Indians rush to send final telegram as 163

For 163 years, lives across the vast Indian nation have been changed by the knock of the khaki-clad postal worker armed with a telegram.

One of the final messages sent via telegram. Credit: APTN

But with the reliably of landlines and increasing use of mobile phones and email, telegrams are no longer the most reliable form of communications across the huge country.

Last night the state-run telecommunications company in Mumbai sent its final telegram.

The telegram office was overrun as people tried to send one last message via the antiquated system. Credit: APTN

The last telegram was sent soon after 10 pm local time (1630 GMT) from the Mumbai Central Telegraph Office.

A woman holds her last telegram. Credit: APTN

The telegraph office was packed as Indians rushed to send their last telegram to friends and family.

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