Channappa Uttangi began his theological studies at the age of twenty at the Basel Seminary.
Uttangi's first published work was from a sermon preached at a Hindu gathering in Benares (today Varanasi).
To study these poems Uttangi developed a skill of reading and interpreting the ancient manuscripts preserved on palm leaves.
[citation needed] 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.
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