æz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə kˈɑːnədə sˈæhɪɾɪə pˈæɹɪʃˌæt, hiː hˈɛlpt tʊ ˈɪntᵻɡɹˌeɪt ðɪ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən wɪððə ɡˈʌvɚnmənts dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ ænd kˈʌltʃɚ.
As President of the Kannada Sahitya Parishat, he helped to integrate the organization with the government's Department of Literature and Culture.