Basvakalyan Fort (Basavakalyan)

India / Karnataka / Basavakalyan
 fortification  Add category
 Upload a photo
Located in the Bidar district of Karnataka, Basavakalyan has been a great pilgrimage center. The illustrious capital of the Kalyani Chalukya dynasty from 1050 to 1195, Basavakalyan witnessed a series of religious and cultural turbulence in the 12th century.
The royal heritage notwithstanding, Basavakalyan is known more for being the birthplace of Basaveshwara, a 12th Century scholar who fought against castism and orthodoxy in Hinduism. Despite being born into a Brahmin family in the Bijapur district of northern Karnataka and growing up in a strict, religious household, Basaveshwara was a pioneer who worked relentlessly to reform the inherent prejudices of Hinduism. He rejected the Vedic religion based on Vedas, agamas, shastras, and puranas.
Due to the noble work and philosophy of Basaveshwara, Basavakalyana became a seat of learning and an abode of spiritual wisdom. Basavakalyan is renowned for the saints who made the city their home: Basaveshwara, Akka-Mahadevi, Channabasavanna, and Siddarama.

Before India's independence its name was Kalyan. After independence and division of states on linguistic basis in 1956 AD, Kalyana was renamed as BasavaKalyana in memory of Vishwaguru Basavanna. Vishwaguru Basavanna was a great revolutionary who established spiritual democracy called "Anubhava Mantapa" in 12th Century in India(Anubhava Mantapa - which is also called as the "FIRST PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD".
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basavakalyana_Fort
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   17°53'1"N   76°56'54"E

Comments

  • kalyani sharif ki shan hai ye kila
This article was last modified 13 years ago