List of Mayoites
Alumni of Mayo College and now Mayo College Girls School are often referred to as Mayoites, they include Statesmen, Writers, Athletes, Businesspersons, Diplomats, etc.
Art
Name | Profession | Notability |
Jaideep Mehrotra | Artist | 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 | Artist | Artist, 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
Conservationists
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. |
Sanjay Singh | IFS Officer | Ambassador of India to Iran |
Media and journalism
Royalty
Politicians
Writers
Armed Forces
Name | Profession | Notability |
Admiral 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 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
ManufacturingName | Profession | Notability |
Ravi Kant | Vice Chairman and M.D. | Tata Motors |
Vikram Mehta | Served as Chairman | Shell India |
Probir Sen | Board Member | Bharat Petroleum |
Hospitality and drinks
Name | Profession | Notability |
Karan Grover | Director | Grover Vineyards Ltd. |
Information Technology
Name | Profession | Notability |
Ashwin Ram | Chief Innovation Officer | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated. BTech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. MS from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his Ph.D. degree from Yale University. |
Probir Sen | Board Member | HCL Technologies Ltd. |
Finance & Banking
Name | Profession | Notability |
Sushil Wadhwani, CBE | Central Banker | Bank of England Monetary policy Committee. Former London School of Economics Reader, he was appointed a full-time independent member of the Monetary Policy Committee after various private sector roles including Director, Equity Strategy at Goldman Sachs. |
Rakesh Mohan | Central Banker | Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India |
Brij Singh | Founder & CEO | Baer Capital Partners, UAE |
Media and Entertainment
Name | Profession | Notability |
Ajay Mehta | Hollywood Actor | TV shows, include Eli Stone, Sex and the City, Numb3rs,, 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 Chawla | Film Director, Screenwriter | Directed Hindi Feature Film Baazaar starring Saif Ali Khan. |
Vivek Oberoi | Actor | Known for Shootout at Lokhandwala, Omkara, 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. 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, 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 and various other plays and films. |
Bobby Deol | Bollywood Actor | He is a well known actor and is the son of Dharmendra. |
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 |
Law
Name | Profession | Notability |
Maharaj Nagendra Singh of Dungarpur | Judge | He obtained his Doctorate in Law from Cambridge and joined the Indian Civil Service. Appointed a Judge, he later became the Chief Justice of the International Court of Justice at The Hague. |
Raghuvendra Singh Rathore | Judge | Rajasthan High Court |
Sportspersons and Athletes
Name | Profession | Notability |
Maharajkumar of Vizianagram | Cricketer | Indian Test captain, cricket administrator and legendary cricket commentator |
Apurvi Chandela | Shooter | Won Gold Medal in 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow |
Lokendra Singh Ghanerao | Polo Player | Indian Polo Team Captain at the World Cup |
Arun Lal | Cricketer | Test Cricketer and Sports Broadcaster |
Science, Innovation and Academia
Name | Profession | Notability |
Amit Goyal | Scientist, Inventor and Academic Scholar | Scientist and inventor. Winner of the E. O. Lawrence Award for Energy Science and Innovation. Member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors. |
Alok Bhargava | Academic | University of Maryland School of Public Policy, College Park, Maryland. Well known for his research in econometric methodology and food policy issues in developing and developed countries |
Eknath Ghate | Mathematician | Acclaimed mathematician and winner of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology. Earned his master's degree at the University of Pennsylvania and his PhD at the University of California at Los Angeles. |