This is a list of people from Mysore.
- Anima Anandkumar, Bren Professor of Computing at Caltech and director of Machine Learning research at NVIDIA
- Mysore T. Chowdiah, Pioneer of the seven-string Violin, Sangeetha Kalanidhi[1][2]
- Sabu Dastagir, Hollywood Actor, inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame[3][4]
- Gita Gopinath, Chief economist, IMF
- Vikas Gowda, Olympian, discus thrower and shot putter, Commonwealth Games Gold-Medallist[5]
- B. K. S. Iyengar, Yoga Expert, Padma Vibhushan[6][7]
- Mysore V. Doraiswamy Iyengar, Veena exponent, Padma Bhushan, Sangeetha Kalanidhi[1][8]
- R. K. Laxman, cartoonist, Padma Vibhushan, Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts[9][10]
- Pavitra Lokesh, actress, Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
- N. R. Narayana Murthy, industrialist, co-founder of Infosys, Padma Vibhushan[11]
- V. K. Murthy, cinematographer, Dada Saheb Phalke Award Winner[12]
- Mysore brothers, Violin maestros and music composers, comprising Mysore Manjunath and Mysore Nagaraj[13][14]
- R. K. Narayan, writer, Padma Vibhushan[8]
- R. K. Srikantan, carnatic music vocalist, Padma Bhushan, Sangeetha Kalanidhi[1][15]
- Javagal Srinath, former cricketer and current ICC Match referee[16]
- Mysore Vasudevachar, musician and composer, Padma Bhushan[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sangita Kalanidhi Recipients". Madras Music Academy.
- ↑ "A Biographic Sketch of Chowdiah". Archived from the original on 23 May 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Sabu". IMDb. [unreliable source?]
- ↑ "BFI Screenonline: Sabu (1924–1963) Biography". Screenonline.
- ↑ "Vikas GOWDA | Profile". www.worldathletics.org.
- ↑ "Ruskin Bond, Vidya Balan, Kamal Haasan honoured with Padma awards". Hindustan Times. HT Media Limited. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "Padma Awards Announced". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ Menon, Meena (26 January 2015). "The uncommon man: R.K. Laxman (1921–2015)". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "'Common Man' cartoonist RK Laxman dead at 93". Reuters. 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "LN Mittal, Ratan Tata, Narayana Murthy get Padma Vibhushan". The Economic Times. 26 January 2008. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ Khajane, Muralidhara (20 January 2010). "V K Murthy first cinematographer to win Phalke award". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ↑ "Violin India - Nagaraj and Dr.Manjunath". www.violinindia.com.
- ↑ Govind, Ranjani (7 February 2014). "Honour for Mysore's violin maestros". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Padma Awards Announced" (Press release). Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ↑ "Javagal Srinath". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2018.