Bible Society of India (BSI) FDC from India

FDC Name:Bible Society of India (BSI)
Issue Date:21st FEB'2010

Details:The Bible Society of India (BSI) is a Christian body that is authorized to translate, produce, distribute and market the Holy Bible. The Central Office of the BSI is located in Bangalore city in the state of Karnataka in South India

Christian following in India is as old as Christianity itself. A very strong tradition attests that one of the disciples of Christ, Saint Thomas preached Christianity to the Southwest of our country in the first century A.D. However the Bible movement took off in a big way only about two centuries ago with the pioneering and prolific translations work in several languages undertaken by the Serampore trio of missionaries led by William Carey. This tradition was concurrently upheld and is carried on to the present by the movement of the Bible Society of India which took its birth in Calcutta in 1811 A.D. The motto of the Society is to translate the word of God in languages, which people can understand, and produce the scriptures (normally in book form) at a price people could afford to buy. The Bible Society works together with many organizations in India to translate the Bible into various languages of India. The Bible is now available in 49 Indian languages.More Details

Technical Details:

• Stamps,FDC and Cancellation designed by Nenu Gupta
• Denomination- 500p
• Stamps Printed - 0.6 Million
• Printing Process - Photogravure
• Printer - India security Press,Nasik

Remark:Nice FDC with Pigeon as symbol of Peace.Posted to me by Speed post and registered post on the issue date by my Friend.Good FDC with nice stamp.Thanks