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Hadapada Appanna Vachana CollectionHadapada Appanna was one of the pioneers of the twelfth century Vachan movement and social revolution.
He belonged to the Hadapa community and was known as Basavannas right-hand man.
Hadapada Appanna was the son of Chennaveerappa-Devakamma of Masabinala village in Basavanbagewadi taluk of Vijayapur district.
His wife was Lingamma, the daughter of Jeera Nagappa- Chennabasamma of Deginala village.
His era is identified as 1160 AD.
He composed about 250 vachanas under the pseudonym Basavapriya Kudala Chennabasavanna.
As the word Hadapa means a leaf, a nut-like bag, a bag for shaving things, there is confusion about Appannas profession.
In Sharan Lilamrita there is a Tambula Pavada Katha where Appanna sent a Tambula to Basavanna who was in Bijjalans court, today the people of Hadapa who are barbers say that Appanna is the progenitor of their society.
He was the childhood companion of Basavanna in Anubhava Mandapa which is known as the worlds first democratic parliament and acted as General Secretary to Basavanna without causing any embarrassment to Basavanna.
It is believed that in order to remove the superstitious belief that something will happen if the community of Hadapa comes across that day, Basavanna made a rule that whoever comes should bring Hadapas father first.
His hometown is Tangadagi in Vijayapur district and his tomb is also there.
He was a member of Tambulakaranda Kayaka, who was close to Basavanna.
Sharane and Vachanakarti Lingamma are his wives.
Chennabasaveshwara is his guru.
As Appanna, who was educated in Masabina and Vijayapura, resided in Kudalasangama with Guru at the same time as Basavanna stayed in Kudalasangama, the bond grew between the two.
Anna, who later moved to Kalyan, hires Appanna, a childhood friend who came to Kalyan after knowing Sharans fame, as his personal secretary at Anubhava Mandapam.
Appanna, who had great respect and devotion towards his elder brother, served him with kaya-vacha- mind and lived as his companion and aptasevak until his last days.
He was also known as Nijasukhi Appanna because he used to weigh both the worldly and the otherworldly.
Even in the last days of the welfare revolution, the welfare of Haralayyas son Shilavant and Maduvaras daughter Lavalya was in trouble, the surrendered Haralaiya_Shilavant_Maduvarasi was sentenced to death by hanging, father Basavanna was sentenced to exile, the surrenderers were killed in the murder, the order was given to kill the surrenderers in Sikka Sikka, Manchanna Kottatuy, Hal Ranbhi on the surrenderers.
Kanda Kandalli burnt the scriptures, but the unyielding Sharans left Kalyana with bundles of vows on their heads, one by one with the bold stance of we will not burn vows for life, Allamas went to Kadalivan in Srishaila before Akkamahadevi, Siddharama and Urilingapeddi took the road to Sollapur, Chennabasavanna along with countless others remained.
gave the way, but Hadapas father went to Sangam to inform Basavanna, after meeting Basavanna, who was staying at Sangam, Basavanna sent Hadapas father to bring Nilambiki who was in Tangagi, by the time Appanna reached Tangagi, a heinous incident had taken place in Kudal Sangam.
Lt Neelamma and Appanna also find Annabasavanna in the middle of the lingam of Karasthala and become a lingamaya there.
Appannas idol is among the Sharan sculptures on the Gaggari stone in the Shivotsava Mandapam of the Madhukeshwar Temple in Banavasi.
Appanna composed more than two hundred vachanas in Basavapriya Kudalachennabasavanna Ankita.