INDIA-MONGOLIA : JOINT ISSUE [11-Sep-06]

Theme: Joint Issue
Title: INDIA-MONGOLIA : JOINT ISSUE
Date Of Issue: 11-Sep-2006
Denomination: 3000(Ps)
No/Issue Sheet: 18
Printing Process: Phtogravure
Nos. Printed: 0.8 Million
Printer: India Security Press Nashik

Relations between India and Mongolia are characterized by strong civilizational bonds stretching back to three millennia. Over the centuries, literary and spiritual exchanges between the two countries have enriched our cultural ties. The 109 volume Kanjur and the 224 volume Tanjur at the State Public Library, Mongolia are a vivid testimony to our rich literary exchanges. Budhism remains a very strong link between the two nations. The them of this philatelic commemoration is the rich tradition of arts and crafts of the two countries. One of the stamps depicts an early 20th century bronze replica of the equestrian deity Rao Dev from Bastar, Madhya Pradesh. The extremely fine ornamentation of the bronze idol, cast in the lostwax technique and executed by a Ghadva metalsmith, is typical of the folk metal images from the Bastar region of India. Theother stamp depicts an ancient sculpture of a horse from Mongolia, an archaeological finding from the Bronze Age. The bronze cast statue was found in Murun city of Khuvsgul province of Mongolia. IndiaPost through this joint release of stamps celebrates the friendship and cooperation between the governments and the peoples of India and Mongolia.