List of Bunts
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Bunt /ˈbʌnt/, also spelled 'Bant' in former English usage, are a Hindu community of erstwhile nobility, feudatory and gentry from the region of Tulu Nadu in the south west of India which comprises the districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Following is a partial list of notable Bunts. The list also include members of the minuscule Jain Bunt community who follow Jain traditions. The names of Jain Bunts are in italics.
Contents
Academia
- H. S. Ballal, Pro-Chancellor Manipal University and philanthropist[1]
Art
- Sudarshan Shetty, sculptor[2]
Business
- B. R. Shetty, CMD New Medical Centre, dollar billionaire and Padma Shri awardee[3]
- R. N. Shetty, CMD RNS Infrastructure and hereditary administrator of Murudeshwara Shiva Temple[4]
Crime
- Sadhu Shetty, underworld don[5]
Entertainment
- Aishwarya Rai, Miss World, Padma Shri awardee, Hollywood and Indian Film Actress[6]
- Anushka Shetty, Indian film actress[7]
- Ganesh Hegde, Indian singer, performer, video director and choreographer[8]
- V. Manohar, Karnataka State Film Awards-winning lyricist/music director[9]
- Pooja Hegde, Indian film actress[10]
- Prakash Rai a.k.a. Prakash Raj, National award-winning Indian film actor and director[11]
- Shilpa Shetty, Indian film actress[12]
- Sunil Shetty, Indian film actor[13]
Literature
- D. K. Chowta, writer, artist, businessman and former General Secretary of Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath[4]
Law
- Nitte Santhosh Hegde, judge of the Supreme Court of India and Lokayuktha (ombudsman) of Karnataka state[14]
Science and medicine
- Belle Monappa Hegde, physician, author, educationist and Padma Bhushan awardee[15]
- Kullal Chickappu Naik, authority on horticulture, first vice-chairman of University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore[16]
Sports
- Ashish Kumar Ballal, captain of Indian hockey team and Arjuna awardee[17]
References
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