Biography A poet/ writer who was formally educated only upto 8th std, but went on to study Kannada, Sanskrit, Hindi and Urdu literature extensively under his teacher Achangi Narayana Shastri and on his own.
He was an editor of newspapers Loka Mitra and Antharanga.
He has written numerous songs and stories. His devotional songs are very famous, he was a pioneer in bringing people of all religions together with his writing