COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP ON KAKAJI
MAHARAJ
The Union Minister
for Communications, Information Technology and Disinvestment,
Shri Arun Shourie will release a commemorative postage stamp on
Kakaji Maharaj at a function here on Sunday, the 30th
March, 2003. Issued by the Department of Posts (DoP), the stamp
is in the denomination of Rs.5/-
Kakaji Maharaj
(1918-1986), affectionately called as P.P. Dadukaka, is revered
by his followers as a spiritual master. He was an original thinker,
philosopher and organiser par excellence who belonged to the Swaminarayan
faith.
Hailing from
Karamsad in Gujarat, his education was spread over Nadiad, Nairobi,
Colombo and London. Having received enlightenment in 1952, he
spent the remaining part of his life in the service of God and
Satsangies (devotees).
Kakaji wrote
several books and articles on spirituality. He demystified spirituality
for his followers. He left an enduring organisation in the form
of Yogi Divine Society, which strives to train aspiring spiritual
technicians and to awaken the divine consciousness in them. His
lasting message was one of Suhrad Bhav – spiritual brotherhood.
The First Day
Cover alongwith the information sheet will be available on sale
at all Philatelic Bureaux/Counters and at selected Post Offices.
