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At an award functioning yesterday #SMKrishna, in the presence of #SudhaMurthy of Infosys, has been hailed as the man who made Bangalore a IT hub. This myth has been debunked in the past but the power of propaganda has perpetuated it. In fact, in my book #FurrowsInAField /2
I write about how #SMK built a cosy network with Bangalore’s tech elite and the English language media to construct this falsehood. It was a public relations trick. I also mention how starting with RKHegde, who promoted tech education, and VMoily who gave access to tech /3
education through the CET system to ordinary families, many leaders have contributed to the tech status of the city. Between 1994 and 1997, it was @H_D_Devegowda as CM and PM who shaped IT policy and infrastructure development for the city. Gowda, besides thinking of tech /4
