Twelfth century social reformer Basavanna (Basaveshwara) laid the foundation of democracy through ‘Anubhava Mantapa’ which was a model for creation of secular, egalitarian society sans exploitation based on the philosophy of ‘Kayaka Dasoha’, the chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council Basavaraj Horatti said. He was unveiling the portrait of ‘Karnataka’s cultural icon Basavanna’ at a function organised by district administration and department of Kannada and Culture in Dharwad on Saturday.
Mr. Horatti said that Basavanna initiated a social revolution to establish a secular, classless society where women had freedom and became a model to the entire world. “It is a matter of pride for us that such a person was born in Karnataka. There is a need to spread his philosophy, ideology across the entire nation and also take it to the world,” he said.
Mr. Horatti said that the State government had taken a commendable decision of making it mandatory to hang the portrait of Basavanna in government and semi-government offices and said that the move would further help in spreading the message of Basavanna to the general public. Mr. Horatti also stressed on the need for parents to instill values advocated by Basavanna in the minds of the children.
