Term Year - ( 1984-1990)

1. He gave up studies during the 'QUIT INDIA' Struggle of 1942 trained in NAITALIM at Sevagram.
2. Editor of forty years standing edited several dames and journals.
3. Now editor of 'Kannada Prabha ' daily.
4. Freedom fighter, Tharnarapaitra holder, suffered imprisonment five times, twice under British Rule, thrice in independent India, Founder Member of the Socialist Party in Karnataka.
5. Was a Sarvodaya activities.
6. Was Sub-Editor, JANAVANI Kannada daily. Was Special Correspondent of several Kannada dailies at SEVAGRAM.Mahatma Gandhi's Headquarters between 1944-45.
7. Was Editor, JAGRITI news weekly, organ of the Socialist Party, between 1946-48.
8. Was News Editor and later Joint Editor, PRAJAVANI between 1948-50.
9. Was active political and social work Assistant Editor, work of Mahatma Gandhi in Kannada, between 1950-60.
10. Was News Editor, SAMYUKTA KARNATAKA daily, Bangalore Edition, between 1960-63.
11. Was Editor, 'PRAJAVANI' between 1965-74.
12. Was Editor-in-Chief, SAMYUKTA KARNATAKA group of publications between 1974 to 1978.
13. Editor, KANNADA PRABHA.
14. Was President, Mysore State Journalists Association between 1961-62.
15. Was Secretary, Indian Federation of Working Journalists.
16. Member, National Council, IFWJ between 1964-65.
17. Was Member, Standing Committee, All India Newspapers Editor's Conference between 1975-78,
18. Was Chairman, Karnataka Press Academy between 1984-87.
19. Was Member, Executive Committee Editor's Guild of India.

Published the fo11owings :

1. Was invited to West Germany by the Government of Federai Republic of Germany in 1977.
2. Visited U. K. again in 1977 as Guest of the British Government.
3. Accompanied the President of India to Iran in 1976
4. A regular Broadcaster over the All India Radio on Current Affairs.
5. A public worker ever since student days.
6. Was one of the founders of the All India Students' Congress.
7. A founder member of the Socialist Party in Karnataka.
8. Was an active worker of the Sarvodaya Movement.
9. Was official translator to Acharya Vinoba Bhave, Jayaprakash Narayan, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia and other leaders.
10. Has travelled widely in Great Britain and Europe, visited USSR in 1980 as guest of the Soviet Government.
11. Visited USA at the invitation of the U.S. Government, 1982. Visited Japan in 1982.
12. A fellow of the Thomson Foundation, London, having undergone successfully a course in teaching of practical journalism at CARDIFF.
13. Was a Member of the faculty of Journalism and Communication Bangalore University and also Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore, Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Bangalore.
14. Nominated by the Governor on 9th August, 1984.