His poetry work of Olume ( Kannada: ಒಲುಮೆ) is a collection of poems on love, first of its kind in Kannada language. The term was accepted unanimously and is still the term in use. When there was a discussion on the equivalent term for the President of Indian republic, as a member of Indian constitution council, it was he who suggested Rashtrapathi, a word with a similar connotation to President. He is credited for suggesting the term Rashtrapathi, a Sanskrit equivalent for President of India. Thi Nam Sri's book delves into the tradition of Kavyalankara and related classical texts and asserts that Rasa-Dhvani principles are an integral part of this comparison of different streams of poetry. This work was a thorough analysis of the relationship between 11th century Alankara poetry ( Figure of speech) and India in prose and poetic forms. His most famous work was a book titled Bharatiya Kavya Meemamse ( Kannada: ಭಾರತೀಯ ಕಾವ್ಯ ಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ) about Indian poetics. in the Kannada language from Mysore University later that year. His family were the descendants of the Kings of Hagalavadi. Sri has been unveiled and park has been named after him.Shrikantaiah was born on 26 November 1906 in Teerthapura in Tumkur district to Nanjundiah and Bhageerathamma. South End Circle Jayanagar Bangalore has a statue of Ti. Sri has been unveiled and park has been named after him. This was done in coordination with a number of educational institutions including the Central Institute of Indian Languages in Mysore, Deccan College in Pune, and the Central Sahitya Academy in Delhi. Birth Centenary Committee initiated a yearlong celebration of Shrikantaiah's life in 2006 to commemorate his birth centenary. He continued to work as a professor of Kannada until he died of a sudden heart attack in Kolkatta in 1966. He received a Rockefeller's scholarship in 1955 to pursue advanced studies of linguistics in the United States. He retired from government service in 1952. He worked in an array of government offices and educational institutions, including the Karnataka University and the University of Mysore. His poetry work of Olume ( Kannada: ಒಲುಮೆ) is a collection of poems on Love, first of its kind in Kannada language. Tee Nam Sri's book delves into the tradition of Kavyalankara and related classical texts and asserts that Rasa-Dhvani principles are an integral part of this comparison of different streams of poetry. His father's name was Nanjundiah and his mother's Bhageerathamma. Shrikantaiah was born on Novemin Teerthapura in Tumkur district.