Chandrashekhar Patil

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Champa
Born	Chandrashekhar Patil (1939-06-18) 18 June 1939 (age 82) Hattimattur, Tq: Savanuru, Di: Haveri, Karnataka
Nationality	Indian
Education	MA (Linguistics)
Alma mater	Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL), University of Leeds
Occupation	Writer, public intellectual, professor
Notable work	Gandhi Smarane
Movement	Bandaya movement

Chandrashekar Patil (born 1939), popularly known as "Champa", is an Indian poet, playwright and public intellectual writing in Kannada. He is considered as one of the foremost voices of the Bandaya movement.

Champa is the editor of the influential literary journal Sankramana started with two of his friends Siddalinga Pattanashetti and Giraddi Govindaraj in 1964. He is known for leading many social and literary movements such as Gokak agitation, Bandaya movement, anti-Emergency agitation, agitation for the implementation of Mandal report, Farmer's movement, etc.

After retiring as professor of English from Karnatak University, Patil served as the President of Kannada Sahitya Parishat and as the Chairman of Kannada Development Authority.^[1] Protesting the assassination of his friend and Vachana scholar M. M. Kalburgi, he recently returned his Pampa Award, the highest literary honour of the government of Karnataka.^[2]

Poetry[]

• Banuli (1960)

• Madhyabindu

• 19 Kavanagalu

• Gandhi smarane

• Hoovu Hennu Taare

• Shalmala Nanna Shalmala

• Ardha Satyada Hudugi (1989; Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry)

• Gundammana Gazhalagalu

Plays[]

• Kodegalu

• Appa (1969)

• Gurtinavaru (1971)

• Tingara Buddanna (1971)

• Kattala Ratri

• Gokarnada Goudasani (1974)

• Nalakaviya Mastabhisheka (1979)

• Jagadamebeya Beedinataka

Criticism and Essay[]

• Nanna Haadina Halla

• Anarogyave Bhagya

• Champadakiya

• Nanu Kandante Nanage Kandashtu

• Aksharalokada Aakritigalu

• Champa Nota

• Champa Column

• Nanna Guru Gokak

• Kritikendritha

• Nitya Varthamana

• Kannada Kannada Barri Namma Sangada

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