In the 1980s, trunk calls had to be booked to speak to someone back in the village or a distant town. Telegrams had to be fired to break the news of a death or drop a wish for a ‘happy married life’. And registered post was the preferred medium to send valuable documents
In these days, when communication has become the preserve of WhatsApp and cellphone calls, it is hard to imagine a time when the written sentence travelled at a slow pace. But it was a reality in the Madras of the past.
In the 1980s, trunk calls had to be booked to speak to someone back in the village or a distant town. Telegrams had to be fired to break the news of a death or drop a wish for a ‘happy married life’. And registered post was the preferred medium to send valuable documents.
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