Monday, December 8, 2014

Commemorative Stamp on Sagol Kangjei (Manipuri Polo) – 29th November 2014.


Sagol Kangjei
Origins of Polo can be traced to origins in Manipur State c. 3100 B.C. when it was played as Sagol Kangjei. Sagol means pony / horse, kang means a ball or round object, and jei is a stick used for hitting. The game is played between two teams with 7 players on each side mounted on Ponies which are often not more than 4/5 feet in height. Each player is equipped with a polo stick made of cane having a narrow angled wooden head fixed at the striking end. The ball is made from bamboo root. The mounted players hit the ball into the goal. Manipuri polo symbolises the immense cultural heritage of the state, and great efforts have been put made to raise the standard of this popular game.

British Army Officer Lt Joseph Ford Sherer had taken one Manipuri Polo Team to Calcutta (now Kolkata) on 30th January, 1864 for an exhibition match for the first time and a full fledged first polo match was played by British officers and after refinement; it was adopted by the International Community and is now played worldwide as Polo.
This year is the 150th anniversary of the Manipuri Sagol-Kangjei or polo team’s first visit to Calcutta in 1864, an event which was responsible for the evolution of the game of Polo from Sagol Kangjei. On the occasion the Manipur Horse Ridding & Polo Association (MHRPA) organized 8th Manipur Polo International 2014 tournament at Mapal Kangjeibung, Imphal from 22nd to 29th November 2014, as part of the Manipur Sangai Festival, the biggest tourism festival of the state. Two Indian teams along with seven foreign teams from Poland, Thailand, United Sates, South Africa, England, Mongolia and France took part in the tournament.
India Post issued a Commemorative Stamp on Sagol Kangjei on 29th November 2014 on the occasion of 150th anniversary of the Sagol-Kangjei team’s first visit to Calcutta. The Stamp was released by Shri K. K. Paul, Governor of Manipur just before the start of the final match of the Manipur Polo International 2014 between India B (Manipur) and South Africa on the last day of International Polo Tournament at Mapal Kangjeibung, Imphal. The release function was attended by shri P.K. Swain, Chief Postmaster General, North East Postal Circle and Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker Th Lokeshwar among other dignitaries.
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Thursday, July 3, 2014

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Commemorative Stamps on 2014 FIFA World Cup - 12th June 2014.


The 2014 FIFA World Cup is the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international men's football tournament that is taking place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. It is the second time that Brazil has hosted the 
2014 FIFA World Cup Miniature Sheet
competition, the last one being in 1950. Brazil was elected unchallenged as host nation in 2007 after the international football federation, FIFA, decreed that the tournament would be staged in South America for the first time since 1978 in Argentina, and the fifth time overall.

The national teams of 31 countries advanced through qualification competitions that began in June 2011 to participate with the host nation Brazil in the final tournament. A total of 64 matches are to be played in 12 cities across Brazil in either new or redeveloped stadiums, with the tournament beginning with a group stage. For the first time at a World Cup Finals, the matches will use goal-line technology.
India Post issued a set of four stamps and a miniature sheet to commemorate 2014 FIFA World Cup. The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi released commemorative postage stamps on the 2014 FIFA World Cup at a function held in New Delhi on 12th June 2014.

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Friday, November 8, 2013

India New issue stamp - Academy of Pediatrics

 
Issued - 8th Nov 2013
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Thursday, March 14, 2013