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Saint Alphonsa Muttathupadathu, F.C.C., or Saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception (Malayalam: അൽഫോൻസാ മുട്ടത്തുപാടം) (19 August 1910 – 28 July 1946) was a Catholic Franciscan Religious Sister who is now honored as a saint, the first person of Indian origin to be canonized as...

Touted as the Christian Cross, this coin had created a controversy. Political parties aligned with Hindu thoughts strongly opposed to this series of coins. Here is what RBI had to say: The reverse face of the coin shows stylised representation of “Unity in Diversity” a defining characteristic...