| Postal Stamp Image |
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| Stamp Issue Date |
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15/07/1974 |
| Postage Stamp Dinomination |
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0.25 |
| Postal Stamp Serial Number |
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0716 |
| Postal Stamp Name |
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KANDUKURI VEERESALINGAM |
| Stamp Information |
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Kadukuri Veeresalingam was a born crusader against social evils. As a social reformer, he stired public consience for the improvement of Women's status, uplift of Harijans and the removal of various social taboos. A man of action and firm determination he heralded a social revolution in Andhra. He is to Andhra what Ram Mohan Roy is to India in a larger sense.
Born on April 16, 1848 Veeeresalingam lost his father at a tender age and was brought up by his uncle. Even as a pupil in the primary school, he opposed meaningless customs and religious beliefs. Later in life he was a school teacher. He fought valiantly against orthodoxy and waged a long-drawn battle for the rights of women to education, mariage of widows and the abolition of child marriage. He campaigned agaist the caste system and encouraged inter-caste mariages. He waged a battle against untouchability. He took up the case of the poor and the downtrodden and fought corrruption in administration.
Veeresalngam was also a man of great erudition. He wrote playlets and essays in single Telugu, dealing with social evils. He strted Telugu journalists, and through teir pages advocated various causes for social reform. He breathed his last on May 27, 1919.
The Posts and Telegraphs Department is privileged to issue a stamp in honour of this great social reformer and scholar. |
| Philatelic Stamp Description |
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The stamp is vertical and depicts the portrait of the personality. |
| Stamp Currency |
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P |
| Stamp Type |
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COMMEMORATIVE |
| Stamp Language |
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English |
| Stamp Overall Size |
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3.91 X 2.90 cms |
| Postal Stamp Print Size |
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3.56 x 2.5 cms. |
| Number of Stamps Per Sheet |
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35 |
| Stamp Perforations |
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13 x 13 |
| Postal Stamp Shape |
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Diagonal |
| Postage Stamp Paper |
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Unwatermarked adhesive stamp paper |
| Indian Stamp Process |
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Photogravure |
| Number of stamps printed |
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20,00,000 |
| Stamp Printed At |
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India Security Press |
| Indian Stamp's Color |
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Burnt Sienna |
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