On the auspicious week of Basava Jayanti, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bengaluru and Infosys Foundation presented Vachana Namana, as a part of the 91st Cultural Outreach Program. Renowned musicians Mrutyunjaya Doddavada and Shwetha Prabhu performed some of the most well-known Vachanas by Basavanna, Akka Mahadevi, Devara Dasimmaya and a few other composers. 

Vachanas such as Kalabeda Kolabeda, Yennanataranga Neevayya, Aaneyanerikonduhodire by Basavanna, Kayakadalli Niratanadare by Ayadakki Marayya and Usirina Parimalaviralu by Akka Mahadevi were performed and the concert came to a close with Jnanada Baladinda Agnanada Kedu, a Basavanna Vachana by a group of singers. 

The audience was left moved and wanting more. The musicians were felicitated by Shri. H. N. Suresh, Director, Bhavan Bengaluru along with Vidushi Nagalakshmi K Rao and were congratulated for a spell-bound performance.