Key Details of the 2023 Stamp Initiative
- Release Date: 30 December 2023.
- Significance: Celebrates 200 years since Indian Tamils were brought to Sri Lanka by the British to work on plantations.
- Event: Released by BJP President J.P. Nadda at the BJP Headquarters in New Delhi, accepted by Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province Governor Senthil Thondaman.
- Stamp Design: Includes symbols of the tea/rubber industries, a plantation worker, and cultural elements like the Thavil drum and Bharatanatyam dancer.
- Context: The initiative highlights India’s ongoing support for the community and marks 75 years of diplomatic ties between India and Sri Lanka.



