Alumni of Mayo College and Mayo College Girls School are often referred to as Mayoites.
Artists
Name Profession Notability Jaideep Mehrotra Painters and sculptor Since 1967 he has had 18 solo shows and more than 30 Groups to his credit. A pioneer of digital media in Indian art Shakti Maira Sculptor and writer His work is in the National Gallery of Modern Art and private collections around the world. Author of 'Towards Ananda: Rethinking Indian Art and Aesthetics.'
Civil servants Name Profession Notability Arup Patnaik IPS officer Additional Director-General, Commissioner of Police, Mumbai. Police Medal for Meritorious Service and President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service K. C. Verma Secretary (Security) Served as Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau and director Research and Analysis Wing, India Probir Sen Director, India International Centre Member of the Indian Administrative Service. Served as Principal Secretary, Commerce and Industry in the Government of Madhya Pradesh, former chairman and managing director of Air India and Indian Airlines Amitabh Kant IAS officer Member of Indian Administrative Service. CEO, Niti Aayog
Conservationists Name Profession Notability HH Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khan III GCIE, KCSI Nawab of Junagadh He is credited with a conservation effort that helped ensure the survival of the asiatic lion. Priyamvada Singh Princess of Meja, Rajasthan; and Yuvrani Saheb of Talcher, Odisha. Social Entrepreneur and Media Professional She is a recipient of the Nari Shakti Puraskar, which is regarded as India's highest civilian honour for women. She is credited with heritage conservation efforts and women empowerment initiatives.
Diplomats
Name Profession Notability Gurjit Singh IFS Officer Indian ambassador to Germany and previously Indonesia and Ethiopia Representative of India to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Author of 'The Abalone Factor' and 'The Injera and the Paratha'. Harsh Vardhan Shringla IFS Officer 33rd Foreign Secretary of India, previously served as Indian Ambassador to the United States, High Commissioner to Bangladesh and Ambassador to Thailand.
News workers Name Profession Notability Vir Sanghvi Editor Ex-Editor, Hindustan Times, Talk-Show Host Charu Sharma Anchor Sports anchor on television Tunku Varadarajan Editor Editor, Newsweek Siddharth Varadarajan Editor Ex-Editor, The Hindu and Visiting Professor of Journalism at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley Dhiren Bhagat (Oxon) Journalist, Poet Died at 31 in Delhi. Wrote for the Spectator (London), the Sunday Observer, the Indian Post, and the Illustrated Weekly of India, the Telegraph, the Hindustan Times, the Indian Express, India Today, Sunday, Harpers and Queen, and the London Magazine. Also wrote short stories and poetry. Manvendra Singh Member of Parliament, Editor Ex Assistant Editor, Indian Express
Royalty Name Notability Maharaja Mangal Singh Naruka of Alwar First student of Mayo College; Maharaja of Alwar State (1874-1892) Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir The last ruler of the state,(father of Dr. Karan Singh) Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur Erstwhile Maharaja of Jaipur. Ace polo player, Indian Ambassador to Spain, (married Maharani Gayatri Devi) Maharaja Vibhuti Narayan Singh of Banares The last King of Banares (Varanasi in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. He was a scholar of Sanskrit, Veda and Purana. He served as Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University. Maharaja Sawai Kumar Padmanabh Singh Maharaja of Jaipur Maharaja Ganga Singh GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, GBE, KCB, GCStJ Erstwhile Maharaja of the princely state of Bikaner from 1888 to 1943. He is widely remembered as a modern reformist visionary, and he was also the only "non-White" member of the British Imperial War Cabinet during World War I. Maharajkumar of Vizianagram Cricketer and politician. Educated at Mayo College and at Haileybury and Imperial Service College. Was knighted although he renounced his knighthood after India gained her independence. Yuvaraja Sri Sir Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyar, GCIE Heir Apparent of the princely state of Mysore. HH Maharaja Rajendra Singh of Rajpipla Polo player, son of HH Maharaja Sir Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla, Gohil dynasty which traces its lineage to the 6th century A.D. Maharaj Nagendra Singh of the State of Dungarpur Born 18 March 1914, was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer, and Cambridge, England. He obtained his Doctorate in Law from the same university and joined the Indian Civil Service. Appointed a Judge, he later became the Chief Justice of the International Court of Justice at The Hague. HH Maharana Mahendra Singh Mewar Erstwhile ruler of Udaipur (Mewar Dynasty)HH Arvind Singh Mewar From Royal family of Udaipur (Mewar Dynasty) HH Maharao Brijraj Singh of Kotah From the erstwhile royal family of Kotah Prince Shivraj Singh of Marwar-Jodhpur Prince of the erstwhile Royal Family of Jodhpur, which can trace its lineage back to 1226 A.D. HH Maharaja Jitendra Singh From the erstwhile royal family of Alwar HH Maharaja Martand Singh Ju Deo Bahadur of Rewa Erstwhile Maharaja of the princely state of Rewa from 1946 to 1995. Indian wildlife conservationist, former member of parliament from Rewa, and former Rajpramukh of Vindhya Pradesh HRH Princess Shruti Princess of Nepal. A member of the Shah Dynasty. Sultan Said bin Taimur The twelfth Sultan of Oman Pragmulji III of Cutch Present titular head of Cutch in Gujarat, India HH Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khan III GCIE, KCSI Babi Bahadur of Junagadh. He is credited with a conservation effort that helped ensure the survival of the asiatic lion.
Politicians + Name Profession NotabilityJaswant Singh Politician Finance Minister of India (1996 and 2004), External Affairs Minister of India (1998) and Minister of Defence for IndiaNatwar Singh (Cantab.) Indian Foreign Service and politician He was Member of Parliament, has received Padma Bhushan. Served as Ambassador to Pakistan and as Minister of External Affairs, Government of IndiaRajendra Narayan Singh Deo Politician Former Chief Minister of OrissaDinesh Dhamija Politician British Indian entrepreneur, Liberal Democrat, and Member of the European ParliamentManvendra Singh Politician Member of ParliamentJitendra Singh Politician AICC Secretary and Maharaja of AlwarV.P. Singh Badnore Politician Honorable Governor of Punjab and Administrator for Chandigarh UT, Former Member of Parliament -13th and 14th Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Four time MLA.Thakur Ganpat Singh Politician Member of Legislative Assembly, Ajmer, 1951.Bhawani Singh of PokhranPolitician Member 1st Lok Sabha (1952)Deepender Singh Hooda Politician Member of Parliament from the Indian National Congress from the Rohtak constituency in Haryana. He is the son of Bhupinder Singh Hooda who served as Chief Minister of Haryana, while his grandfather, Ranbir Singh Hooda, was a freedom fighter, a member of the Constituent Assembly and Minister in Punjab.Raj Raj Singh Deo Politician Former Member of Parliament, 4th and 5th Lok Sabha
Writers Name Profession Notability Vikram Chandra Writer Wrote Red Earth & Pouring Rain (winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book, and the David Higham Prize for Fiction), Sacred Games, etc. (Senior Lecturer in English at the University of California Berkeley (UCB). , Vikram Chandra's Website Indra Sinha, Cantab. Writer Author, Animal's People, short-listed for the 2007 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, and Winner of 2008 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Europe and South Asia; The Death of Mr Love; The Cybergypsies (non-fiction); Tantra (non-fiction); Kama Sutra (Translation) Ruchir Joshi Writer Author of The Last Jet-Engine Laugh and editor of Electric Feather, India's first anthology of erotica. Maroof Raza Defence analyst, writer, educationalist Defence correspondent at NDTV and associate editor of the Indian Defence Review. Visiting research fellow at the War Studies Department of King's College, London. He graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, King's College London and Cambridge University
Performing arts and media
Name Profession Notability Bobby Deol Actor Famous actor Ajay Mehta Actor TV shows, include Eli Stone, Sex and the City, Numb3rs, CSI: NY, Modern Family and Outsourced. Played Citigroup CEO, Vikram Pandit, in the TV movie Too Big to Fail, and the leader of India in G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Tinnu Anand Actor, Film Director He has worked in more than 100 Bollywood movies.Gauravv K ChawlaFilm Director, ScreenwriterDirected Hindi Feature Film Baazaar starring Saif Ali Khan. Vivek Oberoi Actor Known for Shootout at Lokhandwala, Omkara (2006 film), Yuva, etc. Rishi Kapoor Actor Did not graduate. Attended Mayo for less than one year before being transferred to the Campion School in Mumbai due to an illness. Sagarika Ghatge Actress Known for her role in Chak De India Deeksha Seth Actress Active performer in Hindi and regional cinema of India Aamir Raza Hussain Director, actor Well known Theatre Personality, Recipient of the Padma Shree Award Goldie Behl Director, producer He has Directed and written Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai and Drona (2008 film). He has also Produced London, Paris, New York. Aditya Lakhia Actor and director Has appeared in Lagaan, Shootout at Lokhandwala, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, etc.Samir Karnik Director, producer Has Directed Heroes (2008 film), Yamla Pagla Deewana, Kyun! Ho Gaya Na..., etc. Karan Kundra TV Actor Lead role in Kitni Mohabbat Hai Pradip Krishen Filmmaker Married to Booker Prize–winning author Arundhati Roy, Krishen read at St. Stephens College, New Delhi and at Oxford before teaching History at Delhi University Rahul Singh Actor Mayo College Batch of 1990. Has acted in Zubeidaa, 24 (Indian TV series) and various other plays and films. Priya Wal TV Actress Known for her role in Remix, CID, Pyar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani. Vedita Pratap Singh Actress Bhindi Baazaar Inc. and Mumbai 125 KM
Armed forces
Name Profession NotabilityAdmiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM Indian Navy Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy and the erstwhile Commandant of National Defence College. Lt. Gen. Nathu Singh Rathore Indian Army The first Lt. General of the Indian Army. He was favoured by Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck to be the first Indian Army Chief, but declined the position to Jawaharlal Nehru because he felt it would not be fair to supersede his senior General Cariappa. Lt Gen (Retd) Ajai Singh, PVSM, AVSM Indian Army Governor of Assam Lt Gen Aditya Singh Indian Army C-in-C, Andamans, C-in-C Southern Command HH Maharao Shri Bhim Singh II Indian Army Honorary Brigadier in the Indian Army and also Honorary Colonel of the 17 Poona Horse. During the Second World War, he was a member of the Viceroy's War Council. Up-Rajpramukh of Rajasthan State in 1948/1956. He has also served as India's alternate delegate to the United Nations General Assembly in 1956
Commerce and industry
Manufacturing Name Profession Notability Ravi Kant Administration Vice Chairman and M.D. Tata Motors Vikram Mehta Administration Served as Chairman Shell India Probir Sen Board Member Bharat Petroleum
Hospitality and drinks Name Profession Notability Karan Grover Administration Director, Grover Vineyards Ltd.Profile of Mr. Karan Grover of Grover Vineyards Ltd. Website
Information technology Name Profession Notability Ashwin Ram Research Chief Innovation Officer, Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated. Probir Sen Board Member HCL Technologies Ltd.
Finance and banking Name Profession Notability Sushil Wadhwani, CBE Central Banker Bank of England. Was appointed full-time independent member of the Monetary Policy Committee. Rakesh Mohan Central Banker Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India Brij Singh Founder and CEO Baer Capital Partners, UAE
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