M. S. Sathyu

male
Mysore Shrivinas Sathyu (b. 6 July 1930 in Mysore, Karnataka) is a leading film director and stage designer from India. His film "Garam Hawa" is...
S. L. Bhyrappa

S. L. Bhyrappa

male, 75 years old
Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa, is a Kannada novelist, whose works are immensely popular both within India and abroad. Bhyrappa is widely...
Mallikarjun Mansur

Mallikarjun Mansur

male, deceased (1992)
Mallikarjun Mansur was one of greatest examples of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana of Hindustani Khayal singing. A major influence on his singing were...
Kanaka Dasa

Kanaka Dasa

male
Kanaka Dasa an influential Mahatma born in Halumatha tradition of kuruba community. He propagated Dwaita philosophy to masses through bhakti...
B. V. Karanth

B. V. Karanth

male, deceased (2002)
Babukodi Venkataramana Karanth (1928 - d. 1 September, 2002) was a much decorated film and theatre personality from India. He was an alumnus of the...
Raghavendra Swami

Raghavendra Swami

male, deceased (1672)
Raghavendra Swami (1595-1671), one of the influential saints in Hinduism, lived in the 16th century. He advocated Vaishnavism (worship of Vishnu as...
Vasundhara Das

Vasundhara Das

female, 31 years old
Vasundhara Das (born 1977) is an Indian actress and singer. She began acting with the Kamal Hasan film "Hey Ram" (1999) and her playback singing...
Vyasatirtha

Vyasatirtha

male
Vyasatirtha, also called Vyasaraja or Vyasaraayaru, was a eminent Haridasa. He was born in Bannur in the Mysore District in what is now the modern...
Anant Nag

Anant Nag

male
Anant Nag is an actor and politician from Karnataka, India. In addition to Kannada movies, he has acted in Marathi, Malayalam and Hindi movies. He...
Vijaya Dasa

Vijaya Dasa

male, deceased (1755)
Vijaya Dasa (1682-1755) or Sri Vijaya Dasa was a prominent saint from the Haridasa tradition of Karnataka, India in the 18th century. He is...