Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya – Puppet

A traditional string puppet.

Technical data Notes Condition

Date of issue October 29, 1991

Denomination Rs. 6.50

Quantity printed 600000

Printer Security Printing Press, Nashik

Perforation comb 13 x 13½

Watermark No Watermark

Colours Multicolor

Printing process Photogravure

Catalogue codes Michel IN 1328 Stamp Number IN 1385 Yvert et Tellier IN 1120 Stanley Gibbons IN 1478

Themes Anniversaries and Jubilees, Famous people, Marionettes, Puppets, Women

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A traditional string puppet of a king with a moustache and crown, in blue and orange, with the words “Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya – Puppet” in Hindi and English, on a ₹6.50 stamp.

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya: Puppet

India Post issued two stamps on 29 October 1991, ₹1 and ₹6.50, three years to the day after the death of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya (1903–1988). She worked to revive Indian handicrafts, handlooms and theatre, headed the National School of Drama and the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and received the Padma Bhushan in 1955 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1987. This one shows a puppet, for her work on behalf of the theatre. Its companion shows embroidery. India Post’s brochure for this issue is not online, so this text draws on Wikipedia and on the stamp itself.