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    Personality in News

    Posted 16 Apr 2024

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    • He was remembered on his birth anniversary.

     

    • About Kandukuri Veeresalingam (1848 - 1919) 
      • Born in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, He was social reformer and nationalist, considered as Father of Telugu Renaissance movement.

     

    • Key Contributions
      • Worked for upliftment of Harijans, remarriage of widows etc.
      • Started a girl’s school in Dowlaiswaram.
      • Constructed temple known as 'Brahmo Mandir' and 'Hithakarini School' in Andhra Pradesh.
      • His novel Rajasekhara Charitramu is considered to be first novel in Telugu literature.
      • Started Viveka Vardhini journal.

     

    • Values: Compassion, Justice, Courage, Humanism, etc.
    • Tags :
    • Social Reformer
    • Kandukuri Veeresalingam
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