N Chandrasekaran (N Chandra)

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N Chandrasekar

N Chandrasekaran 

Chief Executive Officer -

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

 

N Chandrasekaran or N Chandra as he is popularly known is a Tamil Brahmin (caste).

N Chandra was born in a typical Tam – Bram (Tamil Brahmin) family in small town Tamil Nadu in 1963. As a child, N Chandra was very studious and excelled in Mathematics.

His claim to fame begins with being appointed as one of the youngest CEOs in Tata Group – India’s largest business conglomerate. He undertook the responsibility of running India’s largest IT company and not only has he retained the numero uno position but also added value to TCS in all aspects – in employee count, revenue, earnings & market reach.

He also has the distinction of receiving honorary doctorates from several business institutions globally such as – JNTU Hyderabad, Nyenrode University Netherlands, etc. Some of the awards that N Chandra has received are – CNN – IBN Indian of the Year 2015, NDTV Business Leader of the Year, BT CEO of the Year, etc

As the CEO of TCS, he is ever smiling and ever ready to meet customers. Chandra’s leadership has redefined TCS to become a more customer centric organisation. His drive as a leader has also led to emergence of several new opportunities in the technology industry which makes TCS the market leader that it is today.

N Chandra is passionate about new technology (obviously) & books in the genres of fiction, politics & business. His other notable interest is that he is a marathon runner! Till date he has run over 8 marathons globally. No wonder TCS is one of the lead sponsors for many marathon events that happen globally. His interests also include photography and music.

He lives in Mumbai with his wife Lalitha & son Pranav.

Birth Score – 4/5

Pride Score – 4/5

An excellent beating 8/10 Notable Brahmin Score.

Satya Nadella

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Satya Nadella

 

Chief Executive Officer – Microsoft Corporation

Satya Nadella is a Telugu Brahmin (caste).

He was born in Hyderabad in 1967. His father was an IAS Officer and was part of the National Planning Commission during 2004-09. Satya completed his Bachelors from India and followed it up with Masters in Computer Science from Milwaukee & MBA from University of Chicago.

Satya Nadella has been with Microsoft for over 20 years and been part of various cutting edge technologies including Online Services, Servers, Enterprise Databases, Cloud, etc. We believe his success at each of his appointed roles must have been outstanding. Which is why Microsoft Corporation promoted Satya to be its CEO in 2013 replacing Steve Ballmer.

Satya has his work cut out for him as Microsoft faces competition in Search, Mobile, Cloud & other emerging technologies. His recent initiative to make Windows mobile free of cost shows that Mobile is an area where Microsoft intends to be very aggressive in gaining market share.

Satya is married to Anupama and they have three kids. The Nadella family stays in Washington State, USA. In his personal life, Satya is known to be cricket fan. His success was celebrated in his village near Hyderabad.

Quite astonishingly Microsoft has had only 3 CEOs till date – Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer & now Satya Nadella. I am sure those are big boots that he has to fill in!

Birth Score – 4/5

Pride Score – 5/5

A world beating 9/10 Notable Brahmin Score.

Ravi Shankar

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Dr. Raghuram Rajan

Ravi Shankar

“A national treasure and global ambassador of India’s cultural heritage.” – tweeted by PM Manmohan Singh’s office

Ravi Shankar is a Bengali Brahmin  (caste).

Ravi Shankar was born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhary in 1920 in Varanasi. He spent the first decade of his life in Varanasi with his mother and the next in Europe – mainly Paris with his brother Uday Shankar and his dance group. The next 7 years he spent learning Indian classical music with his guru, Baba Allaudin Khan at Maihar, MP in India.

Ravi Shankar composed music for several Indian films notably the Apu trilogy and worked as music director for All India Radio before beginning his international career – playing on the sitar for small audiences around the world and educating them about Indian classical music. He managed to conjure much-deserved recognition and appreciation for the Indian variety of classical music.

A few among his personal accomplishments include the top 3 Indian civil honours, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 3 Grammys and 14 honorary doctorates. He was knighted by Elizabeth II for his services to music and given the Legion of Honour by the French Govt. He was also the recipient of the first Tagore Award.

Birth Score – 3/5
Pride Score – 4/5

An adequate 7/10 Notable Brahmin Score.

Raghuram Rajan

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Dr. Raghuram Rajan

Dr. Raghuram Rajan

“Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.”

Dr. Raghuram Rajan is a Tamil Brahmin (caste).

Dr. Rajan was born in 1963 in Chennai. His father worked in the foreign office and was often posted abroad on duty. He is married to Radhika (a batchmate from IIM) and they have two children.

Dr Rajan has studied engineering from IIT New Delhi and followed it up with an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. He went on to study Management from MIT and has received an PhD.

Dr. Raghuram Rajan’s has had an illustrious career which includes teaching at University of Chicago, being the Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund, being the Economic Advisor to the Indian Prime Minister to his latest position at the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

In 2005, during his stint at the International Monetary Fund, Dr. Raghuram Rajan was notable in his work which spoke of an impending global economic crises. His work came to be seen as a prescient in the aftermath of the economic crises of 2008.

Dr. Rajan has been awarded the Fischer Black Prize & the Deutsche Bank Prize for Financial Economics for his research work.

Dr Raghuram Rajan is known for his conservative and balanced views of the economy. He is very optimistic of the Indian economy and has plans to bring back 8% growth rate in India.

He is on our list of Notable Brahmins as being a superstar economist who is capable and optimistic to bring back glory to the Indian Economy.

Birth Score – 4/5
Pride Score – 3/5
An impressive 7/10 Notable Brahmin Score.

N R Narayana Murthy

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N R Narayan Murthy

N R Narayana Murthy

Founder of Infosys Ltd. Inspiration to Young India. Driven by Values.”

 

 

 

N.R. Narayana Murthy is a Kannada Madhwa Brahmin  (caste).

NRN as he is commonly known is the founder of Infosys Ltd, a $7 billion (2013) software company employing over 1,60,000 employees in India. He founded Infosys in Pune in the year 1983 and later relocated the head office to Bangalore. As on date Infosys has over 87 software development centres of which 32 are in India and the rest are outside India.

Narayana Murthy did his graduation from University of Mysore and his post graduation from IIT Kanpur. His first employer was IIM Ahmedabad as a chief systems engineer. After leaving IIM Ahmedabad he worked for quite a few years with Patni Computers Ltd.

Narayana Murthy is married to Sudha Murthy (Sudha Kulkarni). Sudha Murthy is also notable in her own accord as a social worker and an author. They have two joys, a son – Rohan & a daughter – Akshata.

Murthy has more than a dozen honours to his credit given by
Government of India – (Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan),
Government of France – (Office of Legion of Honour)
Government of United Kingdom – (Commander of the Order of British Empire), Philanthropist of the Year, Hoover Medal, Icon of India, Entrepreneur of the Year and many more.

He is on our list of Notable Brahmins as a very successful Indian Businessman who has not only created wealth for millions but done so with integrity, honesty & courage.

Birth Score – 4/5
Pride Score – 5/5
A very impressive 9/10 Notable Brahmin Score.

Sachin Tendulkar

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Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar

“The greatest batsman of all time.”

Sachin Tendulkar is a Saraswat Brahmin  (caste).

Born in Mumbai, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was introduced to the world of cricket by his elder brother Ajit. Ajit introduced a young Sachin to Ramakant Achrekar a famous cricket coach in 1984 at the age of 11. Even at an early age his coach was very impressed and soon Sachin become a topic of conversation in Mumbai’s cricketing circles. Sachin married Anjali and they have two children Sara & Arjun.

Sachin’s domestic career includes playing at Ranji trophy in India and at Yorkshire in England.

Sachin’s international cricket career has been extremely prolific and is currently the highest run maker with over 18,000 runs in international one day cricket matches. He also holds the record of 51 centuries (100 runs) in Test matches and 49 centuries in international one day matches.

Sachin has been awarded almost all Indian National honours including - Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award, Maharashtra Bhushan Award, Maharashtra State’s highest Civilian Award in 2001, Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award in 1999

See more information about Sachin Tendulkar at his wikipedia page here.

He is on our list of Notable Brahmins as his widely acclaimed reputation as being the greatest batsman of all time!

Birth Score – 4/5
Pride Score – 5/5
A very impressive 9/10 Notable Brahmin Score.



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Ravi Paranjape

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Ravi Paranjape

“A mediocre scene from everyday life becomes a magical masterpiece in his hands.”

Ravi Paranjape is a Koknastha Chitpavan Brahmin  (caste).

Born in Belgaum, Ravi Paranjape moved to Mumbai initially to study and then to work . In the early 1990’s, he chose to make Pune his home for good.

His contribution to the world of illustrations, architectural renderings and portraiture was appreciated by the CAG HALL OF FAME Award from the Communication Arts Guild in 1995. He also received the Dayavati Modi award in 1996.

Ravi Paranjape’s work has been admired and collected by art lovers around the globe.

Over the last forty years, Ravi Paranjape has built a wide reputation as a master artist.

See his work here - http://www.raviparanjape.com/docs/gallery.htm

Ravi Paranjape Foundation was established in early 1998 with a mission to recognize worthy yet unrecognized veteran artists whose contribution to the art and society has either been overlooked or has remained obscure. The foundation also awards Gunijan Kala Puraskar & The Ravi Paranjape Yuva Kalakaar Puraskaar every alternate year. For more information please visit the website.

He is on our list of Notable Brahmins as a very successful & talented Artist. You have to see his work on to believe it. Its that good!

Birth Score – 4/5
Pride Score – 4/5
An impressive 8/10 Notable Brahmin Score.

Madhuri Dixit Nene

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Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit

 

“An actress par excellence.”

Madhuri Dixit Nene is a Koknastha Chitpavan Brahmin  (caste).

Born and raised in Mumbai, Madhuri Dixit debuted in the movie Abodh in 1984 as an actress. From 1988 to 1999 she enjoyed super stardom with over fifty films to her credit.

She moved to Denver, USA in around 2003 to be with her husband Dr. Shriram Nene (also a Brahmin). But the Nene’s have since moved back to India in 2011 with movie production plans. We are very keen to see Madhuri back on TV and the big screen.

Over last 20+ years she has worked in blockbuster films such as Devdas, Pukar, Dil to Pagal Hai, Mohabbat, Hum Apke Hain Kaun among several others. She has worked with other co-stars like Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Anil Kapoor & Sanjay Dutt among others.

See her website to view her take on films, fashion, tv and fitness and see her wikipedia entry for more detailed information. She is also one of the first celebrities to launch their own Android & iPhone App.

She is on our list of Notable Brahmins as a very successful Indian Actress with super stardom, glitz and endless glamour to her credit.

Birth Score – 4/5
Pride Score – 4/5
An impressive 8/10 Notable Brahmin Score.