3-11-2017: Pongal INDIAN CUISINE A commemorative postage stamp

Pongal is a rich dish popular in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In Tamil Pongal or in Telugu Pongu means to boli over or spill over. In kannada it is called Huggi. Every year in January month, Tamils and Telugus celebrate the harvest festival Pongal / Makar Sankranti during which Pongal is made. 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. Department of Posts is pleased to release a set of 24 Commemorative Postage Stamps on the following four categories of India Cuisines.