K. B. Ganapathy

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K. B. Ganapathy is an Indian entrepreneur and author. He is the Chief Editor of Star of Mysore,[2][3] an Indian evening daily newspaper in the English language published and widely read in Mysore. He is also the editor of Mysooru Mithra, a morning daily newspaper of Mysore and in the Kannada language. He has also written a number of books.[4][5][6][7]

K. B. Ganapathy
BornIndia
OccupationEditor, author
NationalityIndian
Notable worksThe Cross and the Coorgs (1994)[1]

Early life

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He has a bachelor's degree in arts (B.A.) and another bachelor's degree in law (B.L.). He also holds a Diploma in Journalism from Bombay (now Mumbai). Between the years 1961–1965, he worked as an advocate in the Karnataka High Court and Civil Courts, in Bangalore. He later worked as a Journalist in 'Free-Press Journal' and 'The Indian Express', as a reporter and then as the sub-editor, in Bombay until 1970. In 1970 he became the executive director of an Advertising Firm in Poona and remained as such until 1977.[4]

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In 1978 he founded and published two newspapers in Mysore. One is in English called the Star of Mysore and the other in Kannada called Mysooru Mithra ("Mysore's Friend"). He has been the editor and the publisher of both the newspapers ever since. He has also been a regular contributor to several newspapers and magazines. He served as a member of Karnataka Patrika Akademi (Karnataka Newspapers Academy) between the years 1993 and 1995. He was awarded the Karnataka Patrika Akademi Award in 2001. He is also the vice-president of Mysore District Journalists Association.[4]

Widely travelled, he has been to South-east Asia, the US, Israel, Egypt, England and Australia. For six years he was the vice-president of Cauvery College as well.[4][8]

Books

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He has also written and published a number of novels in Kannada and English. In 1992, he wrote a novel called Adarshavadi in Kannada. The following year (1993) he wrote a travelogue called America – An Area of Light in English.[9] The next year (1994) he wrote another novel called The Cross and the Coorgs in English.[10] This was later written in Kannada as well. He also compiled a book called Abracadabra, which is a collection of his selected columns, in 2003[4][11] In 2009, he wrote another book in English called Gandhi's Epistle to Obama.[12][13][14]

References

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  1. ^ An annotated bibliography of Indian English fiction. Atlantic. 2001. p. 605. ISBN 9788171569984. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. ^ "SDIMD". SDIMD. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. ^ "The harder to pronounce, the more authentic?". Kosambari. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e "About the Editor". Star of Mysore. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  5. ^ HISRICH. Entrepreneurship. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. p. 530. ISBN 9781259001635. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  6. ^ Astadala Yogamala. Allied Publishers. 22 May 2006. pp. 137–. ISBN 978-81-7764-976-5. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  7. ^ Afried Raman (1994). Bangalore – Mysore: A Disha Guide. Orient Blackswan. pp. 94–. ISBN 978-0-86311-431-1. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  8. ^ Press and Advertisers Year Book, Volume 29. Infa Publications. 1992. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  9. ^ Ganapathy, K. B. (1993). America: An Area of Light : a Travelogue. Star of Mysore Publications. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  10. ^ Ganapathy, K. B. (1993). The Cross & the Coorgs: A Christian Saga in Coorg. Kodagu: Writers Workshop. ISBN 9788171895816. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  11. ^ Ganapathy, K. B. (2003). Abracadabra. Mysore: T.V. Memorial Series. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  12. ^ Ganapathy, K B (1 August 2009). Gandhi's Epistle to Obama. Leadstart. ISBN 9789380154008. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  13. ^ "13. K B Ganapathy". voiceofdharma. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  14. ^ Ganapathy, K. B. (August 2009). Gandhi's Epistle to Obama Mass Market Paperback – July 1, 2009. ISBN 978-9380154008.
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