Social and other activities
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- Participited in ‘Quit India movement’ in 1942.
- As secretary of students organization brought new awareness in the younger generation.
- Eloquent speaker; was given a title, viz..‘Young Edmund Burke of Karnataka’ by the then President of Hubli Municipality.
- As a Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee member struggled hard to build up congress in rural areas.
- Founder of Hubli Taluka Rytha Sangha.
- Shows keen interest in Labour movement.
- Always fought for the opposed and the weaker sections.
- Strong supporter of prohibition policy.
- Worked for the upliftment of Harijans,Girijans and Backward Classes.
- General Secretary of Backward Class Cell.
- Member of the Board of Regent of University of Agricultural Sciences.
- Director of the State Fisheries Development Corporation.
- Working Committee member of Indian Asult Education Association.
- Director of city Improvement Board. Hubli-Dharwar Muncipal Corporation.
- Served as member of Assurances committee of Karnataka Legislative council.
- Member of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes’ welfare Committees of Legislature.
- Written many articles.
- Is the main stream of the new cultural life.
- Is a tough wrestler, shows much interest in folk arts and coracious reader of English and Kannada literature.
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