Basava Jayanti celebrated in Belagavi

In Belagavi, Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar inaugurated Basava Jayanti celebrations by garlanding the statue of Sri Basaveshwara at Goaves Circle on Wednesday.

She urged youth to read the Vachanas by Basavanna and other Sharanas and also writings by scholars on their lives and contribution to society.

“Basavanna is a 12th century saint-poet who fought for an equal society without discrimination on the basis of caste, class and gender. We should remember him by following his ideals,” she said.