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‘I was the earliest champion in South India of women’s emancipation.
I published a journal named Viveka Vardhani.
I opened the first girls’ school in 1874.’ Who am I?

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Kandukuri Veeresalingam

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Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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Periyar E.V.R.

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Ishwar Chandra Vidhyasagar

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The correct option is A Kandukuri Veeresalingam
Solution: Option B - Kandukuri Veeresalingam

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Kandukuri Veeresalingam Pantulu was the earliest champion in South India of women’s liberation.

He published a journal named Viveka Vardhani.

In 1874, he opened a girls’ school.

He focused on widow remarriage and female education.

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