27 Notable alumni of Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
Manipal Academy of Higher Education is ranked #945 in the world and #13 in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 27 notable alumni from Manipal Academy of Higher Education sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Manipal Academy of Higher Education won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. P. K. R. Warrier
1921-2011 (aged 90)
autobiographer
writer
surgeon
Pulakkat Krishna Raghava Warrier FRCS was an Indian Cardiothoracic surgeon, author and social activist from Kerala.
2. Karthik Nagesh
neonatologist
Dr. Karthik Nagesh is a neonatologist in India. He has been practicing neonatal intensive care since 1992 at the Manipal Hospital in Bangalore. He is well known in India for his pioneering work in intensive care for sick neonates especially, Surfactant Therapy and ventilation for sick babies with respiratory distress. He is currently the Chairman of the Manipal Advanced Children's...
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3. Gayathri Prabhu
1974-. (aged 52)
novelist
Gayathri Prabhu is an Indian novelist and scholar who currently lives in Manipal, Karnataka. Her recent fictional work consists of the novella Love in Seven Easy Steps (2021), preceded by Vetaal and Vikram: Riddles of the Undead, published by HarperCollins in 2019. Prabhu's recent academic work is a monograph titled A Genre of Her Own (2025).
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4. Prithveesh K. Bhat
1995-. (aged 31)
mosaicist
speedcuber
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.
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5. Sajjad Fazel
1991-. (aged 35)
researcher
Sajjad Sherally Fazel is a Canadian clinical pharmacist, public health researcher, and the founder of Afya Yako, Tanzania's first online health promotion initiative. Afya Yako impacted thousands of Tanzanians and inspired an online health movement in Tanzania.
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6. Mirza Faizan
computer scientist
Mirza Faizan is an Indian-American aerospace scientist who developed the Ground Reality Information Processing System.
7. Arun Shenoy
1978-. (aged 48)
composer
Arun Shenoy is an Indian-Singaporean musician and songwriter. He is best known for his Grammy Award nomination at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards for his debut full-length studio album Rumbadoodle released in 2012. "Bliss", the first song from his Indian Fusion project released as a single in 2013 was featured on a worldwide Exclusive First Look on Grammy.com. His second...
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8. Niyaz Ahmed
1971-. (aged 55)
blogger
researcher
biologist
microbiologist
Niyaz Ahmed is an Indian molecular epidemiologist, a senior professor of microbial sciences, genomicist, and a veterinarian by training, based in Hyderabad.
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9. Ramesh C. Deka
1948-. (aged 78)
scientist
Ramesh C. Deka is an Indian Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialist and the former director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, which is globally recognised as the premier medical institute of India. He is one of the pioneers of cochlear implant surgery in India and performed the country's first bilateral cochlear implantation surgery.
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10. Shriya Kishore
1986-. (aged 40)
beauty pageant contestant
Shriya Kishore is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned as Pantaloons Femina Miss India Earth 2009 in Mumbai on 5 April 2009. She became a semifinalist in Miss Earth 2009.
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11. Girish Kasaravalli
1950-. (aged 76)
film producer
screenwriter
film director
Girish Kasaravalli is an Indian film director, in the Kannada cinema, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema. Known internationally for his works, Kasaravalli has garnered fourteen National Film Awards, including four Best Feature Films: Ghatashraddha (1977), Tabarana Kathe (1986), Thaayi Saheba (1997) and Dweepa (2002). In 2011, he was awarded with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest...
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12. M G George Muthoot
1949-2021 (aged 72)
entrepreneur
Mathai George George Muthoot was an Indian entrepreneur and businessman. He was the third generation of his family to be chairman of the Muthoot Group, and the former Lay Trustee of the Indian Orthodox Church. He was also a member of the National Executive Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Chairman of...
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13. Shamsheer Vayalil
1977-. (aged 49)
radiologist
Shamsheer Vayalil Parambath is an Indian radiologist and businessman. He is the founder and chairman of Burjeel Holdings. Through VPS Healthcare, his family office, he oversees an extensive investment portfolio including Burjeel Holdings, RPM, LifePharma, Lakeshore Hospital, Ziva, Keita, and Educare Institute. As of April 2023, Vayalil has a net worth of US$2.4 billion.
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14. Adnan Khan
1988-. (aged 38)
actor
television actor
Adnan Khan is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi Films and Hindi TV series and Web series. He is best known for his role as Mawlawi Kabeer Ahmed in Zee TV's drama series Ishq Subhan Allah and Viaan Raghuvanshi in Sony Entertainment Television's Katha Ankahee.
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15. Parvati Nair
1992-. (aged 34)
model
actor
Parvati Venugopal Nair is an Indian model and actress who works in the South Indian film industry. Born into a Malayali family in Abu Dhabi, she trained as a software professional from Manipal Institute of Technology. She started modelling at the age of 15.
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16. Nithya Menen
1988-. (aged 38)
actor
singer
N.S.Nithya, known professionally as Nithya Menen, is an Indian actress and singer who works predominantly in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She has also acted in a few Kannada films. Having appeared in over 60 films, she is noted for her strong portrayals. Menen is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards South and...
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17. Nag Ashwin
film director
screenwriter
Singireddy Nag Ashwin Reddy, popularly known as Nag Ashwin, is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work in Telugu cinema. He is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Nandi Award, and a Filmfare Award. A graduate of the New York Film Academy, Ashwin began his career as an assistant director to Sekhar Kammula. He made...
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18. Kamala Surayya
1934-2009 (aged 75)
writer
autobiographer
poet
short story writer
Kamala Surayya, popularly known by her one-time pen name Madhavikutty and married name Kamala Das, was an Indian poet in English as well as an author in Malayalam from Kerala, India. Her fame in Kerala primarily stems from her short stories and autobiography, My Story, whereas her body of work in English, penned under the pseudonym Kamala Das, is renowned...
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19. Vikas Khanna
1971-. (aged 55)
film producer
television actor
restaurateur
chef
film screenwriter
Vikas Khanna is an Indian-American celebrity chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer, and filmmaker. He has been one of the judges on MasterChef India since the show began.
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20. Rajeev Chandrasekhar
1964-. (aged 62)
computer scientist
politician
Rajeev Chandrasekhar Menon is an Indian entrepreneur, owner of Asianet News Online Pvt Ltd and politician currently serving as the state president of BJP Kerala. He is the son-in-law of T. P. Gopalan Nambiar, the founder of the BPL Group. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2018 a day after being made the party's Rajya Sabha candidate for the...
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21. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
1972-. (aged 54)
astronaut
surgeon
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor bin Sheikh Mustapha Al-Masri is a Malaysian doctor. He launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with the Expedition 16 crew on 10 October 2007. Sheikh Muszaphar flew under an agreement with Russia through the Angkasawan program, and returned to Earth on 21 October 2007, aboard Soyuz TMA-10 with the Expedition 15 crew members, Fyodor...
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22. Devi Shetty
1953-. (aged 73)
surgeon
Devi Prasad Shetty is an Indian cardiac surgeon who is the chairman and founder of Narayana Health, a chain of 24 medical centers in India. He has performed more than 100,000 heart operations. In 2004 he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, followed by the Padma Bhushan in 2012, the third highest civilian award by the...
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23. Ramdas Pai
1935-. (aged 91)
businessperson
writer
Dr. Ramdas Madhava Pai is an Indian health administrator and the incumbent Chancellor at the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, and chairman of the Manipal Education and Medical Group.
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24. Belle Monappa Hegde
1938-. (aged 88)
surgeon
Belle Monappa Hegde is an Indian cardiologist, professor of medicine, and author. He was the vice chancellor of Manipal Academy of Higher Education from 1999 to 2003. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2010 and Padma Vibhushan in 2021. He has supported homeopathy a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine and quantum healing.
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25. Esha Gupta
1985-. (aged 41)
actor
beauty pageant contestant
model
Esha Gupta is an Indian actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder. She works in Hindi films. She was crowned Femina Miss India International 2007 and represented India at Miss International 2007. She made her acting debut with the crime thriller Jannat 2 (2012) receiving a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination.
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26. M. S. Valiathan
1934-2024 (aged 90)
physician
cardiac surgeon
surgeon
Marthanda Varma Sankaran Valiathan was an Indian cardiac surgeon. He was a president of the Indian National Science Academy and a National Research Professor of the Government of India.
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27. Satya Nadella
1967-. (aged 59)
chief executive officer
businessperson
electrotechnician
engineer
manager
Satya Narayana Nadella is an American business executive who is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft, succeeding Steve Ballmer in 2014 as CEO and John W. Thompson in 2021 as chairman. Before becoming CEO, he was the executive vice president of Microsoft's cloud and enterprise group, responsible for building and running the company's computing platforms.
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