M. Venkatakrishnaiah (1844–1933) was pioneer of
journalism
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, author,
social reformer
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, educator, civil servant and
philanthropist based in the city of
Mysore
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...
,
India
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.
He was often referred to as the grand-old man of
Mysore
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...
or Tataiah.
His achievements contributed immensely towards Mysore's notability as a famed center of education and
model city
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. He wrote and published a series of
newspaper
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Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as p ...
s such as the Hita Bodhini (1883), Sadhvi (1899), Vrittanta Chintamani (1885), Mysore Herald, Poura Samajika Patrike, Mysore Patriot, Mysore Review, Wealth of Mysore, Nature Cure and Sampadabhyudaya.
References
1844 births
1933 deaths
Kannada-language writers
Writers from Mysore
Kannada people
Journalists from Karnataka
Activists from Karnataka
19th-century Indian journalists
20th-century Indian journalists
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