 different kind of work in some other department, but we all will be obsolete.”

A shy, bespectacled man with a thin moustache, Mr. Goyal began his career in 1975 as a junior wire operator. In the mid-1970s, his department was at its zenith: customers waited in long lines, operators worked overtime, and messengers carrying large bundles of wires furiously pedaled their bicycles throughout the city. Customers would shout, plead and offer tips to telegraph workers to get a message transmitted.

Mr. Goyal lived with a sense of great urgency — a proud envoy of the world of telegrams. “People would give up jobs at banks to join our service,” he said.

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The arrival of e-mail and text messaging in the mid-1990s muffled the chatter of typewriters and teleprinters. Telegrams, the fastest way to communicate in the 19th century, became expensive and exasperating. Yet men like Mr. Goyal hold on to a sense of its importance.

“We still get wires,” he said. “Fifty to a hundred wires every day.” He adjusted his glasses and opened a telegram sent by a soldier’s wife. “Look at this,” he commanded. The telegram, addressed to a soldier serving at a distant outpost of the Indian Army, read: “Your father-in-law is serious. Come home with money.”

Mr. Goyal is well aware of how advances in technology have shrunk the customer base for the telegram service, but he is proud of his company’s legacy, the access that a telegram messenger continues to have. “Our messengers have direct access to the prime minister’s office, to the president’s house,” he said. “We have special security passes. Can you imagine a worker from a private phone company entering the president’s house?”

In 1971, India and Pakistan fought their third war as India aided Bengali nationalists in eastern Pakistan to snatch their independence from the Punjabi-dominated western Pakistan and create an independent Bangladesh. Several men from Mr. Goyal’s village in Sonepat worked for the Indian Army. Messengers from the telegraph service arrived on bicycles with missives of survival and death from the frontlines. The villagers gathered around these men in awe and in anticipation.

As a 16-year-old boy, Mr. Goyal
different kind of work in some other department, but we all will be obsolete. ” 

 A diffident, bespectacled valet with a thin moustache, Mr. Goyal begin his career in 1975 as a junior telegram operator. In the mid-1970s, his department was at its zenith: customers waited in retentive lines, operators ferment overtime, and messengers carrying big bundles of wires furiously pedal their bicycle throughout the city. Customers would shout, plead and extend tips to telegraph worker to get a message transmitted. 

 Mr. Goyal lived with a common sense of great urgency — a gallant envoy of the earth of telegrams. “ multitude would give up jobs at banks to connect our service, ” he said. 

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 The arrival of e - mail and text messaging in the mid-1990s smother the chatter of typewriters and teleprinters. Telegrams, the fastest way to communicate in the 19th century, became expensive and exacerbate. Yet men like Mr. Goyal hold on to a common sense of its importance. 

 “ We however induce wires, ” he said. “ Fifty to a hundred wire every day. ” He adjusted his glasses and opened a telegram commit by a soldier ’s wife. “ Look at this, ” he commanded. The telegram, addressed to a soldier serving at a distant outpost of the Indian Army, learn: “ Your father - in - law is serious. Come home with money. ” 

 Mr. Goyal is well mindful of how advances in engineering have shrunk the customer base for the telegram service, but he is proud of his company ’s legacy, the entree that a telegram messenger continues to have. “ Our messengers have direct access to the prime minister ’s office, to the president ’s theater, ” he said. “ We take special security system passes. Can you imagine a worker from a private telephone company insert the president ’s house? ” 

 In 1971, India and Pakistan fought their third war as India aided Bengali nationalists in easterly Pakistan to snatch their independence from the Punjabi - dominated western Pakistan and create an independent Bangladesh. Several men from Mr. Goyal ’s village in Sonepat worked for the Indian Army. messenger from the telegraph service arrived on bicycle with missives of survival and death from the frontlines. The villagers assemble around these men in awe and in anticipation. 

 As a 16 - year - old boy, Mr. Goyal
 divferent kind of work in rome other depattnent, bnt we aml will ce obsolete.”

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Mr. Goyxl lired with a webse mf great urjency — a proud envoy of tha world of telegrams. “Ieoplx woyld give up jobs at benks to join our serdice,” he sdib.

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A shy, bespECtacLed man with a thin moustacHe, Mr. GOyAL begAN hIs carEer in 1975 as A JuNIOr wIrE oPerAtOR. IN the mId-1970s, His depaRtment was aT itS zEnith: customeRS wAited in lonG liNes, operators WorKed oveRtIme, ANd mesSenGers cArryinG Large bUndles of wIrES furioUSly pedaLED tHeir Bicycles throughouT ThE City. Customers wOuld shOuT, PlEAD anD ofFer tips to tElEgrapH Workers TO gET A MesSAge transmitteD.

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“We stilL get wiREs,” He SAid. “Fifty To A huNdreD WIres eVery DAy.” he adjustEd his gLAsSeS and opeNeD a teleGrAm sEnt By a soLDier’S wife. “LOok at thiS,” he coMManded. The telegRAm, addressed to A SoLDIeR ServIng At a distant oUtpoST of tHe InDIaN ArMY, read: “your fAtHEr-IN-law is serious. Come hoMe With moNey.”

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In 1971, India and paKistan fougHt TheIr thirD WAr as IndiA aided Bengali nationalisTS in eastErn pakisTan tO snatch thEir IndepeNdeNCe from The PunJabi-dOmInaTED westERN PAkiStAn and creatE AN inDepenDeNt BaNgladesH. Several men from Mr. GOYal’S village in SonEpaT worKED fOr tHE INDiaN ARMy. MESSengers from the tElegraph seRvICe Arrived on bICycLeS with miSsives oF survIVal and dEath from tHe frontliNeS. The VILlaGers gatherEd around These men iN Awe anD In AnticIpaTion.

As A 16-yEar-Old boY, Mr. GoyAL
 different kind of work in  some othe r dep art men t,  but  weall will be ob s olet e.”

A shy, bespectacl ed ma nw itha  t hin m oustach e ,M r . G oy al  be ga n  h is ca ree r in 19 75 as a ju nio rwire operato r .In the mid -19 70s, his dep art ment w as  at its z eni th: c ustome r s wait ed in lon gl ines,o perator s wo rked  overtime, and me s se n gers carryinglargebu n dl e s  of  wi res furiou sl y ped a led the i rb i c ycl e s throughoutthe city. C u sto mers w ou lds hout,plead  a n d o ffer tips t o te legraph w orkers to geta  messag e tran smi tte d.
M r.  G oya ll ive d  w ith a s ense ofgr ea t urg ency — a  pro udenvo y ofthe world oftel egra m s.“Peop le wo uldgi ve up  jobsat ba nk s to join our s ervi ce,” he s aid .
Ph ot o

Th e  arriv alofe-mailand tex t  me ss a g i ng  in the mid-1990smu f f le d the ch attero fty p ewriters  a ndtele p r inter s. T e le grams, t he fas t es tway toco mmunic at e i n t he 19 t h ce ntury,  becameexpen s ive and exaspe r ating. Yet me n  l i k eM r. G oya l hold on t o as ense  ofi ts  im p ortan ce.
“W e  s t ill get wires,” hesa id. “F iftyto a hundredwires ever y d ay.” Headju s te d  his glasses a nd op ened a tel e gram sen t bya soldie r’s wife. “ Look atthi s,”  he  co m m an ded. The tele g r am,ad dressed  to  a sold ier  se rvi ngat  a distan t outpos tof  t he  In dianA rmy, rea d:  “Y ou r f ather - in-law  is s erio us .C ome  home w i th m oney .” 
Mr.Goy al  is w ella war e of ho w advance s i n  tec hn ol ogy hav e shrunk thecu stomer bas efor  the t e l egram se rvice, but he is proudo f his c omp any’s  leg acy, theacc ess th ata  teleg ram me sseng er  co n t inues t ohav e.  “Our mess e n ger s hav edire ct acce ss to the prime mi n ist er’s office,tothep r es ide n t’ s  ho us e ,”h e  said. “We have  special s ec u ri ty passes. Can  y ou imag ine a w orker from aprivate p hone comp an y en t e rin g the pres ident’shouse?”
I n 197 1 ,India  an d Paki st anfough t thei r  th ird w ar asIn dia ai ded B en gali nat ionalists in eastern Pa kistan  to s nat ch theirind e pen dence fro m th e Punjabi- dom ina ted w est e rn Pa kist a nand creat e an independe n tBan g l ad esh. Severa l m enfromMr. Goyal’ s vi llage in Sonepatw orked for theIndi a n  Ar my. Mess en gers from thetel eg r a ph servi ce  arrived on  bicycle sw ith m issive s of s urvival a nd deathfrom  th e frontli nes .T he vill ag er s  gathe redar ound t hese m e n in a we and in antici patio n . 

Asa  16 -year -o ld boy, Mr.Goyal
 different_kind of_work in some other_department, but_we_all will_be_obsolete.”

A shy, bespectacled_man with a_thin moustache, Mr. Goyal_began his career_in_1975 as a junior wire operator. In the mid-1970s, his department was at its_zenith:_customers waited_in_long_lines, operators worked overtime, and_messengers carrying large bundles of_wires furiously_pedaled their bicycles throughout the city. Customers would_shout,_plead and offer_tips to telegraph workers to get a message transmitted.

Mr._Goyal lived with a sense of_great urgency —_a_proud_envoy of the world_of telegrams. “People would give up_jobs at banks to join our_service,” he said.

Photo

The arrival of e-mail and_text messaging in the mid-1990s muffled_the chatter of typewriters and_teleprinters. Telegrams,_the fastest way to communicate_in the 19th_century, became_expensive and exasperating._Yet men like Mr. Goyal hold_on to a_sense of its importance.

“We still get_wires,”_he said. “Fifty_to_a_hundred wires_every day.” He_adjusted_his glasses_and_opened a telegram sent by a_soldier’s_wife. “Look at this,” he commanded. The_telegram, addressed to a_soldier_serving at a distant_outpost of the Indian Army,_read: “Your father-in-law is serious. Come_home with_money.”

Mr. Goyal_is well aware of how advances in technology have shrunk the_customer base for the telegram service,_but he is proud_of his_company’s_legacy, the access_that_a telegram_messenger continues to have. “Our messengers have_direct access_to the prime minister’s office, to_the president’s house,” he_said._“We have special security passes. Can_you imagine a worker from a_private phone company entering the_president’s_house?”

In_1971, India and Pakistan fought_their third war as India aided_Bengali nationalists in_eastern Pakistan to snatch their independence from_the_Punjabi-dominated western Pakistan and create an_independent_Bangladesh. Several men from Mr. Goyal’s_village_in_Sonepat worked for the Indian_Army. Messengers from the telegraph service_arrived on bicycles with missives of survival and death_from the frontlines._The villagers gathered around these_men_in_awe and in anticipation.

As a 16-year-old boy, Mr. Goyal