4. Who was Kandukuri Veerasalingam? What was his contribution towards the upliftment of the downtrodden?
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Rai Bahadur Kandukuri Veeresalingam Pantulu was a social reformer and writer from the Madras Presidency, British India. He is considered as the father of the Telugu Renaissance movement. He was one of the early social reformers who encouraged the education of women and the remarriage of widows.
He made path breaking contributions as a campaigner of human rights for the untouchables. He launched the social movement for the annihilation of caste system and reconstruction of caste-less Indian Society. He ceaselessly fought for the betterment and upliftment of the oppressed classes.
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Explanation: He campaigned against the caste system and encouraged inter-caste marriages. He waged a battle against untouchability. He took up the case of the poor and the downtrodden and fought corruption in administration