Kodendera Subbayya Thimmayya was a highly distinguished soldier who served as the Chief of Army Staff and as the Head of the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission after the Korean War..
Kaveri Nambisan was born in the beautiful coffee and spice district of Karnataka, Coorg. She studied to be a doctor from St. John’s Medical College, and later went to England for her FRCS.
Jagat and Anita Nanjappa are famous for their exploits in the racing arena in India . Their tally of awards extends to nine National Rally awards in the category of motorbikes between 1986 and 1996.
Nanje Gowda Venkatachalla is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India. Perhaps his most significant achievement to date has been his tenure in the Karnataka Lokayukta.
H S Shivaprakash is an acclaimed poet and playwright from Karnataka. He writes in Kannada, but many of his works have been translated into English and other Indian regional languages.
Gundappa Vishwanath was one of the finest batsmen India ever produced, and in fact he was one of the finest batsmen the cricketing world had ever seen during his time.
Kannada theatre owes much to Gubbi Veeranna, the man who founded the drama company that’s popularly known as ‘Gubbi Veeranna Nataka Company’. He was a drama producer, director and an artiste.
Pulakesi II is considered to be the greatest of the Chalukya kings. It was during his period that the kingdom covered vast territories over most of South India, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Dharmavaram Ramakrishnamacharyulu was the writer of the play ‘Bhakta Prahalada’, which was later made into a movie and became the first Telugu talkie. He was a well-known playwright of his time, and wrote nearly 30 plays in all.
Daisy Bopanna is a familiar face in regional films in all four South Indian languages, and she has also acted in a host of commercials and in one Hindi movie.
