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2015 - Birth Centenary of Swami Chinmayananda - VIP and Proof Sets

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The fourth release function saw the release of a coin commemorating the Birth Centenary of Swami Chinmayananda.

The coin and the details of the set are;

Release Function:

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi releasing a commemorative coin to mark the birth centenary of Swami Chinmayananda, at a function, in New Delhi on May 08, 2015. The Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley, the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Jayant Sinha, the Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, Swami Tejomayananda and the National Director of Chinmaya Yuva Kendra, Swami Mitrananda are also seen.

Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati (born Balakrishna Menon; 8 May 1916 – 3 August 1993) was a Hindu spiritual leader and teacher who inspired the formation of Chinmaya Mission, a worldwide nonprofit organisation, to spread the knowledge of Advaita Vedanta, the nondual system of thought found in the Upanishads, which epitomise the philosophical teachings of the Vedas.

Chinmayananda is known for teaching Bhagavad gita, the Upanishads, and other ancient Hindu scriptures. From 1951 onward, he spearheaded a global Hindu spiritual and cultural renaissance that popularised the religion's esoteric scriptural texts, teaching them in English all across India and abroad.

Chinmayananda inspired the formation of Chinmaya Mission in 1953. Founded by his disciples and led by him, it is a spiritual, educational, and charitable nonprofit organisation that encompasses more than 300 centres in India and internationally. He authored 95 publications, including commentaries on the major Upanishads and Bhagavad gita. He was a visiting professor of Indian philosophy at several American and Asian universities and he conducted university lecture tours in many countries.

Through his Vedantic teachings, publications, centres, ashrams, temples, and social service projects around the globe, his work continues to provide cultural and spiritual instruction to members of the Hindu diaspora. He died on 3 August 1993.

VVIP Set:

Coins of Rs 100 and Rs 10
Image Credits Sachin Jain

There is a huge delay in dispatch of these sets with quite a few collectors not getting this for more than a year. Not sure what prompted, but Kolkata mint set out a letter to everyone in November 2016 saying that the sets will be dispatched by December 2016. Still not sign of other sets booked along with this.

Proof Set
Coins of Rs 100 and Rs 10

2013 - Silver Jubilee of Mata Vasishno Devi Shrine Board - VIP and Proof Set

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The second coin of the 2013 was released by The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh commemorating the Silver Jubilee of Mata Vasishno Devi Shrine Board, in New Delhi on January 31, 2013. The Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri N.N. Vohra, the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Omar Abdullah and the President, ICCR, Dr. Karan Singh are also seen.

This is the first time a coin of Rs 25 denomination was released. The other coins are of Rs 10 and Rs 5 denomination.

Release Function Photo

The management of the Yatra and the governance and administration of the Shrine is done by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, popularly called the Shrine Board. The Board was set up in August 1986 under the provisions of The Jammu and Kashmir Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Act, 1988. The main objective of the Act was to provide for better management and governance of the Holy Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji and its endowments including the appurtenant lands and buildings.

Prior to the takeover, the management and control of the Shrine was with a private trust called the Dharamarth Trust and a group of traditional local residents called Baridars (so called because they collected their offerings as per their turn- bari) .The takeover was necessitated considering the poor state of things and the absence of facilities for the pilgrims. While the offerings were pocketed by the Baridars, the other incomes including rentals and royalties were taken by the trust. However, there were very few facilities for the Yatries. The pilgrims who reached the Holy town of Katra from all over India with devotion and faith in their hearts were often met with all kinds of hardships, insensitivity and mismanagement.

Under the provisions of the Act, the Administration, management and governance of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine and the Shrine Funds shall vest with a Board comprising Chairman and not more than ten members.

The Governor of the state of Jammu and Kashmir by virtue of his office is the ex-officio Chairman of the Board. He nominates nine members in the Board at the policy making level. The Board discharge its duty through a Chief Executive Officer who is assisted by the Addl. Chief Executive Officer and various Area Heads and Functional Heads.

Ever since the takeover the Shrine Board has continously strived hard to provide all possible facilities to the Devotees visiting the Holy Cave Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji. With the result, the yatra to the Holy Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji has increased tremendously, from 13.95 lakhs to 104.95 lakhs in the year 2012. This has been possible due to the blessings of the Divine and the all round efforts of the Shrine Board. Today the Shrine Board is recognized as one of the major service providing organization in the country. The efforts of the Shrine Board have been to make the Yatra to the Holy Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji a smooth and memorable experience. Efforts are still afoot to further improve the facilities for the Yatries and provide them state of the art facilities in every sphere.

Like Recent issues, got an email from Mint on 14-Oct to book these coins. Surprisingly it had images of the coins as well.

VIP Set:
Coins of Rs 25, Rs 10 and Rs 5

Image Credits: Sachin Jain

Proof Set:
Coins of Rs 25, Rs 10 and Rs 5

UNC Set:
Coins of Rs 25, Rs 10 and Rs 5. Refer to Next Post.
Coins of Rs 10 and Rs 5.
These were not available for booking and were sold directly by Mumbai Mint at the counter.
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2012 - 150 Years of Kuka Movement - VIP and Proof Sets

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Coins of Rs 100 and Rs 5 were released to commemorate the 150 Years of Kuka Movement.

Release Function:

A great patriot remembered:Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram releasing a commemorative coin on Satguru Ram Singh in New Delhi on Friday to mark the 150 years of the Kuka Movement.- Photo: S. Subramanium

Kuka Movement in the Punjab (1860-1872) -It was originally founded by Bhagat Jawahar Mal in 1840.His main aim was to purify the Sikh religion by removing all the abuses, superstitions and ill-practices from it. But after the British annexation of Punjab revival of Sikh power and sovereignty became the major objective of the Kukas.This caused a great deal of anxiety in the British official ranks. So they took various measures between 1863 and 1872 and were finally able to suppress this movement

More Photos from the Sri Bhaini Sahib website

The Design without the Rupee Symbol, however the current coins released are with Rupee Symbol

Times of India
Ludhiana’s Jeevandeep designs Kuka revolt coin

Naveen Kalia, TNN Oct 8, 2012, 03.04AM IST

LUDHIANA: When Union finance minister P Chidambaram recently released a commemorative Rs 100 coin on 150 years of Kuka Movement, there were few who knew that the currency had been designed by city's own Jeevandeep Singh.

A resident of Chandigarh Road, Jeevandeep designed the coin in 2009 and handed it over to vice-chairman of Kuka Martyr Memorial Trust, Sant Surinder Singh Namdhari. Jeeavandeep said after a delay of three years, central government finally released this coin on October 5.

"In 2009, Sant Surinder Singh Namdhari asked me to design a coin dedicated to Kuka Movement. He also gave me literature on the subject, which I read carefully," he said.

The 35-year-old numismatist said he was asked to highlight various aspects of the movement and he took the help of Chandigarh-based artist Sikander Singh for making sketches. "It took us one month to make final design and after completing work, I handed it over to Sant Surinder Singh Namdhari... who gave it to the government," the proud Ludhianvi said.

Talking about the design, Namdhari said they wanted to highlight the contribution of Kuka Movement and Satguru Ram Singh against the British Empire.

"We came to know about Jeevandeep's numismatic skills and we gave him the responsibility. He did a commendable job," he added.

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The Kuka Movement Coins were earlier to be released in the Year 2007:
Below is the press release in 2007;
The Minister for Tourism and Culture Smt. Ambika Soni has said that an event connected with Kuka Movement has been included in the suggested list of Anniversaries to be observed during the commemoration year 2007-08 for the 150th Anniversary of First War of the Independence/ related events. Indian Council of Historical Research who have vetted the list of events have given the date of the event as 20.4.1872. The suggested list has been circulated to all State/ Union Territories Governments for organizing function in association with all sections of the society. The venue of the event is Delhi and Govt. of NCT of Delhi is to take further action. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today she said, the Government of India has also released a sum of Rs. One crore for the raising of Kuka Martyrs Memorial at Malerkotla during 2007-08.

VVIP Set:

Coins of Rs 100 and Rs 5 in Acrylic Stand in wooden Box