Madan Mohan Malaviya
Date Of Issue : 27.12.2011
India Post Released a commemorative postal stamp for "Madan Mohan Malaviya" on 27th December 2011.
Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861–1946) was an Indian educationist, and freedom fighter notable for his role in the Indian independence movement and his espousal of Hindu nationalism. Later in life, he was also addressed as 'Mahamana'.He was the President of the Indian National Congress on four occasions and today is most remembered as the founder of the largest residential university in Asia and one of the largest in the world, having over 12,000 students across arts sciences, engineering and technology, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) at Varanasi in 1916, of which he also remained the Vice Chancellor, 1919–1938 Pandit Malviya was one of the founders of Scouting in India.He also founded a highly influential, English-newspaper, The Leader published from Allahabad in 1909. He was also the Chairman of Hindustan Times from 1924 to 1946. His efforts resulted in the launch of its Hindi edition in 1936.
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Srinivasa Ramanujam - Mathematics Wizard
Date Of Issue : 26.12.2011
India Post released New stamp for Srinivasa Ramanujam in his 125th birth anniversary. Stamp Released by our honorable Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in Chennai also declared December 22, the birthday of Ramanujan, as ‘National Mathematics Day.’
Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan ( 22 December 1887 – 26 April 1920 ) was an Indian mathematician, Born in Erode, Tamil Nadu, India, to a poor Brahmin family, Ramanujan first encountered formal mathematics at age10. He demonstrated a natural ability, and was given books on advanced trigonometry written by S. L. Loney. He mastered them by age 12, and even discovered theorems of his own, including independently re-discovering Euler's identity. He demonstrated unusual mathematical skills at school, winning accolades and awards. By 17, Ramanujan conducted his own mathematical research on Bernoulli numbers and the Euler–Mascheroni constant. He received a scholarship to study at Government College in Kumbakonam, but lost it when he failed his non-mathematical coursework.
He joined another college to pursue independent mathematical research, working as a clerk in the Accountant-General's office at the Madras Port Trust Office to support himself. In 1912–1913, he sent samples of his theorems to three academics at the University of Cambridge. Only Hardy recognised the brilliance of his work, subsequently inviting Ramanujan to visit and work with him at Cambridge. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, dying of illness, malnutrition and possibly liver infection in 1920 at the age of 32.
During his short lifetime, Ramanujan independently compiled nearly 3900 results (mostly identities and equations).Although a small number of these results were actually false and some were already known, most of his claims have now been proven correct. He stated results that were both original and highly unconventional, such as the Ramanujan prime and the Ramanujan theta function, and these have inspired a vast amount of further research. However, the mathematical mainstream has been rather slow in absorbing some of his major discoveries. The Ramanujan Journal, an international publication, was launched to publish work in all areas of mathematics influenced by his work.
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KGMC / CSMMU Lucknow Academic Centenary Year
Date Of Issue : 23.12.2011
India Post Released a commemorative postal stamp for "KGMC/CSMMU Lucknow Academic Centenary Year" on 23rd December 2011.
It is one of the oldest and reputed medical colleges in the Country. Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, is a medical university located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It came into being after the upgrade of King George Medical College ( KGMC ) into a university by an act passed by government of Uttar Pradesh on 16 September 2002. King George Medical College was established in 1911.
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Archaeological Survey Of India
Date Of Issue : 20.12.2011
India Post Released a commemorative postal stamp and a Miniature Sheet for "Archeological Survey Of India" on 20th December 2011
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Golden Jubilee of Goa Liberation
Date Of Issue : 19.12.2011
India Post Released a commemorative postal stamp for "Golden Jubilee for Goa Liberation" on 19th December 2011
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The President’s Fleet Review
Date Of Issue : 19.12.2011
India Post Released a commemorative postal stamp for "The President Fleet review" on 19th December 2011
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Kavi Pradeep - Noted Poet
Date Of Issue : 11.12.2011
India Post Released a special commemorative postal stamp on Pt Kavi Pradeep, a noted poet whose songs played a major role during the country's freedom struggle,released by President Pratibha Patil.The President launch the stamp on December 11 at a simple function in Amravati, Maharashtra, in the presence of Law Minister Salman Khurshid and Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Sachin Pilot. It is the first step towards the preparation for Pt Kavi Pradeep's centenary celebrations which falls on February 6, 2015, Avinash Pande, Chairman of Kavi Pradeep Foundation, said in a release here today. The poet, originally known as Ramchandra Naryanji Dwivedi, was born in Badnagar in Ujjain district in Madhya Pradesh and had a passion for writing and rendering Hindi poetry. His songs like 'Aj Himalay ki choti se phir hamne lalkara hai...door hato ae duniyawalon hindustan hamara hai' played a crucial role in the country's freedom struggle. Kavi Pradeep also penned a song in tribute to soldiers who died in 1962 Sino-Indian War and was also a towering figure in Hindi cinema. During his film career spanning nearly five decades, Kavi Pradeep penned lyrics for 72 films like Bandhan (1940) and Jai Santoshi Ma (1975). The foundation plans to celebrate the centenary year by spreading the message of patriotism and dedication towards the cause of motherland.
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The Smile Train - Cleft Surgery
Date Of Issue : 06.12.2011
India Post Released New Stamp for " The Smile Train - Cleft Surgery " on 06th December 2011.Every year 35,000 children in India are born with clefts – a gap in the upper lip and/or palate. Though completely treatable, less than half get the treatment they desperately need – only because they are too poor.Without corrective surgery, these children are condemned to a lifetime of isolation and suffering. Taunted and tormented for their disfigurement, they cannot attend school, hold a regular job or get married. Many are even abandoned or killed at birth.The irony is that a cleft can be completely corrected with a simple surgical procedure that could take as little as 45 minutes and cost as little as Rs. 12,000.That’s where Smile Train comes in. We are the world’s largest cleft lip and palate charity. Our overriding goal is make safe and quality treatment of cleft lip and palate accessible to the millions who cannot afford it.Since 2000, Smile Train has sponsored over 250,000 safe, quality surgeries across India, totally free of cost.Smile Train is unique because we work only with local doctors – training, helping and empowering them to become self-sufficient.There are an estimated 10 lakh untreated cases of clefts in India. The goal of Smile Train is this: To continue providing cleft surgeries across India – on an ever increasing scale – until we have completely eradicated the problem of clefts.
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