Canada Post to honour Sikh Canadians with a commemorative stamp

OTTAWA: The Honourable André Ouellet, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Canada Post Corporation, today announced that on April 19, Canada Post will honour Sikh Canadians with a commemorative stamp in conjunction with the 300th anniversary of Baisakhi.

Designed by Stacey Zabolotney, the stamp features the Khanda, a symbol which appears on the Sikh flag.

The symbol derives its name from the double-edged sword (the Khanda) at the heart of the logo. The Khanda is a metaphor of divine knowledge, its sharp edges cleaving truth from falsehood.

One of the first Sikh groups to arrive in Canada came in 1897 as part of a British Army unit which passed through our nation while returning home from Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee celebrations.

Today, the number of Sikhs in Canada is approximately 300,000.

   
  President K.R. Narayanan on April 9, 1999 released a commemorative stamp on the 300th anniversary of the Khalsa.The stamp commemorates the initiation of Khalsa Panth by Guru Gobind Singh on the Baisakhi day in 1699 was released at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
President K.R. Narayanan on April 9, 1999 released a commemorative stamp on the 300th anniversary of the Khalsa.The stamp commemorates the initiation of Khalsa Panth by Guru Gobind Singh on the Baisakhi day in 1699 was released at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
 



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