In this era of the communication revolution, letters from loved ones do not come from anywhere. In the changing times, while leaving home, no one now says that he should write a letter only when he arrives. Today’s new generation is far away from the art of letter writing. The new generation also knows that a postman is also someone. In this age of chatting, neither does he know about postcards, inland letters, and envelopes. Today internet, phone, and mobile have almost ended the tradition of writing letters. Years ago, while going out of the house, it was said to write a letter as soon as you reach. But now no one says and there is no need to write a letter. In the run-of-the-mill life, to reach the destination after leaving the house, many times people become aware of the news of the way through phone and mobile.

Priyanka Saurabh

The DJ’s ear-ring noises include ‘Chitti aayi – hai hai chitti Aaye, after big days..’, ‘Messages come, make us yearn..’, ‘Khat Likh De Saawariya Ke Naam Babu..’, ‘Ye Mera After reading the love letter that you should not be angry..’, ‘Flowers have sent you in the letter..’, ‘The postman brought the post..’, ‘Wrote the letter to you..’, ‘The moon has smiled in my eyes, my letter. Now the relevance of songs etc. is slowly disappearing. In this era of the communication revolution, letters from loved ones do not come from anywhere. In the changing times, while leaving home, no one now says that he should write a letter only when he arrives. Today’s new generation is far away from the art of letter writing. The new generation also knows that a postman is also someone. In this age of chatting, neither does he know about postcards, inland letters, and envelopes.

Now in this era of the internet, phones, and mobile, the tradition of writing letters is slowly dying out. There was a lovely period when letters were written to loved ones and eagerly waited for their reply. The mind used to be happy seeing the postmen at the gate. But today the Internet, phone, and mobile have almost ended the tradition of writing letters. Years ago, while going out of the house, it was said to write a letter as soon as you reach. But now no one says and there is no need to write a letter. In the run-of-the-mill life, to reach the destination after leaving the house, many times people become aware of the news of the way through phone and mobile.

In that era, when a girl was going to see a girl for marriage, then a letter was written to her. In school, children used to come to write letters to friends, fathers, brothers, etc. Along with this, essays on postman also used to come in the exam. But now over time, all this is slowly coming to an end. Today’s children no longer know the tradition of letter writing. Nor does he know anything about the postman, the postcard, the inland letter. Even new-age lovers and girlfriends do not talk about their hearts through letters, nor do they need a paper-pen medium to convey the love of love to each other. There was a time when letters were important. At that time people used to proudly say – ‘This is my grandfather’s letter. My grandfather wrote this to me. He had such beautiful handwriting. This is such a letter…. But in this age of mobiles and phones, now we do not have any such precious thing which can be shown to anyone in future.

Years ago, waiting for a letter from Piya living abroad or a money order letter to the father of a son guarding the border in Jammu and Kashmir used to console everyone, all this became a thing of the past due to the communication revolution. Today, in this age of the internet, news from moment to moment is reaching our relatives hundreds of miles away through mobile. Similarly, due to the expansion of the Internet in a rural areas, within a moment, the money is reaching the account of a loved one. Songs from our Hindi films like Phool Tumse Bheja Hai Khat Mein or Maine Khat Mehboob Ke Naam Likhta… used to explain the importance of letters to people. In the old days, it was normal for the villages to receive letters for 15 days to three months. In those days of letters, it used to take weeks to get the good and bad news of the house through the telegram. Yet in those days these were the proper means of knowing the skills. That was also a time when people used to save letters for years. When the postman came to the village, the villagers used to ask the skilled postman of their relatives even without a letter. But now with the reach of mobile from village to village, even illiterate women from child to old are talking to their loved ones without spending any money through miscall.

Now by connecting to the Internet through CBS of banks located in rural areas, the money of the sender is reaching the account holder of the receiver within minutes. While taking a turn, the type of writing letters by teachers in schools and colleges has also disappeared from the curriculum. Computers have replaced them in classrooms. However, due to a lack of full knowledge of this technology, these computers given by the government from primary school to degree colleges are only enhancing the beauty of the classroom. However, despite all this technology has brought a revolution in rural areas. Even the elders believe that India has achieved unprecedented success in the field of information through mobile and the internet.

Our postal services have helped to change how people rigorously communicate with each other. However, before the days of the Internet, people had a really hard time getting letters and packages to each other because of international policies regarding mail. World Post Day is here to remind people how postal services just got easier for everyone when countries around the world have finally reached an agreement that will change everything about the way mail is processed. World Post Day aims to educate people about how post offices around the world have helped advance global communication and make everyone more connected to each other.

The Universal Postal Union began in 1874 when it was established by the Treaty of Bern to help establish postal policies. The Treaty of Bern was the result of an international convention, organized by the Swiss government, to unify the different postal rules so that mail could be freely exchanged. While the treaty has been amended several times to help update policies, the Universal Postal Union has helped establish a universal flat rate at which mail can be sent anywhere in the world. This helped postal carriers maintain authority in multiple countries while traveling, and allowed each country to retain the money earned.

World Post Day celebrates this treaty, as it has helped shape the way people send and receive mail now. To celebrate this day, people take out time to send mail to a loved one, a family member, or a close one. At Universal Postal Union, they work towards their initiatives to make mail a better experience for all, including discussions about economic sustainability and environmental protection. India Post is the central postal system of India, it was established on 1 April 1854. It works under the Ministry of Communications, Government of India. India’s postal system is one of the most widely distributed networks in the world.

 India is divided into 23 Postal Circles headed by the Chief Postmaster. Indian Post Philately provides its services in Army Postal Service, Electronic Indian Postal Orders, Postal Life Insurance, Postal Savings, Banking, Data Collection, E-commerce, and Railways. Postage stamps are used for postage and services. Different types of stamps with different themes are produced in India. The first postage stamp in Asia was issued in India in July 1852 by Bartley Frere. Postal Index Number is a 6-digit code of the post office issued on 15 August 1972. Out of the total 9 pin zones, eight pins are geographical areas and one is reserved for the Army Postal Service.

(Priyanka Saurabh is a Research Scholar in Political Science, Poet, freelance journalist, and columnist)

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