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Centre releases special stamp on freedom fighter Gaya Prasad Katiyar

Centre today released special stamp on freedom fighter Gaya Prasad Katiyar, one of the most dedicated soldiers of country's freedom struggle. Katiyar joined Hindustan Socialist Republican Association in 1925 and got connected with Chandra Shekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh. Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel released the stamp at a function in New Delhi. She also released Commemorative Postage Stamps on Personalities Series – Bihar and Hardayal Municipal Heritage Public Library. <br/><br/>The personalities series included eminent persons Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha, Karpoori Thakur, Dashrath Manjhi, Vidyapati, Kailashpati Mishra, Kunwar Singh, Phanishwar Nath Renu and Sri Krishna Sinha. <br/><br/>The Hardayal Municipal Heritage Public Library is situated in the heart of Chandni Chowk and is one of the very few oldest buildings that have been able to withstand the onslaught of modern times. The library was set up in 1862 and has a unique collection of more than one lakh 70 thousand books in Hindi, English, Urdu, Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit.

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