A commemorative postage stamp on Saint Gyandil Das, a poet and social reformer, opposed caste biases and gender-based violence (part of series : Litterateur of Nepal 1980) :
Issued by Nepal
Issued on 1st Baishakh 2037 corresponding to 13th April 1980
Designer : K. Karmacharya
Type : Stamp, Postal Used
Denomination : 5 Paisa
Colour : Yellow Ochre and Red Purple
Size : 2.90 x 3.91 cms
Perforation : 13 x 13
Format : Horizontal
Paper : Unwatermarked adhesive paper
Quantity : 40,00,000
Sheet : 35
Process : Photogravure
Printer : India Security Press, Nasik Road, India
Name : Srikrishna Lamichhane
Born on 1821 at Ilam, Nepal
Died on 1883 at Kingdom of Sikkim
About :
- Gyan Dil Das (1878-1940 V.S.) Born in eastern Nepal, Gyan Dil Das occupied a prominent place in the Sant literature of Nepal and preached against the racial discrimination of Brahmanism. He was bold individual of a reforming spirit. He has composed innumerable literary works and poems in the Nepalese language.
