Photos: India sends last telegram
India's last telegram went out late Sunday, marking the end of a service that millions of Indians had relied on for fast communication for more than 160 years. Hundreds of people thronged the 75 telegraph offices remaining in the country to send their last telegrams to friends or family as a keepsake.
India sends last telegram
An Indian telegraph employee processes a telegram on the last day of the 163-year-old service, in Allahabad, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Sunday night, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)
India sends last telegram
An employee checks a file inside the records room of the Central Telegraph Office in Mumbai, India, Monday, July 15, 2013. India's last telegram went out late Sunday, marking the end of a service that millions of Indians had relied on for fast communication for more than 160 years. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
India sends last telegram
Indian woman Shubha Singh prepares to send a telegram on the last day of the 163-year-old service, in Allahabad, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Sunday night, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)
India sends last telegram
Indian telegraph employees greet each other on the last day of the 163-year-old telegram service, in Allahabad, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Sunday night, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)
India sends last telegram
Employees play carom during lunch break in the recreation room of the Central Telegraph Office in Mumbai, India, Monday, July 15, 2013. India's last telegram went out late Sunday, marking the end of a service that millions of Indians had relied on for fast communication for more than 160 years. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
India sends last telegram
A man offers a banana to a cow outside the Central Telegraph Office in Mumbai, India, Monday, July 15, 2013. India's last telegram went out late Sunday, marking the end of a service that millions of Indians had relied on for fast communication for more than 160 years. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
India sends last telegram
The dispatch section of the telegram office at the Central Telegraph Office wears a deserted look in Mumbai, India, Monday, July 15, 2013. India's last telegram went out late Sunday, marking the end of a service that millions of Indians had relied on for fast communication for more than 160 years. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
India sends last telegram
An employee walks inside the records room of the Central Telegraph Office in Mumbai, India, Monday, July 15, 2013. India's last telegram went out late Sunday, marking the end of a service that millions of Indians had relied on for fast communication for more than 160 years. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
India sends last telegram
Indian man Mahinder, who claims to have made a living working as a telegram agent for the past six decades wipes his tears on the last day of the 163-year-old telegram service at the central telegraph office in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Sunday night, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable land lines and ubiquitous cell phones. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
India sends last telegram
An Indian telegraph employee processes a telegram on the last day of the 163-year-old service at the central telegraph office in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Sunday night, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
India sends last telegram
Indians send telegrams on the last day of the 163-year-old service at the central telegraph office in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. On Sunday night the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
India sends last telegram
An Indian army soldier reacts as he prepares to send a telegram on the last day of the 163-year-old service at a telegraph office in Kolkata, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Sunday night, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo) INDIA OUT
India sends last telegram
Indians prepare to send telegrams on the last day of the 163-year-old service at a telegraph office in New Delhi, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Sunday night, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo) INDIA OUT
India sends last telegram
Indians queue up to send telegrams on the last day of the 163-year-old service at a telegraph office in New Delhi, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Sunday night, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo) INDIA OUT
India sends last telegram
Indians send telegrams on the last day of the 163-year-old service at the central telegraph office in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Sunday night, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
India sends last telegram
Indian telegraph employees process telegrams on the last day of the 163-year-old service at the central telegraph office in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Sunday night, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
India sends last telegram
Customers send telegrams on the last day of the 163-year-old service at the central telegraph office in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Sunday night, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
India sends last telegram
Employees of India's state-run telecommunications company shout slogans as they protest against the shutting down of the 163-year-old telegram service at the central telegraph office in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Sunday night, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
India sends last telegram
A farewell poster put up by a telegraph employee is displayed on a wall, left as a man prepares to send a telegram on the last day of the 163-year-old service at the central telegraph office in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Sunday night, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
India sends last telegram
Indians queue up to send telegrams on the last day of the 163-year-old service at the central telegraph office in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Sunday night, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
India sends last telegram
An Indian woman shows her message as she prepares to send a telegram on the last day of the 163-year-old service at the central telegraph office in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Sunday night, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
India sends last telegram
Indian telegraph employees process telegrams on the last day of the 163-year-old service at the central telegraph office in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Sunday night, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
India sends last telegram
Indian woman Shubha Singh, left, leaves with her son after sending a telegram on the last day of the 163-year-old service, in Allahabad, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Sunday night, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones. Hindi reads, "Telegraph Office - Services available". (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)
India sends last telegram
Indian telegraph employees greet each other with sweets on the last day of the 163-year-old telegram service, in Allahabad, India, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Sunday night, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable landlines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)