Channappa Daniel Uttangi (28 October 1881, Uttangi1962,

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) was an Indian author and poet.

Career

Channappa Uttangi began his theological studies at the age of twenty at the Basel Seminary. Upon completing his studies Uttangi joined Basel Mission as an Evangelist in 1908. Uttangi's first published work was from a sermon preached at a Hindu gathering in Benares (today

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). Varanasi is known as a symbolic place for

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and learning. Uttangi's was awarded by the

Kannada Sahitya Sammelana The Kannada Sahitya Sammelana () is the premier gathering of writers, poets and Kannadigas. It is held with the aim of preserving and developing the Kannada language, its literature, art, culture and music. It was started in 1915 by H. V. Nanj ...

for his groundbreaking work on the Kannada poet

Sarvajna Sarvajña was a Kannada poet, pragmatist and philosopher of the 16th century. The word "Sarvajna" in Sanskrit literally means "the all knowing". His father was Kumbara Malla and his mother was Mallaladevi. His birth anniversary is celebrated ...

. For 25 years Uttangi researched this 16th-century Kannada poet. The poems of Sarvajna were spread out among the villages. To study these poems Uttangi developed a skill of reading and interpreting the ancient manuscripts preserved on palm leaves. Uttangi would go to the villages stay with the people and collect information on the poems of Sarvajna. In all Uttangi collected 2000 poems and classified them in a systematic manner. A statue of Channappa Uttangi was unveiled at his native village in Hadagali

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by the former

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in July 2004.

Works

Books on Christianity ''Bethlehem’s Request to Banares'' (1921) ''

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'' (1927) ''The Essence of

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’s Spiritual Experience: Part I'' (1939) ''The Essence of Sadhu Sundar Singh’s Spiritual Experience: Part II'' (1953) ''Mrityunjaya'' (An account of the Last Days of Jesus Christ) (1963) Books on Lingayatism ''

Vachanas Vachana sahitya is a form of rhythmic writing in Kannada (see also Kannada poetry) that evolved in the 11th century and flourished in the 12th century, as a part of the Sharana movement. The word "vachanas" literally means "(that which is) sa ...

'' (1924) '' Basaveshwara and the Advancement of Karnataka'' (1923) ''Basaveshwara and the Uplift of Untouchables'' (1933) ''Vachanas of Miligeya Marayaa and Queen Mahadevi'' (ed with Prof. S. S. Bhusanurmath, 1950) ''The Historicity of

Anubhava Mantapa Anubhava Mantapa, established by Basavanna in the 12th century C.E., is a religious complex located in Tipranth, Basavakalyan, in the Bidar district of Karnataka. It is the first religious parliament in the world, whose name is literally transl ...

'' (1951) ''The collection of Siddharmas's Literary Works'' (1955) ''Vachana of Adayya'' (1957) ''Lingayatism and Christianity'' (1969) ''

: The heart of

Virashaivism The Lingayats are a monotheistic religious denomination of Hinduism. Lingayats are also known as , , , . Lingayats are known for their unique practice of Ishtalinga worship, where adherents carry a personal linga symbolizing a constant, intima ...

'' (1932) Books on Hinduism ''Well-Wisher of the Hindu Society'' (Eradication of Casteisim and National Integration) (1921) ''

Yellamma Mahur Renuka, also known as Yellamma Devi, is a Hindu mother goddess venerated predominantly in the South Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra. She is regarded as the mother of Parashurama, the six ...

: A Goddess of South India'' (1995) ''A Complete Concordance to the Bhagvad Gita'' (Unpublished)

References

* ''Reverend Channappa Uttangi: Life and Work of an Inter-Faith Pioneer'' by S. R. Gunjal, Translated from Kannada into English by M. Panchappa, Published by Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, Bangalore. 2007. * ''A Channappa Uttangi Reader : Selected Writings of Rev. Daniel Channappa Uttangi'' (1881–1962) Translated from Kannada. Edited by Arun Kumar Wesley. 2007.

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