Basavanna’s bust to be installed at Vidhana Soudha

Lingayat saint Basaveshwara spread social awareness through his poetry

June 25, 2021 04:31 pm | Updated 04:31 pm IST - Bengaluru

Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru

Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru

The Karnataka government has decided to install a bust of 12th century social reformer Basaveshwara on the premises of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, according to a note signed by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa.

Lingayat saint and poet Basaveshwara spread social awareness through his poetry, popularly known as vachanas. He , built the Anubhava Mantapa, often referred to as the ‘first parliament of the world’ at Basavakalyana in Bidar.

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