SPECIAL COVER - SIKKIMPEX 82

A very little is known or read about the first Philatelic Competition that was held for three days at Gangtok during November 2-4, 1982. A handful of these covers is available with Mr. Ganesh Pradhan, Rhenock who gave a first hand information that he had witnessed the competition. Interestingly, i am happy to write that I had come across a certificate of Late Ganga Kaptan, Sikkim's first Nepali Novelist who had taken part at that competition.

I here want to share an anecdote that happened during the second Philatelic Exhibition that was held at Gangtok in 2002, exactly after twenty years. I was one of the 40 participants who took part in the exhibition and my first foray into the world of philately.

In a welcome speech, one of the officials of the Postal Department of Sikkim told that the exhibition was the first philatelic exhibition to be held at the Himalayan state of Sikkim but they had to accept their mistake when they were told that the first exhibition in Sikkim was held in 1982 and Mr. Ganesh Pradhan had exhibited the three special covers that was released then

SPECIAL COVER : BERPEX-2014

Heritage Post Office of Berhampore

Murshidabad Postal Division at St. John Ambulance Hall, Berhampore (West Bengal) organised Berpex-2014, District Level Philatelic Exhibition from 5th to 7th September 2014. 

Two covers was released - Heritage Post Office of Berhampore and Murshidabad Silk.

Autograph - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Cricket)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar Singh is an Indian international cricketer who plays all formats of the game. He plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League.

Kumar forayed onto the international scene in 2012 by making his T20I debut against Pakistan. The match took place in Bengaluru and Kumar took 3 wickets for 9 runs in 4 overs in the match and had an economy rate of 2.25.

He made his ODI debut against Pakistan as well. On his very first ball, he dismissed Mohammad Hafeez. He made his test debut in 2013 Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. He holds the record of being the highest Indian test scorer at number 10 (38 runs).

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was a part of the 2013 Champions Trophy winning team. He was also adjudged the Man of the Tournament in 2013 during the Tri-Nation tournament.

Autograph - Ranju Lamichane (Cinema)

Ranju Lamichane (Sikkim) is a film actress, known for her nepali film Basain (2005), Nepal's official entry for the Best Foreign-Language Film category of the 2006 Academy Awards. Some of her films are Mukti, Ko Hola Mero Mayalu, Barsha Aakash Ganga, Aandhi Toofan, Aawaj & other.

Autograph - Ramesh Krishnan (Tennis)

Ramesh Krishnan was born into this illustrious tennis playing family. Coached first by his grandfather, and later by his father, he also won the National title at the age of 16 in 1977. Winning the junior titles at the French Open and the Wimbledon Championships in 1979 made him the No. 1 junior in the world for that year. He went on to a successful career as a professional tennis player for a decade and a half, with wins over several of the world’s top players and earned a career-high ranking of 23. He was a quarterfinalist at the Wimbledon and US Open Championships. 

Ramesh’s best moments on a tennis court came while representing India in Davis Cup, reaching the final in 1987, semi final in 1993 and quarter final in 1985. He also reached the quarter final in the doubles event at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Since retiring in 1993, Ramesh started the KTC to nurture promising players. During this time, he served as the non-playing captain of the Indian Davis Cup Team for a few years. The Govt of India has honored him with the Arjuna Award (1981) and the Padma Shri (1998) for services rendered in the field of tennis.

SEND:    03.10.19

RECEIVED: 26.10.19

ADDRESS USED:

Krishnan Tennis Centre

141, OMR, Perungudi,
Chennai – 600096
Landmark: HCL building

Autograph - Ramanathan Krishnan (Tennis)

Ramanathan Krishnan is one of India’s most iconic sportsmen. Among the top 10 players in the world,he rose to as high as No.3 in 1959. Taught by his father, the late Mr. T. K. Ramanathan, he began his trailblazing career by winning the National title in 1953 at the age of 16, and was India’s top ranked player from 1953 to 1968. His semi final showing at the Wimbledon singles in 1960 and 1961 is still the best achievement by an Indian in a grand slam singles event. 

He was the leading member of the Davis Cup team for many years, taking India to the Davis Cup Finals for the first time in 1966. Later, he was the non playing captain of the Davis Cup team that reached the final in 1974. The Govt of India has honored him with the Arjuna award, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan for his contribution in the field of tennis.

SEND:    03.10.19

RECEIVED: 26.10.19

ADDRESS USED:

Krishnan Tennis Centre

141, OMR, Perungudi,
Chennai – 600096
Landmark: HCL building

Autograph - Gayatri Krishnan (Tennis)

with Ramesh Krishnan (father) and Ramanathan Krishnan (grand father)

Gayatri Krishnan is the fourth generation to take up tennis competitively. As one of the top juniors in the under 14 category, she has represented India overseas as part of the national team. She was also one of the leading players in the under 18 category, reaching the semifinals of the Junior Nationals. Gayatri also competed in several ITF junior tournaments internationally, achieving a top 350 ranking. 

She went onto have a successful NCAA undergraduate college tennis career in the USA, graduating with top academic and athletic honors. Since then, Gayatri has completed her Masters, worked in Marketing in two different industries, and is now using her experience to run and develop the program at KTC.

SEND:    03.10.19

RECEIVED: 26.10.19

ADDRESS USED:

Krishnan Tennis Centre

141, OMR, Perungudi,
Chennai – 600096
Landmark: HCL building

Autograph - Petra Kvitová (Tennis)

Petra Kvitová (born 8 March 1990) is a Czech professional tennis player. Known for her powerful left-handed ground strokes and variety, Kvitová turned professional in 2006 and has won 27 career singles titles, two of which are Grand Slam titles, the Wimbledon Championships in 2011 and in 2014. She also won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Her career-high ranking of world No. 2 was reached on 31 October 2011 and as of 4 November 2019; she is ranked world No. 7 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). As such, Kvitová is currently the highest-ranked left-handed player in the world and the second highest-ranked Czech, behind Karolína Plíšková.

SEND : 30.05.2016

RECEIVED : 20.10.2016

TTM SUCCESS: office@tkplus.cz

BOOK ON AUTOBIOGRAPHY : I AM MALALA

I AM MALALA : 

The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban.

It is an autobiographical book by Malala Yousafzai (the youngest Nobel Prize laureate - aged 17), co-written with Christina Lamb. It was published on 8 October 2013, by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in the UK and Little, Brown and Company in the US.

The book details the early life of Yousafzai, the assassination attempt made against Yousafzai, when she was aged 15, following her activism for female education. The book has received a positive critical reception and won awards, though it has been banned in many schools in Pakistan.

SPECIAL COVER : BHUPEX-2013

The District Level Philatelic Exhibition, BHUPEX-2013 was organized by Bhubaneswar Postal Division from 25th to 26th March 2013 at Jaydev Bhawan, Bhubaneshwar. 

Two covers on Shanti Stupa, Dhauli and White Tiger – Nadanakanan Zoological Park were released on respective days.

CINEMA BOOKLET 06 : PREM SHASTRA

 

Prem Shastra is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language film written and directed by B. R. Ishara. The film stars Dev Anand, Zeenat Aman, I.S. Johar, Anju Mahendru, Asit Sen, Rehman and Bindu. 

Directed by B. R. Ishara, the music of the film was given by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. Faredoon A. Irani was the cinematographer.

CINEMA BOOKLET 05 : ANYAY HI ANYAY

Anyay Hi Anyay is a 1997 film starring Rita Bhaduri, Safi Imandar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Madan Jain, Reshma, Archan Puran Singh, Alok Nath and others.  The film was produced, directed, screenplay, story and dialogued by Tarun Wadhwa. RD Burman gave the music.

CINEMA BOOKLET 04 : DALAAL

Dalaal is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language feature film produced by Prakash Mehra and directed by Partho Ghosh, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ayesha Jhulka in leading roles and Raj Babbar as the main antagonist. Other actors were Rita Bhaduri, Ravi Behl, Shakti Kapoor and Tinnu Anand. The film fetched good initial box-office collection primarily due to the songs composed by Bappi Lahiri. It was the eighth highest grossing Bollywood film of 1993. 

Music was by Bappi Lahiri. Gutur Gutur song was a big hit.

CINEMA BOOKLET 03 : ZAMEER

Zameer: The Awakening of a Soul is a 1997 Indian Bollywood drama film directed by Rajat Rawail, written by Rumi Jaffery and music by Anand-Milind. The film starred Sanjay Kapoor and Shilpa Shetty, Paresh Rawal,  Laxmikant Berde, Om Puri, Gulshan Grover, Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Asrani, Yunus Parvez and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. 

It premiered on 16 May 1997 in Mumbai.

CINEMA BOOKLET 02 : CHORON KI RANI HASINO KA RAJA

Choron Ki Rani Hasino Ka Raja is a 1990 film directed by V Menon and music by Anwar Usman. The film stars Sumeet Saigal, Anupam Kher, Sonika Gill, Rakesh Bedi, Goga Kapoor, Sunil Dhawan and others.

CINEMA BOOKLET 01 : DEEWANA MASTANA

Deewana Mastana is a 1997 Indian Hindi romantic comedy directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Govinda and Juhi Chawla in pivotal roles. Johnny Lever, Anupam Kher, Reema Lagoo, Shakti Kapoor, Saeed Jaffrey, Upasna Singh, Himani Shivpuri, Avtar Gill, Guddi Maruti, Pratibha Sinha and Kader Khan have supporting roles, while Salman Khan makes a special appearance.

This film was dedicated to Manmohan Desai. This film borrows some elements from the 1991 Hollywood comedy, What About Bob? Johnny Lever received the Filmfare award for Best Comedian for his performance on this film. The film was music by Laxmikant Pyarelal.

The film is also noted for bringing together two superstars Salman Khan and Juhi Chawla together in a scene, the only time they were paired together.

POCKET CALENDAR 03 : ABHISHEK BACHCHAN

POCKET CALENDAR 02 : SANJAY DUTT

POCKET CALENDAR 01 : SALMAN KHAN

BOLLYWOOD MOVIE MEMORABILIA : RAJ BABBAR - 2

BOLLYWOOD MOVIE MEMORABILIA : - SMITA PATIL - 3

BOLLYWOOD MOVIE MEMORABILIA : RAJESH KHANNA - 4

BOLLYWOOD MOVIE MEMORABILIA : JACKIE SHROFF - 5

BOLLYWOOD MOVIE MEMORABILIA : DHARMENDRA - 6

BOLLYWOOD MOVIE MEMORABILIA : ANIL KAPOOR - 7

SPECIAL COVER : AASTHA COOCHBEHAR PHILATELIC EXHIBITION 2003

Three days philatelic exhibition named Aastha Coochbehar Philatelic Exhibition 2003 was held from November 8 to 10, 2003. The theme chosen for the exhibition was Princely States of India. Four special covers on landmarks of Cooch Behar — the Cooch Behar palace, Raash mela, Jenkins School and Cooch Behar head post office was released designed by Dipok Dey.

This was the first instance illustration of Coochbehar was featured on Special Covers of India.