Basava Puraskara
| Basava Puraskara | |
|---|---|
| Civilian award | |
| Awarded for | Awarded for contributions towards social reform and social change |
| Sponsored by | Government of Karnataka |
| Reward(s) | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) |
| First awarded | 2000 |
| Last awarded | 2021 |
| Highlights | |
| First winner | Saraswathi Gora |
| Last winner | Anand Teltumbde |
Basava Puraskara is an award conferred by the Government of Karnataka on the basis of an individual's achievements in the areas of literature, social justice, and harmony.[1] It is named after Basava, who was a philosopher and Lingayat social reformer in the 12th century.[2]
Recipients
[edit]| Year | Recipient[3]
|
Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Saraswathi Gora | Social worker, co-founder of the Atheist Centre | [4] |
| 2001 | H. Narasimhaiah | Independence activist, physicist | [5] |
| 2002 | Puttaraj Gawai | Social worker, musician | |
| 2003 | S. G. Susheelamma | Social worker, President of Sumangali Seva Ashram | |
| 2005 | L. Basavaraju | Professor, writer | [6] |
| 2006 | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | Scientist, former President of India | [7] |
| 2007 | Shivakumara Swami | Pontiff of the Siddaganga Matha, founder of the Sri Siddaganga Education Society | [8] |
| 2008 | Vijaya Mahantappa Swami | Pontiff of Chittaragi Sri Vijaya Mahantheshwara Matha, Ilkal | [9] |
| 2009 | Siddhalinga Mahaswami | Pontiff of Tontadarya Matha, Gadag | [10] |
| 2010 | Javare Gowda | Writer, educationist | [9] |
| 2011 | Ramzan Darga | Writer | |
| 2012 | U. R. Ananthamurthy | Writer, activist | [11] |
| 2013 | M. M. Kalburgi | Scholar, epigraphist | |
| 2014 | Veerabhadra Chennamalla Swami | Pontiff of the Nidumamidi Matha, Kolar | |
| 2015 | Go. Ru. Channabasappa | Writer, folk scholar | [12] |
| 2016 | Sindhutai Sapkal | Social worker | |
| 2017 | Patil Puttappa | Writer, journalist | [13] |
| 2018 | H. S. Doreswamy | Independence activist, social worker, journalist | [14] |
| 2019 | Chandrashekhar Patil | Writer, playwright | [15] |
| 2021 | Basavaliga Pattaddevaru | Seer | [16] |
| 2022 | N.G. Mahadevappa | Professor | [2] |
| 2023 | Anand Teltumbde | Scholar, activist | [2] |
References
[edit]- ^ Thanawala, Sarah (30 January 2024). "Bhima Koregaon: NIA court allows Anand Teltumbde to travel to Bengaluru to receive Basava Rashtriya Puraskar award – The Leaflet". The Leaflet.
- ^ a b c "Civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde chosen for Basava Award; Na. D'Souza gets Pampa Prashasti". The Hindu. 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Karnataka Government". karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Saraswathi Gora selected for Basava Puraskar". The Hindu.com. Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 November 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Basava Award presentation tomorrow". The Hindu.com. Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Basava Puraskar 2005 given away to Basavaraju". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 1 May 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ^ "Basava Award for Kalam". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 25 August 2007. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ^ "Basava Puraskar for Siddaganga swami". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 1 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ^ a b "Basava Puraskar Award". The Hindu. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Siddalinga Mahaswami to be appointed new pontiff of the Siddaganga mutt | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Award for Ananthamurthy". The Hindu. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Go.Ru. Channabasappa's contribution hailed". The Hindu. 20 July 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Basava award for Puttappa". Deccan Herald. 4 December 2017.
- ^ "National Awards to H.S. Doreswamy, C. Chandrashekar, T. N. Krishnan". Star of Mysore. 12 July 2019.
- ^ "ಚಂಪಾ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಬಸವಶ್ರೀ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ". Prajavani (in Kannada). 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Sri Basava International Award for seer of Bhalki Hiremath". The Hindu. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
