list of lingayats

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    Lingayats, also known as Veerashaiva , are a community in India who adhere to Lingayatism, a religious sect of Shaivism within Hinduism. This is a list of notable Lingayats:


    Saints


    Akka Mahadevi
    Allama Prabhu
    Basava
    Channabasavanna
    Devar Dasimayya
    Madivala Machideva
    Siddheshwar – of Solapur, Maharashtra
    Viswabandhu Marulasiddha
    Sharane Sri Danamma Devi – of Guddapura, Maharashtra
    Sarvajna
    Manmath Swami Maharaj


    Historical rulers


    Kittur Chennamma(1778–1829) – queen of the princely state of Kitturu, Karnataka; fought against Doctrine of lapse
    Belawadi Mallamma
    Haleri Kings – of Madikeri
    Linga Rajendra II – Haleri king of Kodagu
    Chikka Virarajendra – last ruler of Madikeri
    Keladi Nayaka Kingdom
    Keladi Chennamma
    Shivappa Nayaka
    Mallasarja Desai
    Virupanna and Viranna
    Hande Hanumappa Nayaka- Savior of Vijayanagara empire and first Hande ruler of Ballari
    Hande-Vazir Rulers - founder of New Ballari and rulers of Hande-Ananatapuram.
    Rama Raya


    Philanthropists


    Shivakumara Swamiji – head of Siddaganga Matha; Padma Bhushan awardee
    Gubbi Thotadappa - founder of famous Thotadappa hostel.


    Education, science and technology


    D. C. Pavate - Vice chancellor of Karnataka University, Dharawada, Padmabhushan awardee.
    Dr. DG Hallikeri – freedom fighter and educationist
    A. S. Adke – former vice-chancellor of Karnataka University and former Principal of Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal
    M. Mahadevappa – agricultural scientist and plant breeder; Padma Bhushan awardee
    Dr. MC Modi – eye surgeon and Padma Bhushan awardee
    Sharan Patil – philanthropist and orthopaedic surgeon
    S. G. Balekundri – irrigation expert and architect of Alamatti Dam
    Y. G. Parameshwara – first Indian blind doctor
    A.N. Prabhu Deva – former vice-chancellor of Bangalore University
    S. J. Nagalotimath – medical writer
    A. S. Kiran Kumar – Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Secretary, Department of Space, Chairman of Space Commission and Padma Shri awardee


    Literature


    Sarvajna – Kannada poet
    Chamarasa – author of Prabhulingaleele
    Harihara – known as Ragaleya Kavi
    Raghavanka – known as Shatpadi Brahma
    Palkuriki Somanatha – Telugu poet, author of Basava purana
    Nijaguna Shivayogi – 15th-century Kannada poet
    Hardekar Manjappa – known as Gandhi of Karnataka
    Phakirappa Gurubasappa Halakatti – Kannada writer
    G. S. Shivarudrappa – Poet and critic, Rashtra Kavi
    Chennaveera Kanavi – poet and critic
    Panchakshari Hiremath – writer and poet, short story writer, essayist, critic, translator, orator, editor, who writes in Kannada, Urdu and Hindi
    P. Lankesh – writer and journalist, writing in the Kannada language
    Jayadevi Taayi Ligade – writer; first lady president of akhila Bharatha Kannada saahitya sammelana
    M. M. Kalburgi – Kannada scholar, Researcher, Vice Chancellor or Hampi Kannada University
    H.S. Shivaprakash- Poet, Playwright
    L. Basavaraju – Kannada eminent scholar and writer of several books on Sharana Sahitya
    Sangamesh Saundattimath – Dravidian linguist
    M. Chidananda Murthy – Kannada writer, researcher and historian
    Channappa Uttangi – interfaith pioneer and writer
    K. Marulasiddappa – Kannada writer
    Chandrashekhar Patil – Kannada poet and playwright
    Patil Puttappa – Kannada writer and former member of parliament, Rajya Sabha
    Manu Baligar – former bureaucrat, and current president of Kannada Sahitya Parishat
    T. V. Sadasiva Pandarathar - Tamil Historical writer


    Art and music


    Pandit Ganayogi Panchakshara Gawai – Hindustani and classical musician
    Basavaraj Rajguru – classical vocalist, Padma Bhushan awardee
    Mallikarjun Mansur – Hindustani vocalist, Padma Vibhushan, Kalidas Samman awardee
    Rajshekhar Mansur-Hindustani vocalist
    Kumar Gandharva – Hindustani vocalist, Padma Vibhushan, Kalidas Samman awardee
    Pandit Puttaraj Gawai – Hindustani and classical musician, Padma Bhushan, Kalidas Samman awardee
    Mukul Shivputra – Hindustani classical music vocalist and son of Kumar Gandharva
    Balappa Hukkeri – Kannada folk singer
    Rajashekhar Mansur – classical vocalist
    Gubbi Veeranna – theatre director, known as 'father of Kannada film industry'
    B. Jayashree - theatre
    Ranjani Shettar – artist and sculpurist
    Vyjayanthi Kashi – artist and Kuchipudi dancer
    Prateeksha Kashi – kuchipudi dancer


    Politics




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    = Other politicians

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    Shivraj Patil – Home Minister of India 2004–2008, Speaker of Lok Sabha 1991–1996, Minister of Defence 1980–1989, Governor of Punjab 2010–2015, Governor of Rajasthan 2010-2012
    K. P. Puttanna Chetty – First President of Bangalore Municipality
    M. S. Gurupadaswamy – Leader of House of Rajya Sabha 1989–1990, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha 1971–1972, Minister of Agriculture
    Laxman Savadi – former Deputy Chief Minister, former Minister for Transport and Minister for Co-operation, Government of Karnataka
    J. C. Madhu Swamy - ex Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, and Minor Irrigation, Government of Karnataka
    B. C. Patil - ex Minister for Agriculture, Government of Karnataka
    V. Somanna - ex Minister for Housing, Government of Karnataka
    C. C. Patil – ex Minister for Public Works Department, former Minister for Mines and Geology, Government of Karnataka
    Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle – ex Minister for Women and Child development, Senior Citizen and differently abled Empowerment, Government of Karnataka and MLA, Nippani
    Eshwara Bhimanna Khandre – MLA and former Minister, Government of Karnataka
    K. S. Nagarathanamma - former Speaker and Leader of opposition of Karnataka Legislative Assembly, and minister for Health and family welfare.
    S. Mallikarjunaiah – former MP Tumkur and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha (1991–1996)
    M.P. Prakash – Congress Leader and former deputy chief minister of Karnataka
    M. B. Patil – former Minister for Water Resources, Government of Karnataka
    Suresh Angadi – Minister of State for Railways, Government of India
    Suresh Shetkar – former MP of Zahirabad (Lok Sabha constituency), Telangana
    Gudleppa Hallikeri – freedom fighter and former chairman of Legislative Council,
    M. V. Rajasekharan – former Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning, Government of India
    H.Siddhaveerappa – former minister for Home, Industries and Health, Leader of opposition, Government of Karnataka
    Murugesh Nirani – former Minister for Heavy Industry, Government of Karnataka
    S. S. Mallikarjun – MLA, Karnataka and Minister for Horticulture, Mines & Geology, Government of Karnataka
    S. A. Ravindranath – former minister for Horticulture and Sugar, government of Karnataka
    Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeswara – Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
    Smt.Basavarajeswari – three time MP from Bellary and former Union Minister of India
    Siddappa Kambli – politician, freedom fighter and contributor for Unification of Karnataka
    Ratnappa Kumbhar – former MP, MLC and Minister of Home, Food and Civil Supplies in Maharashtra Government
    Babagouda Patil – BJP Leader, former MP and Union Minister of Rural Areas & Employment
    Basangouda Patil – former Union minister of state for Railways and Textiles
    Dr Neeraj Patil – former mayor of Lambeth, London
    Vatal Nagaraj – former MLA and founder leader of Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha
    B. Y. Raghavendra – MP Shimoga; son of CM B. S. Yeddyurappa
    M. P. Renukacharya – MLA and former Minister for Excise, Government of Karnataka
    D. C. Srikantappa – former three time MP from Chikmagalur
    Basavaraj Patil Sedam – former member of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
    M. Rajasekara Murthy – former Union minister for Surface Transport, MP, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, and former minister for Finance, Revenue, Excise and Commerce and Industry, Karnataka
    Dilip Gangadhar Sopal – former MLA, Barshi, Solapur, and former minister for Law and Judiciary, and Water supply and Sanitation, Government of Maharashtra
    Shashil G. Namoshi – former Member of Legislative Council, Karnataka
    Basavaraj Patil Attur – former minister for Higher Education, Small Scale Industries, and Minor Irrigation
    Anant Gudhe – former member of parliament, Amravati
    Chandrakant Khaire – former member of parliament, Aurangabad
    Shamanuru Shivashankarappa – MLA, Davanagere South, former Minister for Horticulture and Agro Marketing, Government of Karnataka and President, Akhila Bharatha Veerashaiva Mahasabha
    H. K. Patil – former Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka
    Sharan Prakash Patil – former Minister for Medical Education, Government of Karnataka
    S. R. Patil – former Minister for Infrastructure, Information Technology, Biotechnology, Science and Technology, Planning and Statistics, Government of Karnataka
    H. S. Mahadeva Prasad – former Minister for Co-operation, Government of Karnataka
    Prakash Babanna Hukkeri – Member of Parliament, Chikkodi and former Minister for Sugar, Small Scale Industries and Endowments, Government of Karnataka
    Bhagwanth Khuba – Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, New and Renewable Energy of India and member of parliament, Bidar
    P. C. Gaddigoudar – Member of Parliament, Bagalkot
    Karadi Sanganna Amarappa – Member of Parliament, Koppal (Lok Sabha constituency)
    B. Jayashree – artist and former member of Rajya Sabha, Padma Shri awardee
    Annasaheb Jolle - Member of Parliament, Chikkodi.
    B B Patil – Member of Parliament, Zahirabad (Lok Sabha constituency), Telangana
    Satish Hiremath – former mayor of Oro Valley, Arizona, United States of America
    Manjunath Kunnur – former MP, Dharwad South
    Basavraj Madhavrao Patil – MLA, Ausa, Latur, and former Minister for Rural Development, Government of Maharashtra
    Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre – MLA, Akkalkot, Solapur, and former Minister for Home and Rural Development, Government of Maharashtra
    Karne Prabhakar – MLC, Telangana, and Spokesperson of BRS
    Vijay Deshmukh – former Minister of state for PWD, Transport, Labour and Textiles, Government of Maharashtra, and MLA, Solapur North
    Vinay Kulkarni – former Minister for Mines and Geology, Government of Karnataka, and MLA, Dharwad
    Ganesh Hukkeri – Member of Legislative Assembly, Chikkodi
    Lakshmi Hebbalkar – Member of Legislative Assembly and former president, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee women's wing
    B. Y. Vijayendra - president of Bharatiya Janata Party Karnataka state unit
    Rahul Siddhvinayak Bondre - MLA, Maharashtra
    Prabha Mallikarjun - Member of Parliament, Davanagere Lok Sabha constituency
    Sagar Khandre - Member of Parliament, Bidar Lok Sabha constituency
    Chandrashekhar S. Patil - Member of the Legislative Assembly, Kamalapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency


    Business


    Baba Kalyani - Founder and Chairman of Kalyani Group
    Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeswara – MP and head of GM group
    Ashok Kheny – head of Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Project (NICE)
    Prabhakar B. Kore – Karnatak Lingayat Education Society (largest education society in the state), chairman, MP and former minister
    Murugesh Nirani – of Nirani Group
    Shamanuru Shivashankarappa – of Bapuji Educational Association
    Vijay Sankeshwar – Chairman of VRL Group


    Media and entertainment


    M. P. Shankar – veteran Kannada film actor and director
    Doddanna – veteran Kannada actor
    Manjula – actress
    B.C. Patil – Kannada actor
    Prabhu deva – Indian actor, known as the Indian Michael Jackson
    Mugur Sundar – Indian director
    Raju Sundaram – Tamil actor
    Nagendra Prasad – actor
    Gubbi Veeranna – theatre director
    B. C. Gowrishankar – choreographer
    K. M. Chaitanya – director
    Sharath Lohitashwa – actor
    Lohithaswa – actor and writer
    Kavitha Lankesh – writer and director
    Gauri Lankesh - journalist
    Vedhika Kumar – actress and model
    Chindodi Leela – actress and dramatist, Padmashri awardee
    Indrajit Lankesh – director
    Preetham Gubbi – director
    Dilip – South Indian actor
    Girija Shettar – actress
    Chetan Kumar – actor
    Shashank – Kannada director
    Uma Shivakumar – actress
    Vaijanath Biradar – comedy actor
    P. Neelakantan – Tamil director
    Sunil Nagappa – actor
    Sanchari Vijay – actor, winner of Best actor award in 62nd National Film Awards
    Anoop Seelin – music director
    Dhananjay – Kannada actor
    Naga Kiran – Kannada actor
    Kishore Kumar – South Indian actor
    Sumanth Shailendra – Kannada actor
    Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah - Kannada Producer
    C. Rudraiah – Tamil director
    Aditi Prabhudeva - Kannada actress
    Chitkala Biradar - actress


    Sports


    Prarthana Thombare – Indian tennis player
    Nanjangud Shivananju Manju – Indian footballer
    Laxmikant Kattimani – Indian footballer
    Gagan Ullalmath – Indian swimmer
    Manju Nadgoda – Indian cricketer
    Sujith Somasunder – Indian cricketer
    Satish Kumar – Indian taekwondo player
    Deepak Chougule – Indian cricketer
    Harishchandra Birajdar – wrestler and first Hind Kesari from Maharashtra, Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Dhyanchand Award recipient
    Yere Goud – Indian cricketer
    KL Rahul – Indian cricketer
    Kruthik Hanagavadi - Indian Cricketer
    Shreyanka Patil - Indian woman Cricketer
    Aditi Ashok - Indian golfer


    Military and police


    General Satyawant Mallanna Shrinagesh – 3rd Chief of Army Staff - Indian Army, and former governor of Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Mysore state
    Lieutenant General B. S. Raju, UYSM, AVSM, YSM – Vice Chief of the Army Staff of Indian Army, former Director General of Military Operations
    Lieutenant General M. V. Suchindra Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, YSM & bar, VSM is a serving general officer – Vice Chief of Indian Army
    Lieutenant General Ramesh Halagali, AVSM, SM – former Deputy Chief of Indian Army
    Col M. B. Ravindranath VrC - Indian Army Officer and Vir Chakra Awardee
    Shankar Bidari, IPS – former Director general of police, Karnataka and Commissioner of Police of Bangalore city
    L. Revanasiddaiah, IPS – former additional director, Central Bureau of Investigation, DGP, Karnataka and Commissioner of Police of Bangalore city
    B. G. Jyothi Prakash Mirji, IPS – former Commissioner of Police of Bangalore city
    Veeranna Aivalli, IPS – former chairman of Aviation Security Audit Programme, International Civil Aviation Organization, United Nations
    Mallikarjun Bande – slain Indian Police Sub-Inspector
    Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad – Indian soldier
    V. C. Sajjanar, IPS - Telangana Police officer known as an Encounter Specialist


    Law and judiciary


    V. S. Malimath – former Chief Justice of Kerala and Karnataka
    Pramila Nesargi – advocate, politician and activist
    Mohan Shantanagoudar – Former Judge of the Supreme court of India and former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
    S. R. Bannurmath - former Chief Justice of Kerala
    Ravi Malimath - current Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh


    Others


    M. D. Nanjundaswamy – farmer leader and activist
    Subhash Mendhapurkar – social activist, Himachal Pradesh
    S. R. Hiremath – Indian environmental activist, Karnataka


    References




    External links


    Community dominance and political modernisation: the Lingayats, Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda Patil, ISBN 9788170998679
    List of Prominent Lingayats
    Lingayat Religion
    Welcome to Lingayat Religion
    Basava Divine Center Archived 31 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine

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list of lingayats