Anitha Kumaraswamy  Anitha Kumaraswamy is an Indian politician from Janata Dal (Secular), film/TV serial producer and channel owner. Currently she is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, representing Ramanagara and earlier represented Madhugiri from 2008 to 2013. She is the first wife of H. D. Kumaraswamy. Anitha Kumaraswamy was born in Talagavara Village, which is nearer to sacred place Kaiwara of Chintamani taluk of Chickballapur District of Karnataka. She married H. D. Kumaraswamy in 1986, and they have a son named Nikhil Gowda and the daughter-in-law of former Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda.