Issued by India

Issued on Dec 30, 1997

Issued for : The Department of Posts is pleased to issue a special commemorative stamp of Cellular Jail to honour its special place in the history of India‘s struggle for freedom.

Credits :
Stamp, F.D.C. : Resident Commissioner, Andaman & Nicobar Administration.
Cancellation : Alka Sharma

Type : Stamp, Mint Condition

Colour : Multicolour

Denomination : 200 Paise

Overall size : 4.06 x 2.28 cms.

Printing size : 3.75 x 1.98 cms.

Perforation : 13 x 13

Paper : Imported un w/m Adhesive Gravure Coated Stamp Paper in Sheets 50.8 x 53.5 cms.

Stamps Printing : 0.7 Million

Number per issue sheet : 50

Printing Process : Photogravure

Printer : India Security Press, Nashik

About : 

• Located at Port Blair in the Andamans, the Cellular Jail stands testimony to a poignant chapter in the history of India’s struggle for freedom. It stands mute witness to the indescribable sufferings of the patriots who were incarcerated in its cells. Many perished, thus having Andamans the notorious name of ‘Kala Pani‘ or the black waters. Today, the Cellular Jail is a National Memorial, a tribute to those who dared and a place of pilgrimage for every Indian.
• The name Cellular Jail is derived from its unique features as it had only cells and no dormitories. Each cell measured 13½ feet by 7 feet and had a door with iron grating in the front. A 3 feet by 1 feet ventilator nearly 10 feet high from the door was provided to each cell. In order to minimise the chances of dialogue among the convicts and to isolate them from each other, the construction of the Jail was so made that the front portion of each wing was to face the back side of the other wing.
• It was here the British Government used to send those they considered as ‘dangerous prisoners’. The food was not only inadequate but unfit for human consumption. Neither any writing nor reading materials were provided to the prisoners. Even the letters coming from mainland and newspapers subscribed by the prisoners were often censored before being given to them. While fighting against this tyranny political prisoners like ‘Bhai Mahavir‘ and others had to lay down their lives. Many prisoners had gone insane in the jail and some had to find solace in putting an end to their lives by committing suicide rather than subjecting themselves to the indignities heaped on them.
• Freedom fighters incarcerated in the Cellular Jail included, Barindra Kumar Ghosh, Upendra Nath Banerjee, Hem Chandra Das, Indubhushan Roy, Ullaskar Datta, Bibhuti Bhushan Sarkar, and others sent there after 1910 on conviction for participation in the Manicktollah Conspiracy. Vir Savarkar was sent in 1910 with sentence of transportation for life. Other freedom fighters who were incarcerated in the jail were Prithivi Singh Azad, Bhai Parmanand, Vaman Joshi, Shambu Nath Azad and a host of others. The freedom fighters who participated in the Chittagong Armoury Raid, Meerut Conspiracy Case, Labour Commissioner Case etc. were also brought to these islands.
• In the Cellular Jail Museum are now exhibited available photographs of all freedom fighters, who were incarcerated in the jail. Reports about the atrocities, the jail authorities used to commit published in national newspapers on the mainland, are also kept in display. Certain paintings on the barbarous treatment to the prisoners, utensils, vessels, uniforms, etc. of the prisoners, used in those days and the tools/machines which the prisoners were made to operate, at great personal risk, are all kept in the museum to remind us of the heroic battle our freedom fighters had to wage and the untold sufferings they had to undergo.
• Text : Resident Commissioner, Andaman & Nicobar Administration.

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Issued by India

Issued on Dec 19, 1997

Issued for : The Department of Post is privileged to issue a special commemorative stamp to mark the martyrdom of Ram Prasad ‘Bismil’ and Ashfaqullah Khan, and pay homage to the sacrifices of those heroic men and women, who suffered imprisonment and martyrdom, during the country’s struggle for freedom.

Credits :
Stamp, FDC and Cancellation : Smt. Alka Sharma

Type : First Day Cover

Colour : Single Colour

Denomination : 200 Paise

Overall size : 4.06 x 2.73 Cms.

Printing size : 3.71 x 2.38 Cms.

Perforation : 13 x 13

Paper : Imported un w/m Adhesive Gravure Coated Stamp Paper in reels 47 cms.

Stamps Printing : 0.4 Million

Number per issue sheet : 40

Printing Process : Photogravure

Printer : India Security Press, Nasik

Name : Ram Prasad Bismil

Born on Jun 11, 1897 at Shahjahanpur, North–Western Provinces, British India [now in Uttar Pradesh, India]

Died on Dec 19, 1927 at Gorakhpur, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India [now in Uttar Pradesh, India]

Name : Ashfaqulla Khan

Born on Oct 22, 1900 at Shahjahanpur, North–Western Provinces, British India [now in Uttar Pradesh, India]

Died on Dec 19, 1900 at Faizabad, United Provinces, British India [now in Uttar Pradesh, India]

About : 

• In the history of India’s struggle for freedom, the revolutionary movement of the early part of the century, particularly the 1920s has a very special place. The bravery of young men and women who in their own way fought for the freedom of the country and cheerfully accepted imprisonment, even death in the cause of the freedom of the nation, awakened the sensibilities of the people at large. The saga of their bravery was sung across the country and served to unite the people in the firm resolve to attain independence.
• Among these revolutionaries, the names of Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan have a very special place.
• From a very young age, ‘Bismil’ as he was popularly known was filled with the strong desire to free his country from the foreign yoke. Though actively involved in the 1919 Mainpuri Conspiracy, he escaped arrest and concentrated on building up the ‘Hindustan Republic Association’, which aimed to abolish all forms of oppression from the country, through armed revolution. Ashfaqullah Khan, along with ‘Bismil’, was in the forefront of the movement.
• To raise funds for revolutionary activity ‘Bismil’ along with Ashfaqullah Khan and some others organized a train hold up, to loot government money near Kakori Station on Lucknow–Saharanpur line on August 1925. Though they had vowed to avoid any forms of violence, in the skirmish one person was killed. The police made widespread arrest. After brutal interrogation, information was collected, on the basis of which Bismil and his friends were arrested and tried in the Kakori conspiracy case. There were proceedings in court against 22 revolutionaries, which extended to one and a half years. The pronouncement of sentence was very harsh. While the others were deported to the dreaded jail in Andamans, Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqullah Khan, Rajendra Lahiri and Roshan Singh were sentenced to death by hanging. On 19^th December 1927, they suffered martyrdom in the name of the motherland. In the annals of the country’s history, the sacrifices of these heroes, will forever be remembered and venerated.
• After Bismil’s death his work was continued by Chandrasekhar Azad along with Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev who rebuilt this band of heroic and self-sacrificing youth who wanted to influence the national movement in a revolutionary direction. The revolutionaries gradually realized the futility of the terrorist method and later concentrated on building mass organisation of workers and peasants.
• Text : India’s Struggle for Independence : N.C.E.R.T. & Dictionary of National Biographies. Edited by S.P. Sen.

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Issued by India

Issued on Dec 18, 1997

Issued for : The Department of Posts is pleased to issue a commemorative stamp on Jerome D’Souza S.J.

Credits :
Stamps, FDC & Cancellation : Loyola College, Chennai

Type : Stamp, Mint condition

Colour : Single colour

Denomination : 200 Paise

Overall Size : 3.91 x 2.90 cms.

Printing Size : 3.55 x 2.54 cms.

Perforation : 13 x 13

Paper : Imported un w/m Adhesive Gravure Coated Stamp Paper in reels 47 cms. width

Stamps Printed : 0.4 Million

Number per issue sheet : 35

Printing Process : Photogravure

Printer : India Security Press, Nasik

Name : Jerome D’Souza, SJ

Born on Aug 6, 1897 at Mangalore, South Canara, British India

Died on Aug 12, 1977 at Madras, India

About : 

• J. D’Souza S.J. born on 6^th August 1897.
  
• A professor of English Literature, he was very early in his teaching career called to an administrative responsibility as Principal and Rector in two Jesuit Colleges St. Joseph’s, Tiruchy and Loyola Madras, successively for fifteen years. He was deeply involved in the Madras University affairs as elected member of its Syndicate. His talent as a public speaker attracted the attention of C. Rajagopalachari who sponsored his election to the Constituent Assembly where he won the respect and regard of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru who exploited, in the best sense of term, his gifts as orator, master of several languages, as an educationist of repute and as a person of balanced judgement uncommitted to partisan politics. Four times he was selected to be member of the Indian Delegation to the United Nations. He served as Nehru’s unofficial ambassador for delicate negotiations with the French Government for the transfer of French Indian territories to Independent India and with the Holy See on Indo-Portuguese problems affecting ecclesiastical appointments in India. As founder of the Indian Social Institute, he was a pioneer in social education. Elected to be the Jesuit General’s first Assistant in charge of Indian and Asian Affairs, he spent nearly eleven years in Rome during which he was also frequently consultant of various Vatican administrative organs. He died just six days after completing his eightieth year on 12.8.1977.

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Issued by India

Issued on Dec 17, 1997

Issued for : The Department of Post is pleased to issue a commemorative stamp on Dr. B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya.

Credits :
Stamp, F.D.C. : Based on the material by the sponsor.
Cancellation : Alka Sharma

Type : Stamp, Mint Condition

Colour : Single Colour

Denomination : 200 Paise

Overall size : 3.91 x 2.90 cms.

Printing size : 3.55 x 2.54 cms.

Perforation : 13 x 13

Paper : Imported un w/m Adhesive Gravure Coated Stamp Paper in reels 47 cms.

Stamps Printing : 0.4 Million

Number per issue sheet : 35

Printing Process : Photogravure

Printer : India Security Press, Nasik

Name : Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Born on Nov 24, 1880 at Gundugolanu , Krishna district, Madras Presidency, British India [now West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh]

 Died on Dec 17, 1959 at Hyderabad, Telangana, India

About : 

• Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya was born on November, 24^th 1880 in Gundugolanu Village, West Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh. Born in Poverty, Dr. Pattabhi came up in life through sheer perseverance. He completed his studies with the help of ‘scholarship’.
• Pattabhi passed BA degree in Madras Christian College and fulfilled his ambition to become a medical practitioner by securing M.B.C.M. Degree. He chose Machilipatnam, a coastal town in Andhra Pradesh to practice as a doctor. Later Dr. Pattabhi relinquished his lucrative practice to participate in the National Movement. Dr. Pattabhi established Andhra Jateeya Kalasala in 1910. Dr. Pattabhi was the Editor of Krishna Patrika from 1908 to 1911. He had evolved and developed a style of his own in English and Telugu. In 1919, he started an English Journal ‘Janmabhoomi’ to propagate Gandhian ideology. Janmabhoomi brought the journalistic talents of Dr. Pattabhi into limelight all over the country and Pandit Motilal Nehru invited Dr. Pattabhi to edit his journal ‘Independent’ published from Allahabad. Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya established Andhra Bank on 28^th November, 1923 with the ideal of leaving the farming community.
• Dr. Pattabhi also established a number of other institutions in tune with national aspirations of self reliance such as Krishna Cooperative Central Bank in 1915, Andhra Insurance Company (first Insurance Company in Andhra) in 1925, Vadlamannadu Land Mortgage Bank in 1927, Bharat Laxmi Bank Ltd. in 1929 and Hindustan Ideal Insurance Company in 1935. Dr. Pattabhi suffered imprisonment for 7 years on various occasions during National Movement such as Salt Satyagraha (1930), Civil Disobedience (1932), Individual Satyagraha and Quit India Movement (1942). He authored many books, the most noteworthy being, ‘History of the Indian National Congress‘ Dr. Pattabhi worked as a member of Constituent Assembly, Rules Committee, Union Powers Committee, Provincial Constitution Committee etc. He was elected President of Congress in 1948. He served as Governor of Madhya Pradesh from 1952 to 1957. Settled at Hyderabad after relinquishing the Governorship, Dr. Pattabhi passed away on December 17, 1959.
  
• In the words of our first President Dr. Rajendra Prasad “Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya is not merely a prominent freedom fighter but also a striking personality of sharp intellectual faculties. I had spent days with him reading the ‘History of the Indian National Congress’ which he had written in connection with the Golden Jubilee of the Indian National Congress. It was then I had realised how strong his memory was. I realised then how knowledgeable he had been about men and affairs connected with the Congress for the past fifty years and the various incidents which helped bringing its activities into focus.
• He had endeavoured heartily to organise the people’s movements in the Princely States. He had evinced great interest in Gandhiji‘s constructive programme, particularly in Charkha and basic education. Dr. Pattabhi is one of the front rank leaders of the Nation. I am sure that his example will inspire the youth in the service of the Nation.“
• Text : Based on the material by the sponsor.

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Issued by India

Issued on Dec 16, 1997

Issued for : The Department of Posts is privileged to release a special commemorative stamp on 50 years of the Indian Armed Forces.

Design : The special commemorative stamp comprises of three bands from the left signifying the tricolour, blending into the service colours of deep red, navy blue and sky blue for the Army, Navy and Air Force respectively. Icons easily identifiable with the three services are depicted on the service colours : tank, battle ship and fighter aircraft. The first day cover has the joint services crest (Anchor for the Navy, swords for the Army and the hawk for the Air Force).

Credits :
Stamp & FDC :  Army Headquarter, New Delhi.
Cancellation : Smt. Alka Sharma

Type : First Day Cover

Colour : Multi Colour

Denomination : 200 Paise

Overall size : 3.91 x 2.90 Cms.

Printing size : 3.55 x 2.54 Cms.

Perforation : 13 x 13

Paper : Imported un w/m Adhesive Gravure Coated Stamp Paper in sheets 50.8 x 53.5 cms.

Stamps Printing : 7 Million

Number per issue sheet : 35

Printing Process : Photogravure

Printer : India Security Press, Nasik

About : 

• The Indian Armed Forces have a long tradition of valour and courage. They have played a vital role, in safeguarding the frontiers, protecting the nation in times of war, and more recently in peace-keeping operations and disaster management.
• After the country achieved independence, the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force displayed immaculate coordination, outstanding valour and exemplary gallantry while countering the hostilities across our borders and demonstrated the innate power and punch of the Indian’s Armed Forces on every occasion.
• The Indian Navy, along with the Indian Army helped establish effective control and achieved the integration of states like Goa, Daman & Diu and Junagarh. In the 1965 war the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force fought alongside supporting each other’s efforts, notably in the Chamb Jhaurian Sector. Operations in 1971, again displayed close cooperation along the three services and the highest standards of political and military leadership. The heroic deeds of our officers and men, form a part of the history of India. As India celebrates 50 years of its independence, it is a time to pay homage to those who laid down their lives in the service of the nation.
• When India was not at war, the Armed Forces continued to protect our frontiers and help in fighting insurgency within the country. Their efforts at peace-keeping and disaster relief, over the years, cannot be over-emphasized. The Indian Armed Forces have also been contributing to the efforts of the UN Peace-keeping Forces, whenever they have been called upon.
• Apolitical, multi-religious and multi-ethnic, the Indian Armed Forces demonstrate the true character of the Indian fabric : integrated and united.
• If the last 50 years have presented the Indian Armed Forces with challenges, the next 50 years may present new ones. India can expect them to perform acts of even greater courage, ingenuity and integrity to preserve her independence, democratic tradition and her booming economy.
• Text : Army Headquarter, New Delhi.

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Issued by India

Issued on Dec 15, 1997

Issued for : The Department of Posts organised Indepex ’97 World Philatelic Exhibition coinciding with the Golden Jubilee celebration of India’s Independence. The exhibition was held from 15-22 December 1997 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. To commemorate this event, a series of stamps have been brought out. The first was on the logo of Indepex ’97 followed by Centres of Culture, Beaches of India and Rural Women. The final series of stamps of Indepex ’97 depict the post office theme which include a Mail Ship, the Indian River Mail, the Cancellation with a portrait of Jal Cooper and Post Office Heritage Building.

Credits : Indepex ’97 and Commissioner General Indepex ’97.
Cancellation : Smt. Alka Sharma

Type : Stamps, Postal Used

Colour : Multi Colour

Overall size : 3.91 X 2.90 cms.

Printing size : 3.55 X 2.54 cms.

Perforation : 13 x 13

Paper : Imported un w/m Adhesive Gravure Coated Stamp Paper in sheets 50.8 x 53.5 cms.

Stamps Printing : 0.7 Million each

Number per issue sheet : 9

Printing Process : Photogravure

Printer : India Security Press, Nasik

About :

• S. S. Hindostan 

  The S. S. Hindostan, a wooden paddle steamer of 2017 tons and 240 feet in length made in a Liverpool dockyard, commenced its majestic journey from Southampton on the 24^th September 1842 to start steam ship communication between India and England. It carried mail and passenger and its passage round the Cape of Good Hope to Calcutta was completed faster than the overland mail to Bombay via the meditaranean and the Suez.

• The Indian River Mail : 

  An experimental River Mail was commenced in 1828 by Governor-General William Bentinck for carrying mail by river from Calcutta to Allahabad. By 1834 the Prinsep enterprise was well established with long boats of six sails and with steam power in front and rudder at the rear. These shallow crafts, could easily negotiate the river with hardly 2½ ft of water at most places even at the height of monsoon. Though initially they were used only for carriage of parcels (bhangi), later their carriage was extended to goods and mail as well.

• Cancellation : 

  The stamp on Cancellation depicts 5 very rare cancellations used on postal mails in the nineteenth century and onwards and an inset of Mr. Jal Cooper who is internationally held as an authority on Indian stamps. The Bombay foreign mail cancellation and the Bombay urban offices cancellation (the later had numbers from “1” to “13”; number “1” being allotted to the Head office) were seen with dates 1865 to 1873. A unique single obliterator cancellation framing a thick “1” among 5 heavy bars was seen on foreign mails from Calcutta dating to 1872 & 1873. The stamp also shows Madras City local cancellations with dates of 1864 and 1865. The fifth cancellation was used from 1871 & 1872 in Aden Cantonment which was annexed to British India in 1839 and had come under the authority and management of Governor General of India since 1932.

• Shri Jal Cooper : 

  Born in 1905 he started stamp collection at a very early age and he was to make his presence fell throughout the philatelic world. From years of study and the intimate knowledge gained by varied and wide correspondence and discussions with fellow philatelists and renowned authorities the world over he established his position as an authority on Indian Stamps. His very intimate knowledge of Indian postal markings both in India and abroad was practically unrivalled.

• Pune H.O. Heritage Building : 

  Pune Head Post Office, popularly known as “Pune GPO” was built in 1913, on drawing inspiration from 16^th Century Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, on a two acre sprawling campus in the centre of the City. The architecture is in the Palladian style, with characteristic features: Tuscan columns in the Varandha, arched windows, balusters for railings and parapets and high ceiling halls.

  In the garden, there are two “Hatti Dagad”, used to tie up the elephants which carried the mail at one time.

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Issued by India

Issued on Dec 15, 1997

Issued for : The Department of Posts is privileged to issue a special commemorative stamp to mark the 47^th death anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Design : The First Day Cover design depict Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel alongwith Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in the All India Congress Committee meeting held in Bombay in July 1946.

Credits :
Stamp : Sankha Samanta
First Day Cover : Book on ‘Mahatma Gandhi & His Life in Picture‘
Cancellation : Smt. Alka Sharma

Type : Block of 4 Stamps, Mint Condition

Colour : Single Colour

Denomination : 200 Paise

Overall size : 3.91 x 2.90 cms.

Printing size : 3.55 x 2.54 cms.

Perforation : 13 x 13

Paper : Indegenous un w/m Adhesive Gravure Coated Stamp Paper in reels 47 cms.

Stamps Printing : 0.4 Million

Number per issue sheet : 35

Printing Process : Photogravure

Printer : India Security Press, Nashik

Name : Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel

Born on Oct 31, 1875 at Nadiad, Gujarat, Bombay Presidency, British India

Died on Dec 15, 1950 at Bombay, Bombay State, India

About : 

• Sardar Patel became Chairman of the Congress Parliamentary Sub-Committee in 1936 and ably guided the functioning of the Congress ministries in various provinces. An active participant in the Individual Satyagraha in 1940, he joined the “Quit India” movement in 1942 and was detained in Ahmednagar Fort and Yeravada Jail. A very able negotiator, he played a vital role in the discussions with Cripps in 1942, in the Simla Conference in 1945 and during the Cabinet Mission talks in 1946.
• Joining the Interim Government in September 1946, Vallabhbhai became the Minister in charge of Home Affairs, Information and Broadcasting. In the disturbed months that followed it was his firm hand, more than anything else, that maintained order in the country. In Independent India, he became the Deputy Prime Minister and looked after the Home and the States Departments.
• The Sardar‘s finest hour was when he accomplished the integration of the Indian States with the Union. For him, integration meant not only accession by the rulers but also transfer of their power to the people. India has been unified as never before, and the saga of this achievement has passed into history.
• A stern realist and a great organiser, the Sardar was a man of iron will who never allowed personal sentiments to interfere with his duties to the nation. His country was his first love and in the words of his daughter, ‘To the last, he was thinking of the nation.‘

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Issued by India

Issued on Dec 13, 1997

Issued for : The Department of Posts is pleased to release a special commemorative stamp on Shri Hazari Prasad Dwivedi on the occasion of his birth anniversary.

Type : First Day Cover

Colour : Multi Colour

Denomination : 200 Paise

Overall size : 3.91 x 2.90 Cms.

Printing size : 3.55 x 2.54 Cms.

Perforation : 13 x 13

Paper : Indigenous un w/m Adhesive Gravure Coated Stamp Paper

Stamps Printed : 0.4 Million

Number per issue sheet : 35

Printing Process : Photogravure

Printer : India Security Press, Nasik

Name : Hazari Prasad Dwivedi

Born on Aug 19, 1907 at Dubey–ka–Chhapra village, Ballia district, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India

Died on May 19, 1979 at India

About : 

• Hazari Prasad Dwivedi was born in District Balia (U.P.) and keeping with family tradition got his early education in Sanskrit. In 1930 he passed the Inter-mediate and Acharya Examination in Astrology from Banaras Hindu University. From 1940 to 1950 he was the Director of Hindi Bhavan in Vishvabharti (West Bengal). He came in close contact with Rabindranath Tagore during his stay in Shantiniketan. It is said that the deep faith in the human spirit which is developed and later manifested in his writings took roots under the influence of Tagore.
• He was appointed a member of the first Official Language Commission in the year 1955 and was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1957. In 1960, he was offered the post of Professor and head of the Department of Hindi by the Punjab University, Chandigarh, a post which he held almost till his retirement. However, a little before retirement he came back to the Banaras Hindu University as its rector and ultimately chaired the U.P. Hindi Academy.
• He made an effort to analyse Hindi literature in the context of Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit and Apabhransha literature and also as a natural development of composite Indian thought. He believed that the basic concern of great literature should be to uphold human values and this can only be achieved by keeping in mind the broad base of unified stream of humanity and not limit it to the elitist sensibility. Therefore, in all his writings whether on a particular period or a poet, Dwivediji based his conclusion primarily on this concern for human values. He wrote an essay on the theme “Human being is the goal of all human activity including literature”. ‘Hindi sahitya ki bhumika’ is his most significant work as his basic principles and approach to literature are manifested in this work.
• In his four lectures compiled under the heading ‘Hindi sahitya ka adikal’, he has reinterpreted the new discoveries and researches in a manner that necessitated a fresh enquiry into the history of Hindi literature.
• “Banabhatta ki Atmakatha” which was followed by Punarnava and others like ‘Charuchandralekh’ Anamdas ka Potha also initiates a prose style, not commonly used even for historical themes. He offers lengthy descriptions in an ornate prose style, which evokes a historical panorama. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi annual prize for his collection of essays ‘Alok Parva’ in 1973.
• Credits : Encyclopedia of Indian Literature Vol. II by Nirmala Jain, Sahitya Academy, New Delhi.

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Issued by India

Issued on Nov 23, 1997

Issued for : The Department of Posts is pleased to issue a commemorative postage stamp on the occasion of “World Convention on Reverence for all Life”.

Design : The stamp design is based on the logo of the Convention. It depicts the globe with the continents in green symbolizing the fecundity of nature, and its enormous bounty. The concept of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” is defined through images of various forms of life, superimposed on the landscape. The design is very simple but extremely effective in the message it tries to convey.

Type : Stamp, Mint Condition

Colour : Multi Colour

Denomination : 400 Paise

Overall size : 3.91 x 2.90 cms.

Printing size : 3.55 x 2.54 cms.

Perforation : 13 x 13

Paper : Indegenous un w/m Adhesive Gravure Coated Stamp Paper in sheets 50.8 x 53.5 cms.

Stamps Printing : 0.7 Million

Number per issue sheet :35

Printing Process : Photogravure

Printer : India Security Press, Nasik

About : 

• The World Convention on “Reverence for all Life“, held at Pune, India from 22^nd to 24^th November, 1997, aims to commemorate and glorify the ancient Indian concept of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam‘ (all creation is one family). The Convention was decided to be held in the year India celebrates 50 years of independence, as a tribute to the nation.
• There is a growing conviction today that the maladies and tragedies of the world we live in can be remedied through a sustained effort in creating an awareness of “UNITY OF LIFE“. One eternal force alone manifests as the mineral, the plant, the bird/animal and the human. In developing due reverence for all life alone lies the secret of human joy and prosperity.
• The objective of the Convention is to rekindle the flame of compassion towards mother earth, the plant and animal kingdom, to create an awareness for an urgent need to harmonise human life with Universal environment, to promote vegetarianism, to launch a programme for cessation of cruelty to animals/birds and to formulate a charter of animal rights and man’s duties to the animal world.
• During the convention the themes discussed was based on the philosophical and spiritual aspects, vegetarianism and health, socio-economic aspects, vegetarianism and ecology, traditional myths and current beliefs and why Reverence for all Life.
• Text : Based on the material supplied by “World Convention on Reverence for All Life” Secretariat.

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Issued by India

Issued on Nov 14, 1997

Issued for : The Department of Posts is happy to be associated with the observance of his special day by issuing a special postage stamp on this day every year. As we celebrate the 50^th anniversary of India’s independence, the Department of Posts is also proud to pay homage to Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru and his contribution to the building of modern India.

Design : The stamp this year depicts Nehru and child focussing on his image as ‘Chacha Nehru‘ and underlining his love and deep commitment to the well-being of children.

The First Day Cover depicts a painting by Shaly Bhattacharya selected from a painting competition conducted among anganwadi children and supplied by the Department of Women and Child Development.

Credits :
Stamp : Press Information Bureau
FDC : Department of Women and Child Development

Type : Stamp, Postal Used

Colour : Multicolour

Denomination : 200 Paise

Overall size : 3.91 x 2.90 cms.

Printing size : 3.55 x 2.54 cms.

Perforation : 13 x 13

Paper : Imported un w/m Adhesive Gravure Coated Stamp Paper in reels 47 cms width

Stamps Printed : 0.7 Million

Number per issue sheet : 35

Printing Process : Photogravure

Printer : India Security Press, Nasik

About : 

• 14^th November the birth anniversary of India‘s first Prime Minister, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru is celebrated every year as the universal children’s day. Panditji love children and his birth anniversary is rightly declared to the children of the country to remind us of what he said : “The process of building men and women depends very considerable on what is done to its children. It is therefore of high importance that we pay attention to the well being and growth of children“.
• Panditji was not only our first Prime Minister but also the builder of modern India. His dream was “to build the house of India‘s future, strong and secure and beautiful …………” (Discovery of India) “…………we have to build the noble mansion of free India where all her children may dwell” (excerpt from speech delivered in the Constituent Assembly on 14^th August, 1947). His vision of India was a country with scientific temper, a strong and vibrant economy with an advanced industrial infrastructure. To achieve this grand vision he introduced planning as an instrument of national, economic and social development. A planned approach to child welfare began with formulation of first Five Year Plan and developed into the national policy for children in 1974 laying down the guiding principles for child welfare. The National Policy for Children (1974) described children as “primarily important asset” re-affirming our constitutional obligation to the children, assigning priorities to different needs of children and for responding to those needs in an holistic manner.
• India is a signatory to the world declaration of the survival, protection and development of children. In order to implement the world summit goals, a national plan of action has been prepared by the Department of Women and Child Development, to address health and formal welfare related activities, removal of gender discrimination and special protection for economically, socially and physically disadvantaged groups. In the 50 years since India achieved independence, much has been done to redeem the pledge made to the future generations of India.
• The observance of Children’s Day helps us to renew our commitment to our social and moral responsibilities towards the need and right of the children.
• Text : India‘s Struggle for Independence; Discovery of India.

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