Anke Gowda
Indian bibliophile and library founder
About Anke Gowda
Anke Gowda was an Indian book collector, bus conductor, bus driver, librarian and timekeeper.
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.
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Who was Anke Gowda?
Indian bibliophile and library founder
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Anke Gowda was born in Pandavapura Taluk.
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Anke Gowda was a book collector, bus conductor, bus driver, librarian and timekeeper.
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Anke Gowda was Indian.
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