Naik Jadunath Singh  – A Legacy

The Nation today pays homage to one of its Brave Heroes Naik Jadunath Singh who was awarded the Nations Highest Gallantry Award Param Vir Chakra on 06 Feb 1948 posthumously while defending his motherland from the evil designs of the Enemy at Taindhar in Naushera (J & K)

2nd Queen Victoria’s Own Rajput Light Infantry was redesignated as 1st Battalion The Rajput Regiment and NAIK JADUNATH SINGH fought the Battle of Taindhar  as a BRAVE  NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF 1^st Rajput and was awarded the PARAM VIR CHAKRA on 06 Feb 1948.

1st Battalion The Rajput Regiment is now Known as  4th Battalion Brigade of Guards (1 Rajput) and  India Post released a Commemorative stamp on 15 Sep 1998 to mark its Bicentenary.

The FDC released on 15 Sep 1998 shows a Param Vir Chakra which was awarded to Nk Jadunath Singh. A Victoria Cross awarded to the Battalion is also on the Cover.

Bhai Jagta Ji was one of the most influential saints of the Sewa Panthi order, a unique humantarian institution which was in many ways a forerunner of the Red Cross Society. The order was started by Bhai Kanhaiya , a devout Sikh in the service of Guru Gobind Singh. Bhai Jagta was the successor to Bhai Bhalla Ram and fifth in the line of Bhai Kanhaiya.

After the partition of India in 1947, the Tikana Noorpur Thal was re-established at Goniana by Mahant Bhai Gulab Singh Ji, where from the history of this mission starts. Mahant Bhai Gulab Singh Ji was succeeded by Mahant Bhai Asa Singh Ji, who in turn was succeeded by the benevolent Mahant Bhai Tirath Singh Ji under whose stewarship the Tikana and the mission have earned worldwide fame and following

Tikana Bhai Jagta Ji, Goniana Mandi, Bathinda is the head quarters of all Seva Panthi Tikanas. There are 40 such Tikanas in North India. Mahant Baba Tirath Singh Ji was the President of the Seva Panthi Addan Shahi Society (Regd.) Amritsar and the chief Sarparasth of Tikana Bhai Jagta Ji Sahib. He chose Mahant Baba Kahan Singh Ji, the current Chief Sarparasth of the Tikana Sahib, to succeed him as the 13th spiritual descendant of Bhai Kanhaiya Ji.

Date Of Issue:-15.01.2012.

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Date Of Issue:-02.01.2012.

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FDC – Madan Mohan Malaviya – By India Post

Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861–1946) was an Indian educationist, and freedom fighter notable for his role in the Indian independence movement  Later in life, he was also addressed as ‘Mahamana’.

He was the President of the Indian National Congress on four occasions .He was founder editor of two nationalist weeklies called Hindustan (in Hindi) and The Indian Union (in English). He was the president of the Indian National Congress in 1909 and in 1918. He later founded Banaras Hindu University, commonly known as BHU, a prominent institution of learning in India today.

Malviya Nagar in Allahabad, Lucknow, Delhi, Bhopal and Jaipur are named after him. A  Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) at Jaipur is named after him. Madan Mohan Malviya Engineering College in Gorakhpur, UP is also named after him.

Date Of Issue:-27.12.2011.

Entire set on official FDC 18 stamps tied by Bombay English First Day Postmark, Excellent Condition.

Date Of Issue:-26.01.1955.

A FDC  with a stamp issued by Macau to mark the Birth Bicentenary of Louis Braille.The FDC also has Braille script on its cover.

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), under the Ministry of Culture, is the premier organization for archaeological research and protection of the cultural heritage of the nation. The prime concern of the ASI is the maintenance of ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance.

Date Of Issue:-20.12.2011.

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Issued during 10th UP Philatelic Exhibition, UPHILEX 2011 , Lucknow. Kapilvastu, UP First 30 years of Stay place of Gautam Buddha. The cancellation depicts peacock.

Date Of Issue:-16.11.2011.

Contributed By :-Mr Sandeep Chaurasia, Gorakhpur

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A cleft is a birth defect and often the No.1 birth defect in most developing countries – nutrition is one of the leading factors and lack of folic acid. Babies are born with clefts everywhere in the world including the U.S. But you seldom see clefts in the U.S. and Europe because they are repaired automatically soon after birth. Clefts are usually NOT repaired in developing countries because most of the families are too poor to afford surgery and the government will not provide free surgery. A gap in the upper lip is called a cleft. Any birth defect is tragic and painful. A cleft results in extreme facial deformity. The child is unable to eat or speak properly. However this is one of the few birth defects that can be easily corrected by surgical repair that could take as little as 45 minutes.

The smile train is a global charity organization reaching out to millions of children suffering from cleft defects and deformities. The Smile Train began in 1999, with one surgery in China performed by a local medical team, and has since grown into the largest cleft organization in the world.

Date Of Issue:-06.12.2011.

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Kavi Pradeep  was a renowned poet and songwriter who is best known for his patriotic song. In 1997, he was honoured by India’s highest award in Cinema, the Dada Saheb Phalke Awardfor Lifetime Achievement.

In a career span, of nearly five decades, Kavi Pradeep, wrote about 1,700 songs, nationalistic poems including the lyrics for some 72 films, including hits like, “Chal Chal Re Naujawan”, filmBandhan (1940), “Aao Bachchon Tumhe Dikhayen” and “De Di Hame Azaadi Bina Khadag Bina Dhaal”, film Jagriti (1954), and “Yahaan vahaan jahaan tahaan mat poochho kahaan kahaan”, film Jai Santoshi Ma, (1975) for which he also did a play back version in the film. In 1958,HMV, released an album of 13 songs with his lyrics, soon he was made the Rashtrakavi, (Poet Laureate), and came to be known as, Kavi Pradeep. He worked on five more movies for Bombay Talkies. .Kismat  is known for its patriotic song “Aj Himalay ki choti se phir hamne lalkara hai, door hato ae duniyawalon Hindustan hamara hai”.

Date Of Issue:-11.12.2011.

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Freemasonry society in India was established in 1729 at Kolkota. The apex body of Freemasonry is called “the Grand Lodge”.After the independence of India Lodges in India decided to constitute a sovereign body of Freemasonry and accfordingly the Grand Lodge of India was consecrated on 24th Nivember, 1961 at New Delhi. Some of the Prominent Freemasons of india Include Swami Vevekananda, C. Rajagopalachari and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.

Date Of issue:- 25.11.2011.

A FDC issued by Ireland with Four stamps on Aircrafts on 09 Oct 2000.

Great Britain issued a set of 12 stamps on 13 Oct 2011 on Heritage sites as an Alphabetical Odyssey. All stamps are IST Class Postage Rates. A FDC with stamps from A-F is shown below.

A- Angel of the North       B- Blackpool Tower     C- Carrick-a-Rede

D- Downing street              E- Edinburgh Castle     F- Forth Railway Bridge.

Date Of Issue:-14.11.2011.

Date Of Issue:-14.11.2011.