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'''Hardekar Manjappa''' (Kn:ಹರ್ಡೇಕರ ಮಂಜಪ್ಪ) (1886–1947) was a [[Kannadiga]] political thinker, social reformer, writer and journalist.<ref>{{cite book |editor=Amaresh Datta |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature |year=1988 |publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] |pages=1542 |volume=2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&dq=%22Hardekar+Manjappa%22&pg=PA1542 |isbn=9788126011940 }}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Manjappa was born in a poor family of [[Banavasi]], a village of [[Uttara Kannada]] district. He studied in the nearby town of [[Sirsi, Karnataka|Sirsi]] and passed the Mulki (current primary education) final examination in 1903.<ref name="lingayatreligion.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.lingayatreligion.com/Lingayat/Hardekar_Manjappa.htm |title=Archived copy |website=www.lingayatreligion.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130005209/http://www.lingayatreligion.com/Lingayat/Hardekar_Manjappa.htm |archive-date=30 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He started his career as a teacher on a salary of seven rupees a month.<br />
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==Movement==<br />
Manjappa and his brother were involved in the [[Swadeshi movement]]. The brothers knew [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and opened a weekly Dhanurdhari (journal/newsletter), (kn:’ಧನುರ್ಧಾರಿ’), on 2 September 1906 with more than 10,000 subscribers. He was slowly drawn to Saint-Reformist [[Basavanna]]'s teachings. Basava's teachings included the elimination of [[casteism]] and the myriad evils and superstitions connected with it. Manjappa wrote several booklets to bring out the essential teachings of Basava and tried to encourage unity among his latter day followers. In 1913, he started celebrating [[Basava Jayanthi]] publicly.<br />
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Manjappa opened an [[ashram]] school in Almatti in 1927. He toured villages of [[North Karnataka]] to create awareness about [[Gandhiji]]’s constructive work. He discerned a number of similarities between the teachings of Basavanna and Gandhi and Manjappa became adept at expressing these teachings in easily understandable language in public speeches.<br />
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==Later work==<br />
Manjappa delivered more than a thousand lectures on topics such as [[Satyagraha]], patriotism and nationalism.<br />
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In 1924 with the help of his team 'Basweshara Seva Dala' he organized the Congress Party session in [[Belgaum]]. He had a leading role in the session and presented a book on Basavanna to Gandhi.<br />
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Manjappa was a freedom fighter who became popularly known as the "Gandhi of [[Karnataka]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kamat.com/jyotsna/blog/blog.php?BlogID=1210|title=Kamat's Potpourri: Amma's Column - Gandhi of Karnataka - Hardekar Manjappa|website=Kamat.com|access-date=2016-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Special correspondent |title=Seminar on Hardekar Manjappa's life |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/seminar-on-hardekar-manjappas-life/article909538.ece |work=The Hindu |date=January 1, 2008 |access-date=2016-09-29 }}</ref><br />
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He wrote more than 40 books including an autobiography.<br />
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Manjappa died on 3 January 1947.<ref name="lingayatreligion.com"/><br />
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