hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ sˈɜːvd æz ðə tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə kˈɑːnədə bɹˈæntʃ ʌvðə sˈʌðɚn lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz bˈʊk tɹˈʌst ænd æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɛntɹəl pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ɐdvˈaɪzɚɹi kəmˈɪɾi ʌv ˈɔːl ˈɪndiɚ ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ fɔːɹ fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz.
He also served as the Chairman of the Kannada Branch of the Southern Languages Book Trust and as a member of the Central Program Advisory Committee of All India Radio for four years.