Issued by India

Issued on Dec 27, 2011

Issued for : Madan Mohan Malaviya, as rightly summed up by Jawaharlal Nehru, was a giant among men, and one of the foundation-layers of Indian nationalism. The Department of Posts remembers this great son of India in gratitude for the services rendered to the nation and issues a postage stamp to commemorate his 150^th birth anniversary.

Credits :
Stamp/FDC : Sankha Samant
Cancellation : Alka Sharma

Type : Stamp, Mint Condition

Colour : Multi colour

Denomination : 500 Paise

Stamps Printed : 0.3 Million

Printing Process : Wet Offset

Printer : ISP Nashik

Name : Madan Mohan Malaviya

Born on Dec 25, 1861 at Allahabad, North-West Provinces, British India [now in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh]

Died on Nov 12, 1946 at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

About : 

• Madan Mohan Malaviya was a multifaceted personality, remembered not just for his contributions to the freedom struggle, but also to education, journalism and social reform.
  
• Born in Allahabad on December 25,1861 to a family respected for their scholarship, Madan Mohan was a diligent student during his years of school and university education. He came to be widely known when as a spirited youth concerned about the future of his country, he delivered a moving speech at the Congress session in Calcutta in 1886. He returned to Allahabad and started a journalistic career as the editor of the Hindi weekly, the Hindustan. He also edited another weekly, the Indian Union.
  
• Malaviya participated in the annual Congress sessions regularly from 1886, and steadily acquired the status of a leader and an opinion maker. As his visibility in public life increased, he was elected to the Provincial Legislative Council in 1902 and to the Imperial Legislative Council in 1909. Through his articulation of the Indian situation on important issues like free and compulsory primary education, prohibition of recruitment of Indian indentured labour to British colonies and nationalization of railways, he came to be reckoned as one of the important members of the Imperial Council. Even while being a strong supporter of the Congress he founded the Hindu Mahasabha in 1906 the objective of which was not sectarian, but to oppose the “divide and rule” policy of the British Government. Malaviya‘s untiring zeal for public service led to his wide acceptance within the Congress as a man of substance, and he was elected President of the Indian National Congress in 1909. He went on to hold that position on three more occasions, in 1918,1932 and 1933.
  
• The Benaras Hindu University (BHU), founded by Malaviya at Varanasi in 1916 stands testimony to his keen interest in the education of the mind and the spirit. The importance that he attached to the economic development of the country made him combine the teaching of science and technology with that of religion. BHU today is one of the largest residential universities in the world, with nearly twenty thousand students, which includes 2500 research scholars and 650 foreign students from 34 countries.
  
• Malaviya was committed to the need for social change and reform in the country. He spoke strongly against the injustice done to the depressed classes and favoured raising the status of women in society. Malaviya was one of the earliest to appreciate the role of newspapers, particularly in Indian languages, in the education of the public. The journals started by him include the Abhyudaya and the Maryada in Hindi, and the Leader in English. He was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hindustan Times from 1924 to 1946.
  
• Between 1924 to 1930, he played an active legislative role as a Member of the Central Legislative Assembly. As one of the leading lights of the freedom struggle, he was imprisoned by the British rulers twice during the Civil Disobedience Movement, between 1930 to 1932. Malaviya was one of the delegates to the second Round Table Conference in London in 1931, but returned dissatisfied with the approach of the British government. Though known for his gentleness and humility, Malaviya was firm on issues where principles were involved. He had the courage to express differences even with the Mahatma, for example, In matter of boycott of schools and colleges. He resigned from Congress Parliamentary Board in 1934 on the question of communal award.
  
• Text : P.N. Ranjit Kumar (Based on the inputs furnished by the proponent).

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Issued by India

Issued on Dec 26, 2011

Issued for : India Post pays homage to this mathematical genius by issuing a commemorative postage stamp.

Credits :
Stamp/FDC : Brahm Prakash
Cancellation : Alka Sharma

Type : Stamp, Mint Condition

Colour : Multi colour

Denomination : 500 Paise

Stamps Printed : 0.3 Million

Printing Process : Wet Offset

Printer : Security Printing Press, Hyderabad

Name : Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan

Born on Dec 22, 1887 at Erode, Tamil Nadu, India

Died on Apr 26, 1920  at Kumbakonam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

About : 

• Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) belongs to the pantheon of great mathematicians of India whose lineage stretches back at least 25 centuries, and whose contributions to the development of mathematical sciences have often been pioneering and revolutionary.
• Ramanujan was born in Erode in Tamil Nadu, on December 22, 1887. Later his family moved to Kumbakonam, a town about 160 kms from Chennai where he did his schooling. Ramanujan‘s life took a definitive turn towards mathematics when he was 15 years old, when he came across an old mathematics manual “Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics” 2. Vol. (1880-86) by George Shoobridge Carr. The book was written in an open style, which allowed Ramanujan to teach himself.
• Ramanujan was unemployed for a long time and lack of sufficient means of livelihood haunted him in his early youth. His marriage in 1909 prompted him to seek a permanent employment, and after some struggle he obtained a clerical post with the Madras Port Trust at Chennai.
• Meanwhile, Ramanujan‘s mathematical work continued vigorously, covering areas like Bernoulli numbers, hypergeometric series, elliptic functions etc. Ramanujan also began to pose and solve problems in the Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society. His research paper on Bernoulli numbers published in the Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society in 1911 was well received, and he gained recognition for the originality and brilliance of his work. Lack of university education was no more a handicap, as he became known in academic circles as a mathematical genius.
• With recognition came a scholarship from the University of Madras. Ramanujan had started corresponding through some well wishers with mathematicians in England regarding his studies and research. One of them, Godfrey H Hardy became keenly interested in his work and went on to have a significant influence on his life. Ramanujan travelled to England in 1914 under a grant from Trinity College, Cambridge, where an extraordinary collaboration started between him and Hardy. Though his health was a persistent irritant, he continued his work and published papers in reputed journals in England and other parts of Europe.
• Ramanujan had an instinctive knowledge of mathematics, most of which he had worked out by himself. He had only the vaguest idea, however, of what constitutes a mathematical proof. Some of his theorems on the theory of prime numbers, though brilliant, were completely wrong. But his mastery of certain areas of mathematics, it was widely accepted, was unequaled by any contemporary mathematician. In 1918 he became the first Indian to be elected to the Royal Society of London. He was also elected a Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge, the same year.
• Ramanujan‘s health had worsened during his stay in England. In 1917 he contacted tuberculosis. He returned to India in 1919 but despite medical treatment, did not survive for long. He breathed his last on April 26, 1920, in Kumbakonam.
• Text : P.N. Ranjit Kumar (Based on the input furnished by the proponent).

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Issued by India

Issued on Dec 23, 2011

Issued for : The Department of Posts joins the celebrations of completion of 100 academic years of CSMMU by issuing a postage stamp to commemorate the occasion.

Credits :
Stamp/FDC & Cancellation : Alka Sharma

Type : Stamp, Mint Condition

Colour : Multi colour

Denomination : 500 Paise

Stamps Printed : 0.4 Million (Including 0.1 Million for proponent)

Printing Process : Wet–Offset

Printer : ISP Nasik

About : 

• The Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow (formerly King George’s Medical College), one among the premier institutions of medical education in the country, completes a century of academic activities in 2011.
• In the early years of the 20^th century, the gross inadequacy of medical and healthcare facilities available to the citizens of the United Provinces was strongly felt by the local community and its leaders.
• The aspirations of the local people and their spirited pursuit of the same was finally fructified on 26^th December 1905, when the Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone of the proposed medical college during his visit to India. The medical college was named after King George-V. The first batch of 31 students was admitted on 1^st October 1911, even before the formal opening, which finally took place on 25^th January, 1912.
• The Hospital Wing of the college, named King George‘s Hospital, was formally Inaugurated on 10^th January 1914 by Lord Hardinge, the then Viceroy. The medical degree of the King George‘s Medical College (KGMC) was granted recognition by the general council of medical education and registration of the United Kingdom in the year 1914 itself. Medical professionals of repute like Major W. Selby, a professor of surgery and Major G.A. Sprawson, a professor of medicine ensured that KGMC’s initial developments were on sound foundations.
• Formation of a hospital for women in 1932, Kasturba T B Clinic and Hospital in 1948, a full-fledged dental college in 1949, the Gandhi Memorial Hospital in 1951, and setting up of the new block 51 bed children’s Hospital in 1955 were important landmarks in the development of the Medical College. After 1951, the Hospital wing of the College came to be called Gandhi Memorial & Associated Hospital.
• The Medical College was upgraded into a Medical University in 2002. In the year 2007 the institution was rechristened Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU), Lucknow.
• The hospital complex is spread over an area of 88,000 sq. mts. and has about 2500 beds with occupancy of 90% to 100%. Speciality services are available in almost all the branches of medicine. The latest, in the series of advancements is the Centenary Hospital, a state of the art centre for clinical excellence, which became functional in 2011. Only a nominal amount is charged from patients for admission to the hospital for the investigations and medical procedures. The institution has more than 350 faculty members to fulfil the need of teaching, training, research, and patient care. At present, the medical services are supported by 43 departments. CSMMU caters to about 6 to 6.5 lac patients in a year.
• This august institution produces about 250 students of MBBS, 70 students of BDS, 174 of specialization and about 25-30 students of super specialization every year.
• Text : P.N. Ranjit Kumar (Based on the inputs furnished by the proponent).

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Issued by India

Issued on Dec 20, 2011

Issued for : Despite the challenges and limitations, the ASI is serving the country credibly. On the occasion of its completing 150 years of existence, the Department of Posts commemorates the event with the issue of a set of two postage stamps.

Credits :
Stamp/FDC : Kamleshwar Singh
Cancellation : Alka Sharma 

Type : Miniature Sheet, Mint Condition

Colour : Multi colour

Denomination : 500 & 2000 Paise

Stamps Printed : 0.4 Million each (0.1 Million each to proponent)

Miniature Sheet : 0.1 Million

Printing Process : Wet Offset

Printer : SPP Hyderabad

About : 

• Archaeology, even as it engages with the human past, is a modern pursuit that fosters productive harmony between the society and its heritage. Learning from the peoples of the past and their relationships with the environment is nowhere more relevant than in India, a continent like country with its bewildering diversities and contradictions, and which is often described as living simultaneously in different centuries.
• The task of protecting the cultural heritage of the nation has been entrusted to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), an organization functioning under the Department of Culture of the Government of India. Activities of the ASI include archaeological research, scientific analysis, excavation of archaeological sites, conservation of protected monuments and areas of national importance, maintenance of the museums and regulation of legislation related to antiquities and art treasures.
• Archaeological investigations in India began towards the end of eighteenth century, the initial efforts having been inspired by the accounts of travellers who visited this wonder land, till then little known. The arrival of Sir William Jones and the subsequent formation of the Asiatic Society in 1784 gave a major fillip to the discipline. These early archaeological initiatives culminated in the setting up of the ASI in 1861. Legendary archaeologists like Alexander Cunningham, John Marshall and Mortimer Wheeler contributed to the emergence of the Survey as a respected and professionally competent organization.
• The distribution of archaeological landmarks in India is balanced in time and space. They are from different ages, and spread throughout the length and breadth of the country. The ASI has been conscious of the fact that each monument mirrors the power of assimilation and the traits of Indian soil and cultures emerging out of it. It has internalized the duty assigned to it, that of preserving such a heritage for future generations. The heritage sites and monuments under ASI’s charge are of an immense variety, and include palaces, temples, mosques, churches, monasteries, stupas, step-wells, megaliths, pillars, kos minars, tombs, cemeteries, rock shelters with prehistoric paintings and rock-cut caves, belonging to prehistoric, protohistoric, historic, medieval and colonial periods. These monuments and sites are located in different climatic zones, ranging from the snow-bound heights of the Himalayas to coastal areas of tropical weather.
• The ASI is, at times, called upon to face challenges of complex nature requiring special efforts with regard to the preservation of cultural heritage, when development programmes are in progress. Such development schemes include construction of dams and hydro-electric projects, establishment of large industries, urban development projects etc., which could endanger the monuments. In the recent past, village population gradually moving to the cities and towns for better subsistence has posed problems to the monuments to a great extent. Instances of encroachment at the protected monuments and large scale construction of buildings of commercial and residential nature have posed threats to their very existence.
• Text : P.N. Ranjit Kumar (Based on the inputs furnished by the proponent).

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Issued by India

Issued on Dec 19, 2011

Issued for : India Post is happy to issue a Postage Stamp to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Goa Liberation.

Credits :
Stamp/FDC : Kamleshwar Singh
Cancellation : Alka Sharma

Type : Stamp, Mint Condition

Colour : Multi colour

Denomination : 500 Paise

Stamps Printed : 0.3 Million

Printing Process : Wet Offset

Printer : ISP Nashik

About : 

• The Portuguese advent in India gained momentum in 1510, with the invasion of the Western coast line and annexation of a few colonies including Goa. Though the people of Goa were peace loving they resented Portuguese occupation of their territory and the accompanying reprisal measures. They sought liberation. The first spark of the freedom movement was ignited by the Ranes when Dipaji Rane spearheaded a revolt in 1852. Another one followed in 1885, led by Dada Rane. The last rebellion took place in 1912, and the leaders at the forefront Morya Sawant, Jill Sawant and their companion Cutodio (Quistulo) were killed due to treachery. In all, there were 14 rebellions by Ranes but all of them were crushed. Consequently, activities of the freedom movement were shifted beyond the borders of Goa.
• Many organisations like National Congress Goa, Azad Gamantak Dal, United Front of Goans, Goa Liberation Council, Goan People’s Party, Quit Goa Organization and Goa Vimochan Sahayak Samiti were formed. Some believed in armed struggle. They infiltrated into Goa and attacked Portuguese troops and their supply positions.
• On 18^th June 1946 people assembled under the leadership of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia to defy the curbs on civil liberties and chart out the future course of action towards freedom and democracy. A seminar on Portuguese colonialism was held in New Delhi in October 1961 in which the leaders from Africa called upon Jawahar Lal Nehru, the then Prime Minister to lead the struggle of liberating Portuguese colonies. At the end of the seminar there was a public meeting in Mumbai during which the Prime Minister declared : “We have to think afresh now because of the happenings in Goa. In the last three months, cases of torture have come to our notice besides terror that is spread there by the Portuguese. We will have to adopt other means to solve the problems. Goa will soon be free“.
• The Indian Army, assisted by Air Force and Navy, launched an armed action code named “Operation Vijay” on 18^th December 1961. The liberation of Goa from Portuguese occupation was completed on 19^th December 1961. On 20^th June 1962, the status of Union Territory was conferred upon Goa, Daman and Diu. In the opinion poll that took place during 1967, people of Goa firmly voted to retain their separate identity, rejecting merger with the State of Maharashtra. Finally, on 30^th May 1987, Goa was accorded statehood and Daman and Diu were bifurcated and accorded the status of Union Territory.
• Goa is situated along the Konkan coast of India. It has a coastline of 105 km, Six rivers, namely Mandovi, Zuari, Sal, Terekhol, Chaporaand, Talpona flow through the State. The climate of Goa is generally pleasant and equitable throughout the year. The beaches of Goa attract tourists from all over the world.
• Text : Based on the material provided by the proponent.

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Issued by India

Issued on Dec 19, 2011

Issued for : India Post is happy to issue a Commemorative Postage Stamp on the occasion of President’s Fleet Review at Mumbai.

Credits :
Stamp/FDC : Sankha Samanta
Cancellation : Alka Sharma

Type : Stamps, Mint Condition

Color : Multi color

Denomination : 500 Paise each

Stamps Printed : 0.3 Million Each

Printing Process : Wet Offset

Printer : Security Printing Press, Hyderabad

About : 

• Naval Fleet Reviews are ceremonial occasions traditionally held by Navies the world over to showcase their prowess. The Review is a grand and formal occasion when all operational naval vessels and aircrafts are spruced up in a spirit of loyalty and allegiance to the nation and the Supreme Commander. The President’s Fleet Review is a symbolic display of a nation’s maritime capabilities and prowess. It is meant to convey to the Supreme Commander and to the nation that the country’s maritime forces are fighting fit and ready to meet any challenge.
  
• In India too, it is a time honoured tradition that the President of India, as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, reviews the Naval Fleet once during her/his tenure. Nine such reviews have taken place since independence.
  
• For the reviews, participating units, which include warships, submarines, auxiliary vessels, Coast Guard ships, etc. are anchored in formation in precise columns. The President of India embarks on a naval vessel designated as the ‘Presidential Yacht‘ and reviews all the ships by cruising past them. Simultaneously, naval aircrafts of the Naval Air Arm fly past in a salute overhead.
  
• Text : Based on the material provided by the proponent.

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Issued by India

Issued on Dec 14, 2011

Issued for : India Post is happy to issue a commemorative postage stamp on ‘Kavi Pradeep’.

Credits :
Stamp/FDC/Cancellation : Alka Sharma

Type : Stamp, Mint Condition

Colour : Multi colour

Denomination : 500 Paise

Stamps Printed : 0.3 Million

Printing Process : Photogravure

Printer : ISP Nashik Road

Name : Ramchandra Narayanji Dwivedi

Born on Feb 6, 1915 at Badnagar, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India

Died on Dec 11, 1998 at Mumbai, India

About : 

• Ramchandra Narayanji Dwivedi, also known as ‘Kavi Pradeep’, was born on 6^th February 1915 in a middle class family in the small town of Badnagar, in Madhya Pradesh. He had a deep passion for writing both prose and poetry in Hindi. While pursuing graduation from the University of Lucknow, he attended Kavi Sammelans, rendering Hindi poetry in his inimitable style. It was during this time he changed his name to ‘Pradeep‘.
• After his graduation he moved over to Bombay (Mumbai) where he started writing film songs. Most of the songs penned by him were extremely popular for their patriotic content : ‘Aao Bacchon Tumhe Dikhayein’, ‘Insaan Ka Insasn Se Ho Bhaichara‘, ‘Chal Chal Re Naujawan‘, ‘Door Hato Ai Duniya Walon‘, ‘Dedi Hamein Azadi Bina Khadag Bina Dhal‘ were some very popular songs written by him.
• Kavi Pradeep believed in writing songs with a purpose and in a simple language. In 1962, during the Indo-China War, the sacrifice and bravery of Major Shaitan Singh touched his heart deeply. Inspired by his exemplary courage he wrote a very moving song ‘Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon‘ (O people of my country), it was rendered by melody queen Lata Mangeshkar to pay tribute to our soldiers in function where it moved then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to tears.
• During his life time he penned 1,700 songs for more than 85 Hindi films, most of the songs embellished with a patriotic fervor. Kavi Pradeep was one of the legendary Hindi film lyricists who won several awards such as ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Award’. He was conferred with Sant Gyaneshwar Award, Chhatrapati Shivaji Award and was also awarded by the Sangeet Natak Academy.
• He passed away on 11^th December 1998.
• Text : Based on the text provided by the proponent.

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Issued by India

Issued on Dec 6, 2011

Issued for : India Post is happy to issue a Commemorative Postage Stamp on ‘The Smile Train – Cleft Surgery’.

Credits :
Stamp/FDC : Suresh Kumar
Cancellation : Alka Sharma

Type : Stamp, Mint Condition

Colour : Multi colour

Denomination : 500 Paise

Stamps Printed : 0.3 Million

Printing Process : Wet offset

Printer : I.S.P. Nashik

About : 

• A gap in the upper lip is called a cleft. This is one of the commonest forms of birth defects among humans. It is estimated that one child in every 700 born are afflicted with this defect.
• Any birth defect is tragic and painful. A cleft results in extreme facial deformity. The child is unable to eat or speak properly and often other difficulties, such as hearing impairment accompany a cleft. If untreated the child is left helpless and condemned to lead life as a social outcast. However this is one of the few birth defects that can be easily corrected by surgical repair that could take as little as 45 minutes. Yet due to ignorance and poverty, over 60% clefts remain untreated in poor under developed countries.
• The Smile Train is a global charity organization reaching out to millions of children suffering from cleft defects and deformities. The Smile Train began in 1999, with one surgery in China performed by a local medical team, and has since grown into the largest cleft organization in the world. To date, over 2,25,000 surgeries have been sponsored by the Smile Train. Its overriding goal is to make safe and quality treatment of cleft lip and palate accessible free of cost to millions of children in developing countries who can not afford it. The charity operates only with local doctors, and tries to bring to self-sufficiency through free training and education.
• The Smile Train has already trained more than 1100 doctors, and sponsored more than 1,60,000 surgeries in India. The aim of the Smile Train is not just to put smiles on the faces of kids that have never known one, but to give them a second chance in life.
• Text : Based on the text provided by the proponent.

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Issued by India

Issued on Nov 25, 2011

Issued for : The Grand Lodge in India is celebrating its Golden Jubilee in November. India Post is happy to issue a commemorative postage stamp on ‘Grand Lodge of India‘ on the occasion of its Golden jubilee.

Credits :
Stamp/FDC : Sankha Samanta
Cancellation : Alka Sharma

Type : Stamp, Mint condition

Colour : Multi Colour

Denomination : 500 Paise

Stamps Printed : 0.4 Million

Printing Process : Wet Offset

Printer : I.S.P. Nashik

About : 

• Freemasonry is one of the world’s largest and oldest secular fraternal organization promoting the principle of the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man. Its universal motto is spreading “Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth” which teaches secularism, respect, tolerance for all religions and belief in a Supreme Being, without reference to any religion. Freemasonry is an apolitical society encouraging charity and the practice of the moral virtues of Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence, Justice and extending the hand of fellowship and providing relief to those in distress.
• The exact date of origination of Freemasonry though not available but its present form originated in England in 1717. Freemasonry society in India was established in 1729 at Kolkata. The Indian Freemason society has more than 20,000 members. Its membership consists of a cross section of society drawn from all walks of life, who meet on an equal footing. The Masonic Lodge is the unit which a member joins as a Freemason. The apex body of Freemasonry is called ‘the Grand Lodge‘.
• On its origination, the lodges in India functioned under the aegis of Grand Lodges of England, Scotland and Ireland. After the Independence Lodges in India decided to constitute a sovereign body of Freemasonry and accordingly the Grand Lodge of India  was consecrated on 24^th November, 1961 at New Delhi.
• Some of the prominent Indian Freemasons include Swami Vivekananda, Sh. Motilal Nehru, Sh. C. Rajagopalachari and Sh. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed to name a few.
• Text : Based on the material provided by the proponent.

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Issued by India

Issued on Nov 14, 2011

Issued for : Department of Posts is proud to release a set of postage stamps designed by children.

Design : This year we are presenting the collection of prize winning entries, at the national level on a set of two stamps, Minisheet, First Day Cover. The paintings by ad seriatim are by: 1. Shreeraksha, V Class, Karnataka, 2. A. Priya Dharsini, V Class, Tamil Nadu, 3. Riya Dutta, IV Class, H.P., 4. Ashik Purushotham, Vlll Class, Kerala, 5. Jayashree Sahu, Vlll Class, Orissa, 6. Rangoli Pandey, VII Class, U.P., 7. Shubham Sahu, X Class C.G, 8. Nishi Bordia, IX Class, M.P., 9. Jai Surya P, IX Class, Kerala. Each painting is a message in itself with the plea to all of us that saving the tiger will save our eco system for the generations to come.

Credits :
Stamp, FDC, Miniature sheet & Cancellation : Alka Sharma

Type : Miniature Sheet, Mint Condition

Colour : Multi colour

Denomination : 500 & 2000 Paise

Stamps Printed : 0.3 Million Each

Miniature Sheet : 0.1 Million

Printing Process : Wet offset

Printer : I.S.P. Nashik

About : 

• Each year the Department of Posts brings out special postage stamp on Children’s Day to mark the birth anniversary of India‘s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 14^th November.
  
• India Post, to create awareness on the tigers which are one of the most endangered species in the world and also on the verge of extinction, conducted ‘Design a Stamp’ contest with the theme to save “The Tiger” on 12.12.2010 as one of the special events of INDIPEX 2011.
  
• Children through their paintings had highlighted the critical areas that have caused the drastic decline of tiger population in India in a creative way.

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