Radha Gobinda Baruah
A commemorative postage stamp on Singha Purush Radha Govinda Baruah, founder of The Assam Tribune, first English daily in Assam (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 : Radha Govinda Baruah
Born on Oct 17, 1900 at Sivasagar, Assam, India
Died on Jul 15, 1977 at Guwahati, Assam, India
