Field Marshal Kodandera "Kipper" Madappa Cariappa, OBE (28 January 1899 – 15 May 1993) was the first Indian commander-in-chief (C-in-C) of the Indian Army. He led Indian forces on the Western Front during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.…
A special set of 4 stamps were issued on 26th January 1950, to commemorate the inauguration of the Republic of India. The designs of the stamps are simple and symbolic. The first 2 annas stamp is intended for inland postage, depicts child…
Father of the Konkan Railway Project Born on December 27,1897, and hailing from village Walawal in Kudal Tahsil of Sindhudurg District in Maharashtra , Shri Arjun Balwant Walawalkar joined Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway (presently …
It is our duty to pay for our liberty with our own blood. The freedom that we shall win through our sacrifice and exertions, we shall be able to preserve with our own strength. Subhas Chandra Bose Subhash Chandra Bose was one of the most cel…
On the occasion of World Hindi Convention, a stamp was issued on January 10, 1975 and on the occasion of World Telgu Conference another stamp was issued on April 12, 1975. Both these stamps depict the photograph of the attractive 12th century …
Bhakra Dam: Engineering Marvel and Water Resilience Icon Bhakra Dam, a feat of engineering that towers over the breathtaking Himalayan scenery, has not only subd…
India's First Nuclear Reactor: Apsara India's journey in the field of nuclear power began in the early 1940s, when Homi Bhabha, the father of the Indian nuclear program, founded the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Mumbai…
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (16 August 1904– 15 February 1948) was an Indian poet famous for Hindi poems composed primarily in Veer Ras, one of the nine Ras' of Hindi poetry. One of her most popular poems is Jhansi ki rani about the courageous Q…
Makar Sankranti (also known as Makara Sankranti or Maghi) refers both to a specific solar day in the Hindu calendar and a Indian festival in reference to deity Surya (sun) that is observed in January every year on 14th Jan. It marks the first…
Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta was an Indian Hindu monk, a chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta …