Who among the following founded the Rajahmundri Social Reform Associat

Who among the following founded the Rajahmundri Social Reform Association in 1878 in support of widow remarriage?

Vishanshastri Pandit

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Pandita Ramabai

Veeresalingam Pantulu

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UPSC NDA-2 – 2015

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Veeresalingam Pantulu (Kandukuri Veeresalingam, 1848-1919) was a prominent social reformer, writer, and journalist from Andhra Pradesh. He was a key figure in the reform movement in the Telugu-speaking region, advocating strongly for widow remarriage, women’s education, and the eradication of social evils. He founded the Rajahmundry Social Reform Association in 1878 to promote these causes, particularly widow remarriage.

Veeresalingam Pantulu was a pioneering social reformer in Andhra Pradesh, focusing on issues like widow remarriage and female education, and established organizations like the Rajahmundry Social Reform Association for this purpose.

While Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a towering figure in the widow remarriage movement in Bengal and Vishanshastri Pandit also worked on similar issues in Maharashtra, Veeresalingam Pantulu was the driving force behind the movement in the Telugu region. He faced significant opposition but successfully organized the first widow remarriage in Andhra Pradesh in 1881. Pandita Ramabai’s major work began later, focusing on women’s shelter and education in Maharashtra.

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