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Chandrashekhar Patil

チャンドラシェーカル・パティル

Chandrashekhar Patil

Aliases: チャンパ
Pen Names: Champa（Familiar name used in literary circles）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1939-06-18 （Hattimattur, Haveri district, British Raj）
Died
2022-01-10 （Bangalore, Karnataka, India） age 82
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Kannada, English
Residence History
Hattimattur (birthplace) → Haveri district (early life) → Bangalore (later life)

Career

Occupations
Poet, Playwright, Public intellectual, Professor, Editor
Active Years
1960-2022
Affiliations
Karnatak University (faculty), Kannada Sahitya Parishat (President), Kannada Development Authority (Chairman), Editor of literary journal Sankramana (founding editor)
Memberships
Kannada Sahitya Parishat

Education

Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL)
English / Linguistics
Degree: MA（言語学）
Country: India
Listed as MA in Linguistics
University of Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Listed as alma mater; specific degree details not available

Awards

Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry
1989
Work: Ardha Satyada Hudugi
Organization: Karnataka Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Pampa Award
2009
Organization: Government of Karnataka
Result: 受賞（2015年に返還）

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Banuli

1960 Poetry

Early collection of poems; detailed contents vary by source.

societyindividual and community

Ardha Satyada Hudugi

1989 Poetry

Poetry collection published in 1989; includes pieces recognized by the Karnataka poetry award.

resistancesocial justice

Gandhi Smarane

Poetry

Poetic work dealing with memories and reflections on Gandhi.

memorynonviolencepolitics and ethics

At the Other End

1983 Poetry (English anthology)

Anthology including poems originally in English and the author's own translations from Kannada.

translatabilitylanguage and expression

Plays (selected)

Drama / Plays

Authored many plays such as 'Appa', 'Gurtinavaru', 'Tingara Buddanna', often depicting social and human conflicts.

social issuesfamily relationships

Bibliography

  • Banuli
  • Madhyabindu
  • 19 Kavanagalu
  • Gandhi Smarane
  • Hoovu Hennu Taare
  • Shalmala Nanna Shalmala
  • Ardha Satyada Hudugi
  • Gundammana Gazhalagal
  • Appa
  • Gurtinavaru
  • Tingara Buddanna
  • Kattala Ratri
  • Gokarnada Goudasani
  • Nalakaviya Mastabhisheka
  • Jagadamebeya Beedinataka
  • 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

Translations by Author

  • Self-translated poems from Kannada into English

Translations of Works

  • English anthology 'At the Other End'

Style & Themes

Literary Style
poetic realism foregrounding resistance and social critiqueconcise, forceful language
Recurring Motifs
social justice and resistancelanguage and identityrural and labour lifememories of Gandhi

Legacy

Chandrashekhar Patil (Champa) was a defiant poet-playwright associated with the Bandaya movement and an important public intellectual in Kannada literature. Beyond his literary output, he linked regional literature and social movements through advocacy for education and language policy, and was noted for political acts such as returning the Pampa Award.

Academic Societies

  • Kannada Sahitya Parishat

In Popular Culture

  • Mentioned as an influential figure in Kannada theatre and poetry movements

Trivia

  • Known by the nickname 'Champa'.
  • Co-founded and edited the literary journal Sankramana in 1964 with friends.
  • Returned the Pampa Award in 2015 in protest after the murder of his friend M. M. Kalburgi.