Who of the following was the key figure of andhra social reform movement?
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Kandukuri Veeresalingam Pantulu was the key figure of Andhra social reform movement.
He is known as the Father of renaissance movement in telugu. He was a social reformer and writer. He encouraged women education and remarriage of widows which was not supported by the society during those days. He fought against the dowry system.
In 1874, he started a school in Dowlaiswaram. In 1887, he constructed the Brahmo Mandir. In 1908, he started the Hithakarini School. He wrote Rajasekhara Charitramu which is the first novel in Telugu literature.
He is regarded as Rajaram Mohan Roy of Andhra. He has been given the title Gadya Tikkana which means Tikkana of Prose.
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