Deputy Channabasappa was a patron of the Kannada movement in the second half of XIX century who is fondly known as the 'Lamp of Kannada.' This spot located right opposite Teacher's Training Institute in Dharwad has been dedicated to Deputy Channabasappa in memory of his service to Kannada language, culture and education.
Transcription of the plaque:
Channabasappa was born to Basalingappa & Tippavva on November 1, 1833 in Dharwad. Having done some primary schooling in Dharwad he was moved to Pune where he completed schooling in English medium. He was nominated for engineering course at England but things did not workout in his favour. In Pune he come in contact with Jyoti Rao Phule and Satyashodhak Samaj. The student life in Pune, he was influenced by Maharashtrians people's culture and their love of land & language. He entered the field of education and remained dedicated to his passion for development of Kannada and education of Kannada people. He returned to Dharwad in 1855. He got married to Guravva and had two children Basalingappa and Rudramma.
In 1860 British government established a Kannada school in Dharwad where Channabasappa was appointed as the principal in 1861. In 1864 the school was upgraded to a training college and later shifted to Belgaum. Channabasappa served as the first Principal of that Training College. Channabasappa worked closely with Russel (education officer of Bombay presidency) for development of education in Kannada. Channabasappa was the first Kannadiga to hold the post of Deputy Educational Inspector (DPI). As a DPI, he strove to establish Kannada medium schools and hostels in the Bombay-Karnataka region. He was instrumental in making Dharwad the centre of Kannada language & literature and establishment of Karnataka College and Karnataka University. Deputy Channabasappa had encouraged authors to write books in Kannada. He was instrumental in setting up a number of Kannada schools and hostels. Besides his regular duties, Channabasappa has also authored books on mathematics and translated Shakespeare'’s '‘Comedy of Errors’' into Kannada under the title '‘Nagadavarannu Nagisuva Kathe’.' He died on 04.01.1881. Considering his contribution to Kannada he was rightfully known as "Kannadada Deepa" ~ "Lamp of Kannada" and also as the Tiger of Karnataka.
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| November 1 1833 to January 4 1880 |
ಡೆಪ್ಯೂಟಿ ಚನ್ನಬಸಪ್ಪನವರು
೧೯ ನೆಯ ಶತಮಾನದ ಉತ್ತರಾರ್ಧವು ಮುಂಬೈ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಮರಾಠಿಯ ಪ್ರಾಬಲ್ಯದ ಹಾಗೂ ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷಿನ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭದ ಕಾಲ ಆಗ ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆ, ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ, ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿ ಬೆಳೆಸುವ ಮಹಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ನಾಂದಿ ಹಾಡಿದವರು ಚನ್ನಬಸಪ್ಪನವರು ಕನ್ನಡದ ಕುಲ, ನೆಲಗಳ ಉಜ್ವಲ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳಾಗಿ, ಖ್ಯಾತಿವೆತ್ತ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ತಜ್ನ್ಯರಾಗಿ, ಗಣಿತ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಜ್ಞರಾಗಿ, ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ವಾಗ್ಮಿಗಳಾಗಿ, ಶೇಕ್ಸಪಿಯರನನ್ನು ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕೆ ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿದ ಪ್ರಥಮ ಲೇಖಕರಾಗಿ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಪ್ರಥಮ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ತರಬೇತಿ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಮೊದಲ ಪ್ರಾಚಾರ್ಯರಾಗಿ, ಶತಮಾನೋತ್ಸವವನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸಿದ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಏಕಮೇವ ಶೈಕ್ಷಣಿಕ ಮಾಸಿಕ "ಜೀವನ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ" ಪತ್ರಿಕೆಯ ಸ್ಥಾಪಕರಾಗಿ, ದಕ್ಷ ಡೆಪ್ಯೂಟಿ ಎಜ್ಯುಕೆಶನಲ್ ಇನ್ಸ್ಪೆಕ್ತರರಾಗಿ ಅನೇಕ ಕನ್ನಡ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಾಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಪಿತಾಮಹರಾಗಿ, ಉಚಿತ ಪ್ರಸಾದನಿಲಯಗಳ ಸ್ಥಾಪನೆಗೆ ಮೂಲ ಪ್ರೇರಕರಾಗಿ, ಕನ್ನಡ ಪುನರುಜ್ಜೀವನ ಕಾರ್ಯದ ಕಾರಣಪುರುಷರಾಗಿ ಬೆಳಗಿದ ಪುಣ್ಯಜೀವಿ ಚನ್ನಬಸಪ್ಪನವರು ಲಿಂಗೈಕ್ಯರಾಗಿ ೪-೧-೧೯೮೧ ಕ್ಕೆ ನೂರು ವರುಷಗಳಾಗುತ್ತವೆ. ಆ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಡೆಪ್ಯೂಟಿ ಚನ್ನಬಸಪ್ಪ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾನವನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಇದು ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಹಾಗೂ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕ ತರಬೇತಿ ರಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಸೇವಾಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯಾಗಿದೆ.
ಜನನ - ೧ ನವೆಂಬರ ೧೮೩೩ , ಮರಣ - ೪ ಜನೆವರಿ ೧೮೮೦
ಕನ್ನಡದ ಪುನರುಜ್ಜೀವನ ಮತ್ತು ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಪ್ರಸಾರ ಕಾರ್ಯದ ಶಕಪುರುಷರಾದ ನಾಡಿನ ಏಳಿಗೆಗೆ ತಮ್ಮನ್ನೇ ಅರ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ "ಕನ್ನಡದ ದೀಪ" ಡೆಪ್ಯೂಟಿ ಚನ್ನಬಸಪ್ಪನವರ ನೆನಹು ನಮಗೆಲ್ಲ ಸ್ಪೂರ್ತಿದಾಯಕ.
Channabasappa was born to Basalingappa & Tippavva on November 1, 1833 in Dharwad. Having done some primary schooling in Dharwad he was moved to Pune where he completed schooling in English medium. He was nominated for engineering course at England but things did not workout in his favour. In Pune he come in contact with Jyoti Rao Phule and Satyashodhak Samaj. The student life in Pune, he was influenced by Maharashtrians people's culture and their love of land & language. He entered the field of education and remained dedicated to his passion for development of Kannada and education of Kannada people. He returned to Dharwad in 1855. He got married to Guravva and had two children Basalingappa and Rudramma.
In 1860 British government established a Kannada school in Dharwad where Channabasappa was appointed as the principal in 1861. In 1864 the school was upgraded to a training college and later shifted to Belgaum. Channabasappa served as the first Principal of that Training College. Channabasappa worked closely with Russel (education officer of Bombay presidency) for development of education in Kannada. Channabasappa was the first Kannadiga to hold the post of Deputy Educational Inspector (DPI). As a DPI, he strove to establish Kannada medium schools and hostels in the Bombay-Karnataka region. He was instrumental in making Dharwad the centre of Kannada language & literature and establishment of Karnataka College and Karnataka University. Deputy Channabasappa had encouraged authors to write books in Kannada. He was instrumental in setting up a number of Kannada schools and hostels. Besides his regular duties, Channabasappa has also authored books on mathematics and translated Shakespeare'’s '‘Comedy of Errors’' into Kannada under the title '‘Nagadavarannu Nagisuva Kathe’.' He died on 04.01.1881. Considering his contribution to Kannada he was rightfully known as "Kannadada Deepa" ~ "Lamp of Kannada" and also as the Tiger of Karnataka.
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