▁His ▁contempor aries ▁at ▁Mah ar aja ▁College , ▁Mys ore ▁were ▁future ▁literary ▁names ▁like ▁K . ▁V . ▁P utt appa , ▁K . ▁V . ▁R ag hav ach ar , ▁An anth ar ang ach ar ▁and ▁K . ▁V enk at aram appa . ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁Mah ar aja ▁College , ▁Mys ore ▁included ▁B . ▁M . ▁S rik anta iah , ▁R al lap al li ▁An anth a ▁Kr ish na ▁Sh arma , ▁C . ▁R . ▁Nar as im ha ▁S as try , ▁T . ▁S . ▁V enk anna iah ▁and ▁A . ▁R . ▁Kr ish na ▁Sh as try . ▁During ▁his ▁free ▁time , ▁he ▁would ▁frequent ▁Oriental ▁Research ▁Library ▁to ▁per use ▁old ▁K ann ada ▁manuscript s . ▁The ▁H . ▁V . ▁Nan j unda iah ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁set ▁aside ▁for ▁out standing ▁Master ' s ▁student ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁D . ▁L . ▁Nar as im h ach ar ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁Academ ician ▁ ▁D . ▁L . ▁Nar as im h ach ar ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁research ▁assistant ▁at ▁the ▁Oriental ▁Research ▁Library , ▁Mys ore . ▁He ▁simultaneously ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁a ▁part - time ▁lect urer ▁in ▁K ann ada ▁at ▁the ▁Mah ar aja ▁College ▁K ann ada ▁Department . ▁An ▁on going ▁research ▁project ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁' tim ing ' ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁Ve er asha iva