Mysooru

Personalities of Mysooru

Performing Artistes
	Vasundhara Doraswamy A Danseuse par excellence, versatile choreographer of repute and a venerated guru of Bharatanatyam, Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy who hails from the princely city of Mysore, has turned very much a phenomenon in the Indian Classical dance scenario over the past three decades. View profile
	Nandini Eswer Dance and music know no language, and Nandini Eswer, the Mysorean exponent of diverse dance forms, stands as a testimony to that. She has worked for the cause of Indian dance forms to such an extent that she is now a familiar name in the west as well. View profile
Music
	Mysore Brothers Amazingly gifted violin maestros Dr. Mysore Manjunath & Mysore Nagaraj are one of the brilliant violinists in the annals of Indian classical music today. Mysore brothers have unrivalled record as star violin performers in prestigious organizations world over. Their unique style, recognized as one of the best in the art of Carnatic Music. View Profile
	Ravishankar Mishra Ravi's flute-playing signifies a harmonius blend of 'gayaki' and 'instrumentality' and well exemplified in pure and natural melody. Marked by a methodical and disciplined approach, the pristine quality of the 'raag' and vastness of the sur are well preserved, as he creatively explores into the vastness of melody without deviating from its grammatical contours. View Profile
Theater
	Mime Ramesh An incessant crusader striving to keep art and acting aesthetics alive, Mime Ramesh is a name to reckon with. Hailing from the shores of Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada, Ramesh is a popular and acclaimed persona, who has been making Mysore proud, as a prominent artist serving at the Nataka Karnataka Rangayana for the past 19 years. View Profile
	Mandya Ramesh Hailing from Mandya as his name would suggest, Mandya Ramesh has carved a niche for himself in the acting circles both on celluloid as well as on the stage. He is a vastly experienced talent in the theatre arena with over 26 years of ceaseless know-how as an actor, director, and organizer in many theatre groups in the state View Profile
Cinema and Television
	Dashan Thoogudeep Darshan the 'Challenging Star' of Sandalwood is a brand, today in the industry. Producers and Directors are for sure that if Darshan is committed to their film, it would do well. Darshan came into limelight with his debutant movie 'Majestic'. The success of the movie opened the doors of sandalwood for him. View Profile
	Sourav Starting his career in the year 1998 with the movie called Gulabi, Saurav has acted in more than 20 movies including movies in Hindi, Telugu and Bhojpuri movies. View Profile
Painting
	N.S. Harsha N S Harsha is an artist supreme when it comes to making it big. He has carved a niche for himself with his discrete passion for huge paintings; something that he is now firmly associated with. He has this telescopic approach towards his paintings, in the sense that he manages to bring in the most negligible of things onto the huge canvas with a contextual sense of magnification. View profile
	Ganjifa Raghupathi Bhatta Among the artists who have made Mysore their home is Ganjifa Raghupathy Bhatta whose original name, in fact, is just Raghupathy Bhatta. The word Ganjifa in his name is a prefix he acquired because of his pioneering work on the lost art of Ganjifa miniature paintings which he revived very successfully. View Profile
	Ramdas Adyanthaya Ramdas Adyanthaya is a renowned painter in Mysore. He retired as the Dean of Chamaraja Academy of Visual Arts (CAVA) in the year 2005. He comes across as someone who likes communicating with his paintings rather than his words. View profile
Sculpture
	Deshpande V.A. Deshpande is one man who has sculpted his way to fame in the city with utmost resilience. His works of art and sculptures are one of a kind. His talent saw him shine not just as a professional sculptor but also as a sculpting academician par excellence as well. He is the Dean of the Department of Sculpture, Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts (CAVA)View profile
Journalism
	Krishna Vattam At a time when the vocation of Journalism was devoid of monetary temptations and looked at with disregard as regards social status, Krishna Vattam entered the arena with no second thoughts. His association with the profession dates way back to the early 1950's when he succeeded his father Shama Rao Vattam as the correspondent of The Madras Mail. View Profile
	Rajshekar Koti Serving the society for over four decades as a journalist, Rajshekar Koti is the man responsible for the genesis and growth of Andolana daily. He is known for his column 'Iddaddu Iddhanga' wherein he proves his ability to call a spade a spade on a regular basis. View Profile
Photography
	Krupakar & Senani Krupakar and Senani are a duo of wildlife photographers and filmmakers who work under the name "Krupakar Senani Features" View Profile
Sports
	Girish Kaushik Eleven-year-old Girish Kaushik is a chess prodigy from Mysore. He has won silver in the Commonwealth Championship and was the World Chess Champion in U-10 category. View Profile