29 September 2015

Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi 30.12.1988

Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, (30 December 1887 – 8 February 1971) popularly known as Kulpati Dr. K. M. Munshi, was an Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist from Gujarat state. A lawyer by profession, he later turned to literature and politics. He was a well-known name in Gujarati literature. He founded Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, an educational trust, in 1938.

The stamp depicts K.M. Munshi and a tree, symbolising his interest in the Van Mahotsav (Grow More Trees). The first day cover shows him against a background of the Bhartuya Vidya Bhavan.  

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