- Noted TV anchor Ravish Kumar (age 44 years) chosen as the first recipient of Gauri Lankesh National Award for Journalism in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- The 2019 Gauri Lankesh Memorial Award was given by Indian activist and journalist H. S. Doreswamy (age 101 years).
- On this occassion 3 New Books were released;
i) Neera Nade (by Vinaya Okkunda),
ii) Dehali Nota (by D. Umapathy),
iii) Maatige Enu Kadime (translation of Mr. Kumar’s The Free Voice by Harshakumar Kugwe).
Published On : 24 Sep 2019
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