Dear Comrades,
The article based on an event conducted in Chennai has been published in the Hindu, whose content is reproduced hereunder.
World Postal Day has just passed us by. But give a thought to this magnificent system where you can send letters to any corner of the world and it would be hand delivered...come sun or rain.
For many Indians, when the clock strikes 11, it is, even today, a moment to look forward to. It's when the postman, the people's window to the world, makes his appearance. It may not be so much of an event though in the present-day metros — more well-connected by email and cell phone services. But for the vast majority, he arrives, much awaited, in hot sun or pelting rain, most often on his trusted cycle loaded with parcels, letters ... and, before the cell phone era, the dreaded telegram. Greetings and news exchanged, he is off to the next house ... street ... road and even next hill. This is his beat.
World Post Day has just gone by, on October 9, to be precise. It is that time of the year when we stand back and think about the magnificent system of the postal network.
Source: The Hindu dated 11.10.2010
