Indian Trees 19 November 1987 stamp

 Banyan

 

Stamp Issue Date	:	19/11/1987
Postage Stamp Dinomination	:	5.00
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	1273
Postal Stamp Name	:	PIPAL
Stamp Information	:	Man belongs to the earth which has unstintingly given her myriad gifts to him. One of the gifts she has entrusted to man's care is trees. The four stamps depict trees found in various parts of India. The PEEPAL (FICUS RELIGIOSA LINN) is an indigenous fig tree of the family 'Moraceae'. In its younger stages it is often epiphytic, growing on and gradually strangling other trees with its roots. The leaves and young branches are smooth and shiny, the leaves are heart-shaped, tapering into a long tail at the apex. Growing wild on the lower slopes of the Himalayas, it is now found in most parts of India. It is venerated by Hindus and Buddhists.
Philatelic Stamp Description	:	The stamp is designed by S/Shri O.T. Ravindran, Ashwin Mehta, Thakur Dalip Singh and Smt. Sudha Chowdhary. The first day cover depicts the Deodar, another Indian tree. The cancellation is designed by Mrs. Alka Sharma.
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 Gravure coated stamp paper
Indian Stamp Process	:	Photogravure
Number of stamps printed	:	15,00,000
Stamp Printed At	:	India Security Press
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Multicolour

 

Pipal

Conquest of Kanchenjunga 1978 stamps

 15th January 1978. Conquest of Kanchenjunga 

Indian flag near summit

 

Thirty first of May 1977 was a proud day for Indian Mountaineering when two climbers of the Army Mountaineering Expedition stood near the top of Kanchenjunga (28,146 ft), the highest mountain in India and third highest in the world. Three attempts made in 1929, 1930 and 1931 had already failed and five lives lost. In 1955, a British Expedition made the first climb of the mountain from the easier Nepal side. The Indian Expedition of 1977 made a break with the past and planned a pre-monsoon instead of a post-monsoon climb though warned by experts that it would not be possible to penetrate the narrow steep valley of Zemu before the month of May and the climbing season would be short and stormy. The Expedition made history by forcing its way through heavy snow to reach its Base Camp (16,200 ft) in March.After intense efforts and arduous climbing lasting two months the mountaineering team under the leadership of Col. N. Kumar succeeded in establishing a final Camp. Major Prem Chand and Naik N.D.Sherpa of the Army Expedition scaled the summit of Kanchenjunga at 2.45 P.M. on 31st May, 1977 and planted the National and Army flags very near the summit. As earlier promised to the Sikkimese Lamas, they did not step on the summit but stopped six feet short of it.

Description of Design:-The design of the 25 paise stamp is vertical and shows a climber crossing crevice on a snow ladder, The design of the 100 paise stamp is horizontal and shows the Indian National Flag very near the submit.

Date of Issue : 15.1.1978

India Commemoratives Stamps 1968

 Opening of 1,00,000th Indian Post Office

 

Cochin Synagogue - 400th Anniversary

 

Marie Curie - Birth Centenary
Marie Curie & Radium Treatment

 
 
Human Rights Year

 

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, New Delhi

 

Stamp Issue Date	:	01/02/1968
Postage Stamp Dinomination	:	0.15
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0561
Postal Stamp Name	:	U. N. EMBLEM PLANE AND SHIP
Stamp Information	:	SECOND UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT The Second United Nations Conference on Trade and Development will be held i New Delhi from the 1st February to the 25th March, 1968. It will mark another world-wide effort towards the formulation of a global strategy for development and international co-operation. About 1400 delegates representing 132 countries, who are members of UNCTAD will participate in the Conference. In addition, U.N. specialised agencies and other U.N. bodies are expected to send observers to attend it. 2. At the outset, the conference will take stock of the world economic situation and review the progress made on the recommendations of the first conference held in 1964. Steps to achieve a greater measure of agreement on nternational trade policies will be considered as also promlems of East-West trade and trade between countries having different economic and social systems. The impact of regional economic groupings will be among the other subjects to be discussed. 3. The problems of developing countries will recieve the attention they deserve. The question of tariff preferences for goods manufactured in developing countries has been specially raised by the developing countries. Some of the industrially advanced countries have already taken note of this and are expected to make appropriate offers. The flow of international public and private capital into countries which need it will figure as another important item on the agenda. Regional arrangements between developing countries will be among other items for discussion. In short, the trade problems of developing countries are expected to be specially dealt with at the New Delhi Conference. 4. The importance of the Conference for India is obvious, considering that ours is still in the crucial stages of a developing economy. The ties of international co-operation in Trade and commerce will be further strengthened as a result of the Conference. It is hoped that its deliberations will lead to increaseing world-wide prosperity of which the developing countries will recieve a progressively larger share. 5. India is proud to play host to this great international meeting and the P&T Department is happy to celebrate the occasion by issuing a special postage stamp to mark the inauguration of the Conference.
Philatelic Stamp Description	:	Designed and Printed by the Directorate of Advertising & Visula Publicity, Ministry of I. & B., Govt. of India, New Delhi for the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department and printed at Kapur Printing Press, Delhi.
Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Stamp Overall Size	:	4.06 x 2.28 cms
Postal Stamp Print Size	:	3.80 X 2.0 cms.
Number of Stamps Per Sheet	:	50
Stamp Perforations	:	14x14,1/2
Postal Stamp Shape	:	Horizontal
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	:	Turquoise Blue

 

International Conference-Seminar of Tamil Studies, Madras

 

Stamp Issue Date	:	03/01/1968
Postage Stamp Dinomination	:	0.15
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0560
Postal Stamp Name	:	CONFERENCE EMBLEM AND GOPURAM TEMPLE
Stamp Information	:	II INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SEMINAR OF TAMIL STUDIES
Philatelic Stamp Description	:	The stamp depicts the emblum of the Conference. It portrays the globe and a temple tower resting on a book with the word 'Thirukkural' on it in Tamil script. It also bears the legend-'Every country is my country; every man is my kinsman' a maxim propounded by the famous Tamil poet Poongundran.
Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Stamp Overall Size	:	3.91 x 2.90 cms
Postal Stamp Print Size	:	3.56 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	:	20,00,000
Stamp Printed At	:	India Security Press
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Reddish Purple

Symbolic Bow And Quill Pen

 

Stamp Issue Date	:	20/02/1968
Postage Stamp Dinomination	:	0.15
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0562
Postal Stamp Name	:	SYMBOLIC BOW AND QUILL PEN
Stamp Information	:	AMRITA BAZAR PATRIKA CENTENARY One hundred years ago, a great name in the journalistic annals of India came into existence. "Amrita Bazar Patrika" was launched on its illustrious, turbulent journey as a Bengali weekly on 20th February, 1968. Its early issues came out from a remote village in the district of Jessor (Now in East Pakistan). The "Patrika" was not started as a commercial proposition, but to serve as the mouthpiece of the travails and aspirations of a down-trodden people. It was a time of growing unrest. Politically, the people of India hardly counted in the eyes of the alien rulers. Economically, India was nothing more than a market for the expanding industries of their home country. As a result, the indigenous trades languished for want of support. The rural masses became increasingly poorer. Even in agriculture, the ryots were not left alone, but were compelled to grow indigo for the benefit of a small group of foreign indigo-planters. All tis exploitation led to widespread discontent. Shishir Kumar Ghosh organised the peasants to protest against the tyranny of the indigo-planters and the antipathy of the Government. He and his brothers founded the "Patrika" as part of this movement. Three years after its inception, the paper shifted its venue to Calcutta. As was to be expected, the authorities were not happy that this outspoken publication should function in their midst. At first, attempts were made to cajole the paper into adopting a softer line. It was then that Shishir Kumar Ghosh addressed his famous words to the Lt. Governor of Bengal: "Let there be at least one honest journalist in the country." This infuriant the Lt. overnor who threatened the paper with cviction from Calcutta. Some years later, the Vernacular Press Act was enacted with a view to gagging the Indian language papers. But this design was frustrated in the case of the "Patrika". Its very next issue came out in Enlish. In 1891, the "Patrika" became a daily. Its subsequent history followed the course of India's struggle for independence. Beggining with a prosecution within the first few months of its existence, the paper faced many more proscecutionsand other repressive measures. Nevertheless, it displayed unswering devotion to the nationalist cause. This endeared it to the people who showed their gratitude by offering it their powerful patronage. Today, "Amrita Bazar Patrika" is one of the foremost national dailies, a position which it owes as much to its pioneering founders as to the patriotic ferour of the Indian people. The Posts & Telegraphs Department is glad to recognise the services of this great Indian-owned newspaper by bringing out a commemorative postage stamp to mark its cenenary.
Philatelic Stamp Description	:	Designed and Printed by the Directorate of Advertising & Visula Publicity, Ministry of I. & B., Govt. of India, New Delhi for the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department and printed at Kapur Printing Press, Delhi.
Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Stamp Overall Size	:	3.34 x 2.46 cms
Postal Stamp Print Size	:	2.99 x 2.1 cms.
Number of Stamps Per Sheet	:	54
Stamp Perforations	:	14 x 13,1/
Postal Stamp Shape	:	Horizontal
Postage Stamp Paper	:	Unwatermarked paper
Indian Stamp Process	:	Photogravure
Number of stamps printed	:	20,00,000
Stamp Printed At	:	India Security Press
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Sepia and Crimson

Maxim Gorky

 

 First Triennale Art Exhibition, New Delhi

 

Stamp Issue Date	:	31/03/1968
Postage Stamp Dinomination	:	0.15
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0564
Postal Stamp Name	:	FIRST TRIENNALE NEW DELHI
Stamp Information	:	FIRST TRIENNALE NEW DELHI COMMEMORATION STAMP Lovers of art in India have not far had the opportunity to see the developments in art in the contemporary world. Periodical exhibitions of world art, such as are held in Venice or Paris, were not attempted so far in this country as there was no machinery or institution to undertake the responsibility. The Lalit Kala Akademi has now filled this void and has initiated the project of Triennals of contemporary international art. This venture forms a part of major projects organised under the auspices of UNESCO. This first Triennale was inauguraed at New Delhi by the Preident of India, Dr. Zakir Husain on the10th February, 1968. The exhibits for the Indian Section have been carefully selected by the well-known experts in the field. A large number of exhibits from as many as 32 countries are on view at the show. These include Western countries as well as quite a few Alfrow-Asian countries. The works of art on display comprise graphics, paintings and sculptures. An International jury of art critics and connoisseurs have choosen te exhibits considered worthy of awards. The awards have been made separately for the International Section and the Indian Section. The first Triennale-India is an event of major significance to artists in India and abroad. Modern art is an expression of groping and questioning of artists in the mdst of challenges which are now facing humanity. Therefore experimentalism is the keynote of present world of art, of which Indian art is an integral part. The doubts besetting man are basically common to India and to the rest of the world without the barrier of any frontier. The First Triennale will undoubtedly contribute to the free interplay of ideas among he artists of India and the other countries, which is so essential in these times of uncertainty and conflict. It will also enable our artists to become better known outside India. The Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department is specially interested in the developments in Indian art because the postage stamps issued by it are largely an artistic representation of the various facts of Indian life and culture. The Department is happy to associate itself with this great exhibition of world art and to issue a special postage stamp to commemorate it.
Philatelic Stamp Description	:	Designed and Printed by the Directorate of Advertising & Visula Publicity, Ministry of I. & B., Govt. of India, New Delhi for the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department and printed at Kapur Printing Press, Delhi.
Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Stamp Overall Size	:	3.91 x 2.90 cms
Postal Stamp Print Size	:	2.56 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	:	20,00,000
Stamp Printed At	:	India Security Press
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Multicolour

 

 Wheat Revolution

 

Stamp Issue Date	:	17/07/1968
Postage Stamp Dinomination	:	0.20
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0566
Postal Stamp Name	:	WHEAT AND INDIAN AGRI RESEARCH INST
Stamp Information	:	WHEAT REVOLUTION 1968 Wheat has been grown in India since ancient times and the wheat grains discovered in the Mohenjo-daro excavations belong to a unique species called Tirticum spaerococcum. At present, there are nearly 14 million hectares under this crop, out of which about 4 million are irrigated. Most of the area is under the bread wheat Tirticum aestivum but over a million hectares in Madhya Paradesh, Maharashtra and Mysore are under the macaroni wheat, Tirticum durum and some area in the Nilgiri Palani hills in Madras State is under Tirticum dicoccum. While wheat cultivation in our country is thus one of the great antiquity, the yield per hectare has remained below 800 Kgs. for a long time. Consequently, the gap between demand and supply has grown and shortfall has been largely met hrough import from the United States under the PL 480 programme. A principal reason for the low yields obtained even in irrigated areas is the tall straw of the older varieties which makes the cultivation of the crop under good conditions of soil fertility and water management difficult. In order to overcum the barriers to high yields, the Indian Agricultural Reasearch Institute, New Delhi, introduced from Mexico in 1963 a wide range of wheat material possesing the genitic factors for dwarfing originally discovered in "Norin" Japanese wheats, through the kind courtesy of the Rock-feller Foundation and the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture. These varieties were tested during 1963-64 and 1964-65 under the All India Coordinated Wheat trials sponsord by the Indian Council of Agricultural Reasearch and carried out in collaboration with the Agricultural Universities and State Departments of Agriculture. Two of them, Lerma Rojo and Sonora 64 were found to do well and yield about 6 tonnes per hectare in many areas. In order to increase wheat production as speedy as possible, the Government of India imported from from Mexico 250 tonnes of seeds of these varieties in 1965 and 18,000 tonnes in 1966. As a result, nearly 400,00 hectares were under the dwarf, fertilizer responsive varieties during 1966-67 and they were grown in about 2 million hectares during 1967-68. There is no paralel in the world for such speed in the practicle exploitation of a significant research finding. India produced 6.8 million tonnes of wheat at the beginning of the First Plan in 1951. The production during this year (1067-68) is estimated to be about 16 million tonnes. The inter-action between Farmer, nature and Science has led to this revolution. New dwarf wheat varieties like Kalyansona, Sharbati Sonora, sonalika, Safed Lerma and Chhoti Lerma were made available by our scientist during 1967. Many more outstanding varieties both for irrigated and unirrigated wheat areas are in the breeders assembly line. The wheat revolution may thus envelop the entire irrigated area during the next season. What is even more significant, the dwarf wheats are not only helping to increase the yield of wheat but are also acting as catalyst in bringing about a total transformation in the outlook and agronomic methodology of our rural community, thus ending the divorce between labour and intellect. The Posts and Telegraphs Department is happy to bring out a special postage stamp to commemorate the "Wheat Revolution" and its significance to our agricultural revolution and economic well-being.
Philatelic Stamp Description	:	The design of the stamp is horizontal and depicts atlks of wheat, the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi in the background and the histogram showing the growth in the production of wheat in respect of the years 1951 and 1968.
Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Stamp Overall Size	:	3.91 x 2.90 cms
Postal Stamp Print Size	:	3.56 x 2.5 cms.
Number of Stamps Per Sheet	:	35
Stamp Perforations	:	13 x 13
Postal Stamp Shape	:	Horizontal
Postage Stamp Paper	:	Unwatermarked paper
Indian Stamp Process	:	Photogravure
Number of stamps printed	:	20,00,000
Stamp Printed At	:	India Security Press
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Multicolour

 Gaganendranath Tagore (Painter) - 30th Death Anniversary

 

Stamp Issue Date : 17/09/1968  

Postage Stamp Dinomination : 0.20 

Postal Stamp Serial Number : 0567 

Postal Stamp Name : GAGANENDRANATH TAGORE  

Stamp Information : GAGANENDRANATH TAGORE The members of the great Tagore family of Bengal were among the pioneers of the Indian Renaissance at the turnof this country. Abanindranath and Gaganendranath, nephews of the great poet Tagore, gave expression to the new awakening in the field of painting. Ganendranath was the lesser known of the two but his work was by no means second-rate. Born on September 18, 1867, Gaganendranath took to painting rather late in life. He did not follow the set pattern of the new Bengal School. He boke new ground and took some of his ideas from the Cubist and Furtherist Schools then in vogue in Europe. But these alien influences did not sweep him off his feet. He remained an Indian painter, first and last. Although his productions owed much to foreign trends there was nothing hybrid about them as they were rooted in true Indian traditions. All through them runs the transforming mark of his orientality. "The homely simplicity of his Chaitanya series of paintings, the beauty and breadth of his landscape, the effortless suggestiveness of his pertraits" these are the distinctive paintings of a great artist. Gaganendranath has been called a painter of the modrn city. In this, too, his contribution has been unique because most of our artists do not feel quite at home in themes with an urban background. When he paints the evening sky, one recognise the Calcutta sky, with its smoke and dust. The two women leaning on the parampet wall are confident and self-concious, not coy and retiring village brides. His Durga Ouja Immersion Procession is a spirit representation of a real city street. Gaganendranath carved out a niche for himself in another field usually avoided by great painters, that of the cartoonist. The most important of his cartoons date from 1915 to 1922. There were highly expressive and reflected "all the greverence and irony of the revolutionary". Cartoons like the "the stream" series and "Peace restored in Punjab" (on the Jalianwala Baugh tragedy) were distinguished by the artist's unfailing courage and directness and left a telling impression on the contemporary viewer. Gaganendranath was stricken with facial paralysts about the year 1930, and passed away in 1938. But his memory lives on in his paintings and sketches. Fifty years after his great works began to appear, he still regarded as the most authentic experimentalist of our times. In fact, his talent is being increasingly appreciated with the passing years, a sure indication that his was not the flowering of a transient genius. Artists in India have been celebrating the centenary year of this departed master. The Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department is hapy to honour Gaganendranath's great name by issuing a commemorative stamp with his self-portrait, on the eve of the 101st anniversary of his birth.  

Philatelic Stamp Description : The design of the stamp is verticlel and depicts a self portrait of Gaganendranath Tagore. The words Bharat INDIA are shown at the top left hand corner. The year of birth and death viz. 1867-1938 and value 20 pai. P., appear at the bottom left and right corners respectively. The name Gaganendranath Thakur Gaganendranath Tagore appears below the portrait and outside the design.  

Stamp Currency : P  

Stamp Type : COMMEMORATIVE  

Stamp Language : English  

Stamp Overall Size : 3.91 x 2.90 cms 

Postal Stamp Print Size : 3.56 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 : 20,00,000  

Stamp Printed At : India Security Press 

Indian Stamp's Color : Orange and Dark Brown 

 

Bhagat Singh (Patriot)

 

Stamp Issue Date	:	19/10/1968
Postage Stamp Dinomination	:	0.20
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0571
Postal Stamp Name	:	BHAGAT SINGH AND FOLLOWERS
Stamp Information	:	Long Live Revolution! Down with Imperialism! As two boms hurtled down from the visitors gallery to the floor of the Assembly Hall in Delhi on an April day of 1929, two youths started shouting their protests against the humiliation of their country by a foreign government. They declaired that their object was to secure equal freedom for all and to end all exploitation. The two young men were Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Datta, members of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. Their daring action took the country by storm and shook the prestige of the mighty British Empire. Bhagat Singh was born in 1907 in a Sikh family. His father and uncles had participated in the freedom movement and suffered for it. Bahagt Singh's revolutionary career may be said to have begun when he was still in his teens. While in college, he came under the influence of Bhai Paramananda and Jaychandra Vidyalankar made an exhaustive study of history, economics and politics. Works on the French revolution, the Americam revolution and the Italian revolution were studied by him with passion. His imagination was thus fired with a longing to strive for the liberation of his motherland. Along with a few daring comrades from the Punjab, U.P., Bihar and Bengal, Bhagat Singh formed in 1928 the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army, which would devote itself to revolutionary acts against the foreign bureaucracy. An All-British Commission had been appointed about this time to study the constitutional problem of India. The exclusion of Indians from the Commission was much resented all over the country and whenever it went, it was boycotted and received with black flags. One such demonstration occured at Lahore on 30th October, 1928. Lala Lajpat Rai, the respected leader of the Punjab was leading a peaceful demonstration. The Government was however determined to make a show of strength. The magistrate ordered a lathi charge to desperse the crowd. A police officer struck Lala Lajpat Rai on the chest and as a result of the shock, the old lion of the Punjab died within a month (17th November 1928). Such a dastardly act was bound to lead to retaliation. The Hinduatan Socialist Republican Army group took it upon itself to avenge the death of their revered leader. On the 17th December, 1928, an Assistance Suprintendent of Police, Saunders, was attacked in broad day light as he was leaving his office and was killed on the spot. The attackers, chief among whom was Bhagat Singh, made good their escape. On the next day all over the city of Lahore appeared posters explaining why the attack was made. The group struck next on 8th April, 1929 at Delhi. Bhagat Singh and his comrade Datta threw bombs in the Assembly Hall. They allowed themselves to be arrested and when arraigned before the Magistrate told him "Our sole purpose was to make the deaf hear and to give the headless a timely warning as we keenly feel that from under the seeming stillness of the sea of Indian humanity a veritable storm is about to break out. We have only hoisted the danger signal to warn those who are speeding along without heeding the grave danger ahead." Bhagat Singh and his comrades of the Socialist Republican Army were put on trial on 10th July, 1930 and after protracted hearing, were sentenced to punishments varying from death to imprisonment. Bhagat Singh was hanged on the 23rd March, 1931. Bhagat Singh is dead but his martyrdom in the cause of the country's liberation will be ever remembered. The Posts & Telegraphs Department feels priviledged to issue a special postage stamp on 19th October, 1968 in honour of this great patriot.
Philatelic Stamp Description	:	The design of the stamp is horizontal and depicts potrait of Bhagat Singh in the silhouette background of procession of freedom foghters.
Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Stamp Overall Size	:	3.91 x 2.90 cms
Postal Stamp Print Size	:	3.3x2.9 cm cms.
Number of Stamps Per Sheet	:	35
Stamp Perforations	:	13 x 13
Postal Stamp Shape	:	Horizontal
Postage Stamp Paper	:	Unwatermarked paper
Indian Stamp Process	:	Photogravure
Number of stamps printed	:	20,00,000
Stamp Printed At	:	India Security Press
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Mineral Red

 
Azad Hind Government - 25th Anniversary

 

 Sister Nivedita (Social Reformer) - Birth Centenary

 

Stamp Issue Date	:	27/10/1968
Postage Stamp Dinomination	:	0.20
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0573
Postal Stamp Name	:	SISTER NIVEDITA
Stamp Information	:	SISTER NIVEDITA COMMEMORATION STAMP Margaret Noble, known and loved in India as Sister Nivedita, was born on 28th August 1968, in a small town in Norhern Ireland. She met Swami Vivekanand in London in 1895. That was the turning point of her life. That great man of religion kindled in her a yearning for India and its ancient spirituality. The call of the east bore fruitfor Margaret Noble in January, 1898 when she arrived in India. She was associated closely with Swami Vivekanand and the Ramkrishna Mission. She was mainly engaged during this time in running a school for girls and young women at Bagh Bazar in Calcutta. She also drank deep in the lore of ancient India. She was particularly drawn to godhead as the Divine Mother, an unmistakable influence of her gure, Swami Vivekanand. She adopted Indian customs and habits and become imbued with the real spirit of India. India became her adopted home, and not only in the religious sense. After the death of Swami Vivekanand in July, 1902, she was not as closely sociated with the Ramkrishna Mission, although her veneration for the preceptor remained unabated. Her fiery spirit was no longer willing to be confined to her cloistered home at Bagh Bazar. The political turmoil of the day could not affect her. She attended the Banaras session of the Congress in 1905. Her writings and speeches attracted wide notice. She even became friendly with the Indian revolutionaries. Her passion for justice was such that her sympathies always lay with those fighting for a cause, in whatever manner the fight was carried on. Her activities drew the attention of the British Raj which she had to elude for a time under an assuned name. Her tempestous career apparently told upon her health and she passed away in October, 1911, at the early age of fourty-four.ers was a versatile genius. She counted among her friends and asociates such diverse personalities as Gokhale, Sri Aurobindo, Rabindranath Tagore, Jagdish Chandra Bose and the artist Nandalal Bose. True to her name of Nivedita which Swami Vivekanad had bestowed upon her, she was indeed the dedicated one and she played her full part in spiritual and political regeneration of India. A greatful nation is celebrating Sister Nivedita's Centenary year; and the P. & T. Department counts it a privilage to mark the occasion by printing out a commemorativr stamp in her honour.
Philatelic Stamp Description	:	The design of the stamp is vertical and depicts a portrait of Sister Nivedita. The year of birth and death, viz., 1867-1911 appear at the top. The name in English and Hindi 'SISTER NIVEDITA' appear along the left and right border of the stamp 20P. INDIA appear at the bottom of the stamp design.
Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Stamp Overall Size	:	4.06 x 2.28 cms
Postal Stamp Print Size	:	3.80 X 2.0 cms.
Number of Stamps Per Sheet	:	50
Stamp Perforations	:	14,1/2x14
Postal Stamp Shape	:	Vertical
Postage Stamp Paper	:	Unwatermarked paper
Indian Stamp Process	:	Photogravure
Number of stamps printed	:	20,00,000
Stamp Printed At	:	India Security Press
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Blue Green

 21st International Geographical Congress, New Delhi 

 

Navy Day

 

Stamp Issue Date : 15/12/1968 Postage  

Stamp Dinomination : 0.20  

Postal Stamp Serial Number : 0577 Postal  

Stamp Name : I. N. S. NILGIRIS - NAVY DAY-1968 Philatelic  

Stamp Description : The design of the stamp is horizontal and depicts a picture of the new frigate I.N.S. "NILGIRI" which has been launched by Prime Minister recently.  

Stamp Currency : P 

Stamp Type : COMMEMORATIVE  

Stamp Language : English Stamp  

Overall Size : 3.91 x 2.40 cms  

Postal Stamp Print Size : 3.56 x 2.5 cms. 

Number of Stamps Per Sheet : 35  

Stamp Perforations : 13 x 13  

Postal Stamp Shape : Horizontal 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

 

Lakshminath Bezbaruah 

 

Stamp Issue Date	:	05/10/1968
Postage Stamp Dinomination	:	0.20
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0568
Postal Stamp Name	:	LAKSHMINATH BEZBARUAH
Stamp Information	:	LAKSHMINATH BEZBARUAH Lakshminath Bezbaruah who pioneered the modern Assamese literature occupies a very high position in the field of Indian letters. He has been deservedly honoured by the Sahitya Academi as one of the makers of modern Indian Literature. Born in 1868 in a well-known family of Assam, he had his early education at Sibsagar and his higher education at Calcutta. He married a niece of the Poet Tagore, an unusual inter-provincial alliance at that time. Although he had to be often away from Assam for long periods, he kept himself in close touch with events at home. A many-sided personality- journalist, lecturer, poet and more especially writer- Laksminath Bezbaruah Set a high literary standard through the monthly periodical "Banhi" which he edited and published. A versaltile writer, his works incluide plays, stories, poems, humorous sketches and works of literary criticism. It was perhaps in his plats that he found his best literary expression. His poem "O'mor Apponar Desh" is among the best known songs of Assam. Into Assam's literary tradition he breathed new life, and he areated new horizons. Honours sought him out in his later life. In 1921, he presided over the All-Assam Students' Conference at Guahati. Two years later he was honoured as "Rasraj" for his humorous writings. He presided over the Guahati session of the Assam SahityaSabha in 1924. His role in the Vaishnavite religious revival in Assam was recognised when in 1933 he was invited to deliver a series of lectures on the subject at Baroda. He passed away in his seventieth year, only a few months after he went back to live in Assam permanently. Lakshminath Bezbaruah was not only a literary figure of outstanding eminence but a distinguished leader of modern Assam. This si the centenary year of his birth and the Posts and Telegraphs Department is proud to associate itself with the celebrations by issuing a special postage stamp to honour this great son of Assam and of India.
Philatelic Stamp Description	:	The design of the stamp is horizontal and depicts a portrait of Laksminath Bezbaruah at the right half side of the stamp. A line sketch of an open book and a quill is shown in between the word Bharat and 'INDIA' in Hindi and English respectively at the left border of the stamp.
Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Stamp Overall Size	:	3.34 x 2.88 cms
Postal Stamp Print Size	:	2.98 x 2.5 cms.
Number of Stamps Per Sheet	:	42
Stamp Perforations	:	14 x 13,1/
Postal Stamp Shape	:	Horizontal
Postage Stamp Paper	:	Unwatermarked paper
Indian Stamp Process	:	Photogravure
Number of stamps printed	:	20,00,000
Stamp Printed At	:	India Security Press
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Dark Brown