9 6 9 , ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater ▁- ▁University ▁of ▁Mys ore ▁best owed ▁on ▁him ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Doctor ate ▁( D . ▁L itt ) ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁a ▁lifetime ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁K ann ada ▁studies . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁▁ ▁D . ▁L . ▁Nar as im h ach ar ' s ▁younger ▁years ▁were ▁spread ▁out ▁across ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁T um kur ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁state ▁of ▁K arn ata ka ▁- ▁in ▁towns ▁like ▁Pav ag ada , ▁Mad h ug iri ▁and ▁S ira . ▁H ail ing ▁from ▁a ▁Bra h min ical ▁family , ▁D . ▁L . ▁N . ▁was ▁trained ▁in ▁ch aste ▁S ansk rit ▁from ▁a ▁P and it . ▁Nar as im h ach ar ' s ▁writing ▁began ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁stage ▁with ▁rec urrent ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁school ▁magazine ▁" Sch ool ▁Fol k ". ▁For ▁his ▁Bach elor ' s ▁degree ▁( 1 9 2 7 ), ▁he ▁sought ▁ad mission ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁College ▁at ▁Bang al ore . ▁There ▁he ▁had ▁taken ▁K ann ada ▁as ▁an ▁optional ▁subject ▁( in ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁primary ▁subjects ▁- ▁Physics ▁and ▁Chem istry ). ▁Inc ident ally , ▁his ▁score ▁in ▁the ▁optional ▁subject ▁was ▁his ▁highest , ▁this ▁eventually ▁ste ered ▁him ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁Master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁K ann ada ▁at ▁the ▁Mah ar aja ▁College , ▁Mys ore ▁( 1 9 2 9 ).