Hon'ble President of India released commemorative postage stamps on musicians

India post today released a set of eight commemorative stamps on maestros of Indian Classical Music honouring their contribution. The set of stamps feature such legends like Ali Akbar Khan, Bhimsen Joshi, D.K. Pattammal, Gangubai Hangal, Kumar Gandharv, Mallikarjun Mansur and Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan.

Renowned Hindusani Classical Singer Smt. Padmaja Fenani-Joglekar released the commemorative stamps at a function held in the bicentenary hall of Mumbai GPO.

At a main function organised at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, President Pranab Mukherjee paid his tribute to those Indian music maestros. “ He said, these eight maestros are, without a doubt, among the tallest luminaries in the history of world music. They have not only achieved personal perfecton but have made extraordinay contributions, in their respective fields, to the development and evolution of the schools of music in which their talents were nurtured and honed. Their contribution and its enrichment of our cultural heritage cannot be quantified or estimated. It is infinite in its resonance and their names will be mentioned with great reverence. Their music will be cherished by the young and old, for many decades to come”.