India Post Celebrates World Post Day on October 9 with Special Philatelic Cover and Youth Awards

By A Staff Reporter: On October 9, India Post joined the global celebration of World Post Day 2025, marking the anniversary of the founding of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874. The occasion, observed as part of National Postal Week, honours the tireless service of postal employees who connect communities and uphold the fundamental right to communicate.

The Department of Posts emphasized the enduring relevance of postal services—from delivering essential communication and financial solutions to serving as a trusted public access point in even the remotest corners of India.

To commemorate the day, Shri Ashok Kumar, Chief Postmaster General, West Bengal Circle, unveiled a Special Philatelic Cover with cancellation during a ceremony at the Kolkata GPO. The cover artistically portrays the transformation of India Post—from messages carried by pigeons to the modern concept of drone delivery—reflecting its evolution through technology and time.

The event also featured the felicitation of Circle-level winners of the UPU International Letter Writing Competition for Young People 2025, themed “Imagine you are the ocean.” The winners were: Sri Aritra Kundu, Kamalpur Netaji High School (H.S.), Sri Shaan Mukherjee, DAV Model School, KSTP, Asansol, and Sri Anurag Patra, St. Michael’s School.