NDA2017General AbilityGeneral StudiesActual
Which one of the following is a feature of thought and philosophy of the Kandukuri Viresalingam?
Options
- AHe believed that science and morality were unconnected to truth
- BHe believed in universal education
- CHe believed that language had no role in inculcating morality in students
- DHe did not attempt to build a national consciousness on a cultural base
Correct answer
B. He believed in universal education
Step-by-step solution
Rao Bahadur Kandukuri Veeresalingam Pantulu was a social reformer and writer of Andhra Pradesh, India. He is considered as the father of renaissance movement in Telugu. He was one of the early social reformers who encouraged women education, remarriage of widows which was not supported by the society during his time and fought against dowry system. He also started a school in Dowlaiswaram in 1874. He constructed a temple as 'Brahmo Mandir' in 1887 and the 'Hithakarini School' in 1908 in Andhra Pradesh.