 | Champa, only writer to be jailed during Emergency in KarnatakaBorn in a traditional Jangama family in Hattimattur village of Haveri district, Chandrashekar Patil, known by the pen name Champa, never lost a chance to oppose what he did not like. |
 | Noted Kannada writer and critic Prof Chandrashekar Patil passes away at 82After retiring as professor of English from Karnatak University, Patil was elected as the President of Kannada Sahitya Parishat in 2004. |
