Date of Issue 25 March 2014

Noor Inayat Khan -The woman of Indian origin worked for a secret organisation started by Winston Churchill

Dehradun April 2014 Vol VII Issue 76

Monthly e-Stamp Bulletin Edited by Jeevan Jyoti for free circulation among philatelists

Readers are requested to send reports of philatelic activities in their area for publication Short write ups by the readers about their journals societies publications and philatelic requirements can be sent for inclusion in this bulletin to jjyoti9gmailcom and by post to ndash

Ms Jeevan Jyoti c o Mr Ajay Srivastav Wildlife Institute of India Post Box No 18 Chandrabani Dehradun ndash 248001 India Note- This bulletin is only for circulation among a limited group of philatelists without any commercial purpose The bulletin will be sent to the readers only on request Those who wish to receive it regularly please reply giving the name of your city country with the subject SUBSCRIBE RAINBOW

Dear Reader

This is the 76th issue of Rainbow Stamp News Now it is published from Dehradun the state capital of Uttarakhand All 75 issues of this newsletter were published from Himachal Pradesh From now onwards you will find a new name Dehradun in the magazine Mr Abhai Mishra Sanjeev Jain and Rajesh Verma are distinguished philatelists

of this city This place is philatelically more active than Himachal Pradesh It is my

pleasure to release this issue from new place and hope to give you regular updates from the world of stamps in the years to come

This is all for this monthhellipMore in next issuehellip

Happy Collecting

-- Jeevan Jyoti

View this issue on Blog

Contents

From the Desk of Naresh Agarwal

Recent Indian Issues

In The News

Beginnerslsquo Section

Specialized Section

New Issues from Other Countries

Views and Opinion

Philatelic Clubs and Society

Blogs amp Websites on Philately

Promotional Section

Current Philatelic Magazines - Newsletter

From the Desk of Naresh Agarwal

MY STAMP WHAT‟S SO GOOD IN IT

On 21st of March the MY STAMP facility brand name of personalized sheets of commemorative postage stamps an innovation of India Post was launched in

Philatelic Bureau Bilaspur Chhattisgarh and I was one of those whose MY STAMP was printed during inauguration A matter of pleasure for me I placed these stamps on face

book and received good number of likes and comments of congrats by my friends who were happy to see me on with postal stamp

One of the comment was ―Many congrats but I could not understand why Some one said that there should not be any perforation between the stamp and the picture on

designated space by the side of stamp The other comment was ―What is the philatelic value of the MY STAMP True genuine questions or inquisitiveness Some one said

that the Postal value of my stamp is Rs 60- for 12nos Rs5- stamps and philatelic value is Rs 300- one spends ie Rs 240- for 12nos stamp size pics attached to the stamps The other comment came that just Rs 240- for one to be tagged officially with

12 nos postal stamps A big deal at very low cost To get honor to be attached (not the part of ) a postal stamp at such a low cost is commendable appreciable and highly

acceptable I recollect the thoughts expressed by my friend Mr Atul Jain during his speech on dais

during inauguration He said that the my stamp facility had given such a big honor to general public that without being or becoming great personalities or legends on whom

the stamps are generally issued one can get his face by the side of a stamp and become immortalized One need not to become Tendulkar to get his stamp printed MY

STAMP is basically personalized stamp so to say This is a label with ones or ones loved

ones picture tagged with the stamp It is advertising oneself like other saleable commodities publicized adopting the same method

Nice it is certainly good to see one tagged with stamp The dream coming true Seeing

yourself traveling the world at just a meager cost Though various mediums have developed now but paper mail has its own charm and impact People have started using

MY STAMPS affixed on Birthday Cards Marriage Invitations or other Greeting cards to make those immortal One can have unforgettable moments with family children friends and pets tagged to the postal stamps through my stamps to make the event and

moments graceful and immortal Photos that are considered good for these personalized stamps include a portrait a happy birthday boy or girl a drawing from your

godchild your babys first smile an action shot of a funny incident a picture of your beloved one or pet or a shot dealing with your hobbies

We see the basic purpose of MY STAMP is

My stamp ie the picture becomes part of detachable regular postage stamp and that could be used for mailing purpose With My Stamp one can express onelsquos feelings to onelsquos loved ones with the personal

touch My Stamp allows one to print onelsquos favorite photos For example about-to-be-weds

sending their wedding card invitation with their photos together To get best pleasure out of the MY STAMP one has to have following

One should get the used copies of MY STAMP too and should not restrict to procuring

and preserving the sheets By this the basic purpose will be defeated One should place the My sheets in attractive album pages photo frames card board frames

One should get suitable MY STAMP and use on particular occasions like wedding ceremony birthday etc

One should not drop the MY STAMP affixed covers in Letter Box as those will cause heavy killer ink defacing of the stamps But should get those cancelled in philatelic bureau or post office in onelsquos own presence so the light and careful defacing

cancellations is done One should get my stamps with different pictures covering different events moments

and themes etc One should not think about the cost but the pleasure it giveshellipthe satisfaction it giveshellip

One should get pictures with name written on those for identification There is no restriction as such on doing this

To put forward the above discussion regarding the value of the stamp I would conclude that there are different Plsquos connected to these Personalized Stamps These are

Present Value Rs 300- as it costs now This can also be called Purchase value (

It is understood that there is discount of 20 if more than one sheet is ordered)

Postal Value Rs 60- per sheet of 12nos Rs 5- ach stamps Philatelic Value Tremendous as these can give new dimensions to the thematic

exhibits by offering a new variety Both the subject matter of the stamp and the picture tagged to it has importance and can be used as part of the theme It also has created

a new form class of collecting giving wider scope in future Pleasure Value Great The pleasure it gives not only to the one who creates and

collects but to the one whose picture is there on MY STAMP Becomes part of celebration Becomes mode of expressing onelsquos feelings

Personal Value This is the value which only be valued by the person whose own or

some loved one picture is attached to the stamp

Profit Value In the first go one may say loss of Rs 240- per sheet But what

exactly is profitable from MY STAMP needs to be understood It is the pleasure the satisfaction the honor which we get and the immortality which we get at such a low cost

Otherwise also some people say that there is good future of MY STAMP after few years

The Rs 300- invested today may turn in to thousands There is a need of careful formation of these stamps using images of common and philatelic interests for all

In nut shell the facility is wonderful and should be availed and enjoyed to the fullest

- Naresh Agarwal email nareshkumar1992yahoocoin

Recent Indian Issues

Nice it is certainly good to see one tagged with stamp The dream coming true Seeing

yourself traveling the world at just a meager cost Though various mediums have developed now but paper mail has its own charm and impact People have started using

MY STAMPS affixed on Birthday Cards Marriage Invitations or other Greeting cards to make those immortal One can have unforgettable moments with family children friends and pets tagged to the postal stamps through my stamps to make the event and

moments graceful and immortal Photos that are considered good for these personalized stamps include a portrait a happy birthday boy or girl a drawing from your

godchild your babys first smile an action shot of a funny incident a picture of your beloved one or pet or a shot dealing with your hobbies

We see the basic purpose of MY STAMP is

My stamp ie the picture becomes part of detachable regular postage stamp and that could be used for mailing purpose With My Stamp one can express onelsquos feelings to onelsquos loved ones with the personal

touch My Stamp allows one to print onelsquos favorite photos For example about-to-be-weds

sending their wedding card invitation with their photos together To get best pleasure out of the MY STAMP one has to have following

One should get the used copies of MY STAMP too and should not restrict to procuring

and preserving the sheets By this the basic purpose will be defeated One should place the My sheets in attractive album pages photo frames card board frames

One should get suitable MY STAMP and use on particular occasions like wedding ceremony birthday etc

One should not drop the MY STAMP affixed covers in Letter Box as those will cause heavy killer ink defacing of the stamps But should get those cancelled in philatelic bureau or post office in onelsquos own presence so the light and careful defacing

cancellations is done One should get my stamps with different pictures covering different events moments

and themes etc One should not think about the cost but the pleasure it giveshellipthe satisfaction it giveshellip

One should get pictures with name written on those for identification There is no restriction as such on doing this

To put forward the above discussion regarding the value of the stamp I would conclude that there are different Plsquos connected to these Personalized Stamps These are

Present Value Rs 300- as it costs now This can also be called Purchase value (

It is understood that there is discount of 20 if more than one sheet is ordered)

Postal Value Rs 60- per sheet of 12nos Rs 5- ach stamps Philatelic Value Tremendous as these can give new dimensions to the thematic

exhibits by offering a new variety Both the subject matter of the stamp and the picture tagged to it has importance and can be used as part of the theme It also has created

a new form class of collecting giving wider scope in future Pleasure Value Great The pleasure it gives not only to the one who creates and

collects but to the one whose picture is there on MY STAMP Becomes part of celebration Becomes mode of expressing onelsquos feelings

Personal Value This is the value which only be valued by the person whose own or

some loved one picture is attached to the stamp

Profit Value In the first go one may say loss of Rs 240- per sheet But what

exactly is profitable from MY STAMP needs to be understood It is the pleasure the satisfaction the honor which we get and the immortality which we get at such a low cost

Otherwise also some people say that there is good future of MY STAMP after few years

The Rs 300- invested today may turn in to thousands There is a need of careful formation of these stamps using images of common and philatelic interests for all

In nut shell the facility is wonderful and should be availed and enjoyed to the fullest

- Naresh Agarwal email nareshkumar1992yahoocoin

Recent Indian Issues

Postal Value Rs 60- per sheet of 12nos Rs 5- ach stamps Philatelic Value Tremendous as these can give new dimensions to the thematic

exhibits by offering a new variety Both the subject matter of the stamp and the picture tagged to it has importance and can be used as part of the theme It also has created

a new form class of collecting giving wider scope in future Pleasure Value Great The pleasure it gives not only to the one who creates and

collects but to the one whose picture is there on MY STAMP Becomes part of celebration Becomes mode of expressing onelsquos feelings

Personal Value This is the value which only be valued by the person whose own or

some loved one picture is attached to the stamp

Profit Value In the first go one may say loss of Rs 240- per sheet But what

exactly is profitable from MY STAMP needs to be understood It is the pleasure the satisfaction the honor which we get and the immortality which we get at such a low cost

Otherwise also some people say that there is good future of MY STAMP after few years

The Rs 300- invested today may turn in to thousands There is a need of careful formation of these stamps using images of common and philatelic interests for all

In nut shell the facility is wonderful and should be availed and enjoyed to the fullest

- Naresh Agarwal email nareshkumar1992yahoocoin

Recent Indian Issues

14 January 2014 Food Corporation of India ndash Rs 5

30 January 2014 International Year of Crystallography ndash Rs 20

2 February 2014 Indian Museum Kolkata ndash ss Rs 45

8 February 2014 Jagjit Singh ndash Rs 5 amp Rs 20

11 February 2014 Central Vigilance Commission ndash Rs 5

25 February 2014 Hasrat Mohani ndash Rs 5

Recent Special Covers

22 February 2014 Gaya Stamp Festival 2014 Buddha - Gaya

9 February 2014 EIPEX 2014 Mangalajodi the bird sanctuary (Orissa)

22 February 2014 Spring Festival ndash Dehradun

24 February 2014 AJPEX 2014 Fort of Akbar ndash Ajmer

1 March 2014 Philatelic Bureau inagurated at Aurangabad

1 March 2014 UDAIPEX 2014 ndash City Palace ndash Udaipur

1 March 2014 National launch of ATM service by India Post New Delhi

2 March 2014 UDAIPEX 2014 Mahrana Pratap Statue - Udaipur

3 March 2014 80 years of Kannada Cinema ndash Bangalore

5 March 2014 BIKAPEX 2014 - Bikaner

7 March 2014 Golden Jubilee Celebration of INS Gomantak Goa

7 March 2014 UPHILEX 2014 ndash Chikan Work of Lucknow

8 March 2014 UPHILEX 2014 ndash Int Womenlsquos Day - Lucknow

9 March 2014 UPHILEX 2014 - Moradabadrsquos famous Brass Carving Handart

10 March 2014 Veer Jivaji Mahala Mumbai

25 March 2014 SIMPEX 2014 Tenzin Hospital Panthaghati Shimla

New Stamp Booklets

6 Stamp Booklets were issued during UPHILEX 2014 Lucknow on Indian Cinema

In The News

606 Words on a Stamp

The postage stamp released by bpost to celebrate the International Womenrsquos Day held the world record The stamp with 606 words was recognized ldquostamp with the largest number of readable wordsrdquo by Guinness World Records

The stamp depicts a womanrsquos face that is composed of integral sentences coming from the ldquoConvention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Womenrdquo

The background of the image entirely consists of text The stamp designer Ann Bessemans used the Big Vesta font for the text to make it perfectly readable in very

small size

It is the first time bpost is issuing a stamp dedicated to the International Womenrsquos

Day ldquoBpost already released stamps with women in the lead role but this is the first one for the International Womenrsquos Dayrdquo said Fred Lens spokesman for bpost

As a bonus the stamp entered the philatelic world history ldquoWersquove sent our design

to Guinness World Records and it has immediately won in the category ldquostamp with

the largest number of readable wordsrdquo says Lens ldquoThe category didnrsquot exist before but with 606 words our record will hopefully just hold outrdquo

Britain‟s Royal Mail issues stamp on Noor Inayat Khan

The woman of Indian origin worked for a secret organisation started by Winston Churchill

Britainlsquos Royal Mail has issued a postage stamp of Noor Inayat Khan World War II heroine who fought fascism and died in the Dachau concentration camp

The stamp mdash part of a set of 10 stamps in the Remarkable Liveslsquo series mdash honours

Noor on her centenary year Other honoured in the set include actor Sir Alec Guinness and poet Dylan Thomas

―I am that Royal Mail has commemorated Noor with a stamp said Shrabani Basu author of Spy Princess The Life of Noor Inayat Khan and the Chair of the Noor Inayat

Khan Memorial Trust ―It will ensure that her sacrifice and bravery will not be forgotten

Ms Basu campaigned for a memorial for Noor which was unveiled in November 2012 by Princess Anne

Noor Inayat Khan was born in Moscow in January 1914 to an Indian father Hazrat

Inayat Khan and an American mother Ora Ray Baker The couple had met in the Ramkrishna Mission ashram in America Hazrat Inayat Khan was a Sufi preacher and

musician and travelled the world taking Sufism to the West

Noor was brought up in Paris and the family moved to London when Paris was occupied by the Germans in 1940 during WW II Noor joined the Womenlsquos Auxiliary Air Force and

was later recruited for the Special Operations Executive a secret organisation started by Prime Minister Winston Churchill

She was the first woman radio operator to be flown undercover to Paris She worked

from there for three months under the code name Madeleine However she was betrayed arrested and finally executed in the Dachau concentration camp in Germany

Though she was tortured and interrogated she revealed nothing not even her real

name Her last word as they shot her was ―Liberte She was only 30

Noor was awarded the highest honour the George Cross by Britain France awarded her the Croix de Guerre

In 2006 President Pranab Mukherjee then the Defence Minister paid an official visit to

Noorlsquos family house outside Paris and described her bravery and sacrifice as ―inspirational

Postage stamp as ode to Kuka Movement

The Union government has decided to release a commemorative postage stamp this year on the 19th century Kuka Movement Communication and IT minister Kapil Sibal in a communique to BJP MP Avninash Rai Khanna - who raised the issue in Rajya Sabha

on December 18 2013 through special mention mdash has said that Punjab chief minister had already been asked to appoint a nodal officer to coordinate with the Union

government on the issue Khanna stated that principal secretary S S Channy who has recently been given the

charge of home department has been appointed as nodal officer by the state government Kuka Movement was one of the first freedom movements in India which

started in the 19th century even when in rest of the country a popular participation was yet to be raised against the British rule It was the original non-cooperation movement in India that began in Punjab The postage stamp is only a small gesture to celebrate its

importance and originality said Khanna

ATM Machines by Deptt of Posts

The department of post (DoP) is planning to set up 1000 automated teller machines

(ATMs) across six states --Assam Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Maharashtra Karnataka and Tamil Nadu -- under its ongoing modernisation plan

DoP has selected five major technology companies for five of its technology advancement projects It has issued Letter of Intent to Infosys for two projects which are Rural System and Financial Services Integration Tata Consultancy Services for

Change Management Sify for Network Integration and Reliance Communications Infrastructure for Data Centre

13 New Philatelic Bureaux in India approved

As per the Office Memorandum F No 1-12014-Phil dated 23rd January 2014 issued by Department of Posts Philately Division 13 new philatelic bureaux at Tirupati HO

Bodhgaya SO New Delhi HPO Delhi GPO Krishna Nagar HPO Gurgaon H O Dharamsala HO Srinagar GPO Leh H O Aurangabad HO Bareilly H O Gorakhpur HO and Nainital HO has been approved by the competent authority and

all 13 new philatelic bureaux will come into effect from 1st March 2014

A new Philatelic Bureau is inaugurated at Tirupati H O on 1st March 2014 On the occasion T A V Sharma Superintendent of Post Offices (Tirupati Division) informed

that his happens to be the second bureau in the Rayalaseema region the first one was established at Kurnool Shri Chandra Prakash Chief Postmaster General of J amp K Circle inaugurated new

Philatelic Bureau at Srinagar General Post Office on 6th March 2014 A special cover was also released during the inauguration of a philatelic bureau in Srinagar on 6th March 2014

It is reported that New Philatelic Bureau is also opened at Leh H O (J amp K)

Workshop on Philately at National Postal Academy

Ghaziabad

-Mainak Kathiara Ahmedabad

India Post is serious on improvement of Quality Services for Philately and release of Stamps in a better way amp with better Quality and Management With this objective they organised a Special Three Days Workshop on Philately for Director Level Officers of

India Post at Rafi Ahmad Kidwai National Postal Academy (RAKNPA) Ghaziabad from 3rd March 2014 to 5th March 2014 where Mr Mainak Kathiara (President Emeritus Gujarat Philatelists Association) was invited for a Presentation on Philately from Philatelists View Points mentioned in this presentation were presented to all of them

during interactive session on 3rd March 2014

The Workshop on Philately amp Marketing was attended by 30 Director Level Officers from

all Circles of India The main Objectives of the Workshop were 1) Be able to understand the developments taking place around the world in production amp promotion of postage stamps amp philatelic products

2) Be able to visualise philately as a business proposition 3) Be able to understand the stakeholders perspective on philately

4) Be able to understand the need to involve all stakeholders for the benefit of one another 5) Be able to work out a branding amp marketing strategy for phi lately

6) Be able to organise exhibitions amp other philatelic events 7) Position philately appropriately in the market to generate interest amongst all

stakeholders making financial sense for one another This event can be considered a turning point for future of philately in India The concern

for upgrading philatelic standards promotion and its long term plan vision of India post giving a status to the hobby amp above all inviting suggestions from the stakeholders

(philatelists) will help to consolidate phi lately in India 3 day workshop on Philately amp Marketing involving the Director level officers (DPS) of all postal circles will send good signals to all the philatelic bureaus across the country in near future Many suggestions

offered were noted down with an assurance of action plan The feeling was very positive as Member HRDDirector Philately took the initiative amp was committed to improve the

Philately scenario of the country The Power Point Presentation (PPP) was taken in good spirits suggestions were noted amp discussed The message amp the will to improve upon were clearly seen After this workshop we are very hopeful that in near future

philately in India will have a more respectable image in near future GPA thanks the initiative taken by India Post for inviting amp understanding Philately from Philatelists

view To involve the stakeholders (philatelist) is certainly a positive step amp initiative from India Post

Read Philately ~ an Enthralling amp Enduring Hobby

22 February 2014 Gaya Stamp Festival 2014 Buddha - Gaya

9 February 2014 EIPEX 2014 Mangalajodi the bird sanctuary (Orissa)

22 February 2014 Spring Festival ndash Dehradun

24 February 2014 AJPEX 2014 Fort of Akbar ndash Ajmer

1 March 2014 Philatelic Bureau inagurated at Aurangabad

1 March 2014 UDAIPEX 2014 ndash City Palace ndash Udaipur

1 March 2014 National launch of ATM service by India Post New Delhi

2 March 2014 UDAIPEX 2014 Mahrana Pratap Statue - Udaipur

3 March 2014 80 years of Kannada Cinema ndash Bangalore

5 March 2014 BIKAPEX 2014 - Bikaner

7 March 2014 Golden Jubilee Celebration of INS Gomantak Goa

7 March 2014 UPHILEX 2014 ndash Chikan Work of Lucknow

8 March 2014 UPHILEX 2014 ndash Int Womenlsquos Day - Lucknow

9 March 2014 UPHILEX 2014 - Moradabadrsquos famous Brass Carving Handart

10 March 2014 Veer Jivaji Mahala Mumbai

25 March 2014 SIMPEX 2014 Tenzin Hospital Panthaghati Shimla

New Stamp Booklets

6 Stamp Booklets were issued during UPHILEX 2014 Lucknow on Indian Cinema

In The News

606 Words on a Stamp

The postage stamp released by bpost to celebrate the International Womenrsquos Day held the world record The stamp with 606 words was recognized ldquostamp with the largest number of readable wordsrdquo by Guinness World Records

The stamp depicts a womanrsquos face that is composed of integral sentences coming from the ldquoConvention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Womenrdquo

The background of the image entirely consists of text The stamp designer Ann Bessemans used the Big Vesta font for the text to make it perfectly readable in very

small size

It is the first time bpost is issuing a stamp dedicated to the International Womenrsquos

Day ldquoBpost already released stamps with women in the lead role but this is the first one for the International Womenrsquos Dayrdquo said Fred Lens spokesman for bpost

As a bonus the stamp entered the philatelic world history ldquoWersquove sent our design

to Guinness World Records and it has immediately won in the category ldquostamp with

the largest number of readable wordsrdquo says Lens ldquoThe category didnrsquot exist before but with 606 words our record will hopefully just hold outrdquo

Britain‟s Royal Mail issues stamp on Noor Inayat Khan

The woman of Indian origin worked for a secret organisation started by Winston Churchill

Britainlsquos Royal Mail has issued a postage stamp of Noor Inayat Khan World War II heroine who fought fascism and died in the Dachau concentration camp

The stamp mdash part of a set of 10 stamps in the Remarkable Liveslsquo series mdash honours

Noor on her centenary year Other honoured in the set include actor Sir Alec Guinness and poet Dylan Thomas

―I am that Royal Mail has commemorated Noor with a stamp said Shrabani Basu author of Spy Princess The Life of Noor Inayat Khan and the Chair of the Noor Inayat

Khan Memorial Trust ―It will ensure that her sacrifice and bravery will not be forgotten

Ms Basu campaigned for a memorial for Noor which was unveiled in November 2012 by Princess Anne

Noor Inayat Khan was born in Moscow in January 1914 to an Indian father Hazrat

Inayat Khan and an American mother Ora Ray Baker The couple had met in the Ramkrishna Mission ashram in America Hazrat Inayat Khan was a Sufi preacher and

musician and travelled the world taking Sufism to the West

Noor was brought up in Paris and the family moved to London when Paris was occupied by the Germans in 1940 during WW II Noor joined the Womenlsquos Auxiliary Air Force and

was later recruited for the Special Operations Executive a secret organisation started by Prime Minister Winston Churchill

She was the first woman radio operator to be flown undercover to Paris She worked

from there for three months under the code name Madeleine However she was betrayed arrested and finally executed in the Dachau concentration camp in Germany

Though she was tortured and interrogated she revealed nothing not even her real

name Her last word as they shot her was ―Liberte She was only 30

Noor was awarded the highest honour the George Cross by Britain France awarded her the Croix de Guerre

In 2006 President Pranab Mukherjee then the Defence Minister paid an official visit to

Noorlsquos family house outside Paris and described her bravery and sacrifice as ―inspirational

Postage stamp as ode to Kuka Movement

The Union government has decided to release a commemorative postage stamp this year on the 19th century Kuka Movement Communication and IT minister Kapil Sibal in a communique to BJP MP Avninash Rai Khanna - who raised the issue in Rajya Sabha

on December 18 2013 through special mention mdash has said that Punjab chief minister had already been asked to appoint a nodal officer to coordinate with the Union

government on the issue Khanna stated that principal secretary S S Channy who has recently been given the

charge of home department has been appointed as nodal officer by the state government Kuka Movement was one of the first freedom movements in India which

started in the 19th century even when in rest of the country a popular participation was yet to be raised against the British rule It was the original non-cooperation movement in India that began in Punjab The postage stamp is only a small gesture to celebrate its

importance and originality said Khanna

ATM Machines by Deptt of Posts

The department of post (DoP) is planning to set up 1000 automated teller machines

(ATMs) across six states --Assam Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Maharashtra Karnataka and Tamil Nadu -- under its ongoing modernisation plan

DoP has selected five major technology companies for five of its technology advancement projects It has issued Letter of Intent to Infosys for two projects which are Rural System and Financial Services Integration Tata Consultancy Services for

Change Management Sify for Network Integration and Reliance Communications Infrastructure for Data Centre

13 New Philatelic Bureaux in India approved

As per the Office Memorandum F No 1-12014-Phil dated 23rd January 2014 issued by Department of Posts Philately Division 13 new philatelic bureaux at Tirupati HO

Bodhgaya SO New Delhi HPO Delhi GPO Krishna Nagar HPO Gurgaon H O Dharamsala HO Srinagar GPO Leh H O Aurangabad HO Bareilly H O Gorakhpur HO and Nainital HO has been approved by the competent authority and

all 13 new philatelic bureaux will come into effect from 1st March 2014

A new Philatelic Bureau is inaugurated at Tirupati H O on 1st March 2014 On the occasion T A V Sharma Superintendent of Post Offices (Tirupati Division) informed

that his happens to be the second bureau in the Rayalaseema region the first one was established at Kurnool Shri Chandra Prakash Chief Postmaster General of J amp K Circle inaugurated new

Philatelic Bureau at Srinagar General Post Office on 6th March 2014 A special cover was also released during the inauguration of a philatelic bureau in Srinagar on 6th March 2014

It is reported that New Philatelic Bureau is also opened at Leh H O (J amp K)

Workshop on Philately at National Postal Academy

Ghaziabad

-Mainak Kathiara Ahmedabad

India Post is serious on improvement of Quality Services for Philately and release of Stamps in a better way amp with better Quality and Management With this objective they organised a Special Three Days Workshop on Philately for Director Level Officers of

India Post at Rafi Ahmad Kidwai National Postal Academy (RAKNPA) Ghaziabad from 3rd March 2014 to 5th March 2014 where Mr Mainak Kathiara (President Emeritus Gujarat Philatelists Association) was invited for a Presentation on Philately from Philatelists View Points mentioned in this presentation were presented to all of them

during interactive session on 3rd March 2014

The Workshop on Philately amp Marketing was attended by 30 Director Level Officers from

all Circles of India The main Objectives of the Workshop were 1) Be able to understand the developments taking place around the world in production amp promotion of postage stamps amp philatelic products

2) Be able to visualise philately as a business proposition 3) Be able to understand the stakeholders perspective on philately

4) Be able to understand the need to involve all stakeholders for the benefit of one another 5) Be able to work out a branding amp marketing strategy for phi lately

6) Be able to organise exhibitions amp other philatelic events 7) Position philately appropriately in the market to generate interest amongst all

stakeholders making financial sense for one another This event can be considered a turning point for future of philately in India The concern

for upgrading philatelic standards promotion and its long term plan vision of India post giving a status to the hobby amp above all inviting suggestions from the stakeholders

(philatelists) will help to consolidate phi lately in India 3 day workshop on Philately amp Marketing involving the Director level officers (DPS) of all postal circles will send good signals to all the philatelic bureaus across the country in near future Many suggestions

offered were noted down with an assurance of action plan The feeling was very positive as Member HRDDirector Philately took the initiative amp was committed to improve the

Philately scenario of the country The Power Point Presentation (PPP) was taken in good spirits suggestions were noted amp discussed The message amp the will to improve upon were clearly seen After this workshop we are very hopeful that in near future

philately in India will have a more respectable image in near future GPA thanks the initiative taken by India Post for inviting amp understanding Philately from Philatelists

view To involve the stakeholders (philatelist) is certainly a positive step amp initiative from India Post

Read Philately ~ an Enthralling amp Enduring Hobby

6 Stamp Booklets were issued during UPHILEX 2014 Lucknow on Indian Cinema

In The News

606 Words on a Stamp

The postage stamp released by bpost to celebrate the International Womenrsquos Day held the world record The stamp with 606 words was recognized ldquostamp with the largest number of readable wordsrdquo by Guinness World Records

The stamp depicts a womanrsquos face that is composed of integral sentences coming from the ldquoConvention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Womenrdquo

The background of the image entirely consists of text The stamp designer Ann Bessemans used the Big Vesta font for the text to make it perfectly readable in very

small size

It is the first time bpost is issuing a stamp dedicated to the International Womenrsquos

Day ldquoBpost already released stamps with women in the lead role but this is the first one for the International Womenrsquos Dayrdquo said Fred Lens spokesman for bpost

As a bonus the stamp entered the philatelic world history ldquoWersquove sent our design

to Guinness World Records and it has immediately won in the category ldquostamp with

the largest number of readable wordsrdquo says Lens ldquoThe category didnrsquot exist before but with 606 words our record will hopefully just hold outrdquo

Britain‟s Royal Mail issues stamp on Noor Inayat Khan

The woman of Indian origin worked for a secret organisation started by Winston Churchill

Britainlsquos Royal Mail has issued a postage stamp of Noor Inayat Khan World War II heroine who fought fascism and died in the Dachau concentration camp

The stamp mdash part of a set of 10 stamps in the Remarkable Liveslsquo series mdash honours

Noor on her centenary year Other honoured in the set include actor Sir Alec Guinness and poet Dylan Thomas

―I am that Royal Mail has commemorated Noor with a stamp said Shrabani Basu author of Spy Princess The Life of Noor Inayat Khan and the Chair of the Noor Inayat

Khan Memorial Trust ―It will ensure that her sacrifice and bravery will not be forgotten

Ms Basu campaigned for a memorial for Noor which was unveiled in November 2012 by Princess Anne

Noor Inayat Khan was born in Moscow in January 1914 to an Indian father Hazrat

Inayat Khan and an American mother Ora Ray Baker The couple had met in the Ramkrishna Mission ashram in America Hazrat Inayat Khan was a Sufi preacher and

musician and travelled the world taking Sufism to the West

Noor was brought up in Paris and the family moved to London when Paris was occupied by the Germans in 1940 during WW II Noor joined the Womenlsquos Auxiliary Air Force and

was later recruited for the Special Operations Executive a secret organisation started by Prime Minister Winston Churchill

She was the first woman radio operator to be flown undercover to Paris She worked

from there for three months under the code name Madeleine However she was betrayed arrested and finally executed in the Dachau concentration camp in Germany

Though she was tortured and interrogated she revealed nothing not even her real

name Her last word as they shot her was ―Liberte She was only 30

Noor was awarded the highest honour the George Cross by Britain France awarded her the Croix de Guerre

In 2006 President Pranab Mukherjee then the Defence Minister paid an official visit to

Noorlsquos family house outside Paris and described her bravery and sacrifice as ―inspirational

Postage stamp as ode to Kuka Movement

The Union government has decided to release a commemorative postage stamp this year on the 19th century Kuka Movement Communication and IT minister Kapil Sibal in a communique to BJP MP Avninash Rai Khanna - who raised the issue in Rajya Sabha

on December 18 2013 through special mention mdash has said that Punjab chief minister had already been asked to appoint a nodal officer to coordinate with the Union

government on the issue Khanna stated that principal secretary S S Channy who has recently been given the

charge of home department has been appointed as nodal officer by the state government Kuka Movement was one of the first freedom movements in India which

started in the 19th century even when in rest of the country a popular participation was yet to be raised against the British rule It was the original non-cooperation movement in India that began in Punjab The postage stamp is only a small gesture to celebrate its

importance and originality said Khanna

ATM Machines by Deptt of Posts

The department of post (DoP) is planning to set up 1000 automated teller machines

(ATMs) across six states --Assam Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Maharashtra Karnataka and Tamil Nadu -- under its ongoing modernisation plan

DoP has selected five major technology companies for five of its technology advancement projects It has issued Letter of Intent to Infosys for two projects which are Rural System and Financial Services Integration Tata Consultancy Services for

Change Management Sify for Network Integration and Reliance Communications Infrastructure for Data Centre

13 New Philatelic Bureaux in India approved

As per the Office Memorandum F No 1-12014-Phil dated 23rd January 2014 issued by Department of Posts Philately Division 13 new philatelic bureaux at Tirupati HO

Bodhgaya SO New Delhi HPO Delhi GPO Krishna Nagar HPO Gurgaon H O Dharamsala HO Srinagar GPO Leh H O Aurangabad HO Bareilly H O Gorakhpur HO and Nainital HO has been approved by the competent authority and

all 13 new philatelic bureaux will come into effect from 1st March 2014

A new Philatelic Bureau is inaugurated at Tirupati H O on 1st March 2014 On the occasion T A V Sharma Superintendent of Post Offices (Tirupati Division) informed

that his happens to be the second bureau in the Rayalaseema region the first one was established at Kurnool Shri Chandra Prakash Chief Postmaster General of J amp K Circle inaugurated new

Philatelic Bureau at Srinagar General Post Office on 6th March 2014 A special cover was also released during the inauguration of a philatelic bureau in Srinagar on 6th March 2014

It is reported that New Philatelic Bureau is also opened at Leh H O (J amp K)

Workshop on Philately at National Postal Academy

Ghaziabad

-Mainak Kathiara Ahmedabad

India Post is serious on improvement of Quality Services for Philately and release of Stamps in a better way amp with better Quality and Management With this objective they organised a Special Three Days Workshop on Philately for Director Level Officers of

India Post at Rafi Ahmad Kidwai National Postal Academy (RAKNPA) Ghaziabad from 3rd March 2014 to 5th March 2014 where Mr Mainak Kathiara (President Emeritus Gujarat Philatelists Association) was invited for a Presentation on Philately from Philatelists View Points mentioned in this presentation were presented to all of them

during interactive session on 3rd March 2014

The Workshop on Philately amp Marketing was attended by 30 Director Level Officers from

all Circles of India The main Objectives of the Workshop were 1) Be able to understand the developments taking place around the world in production amp promotion of postage stamps amp philatelic products

2) Be able to visualise philately as a business proposition 3) Be able to understand the stakeholders perspective on philately

4) Be able to understand the need to involve all stakeholders for the benefit of one another 5) Be able to work out a branding amp marketing strategy for phi lately

6) Be able to organise exhibitions amp other philatelic events 7) Position philately appropriately in the market to generate interest amongst all

stakeholders making financial sense for one another This event can be considered a turning point for future of philately in India The concern

for upgrading philatelic standards promotion and its long term plan vision of India post giving a status to the hobby amp above all inviting suggestions from the stakeholders

(philatelists) will help to consolidate phi lately in India 3 day workshop on Philately amp Marketing involving the Director level officers (DPS) of all postal circles will send good signals to all the philatelic bureaus across the country in near future Many suggestions

offered were noted down with an assurance of action plan The feeling was very positive as Member HRDDirector Philately took the initiative amp was committed to improve the

Philately scenario of the country The Power Point Presentation (PPP) was taken in good spirits suggestions were noted amp discussed The message amp the will to improve upon were clearly seen After this workshop we are very hopeful that in near future

philately in India will have a more respectable image in near future GPA thanks the initiative taken by India Post for inviting amp understanding Philately from Philatelists

view To involve the stakeholders (philatelist) is certainly a positive step amp initiative from India Post

Read Philately ~ an Enthralling amp Enduring Hobby

It is the first time bpost is issuing a stamp dedicated to the International Womenrsquos

Day ldquoBpost already released stamps with women in the lead role but this is the first one for the International Womenrsquos Dayrdquo said Fred Lens spokesman for bpost

As a bonus the stamp entered the philatelic world history ldquoWersquove sent our design

to Guinness World Records and it has immediately won in the category ldquostamp with

the largest number of readable wordsrdquo says Lens ldquoThe category didnrsquot exist before but with 606 words our record will hopefully just hold outrdquo

Britain‟s Royal Mail issues stamp on Noor Inayat Khan

The woman of Indian origin worked for a secret organisation started by Winston Churchill

Britainlsquos Royal Mail has issued a postage stamp of Noor Inayat Khan World War II heroine who fought fascism and died in the Dachau concentration camp

The stamp mdash part of a set of 10 stamps in the Remarkable Liveslsquo series mdash honours

Noor on her centenary year Other honoured in the set include actor Sir Alec Guinness and poet Dylan Thomas

―I am that Royal Mail has commemorated Noor with a stamp said Shrabani Basu author of Spy Princess The Life of Noor Inayat Khan and the Chair of the Noor Inayat

Khan Memorial Trust ―It will ensure that her sacrifice and bravery will not be forgotten

Ms Basu campaigned for a memorial for Noor which was unveiled in November 2012 by Princess Anne

Noor Inayat Khan was born in Moscow in January 1914 to an Indian father Hazrat

Inayat Khan and an American mother Ora Ray Baker The couple had met in the Ramkrishna Mission ashram in America Hazrat Inayat Khan was a Sufi preacher and

musician and travelled the world taking Sufism to the West

Noor was brought up in Paris and the family moved to London when Paris was occupied by the Germans in 1940 during WW II Noor joined the Womenlsquos Auxiliary Air Force and

was later recruited for the Special Operations Executive a secret organisation started by Prime Minister Winston Churchill

She was the first woman radio operator to be flown undercover to Paris She worked

from there for three months under the code name Madeleine However she was betrayed arrested and finally executed in the Dachau concentration camp in Germany

Though she was tortured and interrogated she revealed nothing not even her real

name Her last word as they shot her was ―Liberte She was only 30

Noor was awarded the highest honour the George Cross by Britain France awarded her the Croix de Guerre

In 2006 President Pranab Mukherjee then the Defence Minister paid an official visit to

Noorlsquos family house outside Paris and described her bravery and sacrifice as ―inspirational

Postage stamp as ode to Kuka Movement

The Union government has decided to release a commemorative postage stamp this year on the 19th century Kuka Movement Communication and IT minister Kapil Sibal in a communique to BJP MP Avninash Rai Khanna - who raised the issue in Rajya Sabha

on December 18 2013 through special mention mdash has said that Punjab chief minister had already been asked to appoint a nodal officer to coordinate with the Union

government on the issue Khanna stated that principal secretary S S Channy who has recently been given the

charge of home department has been appointed as nodal officer by the state government Kuka Movement was one of the first freedom movements in India which

started in the 19th century even when in rest of the country a popular participation was yet to be raised against the British rule It was the original non-cooperation movement in India that began in Punjab The postage stamp is only a small gesture to celebrate its

importance and originality said Khanna

ATM Machines by Deptt of Posts

The department of post (DoP) is planning to set up 1000 automated teller machines

(ATMs) across six states --Assam Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Maharashtra Karnataka and Tamil Nadu -- under its ongoing modernisation plan

DoP has selected five major technology companies for five of its technology advancement projects It has issued Letter of Intent to Infosys for two projects which are Rural System and Financial Services Integration Tata Consultancy Services for

Change Management Sify for Network Integration and Reliance Communications Infrastructure for Data Centre

13 New Philatelic Bureaux in India approved

As per the Office Memorandum F No 1-12014-Phil dated 23rd January 2014 issued by Department of Posts Philately Division 13 new philatelic bureaux at Tirupati HO

Bodhgaya SO New Delhi HPO Delhi GPO Krishna Nagar HPO Gurgaon H O Dharamsala HO Srinagar GPO Leh H O Aurangabad HO Bareilly H O Gorakhpur HO and Nainital HO has been approved by the competent authority and

all 13 new philatelic bureaux will come into effect from 1st March 2014

A new Philatelic Bureau is inaugurated at Tirupati H O on 1st March 2014 On the occasion T A V Sharma Superintendent of Post Offices (Tirupati Division) informed

that his happens to be the second bureau in the Rayalaseema region the first one was established at Kurnool Shri Chandra Prakash Chief Postmaster General of J amp K Circle inaugurated new

Philatelic Bureau at Srinagar General Post Office on 6th March 2014 A special cover was also released during the inauguration of a philatelic bureau in Srinagar on 6th March 2014

It is reported that New Philatelic Bureau is also opened at Leh H O (J amp K)

Workshop on Philately at National Postal Academy

Ghaziabad

-Mainak Kathiara Ahmedabad

India Post is serious on improvement of Quality Services for Philately and release of Stamps in a better way amp with better Quality and Management With this objective they organised a Special Three Days Workshop on Philately for Director Level Officers of

India Post at Rafi Ahmad Kidwai National Postal Academy (RAKNPA) Ghaziabad from 3rd March 2014 to 5th March 2014 where Mr Mainak Kathiara (President Emeritus Gujarat Philatelists Association) was invited for a Presentation on Philately from Philatelists View Points mentioned in this presentation were presented to all of them

during interactive session on 3rd March 2014

The Workshop on Philately amp Marketing was attended by 30 Director Level Officers from

all Circles of India The main Objectives of the Workshop were 1) Be able to understand the developments taking place around the world in production amp promotion of postage stamps amp philatelic products

2) Be able to visualise philately as a business proposition 3) Be able to understand the stakeholders perspective on philately

4) Be able to understand the need to involve all stakeholders for the benefit of one another 5) Be able to work out a branding amp marketing strategy for phi lately

6) Be able to organise exhibitions amp other philatelic events 7) Position philately appropriately in the market to generate interest amongst all

stakeholders making financial sense for one another This event can be considered a turning point for future of philately in India The concern

for upgrading philatelic standards promotion and its long term plan vision of India post giving a status to the hobby amp above all inviting suggestions from the stakeholders

(philatelists) will help to consolidate phi lately in India 3 day workshop on Philately amp Marketing involving the Director level officers (DPS) of all postal circles will send good signals to all the philatelic bureaus across the country in near future Many suggestions

offered were noted down with an assurance of action plan The feeling was very positive as Member HRDDirector Philately took the initiative amp was committed to improve the

Philately scenario of the country The Power Point Presentation (PPP) was taken in good spirits suggestions were noted amp discussed The message amp the will to improve upon were clearly seen After this workshop we are very hopeful that in near future

philately in India will have a more respectable image in near future GPA thanks the initiative taken by India Post for inviting amp understanding Philately from Philatelists

view To involve the stakeholders (philatelist) is certainly a positive step amp initiative from India Post

Read Philately ~ an Enthralling amp Enduring Hobby

was later recruited for the Special Operations Executive a secret organisation started by Prime Minister Winston Churchill

She was the first woman radio operator to be flown undercover to Paris She worked

from there for three months under the code name Madeleine However she was betrayed arrested and finally executed in the Dachau concentration camp in Germany

Though she was tortured and interrogated she revealed nothing not even her real

name Her last word as they shot her was ―Liberte She was only 30

Noor was awarded the highest honour the George Cross by Britain France awarded her the Croix de Guerre

In 2006 President Pranab Mukherjee then the Defence Minister paid an official visit to

Noorlsquos family house outside Paris and described her bravery and sacrifice as ―inspirational

Postage stamp as ode to Kuka Movement

The Union government has decided to release a commemorative postage stamp this year on the 19th century Kuka Movement Communication and IT minister Kapil Sibal in a communique to BJP MP Avninash Rai Khanna - who raised the issue in Rajya Sabha

on December 18 2013 through special mention mdash has said that Punjab chief minister had already been asked to appoint a nodal officer to coordinate with the Union

government on the issue Khanna stated that principal secretary S S Channy who has recently been given the

charge of home department has been appointed as nodal officer by the state government Kuka Movement was one of the first freedom movements in India which

started in the 19th century even when in rest of the country a popular participation was yet to be raised against the British rule It was the original non-cooperation movement in India that began in Punjab The postage stamp is only a small gesture to celebrate its

importance and originality said Khanna

ATM Machines by Deptt of Posts

The department of post (DoP) is planning to set up 1000 automated teller machines

(ATMs) across six states --Assam Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Maharashtra Karnataka and Tamil Nadu -- under its ongoing modernisation plan

DoP has selected five major technology companies for five of its technology advancement projects It has issued Letter of Intent to Infosys for two projects which are Rural System and Financial Services Integration Tata Consultancy Services for

Change Management Sify for Network Integration and Reliance Communications Infrastructure for Data Centre

13 New Philatelic Bureaux in India approved

As per the Office Memorandum F No 1-12014-Phil dated 23rd January 2014 issued by Department of Posts Philately Division 13 new philatelic bureaux at Tirupati HO

Bodhgaya SO New Delhi HPO Delhi GPO Krishna Nagar HPO Gurgaon H O Dharamsala HO Srinagar GPO Leh H O Aurangabad HO Bareilly H O Gorakhpur HO and Nainital HO has been approved by the competent authority and

all 13 new philatelic bureaux will come into effect from 1st March 2014

A new Philatelic Bureau is inaugurated at Tirupati H O on 1st March 2014 On the occasion T A V Sharma Superintendent of Post Offices (Tirupati Division) informed

that his happens to be the second bureau in the Rayalaseema region the first one was established at Kurnool Shri Chandra Prakash Chief Postmaster General of J amp K Circle inaugurated new

Philatelic Bureau at Srinagar General Post Office on 6th March 2014 A special cover was also released during the inauguration of a philatelic bureau in Srinagar on 6th March 2014

It is reported that New Philatelic Bureau is also opened at Leh H O (J amp K)

Workshop on Philately at National Postal Academy

Ghaziabad

-Mainak Kathiara Ahmedabad

India Post is serious on improvement of Quality Services for Philately and release of Stamps in a better way amp with better Quality and Management With this objective they organised a Special Three Days Workshop on Philately for Director Level Officers of

India Post at Rafi Ahmad Kidwai National Postal Academy (RAKNPA) Ghaziabad from 3rd March 2014 to 5th March 2014 where Mr Mainak Kathiara (President Emeritus Gujarat Philatelists Association) was invited for a Presentation on Philately from Philatelists View Points mentioned in this presentation were presented to all of them

during interactive session on 3rd March 2014

The Workshop on Philately amp Marketing was attended by 30 Director Level Officers from

all Circles of India The main Objectives of the Workshop were 1) Be able to understand the developments taking place around the world in production amp promotion of postage stamps amp philatelic products

2) Be able to visualise philately as a business proposition 3) Be able to understand the stakeholders perspective on philately

4) Be able to understand the need to involve all stakeholders for the benefit of one another 5) Be able to work out a branding amp marketing strategy for phi lately

6) Be able to organise exhibitions amp other philatelic events 7) Position philately appropriately in the market to generate interest amongst all

stakeholders making financial sense for one another This event can be considered a turning point for future of philately in India The concern

for upgrading philatelic standards promotion and its long term plan vision of India post giving a status to the hobby amp above all inviting suggestions from the stakeholders

(philatelists) will help to consolidate phi lately in India 3 day workshop on Philately amp Marketing involving the Director level officers (DPS) of all postal circles will send good signals to all the philatelic bureaus across the country in near future Many suggestions

offered were noted down with an assurance of action plan The feeling was very positive as Member HRDDirector Philately took the initiative amp was committed to improve the

Philately scenario of the country The Power Point Presentation (PPP) was taken in good spirits suggestions were noted amp discussed The message amp the will to improve upon were clearly seen After this workshop we are very hopeful that in near future

philately in India will have a more respectable image in near future GPA thanks the initiative taken by India Post for inviting amp understanding Philately from Philatelists

view To involve the stakeholders (philatelist) is certainly a positive step amp initiative from India Post

Read Philately ~ an Enthralling amp Enduring Hobby

DoP has selected five major technology companies for five of its technology advancement projects It has issued Letter of Intent to Infosys for two projects which are Rural System and Financial Services Integration Tata Consultancy Services for

Change Management Sify for Network Integration and Reliance Communications Infrastructure for Data Centre

13 New Philatelic Bureaux in India approved

As per the Office Memorandum F No 1-12014-Phil dated 23rd January 2014 issued by Department of Posts Philately Division 13 new philatelic bureaux at Tirupati HO

Bodhgaya SO New Delhi HPO Delhi GPO Krishna Nagar HPO Gurgaon H O Dharamsala HO Srinagar GPO Leh H O Aurangabad HO Bareilly H O Gorakhpur HO and Nainital HO has been approved by the competent authority and

all 13 new philatelic bureaux will come into effect from 1st March 2014

A new Philatelic Bureau is inaugurated at Tirupati H O on 1st March 2014 On the occasion T A V Sharma Superintendent of Post Offices (Tirupati Division) informed

that his happens to be the second bureau in the Rayalaseema region the first one was established at Kurnool Shri Chandra Prakash Chief Postmaster General of J amp K Circle inaugurated new

Philatelic Bureau at Srinagar General Post Office on 6th March 2014 A special cover was also released during the inauguration of a philatelic bureau in Srinagar on 6th March 2014

It is reported that New Philatelic Bureau is also opened at Leh H O (J amp K)

Workshop on Philately at National Postal Academy

Ghaziabad

-Mainak Kathiara Ahmedabad

India Post is serious on improvement of Quality Services for Philately and release of Stamps in a better way amp with better Quality and Management With this objective they organised a Special Three Days Workshop on Philately for Director Level Officers of

India Post at Rafi Ahmad Kidwai National Postal Academy (RAKNPA) Ghaziabad from 3rd March 2014 to 5th March 2014 where Mr Mainak Kathiara (President Emeritus Gujarat Philatelists Association) was invited for a Presentation on Philately from Philatelists View Points mentioned in this presentation were presented to all of them

during interactive session on 3rd March 2014

The Workshop on Philately amp Marketing was attended by 30 Director Level Officers from

all Circles of India The main Objectives of the Workshop were 1) Be able to understand the developments taking place around the world in production amp promotion of postage stamps amp philatelic products

2) Be able to visualise philately as a business proposition 3) Be able to understand the stakeholders perspective on philately

4) Be able to understand the need to involve all stakeholders for the benefit of one another 5) Be able to work out a branding amp marketing strategy for phi lately

6) Be able to organise exhibitions amp other philatelic events 7) Position philately appropriately in the market to generate interest amongst all

stakeholders making financial sense for one another This event can be considered a turning point for future of philately in India The concern

for upgrading philatelic standards promotion and its long term plan vision of India post giving a status to the hobby amp above all inviting suggestions from the stakeholders

(philatelists) will help to consolidate phi lately in India 3 day workshop on Philately amp Marketing involving the Director level officers (DPS) of all postal circles will send good signals to all the philatelic bureaus across the country in near future Many suggestions

offered were noted down with an assurance of action plan The feeling was very positive as Member HRDDirector Philately took the initiative amp was committed to improve the

Philately scenario of the country The Power Point Presentation (PPP) was taken in good spirits suggestions were noted amp discussed The message amp the will to improve upon were clearly seen After this workshop we are very hopeful that in near future

philately in India will have a more respectable image in near future GPA thanks the initiative taken by India Post for inviting amp understanding Philately from Philatelists

view To involve the stakeholders (philatelist) is certainly a positive step amp initiative from India Post

Read Philately ~ an Enthralling amp Enduring Hobby

Workshop on Philately at National Postal Academy

Ghaziabad

-Mainak Kathiara Ahmedabad

India Post is serious on improvement of Quality Services for Philately and release of Stamps in a better way amp with better Quality and Management With this objective they organised a Special Three Days Workshop on Philately for Director Level Officers of

India Post at Rafi Ahmad Kidwai National Postal Academy (RAKNPA) Ghaziabad from 3rd March 2014 to 5th March 2014 where Mr Mainak Kathiara (President Emeritus Gujarat Philatelists Association) was invited for a Presentation on Philately from Philatelists View Points mentioned in this presentation were presented to all of them

during interactive session on 3rd March 2014

The Workshop on Philately amp Marketing was attended by 30 Director Level Officers from

all Circles of India The main Objectives of the Workshop were 1) Be able to understand the developments taking place around the world in production amp promotion of postage stamps amp philatelic products

2) Be able to visualise philately as a business proposition 3) Be able to understand the stakeholders perspective on philately

4) Be able to understand the need to involve all stakeholders for the benefit of one another 5) Be able to work out a branding amp marketing strategy for phi lately

6) Be able to organise exhibitions amp other philatelic events 7) Position philately appropriately in the market to generate interest amongst all

stakeholders making financial sense for one another This event can be considered a turning point for future of philately in India The concern

for upgrading philatelic standards promotion and its long term plan vision of India post giving a status to the hobby amp above all inviting suggestions from the stakeholders

(philatelists) will help to consolidate phi lately in India 3 day workshop on Philately amp Marketing involving the Director level officers (DPS) of all postal circles will send good signals to all the philatelic bureaus across the country in near future Many suggestions

offered were noted down with an assurance of action plan The feeling was very positive as Member HRDDirector Philately took the initiative amp was committed to improve the

Philately scenario of the country The Power Point Presentation (PPP) was taken in good spirits suggestions were noted amp discussed The message amp the will to improve upon were clearly seen After this workshop we are very hopeful that in near future

philately in India will have a more respectable image in near future GPA thanks the initiative taken by India Post for inviting amp understanding Philately from Philatelists

view To involve the stakeholders (philatelist) is certainly a positive step amp initiative from India Post

Read Philately ~ an Enthralling amp Enduring Hobby

New Website on Philately launchedhellip

httpwwwindianphilatelicscom

Praful Thakkar‟s Exotic Gallery of Indian Philately

Mr Praful Thakkar President of Gujarat Philatelistsrsquo Association has launched on 25th

February 2014 a dedicated Website httpwwwindianphilatelicscom to Philatelic resources of India It provides wide range of Information on various topics of Indian

Philately like Stamps Covers FDCs Se tenants Cards Folders Cancellations etchellipThe Website is launched with a view to promote the hobby of Philately and serve

the interests of Philatelists without any Commercial angle The object of launching this website is to provide collectors the right information amp various Checklists for his

or her Themes It will enable them to prepare and present their Exhibits in proper

perspective

Philatelic Exhibitions

MALAYSIA 2014 - 29th Asian International Stamp Exhibition

and World Youth Malaysia 2014

MALAYSIA 2014 the 29th Asian International Stamp Exhibition and World Youth Malaysia 2014 will be held from 1 to 6 December 2014 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center Prof Sahadeva Sahoo is the Commissioner from India for this exhibition

Official Website httpmalaysia2014commy

Details of the exhibitions are available at following link

httprainbowstampclubblogspotin201401malaysia-2014-29th-asian-internationalhtml

For participation please contact

Prof Sahadeva Sahoo

Saswat D-3 B J B NagarBhubaneswar 751014

Phone +91674 2432251 Mobile +91 9337103542

email sahadevasyahoocom

BIRDPEX 2014 ndash International stamp exhibition on Birds

BIRDPEX is an international philatelic exhibition on birds that takes place every four

years After Christchurch (New Zealand 1990) Rosenheim (Germany 1994) London (United Kingdom 1998) Leek (the Netherlands 2002) Noslashrresundby (Denmark 2006)

and Antwerp (Belgium 2010) the 7th edition will take place in Poitiers (France)

httpphilapoitiers2014onlinefr

For any info contact email Jean-Francois Duranceau 2 rue de Berry 86170 AVANTON (France) email jean-francoisduranceauorangefr

List of Participants at BIRDPEX 2014 Poitiers

List of participants at BIRDPEX 2014 Poitiers is available at following link

httpwwwmg-odemgobirdpex2014htm

PHILAKOREA-2014

PHILAKOREA 2014 - World Stamp Exhibition will be held in COEX Hall A Seoul from 7-12 August 2014

Website httpwwwphilakoreacom

Download Form

Mr Surendra A Kotadia is the National Commissioner for India He may be contacted

at following address

SURENDRA A KOTADIA

DIMPLE DRUMS amp BARRELS PVT LTD 1119 MAKER CHAMBER ndash V

221 JAMANALAL BAJAJ ROAD NARIMAN POINT MUMBAI 400 021 INDIA

TELEPHONE + 91 22 2202413031 MOBILE + 91 98199 03789 FAX + 91 22

22843275 E-MAIL - surendrakotadiagmailcom

Saudi - 2013

The exhibition which was proposed to be held from 12-17 March 2014 has been

cancelled by the organizers due to some unavoidable reasons

Jharpex - 2014 State Level Phialtelic Exhibition at Jamshedpur - 11th -

13th March 2014

Jharpex - 2014 Second Jharkand State Level Philatelic Exhibition was inaugurated on 11th March 2014 at Tulsi Bhavan Jamshedpur It was inaugurated by Cheif Guest Padma Bhushan Dr JJ Irani and the Chief Postmaster General Jharkhand Postal Circle

On this very occasion two Special Covers were released on 11th March 2014 One Cover was issued to commemorate 175 years of the birth of a great visionary Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata and Second Cover was a Motorcycle Mail Delivery Carried Cover carried by Motor Cycle to commemorate Mahatma Gandhis visit to Jamshedpur in August 1925 My Stamps were also introduced during the Exhibition

My Stamp in honour of Yuri Gagarins 80th Birth Anniversary - 9th March 2014

My Stamp in honour of Yuri Gagarinlsquos 80th birth anniversary was presented at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture (RCSC) in Trivandrum on 9th March 2014 My Stamp was released by N Sakthan Nadar Deputy Speaker Kerala State Legislative Assembly On the occasion Shri Nadar said ―Russia is a leader in the development of space science technology The first Indian cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma could enter the outer space thanks to the cooperation between Russia and India This co-operation in the field of space technology is a model for the entire world After his space flight Yuri Gagarin was given a red carpet welcome in India Gagarinlsquos space flight was considered as a greatest milestone in the space science technology The contribution of Yuri Gagarin to space exploration was lauded by numerous representatives of Indialsquos scientific community

Extension of First Day Cancellation availability from 4 weeks to 8

weeks

Philately Division of India Post has decided to extend the availability of First Day Cancellation from 4 weeks to 8 weeks with effect from 1st April 2014 This change has

been notified vide Postal Directorate Office Memorandum F No 38-12014-Phil dated 14032014 issued by Director Philately Instructions mentioned in Philatelic

Handbook related to first day cancellation are modified in accordance with this order

Special Cover to mark National launch of ATM Service by India Post -

1st March 2014

The countrylsquos first Post Office Savings Bank ATM was inaugurated in Chennai on 27th February 2014 by Finance Minister P Chidambaram On 1st March 2014 two ATM were

launched in New Delhi The department will open 2800 more such ATMs by March 2015 which is part of its core banking system (CBS) project The initiative is part of

modernization project under which around 16 lakh post offices will be equipped with core banking system by 2015

To mark the National launch of ATM service by India Post a Special Cover was released on 1st March 2014 at New Delhi

Beginners‟ Section

Special stamp for Fred the stamp dinosaur from Switzerland

For more than three years Fred the dinosaur has been taking Swiss stamp enthusiasts

most of them young on all kinds of adventures about stamps Now Fred has been given his own stamp booklet

The colourfully illustrated stamp booklet contains eight identical stamps portraying Fred as a stamp detective and one large round special stamp ndash the detailed picture ndash concealing countless stories

Specialized Section

- Dr Avinsh B Jagtap

Some Remarkable Cancellations and Postmarks ndash 18

Renouf Type 9b Cancellations

Renouf Type 9b is a duplex obliterator of Madras Circle comprised of the left half with a small circle of 19mm diameter enclosing yet a smaller circle of 12mm diameter The

space in between these circles contains the name of the post-office The centre of the inner circle shows the date of despatch The right half of the duplex is a rectangle

containing the Post Office Number The whole is surrounded by a circle The rectangle is framed by parallel lines with diminishing length which are varying in their numbers

Bangalore duplex Cancellation

The countrylsquos first Post Office Savings Bank ATM was inaugurated in Chennai on 27th February 2014 by Finance Minister P Chidambaram On 1st March 2014 two ATM were

launched in New Delhi The department will open 2800 more such ATMs by March 2015 which is part of its core banking system (CBS) project The initiative is part of

modernization project under which around 16 lakh post offices will be equipped with core banking system by 2015

To mark the National launch of ATM service by India Post a Special Cover was released on 1st March 2014 at New Delhi

Beginners‟ Section

Special stamp for Fred the stamp dinosaur from Switzerland

For more than three years Fred the dinosaur has been taking Swiss stamp enthusiasts

most of them young on all kinds of adventures about stamps Now Fred has been given his own stamp booklet

The colourfully illustrated stamp booklet contains eight identical stamps portraying Fred as a stamp detective and one large round special stamp ndash the detailed picture ndash concealing countless stories

Specialized Section

- Dr Avinsh B Jagtap

Some Remarkable Cancellations and Postmarks ndash 18

Renouf Type 9b Cancellations

Renouf Type 9b is a duplex obliterator of Madras Circle comprised of the left half with a small circle of 19mm diameter enclosing yet a smaller circle of 12mm diameter The

space in between these circles contains the name of the post-office The centre of the inner circle shows the date of despatch The right half of the duplex is a rectangle

containing the Post Office Number The whole is surrounded by a circle The rectangle is framed by parallel lines with diminishing length which are varying in their numbers

Bangalore duplex Cancellation

The colourfully illustrated stamp booklet contains eight identical stamps portraying Fred as a stamp detective and one large round special stamp ndash the detailed picture ndash concealing countless stories

Specialized Section

- Dr Avinsh B Jagtap

Some Remarkable Cancellations and Postmarks ndash 18

Renouf Type 9b Cancellations

Renouf Type 9b is a duplex obliterator of Madras Circle comprised of the left half with a small circle of 19mm diameter enclosing yet a smaller circle of 12mm diameter The

space in between these circles contains the name of the post-office The centre of the inner circle shows the date of despatch The right half of the duplex is a rectangle

containing the Post Office Number The whole is surrounded by a circle The rectangle is framed by parallel lines with diminishing length which are varying in their numbers

Bangalore duplex Cancellation

Alleppy Duplex Cancellation

1871 a strip of 5x1 Anna stamps (SG54) cancelled with ―ALLEPY AU 2 1871 = 131 Type 9b cancellation The left duplex shows ONLX OUTER CIRCLE with a diameter of 18mm The right duplex shows 3 parallel lines with a cap

Cover from Madras to Calcutta

1865 Folded letter sent from Madras to Calcutta bearing a Half Anna QV stamp obliterated by clear ―MADRASJL 281865 = 1 Renouf T 9b with 5 parallel lines of diminishing length ending in a cap On the back ―MADRAS1865JL28 despatch-mark and ―CALCUTTA 1st DELIVERY JUL1065 (Type 57) and ―TOO LATE in a scroll (Type 77a)

Cover from Bangalore to Bombay

1866 Cover from Bangalore to Bombay with Half Anna QV adhesive defaced by Type 9b cancellation ―BANGALORE1866JA 6 with 6 parallel lines of diminishing lengths

ending in a cap and additional despatch-mark ―BANGALORE1866JA 5 Plus the arrival mark ―RBOMBAY9 JA1866 1st DY

Renouf classifies the duplex cancellation from Cashmereas reproduced below under Type N0 9d but to me it is erroneous as Type 9c cancellations are confined only to

Madras Circle This will be dealt with in a separate article to be published in Rainbow Stamp News of May 2014 Renouf also refers to the cancellation from Cannanore = N0

85 (as shown in the figure below) as the Reversed Type of 9 where the Post Office Number is in the left and the name of the post office is in the right circle of the duplex cancellations I have already dealt with these Reversed Duplex Cancellations in my

article ―Some Remarkable Cancellations and Postmarks N09in Rainbow Stamp News of June 2013 so it will not be discussed again in this article

Cashmere Cancellation

Renouf‟s ldquoReversed Type 9rdquo Cancellation of Cannanore

- Dr Avinash B Jagtap email abjagtaphotmailcom

1866 Cover from Bangalore to Bombay with Half Anna QV adhesive defaced by Type 9b cancellation ―BANGALORE1866JA 6 with 6 parallel lines of diminishing lengths

ending in a cap and additional despatch-mark ―BANGALORE1866JA 5 Plus the arrival mark ―RBOMBAY9 JA1866 1st DY

Renouf classifies the duplex cancellation from Cashmereas reproduced below under Type N0 9d but to me it is erroneous as Type 9c cancellations are confined only to

Madras Circle This will be dealt with in a separate article to be published in Rainbow Stamp News of May 2014 Renouf also refers to the cancellation from Cannanore = N0

85 (as shown in the figure below) as the Reversed Type of 9 where the Post Office Number is in the left and the name of the post office is in the right circle of the duplex cancellations I have already dealt with these Reversed Duplex Cancellations in my

article ―Some Remarkable Cancellations and Postmarks N09in Rainbow Stamp News of June 2013 so it will not be discussed again in this article

Cashmere Cancellation

Renouf‟s ldquoReversed Type 9rdquo Cancellation of Cannanore

- Dr Avinash B Jagtap email abjagtaphotmailcom

GARUDA IN MYTHOLOGY

copy DrSatyendra Kumar Agrawal

The most important creature of the Himmapan forest is probably the Garuda The Vedas provide the earliest reference of Garuda though by the name of Śyena (Sanskrit for Eagle) where this mighty bird is said to have brought Amrit (elixir) to earth from heavenHe is the subject of numerous mythological stories derived from Ramayana Mahabharata and other Purans Tripitaka is another source of legends about Garuda written in Pali language

Veda Tripitaka Vanita the wife of Kashyap the proenitor of gods and men laid an egg and became the mother of this bird-god As soon as Garuda was bornhis body expanded and touched the sky his eye were like lighting the mountains trembled with the spread of his wings

Garuda

Descriptions of Garuda vary from legend to legend He is usually represented as having the head beak wings and talons of an eagle with bulging eyes and torso like human His lower body is covered with feathers and he has the claws of an eagle he wears a diadem and jewellery Sometimes he is described as having eight limbs with six being human limbs two are legs with strong eagle like claws Another text says Garuda has either four or two limbs When he is shown with two limbs he will be holding a Naga in each talon Garuda is the king of birds and also a Hindu God

Statues of Garuda with 8 and 2 limbs Hindu god Garuda

Mount of Lord Vishnu

He is the carrier of Lord Vishnu and ―Garud Purana narrates in detail on how he became the Vahana of Lord Vishnu

The legend says that Kasyapa was a powerful sage and had many wives Vinata and Kadru were sisters and his favorites Kadru request a blessing from her husband that she should have

a large number of children eventually she gave birth to 1000 Naga serpents who chosen to live underworld in the ocean depth

Naga

Where as Vinata requested saga for only two sons and should be more powerful than the children of Kadru In time she laid 2 eggs Vinata waited for 500 years but the eggs showed no sign of change and impatient Vinata broke one herself from which Arun the charioteer of the Sun God Surya came out with a well-developed upper body but has no limbs below his torso Knowing the cause of his premature birth and the reason of his deformity he cursed his own mother that she should become a slave of her sister Kadru for 500 years

Arun the charioteer of the Sun God Surya

From her second egg finally hatched 500 years later the gigantic mythical bird Garuda burst forward effulgent like a heap of fire equal to the conflagration that consumes the earth at the end of every cosmic age and he vowed to liberate his mother from her servitude It happened in past through a foolish bet Vinata became enslaved to her sister and as a result Vinatas son Garuda was required to do the bidding of the snakes The agreement he reached with her captors was that she would be set free on the condition that Garuda seize the elixir of immortality found during ―Churning of the Ocean of Milk held by the gods and bring it back to the serpents The gods were ready and in full array when Garuda arrived to take the elixir but such was his might that he defeated them in a ferocious battle scattering them in all directions Even the ―Vajra (thunder bolt) the most powerful weapon of Lord Indra was broken

God Indra with Vajra Garuda The fights intervened by Lord Vishnu ―You two are very powerful and no one can defeat another said Lord Vishnu and requested Garuda for returning the pot containing ―amrita (elixir) Garuda planned a trick by asking Lord Vishnu to follow him secretly and take away the elixir after Nagas have released his mother

Lord Vishnu Divine pot with Amrit Lord Vishnu gave Garuda a boon which made Garuda immortal and promised him a higher seat than his own In turn Garuda agreed to become the vehicle of Vishnu

Garuda as mount of Lord Vishnu

As Vahan or vahicle of Lord Vishnu he can be found in every South Indian temple dedicated to Vishnu and even in the temples of South-East Asia

Garuda are found in Indian and SE Asian temples

Garuda became the implacable and terrible enemy of the serpents killing and devouring them at every opportunity due to a continuous enmity has been going on between his mother and Kadru the mother of serpents

Garuda is the implacable and terrible enemy of the serpents Naga

In some other text itlsquos the boon which Garuda obtained from Lord Indra that makes Nagas the natural food of Garuda

According to Mahabharata Garuda had six sons from whome were descended the race of birds Jatayu is one of them who tried to rescue Sita when Ravana was fleeing after kidnapping her

Jatayu

In Arts Cambodia

In Angkorian art as inspired by Hindu mythology Garuda is a hulking man-bird most commonly depicted as defeating or devouring serpents of various sizes or serving as a battle steed to the god Vishnu either in his divine form or in his incarnate form as Krishna Impressive Angkorian depictions of Garuda include the haut relief sculptures on the city walls of Preah Khan and the bas relief murals of Angkor Wat

Garuda in Khmer art

Indonesia

Garuda appears as bas-relief or statue in many temples of ancient Indonesia In the East-Javanese period after the 10th century a sculpture of Vishnu mounting Garuda was found in his sanctuary the Candi Belahan now exhibited in the museum of Mojokorto It shows a ferocious Garuda trampling the snakes and ready to fight

Indonesian sculpture Garuda wings on Balinese gates Vishnu Temple Indonesia

After Islam subjugated Java in the 15th Century Visnuite influences were best preserved in Bali The commonest is the Garuda figure that decorates the back of the main shrine of any Balinese temple and Garuda wings on Balinese gates

Thailand

Famous ―Emerald Buddha temple in Bangkok also had 112 figures of garuda holding naga cast in bronze to ornament its base The Royal Barges are one of Bangkoks most fascinating ornately decorated boats with magnificently carved prows that at one time served a military function but today are limited to use in State ceremonies and celebrations On their bows sit a variety of figureheads taken from Thai mythology Ramakian One barge features a sacred Garuda

Garuda holding naga Royal Barge featuring Garuda

India

Statues of Garuda as carrier of Lord Vishnu or as a God is spread out in most of the South Indian Temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu Also he as got origin in Hindu mythology but philatelic

examples on Indian stamps or postal stationeries are hard to find due to ignorence of Indian Postal Department towards our glorious religious past Only as a painting of ―Garuda by great indian artist Nandlal Bose is featured on a stamp

ldquoGarudardquo by Nandlal Bose

Garuda as symbol of courage

Despite the Buddhist effort to convert Garuda from a rapacious bird of prey to a compassionate friend of sentient beings in both the Hindu epics and in the popular culture Garuda remained the symbol of such attributes as speed impetuosity violent force and martial prowess

Symbol of speed power and courage

In the Mahabharata heroes meting out punishment to their foes or descending upon them for such purpose are frequently compared to Garuda The great hero Arjuna for example is reported to have leapt onto an opponents chariot and to have seized him as Garuda seizes a huge snake after agitating the waters of the ocean Likewise Arjunas brutish brother Bhima attempted to snatch an opponent off his chariot like Garuda snatching away a snake In

―Bhagavad Geeta Lord Krishna also explained his omnipresence in the middle of the battle field ―Kurukshetra saying ―Of birds I am the son of Vinata (Garuda)

Arjuna Lord Krishna in Kurukshetra Bhim

An Indonesian national airline is known as Garuda Indonesia and rightly named after the mystical giant bird Garuda who is the carrier of Lord Vishnu It had its beginnings

in the Indonesian war of independence against the Dutch in the late 1940s

Garuda Indonesia

Combining legend with history the Angkorian Khmer adapted such imagery to flatter their own rulers A stele (stone tablet inscribed with writing) found in the area of modern Laos says that the Khmer King Suryavarman II the builder of Angkor Wat once jumped onto an opponents elephant in the heat of battle and killed him like Garuda seizing a serpent in his talons

King Suryavarman II

To Jayavarman VII the Buddhist king of late 12th century Angkor Garudas domination of the Nagas was a symbol of his own military power and victories over the invasionary forces of Champa In 1191 AD Jayavarman dedicated the Buddhist temple of Preah Khan the center of a considerable city on the site of such a victory He had the outer wall of the city almost two kilometers around decorated with 40 huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda holding the Naga by his hands and his claws

Outer wall of the city Preah Khan decorated with huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda

holding the Naga

Spiritual Symbolism

In the Vedic literature it is stated that the two wings of the transcendental bird Garuda who carries the Lord everywhere are two divisions of the Sama Veda known as brhat and rathantara These Sama Veda utterances are automatically heard by the devotee when another great devotee of the Lord Garuda flaps his wings

Holy Veda and Garuda

As a carrier Garuda represents the human thoughts which can fly in all directions at incredible speed and Lord Vishnu can help us to control our thoughts Also a man who does not deviate from the path of Dharma develops the two wings of devotion and knowledge and the tail that propels him forward is the Karma Yoga Such an individual rises like an eagle with Lord Vishnu

always on top and the Lord helps him in navigating through the tough terrains of earthly existence before merging with the Supreme Soul

National Emblem

The Garuda is commonly used as an emblem in South and Southeast Asian nations

In Thai mythology Garuda is known as the king of birds With characteristics very much

like an eagle Garuda in the act of tearing Naga in two symbolizes the Thai monarchy

One form of the garuḍa used in Thailand as a sign of the royal family is called Krut Pha

meaning garuḍa acting as the vehicle (of Vishnu) Besides serving as the royal

insignia the Garuda is also the official seal of the civil government

Garuda as Royal seal and National emblem

The use of the Garuda in Indonesias coat-of-arms invokes the pre-colonial Hindu kingdoms that spanned across the archipelago from which the present-day Republic of

Indonesia is understood to be descended As for the coat of arms the Garuda symbolizes strength and power while the gold

colour symbolizes greatness and glory However the modern emblem strongly differs from the traditional Garuda It is obviously an eagle and not the anthropomorphic figure

of the mythological character as featured in ancient temples in Java the Balinese Garuda or the national emblem of Thailand Its face is stern-looking and harsh like the German eagle It looks side-ways instead of straight-ahead

The feathers on the Garuda of the Indonesian coat-of-arms are arranged so that they

invoke the date of 17 August 1945 the officially recognized Indonesian Day of Independence There are 17 feathers on each wing 8 on the tail 19 on the base of the tail (below the shield) 45 on the neck corresponding to the 1781945 international

date format for Independence

Indonesian Coat-of-Arms

National Airline of Cambodia Royal Air Combodge also uses ―Garuda as its emblem

Emblem of Royal Air Combodge

Garuda and Hanuman are the strongest of the strong powers in the universe Even Shiva and Vishnu would find it hard to match strength and abilities with them Both

these great beings Garuda and Hanuman have dedicated their lives to service instead of using their powers to rule over the cosmos Hanumans reward is that he will preside over the next cycle of creation as its Manu Adam Kadamon the First Man Garudas

reward is immortality and a stature that is literally always above Vishnu

- Dr Satyendra Kumar Agarwal ndash email rosephilahotmailcom

New Issues from other countries

UNPA

Garuda

Descriptions of Garuda vary from legend to legend He is usually represented as having the head beak wings and talons of an eagle with bulging eyes and torso like human His lower body is covered with feathers and he has the claws of an eagle he wears a diadem and jewellery Sometimes he is described as having eight limbs with six being human limbs two are legs with strong eagle like claws Another text says Garuda has either four or two limbs When he is shown with two limbs he will be holding a Naga in each talon Garuda is the king of birds and also a Hindu God

Statues of Garuda with 8 and 2 limbs Hindu god Garuda

Mount of Lord Vishnu

He is the carrier of Lord Vishnu and ―Garud Purana narrates in detail on how he became the Vahana of Lord Vishnu

The legend says that Kasyapa was a powerful sage and had many wives Vinata and Kadru were sisters and his favorites Kadru request a blessing from her husband that she should have

a large number of children eventually she gave birth to 1000 Naga serpents who chosen to live underworld in the ocean depth

Naga

Where as Vinata requested saga for only two sons and should be more powerful than the children of Kadru In time she laid 2 eggs Vinata waited for 500 years but the eggs showed no sign of change and impatient Vinata broke one herself from which Arun the charioteer of the Sun God Surya came out with a well-developed upper body but has no limbs below his torso Knowing the cause of his premature birth and the reason of his deformity he cursed his own mother that she should become a slave of her sister Kadru for 500 years

Arun the charioteer of the Sun God Surya

From her second egg finally hatched 500 years later the gigantic mythical bird Garuda burst forward effulgent like a heap of fire equal to the conflagration that consumes the earth at the end of every cosmic age and he vowed to liberate his mother from her servitude It happened in past through a foolish bet Vinata became enslaved to her sister and as a result Vinatas son Garuda was required to do the bidding of the snakes The agreement he reached with her captors was that she would be set free on the condition that Garuda seize the elixir of immortality found during ―Churning of the Ocean of Milk held by the gods and bring it back to the serpents The gods were ready and in full array when Garuda arrived to take the elixir but such was his might that he defeated them in a ferocious battle scattering them in all directions Even the ―Vajra (thunder bolt) the most powerful weapon of Lord Indra was broken

God Indra with Vajra Garuda The fights intervened by Lord Vishnu ―You two are very powerful and no one can defeat another said Lord Vishnu and requested Garuda for returning the pot containing ―amrita (elixir) Garuda planned a trick by asking Lord Vishnu to follow him secretly and take away the elixir after Nagas have released his mother

Lord Vishnu Divine pot with Amrit Lord Vishnu gave Garuda a boon which made Garuda immortal and promised him a higher seat than his own In turn Garuda agreed to become the vehicle of Vishnu

Garuda as mount of Lord Vishnu

As Vahan or vahicle of Lord Vishnu he can be found in every South Indian temple dedicated to Vishnu and even in the temples of South-East Asia

Garuda are found in Indian and SE Asian temples

Garuda became the implacable and terrible enemy of the serpents killing and devouring them at every opportunity due to a continuous enmity has been going on between his mother and Kadru the mother of serpents

Garuda is the implacable and terrible enemy of the serpents Naga

In some other text itlsquos the boon which Garuda obtained from Lord Indra that makes Nagas the natural food of Garuda

According to Mahabharata Garuda had six sons from whome were descended the race of birds Jatayu is one of them who tried to rescue Sita when Ravana was fleeing after kidnapping her

Jatayu

In Arts Cambodia

In Angkorian art as inspired by Hindu mythology Garuda is a hulking man-bird most commonly depicted as defeating or devouring serpents of various sizes or serving as a battle steed to the god Vishnu either in his divine form or in his incarnate form as Krishna Impressive Angkorian depictions of Garuda include the haut relief sculptures on the city walls of Preah Khan and the bas relief murals of Angkor Wat

Garuda in Khmer art

Indonesia

Garuda appears as bas-relief or statue in many temples of ancient Indonesia In the East-Javanese period after the 10th century a sculpture of Vishnu mounting Garuda was found in his sanctuary the Candi Belahan now exhibited in the museum of Mojokorto It shows a ferocious Garuda trampling the snakes and ready to fight

Indonesian sculpture Garuda wings on Balinese gates Vishnu Temple Indonesia

After Islam subjugated Java in the 15th Century Visnuite influences were best preserved in Bali The commonest is the Garuda figure that decorates the back of the main shrine of any Balinese temple and Garuda wings on Balinese gates

Thailand

Famous ―Emerald Buddha temple in Bangkok also had 112 figures of garuda holding naga cast in bronze to ornament its base The Royal Barges are one of Bangkoks most fascinating ornately decorated boats with magnificently carved prows that at one time served a military function but today are limited to use in State ceremonies and celebrations On their bows sit a variety of figureheads taken from Thai mythology Ramakian One barge features a sacred Garuda

Garuda holding naga Royal Barge featuring Garuda

India

Statues of Garuda as carrier of Lord Vishnu or as a God is spread out in most of the South Indian Temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu Also he as got origin in Hindu mythology but philatelic

examples on Indian stamps or postal stationeries are hard to find due to ignorence of Indian Postal Department towards our glorious religious past Only as a painting of ―Garuda by great indian artist Nandlal Bose is featured on a stamp

ldquoGarudardquo by Nandlal Bose

Garuda as symbol of courage

Despite the Buddhist effort to convert Garuda from a rapacious bird of prey to a compassionate friend of sentient beings in both the Hindu epics and in the popular culture Garuda remained the symbol of such attributes as speed impetuosity violent force and martial prowess

Symbol of speed power and courage

In the Mahabharata heroes meting out punishment to their foes or descending upon them for such purpose are frequently compared to Garuda The great hero Arjuna for example is reported to have leapt onto an opponents chariot and to have seized him as Garuda seizes a huge snake after agitating the waters of the ocean Likewise Arjunas brutish brother Bhima attempted to snatch an opponent off his chariot like Garuda snatching away a snake In

―Bhagavad Geeta Lord Krishna also explained his omnipresence in the middle of the battle field ―Kurukshetra saying ―Of birds I am the son of Vinata (Garuda)

Arjuna Lord Krishna in Kurukshetra Bhim

An Indonesian national airline is known as Garuda Indonesia and rightly named after the mystical giant bird Garuda who is the carrier of Lord Vishnu It had its beginnings

in the Indonesian war of independence against the Dutch in the late 1940s

Garuda Indonesia

Combining legend with history the Angkorian Khmer adapted such imagery to flatter their own rulers A stele (stone tablet inscribed with writing) found in the area of modern Laos says that the Khmer King Suryavarman II the builder of Angkor Wat once jumped onto an opponents elephant in the heat of battle and killed him like Garuda seizing a serpent in his talons

King Suryavarman II

To Jayavarman VII the Buddhist king of late 12th century Angkor Garudas domination of the Nagas was a symbol of his own military power and victories over the invasionary forces of Champa In 1191 AD Jayavarman dedicated the Buddhist temple of Preah Khan the center of a considerable city on the site of such a victory He had the outer wall of the city almost two kilometers around decorated with 40 huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda holding the Naga by his hands and his claws

Outer wall of the city Preah Khan decorated with huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda

holding the Naga

Spiritual Symbolism

In the Vedic literature it is stated that the two wings of the transcendental bird Garuda who carries the Lord everywhere are two divisions of the Sama Veda known as brhat and rathantara These Sama Veda utterances are automatically heard by the devotee when another great devotee of the Lord Garuda flaps his wings

Holy Veda and Garuda

As a carrier Garuda represents the human thoughts which can fly in all directions at incredible speed and Lord Vishnu can help us to control our thoughts Also a man who does not deviate from the path of Dharma develops the two wings of devotion and knowledge and the tail that propels him forward is the Karma Yoga Such an individual rises like an eagle with Lord Vishnu

always on top and the Lord helps him in navigating through the tough terrains of earthly existence before merging with the Supreme Soul

National Emblem

The Garuda is commonly used as an emblem in South and Southeast Asian nations

In Thai mythology Garuda is known as the king of birds With characteristics very much

like an eagle Garuda in the act of tearing Naga in two symbolizes the Thai monarchy

One form of the garuḍa used in Thailand as a sign of the royal family is called Krut Pha

meaning garuḍa acting as the vehicle (of Vishnu) Besides serving as the royal

insignia the Garuda is also the official seal of the civil government

Garuda as Royal seal and National emblem

The use of the Garuda in Indonesias coat-of-arms invokes the pre-colonial Hindu kingdoms that spanned across the archipelago from which the present-day Republic of

Indonesia is understood to be descended As for the coat of arms the Garuda symbolizes strength and power while the gold

colour symbolizes greatness and glory However the modern emblem strongly differs from the traditional Garuda It is obviously an eagle and not the anthropomorphic figure

of the mythological character as featured in ancient temples in Java the Balinese Garuda or the national emblem of Thailand Its face is stern-looking and harsh like the German eagle It looks side-ways instead of straight-ahead

The feathers on the Garuda of the Indonesian coat-of-arms are arranged so that they

invoke the date of 17 August 1945 the officially recognized Indonesian Day of Independence There are 17 feathers on each wing 8 on the tail 19 on the base of the tail (below the shield) 45 on the neck corresponding to the 1781945 international

date format for Independence

Indonesian Coat-of-Arms

National Airline of Cambodia Royal Air Combodge also uses ―Garuda as its emblem

Emblem of Royal Air Combodge

Garuda and Hanuman are the strongest of the strong powers in the universe Even Shiva and Vishnu would find it hard to match strength and abilities with them Both

these great beings Garuda and Hanuman have dedicated their lives to service instead of using their powers to rule over the cosmos Hanumans reward is that he will preside over the next cycle of creation as its Manu Adam Kadamon the First Man Garudas

reward is immortality and a stature that is literally always above Vishnu

- Dr Satyendra Kumar Agarwal ndash email rosephilahotmailcom

New Issues from other countries

UNPA

a large number of children eventually she gave birth to 1000 Naga serpents who chosen to live underworld in the ocean depth

Naga

Where as Vinata requested saga for only two sons and should be more powerful than the children of Kadru In time she laid 2 eggs Vinata waited for 500 years but the eggs showed no sign of change and impatient Vinata broke one herself from which Arun the charioteer of the Sun God Surya came out with a well-developed upper body but has no limbs below his torso Knowing the cause of his premature birth and the reason of his deformity he cursed his own mother that she should become a slave of her sister Kadru for 500 years

Arun the charioteer of the Sun God Surya

From her second egg finally hatched 500 years later the gigantic mythical bird Garuda burst forward effulgent like a heap of fire equal to the conflagration that consumes the earth at the end of every cosmic age and he vowed to liberate his mother from her servitude It happened in past through a foolish bet Vinata became enslaved to her sister and as a result Vinatas son Garuda was required to do the bidding of the snakes The agreement he reached with her captors was that she would be set free on the condition that Garuda seize the elixir of immortality found during ―Churning of the Ocean of Milk held by the gods and bring it back to the serpents The gods were ready and in full array when Garuda arrived to take the elixir but such was his might that he defeated them in a ferocious battle scattering them in all directions Even the ―Vajra (thunder bolt) the most powerful weapon of Lord Indra was broken

God Indra with Vajra Garuda The fights intervened by Lord Vishnu ―You two are very powerful and no one can defeat another said Lord Vishnu and requested Garuda for returning the pot containing ―amrita (elixir) Garuda planned a trick by asking Lord Vishnu to follow him secretly and take away the elixir after Nagas have released his mother

Lord Vishnu Divine pot with Amrit Lord Vishnu gave Garuda a boon which made Garuda immortal and promised him a higher seat than his own In turn Garuda agreed to become the vehicle of Vishnu

Garuda as mount of Lord Vishnu

As Vahan or vahicle of Lord Vishnu he can be found in every South Indian temple dedicated to Vishnu and even in the temples of South-East Asia

Garuda are found in Indian and SE Asian temples

Garuda became the implacable and terrible enemy of the serpents killing and devouring them at every opportunity due to a continuous enmity has been going on between his mother and Kadru the mother of serpents

Garuda is the implacable and terrible enemy of the serpents Naga

In some other text itlsquos the boon which Garuda obtained from Lord Indra that makes Nagas the natural food of Garuda

According to Mahabharata Garuda had six sons from whome were descended the race of birds Jatayu is one of them who tried to rescue Sita when Ravana was fleeing after kidnapping her

Jatayu

In Arts Cambodia

In Angkorian art as inspired by Hindu mythology Garuda is a hulking man-bird most commonly depicted as defeating or devouring serpents of various sizes or serving as a battle steed to the god Vishnu either in his divine form or in his incarnate form as Krishna Impressive Angkorian depictions of Garuda include the haut relief sculptures on the city walls of Preah Khan and the bas relief murals of Angkor Wat

Garuda in Khmer art

Indonesia

Garuda appears as bas-relief or statue in many temples of ancient Indonesia In the East-Javanese period after the 10th century a sculpture of Vishnu mounting Garuda was found in his sanctuary the Candi Belahan now exhibited in the museum of Mojokorto It shows a ferocious Garuda trampling the snakes and ready to fight

Indonesian sculpture Garuda wings on Balinese gates Vishnu Temple Indonesia

After Islam subjugated Java in the 15th Century Visnuite influences were best preserved in Bali The commonest is the Garuda figure that decorates the back of the main shrine of any Balinese temple and Garuda wings on Balinese gates

Thailand

Famous ―Emerald Buddha temple in Bangkok also had 112 figures of garuda holding naga cast in bronze to ornament its base The Royal Barges are one of Bangkoks most fascinating ornately decorated boats with magnificently carved prows that at one time served a military function but today are limited to use in State ceremonies and celebrations On their bows sit a variety of figureheads taken from Thai mythology Ramakian One barge features a sacred Garuda

Garuda holding naga Royal Barge featuring Garuda

India

Statues of Garuda as carrier of Lord Vishnu or as a God is spread out in most of the South Indian Temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu Also he as got origin in Hindu mythology but philatelic

examples on Indian stamps or postal stationeries are hard to find due to ignorence of Indian Postal Department towards our glorious religious past Only as a painting of ―Garuda by great indian artist Nandlal Bose is featured on a stamp

ldquoGarudardquo by Nandlal Bose

Garuda as symbol of courage

Despite the Buddhist effort to convert Garuda from a rapacious bird of prey to a compassionate friend of sentient beings in both the Hindu epics and in the popular culture Garuda remained the symbol of such attributes as speed impetuosity violent force and martial prowess

Symbol of speed power and courage

In the Mahabharata heroes meting out punishment to their foes or descending upon them for such purpose are frequently compared to Garuda The great hero Arjuna for example is reported to have leapt onto an opponents chariot and to have seized him as Garuda seizes a huge snake after agitating the waters of the ocean Likewise Arjunas brutish brother Bhima attempted to snatch an opponent off his chariot like Garuda snatching away a snake In

―Bhagavad Geeta Lord Krishna also explained his omnipresence in the middle of the battle field ―Kurukshetra saying ―Of birds I am the son of Vinata (Garuda)

Arjuna Lord Krishna in Kurukshetra Bhim

An Indonesian national airline is known as Garuda Indonesia and rightly named after the mystical giant bird Garuda who is the carrier of Lord Vishnu It had its beginnings

in the Indonesian war of independence against the Dutch in the late 1940s

Garuda Indonesia

Combining legend with history the Angkorian Khmer adapted such imagery to flatter their own rulers A stele (stone tablet inscribed with writing) found in the area of modern Laos says that the Khmer King Suryavarman II the builder of Angkor Wat once jumped onto an opponents elephant in the heat of battle and killed him like Garuda seizing a serpent in his talons

King Suryavarman II

To Jayavarman VII the Buddhist king of late 12th century Angkor Garudas domination of the Nagas was a symbol of his own military power and victories over the invasionary forces of Champa In 1191 AD Jayavarman dedicated the Buddhist temple of Preah Khan the center of a considerable city on the site of such a victory He had the outer wall of the city almost two kilometers around decorated with 40 huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda holding the Naga by his hands and his claws

Outer wall of the city Preah Khan decorated with huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda

holding the Naga

Spiritual Symbolism

In the Vedic literature it is stated that the two wings of the transcendental bird Garuda who carries the Lord everywhere are two divisions of the Sama Veda known as brhat and rathantara These Sama Veda utterances are automatically heard by the devotee when another great devotee of the Lord Garuda flaps his wings

Holy Veda and Garuda

As a carrier Garuda represents the human thoughts which can fly in all directions at incredible speed and Lord Vishnu can help us to control our thoughts Also a man who does not deviate from the path of Dharma develops the two wings of devotion and knowledge and the tail that propels him forward is the Karma Yoga Such an individual rises like an eagle with Lord Vishnu

always on top and the Lord helps him in navigating through the tough terrains of earthly existence before merging with the Supreme Soul

National Emblem

The Garuda is commonly used as an emblem in South and Southeast Asian nations

In Thai mythology Garuda is known as the king of birds With characteristics very much

like an eagle Garuda in the act of tearing Naga in two symbolizes the Thai monarchy

One form of the garuḍa used in Thailand as a sign of the royal family is called Krut Pha

meaning garuḍa acting as the vehicle (of Vishnu) Besides serving as the royal

insignia the Garuda is also the official seal of the civil government

Garuda as Royal seal and National emblem

The use of the Garuda in Indonesias coat-of-arms invokes the pre-colonial Hindu kingdoms that spanned across the archipelago from which the present-day Republic of

Indonesia is understood to be descended As for the coat of arms the Garuda symbolizes strength and power while the gold

colour symbolizes greatness and glory However the modern emblem strongly differs from the traditional Garuda It is obviously an eagle and not the anthropomorphic figure

of the mythological character as featured in ancient temples in Java the Balinese Garuda or the national emblem of Thailand Its face is stern-looking and harsh like the German eagle It looks side-ways instead of straight-ahead

The feathers on the Garuda of the Indonesian coat-of-arms are arranged so that they

invoke the date of 17 August 1945 the officially recognized Indonesian Day of Independence There are 17 feathers on each wing 8 on the tail 19 on the base of the tail (below the shield) 45 on the neck corresponding to the 1781945 international

date format for Independence

Indonesian Coat-of-Arms

National Airline of Cambodia Royal Air Combodge also uses ―Garuda as its emblem

Emblem of Royal Air Combodge

Garuda and Hanuman are the strongest of the strong powers in the universe Even Shiva and Vishnu would find it hard to match strength and abilities with them Both

these great beings Garuda and Hanuman have dedicated their lives to service instead of using their powers to rule over the cosmos Hanumans reward is that he will preside over the next cycle of creation as its Manu Adam Kadamon the First Man Garudas

reward is immortality and a stature that is literally always above Vishnu

- Dr Satyendra Kumar Agarwal ndash email rosephilahotmailcom

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God Indra with Vajra Garuda The fights intervened by Lord Vishnu ―You two are very powerful and no one can defeat another said Lord Vishnu and requested Garuda for returning the pot containing ―amrita (elixir) Garuda planned a trick by asking Lord Vishnu to follow him secretly and take away the elixir after Nagas have released his mother

Lord Vishnu Divine pot with Amrit Lord Vishnu gave Garuda a boon which made Garuda immortal and promised him a higher seat than his own In turn Garuda agreed to become the vehicle of Vishnu

Garuda as mount of Lord Vishnu

As Vahan or vahicle of Lord Vishnu he can be found in every South Indian temple dedicated to Vishnu and even in the temples of South-East Asia

Garuda are found in Indian and SE Asian temples

Garuda became the implacable and terrible enemy of the serpents killing and devouring them at every opportunity due to a continuous enmity has been going on between his mother and Kadru the mother of serpents

Garuda is the implacable and terrible enemy of the serpents Naga

In some other text itlsquos the boon which Garuda obtained from Lord Indra that makes Nagas the natural food of Garuda

According to Mahabharata Garuda had six sons from whome were descended the race of birds Jatayu is one of them who tried to rescue Sita when Ravana was fleeing after kidnapping her

Jatayu

In Arts Cambodia

In Angkorian art as inspired by Hindu mythology Garuda is a hulking man-bird most commonly depicted as defeating or devouring serpents of various sizes or serving as a battle steed to the god Vishnu either in his divine form or in his incarnate form as Krishna Impressive Angkorian depictions of Garuda include the haut relief sculptures on the city walls of Preah Khan and the bas relief murals of Angkor Wat

Garuda in Khmer art

Indonesia

Garuda appears as bas-relief or statue in many temples of ancient Indonesia In the East-Javanese period after the 10th century a sculpture of Vishnu mounting Garuda was found in his sanctuary the Candi Belahan now exhibited in the museum of Mojokorto It shows a ferocious Garuda trampling the snakes and ready to fight

Indonesian sculpture Garuda wings on Balinese gates Vishnu Temple Indonesia

After Islam subjugated Java in the 15th Century Visnuite influences were best preserved in Bali The commonest is the Garuda figure that decorates the back of the main shrine of any Balinese temple and Garuda wings on Balinese gates

Thailand

Famous ―Emerald Buddha temple in Bangkok also had 112 figures of garuda holding naga cast in bronze to ornament its base The Royal Barges are one of Bangkoks most fascinating ornately decorated boats with magnificently carved prows that at one time served a military function but today are limited to use in State ceremonies and celebrations On their bows sit a variety of figureheads taken from Thai mythology Ramakian One barge features a sacred Garuda

Garuda holding naga Royal Barge featuring Garuda

India

Statues of Garuda as carrier of Lord Vishnu or as a God is spread out in most of the South Indian Temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu Also he as got origin in Hindu mythology but philatelic

examples on Indian stamps or postal stationeries are hard to find due to ignorence of Indian Postal Department towards our glorious religious past Only as a painting of ―Garuda by great indian artist Nandlal Bose is featured on a stamp

ldquoGarudardquo by Nandlal Bose

Garuda as symbol of courage

Despite the Buddhist effort to convert Garuda from a rapacious bird of prey to a compassionate friend of sentient beings in both the Hindu epics and in the popular culture Garuda remained the symbol of such attributes as speed impetuosity violent force and martial prowess

Symbol of speed power and courage

In the Mahabharata heroes meting out punishment to their foes or descending upon them for such purpose are frequently compared to Garuda The great hero Arjuna for example is reported to have leapt onto an opponents chariot and to have seized him as Garuda seizes a huge snake after agitating the waters of the ocean Likewise Arjunas brutish brother Bhima attempted to snatch an opponent off his chariot like Garuda snatching away a snake In

―Bhagavad Geeta Lord Krishna also explained his omnipresence in the middle of the battle field ―Kurukshetra saying ―Of birds I am the son of Vinata (Garuda)

Arjuna Lord Krishna in Kurukshetra Bhim

An Indonesian national airline is known as Garuda Indonesia and rightly named after the mystical giant bird Garuda who is the carrier of Lord Vishnu It had its beginnings

in the Indonesian war of independence against the Dutch in the late 1940s

Garuda Indonesia

Combining legend with history the Angkorian Khmer adapted such imagery to flatter their own rulers A stele (stone tablet inscribed with writing) found in the area of modern Laos says that the Khmer King Suryavarman II the builder of Angkor Wat once jumped onto an opponents elephant in the heat of battle and killed him like Garuda seizing a serpent in his talons

King Suryavarman II

To Jayavarman VII the Buddhist king of late 12th century Angkor Garudas domination of the Nagas was a symbol of his own military power and victories over the invasionary forces of Champa In 1191 AD Jayavarman dedicated the Buddhist temple of Preah Khan the center of a considerable city on the site of such a victory He had the outer wall of the city almost two kilometers around decorated with 40 huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda holding the Naga by his hands and his claws

Outer wall of the city Preah Khan decorated with huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda

holding the Naga

Spiritual Symbolism

In the Vedic literature it is stated that the two wings of the transcendental bird Garuda who carries the Lord everywhere are two divisions of the Sama Veda known as brhat and rathantara These Sama Veda utterances are automatically heard by the devotee when another great devotee of the Lord Garuda flaps his wings

Holy Veda and Garuda

As a carrier Garuda represents the human thoughts which can fly in all directions at incredible speed and Lord Vishnu can help us to control our thoughts Also a man who does not deviate from the path of Dharma develops the two wings of devotion and knowledge and the tail that propels him forward is the Karma Yoga Such an individual rises like an eagle with Lord Vishnu

always on top and the Lord helps him in navigating through the tough terrains of earthly existence before merging with the Supreme Soul

National Emblem

The Garuda is commonly used as an emblem in South and Southeast Asian nations

In Thai mythology Garuda is known as the king of birds With characteristics very much

like an eagle Garuda in the act of tearing Naga in two symbolizes the Thai monarchy

One form of the garuḍa used in Thailand as a sign of the royal family is called Krut Pha

meaning garuḍa acting as the vehicle (of Vishnu) Besides serving as the royal

insignia the Garuda is also the official seal of the civil government

Garuda as Royal seal and National emblem

The use of the Garuda in Indonesias coat-of-arms invokes the pre-colonial Hindu kingdoms that spanned across the archipelago from which the present-day Republic of

Indonesia is understood to be descended As for the coat of arms the Garuda symbolizes strength and power while the gold

colour symbolizes greatness and glory However the modern emblem strongly differs from the traditional Garuda It is obviously an eagle and not the anthropomorphic figure

of the mythological character as featured in ancient temples in Java the Balinese Garuda or the national emblem of Thailand Its face is stern-looking and harsh like the German eagle It looks side-ways instead of straight-ahead

The feathers on the Garuda of the Indonesian coat-of-arms are arranged so that they

invoke the date of 17 August 1945 the officially recognized Indonesian Day of Independence There are 17 feathers on each wing 8 on the tail 19 on the base of the tail (below the shield) 45 on the neck corresponding to the 1781945 international

date format for Independence

Indonesian Coat-of-Arms

National Airline of Cambodia Royal Air Combodge also uses ―Garuda as its emblem

Emblem of Royal Air Combodge

Garuda and Hanuman are the strongest of the strong powers in the universe Even Shiva and Vishnu would find it hard to match strength and abilities with them Both

these great beings Garuda and Hanuman have dedicated their lives to service instead of using their powers to rule over the cosmos Hanumans reward is that he will preside over the next cycle of creation as its Manu Adam Kadamon the First Man Garudas

reward is immortality and a stature that is literally always above Vishnu

- Dr Satyendra Kumar Agarwal ndash email rosephilahotmailcom

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UNPA

As Vahan or vahicle of Lord Vishnu he can be found in every South Indian temple dedicated to Vishnu and even in the temples of South-East Asia

Garuda are found in Indian and SE Asian temples

Garuda became the implacable and terrible enemy of the serpents killing and devouring them at every opportunity due to a continuous enmity has been going on between his mother and Kadru the mother of serpents

Garuda is the implacable and terrible enemy of the serpents Naga

In some other text itlsquos the boon which Garuda obtained from Lord Indra that makes Nagas the natural food of Garuda

According to Mahabharata Garuda had six sons from whome were descended the race of birds Jatayu is one of them who tried to rescue Sita when Ravana was fleeing after kidnapping her

Jatayu

In Arts Cambodia

In Angkorian art as inspired by Hindu mythology Garuda is a hulking man-bird most commonly depicted as defeating or devouring serpents of various sizes or serving as a battle steed to the god Vishnu either in his divine form or in his incarnate form as Krishna Impressive Angkorian depictions of Garuda include the haut relief sculptures on the city walls of Preah Khan and the bas relief murals of Angkor Wat

Garuda in Khmer art

Indonesia

Garuda appears as bas-relief or statue in many temples of ancient Indonesia In the East-Javanese period after the 10th century a sculpture of Vishnu mounting Garuda was found in his sanctuary the Candi Belahan now exhibited in the museum of Mojokorto It shows a ferocious Garuda trampling the snakes and ready to fight

Indonesian sculpture Garuda wings on Balinese gates Vishnu Temple Indonesia

After Islam subjugated Java in the 15th Century Visnuite influences were best preserved in Bali The commonest is the Garuda figure that decorates the back of the main shrine of any Balinese temple and Garuda wings on Balinese gates

Thailand

Famous ―Emerald Buddha temple in Bangkok also had 112 figures of garuda holding naga cast in bronze to ornament its base The Royal Barges are one of Bangkoks most fascinating ornately decorated boats with magnificently carved prows that at one time served a military function but today are limited to use in State ceremonies and celebrations On their bows sit a variety of figureheads taken from Thai mythology Ramakian One barge features a sacred Garuda

Garuda holding naga Royal Barge featuring Garuda

India

Statues of Garuda as carrier of Lord Vishnu or as a God is spread out in most of the South Indian Temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu Also he as got origin in Hindu mythology but philatelic

examples on Indian stamps or postal stationeries are hard to find due to ignorence of Indian Postal Department towards our glorious religious past Only as a painting of ―Garuda by great indian artist Nandlal Bose is featured on a stamp

ldquoGarudardquo by Nandlal Bose

Garuda as symbol of courage

Despite the Buddhist effort to convert Garuda from a rapacious bird of prey to a compassionate friend of sentient beings in both the Hindu epics and in the popular culture Garuda remained the symbol of such attributes as speed impetuosity violent force and martial prowess

Symbol of speed power and courage

In the Mahabharata heroes meting out punishment to their foes or descending upon them for such purpose are frequently compared to Garuda The great hero Arjuna for example is reported to have leapt onto an opponents chariot and to have seized him as Garuda seizes a huge snake after agitating the waters of the ocean Likewise Arjunas brutish brother Bhima attempted to snatch an opponent off his chariot like Garuda snatching away a snake In

―Bhagavad Geeta Lord Krishna also explained his omnipresence in the middle of the battle field ―Kurukshetra saying ―Of birds I am the son of Vinata (Garuda)

Arjuna Lord Krishna in Kurukshetra Bhim

An Indonesian national airline is known as Garuda Indonesia and rightly named after the mystical giant bird Garuda who is the carrier of Lord Vishnu It had its beginnings

in the Indonesian war of independence against the Dutch in the late 1940s

Garuda Indonesia

Combining legend with history the Angkorian Khmer adapted such imagery to flatter their own rulers A stele (stone tablet inscribed with writing) found in the area of modern Laos says that the Khmer King Suryavarman II the builder of Angkor Wat once jumped onto an opponents elephant in the heat of battle and killed him like Garuda seizing a serpent in his talons

King Suryavarman II

To Jayavarman VII the Buddhist king of late 12th century Angkor Garudas domination of the Nagas was a symbol of his own military power and victories over the invasionary forces of Champa In 1191 AD Jayavarman dedicated the Buddhist temple of Preah Khan the center of a considerable city on the site of such a victory He had the outer wall of the city almost two kilometers around decorated with 40 huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda holding the Naga by his hands and his claws

Outer wall of the city Preah Khan decorated with huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda

holding the Naga

Spiritual Symbolism

In the Vedic literature it is stated that the two wings of the transcendental bird Garuda who carries the Lord everywhere are two divisions of the Sama Veda known as brhat and rathantara These Sama Veda utterances are automatically heard by the devotee when another great devotee of the Lord Garuda flaps his wings

Holy Veda and Garuda

As a carrier Garuda represents the human thoughts which can fly in all directions at incredible speed and Lord Vishnu can help us to control our thoughts Also a man who does not deviate from the path of Dharma develops the two wings of devotion and knowledge and the tail that propels him forward is the Karma Yoga Such an individual rises like an eagle with Lord Vishnu

always on top and the Lord helps him in navigating through the tough terrains of earthly existence before merging with the Supreme Soul

National Emblem

The Garuda is commonly used as an emblem in South and Southeast Asian nations

In Thai mythology Garuda is known as the king of birds With characteristics very much

like an eagle Garuda in the act of tearing Naga in two symbolizes the Thai monarchy

One form of the garuḍa used in Thailand as a sign of the royal family is called Krut Pha

meaning garuḍa acting as the vehicle (of Vishnu) Besides serving as the royal

insignia the Garuda is also the official seal of the civil government

Garuda as Royal seal and National emblem

The use of the Garuda in Indonesias coat-of-arms invokes the pre-colonial Hindu kingdoms that spanned across the archipelago from which the present-day Republic of

Indonesia is understood to be descended As for the coat of arms the Garuda symbolizes strength and power while the gold

colour symbolizes greatness and glory However the modern emblem strongly differs from the traditional Garuda It is obviously an eagle and not the anthropomorphic figure

of the mythological character as featured in ancient temples in Java the Balinese Garuda or the national emblem of Thailand Its face is stern-looking and harsh like the German eagle It looks side-ways instead of straight-ahead

The feathers on the Garuda of the Indonesian coat-of-arms are arranged so that they

invoke the date of 17 August 1945 the officially recognized Indonesian Day of Independence There are 17 feathers on each wing 8 on the tail 19 on the base of the tail (below the shield) 45 on the neck corresponding to the 1781945 international

date format for Independence

Indonesian Coat-of-Arms

National Airline of Cambodia Royal Air Combodge also uses ―Garuda as its emblem

Emblem of Royal Air Combodge

Garuda and Hanuman are the strongest of the strong powers in the universe Even Shiva and Vishnu would find it hard to match strength and abilities with them Both

these great beings Garuda and Hanuman have dedicated their lives to service instead of using their powers to rule over the cosmos Hanumans reward is that he will preside over the next cycle of creation as its Manu Adam Kadamon the First Man Garudas

reward is immortality and a stature that is literally always above Vishnu

- Dr Satyendra Kumar Agarwal ndash email rosephilahotmailcom

New Issues from other countries

UNPA

Jatayu

In Arts Cambodia

In Angkorian art as inspired by Hindu mythology Garuda is a hulking man-bird most commonly depicted as defeating or devouring serpents of various sizes or serving as a battle steed to the god Vishnu either in his divine form or in his incarnate form as Krishna Impressive Angkorian depictions of Garuda include the haut relief sculptures on the city walls of Preah Khan and the bas relief murals of Angkor Wat

Garuda in Khmer art

Indonesia

Garuda appears as bas-relief or statue in many temples of ancient Indonesia In the East-Javanese period after the 10th century a sculpture of Vishnu mounting Garuda was found in his sanctuary the Candi Belahan now exhibited in the museum of Mojokorto It shows a ferocious Garuda trampling the snakes and ready to fight

Indonesian sculpture Garuda wings on Balinese gates Vishnu Temple Indonesia

After Islam subjugated Java in the 15th Century Visnuite influences were best preserved in Bali The commonest is the Garuda figure that decorates the back of the main shrine of any Balinese temple and Garuda wings on Balinese gates

Thailand

Famous ―Emerald Buddha temple in Bangkok also had 112 figures of garuda holding naga cast in bronze to ornament its base The Royal Barges are one of Bangkoks most fascinating ornately decorated boats with magnificently carved prows that at one time served a military function but today are limited to use in State ceremonies and celebrations On their bows sit a variety of figureheads taken from Thai mythology Ramakian One barge features a sacred Garuda

Garuda holding naga Royal Barge featuring Garuda

India

Statues of Garuda as carrier of Lord Vishnu or as a God is spread out in most of the South Indian Temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu Also he as got origin in Hindu mythology but philatelic

examples on Indian stamps or postal stationeries are hard to find due to ignorence of Indian Postal Department towards our glorious religious past Only as a painting of ―Garuda by great indian artist Nandlal Bose is featured on a stamp

ldquoGarudardquo by Nandlal Bose

Garuda as symbol of courage

Despite the Buddhist effort to convert Garuda from a rapacious bird of prey to a compassionate friend of sentient beings in both the Hindu epics and in the popular culture Garuda remained the symbol of such attributes as speed impetuosity violent force and martial prowess

Symbol of speed power and courage

In the Mahabharata heroes meting out punishment to their foes or descending upon them for such purpose are frequently compared to Garuda The great hero Arjuna for example is reported to have leapt onto an opponents chariot and to have seized him as Garuda seizes a huge snake after agitating the waters of the ocean Likewise Arjunas brutish brother Bhima attempted to snatch an opponent off his chariot like Garuda snatching away a snake In

―Bhagavad Geeta Lord Krishna also explained his omnipresence in the middle of the battle field ―Kurukshetra saying ―Of birds I am the son of Vinata (Garuda)

Arjuna Lord Krishna in Kurukshetra Bhim

An Indonesian national airline is known as Garuda Indonesia and rightly named after the mystical giant bird Garuda who is the carrier of Lord Vishnu It had its beginnings

in the Indonesian war of independence against the Dutch in the late 1940s

Garuda Indonesia

Combining legend with history the Angkorian Khmer adapted such imagery to flatter their own rulers A stele (stone tablet inscribed with writing) found in the area of modern Laos says that the Khmer King Suryavarman II the builder of Angkor Wat once jumped onto an opponents elephant in the heat of battle and killed him like Garuda seizing a serpent in his talons

King Suryavarman II

To Jayavarman VII the Buddhist king of late 12th century Angkor Garudas domination of the Nagas was a symbol of his own military power and victories over the invasionary forces of Champa In 1191 AD Jayavarman dedicated the Buddhist temple of Preah Khan the center of a considerable city on the site of such a victory He had the outer wall of the city almost two kilometers around decorated with 40 huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda holding the Naga by his hands and his claws

Outer wall of the city Preah Khan decorated with huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda

holding the Naga

Spiritual Symbolism

In the Vedic literature it is stated that the two wings of the transcendental bird Garuda who carries the Lord everywhere are two divisions of the Sama Veda known as brhat and rathantara These Sama Veda utterances are automatically heard by the devotee when another great devotee of the Lord Garuda flaps his wings

Holy Veda and Garuda

As a carrier Garuda represents the human thoughts which can fly in all directions at incredible speed and Lord Vishnu can help us to control our thoughts Also a man who does not deviate from the path of Dharma develops the two wings of devotion and knowledge and the tail that propels him forward is the Karma Yoga Such an individual rises like an eagle with Lord Vishnu

always on top and the Lord helps him in navigating through the tough terrains of earthly existence before merging with the Supreme Soul

National Emblem

The Garuda is commonly used as an emblem in South and Southeast Asian nations

In Thai mythology Garuda is known as the king of birds With characteristics very much

like an eagle Garuda in the act of tearing Naga in two symbolizes the Thai monarchy

One form of the garuḍa used in Thailand as a sign of the royal family is called Krut Pha

meaning garuḍa acting as the vehicle (of Vishnu) Besides serving as the royal

insignia the Garuda is also the official seal of the civil government

Garuda as Royal seal and National emblem

The use of the Garuda in Indonesias coat-of-arms invokes the pre-colonial Hindu kingdoms that spanned across the archipelago from which the present-day Republic of

Indonesia is understood to be descended As for the coat of arms the Garuda symbolizes strength and power while the gold

colour symbolizes greatness and glory However the modern emblem strongly differs from the traditional Garuda It is obviously an eagle and not the anthropomorphic figure

of the mythological character as featured in ancient temples in Java the Balinese Garuda or the national emblem of Thailand Its face is stern-looking and harsh like the German eagle It looks side-ways instead of straight-ahead

The feathers on the Garuda of the Indonesian coat-of-arms are arranged so that they

invoke the date of 17 August 1945 the officially recognized Indonesian Day of Independence There are 17 feathers on each wing 8 on the tail 19 on the base of the tail (below the shield) 45 on the neck corresponding to the 1781945 international

date format for Independence

Indonesian Coat-of-Arms

National Airline of Cambodia Royal Air Combodge also uses ―Garuda as its emblem

Emblem of Royal Air Combodge

Garuda and Hanuman are the strongest of the strong powers in the universe Even Shiva and Vishnu would find it hard to match strength and abilities with them Both

these great beings Garuda and Hanuman have dedicated their lives to service instead of using their powers to rule over the cosmos Hanumans reward is that he will preside over the next cycle of creation as its Manu Adam Kadamon the First Man Garudas

reward is immortality and a stature that is literally always above Vishnu

- Dr Satyendra Kumar Agarwal ndash email rosephilahotmailcom

New Issues from other countries

UNPA

Indonesian sculpture Garuda wings on Balinese gates Vishnu Temple Indonesia

After Islam subjugated Java in the 15th Century Visnuite influences were best preserved in Bali The commonest is the Garuda figure that decorates the back of the main shrine of any Balinese temple and Garuda wings on Balinese gates

Thailand

Famous ―Emerald Buddha temple in Bangkok also had 112 figures of garuda holding naga cast in bronze to ornament its base The Royal Barges are one of Bangkoks most fascinating ornately decorated boats with magnificently carved prows that at one time served a military function but today are limited to use in State ceremonies and celebrations On their bows sit a variety of figureheads taken from Thai mythology Ramakian One barge features a sacred Garuda

Garuda holding naga Royal Barge featuring Garuda

India

Statues of Garuda as carrier of Lord Vishnu or as a God is spread out in most of the South Indian Temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu Also he as got origin in Hindu mythology but philatelic

examples on Indian stamps or postal stationeries are hard to find due to ignorence of Indian Postal Department towards our glorious religious past Only as a painting of ―Garuda by great indian artist Nandlal Bose is featured on a stamp

ldquoGarudardquo by Nandlal Bose

Garuda as symbol of courage

Despite the Buddhist effort to convert Garuda from a rapacious bird of prey to a compassionate friend of sentient beings in both the Hindu epics and in the popular culture Garuda remained the symbol of such attributes as speed impetuosity violent force and martial prowess

Symbol of speed power and courage

In the Mahabharata heroes meting out punishment to their foes or descending upon them for such purpose are frequently compared to Garuda The great hero Arjuna for example is reported to have leapt onto an opponents chariot and to have seized him as Garuda seizes a huge snake after agitating the waters of the ocean Likewise Arjunas brutish brother Bhima attempted to snatch an opponent off his chariot like Garuda snatching away a snake In

―Bhagavad Geeta Lord Krishna also explained his omnipresence in the middle of the battle field ―Kurukshetra saying ―Of birds I am the son of Vinata (Garuda)

Arjuna Lord Krishna in Kurukshetra Bhim

An Indonesian national airline is known as Garuda Indonesia and rightly named after the mystical giant bird Garuda who is the carrier of Lord Vishnu It had its beginnings

in the Indonesian war of independence against the Dutch in the late 1940s

Garuda Indonesia

Combining legend with history the Angkorian Khmer adapted such imagery to flatter their own rulers A stele (stone tablet inscribed with writing) found in the area of modern Laos says that the Khmer King Suryavarman II the builder of Angkor Wat once jumped onto an opponents elephant in the heat of battle and killed him like Garuda seizing a serpent in his talons

King Suryavarman II

To Jayavarman VII the Buddhist king of late 12th century Angkor Garudas domination of the Nagas was a symbol of his own military power and victories over the invasionary forces of Champa In 1191 AD Jayavarman dedicated the Buddhist temple of Preah Khan the center of a considerable city on the site of such a victory He had the outer wall of the city almost two kilometers around decorated with 40 huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda holding the Naga by his hands and his claws

Outer wall of the city Preah Khan decorated with huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda

holding the Naga

Spiritual Symbolism

In the Vedic literature it is stated that the two wings of the transcendental bird Garuda who carries the Lord everywhere are two divisions of the Sama Veda known as brhat and rathantara These Sama Veda utterances are automatically heard by the devotee when another great devotee of the Lord Garuda flaps his wings

Holy Veda and Garuda

As a carrier Garuda represents the human thoughts which can fly in all directions at incredible speed and Lord Vishnu can help us to control our thoughts Also a man who does not deviate from the path of Dharma develops the two wings of devotion and knowledge and the tail that propels him forward is the Karma Yoga Such an individual rises like an eagle with Lord Vishnu

always on top and the Lord helps him in navigating through the tough terrains of earthly existence before merging with the Supreme Soul

National Emblem

The Garuda is commonly used as an emblem in South and Southeast Asian nations

In Thai mythology Garuda is known as the king of birds With characteristics very much

like an eagle Garuda in the act of tearing Naga in two symbolizes the Thai monarchy

One form of the garuḍa used in Thailand as a sign of the royal family is called Krut Pha

meaning garuḍa acting as the vehicle (of Vishnu) Besides serving as the royal

insignia the Garuda is also the official seal of the civil government

Garuda as Royal seal and National emblem

The use of the Garuda in Indonesias coat-of-arms invokes the pre-colonial Hindu kingdoms that spanned across the archipelago from which the present-day Republic of

Indonesia is understood to be descended As for the coat of arms the Garuda symbolizes strength and power while the gold

colour symbolizes greatness and glory However the modern emblem strongly differs from the traditional Garuda It is obviously an eagle and not the anthropomorphic figure

of the mythological character as featured in ancient temples in Java the Balinese Garuda or the national emblem of Thailand Its face is stern-looking and harsh like the German eagle It looks side-ways instead of straight-ahead

The feathers on the Garuda of the Indonesian coat-of-arms are arranged so that they

invoke the date of 17 August 1945 the officially recognized Indonesian Day of Independence There are 17 feathers on each wing 8 on the tail 19 on the base of the tail (below the shield) 45 on the neck corresponding to the 1781945 international

date format for Independence

Indonesian Coat-of-Arms

National Airline of Cambodia Royal Air Combodge also uses ―Garuda as its emblem

Emblem of Royal Air Combodge

Garuda and Hanuman are the strongest of the strong powers in the universe Even Shiva and Vishnu would find it hard to match strength and abilities with them Both

these great beings Garuda and Hanuman have dedicated their lives to service instead of using their powers to rule over the cosmos Hanumans reward is that he will preside over the next cycle of creation as its Manu Adam Kadamon the First Man Garudas

reward is immortality and a stature that is literally always above Vishnu

- Dr Satyendra Kumar Agarwal ndash email rosephilahotmailcom

New Issues from other countries

UNPA

examples on Indian stamps or postal stationeries are hard to find due to ignorence of Indian Postal Department towards our glorious religious past Only as a painting of ―Garuda by great indian artist Nandlal Bose is featured on a stamp

ldquoGarudardquo by Nandlal Bose

Garuda as symbol of courage

Despite the Buddhist effort to convert Garuda from a rapacious bird of prey to a compassionate friend of sentient beings in both the Hindu epics and in the popular culture Garuda remained the symbol of such attributes as speed impetuosity violent force and martial prowess

Symbol of speed power and courage

In the Mahabharata heroes meting out punishment to their foes or descending upon them for such purpose are frequently compared to Garuda The great hero Arjuna for example is reported to have leapt onto an opponents chariot and to have seized him as Garuda seizes a huge snake after agitating the waters of the ocean Likewise Arjunas brutish brother Bhima attempted to snatch an opponent off his chariot like Garuda snatching away a snake In

―Bhagavad Geeta Lord Krishna also explained his omnipresence in the middle of the battle field ―Kurukshetra saying ―Of birds I am the son of Vinata (Garuda)

Arjuna Lord Krishna in Kurukshetra Bhim

An Indonesian national airline is known as Garuda Indonesia and rightly named after the mystical giant bird Garuda who is the carrier of Lord Vishnu It had its beginnings

in the Indonesian war of independence against the Dutch in the late 1940s

Garuda Indonesia

Combining legend with history the Angkorian Khmer adapted such imagery to flatter their own rulers A stele (stone tablet inscribed with writing) found in the area of modern Laos says that the Khmer King Suryavarman II the builder of Angkor Wat once jumped onto an opponents elephant in the heat of battle and killed him like Garuda seizing a serpent in his talons

King Suryavarman II

To Jayavarman VII the Buddhist king of late 12th century Angkor Garudas domination of the Nagas was a symbol of his own military power and victories over the invasionary forces of Champa In 1191 AD Jayavarman dedicated the Buddhist temple of Preah Khan the center of a considerable city on the site of such a victory He had the outer wall of the city almost two kilometers around decorated with 40 huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda holding the Naga by his hands and his claws

Outer wall of the city Preah Khan decorated with huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda

holding the Naga

Spiritual Symbolism

In the Vedic literature it is stated that the two wings of the transcendental bird Garuda who carries the Lord everywhere are two divisions of the Sama Veda known as brhat and rathantara These Sama Veda utterances are automatically heard by the devotee when another great devotee of the Lord Garuda flaps his wings

Holy Veda and Garuda

As a carrier Garuda represents the human thoughts which can fly in all directions at incredible speed and Lord Vishnu can help us to control our thoughts Also a man who does not deviate from the path of Dharma develops the two wings of devotion and knowledge and the tail that propels him forward is the Karma Yoga Such an individual rises like an eagle with Lord Vishnu

always on top and the Lord helps him in navigating through the tough terrains of earthly existence before merging with the Supreme Soul

National Emblem

The Garuda is commonly used as an emblem in South and Southeast Asian nations

In Thai mythology Garuda is known as the king of birds With characteristics very much

like an eagle Garuda in the act of tearing Naga in two symbolizes the Thai monarchy

One form of the garuḍa used in Thailand as a sign of the royal family is called Krut Pha

meaning garuḍa acting as the vehicle (of Vishnu) Besides serving as the royal

insignia the Garuda is also the official seal of the civil government

Garuda as Royal seal and National emblem

The use of the Garuda in Indonesias coat-of-arms invokes the pre-colonial Hindu kingdoms that spanned across the archipelago from which the present-day Republic of

Indonesia is understood to be descended As for the coat of arms the Garuda symbolizes strength and power while the gold

colour symbolizes greatness and glory However the modern emblem strongly differs from the traditional Garuda It is obviously an eagle and not the anthropomorphic figure

of the mythological character as featured in ancient temples in Java the Balinese Garuda or the national emblem of Thailand Its face is stern-looking and harsh like the German eagle It looks side-ways instead of straight-ahead

The feathers on the Garuda of the Indonesian coat-of-arms are arranged so that they

invoke the date of 17 August 1945 the officially recognized Indonesian Day of Independence There are 17 feathers on each wing 8 on the tail 19 on the base of the tail (below the shield) 45 on the neck corresponding to the 1781945 international

date format for Independence

Indonesian Coat-of-Arms

National Airline of Cambodia Royal Air Combodge also uses ―Garuda as its emblem

Emblem of Royal Air Combodge

Garuda and Hanuman are the strongest of the strong powers in the universe Even Shiva and Vishnu would find it hard to match strength and abilities with them Both

these great beings Garuda and Hanuman have dedicated their lives to service instead of using their powers to rule over the cosmos Hanumans reward is that he will preside over the next cycle of creation as its Manu Adam Kadamon the First Man Garudas

reward is immortality and a stature that is literally always above Vishnu

- Dr Satyendra Kumar Agarwal ndash email rosephilahotmailcom

New Issues from other countries

UNPA

Arjuna Lord Krishna in Kurukshetra Bhim

An Indonesian national airline is known as Garuda Indonesia and rightly named after the mystical giant bird Garuda who is the carrier of Lord Vishnu It had its beginnings

in the Indonesian war of independence against the Dutch in the late 1940s

Garuda Indonesia

Combining legend with history the Angkorian Khmer adapted such imagery to flatter their own rulers A stele (stone tablet inscribed with writing) found in the area of modern Laos says that the Khmer King Suryavarman II the builder of Angkor Wat once jumped onto an opponents elephant in the heat of battle and killed him like Garuda seizing a serpent in his talons

King Suryavarman II

To Jayavarman VII the Buddhist king of late 12th century Angkor Garudas domination of the Nagas was a symbol of his own military power and victories over the invasionary forces of Champa In 1191 AD Jayavarman dedicated the Buddhist temple of Preah Khan the center of a considerable city on the site of such a victory He had the outer wall of the city almost two kilometers around decorated with 40 huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda holding the Naga by his hands and his claws

Outer wall of the city Preah Khan decorated with huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda

holding the Naga

Spiritual Symbolism

In the Vedic literature it is stated that the two wings of the transcendental bird Garuda who carries the Lord everywhere are two divisions of the Sama Veda known as brhat and rathantara These Sama Veda utterances are automatically heard by the devotee when another great devotee of the Lord Garuda flaps his wings

Holy Veda and Garuda

As a carrier Garuda represents the human thoughts which can fly in all directions at incredible speed and Lord Vishnu can help us to control our thoughts Also a man who does not deviate from the path of Dharma develops the two wings of devotion and knowledge and the tail that propels him forward is the Karma Yoga Such an individual rises like an eagle with Lord Vishnu

always on top and the Lord helps him in navigating through the tough terrains of earthly existence before merging with the Supreme Soul

National Emblem

The Garuda is commonly used as an emblem in South and Southeast Asian nations

In Thai mythology Garuda is known as the king of birds With characteristics very much

like an eagle Garuda in the act of tearing Naga in two symbolizes the Thai monarchy

One form of the garuḍa used in Thailand as a sign of the royal family is called Krut Pha

meaning garuḍa acting as the vehicle (of Vishnu) Besides serving as the royal

insignia the Garuda is also the official seal of the civil government

Garuda as Royal seal and National emblem

The use of the Garuda in Indonesias coat-of-arms invokes the pre-colonial Hindu kingdoms that spanned across the archipelago from which the present-day Republic of

Indonesia is understood to be descended As for the coat of arms the Garuda symbolizes strength and power while the gold

colour symbolizes greatness and glory However the modern emblem strongly differs from the traditional Garuda It is obviously an eagle and not the anthropomorphic figure

of the mythological character as featured in ancient temples in Java the Balinese Garuda or the national emblem of Thailand Its face is stern-looking and harsh like the German eagle It looks side-ways instead of straight-ahead

The feathers on the Garuda of the Indonesian coat-of-arms are arranged so that they

invoke the date of 17 August 1945 the officially recognized Indonesian Day of Independence There are 17 feathers on each wing 8 on the tail 19 on the base of the tail (below the shield) 45 on the neck corresponding to the 1781945 international

date format for Independence

Indonesian Coat-of-Arms

National Airline of Cambodia Royal Air Combodge also uses ―Garuda as its emblem

Emblem of Royal Air Combodge

Garuda and Hanuman are the strongest of the strong powers in the universe Even Shiva and Vishnu would find it hard to match strength and abilities with them Both

these great beings Garuda and Hanuman have dedicated their lives to service instead of using their powers to rule over the cosmos Hanumans reward is that he will preside over the next cycle of creation as its Manu Adam Kadamon the First Man Garudas

reward is immortality and a stature that is literally always above Vishnu

- Dr Satyendra Kumar Agarwal ndash email rosephilahotmailcom

New Issues from other countries

UNPA

To Jayavarman VII the Buddhist king of late 12th century Angkor Garudas domination of the Nagas was a symbol of his own military power and victories over the invasionary forces of Champa In 1191 AD Jayavarman dedicated the Buddhist temple of Preah Khan the center of a considerable city on the site of such a victory He had the outer wall of the city almost two kilometers around decorated with 40 huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda holding the Naga by his hands and his claws

Outer wall of the city Preah Khan decorated with huge reliefs of a triumphant Garuda

holding the Naga

Spiritual Symbolism

In the Vedic literature it is stated that the two wings of the transcendental bird Garuda who carries the Lord everywhere are two divisions of the Sama Veda known as brhat and rathantara These Sama Veda utterances are automatically heard by the devotee when another great devotee of the Lord Garuda flaps his wings

Holy Veda and Garuda

As a carrier Garuda represents the human thoughts which can fly in all directions at incredible speed and Lord Vishnu can help us to control our thoughts Also a man who does not deviate from the path of Dharma develops the two wings of devotion and knowledge and the tail that propels him forward is the Karma Yoga Such an individual rises like an eagle with Lord Vishnu

always on top and the Lord helps him in navigating through the tough terrains of earthly existence before merging with the Supreme Soul

National Emblem

The Garuda is commonly used as an emblem in South and Southeast Asian nations

In Thai mythology Garuda is known as the king of birds With characteristics very much

like an eagle Garuda in the act of tearing Naga in two symbolizes the Thai monarchy

One form of the garuḍa used in Thailand as a sign of the royal family is called Krut Pha

meaning garuḍa acting as the vehicle (of Vishnu) Besides serving as the royal

insignia the Garuda is also the official seal of the civil government

Garuda as Royal seal and National emblem

The use of the Garuda in Indonesias coat-of-arms invokes the pre-colonial Hindu kingdoms that spanned across the archipelago from which the present-day Republic of

Indonesia is understood to be descended As for the coat of arms the Garuda symbolizes strength and power while the gold

colour symbolizes greatness and glory However the modern emblem strongly differs from the traditional Garuda It is obviously an eagle and not the anthropomorphic figure

of the mythological character as featured in ancient temples in Java the Balinese Garuda or the national emblem of Thailand Its face is stern-looking and harsh like the German eagle It looks side-ways instead of straight-ahead

The feathers on the Garuda of the Indonesian coat-of-arms are arranged so that they

invoke the date of 17 August 1945 the officially recognized Indonesian Day of Independence There are 17 feathers on each wing 8 on the tail 19 on the base of the tail (below the shield) 45 on the neck corresponding to the 1781945 international

date format for Independence

Indonesian Coat-of-Arms

National Airline of Cambodia Royal Air Combodge also uses ―Garuda as its emblem

Emblem of Royal Air Combodge

Garuda and Hanuman are the strongest of the strong powers in the universe Even Shiva and Vishnu would find it hard to match strength and abilities with them Both

these great beings Garuda and Hanuman have dedicated their lives to service instead of using their powers to rule over the cosmos Hanumans reward is that he will preside over the next cycle of creation as its Manu Adam Kadamon the First Man Garudas

reward is immortality and a stature that is literally always above Vishnu

- Dr Satyendra Kumar Agarwal ndash email rosephilahotmailcom

New Issues from other countries

UNPA

always on top and the Lord helps him in navigating through the tough terrains of earthly existence before merging with the Supreme Soul

National Emblem

The Garuda is commonly used as an emblem in South and Southeast Asian nations

In Thai mythology Garuda is known as the king of birds With characteristics very much

like an eagle Garuda in the act of tearing Naga in two symbolizes the Thai monarchy

One form of the garuḍa used in Thailand as a sign of the royal family is called Krut Pha

meaning garuḍa acting as the vehicle (of Vishnu) Besides serving as the royal

insignia the Garuda is also the official seal of the civil government

Garuda as Royal seal and National emblem

The use of the Garuda in Indonesias coat-of-arms invokes the pre-colonial Hindu kingdoms that spanned across the archipelago from which the present-day Republic of

Indonesia is understood to be descended As for the coat of arms the Garuda symbolizes strength and power while the gold

colour symbolizes greatness and glory However the modern emblem strongly differs from the traditional Garuda It is obviously an eagle and not the anthropomorphic figure

of the mythological character as featured in ancient temples in Java the Balinese Garuda or the national emblem of Thailand Its face is stern-looking and harsh like the German eagle It looks side-ways instead of straight-ahead

The feathers on the Garuda of the Indonesian coat-of-arms are arranged so that they

invoke the date of 17 August 1945 the officially recognized Indonesian Day of Independence There are 17 feathers on each wing 8 on the tail 19 on the base of the tail (below the shield) 45 on the neck corresponding to the 1781945 international

date format for Independence

Indonesian Coat-of-Arms

National Airline of Cambodia Royal Air Combodge also uses ―Garuda as its emblem

Emblem of Royal Air Combodge

Garuda and Hanuman are the strongest of the strong powers in the universe Even Shiva and Vishnu would find it hard to match strength and abilities with them Both

these great beings Garuda and Hanuman have dedicated their lives to service instead of using their powers to rule over the cosmos Hanumans reward is that he will preside over the next cycle of creation as its Manu Adam Kadamon the First Man Garudas

reward is immortality and a stature that is literally always above Vishnu

- Dr Satyendra Kumar Agarwal ndash email rosephilahotmailcom

New Issues from other countries

UNPA

Indonesian Coat-of-Arms

National Airline of Cambodia Royal Air Combodge also uses ―Garuda as its emblem

Emblem of Royal Air Combodge

Garuda and Hanuman are the strongest of the strong powers in the universe Even Shiva and Vishnu would find it hard to match strength and abilities with them Both

these great beings Garuda and Hanuman have dedicated their lives to service instead of using their powers to rule over the cosmos Hanumans reward is that he will preside over the next cycle of creation as its Manu Adam Kadamon the First Man Garudas

reward is immortality and a stature that is literally always above Vishnu

- Dr Satyendra Kumar Agarwal ndash email rosephilahotmailcom

New Issues from other countries

UNPA

On 17 March 2014 the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) issued a set of 6 stamps on the theme ldquoInternational Day of Happinessrdquo

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 20 March as the International Day of Happiness It is a movement to promote happiness as a universal goal and aspiration in the lives of human beings around the world

ldquoThe pursuit of happiness lies at the core of human endeavours People around the world aspire to lead happy and fulfilling lives free from fear and want and in harmony with naturerdquo

ldquoLet us reinforce our commitment to inclusive and sustainable human development and renew our pledge to help others When we contribute to the common good we ourselves are enriched Compassion promotes happiness and will help build the future we wantrdquo

Switzerland

125 Years of Swiss Army Post stamp

Whether or not you enjoyed your military service one thing is always remembered fondly even decades later the packages and letters from home For 125 years the

Army postal service has been making soldierslsquo lives sweeter with sumptuous food parcels and passionate love letters A commemorative stamp was issued by Swiss Post on this occasion

Each year the Army postal service delivers two million letters a quarter of a million parcels and 13 million newspapers supplied free of charge by the publishers to their recipients ndash and postage is free up to five kilos Every now and then however the

soldiers are in for a bit of a shock Thomas Ramseier recalls ―Welsquove received fused tin cans concreted-over car tyres and even a foul-smelling piglsquos head Ramseier has also

been taken aback by the sheer size of some of the deliveries One morning for instance more than 200 packages were delivered for a tank officer To put a stop to such excesses in 2006 the free postage for Army post was limited to five parcels per trip to the post office per recipient

Today as well as conveying letters and parcels to and from every corner of Switzerland the Army postal service with its 30 or so military post offices also serves as the military information office for troop locations and telephone numbers (Office Switzerland)

Whatlsquos more since 2004 it has even operated outside Switzerland Wherever Swiss Army personnel are serving far from home the Army postal service organizes their post ndash be it in Kosovo or Bosnia Herzegovina So one thing is for certain the Army will

always need a postal service Itlsquos the Landjager sausages and love letters that keep the army going

Monaco

Legendary F1 Drivers ndash Gilles Villeneuve and Ayrton Senna

The new issue by Monaco post is dedicated to the legendary Formula 1 drivers Gilles Villeneuve and Ayrton Senna

Born in 1950 Gilles Villeneuve was a Canadian car driver who died during the Belgian

Grand Prix qualification tournament in 1982 Despite a poorly developed track record

(six Grand Prix victories) his highly spectacular driving style contributed to making him one of the F1 legends His son Jacques became world F1 champion in 1997

Born in 1960 in Satildeo Paulo and died in 1994 on the Imola Circuit Ayrton Senna is an authentic idol in Brazil where his status exceeds that of a simple sports champion He

is considered as one of the greatest drivers in the history of F1 in which he won the title of world champion three times in 1988 1990 and 1991 after winning 41 Grands Prix and achieving 65 pole positions He holds the record for Monacvo Grand Prix victories

with 6 triumphs including 5 consecutive (1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 and 1993) Stamps design is by David Maraskin

Views and Opinion

Tribune 25 march 2014

bdquoIndia should issue stamp of WW II hero Noor Inayat‟

London March 25

As Britains Royal Mail today issued a stamp of Indian-origin World War II heroine Noor

Inayat Khan campaigners called for India to bestow a similar honour on the famous

spy in her centenary year

The stamp - part of a series called Remarkable Lives - honours Noor a descendant of Tipu Sultan along with nine others including actor Sir Alec Guinness and poet Dylan

Thomas

It would be fitting if India too honoured Noor Inayat Khan in her centenary year with

a stamp said Shrabani Basu chair of the Noor Inayat Khan Memorial Trust and author of Spy Princess The Life of Noor Inayat Khan

Though she was brought up in Paris Noor identified strongly with her Indian roots said Basu who led the campaign to build a memorial for Noor in London which was

unveiled by Britains Princess Anne in November 2012 Her book is now being made into a film

Noor believed firmly in Indian independence and frankly told her British officers that after the war was over she would back Indias freedom struggle Sadly she did not live

to see Indias independence said Basu Noor was born in Moscow in 1914 to an Indian father Hazrat Inayat Khan and an American mother Ora Ray Baker

Her father was a Sufi preacher and musician and left his home town of Baroda to take Sufism to the west He met Noors mother at the Ramakrishna Mission while on a

lecture tour in California

Hazrat Inayat Khan was a descendant of Tipu Sultan the famous 18th-century ruler of

the kingdom of Mysore Noor was brought up in Paris and the family moved to London just before Paris fell to the Germans in 1940 during the Second World War She was

the first woman radio operator to be flown undercover to Paris and worked from there for three months under the code name Madeleine mdash PTI

The woman spy

The stamp - part of a series called Remarkable Lives - honours Indian-origin World War II heroine Noor Inayat Khan a descendant of Tipu Sultan along with

nine others

Noor joined the Womens Auxiliary Air Force in London and was later recruited for the Special Operations Executive a secret organisation started by British

PM Winston Churchill She was the first woman radio operator to be flown undercover to Paris and

worked from there for three months under the code name Madeleine She was betrayed arrested and executed in the infamous Dachau

concentration camp in Nazi Germany

Promotional Section

Presentation Pack of Indian Museum Kolkata

India Post has made a presentation pack of Indian Museum Kolkata issue which is now available at Philatelic Counters Approx size of pack is A4 and priced at Rs 75 ( with Stamps) and Rs 30 without stamps

Website on Indian Philately

Praful Thakkar‟s Exotic Gallery of Indian Philately

wwwindianphilatelicscom

The new Website launched by Mr Praful Thakkar is dedicated to Indian Philately This

Website is presenting some facets of Indian Philately viewed by him from his window As a collector of various collectibles he has faced many difficulties in collecting

understanding and arranging the collection At the same time he realized that the same may be happening to new collectors and they might be facing similar hurdles too To overcome such situations and to encourage philatelists and hobbyists he has made the

attempt of designing this Website wwwindianphilatelicscom

History of Indian Miniature Paintings Through Philately by Dr Satyendra

Kumar Agrawal published by PHILAGOLD Publications Pages 80 Price Rs

1200 US $ 25

Whether or not you enjoyed your military service one thing is always remembered fondly even decades later the packages and letters from home For 125 years the

Army postal service has been making soldierslsquo lives sweeter with sumptuous food parcels and passionate love letters A commemorative stamp was issued by Swiss Post on this occasion

Each year the Army postal service delivers two million letters a quarter of a million parcels and 13 million newspapers supplied free of charge by the publishers to their recipients ndash and postage is free up to five kilos Every now and then however the

soldiers are in for a bit of a shock Thomas Ramseier recalls ―Welsquove received fused tin cans concreted-over car tyres and even a foul-smelling piglsquos head Ramseier has also

been taken aback by the sheer size of some of the deliveries One morning for instance more than 200 packages were delivered for a tank officer To put a stop to such excesses in 2006 the free postage for Army post was limited to five parcels per trip to the post office per recipient

Today as well as conveying letters and parcels to and from every corner of Switzerland the Army postal service with its 30 or so military post offices also serves as the military information office for troop locations and telephone numbers (Office Switzerland)

Whatlsquos more since 2004 it has even operated outside Switzerland Wherever Swiss Army personnel are serving far from home the Army postal service organizes their post ndash be it in Kosovo or Bosnia Herzegovina So one thing is for certain the Army will

always need a postal service Itlsquos the Landjager sausages and love letters that keep the army going

Monaco

Legendary F1 Drivers ndash Gilles Villeneuve and Ayrton Senna

The new issue by Monaco post is dedicated to the legendary Formula 1 drivers Gilles Villeneuve and Ayrton Senna

Born in 1950 Gilles Villeneuve was a Canadian car driver who died during the Belgian

Grand Prix qualification tournament in 1982 Despite a poorly developed track record

(six Grand Prix victories) his highly spectacular driving style contributed to making him one of the F1 legends His son Jacques became world F1 champion in 1997

Born in 1960 in Satildeo Paulo and died in 1994 on the Imola Circuit Ayrton Senna is an authentic idol in Brazil where his status exceeds that of a simple sports champion He

is considered as one of the greatest drivers in the history of F1 in which he won the title of world champion three times in 1988 1990 and 1991 after winning 41 Grands Prix and achieving 65 pole positions He holds the record for Monacvo Grand Prix victories

with 6 triumphs including 5 consecutive (1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 and 1993) Stamps design is by David Maraskin

Views and Opinion

Tribune 25 march 2014

bdquoIndia should issue stamp of WW II hero Noor Inayat‟

London March 25

As Britains Royal Mail today issued a stamp of Indian-origin World War II heroine Noor

Inayat Khan campaigners called for India to bestow a similar honour on the famous

spy in her centenary year

The stamp - part of a series called Remarkable Lives - honours Noor a descendant of Tipu Sultan along with nine others including actor Sir Alec Guinness and poet Dylan

Thomas

It would be fitting if India too honoured Noor Inayat Khan in her centenary year with

a stamp said Shrabani Basu chair of the Noor Inayat Khan Memorial Trust and author of Spy Princess The Life of Noor Inayat Khan

Though she was brought up in Paris Noor identified strongly with her Indian roots said Basu who led the campaign to build a memorial for Noor in London which was

unveiled by Britains Princess Anne in November 2012 Her book is now being made into a film

Noor believed firmly in Indian independence and frankly told her British officers that after the war was over she would back Indias freedom struggle Sadly she did not live

to see Indias independence said Basu Noor was born in Moscow in 1914 to an Indian father Hazrat Inayat Khan and an American mother Ora Ray Baker

Her father was a Sufi preacher and musician and left his home town of Baroda to take Sufism to the west He met Noors mother at the Ramakrishna Mission while on a

lecture tour in California

Hazrat Inayat Khan was a descendant of Tipu Sultan the famous 18th-century ruler of

the kingdom of Mysore Noor was brought up in Paris and the family moved to London just before Paris fell to the Germans in 1940 during the Second World War She was

the first woman radio operator to be flown undercover to Paris and worked from there for three months under the code name Madeleine mdash PTI

The woman spy

The stamp - part of a series called Remarkable Lives - honours Indian-origin World War II heroine Noor Inayat Khan a descendant of Tipu Sultan along with

nine others

Noor joined the Womens Auxiliary Air Force in London and was later recruited for the Special Operations Executive a secret organisation started by British

PM Winston Churchill She was the first woman radio operator to be flown undercover to Paris and

worked from there for three months under the code name Madeleine She was betrayed arrested and executed in the infamous Dachau

concentration camp in Nazi Germany

Promotional Section

Presentation Pack of Indian Museum Kolkata

India Post has made a presentation pack of Indian Museum Kolkata issue which is now available at Philatelic Counters Approx size of pack is A4 and priced at Rs 75 ( with Stamps) and Rs 30 without stamps

Website on Indian Philately

Praful Thakkar‟s Exotic Gallery of Indian Philately

wwwindianphilatelicscom

The new Website launched by Mr Praful Thakkar is dedicated to Indian Philately This

Website is presenting some facets of Indian Philately viewed by him from his window As a collector of various collectibles he has faced many difficulties in collecting

understanding and arranging the collection At the same time he realized that the same may be happening to new collectors and they might be facing similar hurdles too To overcome such situations and to encourage philatelists and hobbyists he has made the

attempt of designing this Website wwwindianphilatelicscom

History of Indian Miniature Paintings Through Philately by Dr Satyendra

Kumar Agrawal published by PHILAGOLD Publications Pages 80 Price Rs

1200 US $ 25

(six Grand Prix victories) his highly spectacular driving style contributed to making him one of the F1 legends His son Jacques became world F1 champion in 1997

Born in 1960 in Satildeo Paulo and died in 1994 on the Imola Circuit Ayrton Senna is an authentic idol in Brazil where his status exceeds that of a simple sports champion He

is considered as one of the greatest drivers in the history of F1 in which he won the title of world champion three times in 1988 1990 and 1991 after winning 41 Grands Prix and achieving 65 pole positions He holds the record for Monacvo Grand Prix victories

with 6 triumphs including 5 consecutive (1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 and 1993) Stamps design is by David Maraskin

Views and Opinion

Tribune 25 march 2014

bdquoIndia should issue stamp of WW II hero Noor Inayat‟

London March 25

As Britains Royal Mail today issued a stamp of Indian-origin World War II heroine Noor

Inayat Khan campaigners called for India to bestow a similar honour on the famous

spy in her centenary year

The stamp - part of a series called Remarkable Lives - honours Noor a descendant of Tipu Sultan along with nine others including actor Sir Alec Guinness and poet Dylan

Thomas

It would be fitting if India too honoured Noor Inayat Khan in her centenary year with

a stamp said Shrabani Basu chair of the Noor Inayat Khan Memorial Trust and author of Spy Princess The Life of Noor Inayat Khan

Though she was brought up in Paris Noor identified strongly with her Indian roots said Basu who led the campaign to build a memorial for Noor in London which was

unveiled by Britains Princess Anne in November 2012 Her book is now being made into a film

Noor believed firmly in Indian independence and frankly told her British officers that after the war was over she would back Indias freedom struggle Sadly she did not live

to see Indias independence said Basu Noor was born in Moscow in 1914 to an Indian father Hazrat Inayat Khan and an American mother Ora Ray Baker

Her father was a Sufi preacher and musician and left his home town of Baroda to take Sufism to the west He met Noors mother at the Ramakrishna Mission while on a

lecture tour in California

Hazrat Inayat Khan was a descendant of Tipu Sultan the famous 18th-century ruler of

the kingdom of Mysore Noor was brought up in Paris and the family moved to London just before Paris fell to the Germans in 1940 during the Second World War She was

the first woman radio operator to be flown undercover to Paris and worked from there for three months under the code name Madeleine mdash PTI

The woman spy

The stamp - part of a series called Remarkable Lives - honours Indian-origin World War II heroine Noor Inayat Khan a descendant of Tipu Sultan along with

nine others

Noor joined the Womens Auxiliary Air Force in London and was later recruited for the Special Operations Executive a secret organisation started by British

PM Winston Churchill She was the first woman radio operator to be flown undercover to Paris and

worked from there for three months under the code name Madeleine She was betrayed arrested and executed in the infamous Dachau

concentration camp in Nazi Germany

Promotional Section

Presentation Pack of Indian Museum Kolkata

India Post has made a presentation pack of Indian Museum Kolkata issue which is now available at Philatelic Counters Approx size of pack is A4 and priced at Rs 75 ( with Stamps) and Rs 30 without stamps

Website on Indian Philately

Praful Thakkar‟s Exotic Gallery of Indian Philately

wwwindianphilatelicscom

The new Website launched by Mr Praful Thakkar is dedicated to Indian Philately This

Website is presenting some facets of Indian Philately viewed by him from his window As a collector of various collectibles he has faced many difficulties in collecting

understanding and arranging the collection At the same time he realized that the same may be happening to new collectors and they might be facing similar hurdles too To overcome such situations and to encourage philatelists and hobbyists he has made the

attempt of designing this Website wwwindianphilatelicscom

History of Indian Miniature Paintings Through Philately by Dr Satyendra

Kumar Agrawal published by PHILAGOLD Publications Pages 80 Price Rs

1200 US $ 25

Hazrat Inayat Khan was a descendant of Tipu Sultan the famous 18th-century ruler of

the kingdom of Mysore Noor was brought up in Paris and the family moved to London just before Paris fell to the Germans in 1940 during the Second World War She was

the first woman radio operator to be flown undercover to Paris and worked from there for three months under the code name Madeleine mdash PTI

The woman spy

The stamp - part of a series called Remarkable Lives - honours Indian-origin World War II heroine Noor Inayat Khan a descendant of Tipu Sultan along with

nine others

Noor joined the Womens Auxiliary Air Force in London and was later recruited for the Special Operations Executive a secret organisation started by British

PM Winston Churchill She was the first woman radio operator to be flown undercover to Paris and

worked from there for three months under the code name Madeleine She was betrayed arrested and executed in the infamous Dachau

concentration camp in Nazi Germany

Promotional Section

Presentation Pack of Indian Museum Kolkata

India Post has made a presentation pack of Indian Museum Kolkata issue which is now available at Philatelic Counters Approx size of pack is A4 and priced at Rs 75 ( with Stamps) and Rs 30 without stamps

Website on Indian Philately

Praful Thakkar‟s Exotic Gallery of Indian Philately

wwwindianphilatelicscom

The new Website launched by Mr Praful Thakkar is dedicated to Indian Philately This

Website is presenting some facets of Indian Philately viewed by him from his window As a collector of various collectibles he has faced many difficulties in collecting

understanding and arranging the collection At the same time he realized that the same may be happening to new collectors and they might be facing similar hurdles too To overcome such situations and to encourage philatelists and hobbyists he has made the

attempt of designing this Website wwwindianphilatelicscom

History of Indian Miniature Paintings Through Philately by Dr Satyendra

Kumar Agrawal published by PHILAGOLD Publications Pages 80 Price Rs

1200 US $ 25

Website on Indian Philately

Praful Thakkar‟s Exotic Gallery of Indian Philately

wwwindianphilatelicscom

The new Website launched by Mr Praful Thakkar is dedicated to Indian Philately This

Website is presenting some facets of Indian Philately viewed by him from his window As a collector of various collectibles he has faced many difficulties in collecting

understanding and arranging the collection At the same time he realized that the same may be happening to new collectors and they might be facing similar hurdles too To overcome such situations and to encourage philatelists and hobbyists he has made the

attempt of designing this Website wwwindianphilatelicscom

History of Indian Miniature Paintings Through Philately by Dr Satyendra

Kumar Agrawal published by PHILAGOLD Publications Pages 80 Price Rs

1200 US $ 25

History of Indian Miniature Paintings Through Philately is a beautiful Coffee Table Book by renowned philatelist and philatelic author Dr Satyendra Kumar Agrawal The book is based on deep research of different schools of Indian Art by Dr Agrawal The study has been narrated through beautiful images of various philatelic items issued all over the world The book is divided into 14 chapters with details of paintings from different schools of Indian Art The most attractive part of the book is its fine and rich printing The book has been presented by the author in a very aesthetic way that on first sight it captures the attention of the reader

The book is available with Dr Satyendra Kumar Agrawal

email rosephilahotmailcom

Antarctic Expedition-Philatelists Guide by Abhai Mishra

Indian involvement with Antarctic Expeditions dates back to year 1911 when Captain

Scott attempted to reach the South Pole The book traces the history of Indian Antarctic

Expeditions through mails and letters carried with the expedition It documents the Indian Antarctic postal history through cancellations cachets labels envelopes letter

heads QSL cards postcards used during the expedition The book reveals very rare and lesser known facts of Antarctica

For more details please contact

Abhai Mishra email abhai_mishrarediffmailcom

Antarctica His philatelic interests include early Antarctic expedition postcards (1890-1850) Indian Antarctic Expeditions and Uttarakhand Postal History He has authored a book titled Uttarakhand - A philatelic Journey published by Department of Post

Uttarakhand Circle He has also participated in several stamp exhibitions and won awards

PHILATELIST KALEIDOSCOPE - New book on

stamps

After the success of Odia book Dakatikata Sangraha Dr Bibhudatta Mishra and Mr SSRath once again jointly written a book on Philately The name of the book is PHILATELIST KALEIDOSCOPE a multicolored book demy size 160 pages book with two volumes The first volume of the book is likely to be released soon

For more details please contact Dr Bibhudatta Mishra

email bhanubibhu68gmailcom

Year Book of Indian Philately - 2013 by Madan Middha

coming soonhellip

For details contact Madan Middha email madan_middhayahoocoin

Blogs amp Websites

1 Welcome to the World of Indian Philately - httpwwwindianphilatelynet An exclusive website created by Mr Prashant Pandya dedicated to Indian Philately The philatelists can register for ldquo Online Philatelistsrsquo Directory rdquo on this website 2Virtual Stamp Club httpwwwvirtualstampclubcomindexhtml It is website for On Line

collectors Membership is free Many collectors around the world are its members

3 Stamp Magazine - httpblogstampmagazinecouk This blog is updated by Adrian Keppel every Friday with new Articles on a variety of subjects

4Indian Thematics - httpwwwindianthematicsblogspotin - A new blog created by

noted Thematic Philatelist Mr Dinesh Chandra Sharma This blog is all about Thematic Philately 5 Indian Philatelistsrsquo Forum - httpgroupsyahoocomgroupindianphilatelists This is an electronic discussion forum dedicated exclusively to Indian Philately that allows members to engage into meaningful discussions on all aspects of Indian Philately Membership to the forum is open to all philatelists who have interest in Indian Philately Members can share and discuss their ideas knowledge research collections events exhibitions auctions publications exclusively related to Indian Philately 6 The best stamps - httpthebeststampsblogspotcouk Itrsquos a beautiful blog created by Julian Fernandes of Pune ( Now living in UK) featuring lovely stamps of birds with the photos of the same birds giving a wonderful look

7 Robin Stamps Criticism httprobin-stampsblogspotin This blog is about new

issues of postage stamps and the critical study of their design 8 Numismatic amp Philatelic Association - httpnumismaticphilavelloresite40netindexhtm - This Numismatic amp Philatelic

Association is a nonprofit and non-trade motive association that aims to promote the hobbies ndash Philately (Stamp Collection) and Numismatics (Coin Collection) among children students interested individuals among the general public and especially for the budding philatelists and numismatists 9 How to Collect Stamps - httpwwwhowtocollectstampscom The Complete Guide

To Stamp Collecting 10GANDHI Stamps amp Philately Study Circle httpgandhistampsclubblogspotin - A

new Blog by Ketan Patel hellip Saving Gandhi Philately by trying to bring awareness and exposing illegal activities in Gandhi Stamps and Philately 11 Europa Stamps httpeuropa-stampsblogspotin A blog on Europa cept norden amp

sepac stamps 12 Phila Mirror httpphilamirrorinfo The Indian Philately Journal

13 Se- tenant Stamps of India - httpsetenantsofindiablogspotcom It is a specialized

Blog on se-tenant stamps

14 Flags amp Stamps - httpflagstampsblogspotcom - It is a specialized blog on Flag

Theme

15 Glimpses of Modern Indian Philately httpmodernindianphilatelyblogspotcom - It is a specialized blog on Modern Philately created by Mr Prashant Pandya

16 Question amp Answers on Philately httpenallexpertscomqStamps-Philately- 1610indexExp_69442htm - It is a site based on Question amp Answers on Philately Mr

Prashant Pandya replies to queries 17 Philatelic Journalists Forum - httpphilatelicjournalistsforumblogspotin ―The

Philatelic Journalists is an initiative by a few enthusiast philatelists who love the hobby to the deepest 18 The Philatelist - httpo-filatelistablogspotin - A blog with lot of info about stamps and

philatelic activities around the world

19 Phila India - httpphilaindiainfoindexhtml - Website created by Mahesh Reddiar

with lot of info and articles on philately

Philatelic Clubs amp Societies

Baroda Philatelic Society - httpwwwvadophilorg

Deccan Philatelic Society ndash Pune Maharashtra

Eastern India Philatelistsrsquo Association - httpwwwfilacapsuleblogspotcom

India Study Circle - httpwwwindiastudycircleorg

Indian Stamp Ghar - httpwwwindianstampgharcom

Indian Thematic Society Ludhiana - httpindianthematicstampswebscom

Ludhiana Philatelic Club

Mobile Philately - httpwwwmobilephilatelywebscom

Numismatic amp Philatelic Association of Vellore Fort

httpnumismaticphilavelloresite40netindexhtm

Philatelic Society of Rajasthan Jaipur

Rainbow Stamp Club - httprainbowstampclubblogspotcom

Rajkot Philatelic Society ndash Rajkot Gujarat

Gujarat Philatelic Association - Ahmedabad

South India Philatelists Association - httpwwwsipaorgin

Stamps of India - httpwwwstampsofindiacom

The Army Philatelic Society Pune

Current Philatelic Magazines ndash Newsletters

Stamp of India Collectorsrsquo Companion - Indialsquos first weekly e-newsletter edited by Madhukar

and Savita Jhingan from Stamps of India New Delhi E-mail mjhinganyahoocom Website wwwstampsofindiacom

India Post ndash Quarterly Journal of the India Study Circle publishes original articles submitted by

members of ISC

ITS Stamp News - Quarterly - Editor Suraj Jaitly Publisher Indian Thematic Society website -

httpitsstampnewsblogspotcom

VADOPHIL Editor - Prashant Pandya and published by Baroda Philatelic Society Vadodara Website -httpwwwvadophilorg

Journal of the Army Philatelic Society Editor ndash Col Jayanta Dutta

SIPA Bulletin Editor - Mr G Madan Mohan Das and published by South India Philatelistslsquo

Association Chennai website httpwwwsipaorgin

GPA News ndash Editor - Ilias Patel and published by Gujarat Philatelistsrsquo Association Ahemadabad

RAINBOW STAMP CLUB

This is a blog of e-stamp Club wwwrainbowstampclubblogspotcom The idea of this blog is to extend philatelic fraternity in all corners of the world Readers may write about

themselves with their collecting interests and share new ideas with other philatelists New Post on recent issues news on stamp activities and Contribution by members are published every day on this blogReaders may also express their views on any philatelic

matter which will be published under Club News at Rainbow Stamp Cub Blog Philatelic Clubs and Societies may also send brief write ups News about new issues of India and

abroad and other information related with Philately are regularly posted on this blog Readers may send reports on new issues special covers cancellations amp philatelic activities of their area for inclusion in this Blog - Editor

Courtesy - News and Image Resource to this issue ndash International Stamp

News Indian Philately Digest Mansoor B- Mangalore Prashant Pandya ndash Vadodara Sreejesh Krishnan ndash Trivandrum

For detailed images related to this issue Please Visit httpwwwrainbowstampnewsblogspotcom

Address for communication

Jeevan Jyoti c o Mr Ajay Srivastav Wildlife Institute of India Post Box No 18 Chandrabani Dehradun ndash 248001 India E-mail ndash jjyoti9gmailcom

Last date for receiving write ups ndash 25th of every month Kindly send

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If you liked this issue please forward it to your friends and help in

promoting philately

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Please do not send the text in scan form or PDF Send your write ups in MS Word only

Kindly specify your contribution such as articleNews Readerlsquos Right Beginnerslsquo Section Lighter Side etc

Please do not send forwarded messages for promotional section if you

want to give any information for promotion please write personally with brief write up As this newsletter is not used for any commercial purpose in any manner

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Any material from this newsletter may be reproduced only with the written permission from the editor

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Rainbow Stamp News is edited and published monthly by Jeevan Jyoti from Dehradun ( Uttarakhand) India

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