From a bus conductor with a love for books to the guardian of one of India’s greatest free libraries, Anke Gowda’s life is a ...

Anke Gowda, a former Bengaluru bus conductor, won the Padma Shri for building Pustaka Mane, the world’s largest free-access ...

In this changing world, 75-year-old Anke Gowda from Karnataka stands out like a quiet rebellion. Once a bus conductor, Gowda ...

Anke Gowda, a 75-year-old former bus conductor from Karnataka, has been awarded the Padma Shri 2026 for creating Pustak Mane, Indias largest free-access library. Housing over two million books in 20 ...

Gowda, founder of one of India’s largest free-access libraries, is among three Padma Shri awardees from Karnataka this year, ...

A new bilingual (Kannada and English) book released on Monday, Bengalurina Bussina Kathegalu (Bengaluru’s Bus Stories), captures heartfelt, real-life moments from the city’s Bengaluru Metropolitan ...