He represented the state of Karnataka in the first session of the Indian National Congress in 1885, held in Bombay. He played an important role in establishing newspaper printing press both in Kannada and Telugu languages. He went to Bombay to present a valedictory to the Marquis of Ripon on behalf of the People of Ballari. He was one of the guests to attend the Coronation ceremony of King Edward VII which took place in Westminster Abbey, London on 9 August 1902.