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Oct 1, 2026
N. S. GundurGUEST
He might be wrong, but the way he jumps into interpretation is marvelous.
N. S. GundurGUEST
It's a ra- his reading of, uh, Vachanas and life narratives of Allama changed the social meaning of Vachana and Shiva Sharana tradition in Kannada.
Raj BalkaranHOST
Is it fair to say then that so much of his enterprise was, um, perhaps injecting his own voice or mission or cause into the work? Or would you say then that, um, how do I put it? How much of the-- how many of the connections do you think he's making are discernible within the work, and how many do you think are purposeful sort of injections from his own circumstance?
N. S. GundurGUEST
Yeah.
N. S. GundurGUEST
And in 12th century, for a very, very short period, you know, between, according to historians, between 1155 to 1167, there was a social revolution, you know, which is known as Vachana movement, Lingayat movement, or it is also called Veer Shaiva movement.
N. S. GundurGUEST
See, the Sharanas, Shiva Bhaktas, Sharanas came together in the city of Kalyana.
N. S. GundurGUEST
Now, in modern Karnataka, it is in a bigger district.
N. S. GundurGUEST
In Kalyana, they came together and they formed a dissenting community, rebelled against Vedic Brahmanical practices.
N. S. GundurGUEST
You see, according to these narratives, You know, this movement was led by Basavanna in Kalyana, who was in the ministry of Bijjana the king.
N. S. GundurGUEST
He considered Allama.
N. S. GundurGUEST
Different Sharanas came from different places.
N. S. GundurGUEST
He took Allama Prabhu, who came from Baligavi, to Kalyana.
N.S. GundurGUEST
The power of interpretation, he might be wrong, but the way he jumps into interpretation is marvelous.
N.S. GundurGUEST
It's a ra-- His reading of, uh, Vachanas and life narratives of Allama changed the social meaning of Vachana and Shiva Sharana tradition in Kannada.
Raj WalkerHOST
Is it fair to say then that so much of his enterprise was, um, perhaps injecting his own voice or mission or cause into the work? Or would you say then that, um, how do I put it? How much of the-- how many of the connections you think he's making are discernible within the work, and how many do you think are purposeful sort of injections from his own circumstance?
N.S. GundurGUEST
Yeah.
N.S. GundurGUEST
There was a social revolution, which is known as Vachana movement, Lingait movement, or it is also called Veer Shaiva movement.
N.S. GundurGUEST
See, the Sharanas, Shiva Bhaktas, Sharanas came together in the city of Kalyana.
N.S. GundurGUEST
Now, in modern Karnataka, it is in another district.
N.S. GundurGUEST
In Kalyana, they came together and they formed a dissenting community, rebelled against Vedic Brahmanical practices.
N.S. GundurGUEST
You see, according to these narratives, You know, this movement was led by Basavanna in Kalyana, who was in the ministry of Bijjana the king.
N.S. GundurGUEST
He considered Allama.
N.S. GundurGUEST
Different Sharanas came from different places.
N.S. GundurGUEST
He took Allama Prabhu, who came from Baligavi, to Kalyana.