"Many don't know Kuvempu wrote poems in English as early as 1922, bringing out a collection of seven poems titled Beginner's muse! In 1924, when Kuvempu got introduced to the Irish poet James Cousins through Dr M H Krishnamachar, he suggested to Kuvempu that he should write only in Kannada. Though he was initially disheartened by Cousin's advice, he later realised his full potential as a poet and a multi-faceted writer in the richness of Kannada."

"Even at the height of his egalitarian innovation, Basava never called himself a 'non-Hindu' (because such terminology was not yet in use), and he remained faithful to Hindu religious practices, starting with the worship of Shiva. He did promote intermarriage for one or two generations, i.e. a caste equality which was more than merely spiritual. Very soon, his sect simply became one more high and proud Hindu caste, which it has remained till today. Its egalitarianism lasted but a brief moment. This may be sufficient to serve as a selling proposition in the modern religion market, at least among people who go by historical anecdote rather than living social practice. On the other hand, a non-cynical approach of this heritage would be, to say that the hour for the awakening of a long-dormant ideal of casteless Shaivism has struck."

"Besides promoting a religious movement of unusual fervour, Sri Basaveshwara was also a great literary figure and was one of the makers of Kannada literature."

"Basaveshwara taught that each person was in direct relationship with God or with destiny and needs no one’s mediation."

"Basava (twelfth century AD), a Saivite saint of South India was a religious teacher, social reformer, and revolutionary who opposed image worship, rejected the Vedas, and the authority of the priests and instituted complete equality among his followers, even equality for women. He was the founder of the Lingayat sect."

"Work with a feeling that, there is none lower than me; There is none greater than society of Sharanas."

"Never lose heart while pursuing the path of trust. Live a principled life."

"Never act in breach of trust."

"Live morally, do not aspire for other's Wealth, Women and God."

"Consume according to your requirements and contribute the rest to the society through Dasoha."

"Earn wealth through honest and truthful work."

"Have faith in creator of this universe believe that he is omnipresent and Supreme power."

"Though shall not steal nor kill; Not speak a lie; Be angry with no one, Nor scorn another man; Nor glory in thyself; Nor others hold you to blame This is your inward purity; This is your outward purity; This is the way to win our Lord: Kudalasangama"

"The rich Will make temples for Siva what shall I, a poor man, do? My legs are pillars, the body the shrine, the head the cupola of gold, Listen, O! Lord: Standing things shall fall, that which moves shall stay"

"Make your body the temple of God."

"In a brahmin house where they feed the fire as a god when the fire goes wild and burns the house they splash on it the water of the gutter and the dust of the street, beat their breasts and call the crowd. These men then forget their worship and scold their fire, O lord of the meeting rivers!”"

"Listen, O lord of the meeting rivers, things standing shall fall, but the moving ever shall stay."

"Crowded - feel free to speak- See Dumb Man."

"If a Bloggers dies without transforming his/her knowledge to the new generation, the knowledge is meaningless.If an example if a witch could not transform her knowledge to anybody, she makes a hole where she dies."

"blogging over serious aspects can really affect the changes. As for e.g. there was an incident of 26/11 terrorist attack which was seriously taken up by the bloggers and the blog world and bloggers (specially Hindi bloggers) seriously expressed their grave concern over it and finally the result is in front of you. Like wise there is another example of homosexuality last year. When live in relationship was being promoted. Then also the blog world took up that matter seriously and the result is before you."

"Unless the Social System does not come till then the financial crisis will remain as it exist in the present system for Dalits."

"The dog may be man Horse, donkey, too But the bull- Man can not Anytime."

"Alliteration the mind - Temple, life is a honeymoon vernal song on the humble bee's lips, Alcoholic realized in the mustard flower, as like friend ."

"Words do not have teeth, still they bite; and once they bite, the wounds never heal."

"If he says that I am the voice of the century, then I would say that he is the writer of the century."

"Music has a natural place in our lives. Right from the shloka you recite in your morning puja and the milkman who comes whistling on his cycle, to the fakir singing as he begs for alms and your mother humming around the kitchen...Music fills our spaces naturally. It will always be dear to us."

"Lata was beyond words. She was a miracle that will happen never again."

"When you face your fear, you become familiar with it, and familiarity makes it lose its meaning, loosen its grip - fear ceases to be fear."

"A good storyteller is the conscience-keeper."

""Into the half light and shadow go I. Within my head"

"I am a weary heart surrounded by life's frothy ocean."

"Always another path you seek: today I seek no more."

"I got a severe attack of fever and was laid up for six or seven days. It was a struggle whether Meghanad will finish me or I finish him. Thank Heaven. I have triumphed. He is dead, that is to say, I have finished the VI Books in about 750 lines. It cost me many a tear to kill him. The poem is rising into splendid popularity. Some say it is better than Milton — but that is all bosh — nothing can be better than Milton —, many say it licks Kalidasa —, I have no objection to that."

"Change others only after you have transformed yourself."

"The greatness of a culture can be found in its festivals."

"Can AI produce real art? The art world thrives on rarity. Much like diamonds, which require millions of years of tectonic pressure to form, true art requires the human mind and a lifetime of mastering the medium. AI produces the 'industrial' equivalent—a flood of the common and the non-rare—destining it for the overcrowded slushpile at the base of the pyramid where no one bothers to look."

"Marriage is like a table with four legs - the couple, the children, the parents and the in-laws. Break any of these and the marriage crashes to the floor"

"The case for meat-eaters - if eating meat is a sin, then why are some plants carnivorous?"

"A writer creates life; a poet creates magic from life; a philosopher tries to understand life."

"When facing a big challenge, break it down to smaller ones first."

"No one person is inherently more intelligent than another; we all simply excel in different areas of intelligence."

"Religion is god's population-control tool."

"The greatness of a culture can be found in its thinkers"

"There can't be highs on a roller coaster without the lows. Life works the same way."

"Learn to find happiness even in sadness. If you seek it only in joy, you may lose it one day and be left empty-handed."

"You may capture a man's attention with your looks for a moment, but it's your character that holds it for a lifetime."

"Anything gained through ignorance is destined to be lost in the same way."

"My approach to life is simple: never do anything I wouldn’t want to include in my autobiography."

"The clearest water is born from the journey through the muddiest mountains."

"Life is like the inside of a box that we can never open."