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India on Rabindranath Tagore 1961
Painter
May 7, 1961

India on Rabindranath Tagore 1961

A commemorative postage stamp on the Birth Centenary of Kabiguru Rabindranath Thakur, 1st non-European to win Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 : Issued by India Issued on May 7, 1961 Issued for : In 1952, the Posts and Telegraphs Department brought out the first
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Motilal Nehru 1961
Patriot
May 6, 1961

Motilal Nehru 1961

A commemorative postage stamp on the Birth Centenary of Pandit Motilal Nehru, founder patriarch of the Nehru–Gandhi family : Issued by India Issued on May 6, 1961 Issued for : On the occasion of the birth centenary of Motilal Nehru, the great national leader and patriot, the Posts
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Chatrapati Shri Shivaji Maharaj 1961
Revolution
April 17, 1961

Chatrapati Shri Shivaji Maharaj 1961

A commemorative postage stamp on Maratha emperor, Chhatrapati Sivaji I, fought against Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur and Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb : Issued by India Issued on Apr 17, 1961 Issued for : The Posts and Telegraph Department deems it a great privilege to pay its tribute to the
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Tyagaraja
Composer
January 6, 1961

Tyagaraja

A commemorative postage stamp on Thyagaraja Aradhana Day (death anniversary), one among Trinity of Carnatic music, composed Pancharatna Kriti (Jagadanandakaraka, Dudukugala Nanne, Sadhinchane, Kanakana Ruchira and Entharo Mahaanubhavulu) : Issued by India Issued on Jan 6, 1961 Type : Stamp, Postal Used Colour : Monastral Blue Denomination
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Dr. M. Visvesvaraya
Politician
September 15, 1960

Dr. M. Visvesvaraya

A commemorative postage stamp on the 100th birthday of Sir Mokshagondam Visweswarayya (MV), an Indian civil engineer, 19th Diwan of the Mysore Kingdom : Issued by India Issued on Sep 15, 1960  Issued for : A life so devoted to outstanding achievements would constitute a memorable record
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Subramania Bharati
Social Reformer
September 11, 1960

Subramania Bharati

A commemorative postage stamp on the death anniversary of Mahakavi Chinnaswami Subramania Bharathiyar, pioneer of modern Tamil poetry and one of the greatest Tamil literary figures of all time : Issued by India Issued on Sep 11, 1960 Type : Stamp, Postal Used Colour : Dark
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India on Kalidasa
Women
June 22, 1960

India on Kalidasa

Complete set of 2 nos of commemorative postage stamps on Kālidāsa, an Indian Sanskrit writer and dramatist, court poet of Samrat Vikramaditya during Gupta Empire : Issued by India Issued on Jun 22, 1960 Issued for : It is for all these reasons that Kālidāsa‘s influence over his contemporaries and
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Thiruvalluvar
Religious Reformer
February 15, 1960

Thiruvalluvar

A commemorative postage stamp on Valluvar, an Indian Tamil poet and philosopher, author of Tirukkural : Issued by India Issued on Feb 15, 1960 Type : Stamp, Postal Used Colour : Single colour Denomination : 15 naye paise Name : Valluvar Born on 2nd Century B.C. at Thirunainarkuruchi, Kanyakumari district, Tamil
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Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy
India
April 15, 1959

Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy

A commemorative postage stamp on the Death Centenary of Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, 1st Baronet Jejeebhoy of Bombay, an Indian Parsi merchant and philanthropist : Issued by India Issued on Apr 15, 1959 Type : Stamp, Postal Used Colour : Single colour Denomination : 15
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Jagadish Chandra Bose
Scientist
November 30, 1958

Jagadish Chandra Bose

A commemorative postage stamp on Jagadis Chandra Basu, an Indian Bengali scientist, one of the fathers of radio science, inventor of Crescograph; a device for measuring plant growths, father of Bengali science fiction : Issued by India Issued on Nov 30, 1958 Type : Stamp, Postal Used Colour
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