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.
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.