Rettamalai Srinivasan
A commemorative postage stamp on Diwan Bahadur R. Srinivasan, founder of the Adi Dravida Mahajana Sabha (part of Great Leaders : Social and Political Series) :
Issued by India
Issued on Aug 15, 2000
Issued for : This year India celebrates 50 years of its Republic status. During the struggle for freedom, and in independent India leaders with rare insight and broad vision played catalystic roles in the process of national awakening, and building up of the nation as per the provisions of the Constitution of India, to expedite the process of socio-economic empowerment of the weaker and deprived sections of society. The Department of Post issues a set of stamps to honour the memory of four such personalities who have made notable contributions : Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, R. Srinivasan, Jaglal Choudhary and Radha Gobinda Baruah.
Type : Stamp, Mint Condition
Colour : Four Colour
Denomination : 300 Paise
Overall size : 2.9 x 3.9 Cms.
Printing Size : 2.9 x 3.9 Cms.
Perforation : 13.5 x 13.5
Paper : Matt Chromo
Stamps Printed : 0.4 million each
Number per issue sheet : 40
Printing Process : Photo Offset
Printer : Calcutta Security Printers Ltd.
Name : Rettamalai Srinivasan
Born on Jul 7, 1859 at Madras Presidency, British India
Died on Sep 18, 1945 at Madras Presidency, British India
About :
- Diwan Bahadur R. Srinivasan (1859-1945), a great leader of the depressed classes in the erstwhile province of Madras, did pioneering work for the eradication of untouchability. Having completed his higher education in Madras and Coimbatore, he also worked in government service in South Africa during 1904-1920. As early as 1891, he organised the ‘Adi-Dravida Mahajana Sabha‘, for safeguarding the claims of the so-called untouchables. He started a newspaper “Paraiyan” for the benefit of the depressed classes, and to spread social and political consciousness. He appealed through his journal to the leaders of society to encourage and help their less fortunate brethren to acquire education and to seek government service. During 1930-31, R. Srinivasan attended the first session of the Round Table Conference in London as a representative of the depressed classes.
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