Basava Puraskara

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Basava Puraskara
Civilian award
Awarded forAwarded for contributions towards social reform and social change
Sponsored by Government of Karnataka
Reward(s)₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
First awarded2000
Last awarded2021
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

YearRecipient [3]


NotesRef.
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
2003S. G. SusheelammaSocial 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]
2008Vijaya Mahantappa SwamiPontiff of Chittaragi Sri Vijaya Mahantheshwara Matha, Ilkal [9]
2009Siddhalinga MahaswamiPontiff of Tontadarya Matha, Gadag [10]
2010 Javare Gowda Writer, educationist [9]
2011Ramzan DargaWriter
2012 U. R. Ananthamurthy Writer, activist [11]
2013 M. M. Kalburgi Scholar, epigraphist
2014Veerabhadra Chennamalla SwamiPontiff of the Nidumamidi Matha, Kolar
2015Go. Ru. ChannabasappaWriter, 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]
2021Basavaliga PattaddevaruSeer [16]
2022N.G. MahadevappaProfessor [2]
2023 Anand Teltumbde Scholar, activist [2]

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  10. ↑ "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.
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