Karnataka on the boil over derogatory remarks against 12th-century saint. Who was Ambigara Chowdaiah?
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The protestors accused that people from a particular community made objectionable remarks against both Ambigara Chowdaiah and members of the Koli, Kabbaliga, and Talwar groups.
The Indian state of Karnataka is under boil after some derogatory remarks were made against a centuries-old saint by a group of people. In Yadgir district of Karnataka, thousands from the Koli, Kabbaliga, and Talwar communities stage a mega protest demanding legal action against those who allegedly insulted Nija Sharana Ambigara Chowdaiah. He was a 12th-century saint. The protestors accused that people from a particular community made objectionable remarks against both Ambigara Chowdaiah and members of the Koli, Kabbaliga, and Talwar groups.
They demanded that the State government immediately act against those responsible and banish them from the community. They also raised the issue of cast inclusion and said that Koli, Kabbaliga, Kabber, Besta, Ambiga, and other sub-castes should be made part of the Scheduled Tribe community.
They also submitted a memorandum addressed to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to Deputy Commissioner Harshal Bhoyar.
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Ambigara Chowdaiah was also a poet and social critic. He was a ferryman or boatman who went to Kalyan, joined the Virasaiva movement there, and followed Lingayatism.
A cave is named after Chowdaiya on the outskirts of Basavakalyan in Karnataka - and that state's Department of Kannada and Culture assists in the annual celebrations of his jayanti.
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