![]() Soon after graduation he was appointed Deputy Collector. He was among the first products of the newly founded Calcutta University. He had his education in Mohsin College, Hoogly, and Presidency Collage, Calcutta. Cancellations on the first day covers bear the name of the respective subject of the stampīankim Chandra Chatterjee (also known as Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay) was born on 26/27 June 1838 in the village of Katalpara near Naihati, Bengal. The First Day Cover for the Vande Mataram stamp has a picture on it of Bankim Chandra. The vertical stamp depicts a portrait of Bankim Chandra. It was also printed on un-watermarked adhesive paper by photogravure process at India Security Press. Nine years earlier, on 1st January 1969, the department had issued a 20 paise stamp on Bankim Chandra. The horizontal stamp carries the first stanza of the song in Devanagari script (see image ). 13, was printed on un-watermarked adhesive stamp paper by photogravure process at India Security Press, Nasik. The Department of Posts and Telegraphs (as it was known then) issued a 25 paise commemorative stamp on 30th December 1976 to honour Vande Mataram. ![]() Stamps on Vande Mataram and Bankim Chandra Janaganamana is our National Anthem, and Rabindranath Tagore was its author. It was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, whose 172nd birthday falls this month.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |