Kolkata: Former India goalkeeper and current All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey on Thursday was honoured by the Indian postal department with a commemorative stamp in recognition of his contribution to the game’s development in the country.
India Post released the stamp at an event in the city. The Rs 5 stamp contains the image of Chaubey along with the Red Fort.
“I’m truly humbled with the gesture shown by the Indian post department. This honour strengthens my belief in the work we have done in developing Indian football, and will further encourage me to keep working for the betterment of the sports in the country,” Chaubey said.
The state unit of India Post had earlier issued similar commemorative postal stamps in honour of legendary footballers Chuni Goswami, Ghosto Paul Talimeren Ao as well as former Indian women’s cricketer Jhulan Goswami among others.