The Karnataka government has decided to install a bust of 12th century social reformer Basaveshwara on the premises of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, according to a note signed by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa.
Lingayat saint and poet Basaveshwara spread social awareness through his poetry, popularly known as vachanas. He , built the Anubhava Mantapa, often referred to as the ‘first parliament of the world’ at Basavakalyana in Bidar.