A First Day Release Envelope Envelope released on Nehru centennial | |
| 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 | |
| Megha-Doot, the Cloud Messenger Detail from an Indian Postage Stamp |
"In Waiting" `Pratiksha` -- Painting by Nandalal Bose. Detail from an Indian postal stamp | |
| 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 | |
| Bridal Jewelry, India Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |
St. Andrews Church Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp, 1997 | |
| Wheel of the Konark Sun Temple, Orissa Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |
Picture of Thiruvalluvar Detail from a Indian Postal Stamp | |
| Century and a Half of Indian Railways Detail from a Indian Postal Stamp |
Panchatantra: Crocodile and the Monkey Detail from a postal stamp | |
| Jhalkari Bai Detail from a postal stamp |
Kannada First Day Envelope Special postal envelope marking 2003 Kannada Literary Conference | |
| 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 | |
| Poet Tulasidas (1533-1624) Detail from Indian Postage Stamp |
Poetess Meerabai Detail from Indian Postage Stamp | |
| Poet Surdas (1479-1586) Detail from Indian Postage Stamp |
Dandami Maria Stamp released by Government of India honoring the Dandami Maria tribe | |
| 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 | |
| First Stamp of Independent India
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Babu Rajendra Prasad Rajendra Prasad served as the First President of India | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| Freedom Fighter Udham Singh Singh was a Sikh Marxist and Indian nationalist |
Versatile Write P.L.Deshpande Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp | |
| 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 | |
| B.R. Ambedkar Indian stamp honoring Dr. B.R. Ambedkar |
Sivaji Ganesan Detail from Indian postage stamp | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Amaravati Sculpture Detail from a stamp honoring Government Museum, Chennai |
Ashwagandha - Withania somnifera Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp | |
| The Amla Plant -- Emblica officinalis Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |
The Brahmi Plant -- Bacopa monnieri Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp | |
| Guggulu Tree -- Comniphora wighitii Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |
Mother Teresa Detail from a first day envelope featuring Mother Teresa | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Dadabhoy Naoroji (1825-1917)
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Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883-1966) Indian Postal Stamp honoring Veer Savarkar | |
| 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 | |
| The Lion and the Rabbit Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp |
Madhubani - Mithila Painting Detail from an Indian Postal Stamp | |
| Queen Avantibai Detail from a Postal stamp |
Stamp Honoring Sage Valmiki See Also: Holy Men of India, Ramayan | |
| 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 | |
| Nellie Sengupta and Jatindra Mohan Sengupta Detail from a stamp released in 1985 |