Book released on Stamps and Indian Cinema
Unique initiative:(From left) R.G. Sangoram, president of the Karnataka Philatelic Association, cinematographer V.K. Murthy and author of ‘Anche Antu Parde Nantu' Umesh Kulkarni at the release of the book in Bangalore on Saturday.
Stamps and Indian Cinema : a Kannada book on Indian film personalities
Kannada film editor, director and Philatelist Mr. Umesh Kulkarni’s book, "Anche Antu, Parade Nantu", The Relations between Stamps and Indian Cinema, a Kannada book on Indian film personalities featured on Indian postage stamps was released here on Saturday. tells the story of 64 special postal stamps on film personalities .Dr. R.G. Sangoram, president of the Karnataka Philatelic Society was the chief guest of the function Link http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article2765164.ece
Stamp collection with a cinematic touch
A book on film personalities featured on Indian postage stamps
Postage stamps are ambassadors of the nation and record the rich culture and heritage of the country. While most of us may be aware of the personalities featured on these stamps, not many know their biographies.
Filling in this gap, Anche Antu Parde Nantu , a Kannada book on Indian film personalities featured on postage stamps was released here on Saturday.
The book, written by Kannada filmmaker Umesh Kulkarni and published by Aakruti Books, was released by Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner and cinematographer V.K. Murthy and R.G. Sangoram, president of the Karnataka Philatelic Association.
It features 64 stamps issued by the Indian Postal Department alongside biographical sketches of the personalities portrayed. It traces the journey of India's strong filmmaking culture through the people who made their mark on the industry — from the father of Indian cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke, to Kannada cinema's thespian Rajkumar. While releasing the book, Mr. Murthy said: “Very often we just know the name of a star and know very little else about him or her.
This book gives detailed biographical sketches of many such people from the world of cinema and will be interesting for anyone who is fascinated by cinema.” Lauding Mr. Kulkarni's efforts in bringing out the book, Mr. Sangoram said it was a unique attempt. “The book clubs the popularity of cinema with the equally popular world of stamp collection,” he said.
Mr. Kulkarni, who is interested in both filmmaking and stamp collection, said he combined his love of both to bring out the book. He pointed out that though there had been many stamps brought out by the Indian Government on people from the film industry, others who made notable contributions to Indian cinema had not been featured. He appealed to the Postal Department to issue stamps on these achievers by 2013, when the country celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema.
The book's foreword is written by noted Kannada filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli. Priced at Rs. 295, the book is available at bookstores across Karnataka and is sold online at www.akrutibooks.com and www.flipkart.com
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