Issue stamp to commemorate Diwali: US lawmaker

Washington, Jan 15: A US lawmaker has introduced a resolution in the Congress, urging the country's postal service to issue a stamp honouring Diwali -- "an important spiritual and cultural festival for many Americans", a media report said Thursday. "Despite the significance of this holiday to many Americans, the United States Postal Service has not yet recognised Diwali with a commemorative stamp, as it has with other major religious and cultural holidays such as Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Eid," The American Bazaar website quoted Democratic Party Representative Carolyn B. Maloney as saying in a press release. "Our resolution would express the sense of the House that the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee should issue a stamp honouring Diwali, an important spiritual and cultural festival for many Americans," said the representative for New York's 12th congressional district.