Bapuji's Tumakuru Visit.

A special cover was released on 2nd October 2019 to celebrate the Visit of Mahatma Gandhi to Tumakuru.

Gandhiji visited Tumakuru during 1927. He stayed in Govt. High school, B H Road Tumakuru which was inaugurated by the then Maharaja of Mysore Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV in 1900. He delivered a public speech in the high school ground on July 16th 1927. During his speech, he thanked all particularly the reception committee. He spoke about the poor students fund named after him. He told "I am also poor myself and relative of the poor" (Badavara Bhandhu).The school building where Gandhiji stayed is now known as Gandhi Bhavan (Gandhi Smaraka Bhavana).

Cover Code: KTK/106/2019
Courtesy: Suresh Rao, Bengaluru.