July 14  2013 marked the end of the telegram in India – 163 years after the service was started by the ruling British. The Amul ad. as always, captures the nostalgia that marks the end of an era – even as ace Indian cartoonists provide their own take. Do see the video on our home page – a VOA report on the last day of telegrams at the biggest telegraph office of the country in Delhi.
July 16 2013