List of Bunts
Bunt (Template:Pron-en also spelled 'Bant' in former English usage, Tulu: ಬಂಟರ, Kannada: ಬಂತವರು, Malayalam: തുളുനാട് ക്ഷത്രിയൻ ) or Tulunad Kshatriya are a Hindu community of erstwhile nobility, feudals 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 and Kasaragod taluk of Kerala.
Following is a partial list of Bunts who have Wikipedia articles.[1] The list also include members of the minuscule Jain Bunt community who follow Jain traditions and number around 40000. The Jain Bunt according to traditional definition are part of the community.[2] The names of Jain Bunts are in italics.
| Name | Profession | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Tuluva Narasa Nayaka | Ruler and Administrator | Emperor of Vijayanagara Empire |
| Viranarasimha Raya | Ruler and Administrator | Emperor of Vijayanagara Empire |
| Krishnadevaraya | Ruler and Administrator | Emperor of Vijayanagara Empire |
| Achyuta Deva Raya | Ruler and Administrator | Emperor of Vijayanagara Empire |
| Sadashiva Raya | Ruler and Administrator | Emperor of Vijayanagara Empire |
| Ravivarma Narasimha Domba Heggade | Ruler and Administrator | Raja of Vitla |
| Maipady Venkatesh Varma Raja | Ruler and Administrator | Raja of Kumbla |
| Abbakka Rani | Ruler and Administrator | Queen of Ullal and Moodabidri belonging to Chowta Dynasty |
| Devi Prasad Shetty | Medical | Surgeon,Philanthropist,Founder of Narayana Hrudayalaya and Padma Shri Awardee |
| Belle Monappa Hegde | Medical | Physician,Author,Educationist and Padma Bhushan Awardee |
| A. B. Shetty | Politician and Entrepreneur | Founder of Vijaya Bank,Minister in erstwhile Madras Presidency and Madras State |
| Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty | Banker | CMD of Vijaya Bank credited for its Growth |
| B. R. Shetty | Business | CMD New Medical Centre,$Billionaire and Padma Shri awardee |
| R. N. Shetty | Business | CMD RNS Infrastructure and Administrator of Murudeshwara Shiva Temple |
| Manmohan Shetty | Business | Founder Adlabs |
| Shashi Kiran Shetty | Business | CMD All Cargo Logistics LTD. and Listed MultiMillionaire |
| V. P. Shetty | Banker | Retired Chairman of IDBI Bank, UCO Bank and Canara Bank |
| Nitesh Shetty | Business | CMD , Nitesh Estates and Listed MultiMillionaire |
| K.S. Hegde | Jurist and Politician | Member of Rajya Sabha,Speaker of Lok Sabha,Judge of the Supreme Court of India and Founder of Nitte Education Trust |
| Nitte Santhosh Hegde | Jurist | Judge of the Supreme Court of India and Lokayuktha (ombudsman) of Karnataka state |
| Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty | Jurist | Judge of the Supreme Court of India |
| Aishwarya Rai | Acting | Miss World,Padma Shri awardee,Hollywood and Indian Film Actress |
| Suniel Shetty | Acting | Indian Film Actor |
| Shilpa Shetty | Acting | Indian Film Actress |
| Shamita Shetty | Acting | Indian Film Actress |
| Vinay Rai | Acting | Indian Film Actor |
| Anushka Shetty | Acting | Indian Film Actress |
| Reshma Shetty | Acting | Film Actress |
| Shubha Poonja | Acting | Indian Film Actress |
| Lakshmi Rai | Acting | Indian Film Actress |
| Dayanand Shetty | Acting | Indian Film Actor |
| Shefali Shetty | Acting | National Award winning Indian Film Actress |
| Neeta Shetty | Acting | Indian Actress |
| Prakash Rai a.k.a Prakash Raj | Acting | National Award winning Indian Film Actor and Director |
| Ganesh Hegde | Music | Indian Film Choreographer and Singer |
| Gurukiran | Music | Indian Film Music composer |
| Sandeep Chowta | Music | Indian Film Music composer |
| Prakash Shetty | Art | Cartoonist |
| Shweta Shetty | Music | Singer |
| Rohit Shetty | Film Industry | Indian Film Director |
| Santosh Rai Pathaje | Film Industry | Indian Film Director |
| R.Verman | Art | Filmfare Award winning Indian Art Director |
| Ashish Kumar Ballal | Sports | Captain of Indian Hockey Team and Arjuna Awardee |
| Satheesha Rai | Sports | Indian Weightlifter,Olympian and Arjuna Awardee |
| Vikrant Shetty | Sports | Player Emirates Cricket Team |
| Vijith Shetty | Sports | Football Player for Air India F.C. |
| A. Shanker Alva | Politician | Member of Parliament, Mangalore |
| K. Nagappa Alva | Politician | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (1970–1976) and Health Minister,Karnataka State (1962–1967) |
| K. K. Shetty | Politician | Member of Parliament, Mangalore |
| Ramanna Rai | Politician | Member of Parliament, Kasaragod |
| I. Rama Rai | Politician | Member of Parliament, Kasaragod |
| I. M. Jayarama Shetty | Politician | Member of Parliament, Udupi |
| Nalin Kumar Kateel | Politician | Member of Parliament, Dakshina Kannada |
| Suresh Shetty | Politician | Minister, Government of Maharashtra |
| V. Dhananjay Kumar | Politician | Minister,Union Government of India,Member of Parliament,Mangalore |
| B. Vittaldas Shetty | Politician | Minister,Government of Karnataka |
| Manjayya Heggade | Spiritual Leader and Social Work | Hereditary administrator(1918–1955) of Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple and legislator |
| Ratnavarma Heggade | Spiritual Leader and Social Work | Hereditary administrator(1955–1968) of Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple and legislator |
| Veerendra Heggade | Spiritual Leader and Social Work | Hereditary administrator(1968–present) of Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple and Padma Bhushan awardee |
| Chidvilasananda | Spiritual Leader | Present Guru of Siddha Yoga Tradition and Author of Spiritual Books |
| Mahamandaleshwar Nityananda | Spiritual Leader | Mahamandaleshwar of Mahanirvana Akhara sect of monks established by Adi Shankara |
| Kalidas Shetty | Scientist | Food Scientist |
| Salil Shetty | Activist | Secretary General, Amnesty International |
| Balkrishna Shetty | Diplomat | India's Ambassador to Sweden, Latvia, Bahrain, Senegal and Mali |
| Vittal Rai | Scientist | Agronomist, Rajyotsava Prashasti awardee |
| Vonthibettu Prabhakara Hegde | Military Personnel | Vir Chakra awardee |
| Dinesh Chandra Bhandary | Military Personnel | Vir Chakra awardee |
| Satish Shetty | Activist | R.T.I. and anti-corruption activist |
| Kayyar Kinhanna Rai | Journalist and Author | Indian independence activist,Author, poet and journalist |
| Bola Chittaranjan Das Shetty | Author | Kannada Author |
| Sanjeev Shetty | Journalist | Journalist, BBC |
| V. T. Rajshekar | Journalist | Former journalist, Indian Express and Author |
| Sadhu Shetty | Mafia | Underworld Don |
| Sharad Shetty | Mafia | Underworld Don |
| Muthappa Rai | Mafia | Land Mafia Lord, Billionaire and founder of socio-charitable Jaya Karnataka Organisation |
| Jeevaraj Alva | Politician | Minister, Government of Karnataka and Vice President of Janata Dal (United) |
| Padmanabh Jaini | Academic | Indologist known for works on Sanskrit and Jainism |
| Ashwini Akkunji | Sports | 2010 Commonwealth Games Gold medalist in 4×400 m relay |
| K. Jayaprakash Hegde | Politician | Minister,Government of Karnataka |
| B. Ramanath Rai | Politician | Minister,Government of Karnataka |
| B. Nagaraja Shetty | Politician | Minister,Government of Karnataka |
| Khedinji Kanthappa Hegde | Politician | Minister, Government of Karnataka |
| K. Amarnath Shetty | Politician | Minister, Government of Karnataka |
| B. Subbayya Shetty | Politician | Minister, Government of Karnataka , Janata Party President (Karnataka State) |
| N. M. Adyanthaya | Politician and activist | Karnataka Legislator and Member, Governing council of International Labour Organization |
| Sudarshan Shetty | Art | Artist sculptor |
| Mallika Prasad | Politician | Incumbent Karnataka Legislator from Puttur constituency |
| J. V. Shetty | Banker | Former Chairman of Canara Bank and Indian Banks' Association |
| B. Vithal Shetty | Scientist | India born American scientist who developed Metolazone and other drugs |
References
- ^ Shetty Bhaskar, Shetty Mala, Shetty Priyanka. "Bunt Footprints". Waves Media Company, Mumbai. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Thurston, Edgar, K. Rangachari (1909). Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Madras: Government Press. pp. 147–172.
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