Basava Puraskara is an award conferred by the Government of Karnataka. The award is presented on the basis of an individuals contribution for social reforms and social change and work for bringing about religious harmony.
The Award
The Basava Puraskara is a national award. The award comprises Rs. 1 million, a memento and a citation.
Recipients
| Year | Recipient[1]
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Saraswathi Gora | Social worker, co-founder of the Atheist Centre | [2] |
| 2001 | H. Narasimhaiah | Independence activist, physicist | [3] |
| 2002 | Puttaraj Gawai | Social worker, musician | |
| 2004 | S. G. Susheelamma | Social worker, President of Sumangali Seva Ashram | |
| 2005 | L. Basavaraju | Professor, writer | [4] |
| 2006 | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | Scientist, former President of India | [5] |
| 2007 | Shivakumara Swami | Pontiff of the Siddaganga Matha, founder of the Sri Siddaganga Education Society | [6] |
| 2008 | Vijaya Mahantappa Swami | Pontiff of Chittaragi Sri Vijaya Mahantheshwara Math, Ilkal | [7] |
| 2009 | Siddhalinga Mahaswami | Pontiff of Siddaganga Matha, Tumkura | [8] |
| 2010 | Javare Gowda | Writer, educationist | [7] |
| 2011 | Medha Patkar | Activist; refused the award | [9] |
| 2012 | U. R. Ananthamurthy | Writer, activist | [10] |
| 2013 | M. M. Kalburgi | Scholar, epigraphist | |
| 2014 | Veerabhadra Chennamalla Swami | Pontiff of the Nidumamidi Matha, Kolar | |
| 2015 | Go.Ru.Channabasappa | Writer, folk scholar | [11] |
| 2016 | Sindhutai Sapkal | Social worker | |
| 2017 | Patil Puttappa | Writer, journalist | [12] |
| 2018 | H. S. Doreswamy | Independence activist, social worker, journalist | [13] |
| 2019 | Chandrashekhar Patil | Writer, playwright | [14] |
References
- ↑ Karnataka Government. karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ↑ Saraswathi Gora selected for Basava Puraskar. Hindu. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ↑ Basava Award presentation tomorrow. Hindu. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ↑ Basava Puraskar 2005 given away to Basavaraju. The Hindu(1 May 2006). Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ↑ Basava Award for Kalam. The Hindu(25 August 2007). Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ↑ Basava Puraskar for Siddaganga swami. The Hindu(1 October 2008). Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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 2020-06-09.
- ↑ Medha Patkar declines Basava Award. The Hindu(9 February 2012). Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ↑ Award for Ananthamurthy. The Hindu(7 January 2014). Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ↑ Go.Ru. Channabasappa’s contribution hailed. The Hindu(2014-07-20). Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ↑ Basava award for Puttappa. Deccan Herald(2017-12-04).
- ↑ National Awards to H.S. Doreswamy, C. Chandrashekar, T. N. Krishnan. Star of Mysore(2019-07-12).
- ↑ ಚಂಪಾ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಬಸವಶ್ರೀ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ. Prajavani(2019-04-22).