Question

Why did Basaveshwara refuse to take part in the ceremony?

• A. He understood the social inequalities that emanated from notions of purity associated with the sacred thread.
• B. He didn't like feeling of thread hanging across his body.
• C. He felt that the thread represented the economic inequalities.
• D. He felt that the thread represented the material well being.

Answer 1

The correct option is A He understood the social inequalities that emanated from notions of purity associated with the sacred thread.

Basaveshwara decided against going through Upanayana ceremony because he understood the social inequalities emanated from notions of purity associated with the sacred thread.