The ongoing legacy of Kishore Joseph, Journalist, Event manager, Social Entrepreneur, Fund Raiser, PR consultant, and many such

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Kishore Joseph was born in Kolar Gold Fields, in a family of musicians. He finished his school education at St. Mary’s Boy’s High school in KGF and completed his Bachelor of Arts at First Grade Government College in KGF. He started his career at an advertising agency where he was involved in space selling. During his career at the agency, Kishore discovered himself as a journalist and desired to start a news publication.Kishore collaborated with his good friends who shared the same passion for journalism and started a neighborhood news weekly newspaper called ‘Indiranagar Times’, in 1994, while he worked in the advertisement agency simultaneously. He is credited with having pioneered the concept of neighborhood news covering the activities and events happening in the locality, for the first time in Bengaluru.The weekly newspaper was circulated free of cost and the advertisements in it were the source of income for the publication.

Kishore’s newspaper covered a broad spectrum of news such as social activities, issues, and developments in the neighborhood while also highlighting the importance of grievances and showcasing local talents.The publication later expanded to other neighborhoods such as 'This Week Jayanagar,’‘This Week Malleshwaram,’ ‘This Week Rajajinagar’, ‘This Week Koramangla,’ and 'This week Marathahalli,' summing to more than 7 neighborhoods in Bangalore. For each neighborhood,  10,000 newspapers were distributed every week and the local people liked the content and were very much keen on reading the next paper.

In the year 2000, Kishore merged all the editions into one single edition called ‘This Week Bangalore,’ as a tabloid while also establishing the digital edition online on ‘Thisweekbangalore.com’. It was distributed for free and relied on advertisements for income like before. The publication soon expanded its footprint inDelhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Lucknow, Guwahati, Pune, and Mumbai.

In the year 2014, the publication made a major development where all the newspapers were again merged into one single edition called ‘ThisweekIndia.News’,covering news from across the country such as business, startup stories, product launches, entertainment, and more. Over the years, ‘ThisweekIndia.News’,  has promoted numerous Businesspersons, politicians, event companies, and more.

Kishore Joseph also founded an events management company called Breathe Entertainment in the same year 2014. Starting with an office at his house, Kishore focused majorly on Community Engagement Programs and not typical events like corporate events and weddings. The idea of the event is about bringing people together and sending a message to society through the event. One such event is‘Colorothon draw your imagination’, where a huge number of people from the ages 3 to 90 years old come together to sketch a beautiful picture.Colorothon is India's largest open-air community drawing and painting festival, setting the record in the India Book of Records. Asia Book of Records, Exlusive World Records, Karnagtaka Achivers Book of Records and Kalam Book of Records.

Colorothon has successfully completed 14 seasons to date. During an interview with Kishore Joseph, he said that the major objective of Colorothon is to rekindle the joy of lost art in every individual. Colorothon was organized in various places in India such as Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Lucknow, Mumbai, Bangalore,Delhi, and more. In the 14^th season of Colorothon,  1,60,000 people participated in the event, breaking multiple world record for the largest number of people painting under one platform.

In the year 2019, Kishore displayed 10,200 paintings from Colorothon, in Vega City Mall, Bangalore. It is the world’s largest painting display to date. The last record was in the 19^th century during the Napoleon II period when 10,000 paintings were displayed for a cause.

Colorothon has also donated significantly to the charity by inviting 30 Professional artists to the event every season where the art experts paint live on camera. The paintings are donated to charity.

Kishore’s Breath Entertainment has organized and promoted various fundraising events over the years such as concert events of Jesudas, S.P.Balasubramanyam, A.R. Rahman, Sonu Nigam, Nizami bandhu Bandhu and Brothers and more.

One of the most memorable events in India was the world’s largest letter of gratitude organized by Kishore, which witnessed thousands of Indian Citizens writing letters to Indian Jawans, at Orion mall, after the Pulwama incident. The letters were sent to the Army Chief Generral to display them at the border. The event made its place in the Asia book of records.

Likewise, Kishore’s event company organized Viz Bharat Bachao, Drums against Corruption and White Collar Terrorism, where 3000 artists came to one place and played their drums for the cause.

All of Kishore’s events had something to do with the welfare of society, raising awareness, charity, and more. Compassionate, humane, and gracious, Kishore Joseph is a man who strongly wishes to give something back to society.

In the year 2012, Kishore Joseph was instrumental in organizing the world’s first T20 world cup for the blind, which was held in Bangalore. Nine countries took part in the tournament while Kishore’s younger brother was the coach for the Indian Blind Cricket team. Kishore played the role of the PR (Public Relations) Director for the Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) which is affiliated to the World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC). The Indian cricket team of the Blind has won 3 world cups consecutively where Kishore was responsible for the overall coordination of the events.Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) was established by Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled, based in Bangalore.

Kishore feels that technology has distanced people and human connectivity is lost. He firmly believes that art unites people, the highly successful Colorothon is an example.

He has displayed numerous paintings in UB city where he sold a few paintings and donated the money to an old age home. He wants charity to be a part of every event.

Kishore is a PR Consultant for various NGOs in the country and has raised a substantial amount of funds over the years.

Music is a huge part of his daily life, and his love for music is limitless. Kishore plays several instruments and is also an amateur singer. His parents were musicians & percussionists and he grew up listening to music right since his childhood. He has become a compassionate percussionist like his father today.

Apart from his news publication and events management, Kishore Joseph is also a Brand Manager, Strategy Consultant, Mentor, Social Entrepreneuer, Civil Rights Activist, Counsellor, Amateur Music composer, Tabla player and exceptional flash dancer.

Kishore Joseph is a recipient of numerous awards such as the Social Media Entrepreneur Award and  Special Social Media Award honored by PRCI Chanakya Jury in 2017, while also setting London world record, Asia Book of Record, India Book of Record, Exclusive World Record, and Guinness Book of Records for promoting RAKSANA, a national movement against Child abuse where a massive 20,000 children took part in the event.

Kishore Joseph  was recently awarded with Honorary Doctorate, Instituted by International Achievers Council in association with Asia Vedic Culture Research University, International Accreditation Organisation IAO (USA)  for outstanding contribution in the field of  Art, Craft & Culture for organising COLOROTHON – Draw Your Imagination

He dreams of dedicating a National Day for Colorothon where the entire nation comes together to paint their imagination, in the coming months. It is one of his many dreams and is truly making a difference in society,  the world will witness . Kishore Joseph will soon be displaying 15,000 paintings in one place from public collections, for a cause.

Currently associated with Edutech start up company namely KidsChaupal , handling major verticles such as PR, Community and Events.

Wishing Kishore Joseph all the very best for all his future endeavours.