List of Kashmiris - Definition and Overview

List of persons of Kashmir:

Kings and Royals

• Lalitaditya Muktapida, Emperor
• Zain-ul-Abdin, King 1420-1470

• Raja Sukh Jivan, King 1754-1762

Philosophers and Historians

• Anandavardhana, Philosopher
• Vasugupta
• Bhatta Kallata
• Abhinavagupta, Philosopher
• Kshemaraja
• Utpaladeva
• Bhaskara
• Somananda
• Krishnadasa

• Kalhana, Historian, 12th century
• Lalleshvari, mystic and poet, 14th century
• Jonaraja, Historian, 15th century
• Shrivara, Historian, 15th century
• Prajna Bhatta, Historian, 16th century

• Muhammad Iqbal, Writer and poet

• Gopi Krishna, Writer and mystic
• Swami Lakshman Joo

• Subhash Kak, Writer and philosopher

Administrators and diplomats

• Birbal Dhar, invited Ranjit Singh to Kashmir
• Mirza Pandit Dhar
• Raja Dina Nath, Diwan to Ranjit Singh
• Mohan Lal, 1812-1877, Writer and diplomat in the Anglo-Afghan War
• Tej Bahadur Sapru
• Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
• R.K. Nehru, Ambassador in 50s and 60s
• Durga Prasad Dhar, Ambassador and politician
• P.N. Dhar, Economist
• Triloki Nath Kaul, Ambassador

• Braj Kumar Nehru, Diplomat

• Parameshwar Narain Haksar, Administrator
• Rameshwar Nath Kao, Intelligence chief, 1918-2002
• P.N. Kaul, Ambassador

• Triloki Nath Khoshoo, Administrator and environmentalist
• Maharaj Krishen Kaw, Administrator

Politicians

• Motilal Nehru, Politician
• Tej Bahadur Sapru, Politician and lawyer
• Jawaharlal Nehru, Writer and politician

• Kailash Nath Katju, Politician and lawyer
• Ram Chandra Kak, Archaeologist and politician
• Shaikh Abdullah, Politician
• Bakshi Ghulam Muhammad, Politician
• Shamasuddin
• Ghulam Muhammad Sadiq, Politician
• Syed Mir Qasim
• Farooq Abdullah, Politician
• Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, Politician
• Omar Abdullah, Politician

• Indira Gandhi, Politician
• Rajiv Gandhi, Poltician
• Sanjay Gandhi, Politician

• Nawaz Sharif, Pakistani politician

Film makers

• Arun Kaul, Film maker
• Mani Kaul, Film maker
• Siddharth Kak, Film maker
• Sanjay Kak, Film maker

Theatre, Radio, Television, Acting

• Moti Lal Kemmu
• Pushkar Bhan
• Pran Kishore
• Som Nath Sadhu
• M.K. Raina
• Anupam Kher
• Soni Razdan

• Bansi Kaul, Theatre director
• Mushtaq Kak, Theatre director

Music

• Shobha Gurtu
• Vijay Kichlu, 1930-
• Ravi Kichlu, 1932-
• Krishen Langoo
• Trilok Gurtu, 1951 -

• Kailash Mehra Sadhu, Singer
• Jawahar Wattal

Painting and Art

• Dina Nath Walli
• Manohar Kaul
• Kuldeep Khosa
• Ghulam Rasool Santosh
• Ratan Parimoo, Art historian and painter

Fiction, Poetry, Essays

• Saadat Hasan Manto
• Krishna Hutheesing
• Santha Rama Rau, Writer
• Nayantara Sahgal, Novelist
• Chandrakanta, Novelist
• Salman Rushdie, Novelist
• Agha Shahid Ali, Poet
• M.J. Akbar, Writer and journalist
• Manju Kak, Short-story writer
• Hari Kunzru, Novelist

Scholars and Writers

• Balji Nath Pandit, Sanskrit and Shaivism
• P.N. Kaul Bamzai, Historian
• Triloki Nath Madan, Sociologist
• Braj Kachru, English professor and linguist
• Ravinder Kumar, Historian
• Giridhari Lal Pandit, Historian of science
• Lalita Pandit, Literature
• Shakti Kak, Economics
• Jaishree Odin, Literature

Public Service

• Rameshwari Nehru
• Dhanvanthi Rama Rau, 1893-1987, Planned parenthood
• Kashyap Bandhu

Armed Forces

• B.M. Kaul, General
• Tapishwar Narain Raina, Chief of Indian Army
• Kapil Kak, Air Marshal
• S.K. Kaul, Air Chief Marshal

Scientists

• Dridhabala, Ayurvedic scholar
• Moti Lal Dhar, 1914-2002, Chemist
• Triloki Nath Khoshoo, 1927-2002, Environmental scientist
• Avinash Kak, Computer scientist
• Subhash Kak, Information theorist
• Predhiman Kaw, Physicist
• Bhushan Lal Karihaloo, Civil engineer
• Shamit Kachru, String theorist

Sports

• Geeta Zutshi
• Shivani Kak

See also

• Kashmir