{"id":13701,"date":"2016-07-04T15:41:53","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T15:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=13701"},"modified":"2016-07-04T16:05:48","modified_gmt":"2016-07-04T16:05:48","slug":"tulsi-gabbard-campaigns-for-diwali-postal-stamp-in-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/tulsi-gabbard-campaigns-for-diwali-postal-stamp-in-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"American Politician Tulsi Gabbard Moves United States\u2019 Postal Service to Release Diwali Stamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>A new signature campaign has been launched to gather momentum in pushing the United States\u2019 postal service department towards releasing a stamp recognizing Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, as a special day in the US.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Several such campaigns for the same purpose by various Indian American organizations surfaced across the US over past few years, but neither met with success. However, <strong>the latest campaign is initiated and driven by none other than Tulsi Gabbard, a well-known American politician and member of the US Democratic Party.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Tulsi-Gabbard-Campaigns-for-Diwali-Postal-Stamp-in-United-States.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13705 size-full\" title=\"American Politician Tulsi Gabbard Moves United States\u2019 Postal Service to Release Diwali Stamp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Tulsi-Gabbard-Campaigns-for-Diwali-Postal-Stamp-in-United-States.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsi Gabbard, US postal service, Diwali postal stamp, Hindu Americans, Indian Americans, Diwali in America\" width=\"650\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tulsi Gabbard, who is endorsing Senator Bernie Sanders for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, is the first Hindu member of the US Congress. <strong>Though born to an American couple, she accepted Hinduism in her teens under the influence of her mother who herself is a follower of Hinduism<\/strong>. Since her father practices meditation and holy chanting, she was brought up in a multicultural atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hinduism is a major religion in the United States considering the increasing number of Hindu Indian Americans and the Americans following Hinduism across the country.<\/strong> Evidently Diwali is the main festival for them. But the US Postal Service has not yet issued a Diwali stamp to recognize this Hindu festival, according to Tulsi Gabbard.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the nationwide celebration of Diwali by the Hindus in America, Diwali is not a school holiday in many US states. Recently, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/19-hindu-festivals-on-new-jersey-school-holiday-list\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Jersey recognized 19 Hindu festivals<\/a><\/span> including Navaratri and Diwali as school holidays.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDiwali is a spiritual celebration of triumph of good over evil and right over wrong. <strong>After decades of effort towards getting a postal stamp in recognition of Diwali across the United States, we are almost at the final stage,\u201d<\/strong> said Tulsi Gabbard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>In a video message, she entreated the followers of Hinduism in America to sign her online petition and join the campaign<\/strong> so that the collective voice of all supporters could move the United States Postal Service to issue a Diwali stamp recognizing the festival of lights as a special day and enrich the country\u2019s cultural diversity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Travel Beats\u00a0is a digital news portal for Indian Diaspora IndianEagle, a leading international organization booking travel between the US and India. 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