Technical details of the stamp
Issued
On: 23 June 1981
Denomination: 35 Paise
Stamps
Printed: 2 Millions
Printing
process: Photogravure
Sanjay Gandhi was born in New Delhi, on 14 Dec 1946. He was
younger son of Indira Gandhi, ex-Prime Minister of India. Sanjay Gandhi studied
first at Welham Boys' School and then at the Doon School in Dehra Dun. Sanjay
Gandhi obtained a commercial pilot's licence. While he was building a career as
an airline pilot, independent of politics.
In June 1971 Sanjay Gandhi became Managing Directora of
"Maruti Motors Limited'.
Sanjay Gandhi died in an air crash on 23 June 1980 near
Safdarjung Airport in New Delhi. He was flying a new aircraft of the Delhi
Flying club, and, while performing an aerobatic manoeuvre over his office, lost
control and crashed.
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