep Michael
V.R.Raghunath

Other
Vandana Rao, Athletics
Ashwini Nachappa, Athletics
Chetan Baboor, Table Tennis
Mahesh Bhupathi, Tennis
Nisha Millet, Swimming
Pankaj Advani, Billiards
Prakash Padukone, Badminton
Rohan Bopanna, Tennis

People from Karnataka.

Science and Technology

SCIENCE
* Dr. C.N.R. Rao, Chemistry
* C.R. Rao, Statistics
* Dr. M.C. Modi, Ophthalmology
* Dr. Raja Ramanna[1], Physics
* Roddam Narasimha, Aerospace, Atmospheric Sciences
* U.R. Rao, Space Science

MATHEMATICS

* Bhaskaracharya
* Mahaviracharya
* Leelavati
* Shakuntala Devi

TECHNOLOGY
* Arun Netravali, Bell Lab
* Sir M. Visveswaraya

Health Care

Dr M.C. Modi, Eye Surgeon
Dr. R. M. Varma, Neuro Surgeon, Founder Director of NIMHANS, Bangalore
Dr.Devi Prasad Shetty, Cardiovascular Surgery, Narayana Hrudhayalaya

List of Industrialists from Karnataka.

* N.R. Narayana Murthy, Infosys Technologies, Ltd.
* Vijay Mallya, UB Breweries, Kingfisher Beer.
* Azim Premji, Wipro Technologies, Ltd.
* Dr.Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Biocon India Ltd.
* Mark Mascarenhas, WorldTel.
* Phaneesh Murthy, iGATE Global Solutions, Ltd.
* Nandan Nilekani, Infosys Technologies, Ltd.
* Gururaj Deshpande, Tejas Networks, Sycamore Networks.
* K.V. Kamath, Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Bank
* Siddartha Hegde, Cafe Coffee Day.
* Vijay Sankeshwar, Vijayanand Group.
* R.N. Shetty, Murdeshwar Group.
* B.R. Shetty, NMC Group.
* Ammembal Subba Rao Pai, Founder of Canara Bank
* Shri A.B.Shetty, Founder of Vijaya Bank
* Upendra Ananth Pai, Co-founder of Syndicate bank
* Dr. T. M. A. Pai, Co-founder of Syndicate bank
* Vaman Srinivas Kudva,Co-founder of Syndicate bank

Great Kings and Nobles from Karnataka.

Pulakesi II , Vikramaditya II , Vikramaditya VI , Tailapa II , Vishnuvardhana , Veera Ballala II ,
Veera Ballala III , Amoghavarsha I , Dhruva Dharavarsha , Govinda III , Indra III , Krishna III ,
Mayuravarma , Durvinita , Chavundaraya , Rani Chennamma of Kittur , Rani Chennamma of Keladi , Sangolli Rayanna of Kittur , Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV , Jayachamaraja Wodeyar , Hyder Ali , Tippu Sultan , Kempe Gowda , Kantheerava Narasaraja Wodeyar , Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar , Raja Wodeyar , Bijjala II , Basaveshwara , Harihara I and Bukka Raya I , Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya , Krishnadevaraya , Aliya Rama Raya , Mahmud Gawan (Bahmani) ,
Ibrahim Adil Shah II , Chand Bibi.

List of people from Karnataka.

Arts and entertainment

Cinema

Aishwarya Rai , Ambareesh , Ananth Nag , Amrita Rao , Arjun Sarja , Arthi , B.R.Pantalu, B.S.Ranga , B.V. Karanth , Balakrishna , Bharathi , Bhavana , Comedy Time Ganesh, Chandulal Jain , Deepika Padukone , Dwarakesh , Feroz Khan , G V Iyer , Geetha , Girish Karnad, Girish Kasaravalli , Guru Dutt , Jaggesh , Kalpana , Kalyan Kumar , Kashinath , M.R. Vittal , M.S. Satyu , Manjula , Master Manjunath , Nagabharna , Nagathihalli Chandrashekar , Narasimha Raju , Pattabhirama Reddy , Pradeep Uppoor , Prakash Rai , Prema , Puneeth Rajkumar ,Puttana Kanagal , Raghavendra Rajkumar , Rajanikanth, Rajesh , Rajkumar , Rakshita , Ramesh , Ramya , Ravichandran , Rockline Venkatesh , Sadashiv Salian , Sakshi Shivanand , Sanjay Khan , Shankar Nag , Shashi Kumar , Shilpa Shetty , Shivarajkumar , Shyam Benegal , Siddalingiah , Sneha Ullal , Soundarya , Srinath , Sudha Rani , Suman Ranganath , Sunil Kumar Desai , Suniel Shetty , Tara , Tiger Prabhakar , Uday Kumar , Upendra , Vasundhara Das , Vishnu Vardhan , Vishwanath Ayengar , Yogeshwar.

Theatre

A.S. Moorthi , Arundhati Nag , Ashok Mandanna , B.V. Karanth , Bhargavi Narayana , C.P. Krishnamurthy ,Chandrashekhar Kambara , Chindodi Leela , Enagi Baalappa , Enagi Nataraja ,
Garuda Sadashivarao ,Girish Karnad ,Gubbi Veeranna ,Jayashree ,K.V. Subbana ,Kalpana , Lokesh , Makeup Nani , Master Hirannayya , Mukhyamantri Chandru , Nagaratnamma , Prasanna , Preetham Venky , RJ Anjaan , Setumadhavarao Manvi , Shankar Nag , Shivananda ,
Sihikahi Chandru ,Subbayya Naidu , Subhadramma Mansoor , Sudhir , Umashree , Vajramuni ,
Vasanth Kavali , Vishaya Jevur , Yashwant Sardeshpande

Ancient Architecture & Sculpture
Amarashilpi Jakanachari
Gundan Anivaritachari
Ruvari Malithamma

Modern Artists - Painting & Sculpture

B.K.S. Varma , B.V. Rama Murthy , Biju Jose , K.K. Hebbar , K.K. Raghava , K.Venkatappa , M.S. Umesh , R.K. Laxman , R M Hadpad , Ramya Nagraj , Sheela Gowda , Yusuf Arakkal.

Music
Classical Music - Karnataka

Bidara Krishnappa , Gopala Dasa , Harikesanallur Muthayya Bhagavathar , Jagannatha Dasa ,
Kadri Gopalnath , Kamalesha Vittala , Kanakadasa , Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wadiyar , Mysore Manjunath , Mysore Nagaraj , Mysore Sadashiva Rao , Mysore V. Ramarathnam , Mysore Vasudevacharya , N. Ravikiran , Purandaradasa , R.K. Srikantan , R.R. Keshavamurthy , S. Seshagiri Rao , Sripadaraya , T. Chowdiah , Vadiraja , Vijaya Dasa , Vyasatirtha ,Veene , Doreswamy Iyengar , Veene Sheshanna , Veene Subbanna , Vittal Ramamurthy.

Classical Music - Hindustani

Abdulla Khaja (Bansuri) , Arjunsa Nakod (Vocal) , Ashok Huggannanavar (Vocal) , Bale Khan (Sitar) , Bapu Padmanabha(Bansuri) , Basavaraja Rajaguru (Vocal) , Bhimsen Joshi (Vocal) , Dhananjaya Hegde , Fayyaz Khan (Sarangi) , Ganapati Bhat (Vocal) , Gangubai Hangal (Vocal) ,
Gururao Deshpande (Vocal) , Hanumanna Nayak Dore (Vocal) , I.N. Kalaburgi (Vocal) , Jayateerth Mevundi (Vocal) , Keerti Kumar Badseshi (Vocal) , Krishna Hangal (Vocal) , Kumar Gandharva (Vocal) , Madhava Gudi (Vocal) , Madhava Rao Nayak , Mallikarjun Mansur (Vocal) ,
Nachiketa Sharma (Vocal) ,Nagaraja Rao Havaldar (Vocal) ,Omkarnath Havaldar (Vocal) ,
Panchakshari Gawai (Vocal) ,Panchakshari Swami Mattigatti (Vocal) ,Parameshwara Hegde(Vocal) , Pravin D. Rao (Tabla, Keyboards) , Pravin Godkhindi (Bansuri) , Puttaraja Gawai (Vocal) ,Raghunath Nakod (Tabla) , Rajabhau Sontakke (Vocal) , Rajashekhara Mansur (Vocal) ,
Rajeev Taranath (Sarod) ,Rajendra Kulkarni (Bansuri) , Rajendra Nakod (Tabla),
Ravindra Yavagal (Tabla) , Sanjeev Chimmalgi (Vocal) , Sangameshwara Gurav(Vocal) ,
Sawai Gandharva (Vocal) , Shantaram Hegde (Vocal) , Sheikh Hannumiya (Vocal) , Taranath Ram Rao Hattiangadi (Tabla) , Venkatesh Godkhindi (Bansuri) , Vinayak Torvi (Vocal) ,
Vishwanath Nakod (Tabla) , Vyasamurthy Katti (Harmonium) ,

Modern musicians
Bapu Padmanabha , (Bamboo Flute) , C. Aswath , Sugama Sangeetha Singer , Balappa Hukkeri, folklorist , G.V. Atri , Bhavageete Singer in Kannada , Ganesh Hegde ,Choreography in Hindi movies , Lucky Ali , Singer and Cine artist , Mysore Ananthaswamy , Bhavageete Singer in Kannada , P. Kalinga Rao , Bhavageete Singer , Pravin Godkhindi , Flute player , Pravin D. Rao , Tabla and Keyboard Player , Shimoga Subanna , Sugama Sangeetha Singer .

Film Music
Arjun , Biddu , B. V. Karanth , Jayant Kaikini , C. Ashwath , G.K. Venkatesh , G. V. Iyer , Gurukiran , Hamsalekha , Mano Murthy , Prayog , Rajan-Nagendra , Ravichandran , Sadhu Kokila , Sandeep Chowta , Shankar-Ganesh , V. Manohar , Vijaybhaskar .

Fashion

Deepika Padukone
Prasad Bidapa

Dr. Rajkumar (Kannada Cinema Legendary Actor)

Dr. Rajkumar (Puttaswamayya Muthuraju, April 24, 1928-April 12, 2006) was the most popular actor in Kannada film industry. He mainly worked in Karnataka and usually seen as a role model to Kannadigas.
"Dr. Raj" or "Natasarvabhouma" or "Annavru"(Big Brother) to millions of his fans, he was also called as the John Wayne of South Indian cinema. He acted in more than 200 Kannada movies in a career spanning over five decades. Most of his movies were epic films in Kannada film industry. He was also a well-known singer, as a playback singer as well as of devotional songs. His voice is referred as kogile kanta. Rajkumar is the only Indian actor who has received national awards for both acting and singing.

Early life
Rajkumar was born on April 24, 1928 in a Kannada speaking family at Gajanur, a village on the border of Karnataka and Tamilnadu His mother tongue is Kannada. His father, Singanalluru Puttaswamayya, who was a famous theater artist and his mother, Lakshmamma, named their eldest son Mutturaju after Lord Muthathi Raya. His name was changed to "Rajkumar" (meaning Prince) after his film debut.

Film career
Rajkumar started his career as a theater artist with his father in a troupe led by the legendary Gubbi Veeranna. It was here that Rajkumar honed his acting and singing skills.
Bedara Kannappa, a 1954 Kannada language movie, marked his entry into the film world. This movie was directed by H L N Simha who also christened him Rajkumar. Rajkumar would use the same name for the rest of his life. He later forayed into film production with the hugely popular Ranadheera Kanteerava which he produced with another legend of Kannada cinema, Balakrishna. This movie which was made exclusively with technicians from Karnataka also marked the beginning of full fledged film making in Karnataka.
Dr. Rajkumar was also one of the most versatile actors in Indian cinema. His character depictions ranged from comedy to action, from lover to double/triple roles, from mythological characters to portrayal of modern day social causes. He acted with the most popular heroines in southern Indian cinema, such as Kannada's Pandaribai, Leelavathi, Jayanti, Bharati, Arati, Jayaprada, Madhavi, Geetha, Sarita and others from neighbouring states. He acted with many directors of the south Indian cinema from B.R. Pantulu, Puttanna Kanagal to Shankar Nag and Nagabharana. He was known for only acting in Kannada movies, even though he got many offers from different movie industries in India. Actors who have acted with him considered it an achievement of their lifetime. Prithviraj Kapoor acted in the movie Saakshatkara in the role of Dr. Rajkumar's father.
In his lifetime, Dr. Rajkumar acted in 206 Kannada movies, excluding guest appearances. He owned a film production company called Vajreshwari Production, which produced films under the banner of Dakshayani Combines. Bhagyada Bagilu was his 100th movie and Devatha Manushya was his 200th movie.
Two of his most famous performances were in his own productions: Kaviratna Kalidasa and Shankar-Guru. He produced movies based on famous Kannada novels. He was ably supported by his friend and script writer Chi. Udayashankar. He signed films only after consultation with his brother, S.P. Varadaraju. He chose stories that usually had a social message for the audience. He also made many movies against social evils. One such movie is Shabdavedi which is against the evil of drugs.
He never smoked a cigar/cigarette or acted as an alcoholic in any of his movies (excepting a few in the early days of his career). In real life too, he was a non-smoker and non-alcoholic and maintained a very high standard of living, performing daily Yogasanas and following a strict diet.
Though he had numerous chances to try his hand at Indian politics owing to his mass following, he shied away from active politics focusing his energy toward art and cinema. His last movie was Shabdhavedi, in which Jayaprada played the female lead.

Rajkumar's discipline
Rajkumar was a highly disciplined man. He would wake up and perform yoga and pranayama at 4am. He practiced Carnatic music for one hour each in the morning and in the evening. He never smoked or drank alcohol in real life and in movies. He never swore nor did he drink and smoke, on or off the screen. He was always punctual for any shooting and programmes. His dress code consisted of only white or ivory dhoti and white shirt, with sandals. He was always clean shaven. He spent most of his vacations at his native place, Gajanur, near the forest area where he was later kidnapped. During shooting he insisted that all the members of the unit have the same menu and food must be of high quality. He has been this way since his early career days.

Family
Rajkumar had a brother, S.P. Varadaraju, who worked with him in his production company. He had 2 sisters, Sharadamma and Nagamma.
He was married to Parvathamma, who later became a film producer. They have three sons, Shivaraj Kumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar and Puneet Rajkumar, and two daughters, Lakshmi and Poornima. All his three sons are popular actors in Kannada films.

Awards and honours
Rajkumar received numerous state, national and international awards. He received an honorary doctorate from Mysore University in 1976.
He won 10 Filmfare awards for the best actor category — the second highest in the history of Indian films.
He won nine state awards in the best actor category. (State awards for films were started by the Karnataka government in 1967 when Rajkumar's career was half over. But still he managed to win the most awards in the Kannada film industry.)
He won a National award in best singer category for "Naadamaya ee Lokavella" song in Jeevana Chaitra movie.
He received the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India in 1983 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1995, in recognition of his contributions to the Kannada film industry.
He was rewarded Karnataka Ratna in the year 1993 by the Government of Karnataka.
In 1985, Rajkumar won the prestigious Kentucky Colonel award presented in Bangalore by the then-governor of Kentucky, U.S..
His fans have conferred him the title "Nata Saarvabhowma" (The Emperor of Acting).

Karnataka (ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ)

Karnataka (ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) is a state in the southern part of India. It was created on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973.

Karnataka is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest.

Karnataka state covers an area of 191,791 km² (74,051 sq mi) or 5.83% of the total geographical area of India. It is the eighth largest Indian state by area, the ninth largest by population and comprises 29 districts. Kannada is the official and most widely spoken language.

Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)

Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the southern state of Karnataka. It is the 27th most spoken language in the world, with native speakers called Kannadigas, Kannadigan, Kannadigaru (ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರು) numbering roughly around 53 million (2001). It is one of the official languages of India and the official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka.
The first written record in the Kannada language is traced to Emperor Ashoka's Brahmagiri edict dated 230 BC. At present, a committee of scholars is seeking a classical language tag for Kannada based on its antiquity.
The Kannada language is written using the Kannada script. The other native languages of Karnataka, Tulu, Kodava Takk and Konkani are also written using the Kannada script. Contemporary Kannada literature is the most successful in India, with India's highest literary honor, the Jnanpeetha awards, having been conferred seven times upon Kannada writers, which is the highest for any language in India.