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Shetty
Shetty is a surname originating from coastal Karnataka state of India. Found amongst the Bunt (community). The word ''Shetty'' is derived from the Sanskrit word (Devanagari: श्रेष्ठ) or (Devanagari: श्रेष्ठीन्) meaning superior, Prakritised as (Devanagari: सेठी), and then (Devanagari: शेट) or (Devanagari: शेटी).''Gomantak Prakruti ani Sanskruti'', Part-1, Page-221 by B.D. Satoskar, Shubhada Publication Notable people Notable people with the surname Shetty, include: * A. B. Shetty (1883–1960), politician and philanthropist * Ajit Shetty (born 1946), Indian-Belgian entrepreneur * Anushka Shetty (born 1981), actress * B. R. Shetty (born 1942), entrepreneur * B. Vithal Shetty, American scientist * Balkrishna Shetty (born 1950), diplomat * Bharath Shetty Y (born 1971), Indian politician * Chandan Shetty, music artist * Dayanand Shetty (born 1969), actor, model and entrepreneur * Deepak Shetty (born 1991), Indian cric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Shetty
Jay Shetty (born 6 September 1987) is an English author and life coach. As the host of the podcast ''On Purpose'', his guests have included Alicia Keys, Khloe Kardashian, and Kobe Bryant, resulting in over 300 million downloads. He has appeared on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'','', CBS Mornings,'' ''The Daily Show with Trevor Noah'' and ''Today'' to discuss mental health and life purpose. Career In business school, Shetty met Gauranga Das, a monk invited to speak at the school on selflessness and living a minimalist lifestyle. Shetty spoke with Gauranga after his talk and followed him for the remainder of Gauranga's lecture circuit around the United Kingdom. He spent four summers in India interning at corporations and training with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, known as the Hare Krishna movement or Hare Krishnas, and three years living a Vedic monk lifestyle at an ashram in Mumbai, India. Shetty began his career at Accenture, working on digital strat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohit Shetty
Rohit Shetty (born 14 March 1974) is an Indian film director, stuntman, producer and television host who works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the most recognised film director of Hindi Cinema. His movies are often mix genres of action, comedy and masala films. His breakthrough came with the first installment of comedy film franchise ''Golmaal'', '' Golmaal'' (2006) starring Ajay Devgn and Arshad Warsi, which became sleeper hit. Further subsequent other successful films in franchise included '' Golmaal Returns'' (2008) and ''Golmaal 3'' (2010), which became one of the highest-grossing film of the year. Shetty returned in action genre with ''Singham'' (2011) after eight years of his debut action thriller ''Zameen''. It also starred Ajay Devgn in lead, the film turned out one of the highest grosser of the year. Later on, it expanded in ''Cop Universe'' franchise with other successful films such as '' Singham Returns'' (2014), ''Simmba'' (2018), ''Sooryavanshi'' (2021). H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anushka Shetty
Sweety Shetty (born 7 November 1981), known by her stage name Anushka Shetty, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil films. She is the recipient of Three Filmfare Awards South, Two Nandi Award, and One Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Having appeared in 47 films, she is one of the highest-paid South Indian actresses and is popularly referred as ''Lady Superstar'' of South Indian cinema. She made her acting debut with the 2005 Telugu film ''Super'', which garnered her a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress – Telugu nomination. The following year, she starred in S. S. Rajamouli's blockbuster hit ''Vikramarkudu''. Her further releases '' Lakshyam'' (2007), ''Souryam'' (2008), and ''Chintakayala Ravi'' (2008) were also box office successes. In 2009, Shetty played dual roles in the Telugu dark fantasy film '' Arundhati'', which led her to her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu, and Nandi Award. The following year, Shetty's portrayal o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salil Shetty
Salil Shetty (born 3 February 1961) is an Indian human rights activist who was the Secretary General of the human rights organization Amnesty International (2010–2018) till 31 July 2018. His tenure at Amnesty International was marred by significant controversy surrounding the organization's Global Transition Programme and the prevalence of a toxic workplace culture, which was later found to have contributed to the suicide of employee Gaetan Mootoo. Previously, he was the director of the United Nations Millennium Campaign. Before joining the UN, he served as the Chief Executive of ActionAid. In September, 2021, Shetty will become the Vice President of Global Programs at the Open Society Foundations. In recognition of his long-term commitment to Human Rights and his deep understanding of the complexities of human rights issues, Shetty was appointed a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Carr Center for Human Rights for the academic year 2018–2019. Shetty is also af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rishab Shetty
Prashant Shetty, known professionally as Rishab Shetty, is an Indian actor and film maker who primarily works in Kannada cinema. He is known for his critical and commercial blockbuster, '' Kantara'', for which he directed and acted as the main lead. He is the recipient of several accolades, including the National Film Award for Best Children's Film at the 66th National Film Awards for '' Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai''. Early life Rishab Shetty was born in Keradi village of Kundapura taluk, in Udupi district, Karnataka. He did his schooling from Kundapura and later joined Vijaya College to pursue B.Com. He started his theater journey by doing yakshagana plays in Kundapura. He actively participated in plays while studying in Bengaluru. He was appreciated for his work and success in these plays encouraged him to pursue acting as a professional career. Film career After his college, Rishab Shetty worked in several odd jobs like selling water cans, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandan Shetty
Chandan Shetty (born 17 September 1989) is an Indian composer, lyricist, and pop singer who works in Kannada films. Shetty gained fame as a solo artist with Kannada singles such as "Halagode", "3 Peg", "Chocolate Girl", "Tequila" "Fire" and "Party Freak. Career Shetty entered the music industry in 2012 as lyricist and assistant music director for the movie Alemaari, under the music director, Arjun Janya. Then he worked for several other movies such as '' Varadanayaka'', '' Power'', ''Chakravyuha'', and ''Bhajarangi''. He was engaged to his co-contestant of ''Bigg Boss Kannada Season 5'', Niveditha Gowda on 21 October. He won in the reality show Bigg Boss Kannada Season 5. He married her on 25 February 2020. Controversies August 2020 Chandan Shetty stoked a controversy by presenting his version of the folk song 'Kolumande Jangamadeva'. A section from the Old Mysuru region has objected to this song claiming that Shetty distorted the very history of Malemadeshwara Swamy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manohar Shetty
Manohar Shetty (born 1953) is a Goa-based poet considered one of the prominent Indian poets writing in the English language. He has been a Senior Fellow with the Sahitya Akademi, the Indian academy of arts and letters, and his work is found in several anthologies, including ''The Oxford India Anthology of Twelve Modern Indian Poets'' edited by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra and anthologies edited by Eunice de Souza, Vilas Sarang and Jeet Thayil. Life Manohar Shetty was born in Bombay and educated in Panchgani.Entry for Manohar Shetty " Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English by Eugene Benson, Routledge, 2004, page 1438. He graduated from Bombay University in 1974 and began working as a journalist. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devi Shetty
Devi Prasad Shetty FRCS (born 8 May 1953) is an Indian entrepreneur and cardiac surgeon who is the chairman and founder of Narayana Health, a chain of 21 medical centers in India. He has performed more than 16,000 heart operations. In 2004 he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, followed by the Padma Bhushan in 2012, the third highest civilian award by the Government of India for his contribution to the field of affordable healthcare. There is an episode about his life and work on the Netflix TV series ''The Surgeon's Cut'' (episode 4). Early life and education Shetty was born in Kinnigoli, a village in the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India. The eighth of nine children, he decided to become a heart surgeon when he was a school student after hearing about Christiaan Barnard, a South African surgeon who had just performed the world's first heart transplant. He was educated aSt. Aloysius School, Mangaluru He completed his MBBS in 1979, and pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krithi Shetty
Krithi Shetty (born 21 September 2003) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She made her debut with the commercially successful film ''Uppena'' (2021).. She Has Won One Filmfare Award South and One SIIMA Award. Early life Krithi Shetty was born on 21 September 2003 in Mumbai, in a Tulu family hailing from Mangalore, Karnataka. Her father is a businessman and her mother is a fashion designer. She has two siblings, a brother and a sister. She was brought up in Mumbai and , she was studying psychology. During her academics, she worked in commercial ads. Shetty can speak her mother tongue Tulu, Hindi and English. She has learnt to speak Telugu and is learning Tamil for her film career. Career Following a brief appearance in the Hindi film ''Super 30'', Shetty made her debut in a lead role at age of 17, with the Telugu film ''Uppena'' directed by Buchi Babu Sana and produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings. The film was commercially success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakshit Shetty
Rakshit Shetty (born 6 June 1983) is an Indian actor, film producer, writer and filmmaker of Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards South. Early life Shetty was born in Udupi on 6 June 1983 in a Tulu-speaking Bunt family. He completed his schooling at his hometown. During his schooling days he was an avid '' Pili Nalike'' dancer, a folk dance in the ''Tulu Nadu region''. This made him provide a major role for the dancers in his 2014 film ''Ulidavaru Kandanthe''. Before starting his movie career, he completed his bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communications engineering at N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, Nitte, Karkala. After graduating, he worked as a software professional for two years before becoming an actor starting in theatre. Career Shetty made his acting debut in 2010 with '' Nam Areal Ond Dina'', it didn't garner much popularity or success to him. Later, the romance-comedy 2013 film ''Simple Agi Ondh Love Story'' proved to be a breakthro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neha Shetty
Neha Shetty is an Indian actress and model who primarily appears in Telugu films. Shetty made her debut with the Kannada film '' Mungaru Male 2'' in 2016, and went on to star in Telugu films such as ''Mehbooba'', '' Gully Rowdy'' and ''DJ Tillu''. Early life Neha Shetty was born in Mangalore, Karnataka and brought up in Bangalore. Her mother is a dentist while her father is a businessman, and she has a younger sister. Career Shetty began her career in modelling and won the Miss Mangalore beauty pageant in 2014, and was the runner up of Miss South India 2015. Shashank cast her in the Kannada film '' Mungaru Male 2'' after an extensive search. Though the film garnered mixed reviews, Shetty's performance was appreciated. Shyam Prasad S of ''Bangalore Mirror'' stated that she made a promising start to her career. Later, she was cast in the Puri Jagannadh-directed Telugu film ''Mehbooba'' (2018). Shetty was not familiar with Telugu before but learned the language for the fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayanand Shetty
Dayanand Chandrashekhar Shetty (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian film and television actor and model, best known for his role as Senior Inspector Daya Singh in India's longest-running television police procedural ''CID''. He was inducted into the Gold Awards Hall of Fame in 2018. Career He is a sportsman-turned-actor due to a leg injury. He was a shot put and discus thrower, which won him many prizes in these sports. He was the champion of discus throw from Maharashtra in 1996. He has acted in many commercials and has even won awards as a theatre artist. He won the Best Actor award for his role in the Tulu language play ''Secret''. He then auditioned for the role of ''CID'' officer in 1998 and was the one who got selected. He is known for his role of Senior Inspector Daya in ''CID''. He along with actors Shivaji Satam and Aditya Srivastava are the main leads of the show. He has also written for some of the episodes of ''CID''. In ''CID'', Senior Inspector Daya is known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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