Iyengars are an ethnoreligious group with origins in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Cinema
- Vasundhara Das (b. 1977) – Indian actress and singer[1]
- Hema Malini (b. 1948) – Indian actress and Bharathnatyam exponent[2]
Diplomats, bureaucrats, administrators and politicians
- Jayalalithaa – Indian actress and politician, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu[3]
- C. Vijayaraghavachariar – The Lion of South India.[4]
References
- ↑ "Sify Movies – Vasundhara Das Interview". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
I'm a Tamil Hebbar girl
- ↑ India Today International. Living Media International Limited. 2004. p. 23
Hema Malini self identifies her Iyengar Brahmin ancestry, says "I'm a pukka Iyengar Brahmin...". - ↑ "Simi Garewal – Jayalalithaa interview". newindianexpress.com.
- ↑ Ramaswami. "C Vijayaraghavachariar, (1852–1944), President-Nagpur, 1920". Congress Sandesh. Retrieved 26 December 2012.