List of Kurubas

This is a list of Kurubas.

Kingdoms/Rulers

*Vijayanagar Empire of South India.
*Rastrakutas of Karnataka.
*Hoysalas of Karnataka.
*Pallavas of Tamil Nadu.
*Holkars of Indore
*Hakka Raya - Founder of Vijayanagara Empire.
*Bukka Raya - Founder of Vijayanagara Empire.
*Krishna Deva Raya - Greatest Ruler of Vijayanagara Empire.
*Aihilyabai Holkar - Ruler of Indore.

Historical Persons

*Kalidasa - Sanskrit Poet
*Kanakadasa - Saint of Haridasa Movement
*Sangolli Rayanna - Freedom Fighter
*Junje Gowda - Builder of Male Mahadeshwara Temple
*Kaka Nayaka - of Kakanakote fame.

Spritual/Religious People

*Shri Anjanappa Swamiji - First head of Gattahalli Ashram, Kolar
*Shri Beerendra Keshava Tarakananda Puri Swamiji - 1st head of the Kaginele Kanaka Guru Peetha
*Basavaraja Devaru- Head of Mansur Sri Revana Siddeshwara Mutt
* Shri Niranjanananda Puri Swamiji - Head of the Kaginele Kanaka Guru Peetha.
* Shri Yellalinga Maharaja - Mungalkod
* Shri Laddu Muttya - Bagalkot

Politicians

*Shri. Channaiah Odeyar- Former MP of Davanagere.
*Shri. V.L. Patil (Aaba) - Ex.Minister of the union of karnataka(was minister for 35 years), Freedom fighter in the ´42 movement and creator of The ´North Karnataka´ Underworld.
*Kollur Mallappa- Former MP of Raichur.
*Bandaru Dattatreya - Former Union Minister.
*Saukar Angatahalli MuddaBasavaiah - Zamindar of Erstwhile Mysore State
*T.Mariappa - Former Finance Minister-Erstwhile Mysore State
*D.K.Naiker - Former KPCC president.
*Siddaramaiah - Former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
*K.S.Eshwarappa - BJP Leader and Irrigation Minister
*H.Vishwanath - Former Minister
*Dr Y.Nagappa - Former Minister
*K.M.Krishnamurthy-M.L.A. OF KADUR,CHIKAMAGALUR DISTRICT.
*C.B.Suresh Babu-M.L.A. OF Chikkanayakanahalli, Tumkur dist
*N.Nagaraja - Industrialist and M.L.A.of Hoskote,Bangalore Rural District
*H.M.Revanna - Former Minister and Ex-MLA of Magadi
*B.B.Chimmanakatti - Former Minister and Ex-MLA of Bagalkot.
*H.Y.Meti - Former Minister
*Y.Ramchandra - Ex. Mayor of Bangalore and former Minister.
*Laxmidevi Ramanna - First woman representative in Mysore Assembly.
*Bandeppa Kashampur - Agriculture Minister.
*T.V.Narasingappa.- Named as Tiger of Tarikere, former member of representitive assembly.
*Kempaiah - IPS officer
*K.R.Subbaiyan BA.BL- Ex MP
*Dr.Kanjana Kamalanathan -Ex MLA of Krishnagiri, Tamilnadu
*K.M.Dhandapani BA.BL-Ex MLC, Kovai, Tamilnadu
*K.M.Thammaiah - Ex MLA, Kadur, Chikamagalur District
*M.V.Maltesh - Leader, Burujanahatti, Chitradurga.
*Kannavara Mallappa - Ex MLC, Maikonda, Harihara
*P.Siddesh Ex Counsulor- Kodanayakanahalli Hospet (Tq) Bellary District.
*K.Basavaraju Counsulor and Ex Municipal Vice President - Channapatna Bangalore District.

Sports personalities

*A.V.Ravi - Body Builder from Kolar and Ex-Mr World
*K.B.Pavan - Opening batsman of Karnataka State Cricket Team.

Poets/Scholars/Press

*Kalidasa - Sanskrit poet
*Lakkappa Gowda - Kannada poet and Scholar
*I.H.Sangam Dev - Editor in Chief of Kannada Daily Sanje Nudi.
*Chandre Gowda - Reporter in Lankesh Weekly
*Kanaka Dasa - Great saint and poet.

Intellectuals/Academecians

* S.Ramadas - Former chief engineer of K.P.W.D. & Director KBJNL & KNNL.
* Dr Nanjappa - Veteran professor of Pharmacology
* Revanna - Former D.I.G.
* Dr Chandre Gowda - Forensic Medicine Professor
* Dr Kantha - Former Vice Chancellor of Rajive Gandhi University
* Captain Dr S.Amarendra - Ex-Armyman and Professor of Surgery
* Dr D.S.Ashwath - IAS officer
* Ashok Dalawai - IAS officer

* Dr.Chanabasappa Harlapur - Bellatti, Tal-shirahatti, Dist- Dharawad.
* P.Kandhaswamy -former IPS officer, Tamilnadu
* A.Elongovan, -IAS officer, Tamilnadu
* Dr. Neradugomma Narsappa- Anesthesiologist, A member of the team of doctors who performed the first ever open heart surgery in Andhra Pradesh. He was awarded recognition on behalf of Government of Andhra Pradesh by the then CM, Dr. N. T. Rama Rao.
* Dr.K Dhanuskodi, Professor, GCT Coimbatore
* K.Basavaraja"', Librarian, Icfai Business School, Bangalore

Film/Television

*Rajashekar - Kannada film director.
*Kalathapasvi Rajesh - Kannada Movies Hero.
*B.V. Radha - Veteran Character actor in Kannada Movies.
*Arjun Sarja - South India Movie Star.
*Karibasavaiah - Character Actor.
*Kishore Sarja - Kannada Movie Director
*Batti Mahadevappa - character actor
*Shakthiprasad-character actor(arjun sarja's father)
*Duniya Vijay
*Magdi Pandu - Director
*Lokesh (Nanda loves Nandita Hero)
*Vijay Kumar - TV artist.

Social Activists and Reformers

*Kancha Ilaiah - Social Activist and writer
*Kuruba Bandayya - co-founder of Peoples War Group

Other fields

* R.Krishnasamy-President, Tamilnadu Kurumba Sangam,
* Kuruba Representatives in Karnataka
* General Sri Nagesh
* Kapil Sibal - Union Minister

External links

* [http://www.poemhunter.com/vikram-g-aarella/poet-166899/?or=10130 Aarella]