Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated the State-level Basava Jayanti celebrations, organised jointly by the District Administration, Kannada & Culture Department, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Mysuru District Basava Balagagala Okkuta at Kalamandira on Hunsur Road here this noon. The Chief Minister also remotely laid the foundation stone for the construction of Basavanna statue to come…
‘Global welfare can be achieved by treading Basavanna’s path’
April 20, 2026Actress Anu Prabhakar inaugurates day-1 events of Basava Jayanti celebrations Mysore/Mysuru: “We are witnessing a world where wars, jealousy, cheating, hatred and injustice have become dominant. Global welfare that involves love and affection, peace and harmonious living, can be achieved if we tread the path of Basava Marga,” said noted actress Anu Prabhakar. She was…
Grand procession marks 2-day Basava Jayanti
April 19, 2026Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to confer ‘Basavashri-2026’ awards tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: A grand and colourful procession marked the beginning of the two-day Basava Jayanti celebrations, organised under the joint aegis of Mysuru District Basava Balagagala Okkuta, Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva-Lingayat Mahasabha and a host of other Veerashaiva-Lingayat Associations and organisations in city this morning. Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj…
Two-day Basava Jayanti in city from tomorrow
April 18, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Basava Balagagala Okkuta, in association with District Administration, Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva-Lingayat Mahasabha and Veerashaiva-Lingayat organisations will celebrate Basava Jayanti at Kalamandira in city on Apr.19 and 20. Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, Basava Balagagala Okkuta President M. Chandrashekar said this year, the Jayanti is being celebrated under the theme ‘Namma…
Basava Jayanti celebrations on Apr.19 and 20: Posters released
April 17, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The invitations and posters of Basava Jayanti celebrations to be held in city on Apr. 19 and 20 were released in the presence of Kuderu Mutt Seer Sri Gurushantha Swamiji, Dandikere Mutt Seer Sri Basavalinga Swamiji and Seers of other Mutts at a function held at Nataraja Kalyana Mantap here yesterday. Speaking on the…
Basava Jayanti: Publicity vehicles flagged off
April 7, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: The two-day Basava Jayanti celebrations, focusing on creating awareness on Basava Tatva and to strengthen the unity in society will be held on Apr. 19 and 20 at Kalamandira in city. This year, the celebrations will be held under the theme Namma Basavanna Samskrutika Nayaka.’ As part of the publicity event, ahead of the…
Basava Jayanti celebrated in city
April 30, 2025Mysuru: Basava Jayanti, the birth anniversary of 12th century social reformer Basavanna, was celebrated across the city this morning. The District Administration in association with Kannada and Culture Department had organised Basava Jayanti celebrations at Kalamandira. MLA and KPCC Working President Tanveer Sait inaugurated the programme in the presence of Additional Deputy Commissioner Dr. P….
Basavanna’s ‘Anubhava Mantapa’: A revolutionary concept of ‘Public Sphere’
April 30, 2025By Ravi Joshi, Former Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat As the State celebrates ‘Basava Jayanti’ today, it is indeed apt to recall one of the most revolutionary ideas of Basavanna — the ‘Anubhava Mantapa’ and its significance to the modern world. In the mid-12th century when Basavanna led the revolt against Brahminical Orthodoxy, he did it…
Union Ministers pay tribute to Basaveshwara at Parliament Complex
April 30, 2025Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw, V. Somanna, Kiren Rijiju, Pralhad Joshi, Shobha Karandlaje and BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, among others, paid floral tribute to Basaveshwara at the Parliament House Complex in New Delhi on the occasion of Basava Jayanti this morning. Speaking to the media, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that on the occasion of…
Basava Jayanti on Apr. 30
April 27, 2025Mysuru: The District Administration and the Department of Kannada & Culture have jointly organised Basava Jayanti celebrations on Apr. 30 at Kalamandira in city at 11 am. Sri Chidananda Swamiji of Sri Hosmutt will graces the occasion. Social Welfare and District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa will inaugurate. Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda will preside. Animal…












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