List of Saraswat Brahmins

This list comprises notable Saraswat Brahmins, by profession.

Politics

• Motilal Nehru, lawyer
• Jawaharlal Nehru, former Prime Minister
• Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister
• Beena Kak, Minister, Rajasthan
• Manohar Parrikar, former Chief Minister of Goa
• P. N. Haksar, bureaucrat and diplomat
• Tej Bahadur Sapru, lawyer
• B.N. Rau, Indian civil servant, jurist, diplomat and statesman
• N. G. Chandavarkar, former President Indian National Congress.
• Anil Desai, MP LokSabha from Mumbai South Central Lok Sabha constituency, Shiv Sena (UBT).

Military

• Tapishwar Narain Raina, 9th Chief of the Army Staff of Indian Army

Police force

• Sanjiv Bhatt, Indian Police Service officer of the Gujarat-cadre
• Daya Nayak, police officer

Cinema

• Aditya Dhar, film director, screenwriter and lyricist
• Guru Dutt, film director
• Manav Kaul, actor
• Mani Kaul, film director
• Anupam Kher, actor
• Kunal Khemu, actor
• Raaj Kumar, actor
• Deepika Padukone, Indian actress
• M. K. Raina, actor
• Mohit Raina, actor
• Pallavi Sharda, actress
• Amrita Rao, actress
• Girish Karnad, actor, writer, theatre personality.

Sports

• Prakash Padukone, badminton player.
• Suresh Raina, cricketer.

Entertainment and music

• Samay Raina, stand-up comedian and YouTuber
• Sunil Dutt, actor and politician
• Sanjay Dutt, actor

References