List of people on the postage stamps of India

This is a list of people on the postage stamps of India.

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A[]

• Maraimalai Adigal, Tamil lecturer, scholar and researcher (2007)
• Jyoti Prasad Agarwala Cultural icon, nationalist, musician, poet and humanist (2004)
• Salim Ali, Ornithologist, explorer, ecologist, teacher and writer (1996)
• Dhirubhai Ambani, industrialist of Gujarat (2002)
• B. R. Ambedkar, founder of Navayana Buddhism, architect of the Constitution of India (1966, 1973, 1991, 2001, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017^[1])^[2][3]
• Annamacharya Saint, social reformer and singer-poet (2004)
• Abdul Qaiyum Ansari (2005)
• Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari Congress President Ghazipur
• Frank Anthony Parliamentarian, jurist, educationist and philanthropist (2003)
• Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra (1987)^[4]
• Talimeren Ao, footballer and physician (2018)^[5]
• , businessman and Chairman of Murugappa Group (2018)^[5]
• Rukmini Devi Arundale (1987)
• Veeran Azhagu Muthu Kone ((2015)^[6]

B[]

• , Ascetic, mystic and saint-poet (2002)
• Sant Gadge Baba Religious philosopher, social reformer and saint (1998)
• Sai Baba of Shirdi, saint and fakir, cross-denominational spiritual master (2008, 2017^[1])
• Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Hindi writer and poet (2003)
• , environmentalist (2001)
• Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, politician (2018)^[5]
• Allah Jilai Bai (2003)
• Kanika Bandopadhyay, Exponent of Rabindra Sangeet (2002)
• Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, Bangla Author and Jnanpith Award Winner (1998)
• (1997)
• Thakkar Bapa, Social Worker (1969)
• Radha Gobinda Baruah (2000)
• Panna Lal Barupal (2006)
• Basaveswara, Social reformer, From Karnataka (1997)
• Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (2009)
• D.R. Bendre, Kannada Author and Jnanpith Award Winner (1998)
• Homi Bhaba (1996)
• Rajarshi Bhagyachandra (2000)
• M. Bhaktavatsalam (2008)
• Raja Bhamashah (2000)
• Neeraja Bhanot, Indian Flight Attendant and Ashok Chakra Winner (2004)
• Subramania Bharati, poet and statesman (1960)
• Mukut Behari Bhargava (2003)
• Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande musician (1961)
• Acharya Bhikshu, Founder of Jain Svetambar Terapanth sect (2004)
• Brajlal Biyani (2002)
• Sree Sree Borda (2010)^[7]
• Jagadis Chandra Bose, scientist (1958)
• Louis Braille (2009)
• Swami Brahmanand, Freedom fighter, member of parliament, social reformer (1997)
• Buddha (1956, 2007)
• S.D. Burman, Music composer and singer (2007)

C[]

• Bhikaiji Cama, Freedom Fighter (1962)
• William Carey, missionary
• M C Chagla, Jurist, judge, educationist, diplomat, Union Cabinet Minister and Statesman (2004)
• Arun Kumar Chanda (2000)
• Krishan Chander, author (2017)^[1]
• Prabodh Chandra (2005)
• Thakur Anukul Chandra (1987)
• Damodar Hari Chapekar, revolutionary (2018)^[5]
• Prithviraj Chauhan, king during the Chahamanas of Shakambhari dynasty (2000, 2018: series of 4 stamps^[5])
• Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, poet (1976)
• S.B. Chavan, politician (2007)
• Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1987)
• A. M. M. Murugappa Chettiar (2005)
• Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar (1987)^[8]
• R.M. Algappa Chettiar (2007)
• S. Rm. M. Annamalai Chettiar (1980)^[8]
• Calava Cunnan Chetty, founder of a university in Tamil Nadu (2019)^[9]
• Chhatrasal, Bundela Ruler (1987)
• Dheeran Chinnamalai (2005)
• Frédéric Chopin, Music composer for the Piano (2001)
• Jaglal Choudhary (2000)
• T.B. Cunha, Goan freedom Fighter (1998)

D[]

• Jawaharlal Darda (2005)
• Baba Raghav Das, Ascetic, reformer and freedom fighter (1998)
• Lokanayak Omeo Kumar Das (1998)
• Lala Deen Dayal (2006)
• D. B. Deodhar, Cricket Player (1996)
• C. D. Deshmukh (2004)
• Nanaji Deshmukh, politician (2017)^[1]
• Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (2002)
• Ashapoorna Devi, Bangla Author and Jnanpith Award Winner (1998)
• Bishnu Dey, Bangla Author and Jnanpith Award Winner (1998)
• Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
• Dnyaneshwar, saint (1997)
• Kunji Lal Dubey (1996)
• Henry Dunant, Red Cross founder (1957)
• Guru Dutt, Director, actor and film producer (2004)
• Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, Hindi author (1997)

E[]

• Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1902)
• Albert Einstein, physicist (2005)
• Eknath, saint (2003)

F[]

• Lalan Fakir (2003)

G[]

• D.R. Gadgil, Economist (2008)
• Bhaurao Krishnarao Gaikwad (2002)
• Indira Gandhi, Politician and Indian Prime Minister (1984, 1985)
• Kasturba Gandhi (1996)
• Mahatma Gandhi (1948, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2018: series of 7 stamps for 150th birthday^[5] & 2018: India–South Africa Joint Issue, with Mandela stamp,^[5] 2019: series of 5 stamps for 150th birthday^[9])
• Rajiv Gandhi (2004)
• Sanjay Gandhi (1981)
• Virchand Gandhi, 19th Century Indian Legend (2009)
• Gemini Ganesan (2006)
• (1987)
• Balwant Gargi, writer and academic (2017)^[1]
• B D Garware, Industrialist (2004)
• George V of the United Kingdom (1911)
• George VI of the United Kingdom (1937)
• Mirza Ghalib, poet (1953)
• Ghantsala, Playback singer and music director (2003)
• Guru Ghasidas (1987)
• Ritwik Ghatak, Script writer and Film Director (2007)
• Santidev Ghose (2002)
• V.K. Gokak, Kannada Author and Jnanpith Award Winner (1998)
• Bhaskar Vishwananth Ghokale (2019)^[9]
• Aloysius Gonzaga (2001)
• Sagarmal Gopa, Freedom fighter (1986)
• Tripuraneni Gopichand, Telugu Novelist and Film Director (2011)
• Narayan Ganesh Goray (1998)
• Babu Gulabrai, writer and philosopher (2002)
• D. V. Gundappa, Kannada poet (1988)
• Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad' (1997)
• Sane Guruji, Socio/Political Development Leader (2001)

H[]

• Waldemar Haffkine, Plague Vaccine formulator (1960)
• Hafiz (2004)
• Lala Hardayal, Freedom Fighter (1987)
• Matangini Hazra (2002)
• Walchand Hirachand (2004)
• (1987)
• Zakir Hussain (1998)

I[]

• Vaidyanatha Iyer, freedom fighter, Madurai, Tamil Nadu (1999)^[8]

J[]

• Dr. Jagdish Chandra Jain (1998)
• Jayadeva
• Sir Phiroze Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy, financier, philanthropist (1959)
• Sir William Jones (1997)

K[]

• Kabir, poet/saint (1953, 2004)
• (2019)^[9]
• Zorawar Singh Kahluria, general in the Sikh Empire (2000)
• Pratap Singh Kairon (2005)
• Hemu Kalani
• Ayyan Kali (2002)
• Kalidasa, poet (1960)
• Vi. Kalyanasundarnar (2005)
• Krishan Kant (2005)
• K. Shivarama Karanth, Kannada Author and Jnanpith Award Winner (2003)
• Dhondo Keshav Karve, educator (1958)
• Dr. Kailash Nath Katju, Freedom fighter (1987)
• Udumalai Narayana Kavi (2008)
• C. Kesavan, politician (2018)^[5]
• Vakkom Abdul Khader (1998)
• Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (2003)
• Hakim Ajmal Khan, Freedom fighter (1987)
• Mehboob Khan (2007)
• Syed Ahmad Khan (1998)
• Ustad Bismillah Khan, Shehnai maestro (2008)
• Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan (2000)
• Ustad Sabri Khan, sarangi musician (2018)^[5]
• Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar (1998)
• Rajesh Khanna, Actor (2013)
• Martin Luther King Jr. (1969,^[10] 2008)
• S.L. Kirloskar (2003)
• Saifuddin Kitchlew, freedom fighter (1989)^[11]
• Jhalkari Bai Koli (2001)
• Abai Qunanbaiuly (1996)
• Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi, mathematician, statistician, and polymath (2008)
• T.T. Krishnamachari (2002)
• Jiddu Krishnamurti (1987)
• Hemant Kumar (2003)
• Kishore Kumar (2003)
• Tirupur Kumaran, Freedom fighter (2004)
• Hanagal Kumaraswamiji, saint, holy leader (2017)^[1]
• Pandit Hridya Nath Kunzru, Freedom fighter (1987)
• G. Sankara Kurup (2003)
• Kusumagraj (2003)
• Swami Kuvalayananda (2019)^[9]
• M.M. Kuzhiveli (2019)^[9]

L[]

• (2019)^[9]
• V Lakshminarayana (2004)
• Rukmini Lakshmipathi (1997)
• (2004)
• Henning Holck-Larsen, cofounder of Larsen and Tubro (2008)
• Laxmibai, Rani of Jhansi (1957)
• Madhu Limaye (1997)
• Abraham Lincoln (2008)
• Ram Manohar Lohia (1997)
• Narayan Meghaji Lokhande (2005)
• Harchand Singh Longowal (1987)

M[]

• Anandamayi Ma (1987)
• Madhubala, Film Actress (2008)
• Mehr Chand Mahajan, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India (2017)^[1]
• Begum Hazrat Mahal (1984)
• Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1986)
• Gulabrao Maharaj, philosopher and Hindi saint (2018)^[5])
• Kakaji Maharaj (2003)
• Sant Santaji Jagnade Maharaj (2009)
• Sri Ramana Maharshi (1998)
• Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab (2000)
• Maharana Pratap, Indian king (1967)^[12]
• , martyr (2018)^[5]
• Asrar Ul Haq 'Majaaz', Urdu Poet (2008)
• Madan Mohan Malaviya, educator (1961)
• B. P. Mandal (2001)
• Nelson Mandela, (2018: India–South Africa Joint Issue, with Gandhi stamp)^[5]
• Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw, Indian Army Officer (2008)
• Vinoo Mankad, Cricket Player (1996)
• Murasoli Maran (2004)
• Chandragupta Maurya (2001)
• Meera, princess (1953)
• Balwantrai Mehta (2000)
• (2019)^[9]
• A.V. Meiyappan (2006)
• Vijay Merchant, Cricket Player (1996)
• Dwarka Prasad Mishra (2001)
• Narendra Mohan (2003)
• Atukuri Molla, poet (2017)^[1]
• Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Nationalist (2001)
• Lord Mountbatten of Burma, last viceroy and first governor-general of India
• Muddana, poet (2017)^[1]
• Mukesh, Playback singer (2003)
• Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee (2002)
• Muktai, Poet-saint (2003)
• Pankaj Kumar Mullick (2006)
• Giani Gurumukh Singh Musafir, Socio/Political Development Leader (2001)

N[]

• Rani Velu Nachchiyar (2008)
• Harakh Chand Nahata (2009)
• J. P. Naik (2007)
• C. Sankaran Nair, Nationalist (2001)
• E.M.S. Namboodiripad, Socio/Political Development Leader (2001)
• Dadabhai Naoroji, businessman, British MP, co-founder Indian National Congress (2017)^[1]
• Raj Narain (2007)
• Jaiprakash Narayan
• R. K. Narayan, Writer (2009)
• Nargis, actress and parliament member (1993)
• Col. C.K. Nayudu, Cricket Player (1996)
• Jawaharlal Nehru, Political leader and the first Prime Minister of independent India (1997, 2005)
• Kamala Nehru
• Motilal Nehru, freedom leader (1961)
• Rameshwari Nehru, Women's rights campaigner (1987)
• S. Nijalingappa, Ex chief minister Of Karnataka, Former of Modern Karnataka (2003)
• U Kiang Nongbah, Nationalist (2001)

P[]

• (2019)^[9]
• Bipin Chandra Pal, freedom leader (1958)
• (2008)
• Nanabhoy Palkhivala (2004)
• Chittu Pandey
• Mangal Pandey
• Marudhu Pandiar Brothers (2004)
• Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (2000)
• (2008)
• P N Panicker (2004)
• Pāṇini (2004)
• (2003)
• Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Saint (1967)
• Chaudhary Brahm Parkash, Leader and former chief minister of Delhi (2001)
• Maharaja Bijli Pasi (2000)
• Babubhai Patel, Pappaji on the "Pappaji and Kakaji" stamp, brothers and co-founders of the Yogi Divine Society (2018)^[5]
• Dadubhai Patel, Kakaji on the "Pappaji and Kakaji" stamp, brothers and co-founders of the Yogi Divine Society (2018)^[5]
• (2007)
• Vithalbhai Patel, Political Leader (1973)
• Vithalrao Vikhe Patil (2002)
• Biju Patnaik, politician (2018)^[5]
• , freedom fighter, physician, devoted efforts to leprosy patients (2017)^[1]
• , scientist, Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University (2019)^[9]
• (2008)
• Devaneya Pavanar, Tamil author (2006)
• Baji Rao Peshwa (2004)
• Savitribai Phule (1998)
• Kavimani Desika Vinayagam Pillai (2005)
• Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (2003)
• T.V. Sambasivam Pillai (2019)^[9]
• Rajesh Pilot, politician (2008)
• S.K. Pottekkatt (2003)
• Kavi Pradeep (2011)
• Swami Pranavananda (2002)
• Saint , follower and namesake of Pranami tradition of Hinduism (2019)^[9]
• Jagdev Prasad (2001)
• L.V. Prasad, Film actor, producer and director (2006)
• K.V. Puttappa, writer (1998, 2017^[1])

R[]

• Bishnu Prasad Rabha (2009)
• Mohammad Rafi (2003)
• Bishwanath Rai (2006)
• Kuber Nath Rai, Sanskrit writer and scholar (2019)^[9]
• P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja, politician (1999)^[8]
• Shrimad Rajchandra, poet, mystic and philosopher (2017)^[1]
• Alluri Sitarama Raju, Freedom fighter (1986)
• V.K. Rajwade (2003)
• M. G. Ramachandran, politician and actor (2017)^[1]
• Tripuraneni Ramaswamy, Freedom Fighter (1987)
• N.G. Ranga, Socio/Political Development Leader (2001)
• Swami Rangnathananda Maharaj (2008)
• Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao (2000)
• Goparaju Ramachandra Rao (2002)
• (1997)
• Durgadas Rathore (2003)
• Sant Ravidas (2001)
• Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (2011)
• Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy, Politician (2010)
• Anand Rishiji (2002)
• Svetoslav Roerich (2004)
• Bimal Roy (2007)
• Lt. Indra Lal Roy, Fighter Pilot, Distinguished Flying Cross (1998)
• M.N. Roy, Freedom Fighter (1987)
• Prafulla Chandra Roy, Scientist (1961)

S[]

• Bhim Sen Sachar, Freedom fighter (1986)
• Muhammad Ismail Sahib (1996)
• Bhisham Sahni, writer and actor (2017)^[1]
• Jubba Sahni, Freedom fighter and revolutionary (2001)
• Veer Surendra Sai, Freedom fighter (1986)
• Chandraprava Saikiani (2002)
• Maharshi Bulusu Sambamurthy (2008)
• Damodaram Sanjivayya, Politician and chief minister (2008)
• Rahul Sankrityayan
• Swami Sahajanand Saraswati (2000)
• Krishna Nath Sarmah, Nationalist (2001)
• , Tamil scholar and writer (2007)
• Anna Bhau Sathe (2002)
• S. Satyamurti, Freedom fighter (1987)
• (2002)
• Viswanatha Satyanarayana, writer (2017)^[1]
• Savithri (2011)
• Krishna Gopal Saxena (2019)^[9]
• Madhavrao Scindia (2005)
• Samanta Chandra Sekhar (2001)
• Bhaskara Sethupathy (2004)
• Muhammed Abdurahiman Shahib (1998)
• Shanker Dayal Sharma (2000)
• Major Somnath Sharma, Paramveer Chakra (2003)
• Indra Chandra Shastri (2004)
• (2006)
• Shivaji, Maratha King (1961)
• Swami Shraddhanand (1970)
• Baikunth Shukla, Freedom fighter and revolutionary (2001)
• Raj Kumar Shukla, Freedom fighter, friend of Gandhi (2000, 2018^[5])
• Shrilal Shukla, writer (2017)^[1]
• Yogendra Shukla, Freedom fighter and revolutionary (2001)
• Radhanath Sikdar (2004)
• (2006)
• Arjan Singh, Marshal of the Indian Air Force (2019)^[9]
• Bhagat Puran Singh (2004)
• Giani Zail Singh (1995)
• Nain Singh, pundit (2004)
• Satyendra Narain Singh, freedom fighter & Bihar chief minister
• , Freedom fighter and legislator from Bihar (2012)^[13][14]
• Shambhunath Singh, freedom fighter and writer (2017)^[1]
• (2001)
• Veer Narayan Singh, patriot (1987)
• Padampat Singhania (2005)
• Basawon Sinha (2000)
• Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Freedom Fighter & First Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar (1988)
• Alluri Sitaramaraju, Freedom fighter (1986)
• Swami Sivananda (1986)
• (2005)
• R. Srinivasan (2000)
• Potti Sriramulu (2000)
• (2006)
• Yellapragada Subbarao, Scientist (1995)
• M. S. Subbulakshmi (2005)
• K Subrahmanyam (2004)
• Tipu Sultan, Sultan of Mysore and Freedom fighter (1974)
• Sant Kavi Sunderdas (1997)
• Bhaktivedanta Swami (1997)
• Janardan Swami (Saivite, 1914–1989) (2003)^[15]
• (2004)
• Swami Swaroopanandji (2003)

T[]

• Rabindranath Tagore, poet (1953, 1961, 1987)
• Oliver Reginald Tambo, politician (2018: India–South Africa Joint Issue, with Deendayal Upadhyaya stamp)^[5]
• Purushottam Das Tandon, freedom fighter (1982)
• Tansen, Singer (1986)
• Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata, industrialist (2008)
• J.R.D. Tata, industrialist (1958)
• Sachin Tendulkar (2013)
• Mother Teresa, Humanitarian, Nobel Peace Prize Winner (1980, 1997)
• Nikola Tesla, inventor and engineer (2018: India–Serbia Joint Issue, with Tesla stamp)^[5]
• Prabodhankar Thackeray (2002)
• Omkarnath Thakur, Classical Singer (1997)
• Pandit Iyothee Thass (2005)
• P.M. Thevar (1995)
• K. Raghavan Thirumulpad, scholar and physician (2019)^[9]
• Thiruvalluvar, Tamil poet (1960)
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak, independence leader (1956)
• Brihaspati Dev Triguna, expert in traditional medicine of pulse diagnosis (2019)^[9]
• Acharya Yadavji Trikam, practitioner of traditional ancient Indian medicine (2019)^[9]
• Sant Tukaram (2002)
• Tulsidas, poet and saint (1953)
• Tyagaraja, musician (1961)

U[]

• Deendayal Upadhyaya, politician (2018: India–South Africa Joint Issue, with Oliver Reginald Tambo stamp)^[5]

V[]

• Vallabhsuri, Jain saint (2009)
• Saint Vallalar (2007)
• (2008)
• (2006)
• Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier, Founder of Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal (2002)
• Thirumuruga Kirubananda Variyar (2006)
• Raja Ravi Varma, Painter and artist (1971)
• S. S. Vasan (2004)
• M. L. Vasanthakumari, Carnatic musician and singer (2018)^[5]
• Sadhu T. L. Vaswani, Educationist (1969)^[16]
• Sardar A. Vedaratnam (1998)
• Randhir Prasad Verma, Superintendent of Police and Ashok Chakra Winner (2004)
• Victoria of the United Kingdom (1854)
• Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Educator and social reformer (1970)^[17]
• Tenneti Viswanatham (2004)
• Visvesvarayya, The Great engineer and statesman from Karnataka (1960)
• Swami Vivekananda, monk (2013,^[18] 2018: India–Serbia Joint Issue^[5])
• , Author (2002)

Y[]

• Ram Sewak Yadav (1997)
• Sheel Bhadra Yajee (2001)
• Yashpal (2003)
• Paramahansa Yogananda, monk, yogi and guru (1977, 2017^[1])
• Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (2019)^[9]

Z[]

• Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, Missionary (2006)

French India[]

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See also[]

• List of postage stamps of India

References[]

• Who's who on Indian stamps (451 brief biographies). Mohan B. Daryanani. 1999. ISBN 84-931101-0-8.