A Practical ScoutA Simple Politician

Shri Kondajji Basappa has had a variegated career. He was an Educationist, a Co-operator, a Legislator , a Parliamentarian and Union Deputy Minister and above all a SCOUT. The dominant note in his life is an urge to serve the people and community. His yearning is more towards scout movement in the country and has been responsible for planning and execution of many projects relating to the Bharat Scouts and Guides. No wonder the Scouts have honoured by electing him the State Chief Commissioner.

B R BHAGATHSpeaker, Loksabha

Shri Kondajji Basappa has a meritorious record of service to the State and The Country in many capacities and it is in deed appropriate that his record of service and the qualities of head and heart that have endeared him to one and all should be honoured

Kondajji Basappa

D Devaraj UrsChief Minister, Karnataka

Kondajji Basappa was a Boy Scout in his

Schooldays. In 1941 he was appointed as an

Assistant District Commissioner (Scouts)for

Davanagere . A little later he was elevated first to the

rank of District Scout Commissioner , Chitradurga

District and Subsequently as Assistant State

Commissioner (Scouts) for Chitradurga Division. In

1964 He took the charge of State chief Commissioner.

Under His leadership the state made rapid progress in

all activities of Scouting and Guiding.

A Success full Leader of Bharat Scouts and Guides, Karnataka.

At World Scout Conference at Austria

With World Scout Leader

The orderly Implementation, according to a well laid-out

plan, the several major works of improvement at the Besant Park,

The Scout and Guide Training Grounds in Doddaballapura, to make

it one of the best equipped and finest training center in the whole

country.

Another equally notable achievement of his is the

establishment of an additional camping and training site for Scouts

and Guides, of which he is the founder, Kondajji Campsite , a place

of great scenic beauty and an ideal campsite to cater to the needs

of the youth of our land , situated about 13kms. From Davanagere.

The orderly Implementation, according to a well

laid-out plan, the several major works of improvement

at the Besant Park, The Scout and Guide Training

Grounds in Doddaballapura, to make it one of the best

equipped and finest training center in the whole

country.

Another equally notable achievement of his is the

establishment of an additional camping and training

site for Scouts and Guides, of which he is the founder,

Kondajji Campsite , a place of great scenic beauty and

an ideal campsite to cater to the needs of the youth of

our land , situated about 13kms. From Davanagere.

With H.E. Governor of Karnataka Sri Umashankar Deekshith at Besant Park

He was a member of the National Council and

the National Executive Committee, both being the

highest policy-making bodies of the Bharat Scouts

and Guides , New Delhi. He is also Participated in

some of the great International Scout activities in

various countries. He went as a delegate from India

to the Boy Scouts World Jamboree and the Eleventh

International Scout Conference held in Salzburg,

Austria in 1952. Subsequently, again as a delegate

from our country, he represented India at the

Twenty fourth International Scout Conference in

Nairobi, South Africa in 1973.

Leader with his Team

With friends at London

With friends at London

At the time of Visit to Lord’s Cricket Stadium London

At State Jamborette held at Coorg

Young Kondajji Basappa was enter the politics at

the age of 30, elected as a Chitradurga District Board

President , which office he held for three years from 1944-

47, and subsequently served as a member of the Board for

another six years. The monumental work which he did

during this period is still remembered by many with

gratitude.

Kondajji Basappa become a member of the Mysore

Legislative Assembly 1n 1962. and joined the State

Cabinet as Deputy Minister for Co-Operation (1962-67).

As a Chitradurga District Board Member

Father In Law Sri kandagal Patel Channabasappa

An Inauguration of Campfire Circle at Kondajji Camp Site

With H.E. Governor of Karnatka Sri Mohan Lal Sukadia , H onr’ble Chief Minister Sri D Devaraj Urs and Sri Mier Iqbal Husain at

Kondajji Camp Site

Taking Oath As Central Deputy Minister

With President of India Bharata Ratna Dr. sarvepalli Radhakrishna

Eminent Leader

With Vice President of India Sri B. D. Jatti

With Sri M C Chagla

With Central Minister Dr. Karan Singh

Later he served as the Genaral Secretary of the Mysore Pradesh Congress Committee from 1969-71. He was Elected to the Loksabha in 1971 genaral elections from Chitradurga District on Congress ticket. He held the office of Deputy Minister in the Union Cabinet from 1972-74.

Kondajji Basappa was actively Connected with various educational Institutions and Projects and took a leading role in the development of education at various levels in the State. He was a member of the Secondary Education Board in the State for a term of Six years until 1950. A keen supporter of the adult literacy scheme which, it may noted, has been his first love, he guided its destinies as Secretary of the District Adult Education Association, Chitradurga, for ten years.

He was an elected member of the Syndicate of the University of Mysore for two full terms from 1951-60.

Kondajji Basappa was also intimately associated with various other educational projects. He was at various times President of the Lambani Hostel in Chitradurga, Founder Secretary of the Chalavadi Hostel, Davanagere, Secretary of the Sree Sadhu Veerashaiva Hostel, Davanagere and Founder Secretary of the High School at Sirigere in Chitradurga Taluk. He also rendered service as founder-President of the Taralubalu Nidhi Samithi in Sirigere for Three years. He was also Founder-Secretary of the Harijan Hostel in Davanagere.

Mysore University Senate Member

In a Programme at Manipala

In a programme of Inter National Population Studies, Held at Mumbai

Kondajji Basappa has been in the vanguard of the co-operative movement in the State for over two decades, He was Founder –President of the Agricultural, Industrial and Commercial Co-operative Society in Davanagere from 1950-60 and President of the Land Development Bank of Chitradurga and Davanagere Districts, Also for a period of ten years, and also served as a member of the Central Land Development Board, Bangalore, for some years.

He was keenly interested in many development projects in the State and among others, he was actively connected with the following as Chairman : The Karnataka State Handloom Advisory Board, Karnataka State Warehousing Corporation, Sheep and Wool Development Committee, Panchayat Raj Committee and as Working Chairman of the Karnataka State Bhart Sevak Samaj.

Inauguration of Prof P Sivashankar Circle at State Headquarters Fort Bengaluru.

Inauguration of Swimming Pool at Besant Park

Kind to one and all Guess who Could it be?

Benevolent to Bharat Scouts and Guides,

Able administrator as he is,

Sincere and selfless in Service indeed!

Affectionate in words and noble in deed.

Politician of long standing.

Promoter of Scouting Guiding.

All rounder he Proves to be!

Hameeda RahmanFormer State Organizing Commissioner (G)