Long before the concept of people’s participation in decision took root in Europe, an Indian saint had built the world’s first Parliament, that also gave equal representation to women. The saint philosopher was Basaveshwara, who birth anniversary is being celebrated as Basava Jayanti across Karnataka and parts of Maharashtra today. The 12th-century social reformer was the founding saint of the Lingayat-Shaivism sect of Hinduism. His message found expression in the […]