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Extracts from JRD Tata Biography

On 8th June a gleaming constellation the malabar princess was ready for takeoff from bombay to London The passengers climbed aboard JRD and his wife,The Jamsaheb of Nawangar and industrialist Neville Wadia were among them.At five minutes past midnight the malabar princess took off.’I saw the stars over the arabian sea and drawn over the timeless sphinx I flew over the white mountain of the Alps and landed in old london.And as i rode down the 40 seater lockheed constellation I was full of wonder for I was on an internation airlines wrote the Maharaja

Years later JRD was to recall We flew across the seas with brand new constellation the queen of the skies of those daysI flew on the inaugral service and remember the anxiety throughtout the flight as I watched and worried over our performance and the reaction of our passengers most of whom were seasones air travellers I need not have worried for all along the route in the ground and air our flight and ground personnel put up an impeccable performance and landed in geneva cairo and london dead in time

Seeing the Indian flag on both sides of the malabar princess as she stood proudly on the apron at the airports in Cairo and genva and london filled me with joy and emotion

“Set your Watches boys we are right on schedule”The indian high comissioner was there to recieve us

Shimla post office earlier was the green and white colored buliding with a red roof in the background of green deodar trees

In later part of 2009 a new color scheme with red and white was designed to give a facelift

On November 1, 1956 Andhra State and Telangana region of Hyderabad State were merged to form a united Telugu-speaking state of Andhra Pradesh – the first linguistic state.

On 1 November 1956, the state of Kerala was formed by merging Travancore – Cochin Malabar district and the taluk of kasargod south kanara

Dhoni hits a six and seals a famous win which will be talked for years to come . Dhoni enters the record annals as a captain who has won two world cups – T20 and the 50 over version and also the IPL for Chennai Super kings.

Saluting Captain Cool for his superb innnings ,Personally the memory of Indians losing to Srilanka in the 96 semi finals and the sight of kambli crying inconsolably are fresh in mind and Dhoni wiped them as he confidently led India to a much coveted world cup victory.

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France has released beautiful stamps on Mother Theresa.

THANKS TO ERIC BRUTH FOR SENDING THE FDC AND STAMPS

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Present the following voucher and get 10% discount on Stamp catalogues Albums and Accessories

St Francis of Assis Church , Goa

To the west of the Se Cathedral is the former palace of the Archbishop that connects the Se Cathedral to the Convent and Church of St. Francis of Assisi. The structure is built of laterite blocks and is lime-plastered. The church faces west and has a nave with three chapels on either side, a choir, two altars in the transept and a main altar. To the north of the main altar is a belfry and a sacristy. The convent, which forms an annexure to the church, now houses the Archaeological Museum.

Santhome Church , Chennai

The National Shrine of St.Thomas Basilica is built over the tomb of Apostle St.Thomas. St.Thomas one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ came to India in A.D.52, martyred in A.D.72 and was buried here in  Mylapore.
There are only three basilicas built over the tomb of an apostle. St.Peter’s at Rome and St.Jame’s at Spain (Compestella, Santiago)  are the other two.
There is an underground tomb chapel below the Basilica. His Holiness Pope John Paul II visited and prayed at this tomb on 5th February 1986.

Poondi Madha Church,Thanjavur

Alamelupuram Poondi is a tiny village, situated in the Thiruvaiyaru taluk of Thanjavur district of the state of Tamilnadu in South India. The nearest town about 3kms away, is Thirukattupalli. The hamlet of Poondi is blessed by God with copious potable water from the great rivers of Tamilnadu namely the Cauvery and the Colleroon as they flow on the Southern and northern sides of the village.

In the beginning of the eighteenth century (1714-1718) a great Italian Jesuit missionary named Rev. Fr. Constantine Joseph Beschi S.J. popularly known as “Veeramamunivar” built a church and named it as the church of “Mary Queen of Immaculate Conception”.

Annai Vaillankani Church , Vailankanni

Vailankanni is fondly known as the ‘Lourdes of the East’ because like Lourdes in France, millions of pilgrims visit the Shrine throughout the year, praying to Our Lady for various needs and thanking her for the favors received through her intercession. Tradition recounts that Mother Mary appeared with the Infant Jesus in this small hamlet at the end of the 16th or in the early 17th century. Ever since, Vailankanni is the most important destination and almost the synthesis of all Marian Sanctuaries for the pilgrims of the world. The crowds of pilgrims come here regardless of creeds and languages.  Our Lady of Vailankanni devotions down through the centuries have proved the Shrine to be of divine origin and has assumed international character. Mary, the focus of unity at Vailankanni, is a clear proof of international, multicultural, and religious harmony.

St Francis Xavier Church

Kumbakonam Church

The Diocese of Kumbakonam was bifurcated from the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and was erected on 1st of September 1899 by the Apostolic Letter of Pope Leo XIII