List of Bunts explained

See main article: Bunt (community). Bunt, also spelled 'Bant' in former English usage, is an Indian warrior-class community^[1]

The complete list of Bunt Surnames in alphabetical order is:

A – Adappa, Adasu, Adyanthaya, Arasa, Ariga, Athikari, Ajila, Ajri, Alva, Athre, Attara

B – Banga, Ballala, Bangara, Bhandary, Banta, Bari, Bhoja, Bythani, Bunnala, Binnage, Brana, Budale

C – Chowta / Chauta

D – Dore

G – Gambhira

H – Hegde, Horuva

K – Kava, Kadamba, Kajava, Kakwa, Kambali, Kanthiva, Kanjava, Karyal, Kayya, Kille, Konde, Kothari, Kudre, Kundahegde, Kundade, kottari

M – Mada, Manava, Manaae, Mana, Mardi, Marla, Marala, Maddala, Menda, Mallala, Malli, Marthe, Melanta, Menava, Menda, Mugayya, Mudya, Mukkala, Munda (Mundera)

N – Naadava, Nonda, Nayara, Nanaya, Nayaga, Naik

P – Pala, Paradi, Padyar, Pakkala, Palae, Pandyi, Payyade, Payyahegde, Payyani, Pegde, Pergade, Punja, Puvani

R – Rai, Raja

S – Shetty, Samani, Santa, Samanta, Sankaya, Semita, Senava, Servegara, Sheba, Sheka, Sooda, Sorapa, Sulae

T – Tanjiva, Tholara

V – Vala, Varma

Academia

• H. S. Ballal, Pro-Chancellor Manipal University and philanthropist^[2]

Film and culture

• Shilpa Shetty, Indian actress^[3]
• Aishwarya Rai, Bollywood actress^{[4] [5]}
• Suniel Shetty, Bollywood actor^[6]
• Athiya Shetty^{[7] [8]}
• Pooja Hegde, Tollywood actress^[9]
• Anushka Shetty, Tollywood actress^[10]
• Srinidhi Shetty, Sandalwood actress^[11]
• Rakshit Shetty, Sandalwood actor^[12]
• Dayanand Shetty, Indian TV actor^[13]
• Roopesh Shetty, Tulu cinema actor^[14]
• Rishab Shetty, Kannada Cinema^[15]
• Abhilash Shetty, Kannada director & actor ^[16]
• Shamita Shetty, Indian actress^[17]
• Yagna Shetty, Kannada Cinema^[18]
• Gurukiran, Singer^[19]
• Bhoomi Shetty, Sandalwood actress^[20]
• Krithi Shetty actress^[21]
• Raj B. Shetty, Kannada director & actor

Music

• Sandeep Chowta, music director^[22]
• Shweta Shetty, Indian-born German pop singer
• Ganesh Hegde, Indian singer and bollywood composer

Art

• Sudarshan Shetty, sculptor^[23]
• Kayyara Kinhanna Rai, Author^[24]
• Jay Shetty, British author and life coach^[25]

Business

• A. B. Shetty (1883–1960), founder of Vijaya Bank^[26]
• B. R. Shetty, CMD New Medical Centre, billionaire and Padma Shri awardee^[27]
• R. N. Shetty, CMD RNS Infrastructure and hereditary administrator of Murudeshwara Shiva Temple^[28]
• Muthappa Rai, Indian businessman, former mafia don^{[29] [30]}
• Shashi Kiran Shetty, founder of Allcargo Logistics,Chairman of Gati Ltd^[31]
• Raj Shetty, founder and chairman of Ramee Group of companies^[32]
• Bhaskar Shetty, hotelier in the Middle East^[33]
• Ajit Shetty, is a Belgian businessman. He was chairman of the board of directors of Janssen Pharmaceutica^[34]
• Manmohan Shetty, founder of Adlabs Imagica, India's first & only Theme Park^[35]
• Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty, former chairman of Vijaya Bank^[36]
• V. P. Shetty, chairman of JM Financial, former chairman and md of IDBI Bank, Canara Bank, UCO Bank^[37]
• Devi Shetty, billionaire, founder and chairman of Narayana Health^[38]

Law

• Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty, judge of the Supreme Court of India and Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court^[39]
• N. Santosh Hegde, judge of the Supreme Court of India and Lokayuktha (ombudsman) of Karnataka state^[40]
• Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty, former judge Supreme Court of India
• Kedambadi Jagannath Shetty, former judge High Court of Karnataka

Medicine

• Devi Shetty, renowned cardiac surgeon
• Shantharam Shetty, orthopaedic surgeon^[41]
• Dinker Belle Rai, Indian American surgeon^[42]

Scientists

• Belle Monappa Hegde, physician, author, educationist and Padma Bhushan awardee^[43]
• Kullal Chickappu Naik, authority on horticulture, first vice-chairman of University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore^[44]
• B. Vithal Shetty, American scientist,known for developing Metalozone drug
• Kalidas Shetty,food scientist and professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst^[45]
• Vittal Rai, Indian scientist

Journalists

• Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Indian independence activist and writer^[46]
• K. K. Shetty, freedom fighter (He was the editor of Navayuga for a short period).

Sports

• Ashish Ballal, former captain of indian field hockey and Arujna awardee^[47]
• Chirag Shetty, Indian Badminton Player^[48]
• Satheesha Rai, Indian Weightlifter, olympian,Arjuna awardee
• Shodhan Rai, international bodybuilder and ekalavya awardee
• Pooja Shri Shetty, Indian Karateka
• Vijith Shetty, Indian football player
• Ashwini Akkunji, Indian athlete^[49]
• Vikrant Shetty, Indian origin Emirati cricketer

Military Personal

• Dinesh Chandra Bhandary, Vir Chakra awardee^[50]

Notes and References

1. Book: An Indian to the Indians?: On the Initial Failure and the Posthumous Success of the Missionary Ferdinand Kittel (1832-1903) . 978-3-447-05161-3 . Wendt . Reinhard . 2006 . Otto Harrassowitz Verlag .
2. Web site: Sangha to honour Bunts - The Times of India . TNN . 29 September 2009 . 23 July 2016.
3. Web site: November 25, 2013. I am a full on Bunt: Shilpa Shetty . 2020-09-20. The Times of India. en.
4. Web site: Staff. J. K. R.. 2018-05-25. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan attends Shilpa Shetty's son's birthday, internet can't get enough of two 'Bunt ladies'. 2020-09-30. Janta Ka Reporter 2.0. en-US.
5. Web site: 2018-07-29. Pune's cultural centre inaugurated by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan preserve life and times of Mangalore's Tulu Bunts. 2020-09-30. Hindustan Times. en.
6. Web site: Rajesh Shetty is president of Bunts Bahrain. 2020-09-30. coastaldigest.com - The Trusted News Portal of India. en.
7. Web site: 2009-12-12. Tuluvas hardworking: Sunil Shetty. 2021-11-27. Deccan Herald. en.
8. News: Mumbai girls were safe when Balasaheb was alive: Suniel Shetty - Times of India. 2021-11-27. The Times of India. 7 May 2014 . en.
9. Web site: buntarasangam. Pooja Hegde's name gets tattoed by a loyal fan. 2021-07-17. en.
10. Web site: Mangalore-born actress Anushka Shetty to charm fans in Dubai. 2021-07-17. www.daijiworld.com. en.
11. Web site: Pereira. Violet. Mangalorean. Mangaluru Team. 2016-12-14. International Bunts Welfare Trust Felicitates 'Miss Supranational' Srinidhi Shetty. 2021-07-17. Mangalorean.com. en-US.
12. Web site: TNN. May 22, 2019. Bunts Premiere League cricket tourney from May 24 Mangaluru News - Times of India. 2021-07-17. The Times of India. en.
13. Web site: Bunts Bahrain hosts Bunts Sambrama. 2021-07-17. www.daijiworld.com. en.
14. Web site: NewsKarnataka. Mr & Ms Bunt crowned at Bunts Yuva Sammilana 2017. 2021-07-17. NewsKarnataka. 12 July 2017. en.
15. News: Rishab and Pragathi Shetty's glitzy Bunt wedding - Times of India. 2021-11-22. The Times of India. 26 February 2017 . en.
16. Web site: Abhilash Shetty's Koli Taal is now streaming on Jio Cinema. 10 June 2023. OTTplay.
17. News: Bigg Boss 15 contestant Shamita Shetty's family, education and career - Times of India. 2021-11-22. The Times of India. 2 October 2021 . en.
18. Web site: 2017-07-12. Mr & Ms Bunt crowned at Bunts Yuva Sammilana 2017. 2021-11-22. News Karnataka. en-US.
19. Web site: TNN. Dec 20, 2002. World Bunts meet begins Friday Bengaluru News - Times of India. 2021-11-22. The Times of India. en.
20. News: The day my family reunites with me is the day I will be able to truly enjoy my popularity: Bhoomi - Times of India. 2021-11-22. The Times of India. 20 August 2018 . en.
21. News: 2023-09-21 . Krithi Shetty pens a heartfelt note on her birthday: As I complete another year on earth, all I feel is gratitude . 2024-04-10 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
22. https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/keeping-tulu-close-to-heart/article5269471.ece
23. Web site: 'I have no choice but to be a sculptor' - Indian Express . Indian Express . 12 February 2011 . 23 July 2016 . Nadine Kreisberger.
24. Web site: Jaideep Shenoy. Jun 7, 2015. Kannada poet Kayyara Kinhanna Rai turns 100 on June 8 Mangaluru News - Times of India. 2021-07-17. The Times of India. en.
25. https://www.instagram.com/p/BzdObvjBxuV/
26. Web site: Bunts feel at home wherever they are - DNA . DNA . 19 April 2010 . 23 July 2016 . M . Raghuram.
27. Web site: Cultural Glory Reign at UAE Bunts 42nd Anniversary – Kadri Navneeth Shetty Honoured with 'Bunta Vibhushana' . Canara News Media Network . 17 April 2016 . 23 July 2016 . Shodhan Prasad.
28. Web site: World Bunts' Foundation Trust felicitates achievers . Coastaldigest . 26 June 2011 . 23 July 2016.
29. Web site: 2020-05-15. Bengaluru's 'Last' Mafia Don Muthappa Rai Dies of Cancer, Goes to Grave Claiming He Was a Patriot. 2021-11-22. News18. en.
30. Web site: 2020-05-16. Muthappa Rai, underworld don turned realtor, passes away. 2021-11-22. The Indian Express. en.
31. News: Mr. Shashi Kiran Shetty nominated as Chairman, NITIE, Mumbai . The Times of India . 30 October 2020 .
32. News: Teynampet could become retail hub . The Times of India . 5 March 2010 .
33. News: Bhaskar Shetty murder: Udupi court awards life sentence to wife, son and priest . The Times of India .
34. https://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=43909
35. News: Manmohan Shetty . 31 May 2006 .
36. Web site: Vijaya Bank . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227010829/http://vijayabank.com/vijaya/vijaya/internet-en/menus/we-at-vijaya-bank/inception.html . 2012-02-27 .
37. http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2004/11/02/stories/2004110203100800.html
38. Web site: Heart Surgery in India for $1,583 Costs $106,385 in U.S. . Bloomberg . 2013-07-28 . 2024-04-28.
39. Web site: Karnataka Judiciary: Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. Jagannatha Shetty . Karnataka Judiciary . 7 November 2010 . 23 July 2016.
40. Web site: Mangalore: Justice Santosh Hegde Releases Book on Bunts' History, Culture . Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS) . 7 November 2010 . 23 July 2016.
41. Web site: Release. Press. 2018-05-19. Cultural Grandeur of Bunts Showcased during 'Buntaayana 2018'. 2020-07-13. Mangalorean.com. en-US.
42. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925052530/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=43744&n_tit=M%27lore%3A+Dr+Dinkar+Rai+Conferred+Chairmanship+of+Bharatiya+Vidya+Bhavan
43. Web site: M'lore: Prof B M Hegde Exhorts Bunt Elders to "Walk their Talk" . Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore . 24 February 2008 . 23 July 2016 . Nina Rai.
44. Book: The Illustrated Weekly of India - Google Books . Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press, 1973 . 1973 . Geneva, Switzerland.
45. Web site: Kalidas Shetty .
46. Web site: Writer Kayyara Kinhanna Rai who lived in Kerala, fought for Kannada, no more . 10 August 2015 .
47. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Goalkeeper-who-chased-goals-with-grit/iplarticleshow/7130131.cms
48. https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/chirag-shetty-satwiksairaj-rankireddy-thailand-open-mens-doubles-title-family-feature/article28856044.ece
49. https://www.mangaloretoday.com/main/Ashwini-rsquo-s-family-believes-she-is-innocent.html
50. https://web.archive.org/web/20070513171911/http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=43258