District-level philatelic exhibition DIBRUPEX-2019 concludes at India Club, Dibrugarh

A Correspondent

Dibrugarh: A two-day district-level Philatelic Exhibition – DIBRUPEX-2019 – was organized by Dibrugarh Postal Division at India Club on January 10 and January 11. On the occasion, 17 prominent (junior and senior) philatelists from different parts of Assam exhibited their collections.

The inauguration of the exhibition began with the invocation song and lighting of the lamp. The inauguration was presided over by former president of Axam Xahitya Xabha and famed litterateur Dr. Nagen Saikia. Postmaster General, Dibrugarh region, also addressed the gathering on the occasion.

A workshop on philately was also conducted by senior philatelists Paragjyoti Konwar and Suman Deb, and Assistant Director (Philately), Circle Office, Guwahati, B. Kar. A quiz competition was also conducted on philately and India Post among the students of the participating schools by Binod Borah and Jitu Ranjan Chetia of ‘Pilgrimage’. The purpose of the exhibition was to educate the young generation on different aspects of philately. Later, an art competition was also organized among the school students on the theme ‘Ahimsa Parma Dharma’.

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