Mysoreans Around the World
From Mysuru to every corner of the globe - scientists, artists, entrepreneurs and public servants who call this city home.
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Started at Mysore Cricket Club at the Oval Grounds. Made his first-class debut for Victoria in 2022 and has taken 140 wickets in the Sheffield Shield.
Canada
Put Mysuru's dosa on the Michelin Guide. Mylari Toronto was named among Canada's 100 best restaurants in 2025.
Germany
Studied at SJCE before a PhD at TU Munich. Holds 40 patents on solid-state cells and brings his team to Mysuru for an annual research workshop.
Japan
The first Indian animator at Ghibli. His short film "Chamundi" about the Mysuru Dasara procession won the Hiroshima Animation Prize.
Kenya
Mysore Medical College graduate who has run MSF field hospitals in Sudan, Yemen and Kenya for 15 years.
New Zealand
Elected in 2023 as New Zealand's first MP of Kannadiga origin. Grew up on Devaraja Urs Road, where his family still runs a sweet shop.
Singapore
From Kuvempunagar to Marina Bay. Runs DBS's wealth business across South-East Asia and chairs the Kannada Sangha Singapore.
United Arab Emirates
Built the largest Mysore silk retail chain outside India, sourcing directly from 300 weaver families in Mysuru and Nanjangud.
United Kingdom
Trained in Bharatanatyam at Mysuru's Ganabharathi before switching to ballet at 14. First dancer of Indian origin to lead Swan Lake at Covent Garden.
NIE alumnus who heads the UltraFan engine programme. Set up a scholarship that sends two Mysuru engineering students to the UK every year.
United States of America
Grew up in Saraswathipuram and studied at JSS. Leads a lab working on early detection of Parkinson's disease; her 2025 paper on gait biomarkers was cited in the WHO brain-health guidelines.
Left Infosys Mysuru in 2016 to build warehouse robots. Kaveri Robotics now employs 400 people, including a 60-person engineering centre in Hebbal Industrial Area.


