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| THE WEEK JANUARY 30, 2005 |
MAGAZINE COLLECTION : FEROZE THE FIRST GANDHI IN THE DYNASTY
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| THE WEEK MARCH 14, 2010 |
The Week is an Indian
news magazine founded in the year 1982 and is published by The Malayala
Manorama Co. Ltd. The magazine is published from Kochi and is currently printed
in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kottayam. According to the Audit Bureau of
Circulations, it is the largest circulated English news magazine in India.
INTERESTING CANCELLATION: MHOW (1904)
Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, commonly known as Mhow, is a cantonment in the Indore
district in Madhya Pradesh state of India. It is located 23 kilometres (14 mi)
south-west of Indore city, towards Mumbai on the old Mumbai-Agra Road. The town
was renamed as Dr. Ambedkar Nagar in 2003, by the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
Some articles in popular literature state that 'MHOW' stands for
Military Headquarters Of War. However, this is a backronym, and there is no
proof to support the theory that the name of the village comes from the
acronym. The village near Mhow was called Mhow Gaon in the pre-British era,
when English was not used in India. The Cantonment which came up in 1818 came
to be known as Mhow Cantt after the name of this village. Sir John Malcolm
spelt the name of this town as MOW in his writings. The 1918 edition of
Encyclopædia Britannica also mentions 'MAU'. However, the Cantonment was
referred to by British officers as Mhow at least as early as the end of 1823
(letter from Lt Edward Squibb to his father in London).
SOURCE : WIKIPEDIA
Cancellation : 17 November, 1904
KING EDWARD VII ENVELOPE 1906 : ADDRESSED TO MAHARAJA MANINDRA CHANDRA NANDY
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| COAT OF ARM OF COSSIMBAZAR RAJ |
Maharaja Sir Manindra Chandra Nandy (1860-1929 AD), The Maharaja of Cossimbazar Raj, The Great Philanthropist and Reformist, in the period of Bengal Renaissance, Manindra Chandra received the title of Maharaja on 30 May 1898, He received his knighthood in 1915 and Nandy was also an honorary fellow of Calcutta University.
Date of Cancellation: JULY
22, 1906
UNPAID SEAL: CALCUTTA
GPO: 24 JULY, 1906
KASIM BAZAR 24 JULY, 1906
SPECIAL COVER : WORLD THINKERS’ AND WRITERS’ PEACE MEET – 27TH - 31ST DECEMBER 2015
A Special Cover was released on the occasion of World Thinkers’ and Writers’ Peace Meet at Kolkata. The cover was designed by Dipok Dey. The occasion coincided with the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
Illustration & Cancellation: Swami Vivekananda and white pegion.
Date of Release : 27 December 2015, Kolkata
Autograph - Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman (Cricket)
Vangipurapu
Venkata Sai Laxman (born 1 November 1974), commonly known
as VVS Laxman, is a former Indian cricketer and currently a cricket
commentator. Laxman was a right-hand batsman known for his elegant strokeplay
who played mostly in the middle order. He was a Test match Specialist and is
regarded as one of the Best batsman in the longest format of the game. He is
known for his numerous match-winning and match-saving innings, and his special
ability to consolidate unprecedented support from non-specialist tail-end
batsmen to do this has accorded him a unique status among cricketing legends.
Laxman performed outstandingly
well against the best team of his time, Australia, and his knock of 281 against
them in Eden Gardens in 2001 is often considered as the greatest ever
test-innings. In 2011, Laxman was awarded the Padma Shri award, India's fourth
highest civilian award. He is the mentor of IPL franchise team SunRisers
Hyderabad.
Laxman is one of the
few players to have played 100 Tests without ever playing in a Cricket World
Cup. In domestic cricket, Laxman represented Hyderabad. He also played for
Lancashire in the English county cricket. He was also the captain of the Deccan
Chargers team in the Indian Premier League during its inaugural season. In
2002, he was named one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year. Later, he
played for the Kochi Tuskers IPL team. In 2012, Laxman retired from international
cricket.
CINEMA POSTCARD 07 - HINDI FILM KALYUG
Kalyug (Age of vice) is
a 1981 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film, directed by Shyam Benegal. It is
known as a modern-day version of the Indian epic Mahabharat, depicting an
archetypal conflict between rival business houses. Kalyug went on to win the Filmfare
Award for Best Film in 1982.
The screenplay and plot
are quite different from Mahabharat. However, the characterization and the
critical events had a striking similarity with the epic. Shashi Kapoor, Rekha,
Raj Babbar, Supriya Pathak, Anant Nag, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Sushma Seth, Akash
Khurana, Victor Bannerjee, Reema Lagoo, and A.K. Hangal played major roles,
while Urmila Matondkar appeared as a child artist.
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