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SHIVAMOGGA: Senior Congress leader and Akhila Bharat Veerashaiva Mahasabha President Shamanur Shivashankarappa called upon the voters of the Shivamogga Lok Sabha constituency to re-elect sitting BJP MP BY Raghavendra ‘considering his development works.’ Both Shivashankarappa and Raghavendra belong to the dominant Lingayat community. Raghavendra is the son of former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and the elder brother of BJP …

Terming veteran politician and prominent Lingayat leader Bheemanna Khandre ‘a born fighter’, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that Mr. Khandre had fought tirelessly for the inclusion of present-day Kalyana Karnataka in Karnataka State. He has led a meaningful life by serving society,” Mr. Siddaramaiah said at a public meeting organised to commemorate the birth centenary of Bheemanna Khandre in Bhalki, Bidar …

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In a bid to woo two of Karnataka’s largest communities — the Lingayats and Vokkaligas — the Basavaraj Bommai government is all set to unveil the statues of social reformer and philosopher Basavanna and Nadaprabhu Kempegowda on November 1, also celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava day. “While symbolism has its benefits in terms of visibility space you provide, I think, the …

Lingayat seers to meet in Dharwad on June 7

In the wake of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s statement on re-revising lessons on Basaveshwara, Lingayat seers, under the guidance of Sri Panditaradhya Shivacharya Swami of Sanehalli and Sri Siddarama Swami of Gadag Tontadarya Mutt, will meet in Dharwad on June 7 to decide the next course of action. Speaking to The Hindu, Sri Basava Jaya Mrutyunjaya Swami, the head of …

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K'taka textbook row: Lingayat seers urge CM Bommai to correct wrong description of social reformer Basavanna

Amid the escalating controversy over the revision of textbooks in Karnataka, Basavalinga Pattadevaru, the President of the Lingayat Mutts Union has written a letter to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Pattadevaru has urged Bommai to correct the mistakes in the current syllabus regarding twelfth century social reformer Basavanna's teachings. CHANGES DAMAGING BASVANNA IDEALS In another development, Sanehalli Seer Panditaradhya Shivacharya …

Members of Lingayat and Dalit communities take objection to new textbooks

The editing of lessons on Basavanna and B.R. Ambedkar in the new textbooks have drawn the ire of Lingayat and Dalit communities, respectively, and members of the communities have threatened State-wide protests if the “misinformation” is not removed. The “Bharatada Mata Pravartakaru” chapter in revised class IX social science textbook has edited out Basavanna’s criticism of caste hierarchy and that …

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Lingayat seers in Karnataka upset with ‘wrong info’ on Basavanna in textbook

Amid the escalating controversy over the revision of textbooks and alleged disrespect to ‘Rashtrakavi’ Kuvempu, ‘Lingayat seers and leaders have objected to ‘wrong, twisted’ information on twelfth century social reformer Basavanna in the class 9 social science textbook. Sri Panditaradhya Shivacharya Swami of Sanehalli has written to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai demanding immediate withdrawal of the revised lesson. “It …

Basava Jayanti is a Hindu festival celebrated by Lingayats in Karnataka, and other parts of south India to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Basavanna. This year's Basava Jayanti, which is on the same day as Eid, will be celebrated grandly in Mysore at events organised by groups like the Akhila Bharatha Veerasahaiva Mahasabha, Veerashaiva Lingayat Organisations, Basava Balaga Federation. …