Famous People with Name Govind

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.