INDIA: President Releases Commemorative Postage Stamp on Late Ramgopal Ji Maheshwari

The President, Pranab Mukherjee releasing a commemorative postage stamp on late Ramgopalji Maheshwari, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on November 20, 2012. The Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology, Dr. (Smt.) Kruparani Killi is also seen. Photo © PIB

NEW DELHI (PIB) ---The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee released a commemorative postage stamp on late Ramgopal Ji Maheshwari, on the eve of the start of his birth centenary year (November 20,2011 to November 20, 2012) at a function today (20.11.2012) at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Ramgopal Ji Maheshwari was a freedom fighter, doyen of journalism, a committed social worker and a person who left no stone unturned for the cause of promotion of Hindi language. He started biweekly paper ‘Nava Bharat’ from Nagpur. He successfully directed the publication of Nava Bharat as Chief Editor and was known as “Bhishma Pitamaha” of journalism in Central and Western India.

Besides being involved in the freedom movement, Ramgopal Maheshwari also made great efforts to eradicate conservative customs from the Maheshwari Samaj and make it more progressive.

Among the dignitaries present on the occasion was Dr. (Smt) Kruparani Killi, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology.

India an Important Strategic Partner of US

LOS ANGELES (NNN-PTI) -- California-based physician Ami Bera, who created history by becoming only the third Indian-American to get elected to the US House of Representatives, has termed India as an important strategic partner of the US.

“I travelled to India. India is the world's largest democracy, and one of the world's largest economies. It's an important strategic partner to the US and the two countries have a history of collaboration on many regional and global issues,” the Congressman-elect said in an interview.

Bera asserted that New Delhi should continue with its strategic partnership with Washington and the country should remain a market destination for US goods and services.

On the state of affairs in his own country and the debate over outsourcing of jobs to countries like India, Bera said lawmakers in Congress must first focus on rebuilding America, restoring economic foundation and sparking development of industries and good jobs that are not easily outsourced.

“Next, we must strengthen our workforce, and eliminate tax loopholes that reward companies for sending jobs overseas. Most critically, we must revamp our trade strategy. We need trade rules that help facilitate moving American products into new markets, creating jobs here. If done correctly, strengthening our trade relationship with India will create jobs here in America,” he said.

The 47-year-old Bera is only the third Indian-American to have been elected to the US House of Representatives after Dalip Singh Saundh in 1950 and Bobby Jindal in 2005. --NNN-PTI