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Basava

1134 - 1196

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Basava (1131–1167), also called Basavēśvara and Basavaṇṇa, was an Indian philosopher, poet, Lingayat social reformer in the Shiva-focused bhakti movement, and a Hindu Shaivite social reformer during the reign of the Kalyani Chalukya/Kalachuri dynasty. Basava was active during the rule of both dynasties but reached the peak of his influence during the rule of King Bijjala II in Karnataka, India. Basava spread social awareness through his poetry, popularly known as Vachanaas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basava has received more than 2,391,828 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Basava is the 813th most popular writer (up from 877th in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from India (up from 106th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Indian Writer.

Basava is most famous for his work to reform the caste system in India.

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  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Sujñānacintāmaṇi
1977
Basavannanavara vacanagalu
2009
108 gems of Basaveshwara vachanas
Kannada Lingayat poetry, Translations into English
Lingayat philosophical verses; includes translation in English.
2007
Elevated-temperature application of the IITRI compression test fixture for graphite/polyimide filmentary composites
Testing, Composite materials, Strains and stresses
1979
Peptides
1994
Farmūdāt
1975

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Basava ranks 813 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Hardy, Daniel Keyes, Magtymguly Pyragy, Max Frisch, Dobrica Ćosić, and John le Carré. After him are Odysseas Elytis, Danilo Kiš, Charles Maurras, Tony Buzan, Jerome K. Jerome, and Edgar Wallace.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1134, Basava ranks 2. Before him is Yesugei. After him are Sancho III of Castile, Raymond V, Count of Toulouse, Conrad, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Margaret of Navarre, Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria, and Geoffrey, Count of Nantes. Among people deceased in 1196, Basava ranks 3. Before him are Béla III of Hungary, and Alfonso II of Aragon. After him are Canute I of Sweden, Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria, Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg, Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus, Maurice de Sully, Saint Meinhard, Conrad II, Duke of Swabia, and Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne.

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Others Deceased in 1196

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In India

Among people born in India, Basava ranks 102 out of 1,861. Before him are Ram Nath Kovind (1945), Prithviraj Chauhan (1159), Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883), Ravi Shankar (1920), Mahavatar Babaji (1900), and Sarojini Naidu (1879). After him are Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I (1671), Kasturba Gandhi (1869), Kim Philby (1912), Syed Ahmad Khan (1817), Ahmed Deedat (1918), and Razia Sultana (1205).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Basava ranks 15. Before him are Savitribai Phule (1831), Meera (1498), Premchand (1880), William Makepeace Thackeray (1811), Lawrence Durrell (1912), and Sarojini Naidu (1879). After him are Ahmed Deedat (1918), Tukaram (1608), Vātsyāyana (300), Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1838), Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899), and Bharata Muni (-1000).

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