Basaveshwar’s Philosophy on Humanity and Social Equality

Though the Indian Constitution has emphasized concept of humanity and social equality, it has been achieved in India since independence. It is highlighted that, it was achieved in Kalyana (Basava Kalyan of Bidar district in Karnataka) at the early 12th century due to the contribution of Vishwaguru Basaveshwara and other Shivasharanas. The society was based on equality and humanity and freedom of expression was given to all the individuals irrespective of caste, class and gender. The paper highlighted the philosophical contributions of Basaveshwar to achieve humanity and equality based society.