 He was also appointed as the curator of the Pathology museum in Bangalore.He decided later to devote himself to the teaching profession and joined the Bangalore Medical College as a lecturer in Pharmacology in 1980, a profession which he continued till his death.The Ministry of Social Welfare of the Government of India awarded him in 1984 with a citation that said that the award was for "public recognition of his outstanding performance as the most efficient employee in the category of visually impaired".