The Lost Post, written by Anil Dhir, is a unique publication. He penned many interesting details of the postal department. Anil traveled far and wide to explore unnoticed fragments of the postal journey in our country. As he belonged to the Orissa state, the intricate accounts he furnished about the remote regions are amusing. Krupasindhu Mohanthy, a teacher cum writer in a small village called Kalamita, caused the opening of a post office to circulate his English grammar book throughout the state.
It opened in 1964 and served the person who rushed his mail. The anecdote told us how the postal department strived during the days of those struggling times, when a good road was a luxury in the village.
A family was serving the postal department by using a tonga for some generations. The place is Jeypore, a small town in the Koraput district. The story was tickling with the horse and its antics while taking the mailbags to the post offices. Although the honorarium was meager, the family was content and doing the duty as a ritual. Anil is an avid philatelist and heritage lover.
His multifaceted personality was admired by Khushwant Singh, and he requested Anil to design a mourning cover on his death. Munnar post office details and the Andamans post office story reveal many interesting aspects.
The good old days trigger our nostalgic chord, how once the postal department intertwined our lives with unforgettable memories and made us think about the present situation. And the comparison takes us to unbelievable realms.
The book spoke about many things about the colonial days of the postal system and its gradual development. With the onset of electronic gadgets, sending mail is at our fingertips. An exotic book to read. Available on the Amazon platform.
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