3-11-2017: Chhappan Bhog INDIAN CUISINE A commemorative postage stamp

Indian cuisine encompasses a wide variety of regional and traditional cuisines. Indian cuisine reflects an 8,000- year history of various groups and cultures interacting with the subcontinent, leading to diversity of flavours and regional cuisines found in modern-day India. The cuisine of India is one of the world’s most diverse cuisines, characterized by its sophisticated and subtle use of the many spices, vegetables, grains and fruits grown across India. Department of Posts is pleased to release a set of 24 Commemorative Postage Stamps on the following four categories of India Cuisines in the form of Sheetlets and Miniature Sheets. India’s religious beliefs and culture have played an influential role in the evolution of its cuisine.