Great loss to Indian Philately....

Great Loss to Indian Philately

I deeply regret to write that Noted Philatelist of Hyderabad,Shri M.G. Pittie passed away today. I just got this news from Mr Yogesh Kumar who is away from India to attend a meeting and has expressed his deep condolences. It is a great loss to Indian Philately. He was the past President of Philatelic Congress of India. He was also the Secretary General from 1982-1987, Vice President from 1990-1998 and the President from 1998-2000. He had an illustrious philatelic career. His collection of stamps and Postal Stationery of Hyderabad and Gwalior State won many national and international awards. Shri M.G. Pittie had also the honour of being Senior Consultant, Federation of International and Asian Philately. Mr.M.G.Pittie was on FIAP Executive Committee Board from 2001 - 2005 as Vice President.Our deepest condolences from whole Philatelic Community to all the family members of Shri M.G. Pittie.

Yogesh Kumar, Macau

I deeply regret to inform you that Mr. M G Pittie passed away today. My family informed me just now. Indian Philately lost another vetren Philatelist but to me it is a personal loss & am sitting far away to talk to his wife or son.

Ajit Dash, Bhubaneshwar

I am deeply shocked after hearing the sad demise of Mr.Pittie. I knew him personally. In spite of his high position he was very simple. He was very popular for his calmness. I was closely associated with him in several occasions. Still I remember the occasion of Millepex-2000 the National Philatelic Exhibition, Bhubaneswar in which I was the convenor. I was also in charge of the Bin-room and security. All the philatelists who have come from outside like Mr. Prasant Pandya, Kumar Gourav, Dhanjay Desai, Dillip Shah, Damayanti Pittie, Suketu Javeri, Mr.Gandhi had a very nice time during mounting the exhibits along with Mr. M.G.Pittie. We worked round the night. When I was getting tired Mr. Pittie was encouraging me by patting my shoulder. I had never seen the sign of tiredness in his face. We were taking our dinner sitting on the floor. I offered a chair to him he pushed the chair aside and sat along with us and had the dinner. I have never seen such type of Philatelist in my life. I got the message from him that Philately is the only medium which can bind all type of people in a single chain. Really now even I can not believe this sad message. There are several other occasions I spent with him and each time he was inspiring me to improve the philatelic knowledge and advising me how to face critical situations calmly. For me it is a great loss. The philatelic community has lost a Jewel for ever and has created a vacuum which can not be filled. I pray that his soul to live in peace.

The news of Mr. Pitie's death is really sad. He was suffering from illness for some time. He had a high reputation at world level in philately as he represented India at various fronts. To me he was a good friend although I came in his contact very late. It's a big loss to the philatelic world. May his soul rest in peace.


Dinesh Chandra Sharma, Lucknow

The news of Mr. Pitie's death is really sad. He was suffering from illness for some time. He had a high reputation at world level in philately as he represented India at various fronts. To me he was a good friend although I came in his contact very late. It's a big loss to the philatelic world. May his soul rest in peace.

Naresh Agarwal, Bilaspur (CG)

In deed its shocking to know about sad demise of Sri MG Pittie.Its in deed a great loss to philately in India. His contribution to the development of philately in India is enormous.My sincere condolences to all his family members.

Ajay K. Mittal, New Delhi

India lost a Good Supporter of Indian Philately. This is irreparable loss to Indian Philately.

Kailash Nankani, Jodhpur (Raj)

Mr. M.G PITTIE passed away. It is a shocking news for philately world and great loss to Indian philately , my sincere condolence to all his family members.