His career started as a clerk in the Attara Kacheri (secretariat) in Mysore. He worked as a tutor and a researcher at Oriental Library (later renamed the Oriental Research Institute) at Mysore before enrolling for his Master of Arts degree at the Madras University.
His career began as a clerk in the Attara Kacheri (secretariat) in Mysore. He served as an instructor and researcher at the Oriental Library (renamed later to the Oriental Research Institute) in Mysore before pursuing his Master of Arts degree at Madras University.