Bijapur to Vijayapura, and now to Basava Nadu? thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Karnataka Minister MB Patil on Friday said there are demands to rename Vijayapura district after 12th-century social reformer Basaveshwara (Basavanna), and added that there is nothing wrong in renaming the entire state of Karnataka as 'Basava Nadu'.
M.B. Patil proposes renaming Vijayapura after Basaveshwara and says nothing wrong in calling Karnataka 'Basava Naadu' thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mysuru: Chief minister Siddaramaiah stated that Anubhava Mantapa set up by Basavanna in the 12th century was the first democratic institute in the wor.
Guarantee schemes inspired by Basavanna's egalitarian concept, says Siddaramaiah thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.