Dipa Karmakar, India’s first Olympian gymnast, would now be
seen on postal stamp. The Department of Post, on Saturday, unveiled a special
cover on Karmakar at a two-day long district-level philatelic exhibition
organised in Agartala.
Karmakar and her coach Bishweshwar Nandi were present at the event. Karmakar
expressed her gratitude to the Department of Post for releasing the special
issue on her. “I express my gratitude to the postal department for choosing me
for their special issue. I also express my heartiest regard to my coach and
people of Tripura for supporting me in my journey. I will try my best to meet
up people’s expectation in future,” she said.
Sri Vasumitra, CPMG of NE circle, Shillong and chief guest of the inaugural
programme, said the department has chosen Karmakar for their special cover so
that people are inspired by her Rio Olympics feat, where she had finished
fourth.
“Stamp collection is one of the ancient hobbies which everybody possesses in
any phase of life. We have chosen Dipa in our special cover so that children
willing to become sportsperson get inspiration from her,” he said.
She had also scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to bag
a bronze at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
So far, the Department of Post has released 19 special issues related to
Tripura. In 1972, it had released a special cover on a Tripura-based volley
ball player. Karmakar was the second sportsperson to get a place in the Indian
postal stamp, said Krishnanarayan Kundu, a veteran stamp collector.
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