patna a fourday postage stamp exhibition bihar digipex2022 got off to a colourful start on thursday with the release of special postal covers and felicitation of distinguished achievers at an online event in patnainaugurating the online exhibition governor phagu chauhan said philately is not merely a hobby but also a great educator even a small stamp is a repository of great tradition and culture of a civilization and stamp collectors learn a lot from these postage stampsstamps tell us everything right from human life to art science culture history and nature he saidchuahan who released three special covers based on raj bhawan of bihar sukhet model smokefree and clean village developed by rajendra prasad central agricultural universitypusa and unsung heroes peer ali khan and seven martyrs eulogized the rich cultural heritage of bihar and said the exhibition would educate the younger generation about the various aspects of indian culturethe governor also applauded the services being rendered by the postal department in the service of the society during the covid19 pandemic the postal department facilitated withdrawal and deposit of money at the peoples doorstep through aadhaar enabled payment system aeps and post office on wheel he saidchauhan also felicitated agricultural university vicechancellor r c srivastava for developing the concept of sukhet model and national childrens bravery award recipient dheeraj kumar for showing exemplary courageformer union law minister ravi shankar prasad local mla nand kishore yadav chief postmaster general adnan ahmad and postal services director pawan kumar also expressed their views on the occasionthe exhibition organized under the theme indias rich cultural heritage displays altogether 80 frames of stamps