▁principal ▁of ▁Raj aram ▁College , ▁Kol h ap ur , ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Sah ity a ▁Akadem i . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Indian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Advanced ▁Study , ▁Sh im la , ▁and ▁the ▁Central ▁Institute ▁of ▁English , ▁Hy der abad . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁ar dent ▁dev ote e ▁of ▁the ▁spiritual ▁g uru ▁S ath ya ▁S ai ▁B aba ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Vice - Ch an cell or ▁of ▁Sri ▁S ath ya ▁S ai ▁Institute ▁of ▁High er ▁Learning , ▁P utt ap arth i , ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁after ▁a ▁st int ▁with ▁the ▁Bang al ore ▁University . ▁His ▁novel ▁Sam ar as ave ▁Je ev ana ▁is ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁typical ▁works ▁of ▁Nav od aya ▁literature ▁in ▁K ann ada . ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁Career ▁and ▁Success ▁ ▁G ok ak ▁was ▁a ▁pro l ific ▁writer ▁in ▁both ▁K ann ada ▁and ▁English . ▁He ▁was ▁deeply ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁K ann ada ▁poet ▁D . R ▁B endre ▁who ▁ment ored ▁him ▁during ▁his ▁early ▁for ays ▁into ▁K ann ada ▁literature . ▁B endre ▁is ▁re put ed ▁to ▁have ▁said ▁that ▁were ▁G ok ak ▁to ▁allow