1976, 3 Sept, Srimati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women's University 60th Anniversary India 25 NP MN H

1976, Srimati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women's University 60th Anniversary  

1976, 3 Sept, Srimati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women's

 University 60th Anniversary India 25 NP  MN H

Text:: INDIA Srimati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women's University 1916 -1976
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Stamp Issue Date	:	03/09/1976
Postage Stamp Denomination	:	0.25
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0820
Postal Stamp Name	:	WOMEN

Philatelic Stamp Description	:	The design of the stamp depicts the building of S.N.D.T. Women's University.
Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Stamp Overall Size	:	3.34 X 2.88 cms
Postal Stamp Print Size	:	2.987 x 2. cms.
Number of Stamps Per Sheet	:	42
Stamp Perforations	:	14 x 13,1/
Postal Stamp Shape	:	Diagonal
Postage Stamp Paper	:	Unwatermarked adhesive stamp paper
Indian Stamp Process	:	Photogravure
Number of stamps printed	:	30,00,000
Stamp Printed At	:	India Security Press
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Violet

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THIS ISSUE COMMEMORATES STAMPS THE DIAMOND JUBILEE OF S.N.D.T. UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN.FOUNDED IN 1916 BY DR.D.K.KARVE. THIS IS THE PIONEER INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN’S EDUCATION IN INDIA.

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The year 1916 marked the beginning of a new era in the history of omen's higher education in India. In that year, Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve started, with just four students, the Indian Women's University at Hingne, near Poona. In a society governed by age-old customs and out-dated attitudes towards women, an institution of this type as bound to face social and economic difficulties. Fortunately, in 1920 Sir Vithaldas Thackersey, impressed by the pioneering work of Dr. Karve, made a contribution of Rs. 15 lakhs to this institution to commemorate the memory of his mother. Thereafter, the University cam eto be known as Shreemati Nathabai Damodar Thackersey Indian Women's University. The headquarters of the University were shifted to Bombay in 1936. The University continued to grow providing higher education to more and more women. In 1951, the University received statutory recognition and since then its progress has been accelerated. Today, with faculties of Arts, Social Science, Fine Arts, Home Science, Education, Nursing and Library Science, the University has become a unique center of higher education not only in our country but in the world  It has now 22 affiliated and conducted colleges, 3 campuses, more than 20,000 students and 600 faculty members. while taking these strides, the University has maintained its experimental focus by providing instruction in mother-tongue, by permitting and encouraging external students and by providing professional and job-oriented courses to meet the needs of omen in the fast-changing world. The University has started a Polytechnic at Juhu in July, 1976, ith 2 branches, viz., Medical Technology and Commercial and Secretarial Practices. The University's awareness of the response to the needs of the times is also reflected in two other areas, viz., establishment of the Department of Continuing Education and starting of Research Unit of Women's Studies. The University will soon be adding the faculties of Pure Science, Social Work and Commerce to its other faculties and will be focusing attention on interdisciplinary inter-departmental programmes drawing resources from its various departments. In retrospect, the University can be said to have played a significant role in spreading the light of knowledge among omen and taking up at various stages newer areas for providing greater access to women for higher education. The Posts and Telegraphs Department feels privileged to bring out a special postage stamp to mark the Diamond Jubilee of this pioneer institution.

Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University (SNDT) is a women's university in the city of Mumbai, India. The university headquarters are situated at Churchgate in South Mumbai, while the main campus is in Santacruz–Juhu area of Mumbai. SNDT has three campuses: two in Mumbai and one in Pune. Being a university it has colleges in parts of Maharashtra,Gujarat, Assam, and Goa, as well.

The year 1896 marked the beginning of a new era in the history of women’s education in India when Dhondo Keshav Karveestablished an ashram for widows and helpless women at Hingne near Pune. He realized that to make these women self-sufficient, -reliant and -confident, schooling was essential at the ashram. Karve launched a programme of schooling there, which latter became a regular school for girls and women. In a society governed by age-old customs and conservative attitudes towards women, an institution of this type was bound to face social and economic difficulties. He had a dream of establishing a women’s university. His friends sent him a booklet on the Japan Women's University in Tokyo. In December 1915 Karve, in his presidential address to the National Social Reform Congress in Bombay, announced his decision to shape his dream into reality. On 2 July 1916 the first college started with the enrollment of five students; it gradually took shape as a women’s university. Karve did not wait for the government permission for funds.

The vision of Maharashi Karve and the foresight of Sir Vithaldas Thackersey led to the establishment of the first women’s university in India. Recognizing the pioneering work of Karve, Thackersey made a generous contribution of Rs. 15 lakh to commemorate the memory of his mother, Nathibai. In 1920 the university was named Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s

1976, 9th Sept, Bharatendu Harischandra ( Writer ) - Commemoration 25 NP MN H

1976,  Bharatendu Harischandra ( Writer ) 

Bharatendu Harischandra ( Writer ) - Commemoration 25 NP 9th Sept 1976 MN H

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Stamp Issue Date	:	09/09/1976
Postage Stamp Denomination	:	0.25
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0821
Postal Stamp Name	:	HARISHCHANDRA (POET)
Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Multicolour

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THIS STAMP PORTRAYS BHARATENDU HARISHCHANDRA (1850-1885),A PIONEER DRAMATIST AND WRITER OF HINDI LANGUAGE AND EXPONENT OF “KHARIBOLI” AS THE VEHICLE FOR POETRY.

Bharatendu Harishchandra (भारतेन्दु हरिश्चन्द्र) (September 9, 1850 – January 6, 1885) is known as the father of modern Hindi literature as well as Hindi theater.^[1][2]He is considered one of the greatest Hindi writers of modern India. A recognized poet, he was also a trend setter in Hindi prose-writing. As an author of several dramas,^[3]life sketches and travel accounts, Bharatendu Harishchandra represents the agonies of the people, country's poverty, dependency, inhuman exploitation, the unrest of the middle class and the urge for the progress of the country. He wrote under the pen name "Rasa".

Born in Banaras, Bharatendu Harishchandra's father Gopal Chandra was a poet. He wrote poems under the pseudonym Girdhar Das. Bharatendu's parents died when he was still young but they seem to have had an influence on him. Acharya Ramchandra Shukla has described how Bharatendu went to the Jagannath temple in Puri, Orissa with his family in 1865, when he was merely fifteen years of age.^[4] It was during this trip that he was influenced by the Bengal Renaissance and decided to bring the genres of social, historical, and Puranic plays and novels into Hindi. This influence reflected in his Hindi translation of the Bengali drama Vidyasundar, just three years later, in 1868.

Bharatendu devoted his life to the development of Hindi literature. In recognition of his services as a writer, patron and modernizer, the title of "Bharatendu" was conferred on him at a public meeting by scholars of Kashi in 1880. Reputed literary critic Ramvilas Sharma refers to the "great literary awakening ushered in under Bharatendu's leadership" as the "second story of the edifice of renascent Hindi," the first being the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Bharatendu Harishchandra was multi-faceted. He made major contributions in the field of journalism, drama, and poetry. He edited the magazines Kavi Vachan Sudha in 1868,In 1873 Harishchandra Magazine ,Harishchandra Patrika and Bal Vodhini.^[6]He was a member of the Chowdhury family of Varanasi belonging to the Agrawal community and his home there is still in use. His ancestors were landlords in Bengal.^[5] He had one daughter. He wrote the widely mentioned history of the Agrawalcommunity.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of India gives Bharatendu Harishchandra Awards since 1983 to promote original writings in Hindi mass communication.^[7]

His great granddaughter Pratibha Agarwal, (b. 1930), a Hindi writer, co-founded theatre group Anamika in Kolkata in 1955, with theater director Shyamanand Jalan, which played a pioneering role in the revival of Hindi theater and later remained director of Natya Sodha Sansthan.

1976, 15th Oct, Suryakant Tripathi Nirala ( Poet ) India- Birth Centenary 25nP MNH

1976,  Suryakant Tripathi  Nirala  ( Poet ) India  

Suryakant Tripathi Nirala ( Poet ) India - Birth Centenary 25 NP 15th Oct 1976 MNH

         Text                                   :  Suryakant Tripathi Nirala 25 NP India
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Stamp Issue Date	:	15/10/1976
Postage Stamp Denomination	:	0.25
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0830
Postal Stamp Name	:	SURYA KANT TRIPATHI (NIRALA)

Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Stamp Overall Size	:	3.91 X 2.90 cms
Postal Stamp Print Size	:	3.56 x 2.5 cms.
Number of Stamps Per Sheet	:	35
Stamp Perforations	:	13 x 13
Postal Stamp Shape	:	Diagonal
Postage Stamp Paper	:	Unwatermarked paper
Indian Stamp Process	:	Photogravure
Number of stamps printed	:	30,00,000
Stamp Printed At	:	India Security Press
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Blue Grey

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SURYAKANT TRIPATHI ‘NIRALA’{1896-1961),WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST HINDI POETS OF ALL TIMES AND PROPONENT OF THE CONCEPT OF FREE VERSE IN HINDI.THIS STAMP HONOURS THIS GREAT POET BY FEATURING HIS PROFILE.

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Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', one of the greatest Hindi poets of all times, was born on February 16, 1896. His father, Ram Sahai Tripathi, held double charge under the then kinng of Mahishadal in Bengal as a Police Officer and keeper of the State Treasury. His mother died hen he was hardly 3 years old. 'Nirala' had his formal education only uo to the 10th standard. However, he had already developed a great interest in Bengali, English, Sanskrit and Hindi literature  thanks to the rich Royal Library at Mahishadal. He also excelled in singing, wrestling  shooting and writing  It was during his adolescence that he was introduced to the poetry of Rabindranth Tagore ho inspired him to be a poet. 'Nirala' as married at the age of 15. His ife, Manorama Devi, was a great lover of Hindi and it as partly due to her inspiration that 'Nirala' started writing poetry in Hindi. 'Nirala' had a son and a daughter- the latter's death at the young age of 18 moved him to rite one of the greatest elegies in Hindi poetry- Saroj Smriti. 'Nirala's wife died in 1918. 'Nirala' as an independent man with a high sense of self-respect. He could not continue for long in Mahishadal and got interested in the teachings of Ramakrishna Paramahansa as ell as the National Movement for independence and the struggle for farmers and workers  He resigned from his job in 1920 and decided to live on writing alone. 'Nirala' had started writing in 1916 and already had such a finished poem as Juhi Ki Kali behind him. His first collection of verse Anamika was published in 1922. He was offered the editorship of the Mawala in 1923 which he edited with rare zealand insight. It as then that he started writing under the nom de plume 'Nirala'. The concept of "free verse" or blank verse as almost unknown in Hindi till then. 'Nirala' broke the bonds of rhyme and metre and in the face of almost universal antagonism championed the case of free verse in Hindi. He was ridiculed, boycotted and condemned for this, but he had such indomitable courage of his conviction that he lived to see free verse firmly established in Hindi. It would  hoever, be erroneous to supposee that he would not write in rhyme or metree. Many of his best poems follow the rules of traditional poetry as well. 'Nirala' was a restless spirit and he shifted from Calcutta to Varanasi and went back to his ancestral village Garharkola. From there he sent on to edit the Sudha at Lucknow and mature works like Geetika, Tulsidas (poetry), Alka and Apsara (novels) were written here. He left Lucknow in 1940 and staying briefly at Unnao, Allahabad and Varanasi, finally settled down in Allahabad. Though 'Nirala' is known primarily as a poet, he has few rivals in the field of prose. In his novels like Billesurebakariha and short stories like Chaturi Chamar and Sukul ki Bibi, he writes about struggling men and women of India in style that is bereft of ornamentation and is extremely powerful in its stark directness. 'Nirala's life as one of tragedies, struggle and chronic poverty. The poet in him refused to bow before any individual. 'Nirala' remain a fighter throughout his life and had to pay a heavy price for it. He died in Allahabad on October 15, 1961. While he was often on the verge of penury, he would give away whatever money he had and even cloths, to the poor around him. The Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department is happy to bring out a postage stamp in honour of this great son of India.

1976, 15th Sep, Sarat Chandra Chatterji (Writer) - Birth Centenary 25nP MNH

1976, 15th Sep, Sarat Chandra Chatterji (Writer) - Birth Centenary 25nP  MNH

Sarat Chandra Chatterji (Writer) - Birth Centenary 25 NP 15th Sept 1976 MNH

Text                               : Sarat Chandra Chatterji 25 NP  1976 

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Stamp Issue Date	:	15/09/1976
Postage Stamp Denomination	:	0.25
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0822
Postal Stamp Name	:	SARAT CHANDRA CHATTERJI

Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Stamp Overall Size	:	3.91 X 2.90 cms
Postal Stamp Print Size	:	3.56 x 2.5 cms.
Number of Stamps Per Sheet	:	35
Stamp Perforations	:	13 x 13
Postal Stamp Shape	:	Vertical
Postage Stamp Paper	:	Unwatermarked adhesive stamp paper
Indian Stamp Process	:	Photogravure
Number of stamps printed	:	30,00,000
Stamp Printed At	:	India Security Press
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Plum

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THIS STAMP WAS ISSUED IN COMMEMORATION OF THE BIRTH CENTENARY WAS SARAT CHANDRA CHATTERJEE (1876-1938), THE MOST DISTINGUISHED WRITER OF BENGALI.HIS PORTRAIT IS DEPICTED IN THIS STAMP.

Stamp Information	:	Sarat Chandra Chatterji, one of thee greatest writers India has produced, was born on September 15, 1876 at Debanandapur in Hooghly district. He spent his boyhood and youth at Bhagalpur. Sarat Chandra passed the Entrance Examination in 1894 but could not appear at the next higher examination as he could not pay the examination fees. For a while he wandered in the guise of a 'Sanyasi'. In In 1903 he went to Burma here he secured the job of a clerk in the office of the Examiner of Accounts. Sarat Chandra had begun to rite hen he as barely 19 but his earliest works were lost to oblivion. Some of his early works that survived and brought him fame later ere first published in a manuscript magazine, "Alo" (re-named "Chhaya"). One of his early works 'Baradidi' which was serialized in a leading magazine "Bharati" became immensely popular. The story 'Ramer Sumati' which he rote from Rangoon created a sensation and readers in Bengal realized that they had a ne literary genius in their midst. When Sarat Chandra's reputation as a writer got firmly established in Bengal, his friends urged him to resign his job at Rangoon and adopt literature as a profession. He returned to Calcutta, a novelist by profession. After living in Baje-Shibpur, Sarat Chandra Chatterji moved to Samta Ber in Howrah district where he lived in peace and security. His long struggle with poverty was over and he was back among his own people. There was a ceaseless flow of stories and novels from his pen. Sarat Chandra Chatterji became one of the most distinguished writers of India. Some of his great works are 'Palli Samaj', 'Cahritraheen', 'Shesh Prashna', 'Pather Dabi', 'Debdas' and 'Shrikanta' in four parts. Many of his works have been translated into various languages. He poured into his novels and stories the varied experience he had gathered in different parts of India and Burma. The most remarkable qualities of Sarat Chandra's art are directness and a sense of intimacy. His descriptions of rural life, of human joy and suffering appear to have been drawn from first-hand knowledge. He excelled in depiction of the plight of the downtrodden and the intricate feelings and emotions of the women folk. The language of his novels is set, lucid and appealing to human heart. Apart from his literary work, the contribution of Sarat Chandra Chatterji to society at large as no small achievement. He extended his sympathy and help to the suffering masses, to their needs and wants. He joined the 'Swaraj Movement' of the Indian National Congress, but at the same time he had full sympathy for the revolutionaries. Sarat Chandra Chatterji passed away on January 16, 1938 after a prolonged illness, deeply mourned by his countrymen. The Posts and Telegraphs Department feels privileged to bring out a special postage stamp in honour of this great son of India.

1976, 24th Sept. Maharaja Agrasen and Coins - Commemoration India 25 NP MN H

1976, 24th Sep . Maharaja Agrasen and Coins - Commemoration India 

Maharaja Agrasen and Coins Maharaja Agresen - Commemoration India 25 NP 

24th Sept 1976  MNH 

Text                                  : Maharaja Agrasen India 25 nP  1976 

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Stamp Issue Date	:	24/09/1976
Postage Stamp Denomination	:	0.25
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0824
Postal Stamp Name	:	MAHARAJA AGRASEN & COINS
Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Multicolour

Michel number:	690

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MAHARAJA AGRASEN WAS AN ENLIGHTENED KING OF ANCIENT INDIA.HE BELIEVED IN EQUALITY OF MAN AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO ALL.THE STAMP ISSUED IN HIS HONOUR. DEPICTS THE BUST OF THE KING AND OBVERSE AND REVERSE SIDES OF A COIN FOUND AT AGROHA,HARYANA.

Maharaja Agrasena was a legendary Indian king of Agroha in India, a city of traders, from whom the Agrawal community claims descent.^[1] He is credited with the establishment of a kingdom of traders in North India, and is known for his compassion in refusing to slaughter animals in yajnas. 

Legends and beliefs

Agrasen was a vysya king of the Solar Dynasty who adopted Vanika dharma for the benefit of his people.^[6][7] Literally, Agrawal means the "children of Agrasena" or the "people of Agroha", a city in ancient Kuru Panchala, near Hisar in Haryana regionsaid to be founded by Agrasena.^[8] Noted Hindi author Bharatendu Harishchandra(himself an Agrawal)^[9] wrote Agarwalon ki Utpatti (The origin of Agrawals) in 1871,^[10]based on an account in the Mahalaksmi Vrat Katha manuscript.^[11] According to this account, Maharaja Agrasena was a Suryavanshi Kshatriya king, born during the last stages of Dwapar Yuga in the Mahabharat epic era, he was contemporaneous to Lord Krishna. He was the eldest son of the King Ballabh of Pratapnagar. Agrasena fathered 18 children, from whom the Agrawal gotras came into being.

Agrasena attended the swayamvara of Madhavi, the daughter of the King Nagaraj. However, Indra, the God of Heaven and also the Lord of storms and rainfall, wanted to marry Madhavi, but she chose Agrasena as her husband. A furious Indra decided to take revenge by making sure that Pratapnagar did not receive any rain. As a result, a famine struck Agrasen's kingdom, who then decided to wage a war against Indra. Sage Narada was approached by Indra, who mediated peace between Agrasena and Indra.

According to Vachanakosha of Bulakhichand (1680 AD), Agar Rishi married a naga-kanya and had 18 children.^[12] A similar account is given in 1885 Bombay Presidency Gazetteer, Rishi Agrasena married 17 naga-kanyas.^[13]

Another belief^{[citation needed]} states King Agrasen to be the elder bother of Shoorsen Vrishni and elder grand father of Balarama and Krishna Vrishni of Mahabharata, descendant of King Yayati of Khandavprastha. It was built after several attacks faced from Jarasandh of Magadh in Mahabharata period. Agrohawas called as Agreya in its original period. King Agrasen made it capital of his state, a city in ancient Kuru Panchala, while his younger bother Shoorsen including Balarama and Shri Krishna decided to stay at Dwaraka.