M. Venkatakrishnaiah

M. Venkatakrishnaiah was pioneer of journalism, author, social reformer, educator, civil servant and philanthropist based in the city of Mysore, India. He was often referred to as the grand-old man of Mysore or Tataiah. His achievements contributed immensely towards Mysore's notability as a famed center of education and model city. He wrote and published a series of newspapers such as the Hita Bodhini, Sadhvi, Vrittanta Chintamani, Mysore Herald, Poura Samajika Patrike, Mysore Patriot, Mysore Review, Wealth of Mysore, Nature Cure and Sampadabhyudaya.