When he was Lieutenant-Governor of Pondicherry, he came into close contact with the Ashram and his association opened up opportunities for many more … - Basappa Danappa Jatti

High priority will be given to the provisions of minimum needs on rural areas and to integrated rural development... the planning process will be revitalized.

A deeply religious man, he was the founder president of the "Basava Samithi", a religious organisation which propagated the preaching of 12th century saint, philosopher and Hindu reformer Basaveshwara. He was also involved in various organizations concerned with social activities in his tenure as governor and he was a greet help in building Karnataka Nilayam for Devotees of Sri Aurobindo Ashram at Pondicherry, and also helped Sri Aurobindo Study centers in Karnataka.

One phone call from anyone in his office could have got us admission in an elite school in Delhi. We were admitted instead in the Delhi Kannada School at Khan Market. Clearly, grandfather did not want us to pick up any notion that we belonged to the privileged class. Our fellow students here were mostly children of Kannadigas working in offices in Delhi.