Enter Contest
Enter the Diwali Stamp Design Contest!
- Email your creative interpretation of the Diwali stamp to monika@indiaspora.org and Indiaspora will submit all designs together to the USPS for consideration!
- Designs should be sent as a jpeg or pdf file
- Check out designs of some Diwali stamps across the world:
Contact us to find out more and get involved!
How Can I Help?
Did you know?
Indian Americans can rally behind this initiative in the same way they mobilized to support Indian Prime Minister Modi’s 2014 visit in 2014. Let’s ride this wave of fellowship to push for a Diwali stamp!
Get Involved.
- SEND a letter to USPS: Write an old-fashioned paper letter requesting the Diwali stamp.
- CONTACT your Congressperson: Email, call or write your elected representatives and request they pass a Congressional resolution requesting Diwali be recognized with a stamp.
Spread the Word.
- During your Diwali, Thanksgiving, Hanukah, Christmas, and New Year’s parties over the next few months.
- Hold a letter-writing campaign to build awareness of the DiwaliStamp.com campaign.
Indiaspora joins the ranks of enthusiasts calling for the U.S. Postal Service to recognize Diwali in time for the November 2015 celebration.
Why a Diwali stamp?
- Postage stamps are global goodwill ambassadors even in a digital world.
- The US Diwali stamp campaign was launched by Dr. Shailendra Kumar and pushed with petitions gathered by New York’s Batra family and supported by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
Did you know?
Why the USPS should issue a Diwali stamp
A large Indian community means predicted sales of a Diwali stamp could reach tens of millions of dollars annually.
Proper Recognition
USPS has issued stamps to honor other religious festivals such as Christmas, Easter, Hanukah, Eid and Kwanzaa. Issuing a Diwali stamp would place the US alongside many other nations who already print Diwali stamps, including England, Canada, Israel, Malaysia, Singapore, Trinidad, South Africa, Indonesia and India – of course!
Progress to date:
- Diwali was officially recognized by Congress in ‘07
- President Obama was the first president to light the diya in 2009.
India and the US are riding a wave of friendship and goodwill following Indian Prime Minister Modi’s historic visit in 2014. Let’s ride this wave of fellowship to push for a Diwali stamp!
Enhance Positive US-India Relations
Movement of the People
to issue a Diwali stamp
Diwali is a global festival that’s celebrated by more than 3 million Indian Americans and over 1 billion Indians worldwide.
Contact
to issue a Diwali stamp
or
or
Crafted lovingly with
