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'''Shetty''' is a surname from [[coastal Karnataka]] in [[India]]. It is found among [[Hindu]]s |
'''Shetty''' is a surname from [[coastal Karnataka]] in [[India]]. It is found among [[Hindu]]s of the [[Bunt (community)|Bunt community]].<ref name="Shetty Family History">{{cite web | url=http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=shetty | title=Shetty Family History | publisher=Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press | work=Oxford University Press | accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref> The Bunt community is also found in Solapur area of the adjoining state of Maharashtra<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/shetty-brother-in-a-bind-over-false-sc-certificate/958780/|title=Shetty Community|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>. While the Shettys were classified as Backward caste under Hindu Vedic system & Backward class by Indian Constitution in Karnataka, they were classified as Scheduled caste in Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/shetty-brother-in-a-bind-over-false-sc-certificate/958780/|title=Shetty Community - Coverage by the reputed Indianexpress newspaper|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>. The caste of Shetty in Karnataka is classified as “Backward Class” by the Indian constitution too.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/cl/karnataka.pdf|title=OBC list of Karnataka as given in Official Indian Government Website|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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==Notable people== |
==Notable people== |
Revision as of 12:38, 2 June 2019
Shetty is a surname from coastal Karnataka in India. It is found among Hindus of the Bunt community.[1] The Bunt community is also found in Solapur area of the adjoining state of Maharashtra[2]. While the Shettys were classified as Backward caste under Hindu Vedic system & Backward class by Indian Constitution in Karnataka, they were classified as Scheduled caste in Maharashtra.[3]. The caste of Shetty in Karnataka is classified as “Backward Class” by the Indian constitution too.[4]
Notable people
Notable people with the surname Shetty, who may or may not be members of the Bunt community, include:
- A. B. Shetty (1883–1960), politician and philanthropist
- Ajit Shetty (born 1946), Indian-Belgian entrepreneur
- Anushka Shetty (born 1981), actress
- Atulya Shetty (born 1996), American chess player
- B. R. Shetty (born 1942), entrepreneur
- B. Vithal Shetty, American scientist
- Balkrishna Shetty (born 1950), diplomat
- Dayanand Shetty (born 1969), actor, model and entrepreneur
- Devi Shetty, philanthropist and cardiac surgeon
- Gurukiran Shetty, music director
- K. K. Shetty (1901–?), journalist
- K Madhukar Shetty (1971-2018), IPS officer
- Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty (1926–2015), former judge, Supreme Court of India
- M. B. Shetty (1938–1982), Indian choreographer and actor
- Manmohan Shetty, entrepreneur
- Prakash Shetty (born 1960), cartoonist
- R. N. Shetty (born 1928), Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist and educationist
- Rakshit Shetty,Indian actor and film director
- Reshma Shetty (born 1977), British-American actress and singer
- Rohit Shetty, film director
- Salil Shetty (born 1961), Secretary General of Amnesty International
- Sanchita Shetty, actress
- Shamita Shetty (born 1979), interior designer, former actress and model
- Shashi Kiran Shetty (born 1959), former chairman of Allcargo Logistics
- Shilpa Shetty (born 1975), actress
- Shweta Shetty (born 1970), German based singer
- Srinidhi Shetty, Indian Model & Kannada Film Actress
- Sudarshan Shetty (born 1961), artist
- Suniel Shetty (born 1961), actor, producer and entrepreneur
- V. P. Shetty, Indian banker
- Yagna Shetty, Kannada actress
See also
References
- ^ "Shetty Family History". Oxford University Press. Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Shetty Community".
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