His devotion to religion is stamped on a huge collection
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February 14, 2021 01:39 IST
N. Ragupathy, 80, has gathered over 1,500 stamps and covers on Hinduism released in over 125 countries
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N. Ragupathy, 80, has gathered over 1,500 stamps and covers on Hinduism released in over 125 countries
N. Ragupathy, an 80-year-old philatelist from Thanjavur, started his hobby 30 years ago, before narrowing his focus to Hinduism and Hindu culture. He now has over 1,500 stamps and covers on Hinduism released in over 125 countries.
“Stamps on ‘Aum’ have been released in Trinidad and Kenya, but not in India so far,” said Mr. Ragupathy, who has won the silver medal at the Sydney Stamp and Coin Expo. He has participated in exhibitions in other parts of India and won awards. His collection includes a few stamps that are over 100 years old. A stamp released in 1877 was on Dhanurveda, a Sanskrit treatise on warfare and archery.
When a conservator and stamp collector finds Buddha
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Lokeswara Rao discusses his life and teachings through philatelic materials, including stamps & postcards
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Lokeswara Rao discusses his life and teachings through philatelic materials, including stamps & postcards
It’s no surprise that many stamps of M Lokeswara Rao are related to nature. As Nagaland’s former Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, he lived in the midst of wildlife. But about one-third of Mr. Rao’s stamp collection is on Buddhism. In his book,
Buddhism on Stamps, which was released on Thursday, he discusses the life and teachings of Buddha through 1,134 philatelic materials, including stamps and postcards.