This is a list of Gaud Saraswat Brahmins.
Spiritual heads[edit | edit source]
- H.H. Vidhyadheesha Theertha Swamiji of Gokarna Math[1]
- Sadyojat Shankarashram Swamiji of Chitrapur Math
- Samyamindra Thirtha Swamiji of Kashi Math
Politicians[edit | edit source]
- Kashinath Trimbak Telang (1850ā1893) - judge, politician, writer and educationalist[2]
- N. G. Chandavarkar (1855ā1923) - judge, politician and social reformer[3]
- Manohar Parrikar (1955ā2019) -Ex Defence Minister of India, and Chief Minister of Goa for multiple term.[4]
- Suresh Prabhu, Ex Minister of Railways Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, former chairman of Saraswat Bank[4]
Writers and academics[edit | edit source]
- Yashwant Vithoba Chittal (1928-2014) - Kannada fiction writer
- Milind Chittal is an Indian classical vocalist. Chittal is the son of Kannada writer Yashwant Chittal. He trained under Firoz Dastur of the Kirana Gharana. He is also a qualified chartered accountant.
- Gangadhar Vithoba Chittal (1923ā1987) - Kannada poet and recipient of Karnataka Sahitya Academy award. He was the elder brother of Kannada writer Yashwant Vithoba Chittal. He held several administrative positions for the Government of India and audited several Indian Embassies and Consulates
- R.G. Bhandarkar (1837ā1925) - orientalist, and social reformer[5]
- Vijay Tendulkar (1928ā2008) - playwright, screenplay writer and journalist[6]
- Dharmananda Damodar Kosambi (1876ā1947) - scholar of Buddhism and Pali language[7]
- Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (1907ā1966) - polymath[8]
- Meera Kosambi (1939ā2015) - writer and sociologist. Daughter of Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi[9]
Film actors and directors[edit | edit source]
Businessmen[edit | edit source]
- Vittal Mallya (1924ā1983) - Indian businessman
- T. V. Mohandas Pai
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/gsb-mutt-guru-appoints-temple-priests-son-as-successor/articleshow/57096786.cms
- ā 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.
- ā 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.
- ā 4.0 4.1 Kelekar, Samir (23 November 2014). "Forward castes must think forward as well". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ā Deshpande, M.M., 2010. PaƱca Gauįøa and PaƱca DrÄviįøa: Contested borders of a traditional classification. Studia Orientalia Electronica, 108, pp.41.
- ā Bhimrao, R.S., 2015. Reconstructing Dramatics Dramaturgy in Contemporary Experimental Plays of Vijay Tendulkar Satish Alekar and Mahesh Elkunchwar
- ā Lahiri, N., 2009. DD Kosambi: The Historian as Writer. Economic and Political Weekly, pp. 41-48.[1]
- ā Kosambi, M., 2008. DD Kosambi: The Scholar and the Man. Economic and Political Weekly, pp.34-42.
- ā Kulkarni, M. (2015). "Reclaiming feminism: The legacy of Meera Kos". Contributions to Indian Sociology. 49 (2): 250ā254. doi:10.1177/0069966715585653. S2CID 149160830.
- ā 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.