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Vol. XLVIII · No. 134 · Established 1978 · Founded by K.B. Ganapathy
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Basavanna’s ‘Anubhava Mantapa’: A revolutionary concept of ‘Public Sphere’

By Ravi Joshi, Former Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat As the State celebrates ‘Basava Jayanti’ today, it is indeed apt to recall one of the most revolutionary ideas of Basavanna — the ‘Anubhava…

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Published April 30, 2025 · 5 min read
basavanna’s ‘anubhava mantapa’

By Ravi Joshi, Former Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat

As the State celebrates ‘Basava Jayanti’ today, it is indeed apt to recall one of the most revolutionary ideas of Basavanna — the ‘Anubhava Mantapa’ and its significance to the modern world. In the mid-12th century when Basavanna led the revolt against Brahminical Orthodoxy, he did it so on several fronts.

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