Anke Gowda

Anke Gowda (born on 8/1/1949) is an Indian book collector and the founder of Pustaka Mane library in Mandya, India. He is a retired sugar factory timekeeper who once worked as a bus conductor. a family of farmers in the small village of Chinakurli in Pandavapura taluk.

Pustaka Mane Gowda's book collection is housed in a library named "Pustaka Mane" (House of Books) in the Pandavapura municipality, Karnataka's Mandya district. He was also the recipient of the 2014 Rajyotsava Award, and received an entry for "Largest Personal Book Collection" in the 2016 Limca Book of Records.