The World Philately News Dt 26.08.2021
*TODAY*
*Birth Anniversary of Mother Teresa*
Mother Teresa was an independent personality who believed in changing the world by following the path of God. She was born on 26th August 1910 in the city of Skopje (which the largest city of North Macedonia). The real name of Mother Teresa was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Mother Teresa belonged to Roman Catholic. Her family called her Gonxha, that means flower bud or little bud in Albanian. She had an elder brother whose name was Lazar and an elder sister with a name- Aga. Nikola Bojaxhiu was her father, who was a successful building contractor and also a merchant who travelled Europe all around.
Dranafile Bojaxhiu was her mother who worked as a traditional Albanian housewife who spent her life just cooking, cleaning, mending, and caring for her children and spouse. Her father took care of a local church along with city politics. When the Mother Teresa was just eight years old, his father died suddenly due to serve ill. Until today, the cause of his death is uncertain, but it is believed that his death was due to poison given by the political enemies.
After the death of her father, Mother Teresa became very close to her mother. Her mother insisted her to charity and helped others through his life. Even though they were not rich at that time, her mother still sent an open invitation to the people of her area to dine with her family. Her mother also taught her children that “No one will eat a single mouthful unless they share with others.” When Mother Teresa asked her mother that who were those people who came for dining, then she replied uniformly that “Some were our relatives. However, all were our people”.
Mother Teresa first studied in a convent-run primary school and then in a state-run secondary school. She always sang in the local Sacred Heart choir and often liked to sing solos. At the age of 12, she realized deeply about religious life when she attended a congregation organized in the Black Madonna church in Lettice. When she turned 18 years old, she decided to become a nun and decided to move to Ireland to join the Sisters of Loreto in Dublin. Once she reached there, she got the name Sister Mary Teresa after Saint Thérèse of Lisieux.
Then, Sister Mary Teresa (Mother Teresa) went to Darjeeling for the novitiate period. In the year 1931, Sister Mary Teresa made her first profession of vows. Then she called to Calcutta (Kolkata) to teach at Saint Mary’s High School for Girls. That school was run by the Loreto Sisters where only most impoverished Bengali families are invited to study. Since she was well aware of both Hindi and Bengali languages, she was assigned to teach history and geography. She explained them thoroughly; thereby, they can alleviate their poverty through education.
On 24th May 1937, Sister Mary adopted her final profession of vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty. Since she was holding the tradition for Loreto nuns, she honoured with the title of ‘Mother’ once she took her final vows, hence, became called as Mother Teresa. During adopting the final profession of vows, she had been in her teaching profession at Saint Mary’s school. In the year 1944, Mother Teresa became the principal of the same school.
Through her infinite kindness and uninterrupted ambitions to her student’s education, she became able to adopt them the life of devotion to Christ. “Give me the strength to be ever the light of their lives, so that I may lead them at last to you” was the famous line wrote by her. On 5th September 1997, Mother Teresa was died at the age of 87 due to diseases like lung, heart, and kidney. After her death, the Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity numbered 3,914 and were established in 594 communities in 123 countries across the world.
The fact, her work is continuing under the supervision of Sr. M Prema, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity Sisters. She had worked courageously despite her old age and fragile appearance. She had proved that a hero doesn’t need any physical strength and powers to survive and assist others. She did many accomplishments without getting a step back. She gave an example of how a single person can make a difference. All people should try to live their life like Mother Teresa.
*Tamilvanan Numismatist & Philatelist*
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Bhavani Jamakkalam.
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These are some beautiful Stamps issued till date by the India Post, Government of India on her honour.
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A commemorative postage stamp Issued on (26/August/2004) The Death Anniversary of Subramanian Srinivasan (04/January/1904 - 26/August/1969) Popularly known S.S.Vasan , founder of Tamil magazine "Ananda Vikatan" and film production company Gemini Studios, Gemini film Laboratories and Gemini picture circuit. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan and was a member of parliament (Rajya Sabha) from 1964 and served term till his death / India Post honour S.S.Vasan with the issue of a commemorative postage stamp which also depicts a glimpse of the famous drum dance from his film " Chandralekha "
"In 1940, he purchased the Motion Picture Producers Combine, a film studio and renamed it Gemini Studios. Gemini Studios made a number of successful Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies from 1940 to 1969, notable ones being Mangamma Sapatham, Aboorva Sagotharargal, Nandanaar, Bala Nagamma, Miss Malini, Chandralekha, Vanjikkottai Valiban, Nishan, Mangala, Sansar, Insaniyat, Paigham, Raj Tilak, Ghunghat, Grahasti, Gharana, Zindagi, Aurat, Shatranj, Vazhkai Padagu, Motor Sundaram Pillai, Olivilakku, Chakradhari, Avvaiyar and Irumbu Thirai. Vasan also directed some of his later movies, the first being Chandralekha, which is considered by critics and film historians to be a milestone in Indian cinema.
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