Christ University notable alumni have contributed significantly to society in various professions. Popular names like Vineeth Vincent, MN Reddy, and Krishna Byre Gowda are a few from the list. Their profession success and personal growth has inspired many aspirants who want to pursue their higher education with Christ University.
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Christ University notable alumni list includes names like Francis George, Prem Koshy, and Lucas Thomas, along with many others from different industries like politics, singing, civil service, acting, and more. Christ University was founded back in the year 1969, located in the city of Banglore, Karnataka. The college is deemed to be a university offering more than 200 courses for students.
Christ University Notable Alumni
Christ University is known to have more than 21,000 students from India and abroad. The Christ University alumni list is scattered around various fields like Music, Television, Film Industry, Politics, Administration, Management, Law, Arts, and many more. Some of the famous alma mater of Christ University are listed below.
1. Vineeth Vincent
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Vineeth is a legend in the world of beatboxing in India, and he has been performing as a professional beatboxer since 2008 and has performed in more than 600 shows. He is also known for risk-taking capability because he entered beatboxing when no one entered India.
Vineeth was born in 1989 and pursued his graduation from Christ University. He got himself enrolled in Mrinalini Sarabhai's Darpana Academy of Performing Arts in Ahmedabad.
He performed with the Austrian beatboxing group back in 2009. In 2010 Bauchklang and the Boxettes. In the next year, i.e., on 10th January 2011, in an event titled "Can You Say Beatbox?", Christ University conducted the biggest ever human beatbox event, only to get featured in the Limca Book of Records with over 2000 participants under Vineeth's direction.
Profession: Professional Beatboxer
2. MN Reddy
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MN Reddy has extended his service at Indian Police Service for more than 30 years. Currently, he holds the highest position as Director General of Police, Home Guards, Civil Defence, Fire and Emergency Services in Karnataka, 1960 was the year of birth in Andhra Pradesh.
He graduated from Christ University, further secured an M.Phil in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, before he graduated from National Police Academy. He is said to hold a meritorious service to his record and received the President Police Medal for distinguished service in 2009.
Previous to this current post, he was a City Commissioner of Police in Bangalore City. A strong technology believer. Introduced digital-friendly communication between the police and people through social media (Facebook and Twitter).
In 2015, to announce he was the new DGP, he made use of Twitter. The metro city Bangalore social media handle is people-friendly because of its quirky memes, safety tips that cannot be easily missed, and all these credits go to MN Reddy.
Profession: Indian Police Officer, Director-General
3. Krishna Byre Gowda
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Krishna Byre Gowda was known for being offered the post of Minister of Agriculture in the Karnataka Government at the age of 40. It was said to be recorded in the political industry.
He is also popular as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Byatarayanapura Constituency, Bangalore, since 2013. Graduated bachelor's degree in Business Management from Christ University in 1994, Gained Masters in the year 1999 from American University in the Arts.
The political career of this legendary person commenced in 2003. It was not a cakewalk; he strived to focus on road infrastructure, sanitation, sewage, and other crucial issues uplifted in urban areas in the initial days.
Profession: Politician, Minister of Agriculture
4. Ankur Betageri
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Ankur Betageri is a poet, a fiction writer, and a visual artist currently based in Delhi. Most of his works are praised for innovative imagination synchronized with emotional precision. In 2021, he was featured as one of the top ten amazing writers of India. He was born in 1983, carried a master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Christ University, Banglore.
Betageri will always be remembered for Hulchul for generations after generations; public art aided social activist platforms performed at public spaces through creative and artistic expressions, which can not be every day in this millennial era.
Some of his important works are Art, Images talking of everyday life on roadside walls, benches, The Bliss and Madness of Being Human and Bhog, etc.
Profession: Poet, Author, Visual Artist
5. Rima Kallingal
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Rima Kallingal, actress. A famous face in Malayalam and Tamil films. Born in Kerala in the year 1984, completed her schooling in Kerala and later pursued her graduation in Journalism from Christ University, Bangalore.
She is a dancer by profession, performing for various national and international stages. Along with it, she is trained in martial arts. Her acting debut was with the film Ritu (Malayalam) in 2010, and the journey never stopped over there. She has been awarded best actress in just two years in the land of Kerala.
Profession: Actress
List of Other Prominent Alumni of Christ University
Christ University is a diverse campus that allows students to live their dream. It can be any field one can wish to get into film, business, politics, etc. All the related subjects are taught to the students. Courses are offered in such a way that they can be applied practically in real-life situations. Hence that is one of the reasons for the successful outcomes from the university. Below is the list of other prominent alumni of Christ University, along with their profession.
| Notable Alumni Name | Designation |
| Francis George | Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) |
| Prem Koshy | CMD, Koshy’s Restaurants |
| Lucas Thomas | Senior Vice President, Bank of America |
| Naveen Kumar CM | Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory the USA |
| Dr. Bavaraju GS | Associate Professor, Drexel University College of Medicine |
| Sandhya Kortagere | Associate Professor, Drexel UniversityCollege of Medicine |
| Ajith Unni | Economist and Commercial Developer at INEOS SNS UK Ltd London |
| Aditya Kulkarni | Chief Scientific Officer, Aten Porus Lifesciences |
| Vinod Vaidyanathan | Communications, Marketing, Alliance Speaker-IBM India |
| Renil Abraham | Lead Social Media Strategist at Network 18 |
| Edison Thomas | Senior Editor- The Hindu |
| TG Ganesh | FHS &BC Head & NDC Project Coordinator, Marks, and Spencer Reliance India |
| V S Kurian | IAS Officer- Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala |
| Archana Verma | Vice President, HSBC Bank |
| Imtiaz Ahmed | International Cricket Referee |
| Sabu Varkey | National Hockey Player |
| Sanjay Shand | Managing Director, Shand Pipes |
| Keshav Choudary | Director, PWC, Dubai |
| Ramesh Chari | Executive Director, UBS Greater Newyork City |
| Anthony Huang | Executive Chef, JW Marriott, Kochi |
| Danet D | Executive Chef, Le Meridien, Dubai |
| Arvind Reddy | CEO, Chancery Hotel and Biere Club |
| Avinash S | Sous Chef, River CafA, London |
| Syriac Joswin | Associate Director, Mind Tree |
| Rejoice John Daniel | Head, Futures First |
| Kavinder Beniwal | Country Head, Serion immunodiagnostic GMBH |
| Jose Thottakara | CEO, BYS International |
| Chaitra Vijay | Director, Human Resource 24*7 |
| Manisha | Ministry of Finance, Govt of Sudan |
| Ajith Unni | Economist, NPower, London |
Official Alumni Community of Christ University
The alumni of Christ University are spread out across India and the world. They form a strong network of people who work for the betterment of society. Christ University honors its alumni by creating a meeting place for them on their official website. The links for the Christ University Alumni community are as follows.
| Particulars | Links |
| Christ University Official Alumni Community | Click Here |
| Alumni Association | Click Here |
| Alumni Association Registration | Click Here |
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