Mysore/Mysuru, Nov. 23 -- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah went down the memory lane, recalling his long association with veteran socialist P. Mallesh, who passed away in January 2023.

He was speaking after releasing two books authored by Mallesh - 'Gandhi Praneeta Dharmadarshitva and Buddha Nagarjunara Shunyayana' - along with their English translations, 'The Gandhian Trusteeship' by N.S. Raghuram and 'Buddha Nagarjuna's Journey of Void' by Savitha Pa. Mallesh.

The event was part of a national seminar organised by the Federation of Progressive Thinkers, in association with Gandhi Vichar Parishat and the Mysore University Researchers Association, at Vijnana Bhavan, Manasagangothri, yesterday.

"Mallesh was my guide and mentor. I came into co...