Basaveshwar Veerashaiva Vidyavardhaka Sangha, Bagalkot was founded by His Holiness Shri Gurubasava Mahaswamiji of Bilur in the year 1906, with the opening of a Sanskrit Patashala. It provided the impetus that propelled a sleepy little town into an Educational, Commercial and Industrial hub to this backward area of Karnataka state. Today the Sangha has been running 106 educational institutions and imparting quality education from K.G. to P.G. and even research programme in many disciplines. The B.V.V. Sangha’s Higher education spectrum covers fields like Arts, Commerce, Science, Engineering, Law, Pharmacy, Dental, Medical etc. The clarity of vision, untiring efforts coupled with commitment to the society at large of Founder and the subsequent leaders of BVV Sangha has gone a long way in shaping the destiny of millions of people of north part of Karnataka over a century.