On July 1, a very significant anniversary was celebrated by a certain section of media professionals – Kannada print journalists – in Karnataka. In 1841, the Basel Mission set up the first lithographic printing press of coastal Karnataka in Mangaluru’s Balmatta. With a mission to “prevent the spread of rumours and untruthful things, and also to make available genuine information …
May 08, 2022 06:48 pm | Updated 06:48 pm IST - KANNUR Tourism Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas on Saturday inaugurated the Gundert Museum in Thalassery that will shed light on the life and contributions of Hermann Gundert, a German missionary who is remembered for his invaluable contributions to the Malayalam language. The Tourism department gave a facelift to the Gundert …
ALL over the world Hermann Gundert may be known as the grandfather of the Nobel laureate and German writer Hermann Hesse. Among all the Basel missionaries in Malabar, Gundert stands tall as one who established the mission’s work in the form of churches and educational institutions. So he is praised as a pioneer of disciplines like Kerala History and Malayalam …
