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Cong govt wants to rename K'taka's Vijayapura after Basaveshwara
The Morning Standard
|October 25, 2023
THE Congress government, which renamed Bijapur as Vijayapura in 2014, is apparently in a mood to rename the district again.
Now, the government wants to rename Vijayapura after Basaveshwara, the 12th century social reformer. Basaveshwara was born in Basavanabagewadi taluk of Vijayapura district.
Deputy Commissioner T Bhooblan told this newspaper that the government has issued a notification in this regard.
The notification reads that the government proposes to rename the district after Basaveshwara, who strove for equality and social justice.
Cette histoire est tirée de l'édition October 25, 2023 de The Morning Standard.
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