During ancient times, Horses and pigeons were used for conveying the messages from one place to another. When British took over the country, they introduced us to the system of Posts by opening Post offices in Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai. The stamps were also subsequently issued and general public started to use this system for the communication purpose. Later value added services such as Speed post and money order service were introduced by the government for the general public. The days of greeting cards with variety of designs during auspicious functions such as Diwali and Pongal is still not forgotten.
Currently, the postal system has started losing it’s identity because of the advancement in science
and the introduction of private operators. The concept of ‘courier’ has picked up and people has started to embrace this form of transportation purely because of safety and speed. The advent of Internet has introduced people to the concept of ‘e-mail’ which has picked up at a frantic pace and every 1 in 4 people currently own an e-mail address and started communicating through internet. The mail sent from one place reaches the destination at the next second, making it the fastest means of communication ever heard, displacing the postal system.