Sir — In the inexorable march of time and technology, the telegram bowed to the inevitable and bade farewell to us after serving us well for 163 long years. With the advent of more sophisticated technological means of communication like SMS, email and mobile phones, the telegram became obsolete.
The one thing that defined the telegram in our minds is that it brought extremely happy news and extremely sad news in this worldly life. Everyone will have some ‘telegram story’ to share. Indeed, the termination of telegram services by the BSNl was a moment of nostalgia for all of us of the older generation, and marked the end of an era.