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Late Sri Srikantaiah H.
Ex-Member, Karnataka Legislative Council
(Congress(I) - Nominated)
Term Year - (1978-1984)
Marital Status Married
Children One Daughter and Four Sons
Position Held 1. Served as editor of Federal India and Indian States, Samyukta Baharata, the Afrasian Review, Bharata Neeti Saara Series etc.
2. Is an author, Journalist and a Leader.
3. Was a Public Officer of the Mysore State Congress and Organized branches all over the State during 1929-1931.
4. Was the Secretary of Sanskrit Association in the Central College and Secretary of the University Union and Vice - President during 1930-1932.
5. Organized the First Mysore state Sanskrit Conference in 1937 started English Political weekly “Federal India and Indian States”.
6. Is one of the Founders of the Adult Education Movement in Mysore and Associated with it since its inception upto 1949.
7. As a member of its Governing Council and Secretary at Bangalore.
8. Was the Member of the Board of Visitors of the Victoria, Minto and Mental Hospitals and of the Board of film Censors during 1939-1945.
9. Nominated by the Chancellor as a Member of the Mysore university Senate, Academic Council etc., during 1939-1947.
10. Was the elected Vice-President of the Mysore state Journlist Association and was President during 1941-1943.
11. Was member of Mysore State Press Advisory Committee and Founded the Ramaseva Mandali in Vishveshwarapuram in 1945.
12. Was the President of the Basavangudi Co-Operative Society in 1946-1947.
13. Ex-President of Lokmanya Sangha, Bangalore.
14. In 1948 Started the Kannada daily ‘SAMYUKTA BHARATA’.
15. Was almost the Sole Leader of Karnataka Ekikaran Movement in the Ex-Mysore State and led evidence before the Dhar Commission in 1950.
16. Was Appointed Member of the Mysore State Food Advisory Committee and Visited West Pakistan as the representative of the United Nations Association to the ECAFE session held at Lahore in 1951-52 organized the First session of the Karnataka Pranta Rachana Sammelan as its General Secretary Which was blessed by Pandithji; has Brought out more than two hundreds publications, was appointed by Government as the President of the Bangalore public Library in 1964.
17. Is now on the Library Authorities in Bangalore and Karnataka.
18. Is a Brahmo and has Actively promoted the cause of the Backward Classes of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Nominated to Karnataka Legislative Council during 1978.
Native Address Vyasamandir, 47, Sree Rama Mandir Road, Basavanagudi, Bangalore-560004
Expired on 27-08-1991