Channappa Uttangi
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Channappa D. Uttangi, was born October 28, 1881 in Uttangi
what is now the Karnataka
State in South India
. He died in 1962 at the age of 82.
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 Bethlehem's appeal to Benares (today Varanasi
). Varanasi is known as a symbolic place for Hindu culture and learning.
Uttangi's was awarded by the Kannada Sahitya Sammelana
for his ground breaking work on the Kannada poet Sarvajna
. 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 manor.
A statue of Channappa Uttangi was unveiled at his native village in Hadagali taluk by the former Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh in July 2004.
Books on Christianity
Bethlehem
’s Request to Banares
(1921)
Narayan Waman Tilak (1927) Narayan Wamanrao Tilak
The Essence of Sadhu Sundar Singh
’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 of Sarvajna
(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 (1951)
The collection of Siddharmas’s Literary Works (1955)
Vachana of Adayya (1957)
Lingayatism and Christianity (1969)
Anubhava Mantapa
: The heart of Virashaivism (1932)
Books on Hinduism
Well-Wisher of the Hindu Society (Eradication of Casteisim and National Integration) (1921)
Yellamma: A Goddess of South India (1995)
A Complete Concordance to the Bhagvad Gita (Unpublished)
Uttangi
Uttangi is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Hadagalli taluk of Bellary district in Karnataka.-Demographics: India census, Uttangi had a population of 5401 with 2746 males and 2655 females.-References:...
what is now the Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
State in South India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He died in 1962 at the age of 82.
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 Bethlehem's appeal to Benares (today Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
). Varanasi is known as a symbolic place for Hindu culture and learning.
Uttangi's was awarded by the Kannada Sahitya Sammelana
Kannada Sahitya Sammelana
Kannada Sahitya Sammelana is the premier gathering of writers, poets and kannadigas. It is held with the aim of preserving and developing Kannada language, its literature, arts, culture and music. It was started in 1915 and held at Bangalore for the first time. It used to be inaugurated by...
for his ground breaking work on the Kannada poet Sarvajna
Sarvajna
Sarvajña was a poet in the Kannada language. He is famous for his pithy three-lined poems which are called tripadis, "with three padas, three-liners", a form of Vachanas. He is also referred as Sarvagna in modern translation.The period of Sarvajña's life has not been determined accurately, and...
. 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 manor.
A statue of Channappa Uttangi was unveiled at his native village in Hadagali taluk by the former Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh in July 2004.
Books by Uttangi
(booklist from Reverend Channappa Uttangi: Life and Work of an Inter-Faith Pioneer by S. R. Gunjal, 2007)Books on Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank of the Jordan River, near Israel and approximately south of Jerusalem, with a population of about 30,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority and a hub of Palestinian culture and tourism...
’s Request to Banares
Bañares
Bañares is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain.-References:...
(1921)
Narayan Waman Tilak (1927) Narayan Wamanrao Tilak
Narayan Wamanrao Tilak
Narayan Vaman Tilak was a Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India.Tilak was born on 1861 in a Hindu family in the village of Karajhgaon in Ratnagiri District of Maharashtra....
The Essence of Sadhu Sundar Singh
Sadhu Sundar Singh
Sadhu Sundar Singh was an Indian Christian missionary. He is believed to have died in the foothills of the Himalayas in 1929.-Early years:...
’s Spiritual Experience: Part I (1939)
The Essence of Sadhu Sundar Singh
Sadhu Sundar Singh
Sadhu Sundar Singh was an Indian Christian missionary. He is believed to have died in the foothills of the Himalayas in 1929.-Early years:...
’s Spiritual Experience: Part II (1953)
Mrityunjaya (An account of the Last Days of Jesus Christ) (1963)
Books on Lingayatism
Lingayatism
Lingayatism, also known as Veerashaivism, is a distinct Shaivite denomination in India. It makes several departures from mainstream Hinduism and propounds monotheism through worship centered on Lord Shiva. It also rejects the authority of the Vedas and the caste system. The adherents of this faith...
Vachanas of Sarvajna
Sarvajna
Sarvajña was a poet in the Kannada language. He is famous for his pithy three-lined poems which are called tripadis, "with three padas, three-liners", a form of Vachanas. He is also referred as Sarvagna in modern translation.The period of Sarvajña's life has not been determined accurately, and...
(1924)
Basaveshwara and the Advancement of Karnataka (1923)
Basaveshwara and the Uplift of Untouchables (1933)
Vachanas of Miligeya Marayaa and Queen Mahadevi
Mahadevi
In Hinduism, Mahadevi or "Great Goddess" is a term used to denote the Goddess or Devi that is the sum of all other Devis - an all encompassing Female Deity as the consort or complement to an all encompassing Male Deity or the Ultimate Reality in Shaktism.She is often identified with a specific...
(ed with Prof. S. S Bhusanurmath, 1950)
The Historicity of Anubhava Mantapa (1951)
The collection of Siddharmas’s Literary Works (1955)
Vachana of Adayya (1957)
Lingayatism and Christianity (1969)
Anubhava Mantapa
Anubhava Mantapa
Anubhava Mantapa was an academy of mystics, saints and philosophers of the Lingayat faith in the 12th century. It was the fountainhead of all religious and philosophical thought pertaining to the Lingayat. It was presided over by the mystic Allama Prabhu and numerous Sharanas from all over...
: The heart of Virashaivism (1932)
Books on Hinduism
Well-Wisher of the Hindu Society (Eradication of Casteisim and National Integration) (1921)
Yellamma: A Goddess of South India (1995)
A Complete Concordance to the Bhagvad Gita (Unpublished)