The Manipal Academy of Higher Education(MAHE) is a private deemed university in the Udupi district of Karnataka, India. The school has campuses in Mangalore, Bangalore, and Jamshedpur in India, as well as global campuses in Dubai and Malaysia. Its sister universities are Manipal University Jaipur and Sikkim Manipal University, run by same organization.
Prajavani is a leading Kannada-language broadsheet daily newspaper published in Karnataka, India. Having a readership of over 2.13 million, it is one of the largest circulated newspapers in the state.
Balamangalam was a Malayalam comic magazine published from 1980 to 2012. It was also published in Kannada under the title Balamangala.
Udayavani is a Kannada daily newspaper with editions from Manipal, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hubballi, Davanagere and Gulbarga. Launched in January 1970 by Mohandas Pai and T. Satish U Pai, Udayavani with a combined about 300,000 copies as per ABC Jun–Dec 2019. It is widely read in coastal Karnataka. It has also substantial circulation in Bengaluru and other centers.
Kayyara Kinhanna Rai was an Indian independence activist, author, poet, journalist, teacher and farmer.
Ramesh Aravind, known mononymously as Ramesh, is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter. Ramesh has predominantly worked in Kannada and Tamil films along with a few Telugu and Hindi films. Starting his acting career with Sundara Swapnagalu in 1986, Ramesh has appeared in over 140 films besides directing about 10 films. He has so far received two Karnataka State Film Awards namely, for America America (1997) and Hoomale (1998) besides winning Best Story award for his writing; two Filmfare Awards South, two Udaya Film Awards and Suvarna Film Awards.
Satish Acharya is an Indian cartoonist from Kundapura, Karnataka. In 2015, Acharya was featured on "United Sketches" as a professional cartoon from India. Acharya was also included in the list of "24 Intellectuals" by Forbes India, in 2015.
Kinnikambala Padmanabha Rao is a retired professor at Manipal Institute of Technology. Commonly known as K. P. Rao, he is credited with the development of the Kannada keyboard and software to use Kannada language on computers, thereby effectively paving the way for the expansion of the use of other Indian languages in software.
Taranga or Tharanga is a major Kannada weekly family interest magazine published in Karnataka, India, with its headquarters in Manipal, Karnataka.
Tushara is a major Kannada monthly literary magazine published in Karnataka, India, with its headquarters in Manipal, Karnataka.
Roopatara is a Kannada monthly film magazine, published in Karnataka, India, which has its headquarters in Manipal, Karnataka.
H. Sudarshan Ballal is an Indian kidney transplant physician, nephrologist currently director of Manipal Institute of Nephrology and Urology, the chairman of the Medical Advisory Board of Manipal Hospitals Group and Senate Member of Manipal University, now known as Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE).
Chutuka is a Kannada monthly children's magazine circulated in Karnataka, India.
Mayura is a major Kannada monthly literary magazine published in Karnataka, India, with its headquarters in Mysuru, Karnataka. It is also published in Davanagere, Gulbarga, Mangaluru, Hubli, Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Mangala is a weekly Kannada film magazine circulated in Karnataka, India.
Better Interiors is an Indian monthly interior design magazine.
Prithveesh K. Bhat or Prathvish K. Bhat is an Indian Rubik's Cube speedcuber and mosaic artist. He has set several Rubik's Cube records, including two Guinness World Records namely ′Largest Dual Sided Rubik’s Cube Mosaic′, leading a team of 20 members and ′Most contributions to a Rubik's cube mosaic′, leading a team of 293 people.
Ananth Prabhu Gurpur also known as Ananth Prabhu G and G. Ananth Prabhu, is a cyber security expert, professor of computer engineering at the Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management and an author. He is also a guest faculty at the Karnataka Police Academy and Karnataka Judicial Academy.
Girish Rao Hatwar, popularly known as Jogi, is a Kannada writer and journalist. Being one of the Kannada neo-literature writers, he has written short stories, novels and columns in many Kannada periodicals and daily newspapers. He has also written scripts for television serials, lyrics and screen play for movies. A journalist by profession, Jogi is currently a Magazine Editor of Kannada Prabha daily.
Tonse Mohandas Pai was an Indian business executive who was the founder of the Kannada-language daily Udayavani. He has been referred to as the 'architect of modern Manipal' for his contributions to the development of the South Indian city.
