‘Practising Basavanna’s ideals will help realise Gandhiji’s Ramarajya dream’

Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that practicing the ideals of 12th Century Reformer Basavanna will greatly help in realising Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of building ‘Ramarajya,’ Social Worker K. Raghuram Vajpayee regretted that the space for progressive thoughts is getting little space in public platforms.

He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Sri Basava Bhushana’ award presentation programme organised by the city’s Jagajyothi Sri Basaveshwara Samskrutika Prathishtana at Namana Kalamantapa in Krishnamurthypuram here this morning.

Pointing out that Basavanna taught the principles of true Sanatana Dharma through his idealistic thoughts in the 12th Century, Raghuram said that Basavanna, apart from enlightening the people against social evils and other superstition practices, sensitised them  on the basic foundation of Hindu religion.

V. Srikantaswamy Dikshit (Religion), Dr. Sunanda Gurappa Bhoopali (Education), S.E. Girish (Medical), S.M. Shivaprakash (Entrepreneur), Dr. Nagendra Prasad (Theatre), S. Prabhushankar (Medical equipment) and M.C. Sarvesh (Bio-medical Science) were presented with ‘Sri Basava Bhushana’ awards on the occasion.

Suyog Hospital Chairman Dr. S.P. Yoganna presided. Former Mysuru District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Maddikere Gopal, Editor of Arogyakirana monthly magazine N. Ananth, Prathistana’s Founder President Basavarajendra Swamy and others were present.