Famous People with Name Govinda

Govinda            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Govinda: a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician currently serving as the 5th Member of Parliament for the Mumbai North Constituency of Maharashtra, India. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films, also known as Bollywood. As a young man, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films such as Shola Aur Shabnam, Aankhen, Coolie No.1, Haseena Maan Jaayegi and Partner.

Govindas Vishnoodas Desani            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Govindas Vishnoodas Desani: was a Kenyan-born, British-educated Indian writer and Buddhist philosopher. The son of a merchant, he began his career as a journalist, and achieved fame with the cult novel All About H. Hatterr (1948), considered one of the finest examples of literature in English and a novel that compares favourably with Joyce's Ulysses. He was for a time a university professor in America, and spent many years engaged in meditation at various monasteries. A second volume, Hali and Collected Stories, was published in 1991.

K. N. Govindacharya            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

K. N. Govindacharya: is an Hindu activist, environmental activist, Social activist, Thinker. He was formerly associated with BJP. 1974 was a turning point in the history of Indian politics when Shri Jayaprakash Narayan gave the call of Sampurna Kranti (Total Revolution).

Sirkazhi Govindarajan            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Sirkazhi Govindarajan: was one of leading vocalists in Carnatic Music.Govindarajan, born in Sirkali in Madras Presidency) on January 19, 1933, started performing at the age of eight in Tirupurasundari Temple.He graduated from the Tamil Isai College in Chennai in 1949 and learnt music from Thiruppampuram Swaminatha Pillai. He was conferred the Padma Shri award by the Government of India.Govindarajan had also done playback singing in Tamil and Telugu films. [1] Madras University conferred a doctorate (Honoris Causa) on him in 1983. He died in 1988, aged 55.

Palanivel Govindasamy            Origin/Culture/Country: Malaysian

Palanivel Govindasamy: commonly known as Dato' G. Palanivel, held his last position in the Malaysian Government as the Deputy Minister of Wellfare and Family Development of Malaysia. In the March 8, 2008 general elections, he was defeated in his bid for another five year term as a Member of Parliament. He continues to be the deputy president of the Malaysian Indian Congress, the party claiming to represent the rights of the Indian community in Malaysia and is a member of the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional.