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== 'Dr. S. Champa - A Profile' ==

Dr. S. Champa was a living legend who passed away on 4th September 1999 at his residence at Kinnigoli. He was born on 6th February 1910 at Hejmadi village. He had his schooling at Christian High School, Udupi and passed his Intermediate examination from Government College, Mangalore http://www.universitycollegemangalore.com. After passing Intermediate examination he joined Madras Medical College, Madras. At Gandhiji's call he left medical college and plunged into freedom movement. Later he did his L.C.P.S at []and after that did his L.T.M from Calcutta_School_of_Tropical_Medicine. He was a victim of political atrocities, sustaining bone fracture and physical injuries during Quit_India_Movement. He was also very active underground worker and worked to the calls of Netaji_Subhas_Chandra_Bose.

He was a member of Mysore Legislative Council and founder-president of Akhila Karnataka Fisherman's Parishad for over 33 years. During this tenure he served selflessly for the upliftment of fishermen community. When the entire traditional fishermen were against the mechanisation of the industry, he contacted the traditional fisherfolk appraising them of the benefits of mechanised boats, cold storage and freezing the catches and exporting them which later on brought a 'blue revolution' in the fishing industry and helped to earns millions of dollars of foreign exchange. In the early years the fisheries industry itself was shunned down and because of the good returns of later days have attracted different people of all communities invest in these industries to make a 'fast buck.

He was also a member of Central Board of Fisheries, was Chairman of Karnataka State Fisheries Development Advisory Board and was responsible for rapid development of fishing industry, streaming and safeguarding interests of traditional fishermen.

Indian_National_Congress He served Congress organisation as President, Mulki Block Congress Committee, President, South Kanara District Congress Committee, Member of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee and Member of All India Congress Committee etc. He was an ardent Gandhian and was wearing khaki till his last voyage. He was a versatile genius and was an orator par excellence. He was recalling his association with late Srinivas Mallya U._Srinivas_Mallya, Late T.A. Pai T._A._Pai, Late Dr. K.K. Hegde who have contributed a lot for the progress of Dakshina Kannada Dakshina_Kannadaas good and upright representatives of people. Besides he had his personal regards to late Devaraj Urs D._Devaraj_Urs, Sri. B.D. Jatti B_D_Jatti and Sri. S. Nijalingappa Nijalingappa who had given us a good administration. Though he was sincere and upright congressman, he was too veracious to be in political fray of modern times.

Other activities Dr. S. Champa, was President of Mulki Lions club and was recipient of International award for humanitarian service awarded by Lions International in 1972.

He was an active member of Indian Medical Association Indian_Medical_Association. He was first to sponsor eye camps and free eye operation camps and sight conservation works in Mulki area Mulki,_India.

He created a large colony to house landless labourers at Rajarathnapura in Mannabettu village in an area of 25 acres of land, also another colony for displaced fishermen families at Lachil, Shashihithlu village and Chitrap village is built to rehabilitate displaced fishermen on account of formation of New Mangalore Port http://www.newmangalore-port.com. He was responsible for creating of present Kinnigoli bus stand which is spacious in spite of lot of opposition for that by vested interests. He built a building for a high school (new junior college) in the village of Hejmadi at a cost of about rupees two and a half lakhs. This work is due to this great visionary's persistent effort. He was also responsible for formation of number of fisheries high schools in costal karnataka as president of fisheries development advisory board.

These days everybody is aware of environmental pollution and its detrimental effects on human and plant existence. But it was about 50 years back Dr. Champa studies all ill-effects of these effluent water being drained to the sea and its ill-effects on flora and fauna and made a systematic campaign against this evil and as a result of fighting tool and nail the polluting factories like Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers, Karwar Binaga Caustic soda factory had to install costly equipments and purify water before letting it off to sea. This was the feather on the cap of achievement of Dr. S. Champa. He was also fighting for the radiation hazards that could damage the human and animal kingdom and environment due to Kaiga project Kaiga_Atomic_Power_Station. Ironically enough at the construction stage itself the dome of Kaiga collapsed and on can just imaging what would have been the fate if Kaiga reactor had become operational then. It would have been yet another Chernobyl calamity with leak of radiation to the environment. Perhaps what Dr. Champa envisaged was gospel truth and not just a stretch of fertile imagination.

Years back government wanted to introduce fisheries bill which was detrimental to the welfare of fishermen depending only upon fisheries industries. This was prevented from being implemented by a stiff co-operation of fishermen under the leadership of Dr. Champa.

In medical profession he has done yeoman service to the people of all the adjacent villages and towns of Kinnigoli and that too when there was no medical services available to rural folk. Being the first mogaveera community doctor, he settled down in Bombay as private practitioner, but he had to leave that place on account of malaria epidemic and as per doctors advice. Soon this handsome, tall, young and energetic doctor became the talk to town at kinnigoli. He worked as honorary doctor for Concetta Hospital, Kinnigoli for over 17 years. He has attended innumerable deliveries and applied an average of 4-5 forceps per month for difficult deliveries. To the villagers he was an eminent Obstetrician and Gynaecologist during his tester years. To some he was a skin specialist as a lot of skin cases used to flock to him for his expert service. Even on the day of his death 4th Setember 1999 he had seen a couple of patients.

This flower has withered at a ripe old age of 92 years. His wife Chandravathi passed away a couple of years after his death. He is survived by his son and fiver daughters and innumerable friends and well wishers.

"THERE NEVER WAS SUCH BEAUTY IN ANOTHER MAN NATURE MADE HIM AND THEN BROKE THE MOULD"

Sboloor (talk) 07:49, 26 February 2013 (UTC)