Basava Raja or Basava Bhoopāla () was a chief of the kingdom of Keladi (Ikkeri) in south-west India. He is known as the author of the long and varied Sanskrit poem Śiva Tattva Ratnākara which, among other subjects, discusses Indian music and cookery.Mahābhāratī, Saṅgīt (2011). "Śiva Tattva Ratnākara". Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India. Online.Ayyangar, S. Krishnaswami (1919). Sources of Vijayanagar History. pp. 194–202
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