D. I. Hans

David Emmanuel Hans alias[1] D. I. Hans
Born	Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Theologian
Writings	1979, A Historical-Critical Study of Basava's Ethical Teachings[2] 1984, Vīraśaiva sāhitya raśmi: A comprehensive bibliography on Veerashaiva literature in Kannada, English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Telugu and Tamil[3]
Congregations served	Church of South India Karnataka Southern Diocese
Title	The Reverend

D. I. Hans is a Religions Scholar who researched on Vijayanagara literature in Kannada, especially the Veerashaiva^[1] writings with special reference to Basavanna.^[1][4] Hans used Historical criticism to study Basavanna's ethical teachings. As a Veerashaiva Scholar, Hans also prepared a bibliography^[1] on the existing Veerashaiva literature available in some of the Languages of India, namely, Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Telugu and Tamil.

Hans teaches Religions^[5] at the Protestant Regional Seminary in Mangalore, the Karnataka Theological College, a Seminary established in 1965^[6] and affiliated to the nation's first^[7] University, the Senate of Serampore College (University).

Studies

Graduate

From 1968-1971,^[8] Hans studied a graduate degree for undergoing ministerial formation leading to Bachelor of Divinity (B. D.) at the United Theological College, Bangalore under the Principalship of Joshua Russell Chandran. During his student days, the companions^[8] of Hans at the College included S. J. Theodore, Timotheas Hembrom, H. S. Wilson, P. J. Lawrence, Basil Rebera, J. W. Gladstone and others who were undergoing ministerial formation during successive years'. In the ensuing convocation of the Senate of Serampore College (University), Hans was awarded a graduate degree by the University during the Registrarship of C. Devasahayam.

Research studies

For postgraduate studies, Hans again studied at the Protestant Regional Seminary in Bangalore from 1977 to 1979,^[8] specializing in Religions under G. D. Melanchthon, William Peery and Eric J. Lott, the three of whom hailed from the Missions in Andhra Pradesh with the latter two having taught at the Andhra Christian Theological College, Hyderabad. During the period of his studies at the Seminary, the other postgraduate companions^[8] of Hans included D. Dhanaraj, R. Joseph and others studying during successive years'. Hans entitled his dissertation as Critical Evaluation of the Contribution of the Hindu Code Bill to the status of women in the Hindu Society done under the supervision of Hunter P. Mabry^[9] and was awarded a postgraduate degree by the University in the successive convocation of the University during the Registrarship of D. S. Satyaranjan.

Ecclesiastical ministry

As a Teacher of Religions, Hans began to teach at a Seminary notable for its Religions Scholar, S. J. Samartha.

References

1. Jan Peter Schouten, Revolution of the Mystics: On the Social Aspects of Vīraśaivism, Motilal Banarsidass, New Delhi, 1995, pp.20, 294-295, 299-300.
2. D. I. Hans, A Historical-Critical Study of Basava's Ethical Teachings, M. Th. Thesis, United Theological College, Bangalore, 1979. Cited in Jan Peter Schouten, Revolution of the Mystics: On the Social Aspects of Vīraśaivism, Motilal Banarsidass, New Delhi, 1995, p. 299.
3. D. I. Hans, Vīraśaiva sāhitya raśmi: A comprehensive bibliography on Virasaiva literature in Kannada, English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Telegu and Tamil, KATHRI, Mangalore, 1984.
4. Basava Journal, Volume 23, Basava Samiti, 1998, p.47
5. University, Minutes of the Meeting of theWorking Committee of the Academic Council held on July 15–16, 2010, p.283.
6. Vijaya Kumar, Ecumenical Cooperation of the Missions in Karnataka (India), 1834-1989: A Historical Analysis of the Evangelistic Strategy of the Missions, ISPCK, New Delhi, 2005, p.132.
7. UNESCO Structures of University Education in India, 1952
8. K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), Directory of the United Theological College 1910-1997, Bangalore, 1997. Past students of the college diploma course, p.39; Past students of the postgraduate course, p.113.
9. D. I. Hans, Critical Evaluation of the Contribution of the Hindu Code Bill to the status of women in the Hindu Society, M. Th. Thesis, 1979, available at the Archives in the library of Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore.

Further reading

• Basava Samiti (1965). "Thus Spake Basava: English Renderings of Basava's Vachanas". Basava Samiti, Bangalore.
• Paṇḍita Āvaḷīkara (1981). "The Marathi-Kannada relationship". Prasaranga, University of Mysore.
• Suryakant Balasaheb Ghugare (1995). "Veerashaivism in India". Sadhana Book Stall.
• K. Ayyappa Ppaniker (Editor) (1997). "Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections". Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. ISBN 81-260-0365-0.
• Basava Samiti (1998). "Basava Journal" 23. Basava Samiti, Bangalore.
• Dunkin Jalki (2009). "Vachanas as Caste Critiques: Orientalist Expression of Native Experience". Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore.