Additional Deputy Commissioner of Haveri Pujar Viramallappa has said that the contribution of researcher and publisher Fakirappa Gurubasappa Halakatti (better known as Fa.Gu. Halakatti) in conservation and propagation of Vachana literature is immense.
He was speaking at the birth anniversary of Fakirappa Gurubasappa Halakatti after paying floral tributes to the man who is credited with reviving Lingayatism through his efforts in collecting and publishing Vachanas in the first half of the 20th century.
The programme was jointly organised by the Haveri district administration, the Zilla Panchayat, the Department of Kannada and Culture at Hosa Mutt in Haveri on Tuesday.