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Kandukuri Veeresalingam. A great social reformer. www.onlinetutor.co.in. Who Was He. Rao Bahadur Kandukuri Veeresalingam ( 16 April 1848 – 27 May 1919), also known as Kandukuri Veeresalingham Pantulu was a social reformer of Andhra Pradesh .
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KandukuriVeeresalingam A great social reformer www.onlinetutor.co.in
Who Was He • Rao Bahadur Kandukuri Veeresalingam(16 April 1848 – 27 May 1919), also known as Kandukuri Veeresalingham Pantuluwas a social reformer of Andhra Pradesh. • He was born in an orthodox Niyogi Telugu Brahmin family. He is widely considered as the man who first brought about a renaissance in Telugu people and Telugu literature. • He was influenced by the ideals of Brahmo Samaj particularly those of Keshub Chunder Sen. He got involved in the cause of social reforms. In 1876 he started a Telugu journal and wrote the first prose for women.
Social Reforms by him • He encouraged education for women, and started a school in Dowlaiswaram in 1874. He started a social organisation called Hitakarini(Benefactor). • He was against caste system, superstitions and untouchability. • He worked for cause of poor and needy. • He opened hitakarini school www.onlinetutor.co.in
Credit’s • A PPT done By- • Name : Your name • Roll: 24 • Std: VIII • Div: A www.onlinetutor.co.in
