Kakinada, Oct. 12 -- A statue of Dr. P. Chiranjivini Kumari, founder correspondent of the Ideal Group of Colleges, was unveiled at the institution's Vidyut Nagar campus here on Monday, with speakers paying rich tributes to her contributions to education and society.
Maha Sahasravadhani Dr. Garikipati Narasimha Rao unveiled the statue and recalled his association with Chiranjivini Kumari when he served as the principal of a junior college nearly three decades ago.
Describing her as an accomplished academician, strict disciplinarian and social activist, he said several prominent personalities from different walks of life had been her students.
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