Stamp Overview
- Issue Date: 15 October 1976
- Denomination: 25 Paise (25P)
- Color: Blue-Grey
- Theme: Personality / Literature / Poetry
- Print Format: Available as single mint stamps, blocks of 4, and full sheets of 35 stamps.
Design Details
- Visual Subject: The stamp features a detailed monochrome portrait of Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’. He is depicted with his signature intense gaze, prominent forehead, long hair, and classic beard, capturing his brooding and revolutionary literary persona.
- Inscriptions: The text on the stamp honors his name in both Devanagari script (“सूर्यकान्त त्रिपाठी ‘निराला'”) and English capital letters (“SURYAKANT TRIPATHI ‘NIRALA'”). It also denotes his lifespan years, 1896–1961.



