A Goa-based retired scientist and philatelist has a collection of more than 300 postage stamps depicting various characters and scenes from the epic ‘Ramayana’ that he has gathered from various countries, especially those located in Southeast Asia. Dr M R Ramesh Kumar, 64, who was a scientist in the CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, said he has been collecting stamps since the last 50 years as part of his hobby and considers his father M V Ranganatha his ”guru” in the field of philately.
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