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| Date | 11 February 2023 |
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| Duration | 5 days |
| Venue | Pragati Maidan Exhibition Complex |
| Location | New Delhi,India |
| Coordinates | 28°37′01″N77°14′36″E / 28.616813°N 77.243359°E /28.616813; 77.243359 |
| Type | National Philatelic Exhibition |
| Theme | Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav |
| Website | amritpex2023 |
Amritpex 2023 was the nationalphilatelic exhibition organized byIndia Post,Government of India in collaboration with theMinistry of Culture and Philatelic Congress of India (PCI). It was held at Halls No. 5 of thePragati Maidan Exhibition Complex, New Delhi, India from 11 to 15 February 2023.[1][2]
The five day event was inaugurated byAshwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways, Communication and Electronics and Information Technology,[3] in attendance withDevusinh Chauhan, Minister of State for Communications of India and Vineet Pandy, Secretary of theDepartment of Post.
To promote the eventDepartment of Post unveiled a mascot, a mobile app, a short film, and a mini-exhibition with a stamp theme.[1] Exhibition mascotPhilly was designed and inspired from Peacock, representing the national bird of India and symbolizes the Philatelic Division of Department of Posts, Government of India.[1] Dedicated Mobile app for the Amritpex-2023 was launched to the ease of visitors for the updates of events, history and services of India Post.[1]
Various activities like workshops, seminars and competitions including storytelling, envelope art with philately stamps, paper crafts, wall of Stamps, Live Painting by Artists and Painters, Curated and Guided Tours, Time Capsule,[1] kiosks to generate digital postcards,[4] letter writing, calligraphy[5] were organized to draw attention to school children.
Along with philatelic workshops cultural activities are organised. Dak Ghar Play byNational School of Drama, Dance performance by Bal Bhawan, Kavi Sammelan byJashn-e-Adab, Sitar performance byUtsad Shujaat Khan, Concert byPiyush Mishra,puppet show and youth parliament were major attraction of cultural events.[1]
During the exhibition, India Post releasedSe-tenant stamps on Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav on 11 February 2023. Set of 2 miniature sheets on 'Bridal Costumes of India', with 4 stamps of Rs. 25.00 each were released on 12 February 2023. Aminiature sheet containing 12 stamps of denomination Rs. 5.00 each was released onGI tag of agricultural products on 13 February. A series of special covers on Nari Shakti, Yuva Shakti,International Year of Millets 2023, Nature & Wildlife of India and unsung heroes offreedom struggle of India, along with set of picture postcards on 'Flavours of Delhi' were released during the event.[6][7]
The National Philatelic Exhibition (referred to as Amritpex 2023) was organized under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Celebrations. Around 1,400 competitive exhibit frames displayed stamp presentations in numerous categories[2] created by around 300 collectors from all over India.[4]
The main themes of the exhibitions were:75th Anniversary of Indian Independence and New India,Youth Power (Yuva Shakti),Women Power (Nari Shakti) Achivements@75Nature and Wildlife andCulture and History.[1][2]
The philatelic exhibition atAmritpex 2023 holds competitions in the following classes:
To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Indian Independence, a special section dedicated to the achievements of India at 75 (years) in collaboration with Ministry of Culture was added to the competition as AKAM (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav) Class.Freedom Struggle,Ideas @75,Resolve @75,Actions @75, andAchievements @75 were the themes for the AKAM Class.
