ಕಾಯಕವೇ ಕೈಲಾಸ
The hands engaged in honest labor are holier than lips repeating prayers without sincerity.
Basavanna · Vachana
Translator's note
Dignity of labor sits at the heart of Basavanna’s philosophy.
Basavanna
ಬಸವಣ್ಣ
The Statesman Who Tried to Rebuild Society, 1131 – 1167.