PM releases Commemorative Stamp on Birth Anniversary of Sri Ramanujacharya

the release of Commemorative Stamp on 1000th Birth Anniversary of Sri Ramanujacharya

Question: Recently PM has released a stamp on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the great social reformer and Saint Shri Ramanujacharya. This was his-
(a) 1050th birth anniversary
(b) 500th birth anniversary
(c) 1000th birth anniversary
(d) 1500th birth anniversary
Ans. (c)
Related facts:

  • On 1 May 2017 Prime Minster Narendra Modi released a stamp on the occasion of the one thousandth birth anniversary of the great social reformer and Saint Shri Ramanujacharya.
  • The central message of Saint Shri Ramanujacharya’s life was inclusive society, religion and philosophy.
  • He was born in 1017 BC in a Tamil Brahmin family in the village of Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.
  • Shri Bhashya, Vedarthasangraha and the Bhagavad Gita Bhashya are some of his famous writings.

Reference:
http://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/pms-address-at-the-release-of-commemorative-stamp-on-1000th-birth-anniversary-of-sri-ramanujacharya/
http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/pm-narendra-modi-releases-stamp-on-1000th-birth-anniversary-of-sri-ramanujacharya/649304/