Mysuru, October 21, 2021 (www.justkannada.in): “Prof. Nadig Krishnamurthy was a multi-faceted personality. He is known as the ‘Bheeshma’ of Journalism,” opined Prof. G. Hemanth Kumar, University of Mysore.
He inaugurated a program organized by the Journalism Department, University of Mysore, in association with the Karnataka Media Academy and Mysuru District Journalists’ Association, held at the Vignana Bhavana at Manasagangotri, on the occasion of Prof. Nadig Krishnamurthy’s Birth Centenary celebrations.
In his address, he said, “Prof. Nadig Krishnamurthy is known as the ‘Bheeshma’ of Journalism across the country. He learnt journalism in America and implemented it in Karnataka. He was a multi-faceted personality and was also a freedom fighter. He was very simple and had a lot of dreams for the development of journalism in Karnataka. One such dream was the ‘Press Academy,’ which is presently the Media Academy. He is the founding president of the Media Academy. It was his opinion that the Media Academy should also shoulder educational responsibility. I feel happy to note that the Karnataka Media Academy is also participating on this occasion,” he said.
Keywords: University of Mysore/ Prof. G. Hemanth Kumar/ Prof. Nadig Krishnamurthy/ Bheeshma of Journalism/ Birth Centenary
