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Goud Saraswat Brahmins (GSB) have made significant contribution to a variety of fields like literature, business, sports, cinema, law, etc. The following is list of notable individuals belonging to GSB community (including its sub-communities)

Government and law

  • Sir B. N. Rau, jurist (was judge on International Court in the Hague and President of United Nations Security Council. Prepared the original draft of Constitution of India. Also drafted Constitution of Burma (Myanmar) in 1947.)
  • Sir B. R. Rau, former Governor of RBI
  • B. N. Adarkar, former Governor of RBI
  • D. M. Sukhtankar, ex-Chief Secretary of Maharashtra Government
  • Peter Lynn Sinai-Goenkar - Ambassador of India to Austria (1988–1991)
  • Subir Gokarn, present Deputy Governor of RBI
  • P. R . Nayak, former Deputy Governor of RBI
  • Vithal Liladhar, former Deputy Governor of RBI
  • Kishori Udeshi, former Deputy Governor of RBI
  • Suresh Tendulkar, former Chief Economic Advisor to Prime Minister
  • M S Usgaonkar, Additional Solicitor General of India
  • Ammembal Vithal Pai—Once the senior most civil servant (ICS) who was the Home Secretary of India.
  • Ammembal Narayan Pai (Late)-- Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court and Chairman of Pai commission which established highest scale salary for teachers and clerks in India

Science and technology

  • Prof. Jayant Baliga, named by Scientific American one of “Eight Heroes of Semiconductor Revolution”, holder of over 100 patents including that for IGBT
  • Arun Netravali, Chief Scientist of Alcatel Lucent, France. Pioneer of digital technology including HDTV, MPEG compression. Formerly President of renowned Bell Labs
  • Prof Vivek Pai, developed HashCache, an efficient method of storing web content
  • Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Head of Nuclear Programme of India
  • Dileep Bhandarkar, Distinguished Engineer at Microsoft
  • Dwarkanath Kotnis - (Surgeon in China during 1938-42 Second Sino-Japanese War)

Literature

Marathi

Kannada

Konkani

  • Basti Vaman Shenoy
  • Ravindra Kelekar, a Jnanapeetha awardeee
  • R.V. Pandit
  • Ashok Kamat
  • Naguesh Karmali
  • Uday Bhembre
  • Saratchandra Shenoi - Sahitya Akademi Award winning Konkani poet, writer, translator and Editor. More that 10 books to his credit

Other

  • Santha Rama Rau (English writer)
  • Uncle Pai (Anant Pai, publisher of Amar Chitra Katha. He was described as the most famous 'Uncle' after Chacha Nehru by former PM Atalji)
  • Chandrakala Kamat, Novelist in Malayalam, one of her novels Rugma (with Konkani themes), was also made into a Malayalam movie with the same name.
  • - noted Malayalam litterateur
  • Dr. A. Rajagopal Kamath, a popular science author and researcher in astronomy and cosmology
  • Seshagiri Prabhu credited with writing the modern grammar of Malayalam titled "Sahitya Kushala"

Scholars & academicians

  • Sir Dr. R. G. Bhandarkar (Sanskrit scholar, Orientalist, social reformer)
  • Devadatta Ramakrishna Bhandarkar (1875-1950) (Historian)
  • Dharmanand D. Kossambe (Internationally known Scholar of Buddhism)
  • Damodar D. Kossambe(Polyglot)
  • Kashinath Trimbak Telang (Sanskrit scholar, former judge of Mumbai High Court from 1889 till death in 1893 and Vice-Chancellor of Mumbai University. Translated Sanskrit epics in English. Also was the first Secretary of Indian National Congress)
  • Prof. Govind Sadashiv Ghurye (Father of Sociology in India)
  • B. R. Shenoy(Famous economist, first ever economist to speak against socialist planning of India governments)
  • Vittal Rajgopal Bhat (Sanskrit scholar; philosopher)
  • Dr. Bhau Daji Laud Parsekar
  • D. V. Rege (Dinanath Vasudeo Rege). Father of Indian Food Industry. Former Director of UICT or UDCT (University Department of Chemical Technology, Mumbai)
  • Ramachandra Sharma—Vedic scholar who wrote grammar of Samaveda
  • Ajit Rangnekar, Dean, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad (rated as 12th best business school by Financial Times)
  • Navneet (Vasudeo Shankar Nabar, author of Navneet guide books)
  • Nagesh Sonde - Profound scholar of Sanskrit, Marathi and Konkani languages, has translated several Sanskrit classics in Konkanis and written history of Konkani language

Banking

  • K. V. Kamath, Chairman of ICICI Bank and Director of Infosys
  • M D Mallya, MD of Bank of Baroda
  • T Y Prabhu, MD of Oriental Bank of Commerce
  • K R Kamath, MD of Punjab National Bank
  • A. S. R. Pai, Co-founder of Canara Bank
  • Upendra Anant Pai, Co-founder of Syndicate Bank
  • Vaman Srinivas Kudva, Co-founder of Syndicate Bank
  • Ashok Kini, former MD of State Bank of India
  • Prakash Mallya former CMD of Vijaya Bank presently Chairman of IFCI
  • Dr. P. J. Nayak former CMD of Axis Bank, now CEO of Morgan Stanley India
  • N. D. Prabhu (Ex-Chairman of Canara Bank)
  • Nileshwar Narayan Pai, former Chairman of Corporation Bank and IDBI. He was the first Gold Medalist in the Chartered Accountancy exam when it was introduced.
  • P S V Mallya, former CMD of Syndicate Bank
  • D T Pai, former CMD of Syndicate Bank
  • K. Manmohan Shenoy, Ex-Chairman of UCO Bank (1986–1990)
  • R. J. Kamath, former CMD Canara Bank
  • P. S. Shenoy, former CMD Bank of Baroda
  • B. Vasanth Shenoy, former CMD, Andhra Bank
  • P.G.Kakodkar, Former Chairman, State Bank of India

Business and industry

  • Vithal Mallya, founder of UB Group
  • Vijay Mallya, Chairman of UB Group
  • Vithal Kamat, Kamat Hotels
  • Dr. T. M. A. Pai, founder of Manipal Group and Syndicate Bank
  • Anil Salgaonkar, Salgaonkar Mining/ Salgaonkar Brothers
  • Shrinivas Dempo (Shenoy), Dempo Group
  • Sudhakar Shenoy, founder Chairman and CEO of Information Management Consulting Inc.
  • Radha Timblo, Timblo Group, Goa
  • Chandavarkars promoters of FDC Limited,
  • Hemant Nerurkar, MD of Tata Steel
  • N. K. Sinkar (former Chairman of LIC)
  • N. S. Rao, founder of Pest Control India
  • A. V. Kamat, Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Machine Tools
  • Raghunandan Kamath, owner of Natural Ice Cream
  • Ajit Kamath, founder/ owner of Arch Pharmalabs
  • Vivek Kamath, MD of Berkery Noyes (USA)
  • V. G. Rajadhyaksha (ex-Chairman, Hindustan Lever)
  • Aditya Borkar, Boroplast
IT industry
  • Nandan Nilekani, Co-founder of Infosys
  • Mohandas Pai, Director of Infosys
  • Rohith Bhat, Robosoft Technologies
  • Suresh Kamath, LaserSoft Infosystems (now part of Polaris)
  • Chaitanya "Chet" Kamat, MD & CEO of Oracle Financial Services
Ad industry
  • Madhukar Kamath, MD & CEO of Mudra Group
  • Bharat Dabholkar, MD of Publicis India
  • Subhash Kamath, Managing Partner of BBH India
  • Bal Mundkur, Founder of Ulka Advertising

Art and music

Cinema & theatre

Journalists

  • Baburam (BOB) Prabhu London : BBC
  • Shobha De (Rajadhyaksha) (Famous author and columnist, Editor of Femina magazine)
  • M V Kamath (former Editor, Illustrated Weekly of India & ex+Chairman, Prasar Bharathi)
  • Dileep Padgaonkar (Editor Times of India)
  • Rajdeep Sardesai (Prominent TV personality of IBNLive)
  • Chaitanya Kalbag (formerly Editor-in-Chief Hindustan Times and Managing Editor of Reuters Asia)
  • T. V. R. Shenoy (former Editor of The Week and Sunday Mail)
  • Parulekar, founder of “Sakaal” newspaper
  • Nikhil Wagle, (Mahanagar & IBN Lokmat)

Sports

Armed forces

  • Air Chief Marshal Lakshman Katre: IAF, Chief of the Air Staff
  • Air Chief Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar: IAF, Chief of the Air Staff
  • Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik, IAF, Chief of Air Staff
  • Admiral J.G Nadkarni: Indian Navy, Chief of Naval Staff
  • Vice Admiral V.A.Kamath PVSM, (first Commandant of the Indian Coast Guard)
  • Air Marshal (Retired) Mundkur Pratap Rao: Vice Chief of the Air Staff of Indian Air Force
  • Lt General Prakash Gokarn, (AVSM, PVSM)
  • Wg Cdr. Vishwanath Balakrishna Sawardekar - Indian Air Force Pilot, Kirti Chakra, War Hero

Politics and social service

Figures of historical eminence

  • Lakshman Prabhu (Minister of Silhara dynasty, built Banaganga tank and Walkeshwar temple)
  • Rudra Pai (Minister of Silhara dynasty)
  • Mahadevaiyya Prabhu (Minister of Silhara dynasty)
  • Somanaiyya Prabhu (Minister of Silhara dynasty)
  • Anant Pai Prabhu (Minister of Silhara dynasty)
  • Rama Kamath
  • Naro Ram Mantri(Minister in Sahu Maharaj's court)
  • Ramachandra Baba Sukthankar (official in Peshwa court)
  • Timaji kamath (An admiral of Vijayanagar empire)
  • Jivbadada Kerkar (Bakshi of Sindhia army)
  • Lakhbadada Lad (An officer of Sindhia army)
  • Lalaji Gulgule (An officer of Sindhia army)
  • Appaji Ram (Diplomat of Hyder Ali/Tippu Sultan)
  • Baloba Tatya (official of Sindhia court)

Spiritual field

  • Shri Gaudapadacharya-The propounder of Advaita philosophy (considered first pontiff – Swamiji – of Kavale math, Goa)
  • Shri Govinda Bhagavatpadacharya-Disciple of Sri Gouda padacharya and Guru of Adi Shankaracharya (considered second pontiff – Swamiji – of Kavale math, Goa)
  • Swami Vivarnananda Saraswati-Founder of Kaivalya Muth and disciple of Sri Govinda padacharya .
  • Prabhu Maharaj-President Ramakrishna Mission.
  • Swami Vijnananda-Senior Swamiji -Ramakrishna Mission.
  • Sri Viroopaksha-Travelling Brahman-who established Manjeshwar Temple
  • Sadguru Vamanrao Pai

Some Firsts from GSBs

  • Bal Mangesh Wagle, First Barrister of India
  • Dr. Bhau Daji, First Doctor of India
  • Dadasaheb Torne, first movie (both silent and talkie) in India
  • Dr. R G Bhandarkar, first Graduate and Post-graduate batch of Mumbai University/ India
  • S S Talmiki, founder of first Co-op Housing Society in the whole of Asia
  • Shamrao Vitthal Kaikini — Founder of first Co-operative bank in India
  • Durgabai Kamat, First Female Artiste of Indian screen
  • Sir B. N. Rau, first Indian judge on International Court at the Hague and also first Indian President of United Nations Security Council.
  • Lalith Rao (Hindustani musician) First lady engineer in India who did doctorate[1]
  • Nileshwar Narayan Pai (ex-Chairman of Corporation Bank and IDBI) - the first Gold Medalist in the Chartered Accountancy exam when it was introduced. [2]


  1. ^ http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/konkani/prominent_konkanis.htm
  2. ^ http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/konkani/prominent_konkanis.htm
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