Kolkata (West Bengal): Former goalkeeper and current All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaube was honoured by the All India Football Federation on Thursday with a commemorative postal stamp to recognise his contribution to the development of the sport.
India Post released the stamp at an event in the city. The stamp includes an image of Kalyan Chaubey along with Red Fort.
"I'm truly humbled with the gesture shown by the Indian post department,” he said. "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,” added Choubey.
India Post had issued commemorative postal stamps in the past in honour of legendary footballers like Chuni Goswami, Ghosto Paul and Talimeren Ao as well as former Indian women’s cricketer Jhulan Goswami.
