On the occasion of the first death anniversary of the Lt. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani unveiled the commemorative stamp. General Soleimani was the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, killed in an attack outside Baghdad International Airport on 3rd January 2020.
Month: January 2021
Senior philatelist of Allahabad Mr. Ambrish Kumar prepared very unique Retirement covers in honor of two postal employees of Allahabad.Mr. Ram Sumer Pal(packer) and Mr. Shyamlal (postman) of Dhoomanganj post office ,Allahabad retired on 31st December 2020 after successful service. Mr. Ambrish prepared and gifted the covers to these postal workers .Covers are signed by […]
TCI XPS was established in 1996 as one of the foremost divisions of Transport Corporation of India (TCI), Indiaâs most admired logistics company. It was promoted by P D Agarwal. The Company’s main activities are transport services and aluminium extrusion.The special cover and My stamp was released on the occasion of centenary of Shri P.D. […]
Royal Mail will issue a set of 10 stamps on 14th January 2021 celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Britain’s first National Parks. Featuring UK’s most popular and visited landscapes, the stamp set features 10 of the 15 National Parks: 1.Peak District 2.Lake District 3.Snowdonia 4.Dartmoor 5.North York Moors 6.The Broads 7.New Forest […]
It is a four-day festival mostly celebrated by people from Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar. As per the Hindu tradition, devotees worship the Sun God to express gratitude and seek their blessings. Along with the Sun God, people also make offerings to Chhath Maiya, commonly known as Usha, the wife of the Sun God. According to Vedic astrology, […]
R.Pichumani Iyer one of the foremost veena vidwans in Carnatic music, was born on May 18, 1920. R.Pichumani hailed from a family of musicians. After profiting by early training at the age of 10 in vocal music from Jalar Gopala Aiyar, he later took to the Veena and underwent discipleship under Tiruchi Kupanna. His pursuit of Veena music […]