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COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP ON JHALKARI BAI

New Delhi ~ July 20, 2001

The Minister of Communications Shri Ram Vilas Paswan will release a commemorative postage stamp on Jhalkari Bai at a function at Lucknow on 22nd July 2001. Issued by the Department of Posts (DoP) the stamp is in the denomination of Rs.4/-

The saga of Jhalkari Bai is illustrative of the seriousness of discontent among the common people against the colonial dominance and the extent of popular participation in the struggle. She was a courageous woman who came from a humble background and played a valiant role in the Jhansi theatre of the revolt of 1857. She is a living memory in the folklore of the Bundelkhand region (which was part of the erstwhile state of Jhansi) even today. Jhalkari Bai bore an uncanny resemblance to Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi because of which the Rani took a special liking to her and inducted her into the women's wing of her army. When discontent against the British policies was brewing the people of Jhansi rallied around Rani Lakshmi Bai and resolved to take up arms to uphold the independence of their state. In 1858 there were several attacks on the Jhansi fort by the British and their native allies.

The First Day Cover alongwith the information sheet will be available on sale at all Philatelic Bureaux/Counters and at selected Post Offices.

INDO-FRENCH ALLIANCE FOR FASTER POSTAL SERVICES

PRESIDENT RELEASES COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMPS ON SYAMAPRASAD MOOKERJEE, C.SANKARAN NAIR, U KIANG NONGBAH AND KRISHNA NATH SARMAH