2022-12-05 Mon

This Commemorative Postage Stamp highlights the life & work of Mananiya Chaman Lal, renowned social worker, and Sangh Pracharak. Born on 25th March 1920 in Sialkot (now in Pakistan), Mananiya Chaman Lal from a young age raved to work for the welfare of people.

Although he was a Gold Medallist with many lucrative job offers, still he chose to work to fulfilling the basic needs of people who were victims of the partition of India. Through his determination, desire, and hard work, he created an institutional mechanism for helping the Indians abroad and was instrumental in fulfilling the various strategic goals of foreign policy of India.

The postage stamp was proposed by Shri Amarjiva Lochan, General Secretary of, the International Centre for Cultural Studies, and designed by Shri Sankha Samanta.

In the release function, a Commemorative Postage Stamp, a First Day Cover (FDC), and an Information Brochure were also unveiled. The stamp issued was a tribute of the Department of Posts to Unsung Heroes of India and was a part of the initiatives of the Department for Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Programme.

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