Hermes (Greek stamp) following June 10, announced the choice of Hermes, messenger of the Gods in the Greek mythology as the effigy of the stamps. The stamps depict a profile of the Greek messenger god Hermes (Mercury) in a frame strongly resembling that used for contemporary stamps of France. The nine values of the stamps of the "large Hermes head" are printed during more than twenty years (from 1861 to 1882) from the same nine typographic plates and stayed in circulation for 25 years (from 1861 to 1886) before to be used again, overprinted, in 1900/1901. The first set was issued on October
Sue the Messenger Sue the Messenger Sue the Messenger: "How legal arm-twisting by corporates is shackling reportage and undermining democracy in India" is a book written by Subir Ghosh, with Paranjoy Guha Thakurta. The book was released at a gathering in New Delhi on 4 May 2016. Lead author Ghosh said in an interview the day before the launch: "In an era where unabated corporatisation of the media, prevalence of unprofessional/sub-standard journalism, and the widespread malaise of paid news seem to be the order of the day, we felt that there are still those who try to write/report to the best of their