By Gouri Satya On Nov. 1, 1956, we celebrated Rajyotsava, which has become an annual event to mark the unification of the State. The celebration marked the historic event when most of the Kannada-speaking regions came together to form a greater Mysore State on Nov. 1, 1956. This was followed by the rechristening of Mysore…
New bus stand will rob Bannimantap’s past
January 21, 2025By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist It is hard to believe that the famous historic place, Bannimantap, will have a bus stand to be built at Rs. 120 crore on the 16-acre land the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has in its possession. Perhaps, nowhere else, such strange proposals to turn a garden and Parade…
‘The Monarch of Mysore’
July 22, 2024An exhaustive source of information related to Nalwadi By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist Title: The Monarch of Mysore Author: C.K. Venkataramaiah Translator: S. Naganath Year: 2024 Pages: 580 Price: Rs. 1,000 Publisher: Notion Press, Chennai The Monarch of Mysore’ is a biography of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, who lives in the memory of all…
Two inspiring speeches by renowned patriot
June 17, 2024Title: Lokamanya Tilak’s Historic Speeches Compiler: Venkat Nag Kolachalam Year: 2024 Pages: 110 Price: Rs. 250 Publisher: Sreenatha Joshi, Punarutthaana, Ballari By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist Endeared as ‘Lokamanya,’ Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a fire-brand freedom fighter, who ceaselessly worked to help the country break away from British rule. His celebrated assertion…
A road on which the King rode on horse-back
April 4, 2024By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist It is not just buildings that are our ‘heritage’. But many other things also form part of our heritage. Streets of the past in a city have their background, a past story to reveal. We cannot ignore them. They form a part of our heritage and culture. The few write-ups…
A momentous event in my career with Indira Gandhi
February 17, 2024By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist In over five decades of service as a journalist, donning a double role as the Editor of ‘Samachar’ and reporter of a few State and National Dailies, I had several experiences, many of which continue to be fresh in my memory. One such experience was significant and is worth recalling….
V.K. Gokak Awards conferred
January 31, 2024Veteran Journalist Gouri Satya, pro-Kannada activists Ramegowda, Mugur Nanjundaswamy, Mahadevaswamy, Nagesh, social worker Raghuram Vajpayee, S. Guru and Dr. Pradeep were conferred with V.K. Gokak Awards at a programme organised by Mysuru Kannada Vedike at Freedom Fighters Park, Subbarayanakere, in city recently. MLC C.N. Manjegowda, Vedike President Naala Beedhi Ravi, Kaveramma, Gurubasappa, Palace Babu, Gopi…
Gouri Satya’s book ‘Gouriya Nantu E Manetanakke’ released
January 14, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A book titled ‘Gouriya Nantu E Manetanakke’ in Kannada, authored by senior journalist Gouri Satya, was released by Nadoja Prof. T.V. Venkatachala Sastry and noted scholar Dr. N.S. Taranath at S.P. Bhat Hall of Institution of Engineers-India (IEI), JLB Road in the city on Saturday. Sharing his views on the book, Dr. Taranath said,…
Sr. Journalist Gouri Satya, Educationist Raghu Kautilya receive Hoysala Awards
December 25, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Senior Journalist of the city Gouri Satya and Chairman of Nypunya School of Excellence Raghu Kautilya were among the 18 personalities who were conferred with the prestigious Hoysala Award at a programme organised under the aegis of Hoysala Kannada Sangha and Savigannada Patrika Balaga at Veene Seshanna Bhavan on Adichunchanagiri road in Kuvempunagar here…
Selected for Hoysala Awards
December 19, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Senior Journalist and Star of Mysore columnist Gouri Satya is among the 18 achievers from different fields selected for the prestigious Hoysala Award given by the city’s Hoysala Kannada Sangha and Savigannada Patrika Balaga. The awardees are: Dr. D.K. Rajendra (Folklore and Literature), G. Sathyanarayana aka Gouri Satya (Journalism), Vedabrahma Mysuru Kumar (Spirituality and…
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