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A portrait of Kandukuri Veeresalingam, on a 25 paise stamp.
Kandukuri Veeresalingam
India Post issued this stamp on 15 July 1974 for Kandukuri Veeresalingam, the social reformer of Andhra, born on 16 April 1848. A schoolteacher, he campaigned for the education of women, the remarriage of widows and an end to child marriage, against caste and untouchability, and against corruption. He wrote plays and essays in simple Telugu and started journals to carry his ideas. He died on 27 May 1919. This text draws on India Post’s folder for the issue.
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