New stamp from India

 

 

Date of Issue : 25 June 2013

India Post released today a commemorative stamp on renowned Kashmiri Poet Peerzada Ghulam Ahmed Mahjoor.

: Mansoor B. – Mangalore -  http://mbstamps.blogspot.in/

Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad  3 September 1885 − 9 April 1952), better known by the pen name Mahjoor was a renowned poet of the J&K Kashmir Valley,  He is especially noted for introducing a new style into Kashmiri poetry and for expanding Kashmiri poetry into previously unexplored thematic realms. In addition to his poems in Kashmiri, Mahjoor is also noted for his poetic compositions in Persian and Urdu.

Many of the themes of the poetry of Mahjoor involved freedom and progress in Kashmir, and his poems awakened latent nationalism among Kashmiris. His popular verses engaged such topics as love, communal harmony, social reform, and the plight of the Kashmiris. He also wrote on such timeless themes as youth, the flowers of Nishat Garden, peasant girls, gardeners, and the golden oriole. At that time, such songs were unknown in formal Kashmiri poetry.Mahjoor is also recognized as a poet who revolutionized the traditional forms of nazm and ghazal.

 

New stamps from Nepal

Nepal Post issued following stamps on 10th June 2013.

 

  

1. Salpa Pokhari , Bhojpur 2. Lomanathang Durbar, Mustang 3. Malwa Devi (Singer)

 

  

1. Lok Nayak Raja Salhes 2. Sahashra Dhara Jatra

 

: Pradip Jain – Patna : email : philapradip@gmail.com