A commemorative postage stamp on Late Babu Jaglal Choudhary, an independence activist and politician from Bihar (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 : Jaglal Choudhary

Born on Feb 5, 1895

Died on 1975 at Bihar, India

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