27th Pacific Asia Travel Association Conference
Date of Issue : 23 January 1978
Occasion :27th Pacific Asia Travel Association Conference, New Delhi
Description "Shikara" on Dal lake, Kashmir
Stamp Issue Date : 25/12/1978
Postage Stamp Dinomination : 1.00
Postal Stamp Serial Number : 0907
Postal Stamp Name : FRANZ SCHUBERT
Stamp Information : FRANZ Peter Schubert who was born inVienna in 1797 and died there in 1828, ranks as one of the greatest comosers of western classical music. Schubert was the son of a school-master of modest means, but he had the advantage of being a member of an intensiely musical family whose string-quartet performances were renowned in their area. Greatly admired as he was by a iscriminating circle of friends and music-lovers, he never became rich, and there was a time when he would write down a song just to cover the cost of a meal. Music flowed naturally and effortlessely from Schubert. His output over his short life-span of 31 years is prodigious. While capable of rising to great heights of dramatic intensity and power in his magnificent Symphony No. 9 in C, Schubert is widely remembered and loved for his exquisite sense of melody enshrined in his matchless songs, which have given joy and inspiration to millions of music-lovers all over the world. On the occasion of his 150th death anniverasary when India pays her tribute to this great son of Austria, it is gratifying to learn that among Schubert's compositions is one on the theme of a great classic of India, "Shakuntala". On his death in 1828, a year after the death of Beethoven, whom he idolised, Schubert was buried beside Beethoven, two great geniuses nurtured in the creative atmosphere of Vienna.
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 : Vertical
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
75th Anniversary of Powered Flight
Wright Brothers & Flyer
Description:Children in Library
Children's Day 1978
Date of Issue : 14 November 1978
Occasion : Children's Day
Description "Two Friends" by Dinesh Sharma"
Amrita Sahr Gil 1978
Date of Issue : 23 March 1978
Occasion :Modern Indian Paintings
Occasion :Modern Indian Paintings
Bethune College
Date of Issue : 4 September 1978
Occasion :Bethune College, Calcutta - Centenary
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (First Post Independence Governer General of India) - Birth Centenary 25nP 10th Dec watermark 1978
Postal Stamp Name : C. RAJAGOPALACHARI
Stamp Information : Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, popularily known as Rajaji, was born in 1878 in Salem district of Madras. He was educated at the Central College, Bangalore and the Presidency College and Law College, Madras. He joined the Bat in 190 and practised at Salem till 1919. His association with te freedom movement began in 1906. Fired with the urge to serve the country more devotedly, he gave up the practice and joined Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha campaign in 1919 and freedom movement in 1920. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari was General Secretary of the Indian National Congress from 1921 and a member of its Working Committee from 1922 to 1942 and again during 1946-47 and 1951-54, Between 1921-42 he was imprisoned five times for participating in the freedom movement. In April 1942, he resigned from the COngress on account of differences of opinion. He was Secretary of Prohibition League of India in 1930 and Prmier of Madras during 1937-39. He was also Vice-President of Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha for some time. He assisted Mahatma Gandhi in his talks with the late Mr. Jinnah in 1944 and was a Member of the Interim Government during 1046-47 and Governr of West Bengal from August 1947 and June 1948. An elder statesman and a great patriot, Rajaji acted as Governor-Feneral of India in November 1047 and had the unique distinction of being the first Indian Governaor0General from June 1948 to January 1950. His elavation to the highest office of the country was a recognition of his distinguished services to the country by a grateful nation and a tribute to his outstanding capabilities. He was Minister without portfolio in the Union Cabinet, July-December 1950. Minister of Home Affairs 1950-51 amd Chief-Minister of Madras 1952-54. In 1954 he was awarded the highest honour of the land; 'Bharat Ratna' for his great services to the nation. A strong believer in pacifism and an uncompromising critic of nuclear weapons, Rajaji carried on an incesant campaign against the use of atom bombs and was the spokesman of the three-man Indian delegation from Gandhi Peace Foundation to canvass support for the prohibition of nuclear tests. His voice against nuclear weapons was only an outward manifestation od a mind and a heart imbued with spiritual and moral values and boundless love for humanity. Basic values of religion formed the sheet anchor of his life. He wrote a number of books all of which have profound moral significance to the conflict-torn world. He was convinced that civilization beased on materialism was self-destructive. The cultivation of moral values alone could provide a durable doundation to civilization. While Rajaji's books Marcus Aurelius and Socrates, the Vedanta, the Bhagwad Gita and the Upanishads, Voice of the Uninvolved, Kambaramayan- Ayodhya Kandam are profound, his Mahabharata and Ramayana are full of beauty and excellence. His book Hinduism- Doctranie and Way of Life is an elaboration of his "Vedanta" and is of special interest to scholars and statesmen of all countries. The crisis of the contemporary world can be overcome only by a more constructive examination and appreciation of the moral and philosophical background of the faiths and practices that have hitherto kept civilization moving towards progress instead of self-destriction. The central theme of this book should encourage all those who are fighting the battle for a civilization governed by Moral Order. He edited Gandhiji's Yong India during tehe Later's imprisonment and was the principle contributor to the Swarajya. As an accomplished dialectrician, he always had a formula to offer for the most difficult and intricate problem. Paying tribute to C.R. in his Autobiography, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru wrote: "His brilliant intellect, selfless caharacter and penetrating powers of analysis have been tremedous assets to our cause." His death on December 25, 1972 has removed from our midst a statesman, a profound thinker and a great patriot. The P & T Department deems it a great honour to bring out a commemorative stamp in memory of this illustrious son of India on his first death anniversary.
Deendayal Upadhyay
| Stamp Issue Date | : | 05/05/1978 | |
| Postage Stamp Dinomination | : | 0.25 | |
| Postal Stamp Serial Number | : | 0888 | |
| Postal Stamp Name | : | DEENDAYAL UPADHYAY | |
| Stamp Information | : | Deendayal Upadhyay was born on Septemnet 25, 1916, in the village of Dhankia in Rajasthan. He lost his father, Bhagwati Prasad, when he was less than three years old and his mother before he was eight. He was then brought up by his maternal Uncle. Deendayal was outstanding in his studies and stood first in examinations. He won a number of prizes and scholarships. While he was a student at Sanatan Dharma College, Kanpur he joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (R.S.S.). Although he qualified as a teacher, he did not take to teaching profession. Instead, he dedicated himself to full-time work in the RSS from 1942. Deendayal Upadhyaya was a man of soaring idealism and had a tremendous capacity for organization. He started a monthly ?Rashtra Dharma?, a weekly ?Panchajanya? and a daily ?Swadesh?. In 1951, when Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Deendayal became the first General Secretary of its U.P. branch. Next he was chosen as All India General Secretary. The acumen and meticulousness shown by Deendayal deeply impressed Dr. Mookerjee and elicited his famous remark ?If I had two Deendayals, I could transform the political face of India.? After Dr. Mookerjee?s death in 1953, the entire burden of nurturing the orphaned organization and building it up as a nation-wide movement fell on the young shoulders of Deendayal. For 15 years, he remained the party?s General Secretary and built it up, brick by brick. He raised a band of dedicated workers imbued with idealism and provide the entire ideological framework of the party. The final triumph of his statesmanship and vision was the historic session of the party in Calicut in 1967. Deendayal was a deep and original thinker. His philosophy of Integral Humanism, which is a synthesis of the material and the spiritual, the individual and the collective, bears eloquent testimony to this. In the field of politics and economics, he was pragmatic and down to earth. He visualized for India a decentralized polity and self-reliant economy with the village as the base. He welcomed modern technology but wanted it to be adapted to suit Indian requirements. Deendayal believed in a constructive approach. He exhorted his followers to co-operate with the Government when it was right and fearlessly oppose when it erred. He placed the nation?s interest above everything else. Deendayal Upadhyaya was fond dead in the early hours of February 11, 1968, while traveling in a train. The following rousing call he gave to the thousands of delegates in the Calicut session, still rings in their ears:- ?wWe are pledged to the service not of any particular community or section but of the entire nation. Every countryman is blood of our blood and flesh of our flesh. We shall not rest till we are able to give to every one of them a sense of pride that they are able to give to every one of them a sense of pride that they are children of Bharatmata. We shall make Mother India sujala, suphala (overflowing with water and laden with fruits) in the real sense of these words. As Dashapraharana Dharini Durga (Goddess Durga with her ten weapons) she would be able to vanquish evil; as Lakshmi she would be able to disburse prosperity all over and as Saraswati she would dispel the gloom of ignorance and spread the radiance of knowledge all around her. With faith in ultimate victory, let us dedicate ourselves to this task.? The P & T Department feels privileged to issue a commemorative stamp in honour of this great son of India. | |
| 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 | : | Raw Sienna and Brilliant Orange |
E. V. Ramasami
Date of Issue : 17 September 1978
Occasion :E.V.Ramaswami ( Social Reformer ) - Commemoration
Jamini Roy 1978
| Stamp Issue Date | : | 23/03/1978 |
| Postage Stamp Dinomination | : | 0.25 |
| Postal Stamp Serial Number | : | 0882 |
| Postal Stamp Name | : | TWO VAISHANAVAS (JAMINI ROY) |
| Stamp Information | : | Against the background of over 5,000 years of Indian artistc tradition, the history of contempory Indian art may seem but a fraction. Nonetheless, its development is spectacular despite many vicissitudes. It is generally accepted that the image of contemporary Indian art has substantial acquired its characteristics during the post ?Independence period, although one may trace its origin to the earlier years of the century against the chequered backdrop of Abanindranath Tagore and the Indian renaissance, Ravi Verma and his like-the academic realists in the Western manner-and the Company School which filled the scene following the decline of the Indian miniature tradition. Contemporary Indian art is distinguished by a plurality of expression that may baffle one initially but will sort itself out with familiarity and careful study. Basically, the contemporary Indian artist shares the tremendous spirit of adventure and freedom of artistic expression with his counterparts the world over and with this an eclectic approach to technical problems and the high degree of individualism which is perhaps the most significant gift of the modern age. The pioneers such as Rabindranah Tagore, Abanindranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose, Jamini Roy, and Amrita Sher Gil are already legend. Those who have come after them and who have made a significant contribution are not numerous, but quite substantial. The search and experiment is still on. And there is more than a sign of the coming of age of the contemporary artist. JAMINI RAO (1887-1972) He was born in 1887 in Bankura district, West Bengal. He joined the Government School of Arts and Crafts, Calcutta in 1903. Jamini Raoy was awarded padma Bhushan in 1955 and became Fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi in 1956. He received Hon. D. Litt. in 1967. Jamini Roy is quite a phenomenon in contemporary Indian art. He will always be remembered for his outstanding contribution as an arts but inspired several artists to take a deeper interest in the unsophisticated people and their art. His own work is exemplary in this regard has earned for him the position of a pioneer. He died in 1972. --S. A. Krishnan The Indian Post and Telegraphs Department is happy to bring out a series of four special postage stamps on Modern Indian Paintings. |
| Philatelic Stamp Description | : | The painting depicted is ?Two Vaishnavas? by Jamini Roy (25p). The design of the First Day Cover depicts the painting titled ?Words and Symbols? by K.C.S. Panicker. (Courtesy: National Gallery of Modern Art.) |
| Stamp Currency | : | P |
| Stamp Type | : | COMMEMORATIVE |
| Stamp Language | : | English |
| Stamp Overall Size | : | 4.82 X 4.06 cms |
| Postal Stamp Print Size | : | 4.4 x 3.6 cms. |
| Number of Stamps Per Sheet | : | 50 |
| Stamp Perforations | : | 14 x 14 |
| Postal Stamp Shape | : | Vertical |
| Postage Stamp Paper | : | Unwatermarked paper |
| Indian Stamp Process | : | Photogravure |
| Number of stamps printed | : | 50,00,000 |
| Stamp Printed At | : | India Security Press |
| Indian Stamp's Color | : | Multicolour |
"Head" - Rabindranath Tagore
Skinner's Horse
Date of Issue : 25 November 1978
Occasion :Skinner's Horse (Cavalry Regiment) - 175th Anniversary
Description Sowars of Skinner's Horse
Vallathol Narayana Menon
Date of Issue : 15 October 1978
Occasion : Vallathol Narayana Menon ( Poet ) - Birth Centenary
Wheat Research
Date of Issue : 23 February 1978
Occasion : 5th International Wheat Genetics Symposium, New Delhi
Mohammed Ali Jauhar
Date of Issue : 10 December 1978
Occasion :Mohammed Ali Jauhar (Patriot) - Birth Centenary
| Stamp Issue Date | : | 26/09/1978 |
| Postage Stamp Dinomination | : | 0.25 |
| Postal Stamp Serial Number | : | 0897 |
| Postal Stamp Name | : | UDAY SHANKAR |
| Stamp Information | : | Uday Shankar was born on December 8, 1900, in Udaipur. He was the eldest son of Dr. Shyam Shankar Chowdhury, an educationist. Uday spent his childhood at Ghazipur. A truant who hated school, he sneaked away from home to watch a dance and he repeated it at home. Uday Shankar was sent to school at Varanasi and then to the J. J. School of Arts, Bombay. In 1920, he went to England and was admitted to the Royal College of Arts, London, where he tried to master Western painting under Sir William Rothenstein. However, he opted for a dancing career in 1922 under the influence of Anna Pavlova, Europe?s then leading Ballerina. He tried his hand in running a school of dancing at Almora (1939) and at producing a film ?Kalpana?. As a dancer, he was original, as a choreographer, idealistic. He was the first person to present an Indian ballet with an Indian theme, accompanied by a musical score in which no foreign instrument was used. Uday Shankar with his troupe toured extensively in Europe, America and other parts of the world. He can be called one of the great cultural ambassadors of our age. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western ballet and various folk dances. Much of his inspiration came from Indian mythology and temple sculpture, which he re-created with his own imaginative ideas about dress d?cor and music in its many dimensions. Notable examples of this synthesis were his famous items like ?Shivatandava?, ?Gajasurabadh?, ?Kartikeya?, ?Indra? and ?Labour and Machine?. He passed away on September 26, 1977. |
| Philatelic Stamp Description | : | The stamp is vertical, depicting Uday Shankar in a dance pose. The First Day Cover shows ?TANDAVANRITTYA? BY Uday Shankar Ballet. It is horizontal and multicolour. |
| Stamp Currency | : | P |
| Stamp Type | : | COMMEMORATIVE |
| Stamp Language | : | English |
| Stamp Overall Size | : | 3.91 X 2.90 cms |
| Postal Stamp Print Size | : | 3.91x2.90 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 | : | Plum and Orange |
Surya Sen
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Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
| Stamp Issue Date | : | 06/07/1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postage Stamp Dinomination | : | 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal Stamp Serial Number | : | 0889 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal Stamp Name | : | SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJEE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stamp Information | : | Born at Calcutta on 6 July 1901, Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee inherited a rich tradition of erudite scholarship, fervent nationalism and fearlessness from his illustrious father, Sir Asutosh Mookerjee. Syama Prasad had a brilliant academic record. Though called to the Bar in 1927 from Lincoln’s Inn, he never practiced law. He became the youngest Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University in 1934 and continued till 1938. Calcutta University conferred on him D.Litt. and Banaras Hindu University LL.D. in the year 1938. He began his political career in 1929 when he was elected to the Bengal Legislative Council. He became acting President of the All India Hindu Mahasabha in 1939 and the Finance Minister of Bengal in 1941. Even while a Government, he actively opposed the British Government when the Congress leader were arrested. In 1942, he resigned from the Bengal Ministry as a protest against the British Government Policy. The Bengal famine of 1943 brought the humanitarian in Syama Prasad to the forefront and he organised relief work on a massive scale. He was against the partition of India but when that became inevitable, he was largely instrumental inn retaining parts of Bengal and Punjab in the country. On the invitation of Mahatma Gandhi, Syama Prasad joined the first national Governament in August 1947. He disagreed with the policy of the Government towards Pakistan as indicated by the Nehru-Liaqat Pact of 1950 and resigned from the Central Cabinet in April of that year. After the attainment of Independence, he did not favour the Hindu Mahasabha to continue in politics but when his views were not accepted, he resigned from the Executive of the party. In October, 1951, he organised a new political party, the Bhartiya Jana Sangh, and became its founder President. The rest of his life was spent in actively building up this party. Syama Prasad Mookerjee championed the cause of integration of Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India. He was arrested in Srinagar and died on 23rd June, 1953, while in custody. His funeral in Calcutta saw an outburst of feeling, which was unusual even for that great metropolis. ‘A pure and manly life’ was the ideal Dr. Syama Prasad set before himself and he lived up to it. He was a nationalist to the core of his heart. ‘Country comes first’ was his watchword, and he died a martyr for the cause of the country. His death created a void in the public life of the nation as a whole and of West Bengal in particular, which is hard to fill. His services were lost to the country at a time when they were most essentially required. He was one of the few persons who could have given a lead to the intelligentsia of West Bengal in the difficult situation arising out of partition. However, his legacy will ever be fresh and will guide the political, cultural and educational activities of the nation for many years to come. The Post and Telegraphs Department feels privileged to issue a commemorative stamp in honour of this great son of India. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 indigenous stamp paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Stamp Process | : | Photogravure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of stamps printed | : | 50,00,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stamp Printed At | : | India Security Press | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Stamp's Color | Raw Sienna
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