A First Day Release Envelope
Envelope released on Nehru centennial |  |
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International Year of the Child 1979.
Stamp depicts Gandhi's love for the children |
First day Envelope Honoring Lala Lajpatrai
First day commemorative envelope featuring Lion of Punjab |  |
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Megha-Doot, the Cloud Messenger
Detail from an Indian Postage Stamp |
"In Waiting"
`Pratiksha` -- Painting by Nandalal Bose. Detail from an Indian postal stamp |  |
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Postage Stamp of Nataraja
The Two Ana Stamp, circa 1960 |
Indian Postal Stamp of Gilgit Records
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Indian Stamp Honoring Laxmibai of Jhansi
Detail from a Indian postal stamp |
Medieval Lady Scholar
Detail from a Indian postal stamp |  |
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Bridal Jewelry, India
Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |
St. Andrews Church
Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp, 1997 |  |
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Wheel of the Konark Sun Temple, Orissa
Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |
Picture of Thiruvalluvar
Detail from a Indian Postal Stamp |  |
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Century and a Half of Indian Railways
Detail from a Indian Postal Stamp |
Panchatantra: Crocodile and the Monkey
Detail from a postal stamp |  |
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Jhalkari Bai
Detail from a postal stamp |
Kannada First Day Envelope
Special postal envelope marking 2003 Kannada Literary Conference |  |
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Stamp of Morarji Desai
Desai served as a Prime-Minister of India |
Saint Dnyaneshwar (1274-1296 A.D.)
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Great Poets (Surdas, Ghalib and Rabindranath)
Indian Postnge Stamps |
Saint Kabir, 15th Century
Detail from Indian Postage Stamp |  |
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Poet Tulasidas (1533-1624)
Detail from Indian Postage Stamp |
Poetess Meerabai
Detail from Indian Postage Stamp |  |
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Poet Surdas (1479-1586)
Detail from Indian Postage Stamp |
Dandami Maria
Stamp released by Government of India honoring the Dandami Maria tribe |  |
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Stamp Honoring M.V. Visweswariah
On the left is the Krishnaraja Sagara Reservoir |
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1838-1894)
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Stamp Marking 25 Years of Indian Independence
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First Stamps of Independent India
August 15, 1947 |  |
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First Stamp of Independent India
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Babu Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad served as the First President of India |  |
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The Quit India Movement, 1942
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Stamps Reflecting the Anna Currency
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Carrier of the Flag
Detail from a postage stamp from India |
Bhikaiji Cama (1861-1936)
Detail from Indian Postal Stamp |  |
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Sister Nivedita
Detail from Indian Postal Stamp |
The Mother Pondicherry
Born in Paris, Mirra Alfassa became a desciple of Sri Aurobindo, and spent her life in India in spiritual service |  |
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Stamp Marking 150 Years of Indian Postal Service
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Stamp Honoring Rukmini Devi Arundale
Arundale was a Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, and activist |  |
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Rani Avatibai
Detail from First Day Cover |
Stamp Honoring Maharana Pratap
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Chettur Sankaran Nair
Sankaran Nair served as the president of Indian National Congress during 1897 |
U. Kiang Nongbah
Nongbah led tribesmen of Meghalaya against the British in the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny |  |
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Krishna Nath Sarmah
Krishna Nath Sarmah (1887-1947) was a renowned nationalist and social reformer
from Assam |
Indian Stamp Featuring the Fort of Agra
Aga Khan Award for Architecture |  |
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First Day Cover Featuring Heroes of Nationalism
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Durgabai Deshmukh
Durgabai Desmukh (1909-1981) was a freedom fighter, visionary, administrator, educationist, social reformer and parliamentarian. |  |
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Freedom Fighter Udham Singh
Singh was a Sikh Marxist and Indian nationalist |
Versatile Write P.L.Deshpande
Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |  |
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First Day Cover Featuring P.L. Deshpande
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First Day Cover Marking the Festival of Buddha Mahotsav
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Stamps Celebrating the Festival of Buddha
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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Stamp marking the 67th birthday of Subhas Chandra Bose |  |
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B.R. Ambedkar
Indian stamp honoring Dr. B.R. Ambedkar |
Sivaji Ganesan
Detail from Indian postage stamp |  |
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Stamp Commemorating Swaraj
See Also: Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
Jnanapith Award Winners in Kannada
From to to bottom: Kuvempu, D.R.Bendre, V.K.Gokak, Masti Venkatesh Iyengar |  |
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Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
A 1961 stamp honoring Rabindranath Tagore |
First Day Cover of Stamp Honoring Leo Tolstoy
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Stamp Honoring Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)
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First Day Cover os Stamps Honoring Jnanapith Award Winners
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G. Sankara Kurup (1901-1978)
Malayalam poet Kurup was the awardee of the Jnanapeeth honor |
N. T. Rama Rao
First Day Cover Featuring Stamp of N.T. Rama Rao |  |
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Stamp Honoring N.T. Rama Rao
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Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907-2003)
Bachchan was a distinguished Hindi poet, but more commonly known as the father of Bollywood movie star, Amitabh Bachchan. |  |
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Fifty Years of Gorkha Rifles
Stamp commemorating the celebrated Gorkha Rifle Regiment |
Family Planning Stamp
Indian campaign to limit the size of the family to four |  |
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Shanker Dayal Sharma (1918-1999)
Sharma served as the President of India during the years 1992 to 1997 |
Ashokan Lions
Detail from Indian stamp costing thirteen naya paise (n.p) |  |
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Stamp Honoring Tonse Madhava Anantha Pai
Pai was educationist, banker, and philanthropist and built many institutions |
Giani Zail Singh
Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |  |
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RSS Founder Hedgewar
Detail from an Indian stamp honoring the founder of RSS |
Chandra Shekhar Azad, Revolutionary, Freedom Fighter
Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |  |
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Amaravati Sculpture
Detail from a stamp honoring Government Museum, Chennai |
Ashwagandha - Withania somnifera
Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |  |
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The Amla Plant -- Emblica officinalis
Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |
The Brahmi Plant -- Bacopa monnieri
Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |  |
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Guggulu Tree -- Comniphora wighitii
Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |
Mother Teresa
Detail from a first day envelope featuring Mother Teresa |  |
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Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820-1891)
Vidyasagar was a great educator, reformer, and intellectual of 19th century India |
Rao Tularam, a Hero of 1857 War of Independence
See Also: People of Sepoy Mutiny |  |
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Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861- 1946)
Postal stamp released in memory of Malaviya |
Composer Purandaradasa (15/16th Century)
Purandaradasa was a great literary and musical genius |  |
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Dadabhoy Naoroji (1825-1917)
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Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883-1966)
Indian Postal Stamp honoring Veer Savarkar |  |
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Musician Tyagaraja
Detail from Indian Postage Stamp |
Stamp of Agra Fort
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Visveswaraya Centennial Stamp
Visveswaraya was an eminent Indian engineer and statesman of Mysore |
Early Postman of India
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Artist Uday Shankar
A great dancer and choreographer, Shankar developed and promoted many lesser known forms of dances of India |
The Tortoise and the Geese
Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |  |
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The Lion and the Rabbit
Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |
Madhubani - Mithila Painting
Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |  |
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Queen Avantibai
Detail from a Postal stamp |
Stamp Honoring Sage Valmiki
See Also: Holy Men of India, Ramayan |  |
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Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904-1948)
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Stamp Honoring Marie Curie
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President V.V. Giri
From Indian Postal Stamp |
Sant Harchand Singh Longowal
Detail from Indian Postal Stamp |  |
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Nellie Sengupta and Jatindra Mohan Sengupta
Detail from a stamp released in 1985 |
