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Statewise GK · Q248

Karnataka GK

Competitive Exams · Statewise GK · question 248

Q248

Who started Mysuru Vrittanta Bodhini in Mysore?

A.
K. N. Guruswamy
B.
M. V. Gopalaswamy
C.
Bhashyam Bhashyacharya
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The era of Kannada newspapers in Karnataka started in 1843 when Hermann Mogling, a missionary from Basel Mission, published the first Kannada newspaper, Mangalooru Samachara, from Mangalore. The first Kannada magazine, Mysuru Vrittanta Bodhini, was started by Bhashyam Bhashyacharya in Mysore.