The World Philately News Dt 13.08.2021
Mr.Tamilvanan,sir Received Beautiful Shield
Y'day from Postal Department vellore Division for he conducted online philately seminar.
Today 3 special covers issued by Chennai Postal Division .
Temple Jewellery
Sungudi Saree
*International Left Handers Day*
August 13 is marked as ‘International Left Handers Day’. The day, which honours ‘sinistrality’ or left-handedness, was first observed in 1976 by Dean R. Campbell, the founder of Left-Handers International Inc., and has been celebrated every year since.
Studies show that around 10 per cent of the world’s population is left-handed, with men more likely being so. According to the Indian Left Hander Club, the country’s famous left-handers include Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, actors Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and industrialist Ratan Tata.
Other famous left-handed personalities include scientist Sir Isaac Newton, French leader Napoleon Bonaparte, painter Pablo Picasso, former US President Barack Obama and media personality Oprah Winfrey.
Left-handed troubles
Throughout the ages, natural left-handers have faced several disadvantages. In several cultures, including in India, such persons have faced discrimination owed to superstitions, and have often been punished to “cure”their left-handedness.
A prominent example is Britain’s former monarch George VI, who was born left-handed but was forced to use his right hand. It is believed that his famous stammering problem– subject of the 2010 film ‘The King’s Speech’– is
attributable to this compulsion he faced in childhood.
The historical bias against left-handers is best reflected by the English word ‘sinister’, synonymous with evil or menacing; its Latin root ‘sinestra’ meaning ‘on the left’.
Among the everyday struggles that left-handers continue to face are while using objects designed for right-handed folk, such as scissors,keyboards, right-handed desks, guitars, and even video game consoles.
*Tamilvanan Philatelist*
Complete Set of 4nos.of commemorative postage stamps issued on (13/August/2004) the 28th.Summer Olympic Games , Athens Greece. / Stamps featuring Olympic themes have been popular with collectors since the first morden Olympic games , when Greece issued 12 commemorative stamps in 1896 , Since then many nations have issued Stamps on the Olympic Games theme.To honour the Olympic spirit and to reflect India's striving towards excellence in sports , four stamps are being brought out by India Post to commemorate the 28th.Olympic Games.These stamps feature the disciplines of Wrestling , Shooting , hockey and athletics
The 2004 Summer Olympics officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and commonly known as Athens 2004 , multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 With Events 300 in 28 sports(40 disciplines). The Games saw 10,625 (6,296 men & 4, 329 women) complete som 600 more than expected accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries.There were 301 medal for different sports .
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