Karnik or Karnick is an Indian surname. It is mainly found among the members of the Maharashtrian

Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP) is a caste group mainly found in Maharashtra. Historically, they made equally good warriors, statesmen as well as writers. They held the posts such as Deshpandes and Gadkaris and according to the historian, ...

(CKP) community. The Karnik are one of 42 families which compose the CKP community. The Karnik's

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is Bharghav, their god is

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, and their progenitor was named Karnik. People with the name Karnik: * Vijay Karnik , Indian Armed forces *

Kiran Karnik Kiran Karnik is a prominent Indian administrator chiefly known for his work in the broadcasting and outsourcing industries. Presently he is also serving as a Director in Central board of directors of Reserve Bank of India. He is also the chairma ...

, Indian administration *

Samir Karnik Samir Karnik ( pa, ਸਮੀਰ ਕਾਰ੍ਨਿਕ, hi, समीर कार्निक, ur, ), is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter of Hindi movies. Career Karnik made his directorial debut with the film '' Kyun! Ho ...

, Indian film director, producer and screenwriter *

Siddhant Karnick Siddhant Karnick (born 15 March 1983) is an Indian actor. He made his television debut playing Arjun Khanna in romantic teen drama show '' Remix'' (2004-2006) but gained popularity and became a household name with his portrayal of Rana Indrava ...

, Indian actor *

Subodh Karnik In January 2019, Subodh Karnik became the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the now-defunct ExpressJet, an American regional airline. He is also the co-owner of KAir Enterprises, which owned 50.1% of ExpressJet. Karnik was named as the ...

, American executive and former CEO of the ATA Airlines *

Gauri Karnik Gauri Karnik is a Hindi and Marathi film actress. She is best known for her acting in '' Sur'' in 2002. Personal life Karnik is married to filmmaker Sarim Momin since 2010 and lives in Mumbai. Career Acting She started her career by doing a ...

, Indian actress *

Madhu Mangesh Karnik Madhu Mangesh Karnik (born 28 April 1931) is a Marathi literary activist from Maharashtra, India. He is a recipient of the civilian honour of Padma Shri (2002). He was born on 28 April 1931, in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. He was the pre ...

, Indian literary activist *

Ganesh Karnik Ganesh Karnik is an Indian former military officer and politician who was the Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from 22 June 2012 to 21 June 2018. He was the Chief Whip of the opposition party in Karnataka Legislative Council. He i ...

, Indian politician and Member of Legislative Council at Karnataka Legislative Council * Sadashiva S. Karnik, professor of molecular medicine at

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* Supriya Karnik, Indian actress in ''

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'' and other films * Capt. Ramkrishna Gangadhar Karnik

MBE Mbe may refer to: * Mbé, a town in the Republic of the Congo * Mbe Mountains Community Forest, in Nigeria * Mbe language, a language of Nigeria * Mbe' language, language of Cameroon * ''mbe'', ISO 639 code for the extinct Molala language Molal ...

, Indian Merchant Navy circa 1942 Mumbai-Singapore. For Valiant Ship Escapade was awarded MBE A Daughter Remembers, by N Karnik, British Indian Merchant Marine Newsletter * Parashurama Prabhu Karnik, A Sanad was bestowed in 1426 by the Bidar king... Kayastha Prabhus were equally good warriors, statesmen and writers

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{{surname Surnames of Indian origin Kayastha

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