‘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…
State-level Seminar on ‘Basavanna’ held
December 11, 2019Mysuru: “Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies (KIKS) is playing an important role in preserving the identity of Kannada language,” opined University of Mysore (UoM) Registrar Prof. R. Shivappa. He was speaking at a seminar on 12th-century poet and philosopher Basavanna, organised by KIKS in association with Sri Basaveshwara Centre for Social Change, Research and Extension…
Nirmala alludes to Lord Basaveshwara in Budget speech
July 5, 2019New Delhi: While presenting the Union Budget 2019, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman referred to Lord Basaveshwara and his teachings a couple of times during the speech. The Union Minister invoked Basavanna’s principles and said, “Our government recognises and follows the teachings of Lord Basaveshwara who preached Kayakave Kailasa. Lord Basaveshwara was 12th-century social reformer and…
Four-day Basavanna Vachana programme from Apr. 23
April 8, 2019Mysuru: To create awareness among youth on cultural greatness of Vachanas of Basavanna, Basava Tathva Prachara Prathishtana has organised various cultural programmes from Apr. 23 to 26 at Kalamandira here. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan here yesterday, Basava Channel Director E. Krishnappa said that the programme would also be filmed on the spot….
‘Basavanna preached only Sharana Dharma’
July 30, 2017Mysuru: With media glorifying arguments and counter-arguments between people of Veerashaiva and Lingayat communities on the scope of their religions, Dr. D.A. Upadhya, Dean, Sri Allamaprabhu Lalithakala Academy addressed a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here on Friday stressing the importance of Sharana Dharma as propagated by Basavanna. Dr. Upadhya clarified that the great social…
Portrait of Basavanna in Government offices soon
April 27, 2017Gundlupet: All Government offices in the State should display portraits of the 12th century social reformer Basaveshwara and the Government would issue a circular to this effect soon, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah yesterday. Speaking at a programme organised by Gundlupet and Begur Block Congress units to thank voters for the victory in the recently held…
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