The 163-year old telegram service in the country — the harbinger of good and bad news for generations of Indians — is dead

Like all good things

One day they have to die

The Telegram was yesterday buried

Millions wished it bye bye.

Remember once did receive a “taar”

Was referred to thus when wire came from far

The announcement was in words very few

My grandfather had died 3 days back we just knew

With tears the newlywed would wait to hear

When her jawaan on the border will do come near

The order of one who had finished an interview

Would bring in the joy of starting life a new

With Morse codes it relayed signals

Tap tapping creating music

To the hero of codes they were jingles

And for whom it was meant it was magic

Lawyers, Doctors, housewives and all

Film Directors to the Marriage hall,

Now use hi-tech SMS, Mails, chats et al

Dear Telegram, you were once the best of all

:-) DKB