Kabir

Kabir was one of India‘s greatest saint-poets whose powerful poetry and dohas, rooted in the Bhakti tradition, challenged religious orthodoxy and continue to inspire spiritual awakening, social harmony and human values, featured as part of the Saint-Poets and Poets series of 1952 :

Issued by India

Issued on Oct 1, 1952

Issued for : Saint Poets and Poets series 1952. India‘s First series of stamps by Photogravure.

Design : Adapted from a painting in the State Museum, Lucknow.

Type : Stamp, Mint condition

Colour : Yellow Green

Denomination : 9 Pies

Size : Vertical in design 1.6″ x 0.95″

Perforation : 14

Paper : The stamps have been printed on all over 5 pointed multiple star watermark paper

Set : 160

Printing Process : Photogravure

Name : Kabir

Born on 1398 at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Died on 1518 at Maghar, Sant Kabir Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India

About : 

• A mystic saint of the 15^th century. His couplets in easy and intelligible Hindi have an irresistible appeal.
  • जिन ढूँढा तिन पाइयां, गहरे पानी पैठ ।
    मैं बौरी ढूंढन गई, रही किनारे बैठ ॥
  • Those who searched for Him,
    found Him, even in the depth of the seas :
    I also went out to seek Him,
    but kept sitting foolishly on the bank.