Published 12:27 IST, October 3rd 2019
Gandhi Jayanti: Madagascar issues postal stamps dedicated to Mahatma
Madagascar has decided to issue a postal stamp which will have the picture of India's Mahatma Gandhi in order to celebrate his 150th birth anniversary.
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Madagascar has decided to issue a postal stamp which will have the picture of Mahatma Gandhi in order to celebrate his 150th birth anniversary. The East African island country has a notable Indian diaspora from the city in Gujarat where Gandhi was born, Porbandar. The Indian diaspora over there is called Karanas. The Karanas arrived in Madagascar somewhere in the 19th century and they still play a major role in the economy of the country. They have close ties with Gujarat and they speak Gujarati in their homes. The major cities of the country celebrate Indian festivals with full enthusiasm. Madagascar issued a postal stamp on Gandhi in the year 1998 as well.
Indian Ambassador posts the picture on twitter
Indian Ambassador to Madagascar Abhay Kumar posted a picture of the new stamps on his official Twitter handle on Gandhi Jayanti. Along with the image, he wrote a caption announcing that the Island country is set to issue a postal stamp to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. He added hashtags #GandhiJayanti, #MahatmaGandhi, and #Madagascar along with the picture. Other verified Twitter handles have also retweeted the pictures of the new postal stamps of Madagascar. He recently inaugurated the restored plaque of Mahatma Gandhi road in Antananarivo alongside Mayor of Antananarivo Mrs. Lalao Ravelomanana ahead of Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary.
France also releases special stamps
The French postal company 'La Poste' paid a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi while marking his birth anniversary on October 2 by releasing special stamps. The Indian Embassy collaborated with the company to launch these stamps with Gandhi's image on them. The official Twitter handle of the Indian Embassy in France posted pictures of the stamps on Wednesday.
READ: France's La Poste Honours Mahatma Gandhi With Postage Stamps On 150th
(With inputs from ANI)
Updated 12:54 IST, October 3rd 2019