Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Knock…Knock…Postman :)

There were hardly any means of communication in the olden days , other than letters, Postman was one of the most important person to most of the families, they were treated as a part of the family…The postman used to read and write the letters for them, he used to know the in and out of each family and was very attached…Today, with so many developments and modern means of communication …the postman with a Khaki Uniform and cycle is lost somewhere …even when a postman passes by on his cycle, we don’t even bother to look at him…times have changed people seem to have forgotten the importance of a postman and post office, Today the Khaki Uniform guy does not knock, just deposits all letters in the letter box and moves on…

I had to go the post office yesterday, I’d the address but reaching there was a task, I was going round n round the same old building, however I couldn’t see a post office, finally a lady helped me, her directions were simple, I was shocked to see the post office, the ceilings were cracked, the walls were not painted, the wooden table n chairs were broken, the gate was rusted, the floor was muddy, it would have been not cleaned or dusted for years , the water tap was leaking, the people working there looked so frustrated…maybe cos’ of the surroundings….I honestly don’t know how much they are paid, But I would like to suggest the Govt. of India that they should think of renovating the post office, give new look to the postman and his cycle, when the govt. can sanction Royal Enfield to policemen, then the postman can at least get a fixed gear bicycle. And all this can be done only with the taxes that Sharukh khan and Sachin Tendulkar pay to the govt.:)

The post Office is the only place where many people can trust their savings and investments, Then Why isn’t it promoted. People should know more and more about the importance and security of this place, ‘m sure the great multinational banks will have a tough time if govt. thinks reforming this old medium of communication and savings

Knock…Knock (Govt. of India) we want the Post Masters and Post Office Back in Action.

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2 comments:

  1. If there was a pleasure that never palled in my younger days, it was in looking for the Khaki clad postman in his cycle with the hope of his bringinging some good tidings for me .In the villages the postman did duty more than mere conveying the letters and money orders.They read the letters, explained the contents and very often gave hope of bringing good news soon to those who never got any communication from their near and dear.
    Withe the advent of net and courier system post offices have lost their charm mostly because it is slow and governemnet managed.No other organisation has such a reach to far flung areas and unfailing and yet remains grossly under utilised.Postal dept should be made a statutory commercial body and and a root and branch reform carried out to make it viable commercially.It should function as a safe repository of all savings after jettisoning its outmoded existing practices and procedures.
    A wonderful post ,Anupama.Thanks

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