Bilimale-headed committee recommends re-incorporation of ‘Bauddha’ word in Karnataka’s Naada Geete

A committee headed by Purushothama Bilimale, chairman of the Kannada Development Authority (KDA), has recommended that the State government re-incorporate the reference to Buddhism by adding the word ‘Bauddha’ in the Naada Geete (State anthem) — Jai Bharata Jananiya Tajujate — composed by poet Kuvempu.

Buddhist religious leaders, along with various organisations, had urged the State government to re-incorporate the word in the Naada Geete . The government had then constituted a committee to study this and submit a report.

The committee has now taken a unanimous decision to include the word “Bauddha” and has submitted a report to the Department of Kannada and Culture to change the lines “ Parasika Jainarudhyana ” in the Nada Geete to “ Parasika Jaina Baudharudhyana .”