cricket

The young boy who sent this card on Postcrossing was an avid cricket fan. Admittedly, it is not a sport I follow or know much about, so I tried some research...  still don't quite get all the rules and terms.

The 'DREAM11' is actually a fantasy sports platform that has now lost the sponsorship after the Indian government recently banned real-money online gaming. 

day 12 of NaBloPoMo

ladybird

issued 2017

indian topi

The 'Gandhi cap' was favoured by Nehru (1889-1964), India's first Prime Minister. Gandhi wanted a cap that could cover his head in hot weather and be easily folded to fit in a pocket.  It is made of homespun cotton.

The Puneri Pagadi, here worn by Lokmanya Tilak, is a distinctive style of turban considered a symbol of pride and honour in the city of Pune. It was given a Geographical Indication tag as the intellectual property of Pune in 2009. It is made of strips of red satin.

 

Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856-1920), also known as Lokmanya, was called "the maker of modern India" by Gandhi. Whatever else he thought about India as "my Motherland and my Goddess, the people in India as my kith and kin, and loyal and steadfast work for their social emancipation is my highest duty", he was strongly opposed to any women's rights and social reforms against caste.

 some headwear for Sunday Stamps

bombay

two fine examples of 19th C Victorian Gothic architecture

post offices

 

Post Offices in India, from top left

Lucknow, Cooch Behar, Nagpur, Udagamandalam, Delhi, Shimla

Post Offices in Canada, from top left

Miramichi, Saint-Ours, Battleford, Toronto

 

some historic post offices for a postal themed Sunday Stamps

Children's Day

Every year, on November 14, India celebrates Children's Day and the postal department releases a special stamp.

The elephant in this illustration is known as Gajju. He is a 'dancing golden baby elephant' mascot for the International Children's Film Festival (which is popularly known as the Golden Elephant). It is illustrated by Sigrun Srivastav.

for Sunday Stamps - children

Sunday Stamps - I

2015, India
designer: Kamleshwar Singh

International Day of Yoga is June 21st and was first established in 2014 by the UN.  It recognized that yoga is an ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in India ... and provides a holistic approach to health and well being ... and brings harmony in all walks of life and is known for disease prevention, health promotion, and management of many lifestyle related disorders.  

The stamp shows the logo of the International Day of Yoga

• folding of both hands symbolizes Yoga, a union of perfect harmony between mind and body, human and nature.

•  green leaves symbolize nature

•  blue symbolizes the water element 

•  brown leaves symbolizes the earth element

•  brightness symbolizes the fire element

•  the sun symbolizes the source of energy and inspiration

for the letter I - India, International Day of Yoga 

 

Sunday Stamps II - 146

1947, India International Postage
12 annas

One of three stamps issued by the newly independent Dominion of India. It wouldn't be until December that they were finally released, and the stock of old King George VI stamps would continue to be overprinted until they were finally used up and replaced in 1949. The stamp shows a Douglas DC4 Skymaster flying over the date of independence with the value of 12 annas on the bottom left and Jai Hind (Victory to India) in Devanagari script on the upper left. 

for the letter I - India, Independence, International