List of Iyengars
Iyengars are an ethnoreligious group with origins in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Diplomats, bureaucrats, administrators and politicians
- Jayalalithaa - Indian actress and politician, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu [1]
- C. Vijayaraghavachariar - The Lion of South India.[2]
Cinema
- Hema Malini (b. 1948) - Indian actress and Bharathnatyam exponent[3]
- Vasundhara Das (b. 1977) - Indian actress and singer.[4]
References
- ^ "Simi Garewal - Jayalalithaa interview". newindianexpress.com.
- ^ Ramaswami. "C Vijayaraghavachariar, (1852-1944), President-Nagpur, 1920". Congress Sandesh. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ India Today International. Living Media International Limited. 2004. p. 23.
Hema Malini self identifies her Iyengar Brahmin ancestry, says "I'm a pukka Iyengar Brahmin...". - ^ "Sify Movies - Vasundhara Das Interview". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
I'm a Tamil Hebbar girl