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Mr.Tamilvanan,sir Received Beautiful Shield Y'day  from Postal Department vellore Division for he conducted online philately seminar. Some Philatelist attend Philately seminar . Today 3 special covers issued by Chennai Postal Division .  NacthiyarKoil Kuthuvilakku Temple Jewellery Sungudi Saree *TODAY* *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 M

A commemorative postage stamp Issued on (11/August/1990) the 82nd. Death Anniversary of Shaheed Khudiram Bose a Bengali Indian revolutionary : Khudiram Bose (03/December/1889 -11/August/1908 ) "He was known in revolutionary circles of Midnapur as a courageous and capable organiser. Kingsford, the Chief Presidenvy Magistrate of Calcutta had made himself thoroughly unpopular by his harsh methods of suppressing the national movement. It was decided by the revolutionaries to eliminate/ liquidate him and this task was assigned to Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki. Kingsford had, meanwhile, been transferred to Muzaffarpur as Sessions Judge. On 13 April, 1908, Khudiram assisted by Prafulla Chaki threw a bomb at the carriage supposed to carrying Kingsford. Unfortunately, in stead of Kingsford, two ladies who were travelling in that carriage were killed. Prafulla Chaki was apprehended by the police but he shot himself dead. Khudiram was arrested a day later. He fearlessely told

A commemorative postage stamp Issued on (10/August/2002)BhakTukobaraya a 17th.century Hindu saint - poet of Bhakti movement in Maharashtra.devotee of Vithoba an avatar of Vishnu : Tukaram Bolhoba Ambile Born either 1598 or 1608 at Dehu , near Pune - Died either 1649 or 1650 in Dehu / He was part of the egalitarian , personalized Varkari devotionalism tradition.He is best known for his devotional poetry Abhanga and community-oriented worship with spiritual songs known as kirtans. His Poetry is devoted to the God Vithoba. Courtesy : EIPA The 1972 Summer Olympics officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad and commonly known as Munich 1972  was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. The 1972 Summer Olympics were the second Summer Olympics to be held in Germany, after the 1936 Games in Berlin, which had taken place under the Nazi regime. The West German Government had been eager to have the