About this stamp
About Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is the Government of India’s celebration of 75 years of Independence. It began on 12 March 2021 at Sabarmati Ashram, where the Prime Minister flagged off a symbolic Dandi Yatra and a 75-week countdown to the 75th anniversary of Independence. Its events, held across every state and in more than 150 countries, remember the unsung heroes of the freedom struggle and look ahead to India at 100.
On the Stamp
This stamp tells the story of the nation in one picture. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Mahatma Gandhi and Bhagat Singh look out over the Red Fort, with the tricolour flying above it. The Ashoka Chakra sits at the centre, beside the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav logo. Around them, in saffron and green, are scenes of modern India: a satellite and dish, a dove, fighter jets, wind turbines, a modern train and a sweeper at work for a clean India.
India Post issued the two ₹5 stamps on 11 February 2023 as a se-tenant pair, printed side by side. Both were designed by Sankha Samanta and printed by wet offset at the Security Printing Press, Hyderabad; 201,600 were printed.
Also on This Sheet
- ‘75’ and Flag
- The full issue: Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
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