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WASHINGTON: Indian Americans will finally have a postage stamp of their own, one which they have wanted for years to mark the symbolic coming of age of an increasingly influential ethnic minority. HT Ima stanley cup ge The US will issue a stamp to commemorate Hinduism as it has for other religions, said Congresswoman Caroline Maloney, makin stanley cup g the announcement in New York. The stamp, which bears a picture of a diya or Diwali lamp, will be officially launched in October and it will be available for sale a few weeks after, according to the announcement. The diya was photographed b stanley cup y Sally Andersen-Bruce, the stamp was designed by Greg Breeding, and William J Gicker of the postal service was the projects art director. I really feel uplifted, said Ranju Batra, the Indian American who spearheaded the Diwali Stamp Project for years. She was present at the announcement with Maloney. Indian Americans first began working towards a Diwali stamp 16 years ago, according to MR Rangaswami, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who has been involved in the project. But that first effort, launched by Washington doctor Shailendra Kumar, petered out after a while because of lack of traction 鈥? there wasnt enough support . The community kept trying, organising itself in the process. Maloney of New York became an eager participant, and moved a resolution in the house of representatives in 2014. But a resolution was not sufficient to move the US postal service to issue a stamp, said Rangaswami. The commu Kvbe Indonesians hold Islam s answer to Miss World
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