Karnataka government plans to honour Sri Basaveshwara, the 12th century reformer saint poet, by coining his name on Vijayapura district.
A government order issued recently seeks suggestions and objections from people to a proposal to rename the district. The order says that the government plans to rename the district as either Basava Nadu or Basaveshwara district. Members of the public may either accept or reject these names, or suggest a new name. However, the suggested name should be centred around Sri Basaveshwara, the order informs.
In 2014, the State Government had changed the name from Bijapur to Vijayapura. It was among several districts whose names were changed.
