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. It is named after Basava, who was a philosopher and Lingayat social reformer in the 12th century.
Recipients
Year Recipient Notes 2000 Saraswathi Gora Social worker, co-founder of the Atheist Centre 2001 H. Narasimhaiah Independence activist, physicist 2002 Puttaraj Gawai Social worker, musician 2003 S. G. Susheelamma Social worker, President of Sumangali Seva Ashram 2005 L. Basavaraju Professor, writer 2006 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Scientist, former President of India 2007 Shivakumara Swami Pontiff of the Siddaganga Matha, founder of the Sri Siddaganga Education Society 2008 Vijaya Mahantappa Swami Pontiff of Chittaragi Sri Vijaya Mahantheshwara Matha, Ilkal 2009Siddhalinga MahaswamiPontiff of Tontadarya Matha, Gadag 2010 Javare Gowda Writer, educationist 2011 Ramzan Darga Writer 2012 U. R. Ananthamurthy Writer, activist 2013M. M. KalburgiScholar, epigraphist2014Veerabhadra Chennamalla SwamiPontiff of the Nidumamidi Matha, Kolar2015Go. Ru. ChannabasappaWriter, folk scholar2016Sindhutai SapkalSocial worker2017Patil PuttappaWriter, journalist2018H. S. DoreswamyIndependence activist, social worker, journalist2019Chandrashekhar PatilWriter, playwright2021Basavaliga PattaddevaruSeer2022N.G. MahadevappaProfessor2023Anand TeltumbdeScholar, activist
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