Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, 2015 - Special Cover

The Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom, Thrivananthapuram celebrated its Golden Jubilee on 28.01.2015. A special cover was released on the occasion. The emblem of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is printed on the cover. The logo of this institution as shown above has the following phrase beneath --

तत् त्वं पूषन् अपावृणु

tat tvam pūṣannapāvṛṇu

"Remove thou the covering (that the Seeker may see the Truth)"

This is part of a mantra from the Īśāvāsya-Upaniṣad, 15. This Upaniṣad belogs to the Śukḷa-yajurveda (Vājasaneya). Both of its versions, the Kāṇva and the Mādhyandina have this mantra. The full mantra is given below -- 

हिरण्मयेन पात्रेण सत्यस्यापिहितं मुखम् ।
तत्त्वम् पूषन्नपावृणु सत्यधर्माय दृष्टये ॥
hiraṅmayena pātreṅa satyasyāpihitaṃ mukham ।
tat tvam pūṣannapāvṛṇu satyadharmāya dṛṣtaye ॥

'The face of truth is hidden by a disc of gold (resplendent). O Puṣan (Sun), unveil it (the covering) so that I, who have been worshipping the truth, may see it.'

The cancellation on the special cover has come out in two versions. In one of it, the year is 2014 is shown in Hindi whereas in the other it is in Roman. Both are reproduced here for its philatelic value.

(Photo courtesy: Ashwin Ramesh)