NDA2015General AbilityGeneral StudiesActual
Who among the following founded the Rajahmundri Social Reform Association in 1878 in support of widow remarriage?
Options
- AVishanshastri Pandit
- BIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- CPandita Ramabai
- DVeeresalingam Pantulu
Correct answer
D. Veeresalingam Pantulu
Step-by-step solution
In 1878, the Rajahmundry Social Reform Association was founded that emphasized on Anti-nautch movement to discontinue the hiring of nautch girls. However, the association started concentrating on widow remarriage at a later stage. Under this association, Kandukuri Veeresalingam organized the first widow remarriage on December 11, 1881 of Gogulapati Sreeramulu and Gowramma.