Why in news? Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai announced a theme park will be constructed in Sukshetra Shishunala village to understand the meaning of Saint Shishunala Sharif’s philosophy.

Highlights

• The project was announced during the cultural programme of Santa sharif Shivayogi and Govindabhatta jatra Mahotsava at Shishunala village in Shiggaon taluk of Haveri district

About Santa Shishunala Sharif

• Santa Shishunala Sharifa in Shishuvinahala, a village in Shigganvi (now Shiggaon) taluk in Haveri district,
• He was the son of an Imam Saheb, who was a disciple of Hajaresha Qadri, whose dream was to unite Hinduism and Islam.
• His father used to teach him Ramayana, Mahabharata, and even the teachings of Allama Prabhu.
• Legend has it that Shishunala Sharifa was conceived with the blessings of Basavanna.
• His Guru was Guru Govind Bhatta
• The composition “Sorutihudu Maneya Maligi” can be traced to Great Famine 1876-1888 that plagued southern and western India.