List of Famous people with last name Saraswati
Dayananda Saraswati
Dayananda Saraswati was an Indian philosopher, social leader and founder of the Arya Samaj, a reform movement of the Vedic dharma. He was the first to give the call for Swaraj as "India for Indians" in 1876, a call later taken up by Lokmanya Tilak. Denouncing the idolatry and ritualistic worship, he worked towards reviving Vedic ideologies. Subsequently, the philosopher and President of India, S. Radhakrishnan called him one of the "makers of Modern India", as did Sri Aurobindo.
Dayananda Saraswati
Swami Dayananda Saraswati was a renunciate of the Hindu order of sannyasa and a renowned traditional teacher of Advaita Vedanta, and founder of the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam. He was the spiritual Guru of prime minister Narendra Modi.
Chandrashekarendra Saraswati
Jagadguru Shri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Mahaswamigal also known as the Sage of Kanchi or Mahaperiyava was the 68th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham. Mahaperiyava's discourses have been recorded in a Tamil book titled "Deivathin Kural".
Risa Saraswati
Risa Saraswati is an Indonesian singer, songwriter and author from Sundanese descent. She was a former lead singer and a founding member of Indonesian indie pop group, Homogenic. In 2009, Saraswati announced her resignation as the band's lead singer to formed a new band, Sarasvati. In 2012, she writes her debut best-selling book, Danur which spawned three film adaptations.
Rahayu Saraswati
Rahayu Saraswati Dhirakarya Djojohadikusumo is an Indonesian activist, politician, actress, presenter. She was a member of the Indonesian Parliament for the Gerindra Party from 2014 to 2019. During her time as a member of the legislature, she fought for women and children right and against human trafficking.
Satchidananda Saraswati
Satchidananda Saraswati, born C. K. Ramaswamy Gounder and usually known as Swami Satchidananda, was an Indian yoga guru and religious teacher, who gained fame and following in the West. He founded his own brand of Integral Yoga, and its spacious Yogaville headquarters in Virginia. He was the author of philosophical and spiritual books and had a core of founding disciples who compiled his translations and updated commentaries on traditional handbooks of yoga such as the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the Bhagavad Gita for modern readers.
Hana Saraswati
Putu Ayu Saraswati
Putu Ayu Saraswati is an Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly Ambassador, doctor, fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2020. She is Known for her work in advocating for elderly care and free healthcare programs. Saraswati is the second delegate from Bali to ever be crowned Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan after Ayu Diandra Sari Tjakra in 2009. She will represent Indonesia at the Miss International 2021 pageant.