INDIA COMMEMORATIVES STAMPS 1979

 
Albert Einstein 1979  

Occasion : Albert Einstein ( Physicist ) - Birth Centenary

Flying and Gliding

 

Dove With Olive Branch And Iaea Emblem

 

Stamp Issue Date : 04/12/1979  

Postage Stamp Dinomination : 1.00 

Postal Stamp Serial Number : 0951 

Postal Stamp Name : DOVE WITH OLIVE BRANCH AND IAEA EMBLEM  

Stamp Information : The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) came into being on 29 July 1957. Its headquarters is located in the Austrian capital of Vienna. The membership has grown from 57 Member-States in 1957 to a present total of 110,of which 79 are developing coutries. Although autonomous, IAEA is a member of the United Nations System and sends reports of its work to the General Assembly and other United Nations organ. Its Secretariate, which is headed by a Director General, consists about 1500 international civil servants recruited from over 60 Member-States. The main objective of IAEA, as defined inits Statute, is to accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity throughout the world and to ensure that the assistance provided by it is not used to further any military purpose. The executive organ of the Agency is the Board of Governors comprising representatives of 34 Member-States, 12 of whom are designated by the Board and 22 elected by the General Conference. Since the inception of the Agency, India has been a member of the Board of Governors as one of the nine countries most advanced in the technology of atomic energy. India's active participation in the Agency's activities reflects the recognition of its important role in promoting peaceful utilisation of atomic energy. The General Conference of IAEA with participation of all the 110 Member-States is convened in regular annualsessions fore a general debate on its policies and programmes. The Genaral Conference considers the budget and annual report of the Agency, approves applications for membership, elects new members to the Board of Governors in replacement of those whose terms have expired. The IAEA General Conference has been held away from IAEA headquarters in Vienna only on rare occasions. The holding of the General Conference in India represents the fourth occasion on which it has been held outside Vienna. Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department feels honoured to issue a sppecial stamp to commemorate the 23rd General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency being held in New Delhi.  

Philatelic Stamp Description : The stamp depicts the symbol of the International Atomic Energy Agency alongwith the symbolic representation of peace dove. Stamp Currency : R  

Stamp Type : COMMEMORATIVE 

Stamp Language : English  

Stamp Overall Size : 3.91 X 2.90 cms  

Postal Stamp Print Size : 3.55 X 2.5 cms. 

Number of Stamps Per Sheet : 35 

Stamp Perforations : 13 x 13  

Postal Stamp Shape : Horizontal  

Postage Stamp Paper : Unwatermarked adhesive stamp paper  

Indian Stamp Process : Photogravure  

Number of stamps printed : 20,00,000 

Stamp Printed At : India Security Press 

Indian Stamp's Color : Multicolour

 

International Archives Week

 

Bhai Parmanand

 

Stamp Issue Date	:	24/02/1979
Postage Stamp Dinomination	:	0.25
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0909
Postal Stamp Name	:	BHAI PARMANAND
Stamp Information	:	Bhai Paramanand who was affectionately called "Devta Swarup", was born in 1876 at Karayala, near Chakwal, Distt. Jhelum (now in Pakistan) and had his early education at Chakwad. He graduated from the D.A.V. College at Lahore. He went to Clcutta for post-graduate studies in History at the Presidency College; but after some time he returned to Lahore and took his M.A. degree in 1902 from the Punjab University. Later on, he joined the staff of the D.A.V. Colege, Lahore, as a life-member (with a vow to serve at a fixed allowance of Rs. 75/-) and worked as a Lecturer in History and Political Economics for many years. Because of this vow he declined an offer of examinership from Punjab University since it would have raised his remuneration above the limit. Bhai Paramanand came under the influence of the Arya Samaj when he was a student; he was particularly attached to twoeminent contemporary leaders of the Samaj, Mahatma Hans raj and Lala Lajpat rai. His association with Arya Samaj formed his outlook on social reforms. He became a staunch oppenum of the caste-system, and in 1922 he founded a new oragnisation, 'Jat Pat Torak Mandal', for breaking caste-barriers among the Hindus for which he practised what he preached. He believed in the remarriage of widows and stoutly opposed untouchability. He also advocated the use of Hindi as a medium of instruction. He travelled to far-flung countries of Africa as well as well as north and South America as a Vedic Missionary. At Johannesburg, he came in contact with Gandhiji who was so impressed by his nobality and intellect that he kept Bhaiji as his guest for one month. He wrote a History of India based on original research which was proscribed by the British Government and he was prosecuted for the same. He was closely associated with Lala Hr Dayal whom he reclaimed from the life of a recluse for active social work. Because of his links with him and the Gadar party he was involved in Lahore Conspirecy Case and sentenced to be hanged. On the last day the sentence was commuted to transporation for life and he was in Cellular jail, Port Blair, from 1914to 1920. He was released after C.F. Andrews and Gandhiji wrote about his failing health and family conditions. At the insistence of Gandhiji and Lala Lajpat Rai he became Chancellor of the Quami vidyapeeth, Professor of History and Chairman, Board of Education, in which capacities he served honorably till the end. Bhagat sing and others were his students there. Apart from possesing the vision of historian, the scholarship of an educationist and the zeal of a social reformer, Bhai Paramanand was aprolific writer too, and was the author of a score of books in Hindi and Urdu written with the purpose of aakening national consciousness among the people. His contribution in the field of journalism was also of great significance. when he was in England he wrote articles for the Punjabee, the Hitkari, the Hindustan, the Axzad, the India and the Inquilab. In Lahore he started the Akashwani, a Hindi weekly, and the Hindu in Urdu. Bhai Paramanand led a simple life; austerity was the key-note of his living. He is also remembered as an eminent leader of Hindu Mahasabha. He pleaded for complete independence of India from foreign domination and fought relentlessely against its partition. Bhai Paramanand epitomised sacrifice, selflessness, dedication, tenacity and fearlessness. He died at Jullundur on 8th December, 1947. The Posts and Telegraphs Department is privileged to bring out a commemorative stamp in honour of Bhai Paramanand.
Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Stamp Overall Size	:	3.91 X 2.90 cms
Postal Stamp Print Size	:	3.55 X 2.5 cms.
Number of Stamps Per Sheet	:	35
Stamp Perforations	:	13 x 13
Postal Stamp Shape	:	Vertical
Postage Stamp Paper	:	Unwatermarked paper
Indian Stamp Process	:	Photogravure
Number of stamps printed	:	30,00,000
Stamp Printed At	:	India Security Press
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Blue Grey

 

Electric Lamp 

Date of Issue : 21 October 1979

Occasion : Centenary of Electric Light bulb

Description Early and Modern Light Bulbs

 

 

Indian International Trade Fair 1979

 

 

Internation Children's Book fair, New Delhi

 

Stamp Issue Date : 10/11/1979 Postage Stamp Dinomination : 0.30 Postal Stamp Serial Number : 0950 Postal Stamp Name : CHILDREN LEARNING TO READ Stamp Information : Long long ago when books, as we know them today, were not there the grandparents, mostly the grandmothers, used to tell stories to the children. In every ethenic comunity, the elders performed and still perform the task of narating the folklore and ethenic mythology to the children. Gradually, oral communication gave way to eriting, beginning with barks and leaves leading on to stone and metal tablets and then culminating in discover of paper and invention of printing. When books came tobe written, the children's books imitated the tales told at twilight by grandma. The stories and fables narrated by the elders of the tribe and later on by the grandparents in the family had the dual purpose of entertainment and education. The children's literature of today has come a long way from the early days of printing. A vast variety of attractively produced books on every subject, written espesially for the children, are available now. The paramount mportance of the role of healthy literature in the flowering of a chilld's personality has come to be accepted by every country. In India, the classic tales from 'Panchatantra' and 'Hitopadesa', 'Ramayana' and 'Mahabharata' and other epics have held generations of children in thrall. However, te children's books are a later development. Bengal had the distinction of bringing out the first ever children's book more than a century ago when a collection of stories narrated by the well-known scholar, Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, to the neighbourhood children was published in book form. There was a paucity of sustained and creative effort to produce indigenous reading material for children which serves the twinpurpose of education and entertaiment. Fidteen years ago, the well-known artist, cartoonist and scholar, "Shankar" established the Children's Book Trust with the aim of bringing out attractive and interesting books for children in various Indian languages and English at a low cost. During the decade and a half of its existence, the Children's Book Trust has brought out 300 titles in English and Indian languages for the children of all age groups. One of the slogans for the International Year of the Child is "Children's Book for a Better World". Children's Book Trust celebrates the Year of the Child by organising the International Children's Book Fair in New Delhi from November 10-19, 1979 and dedicates it to the children of the world. The P & T Department is happy to mark the ocasion with the issue of a commemorative stamp. Philatelic Stamp Description : The stamp depicts a child with books. Stamp Currency : P Stamp Type : COMMEMORATIVE Stamp Language : English Stamp Overall Size : 4.06 X 3.75 cms Postal Stamp Print Size : 3.70 X 2.4 cms. Number of Stamps Per Sheet : 35 Stamp Perforations : 14 x 14,1/ Postal Stamp Shape : Horizontal Postage Stamp Paper : Unwatermarked adhesive coated paper Indian Stamp Process : Photogravure Number of stamps printed : 30,00,000 Stamp Printed At : India Security Press Indian Stamp's Color : Multicolour

Indian I.Y.C.Emblem

Date of Issue :5 March 1979
    Occasion :International Year of the Child 

 

International Year of the Child Gandhi with young boy

 

Stamp Issue Date	:	05/03/1979
Postage Stamp Dinomination	:	0.25
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0910
Postal Stamp Name	:	GANDHI WITH A CHILD
Stamp Information	:	The United Naations has declared 1979 as the International Year of the Child. India had played a significant role inthe efforts that culminated in the U.N. resolution declaring the IYC. The year will be observed throughout the country through advocacy and action programmes, directed towards the welfare of children. With a view to giving high powered policy direction to the observance of the International Year of te Child, the National Children's Board, headed by the Prime Minister, is functioning as the National Commission for the International Year of the Child. The National Children's Board has approved a National Plan of Action for the International Year of the Child. The plan envisages programmes in the fields of child health and nutrition, education, social welfare, legislation, publicity and fund raising. It also lays down operational guidelines that specify the role of Central Government, State Government and Voluntary Organisations inthe implementation of the action programme. The theme of the National Plan of Action is "Reaching the Deprived Child" signifying that special emphasis inthe year 1979 will be to ameliorate the condition of children of weaker sections of society, viz. scheduled caste, scheduled tribes and other poverty groups located in urban slums and rural areas. During the International Year of the Child it would be the endavour of the Government to promote all-round healthy develoment of the child and a happy family life as the foundation for a bright future for the Child and Nation. India has adopted a special slogan -'Happy Child-Nation's Pride' in English and 'Bacche ki Muskan-Rashtra ki Shaan' in Hindi for the International Year of the Child. The special symbo adopted for the year depicts a boy and a girl with a sun and a slate. The slate stands for the importance of education for the future of children. The Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department feels privileged to issue a set of two stamps of 100 Paise and 25 Paise in March, 1979 to mark the observance of the International Year of the Child. The P & T Depatment i greatful to Shri Kanu Gandhi for copyright permission to use the photograph showing Gandhiji with a child on 25 P. Stamp.
Philatelic Stamp Description	:	The stamp in 25 Paise denomination depics mahatma Gandhi with a child and alongside is the Indian Symbol of the International Year of the Child.
Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Stamp Overall Size	:	3.91 X 2.90 cms
Postal Stamp Print Size	:	3.55 X 2.5 cms.
Number of Stamps Per Sheet	:	35
Stamp Perforations	:	13 x 13
Postal Stamp Shape	:	Vertical
Postage Stamp Paper	:	Unwatermarked adhesive stamp paper
Indian Stamp Process	:	Photogravure
Number of stamps printed	:	50,00,000
Stamp Printed At	:	India Security Press
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Orange and Dark Brown

Jatindra Nath Das

Stamp Issue Date : 13/09/1979 Postage Stamp Dinomination : 0.30 Postal Stamp Serial Number : 0941 Postal Stamp Name : JATINDRA NATH DAS Stamp Information : The year was 1904. On October 27, in the middle class family of Bankim Behari and Suhasini Das in Calcutta, a son was born who was named Jatindra Nath. He was a bright student and passed the Matriculation and Intermediate examinations in the First Division. By 1921 the prevailing political atmosphere of Bengal was surcharged with revolutionary fervour. At the young age of 17, Jatin inspired by patriotic zeal participated in the non-cooperation movement. He was arrested and sentenced to six months rigorous imprisonment for picketing. In November 1925 when he was studying for his B.A. in Vidyasagar College he was arrested for his political activities. At the Mymensingh Central Jail, he went on hunger strike in protest against the ill-treatment meted out to political prisoners. After 20 days, when the Jail Superintendent offered apology, Jatin gave up the fast. His sense of discipline and the qualities of leadership were discernible even at that young age and he held positions of importance in many political and social organizations of Calcutta. His wide-ranging political activities brought him in contract with the revolutionaries in other parts of the country and let him into clandestine manufacture of explosives. On June 14, 1929, Jatin was arrested in Calcutta. He was named as one of the accused in what came to be known as Supplementary Lahore Conspiracy Case and was transferred to the Lahore Jail. There, in protest against inhuman treatment of political undertrails and prisoners by the British authorities, Jatin started his memorable hunger strike on July 13. Sustained by his sense of discipline and determination, he waged a superhuman struggle against the might of the Government and persisted with his hunger strike for sixtythree days. He passed away in the Lahore Borstal Jail on Setember 13, 1929. the martyrdom of Jatindra Nath Das was in the best traditions of our patriotic fervour and revolutionary spirit which sought to through the sufferings and sacrifice of the people. Philatelic Stamp Description : Indian P & T Department pays homage to the memory of the young revolutionary by issuing a special postage stamp on the 50th anniversary of his martyrdom. Stamp Currency : P Stamp Type : COMMEMORATIVE Stamp Language : English Stamp Overall Size : 3.91 X 2.90 cms Postal Stamp Print Size : 3.55 X 2.5 cms. Number of Stamps Per Sheet : 35 Stamp Perforations : 13 x 13 Postal Stamp Shape : Vertical Postage Stamp Paper : Unwatermarked adhesive stamp paper Indian Stamp Process : Photogravure Number of stamps printed : 30,00,000 Stamp Printed At : India Security Press Indian Stamp's Color : Suede Gray

 

Puniab Regiment

 

Army, the oldest and largest of India's three fighting services, is built around the soldier who fights on foot with a gun in his hand. These foot soldiers are called Infantry and they form the biggest part of the combat strength of the Army. Our Infantry soldiers are the proud inheritors of the traditions of the old regiments of the British Indian Army as well as those of the erstwhile Indian State Forces.Modern Indian Infantry traces its origin to the middle of the 18th century when the East India Company reorganised its field forces. Of the Battalions that were raised at that time, few have, survived as continuous entities. The oldest surviving representative of these Infantry units is the Punjab Regiment.The Punjab Regiment of today has seen many changes of organisation, class composition and nomenclature during its long history. Its four senior Battalions were raised between 1761 and 1776. From Coast Sepoys they became Carnatic Battalions, Madras Battalions, Madras Native Infantry, Madras Infantry, Punjabis, 2nd Punjab Regiment and finally Punjab Regiment. Originally manned by South Indian Jawans the Regiment is now composed of 50% Sikhs and 50% Dogras. Thus in two centuries the Regiment has covered recruiting grounds ranging from Kanyakumari to Himachal.After Independence, the Regiment welcomed to its fold the veteran Infantry Battalions from the States of Jind, Nabha and Patiala while contributing two of its own senior battalions to the newly raised Parachute Regiment and the Brigade of Guards. During the last twenty-five years the Regiment has expanded considerably to keep pace with the growing strength of the Army.During 186 years of its existence before Independence the Regiment fought valiantly in India and overseas and won many battle honours and numerous gallantry awards including a Victoria Cross.Since Independence, the Regiment has fought with its traditional determination and heroism in all the major operations, undertaken by the Indian Army. Of its memorable exploits, the part played by the 15th Battalion (Ist Patiala) in the capture of Zojila in October 1948 is outstanding. The unit held picquets at heights of 14,000 feet. One of these, manned by Naik Chet Singh and 13 men was attacked by the enemy with mortars and machine guns. Eight of his Jawans were wounded but Chet Singh and his men fought a seven-hour battle with such skill and determination that the raiders retired leaving behind 36 dead. One Punjabi Company located the enemy gun positions and attacked it at the point of bayonet killing the entire gun crew and capturing a 3.7-inch mountain gun. For this single operation the Battalion was awarded 6 Mahavir Chakra and 13 Vir Chakras. The Regiment has distinguished itself during the Hyderabad Police Action, the Chinese Aggression of 1962, and the Indo-Pak conflicts of 1965 and 1971. The honour of capturing the formidable lchhogil Canal in two different sectors during the 1965 operations goes to the soldiers of this Regiment. Among other acts of valour in the Indo-Pak conflict of 1971, the action of a Punjabi Company in holding out against the massive tank force at the isolated locality of Loungewala will be remembered forever. The Regiment has Jhangar, Zojila, Dograi, Barki, Kali Dhar and Haji Pir, emblazoned as Battle Honours on its new colours.The history of the Regimental Crest goes back to 1796 when the 2nd Battalion volunteered to serve overseas in defiance of the taboo against travel by sea. This unit went abroad eight times between 1796 and 1824. To commemorate this unique readiness to serve wherever required the Regiment was given the, "Galley" (warship using sails and oars) as a badge with the motto "Khushki-Wa-Tari" (By land and sea). This emblem was subsequently adopted as the Regimental crest. The new Hindi version of the old motto is "Sthal Wa Jal."As may be expected from such a group of physically fit and agile soldiers, the Regiment has an excellent record in the field of sports, particularly in Hockey and athletics. The Regiment is proud of its Major Dhyan Chand, the Hockey Wizard, and such athletics aces as Subedar Dhanna Singh, Subedar Harnek Singh, Naik Subedar Sardara Singh and Capt. J. S. Sandhu.Stamp on the oldest member of the Indian Infantry, the Punjab Regiment, issued on the occasion of its Fourth Reunion after Independence.Date of Issue: 20.2.1979

 

Raja Mahendra Pratap 

 

Stamp Issue Date	:	15/08/1979
Postage Stamp Dinomination	:	0.30
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0916
Postal Stamp Name	:	RAJA MAHENDRA PRATAP
Stamp Information	:	Raja Mahendra Pratap was a revolutionary and a patriot with an ondomitable zeal for India's freedom. Born on 1 December 1886 at Musran inAligarh District of Uttar Pardesh in the well-to-do family Raja Ghansiam Singh, he was a rare prince who voluntarily chose the path of a wandering pilgrim in quest of freedom of his motherland. Spurred by the conviction that freedom was not possible without revolutionary struggle and revolutionary struggle was not possible from within the country, he left India in 1914. For the next three decades he relentlessly srtrived to arose the conscience of world community to help India free herself from the foreign yoke. In 1015, through Germany and Turkey, he made his way to Afghanistan. That year in Kabul, along with other Indian revolutionaries he established Provisional Government of Free India. He was the President and Maulana Barkatullah was the Prime Minister. It was, however, an exercise tinged with disappointment and had a brief life. While in United States, he worked in cooperation with the Hindustan Ghadar Party. He was sent as their emissary to Tibet to organise a revolt against the British. Inhis wide-ranging travels spanning three decades and ythree continents, from America through Europe and Russia to China and Japan, he met with disappointment in his quest for foreign help in India's struggle for independence. As a result, he turned his energies to establishment of a world federation based on his belief in the essential unity of all religions and equality of all races. In his later life, he came under the spell of Mahatma Gandhi and accepted the Gandhian philosophy og non-violence. He was also an educationist who believed invocational training for the youth. In 1909, he started a technical college at Vrindaban in Uttar Pardesh. A frequent contributor to various Indian papers, he founded a monthly journal, the 'World Federation' in 1929. He was elected a member of the Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament) from 1957-62. He passed away in New Delhi on 29 April 1979 at the age of 93 after a very eventful life. Indian P & T Department salutes the memory of a revolutionary son of Mother India by issuing a commemorative postage stamp of 30 Paise denomination on the anniversary of Independence.
Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Stamp Overall Size	:	3.91 X 2.90 cms
Postal Stamp Print Size	:	3.55 X 2.5 cms.
Number of Stamps Per Sheet	:	35
Stamp Perforations	:	13 x 13
Postal Stamp Shape	:	Diagonal
Postage Stamp Paper	:	Unwatermarked adhesive stamp paper
Indian Stamp Process	:	Photogravure
Number of stamps printed	:	20,00,000
Stamp Printed At	:	India Security Press
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Raw Sienna

Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati

 

Stamp Issue Date	:	01/05/1979
Postage Stamp Dinomination	:	0.25
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0913
Postal Stamp Name	:	RAJARSHI SHAHU CHHATRAPATI
Stamp Information	:	Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati was born on 26th July 1874, as Yeshwantrao, the eldest son of Shrimant Jaysingrao alias Abasaheb Ghatge, the ruler of Kagal (Junior). On the death of Maharaja Shivaji IV of Kolhapur in 1883, Maharani Anandibai, his widow, adopted Yeshwantrao who, later on, came to be called as Shahu Chhatrapati. He became the Ruler of Kolhapur State when he was only 20 years old. A firm believer in the dictum that administration is for the welfare of the people, Shahu Chhatrapati set about his atsk with setermination and imagination. He carried forward the social revolution triggered by Mahatma Jyotiba Phule in Maharashtra for social equality and human rights. Many eminently practical steps which he took to improve the lot of the under-privileged and the weak included, even at that distant period of time, the abolition of bonded labour and the provision of education and employment for the backward and the depressed classes. He tried his best to break the shackles of caste system and open the gates of education and public offices to all. He also tried to restict child marriage and to encourage widow re-marriage. He introduced freeeducation in Kolhapur and set up a chain of hostels where the children of the poor would be housed free of charge. By improving irrigation and establishing co-operatives he became the harbinger of the first green revolution. He was a champion of the labour and the downtrodden. Shahu's vision of a secular India which would practise social equality, liberty and fraternity is in keeping with the ideals enshrined in the present-day India's Constitution. This speaks for his extraordianry liberalism, modernism and foresight. Asocial revolutionary, a true democrate, a visionary, a patron of the theatre, music and sports and a prince of the masses. Chhatrapati Shahu was a many-splendoured personality who thought and acted far ahead of his times. He died in Bombay on May 6, 1922, at the early age of 48.
Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Stamp Overall Size	:	3.91 X 2.90 cms
Postal Stamp Print Size	:	3.55 X 2.5 cms.
Number of Stamps Per Sheet	:	35
Stamp Perforations	:	13 x 13
Postal Stamp Shape	:	Vertical
Postage Stamp Paper	:	Unwatermarked adhesive stamp paper
Indian Stamp Process	:	Photogravure
Number of stamps printed	:	30,00,000
Stamp Printed At	:	India Security Press
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Plum

     Gurudwara Baoli Sahib Temple

 

Stamp Issue Date	:	21/12/1979
Postage Stamp Dinomination	:	0.30
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0953
Postal Stamp Name	:	GURUDWARA BAOLI SAHIB TEMPLE
Stamp Information	:	From the One Lord Have come forth all different forms, shapes and hues. -Guru Amr Das, the Guru Granth Sahib, p. 160. 1979 marks the quincentenary of the birth of Guru mar Das, a spiritual teacher with a rare mystical insight and wide human sympathy. He was one of the Ten Gurus or prophet-teachers of the Sikh faith. Third in line from Guru Nanak, the founder, he carried his teaching of universal love and equality of mankind to the far corners of India. He lived a simple and holy life. In personal humility and seva, deeds of self-giving love and service, he set standards scarcely equalied. He was a superb poet and wrote chaste Punjabi verse of deep spiritual intution and of moral and humanitarion import. His bani 907, subline hymns, is still preserved in the Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture of the Sikhs. Guru Amar Das inherited the light from Guru Angad, the Second Guru of the Sikh faith. He was his senior in age of 25 years, yet he proved to be a true disciple. He was born on May 5, a479, at the village of Basarke, near Amritsar, and was the eldest of the four sons of Baba Tej Bahn. He shared the family's religious zeal and year after year made pilgrimage to Hardwar to bathe in the sacred waters. This he did without fail until as he was once returning from his holy duty, he was reproached by a sadhu for not owning a Guru. Without a Guru or enlightener all his exertions, he was told, must remain abortive. Since that day Amar Das had been in search of a teacher. One day he happened to listen to the bani of Guru Nanak being recited. He felt enchanted and desired to see the Guru who sat in Guru Nanak's place. As he was escorted to Guru Angad's presence, he at once knew that he had found what he had been in search of. For him this was the beginning of a new life. He was old, yet he took to the teaching of the Guru with vigorous zeal. He performed his daily devotions and derived special joy from rendering service to the Guru. He brought water from the river every morning for his bath. He served food in the Guru-ka-Langar or community refectory and fetched firewood from the forest. His life was an example of humility and devotion. Guru Angad acknowledged the perfection he had achieved bu proclaiming him the future Guru. Guru Amar Das entered upon the office of Guru on Guru Angad's passing away in 1552. To spread the message of Guru Nanak, he screated a well-knit ecclesiastical system and set up 22 manjis, dioceses or preaching-districts, covering different parts of India. He appointed the first days of the months of Baisakh and Magh as well as Divali for the followers to gather at Goindwal which was his permanent seat of residence. Here at Goindwal he had a baoli, a well with 84 steps, dug ad this became an important point of pilgrim interest. Guru Amar Das laid down simple ceremonies and rites for birth, marriage and death. He gave special attention to the amelioration of the position of women. Th removal of the disadvantages to which they had been subject became an urgent concern. He assigned to women the responsibility of supervising the communities of discipline incertain sectors. The customs of purdah and sati were discouraged. The Guru-ka-Langar where all sat togather to eat irrespective of the differences of caste and of high and low, gained still further renown in Guru Amar Das's time. The Guru expected every visitor to pertake of food in it before seeing him. By this he meant to minimize the distinctions between man and man. Emperor Akbar, who once visited him at Goindwali, willingly ate out of the common kitchen. The food in the langar was usually of a rich Punjabi variety. Guru Amar Das himself, however, lived on coarse bread earned by the labour of his hands. The abni, the Guru's revealed word, continued to be the precious endowment. Guru Amar Das himself composed verse of vivid spiritual insight. He also collected the compositions of his predecessors and some of the Bhaktas of that time. When he compiled these into two volumes- both p[reserved in the descendant family to this day- an important step towards the codification of the Sikh canon had been taken. Guru Amar Das now desired to name a successor. None was worthier of the holy responsibility than Bhai Jetha was enhanced. He was convinced that of all his disciples, Bhai Jetha had mastered the teaching of Guru nanak most worthily. He judged him suitable for the position of Guru nd consecrated him as such by his ownhands. Jetha, as Guru Ram Das became the Fourth Guru of the Sikhs. As the bards sang,"He was Nanak. He was Lahna (Angad), He was Amar Das himself". So was he acknowledged after Guru Amar Das who blended his light with light Eternal on 1 September 1574. The Posts and telegraphs Department feels privileged to issue a commemorative stamp to mark the occasion of the 5--th birth anniversary of Guru Amar Das.
Philatelic Stamp Description	:	The design of the stamp shows Gurudwara Baoli Sahib, Goindwali, Amritsar District.
Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Stamp Overall Size	:	3.91 X 2.90 cms
Postal Stamp Print Size	:	3.55 X 2.5 cms.
Number of Stamps Per Sheet	:	35
Stamp Perforations	:	13 x 13
Postal Stamp Shape	:	Vertical
Postage Stamp Paper	:	Unwatermarked adhesive coated paper
Indian Stamp Process	:	Photogravure
Number of stamps printed	:	50,00,000
Stamp Printed At	:	India Security Press
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Multicolour

India 80" International Stamp Exhibition (1st issue)

 

Stamp Issue Date : 02/07/1979 

Postage Stamp Dinomination : 0.30  

Postal Stamp Serial Number : 0914

Postal Stamp Name : EXHIBITION LOGO  

Stamp Information : The year 1980 marks a pinnacle in the history of postal service in India is 100 years old. The years also marks the 125th anniversary of the first Indian postage stamp. As a fitting culmination to the celebrations connected with these epoch making events, the Indian P & T Department, in collaboration with the Philatelic Congress of India, will be hosting ?INDIA-80?, AN international Stamp Exhibition at New Delhi from 25th January 1980 to 3rd February 1980. This will be the first International Stamp Exhibition to be held in Asia under the patronage of the Federation Internationale de Phelatelie.  

Philatelic Stamp Description : To herald the announcement of this prestigious Exhibition, the P & T Department is proud to bring out a commemorative stamp depicting the logo of INDIA-80 Exhibition. The logo depicts a lotus in bloom, which is the national flower of India. The Indian P & T Department extends a cordial welcome to the stamp lovers of the world to visit India and participate in INDIA-80. Stamp Currency : P  

Stamp Type : COMMEMORATIVE  

Stamp Language : English  

Stamp Overall Size : 3.91 X 2.90 cms

Postal Stamp Print Size : 3.55 X 2.5 cms.  

Number of Stamps Per Sheet : 35  

Stamp Perforations : 13 x 13 

Postal Stamp Shape : Horizontal  

Postage Stamp Paper : Unwatermarked adhesive stamp paper 

Indian Stamp Process : Photogravure  

Number of stamps printed : 50,00,000  

Stamp Printed At : India Security Press 

Indian Stamp's Color : Orange and Black

Centenary of Indian Postcards

 

Post cards under magnifying glass

Year: 1979
Date: 2nd July 1979
Theme/Occasion: Centenary of Indian Post Cards
Perforation: 13
Watermark: None