IIT Kharagpur unveils special postage stamp as part of platinum jubilee celebrations | Education News
As part of its platinum jubilee celebrations, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur on Monday unveiled a special postage stamp issued by India Post and launched discussions on a proposed strategic outreach initiative in Houston, USA. The event, held at Sriniketan in Bolpur — associated with Rabindranath Tagore and close to Visva Bharati University — highlighted IIT Kharagpur’s 75 years of academic excellence, innovation, and service to the nation. IIT Kharagpur postal stamp (Image: X @IndiaPostOffice) The event was attended by Union MoS Education Sukanta Majumdar (virtually), US Consul General Kolkata Kathy Giles-Diaz, Chairman Board of Governors IIT Kharagpur TV Narendran, IIT Kharagpur Director Suman Chakraborty, Chief Post Master General Kolkata Ashok Kumar and other senior officials from India Post and IIT Kharagpur. “The special postage stamp released today stands as a national recognition of IIT Kharagpur’s legacy as India’s first IIT and a pioneer in transformative education and research. In adherence to the India Post protocol, the release was conducted simultaneously across 1,64,987 post offices nationwide, symbolising the institute’s deep connection with citizens …