19-December... Goa Liberation Day...

The day (19-dec) marks the liberation of Goa, along with Daman and Diu, from Portuguese rule and its integration into the Indian Union... 

Goa Liberation Day, marks the historic moment when India successfully liberated Goa from Portuguese colonial rule in 1961...  The military operation, known as "Operation Vijay", resulted in the integration of Goa, Daman, and Diu into the Indian Union... 

The day holds immense cultural and patriotic significance, celebrating the restoration of Goan identity and the end of centuries-long foreign dominance...

The 50th anniversary (Golden Jubilee) of Goa Liberation Day was commemorated by India Post with the release of a 5 rupees postage stamp in 2011... 

The text in Hindi on the stamp translates to... 

              गोवा मुक्ति - स्वर्ण जयंती - Goa Liberation - Golden Jubilee

              भारत - India

This stamp can be collected under the following themes: 

(a) Flags...

(b) Lighthouses...

(c) Trees...

(d) Anniversaries / Jubilees...

(e) Forts...