Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released a special series of postage stamps and a coffee table book to mark the silver jubilee of Uttarakhand's formation.

At the grand celebration held at the Forest Research Institute (FRI) here, the prime minister unveiled the stamps issued by the Uttarakhand Postal Circle showcasing the state's major pilgrimage sites and cultural symbols, an official statement said.

Through the stamps, the religious, cultural and natural heritage of Uttarakhand has been given a new identity at the national level, it added.

Modi launched a coffee table book titled "Gauravshali Ateet, Sashakt Vartaman aur Sunehra Bhavishya" (Glorious past, empowered present and bright future), which showcases through a collection of photographs how Uttarakhand has combined its tr

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