S. R. Gaur, 55, works inside the Central Telegraph Office in New Delhi July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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Kamla Devi, 55, an employee who has served for 30 years, cries as she talks about her career, inside the Central Telegraph Office in New Delhi July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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Files are stacked next to a clock inside a storeroom at the Central Telegraph Office in New Delhi July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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Madhu Bindal, 60, an employee who has served for 34 years, poses for a photograph inside the Central Telegraph Office in New Delhi July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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Vironika, 55, an employee who has served for 33 years, poses for a photograph inside the Central Telegraph Office in New Delhi July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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Chelladurai, 52, works in the Central Telegraph Office in Mumbai July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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An employee poses with a Morse code telegraph machine at the Central Telegraph Office in Mumbai July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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A computer screen shows a telegram message inside the central Telegraph office in New Delhi July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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An employee hands over change to a telegraph sender at the Central Telegraph Office in Mumbai July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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Saurabh Gupta, 34, writes a telegram to his son inside the Central Telegraph Office in New Delhi July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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An employee sends a telegram appealing to Kapil Sibal, India's Minister of Communication and Information Technology, to reverse the decision to close the telegram services at the Central Telegraph Office in Mumbai July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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Surjeet Kaur, 77, displays a telegram which was sent by her husband on her birthday in 1955, inside her house in New Delhi July 9, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 9, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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Bulbul Tiwari, 73, writes a telegram to her grandchildren inside the Central Telegraph Office in New Delhi July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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Ranjit Singh, 83, who served as an employee in the Central Telegraph Office for 33 years, speaks on a telephone inside his house in New Delhi July 9, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 9, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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Surjeet Kaur, 77, displays a telegram which was sent to her son by her daughter-in-law in 1978, inside her house in New Delhi July 9, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 9, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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Messenger Om Dutt, 56, rides a bicycle as he delivers telegrams in New Delhi July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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Messenger Om Dutt, 56, rides a bicycle as he delivers telegrams in New Delhi July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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Messenger Om Dutt, 56, leaves the Central Telegraph Office as he rides a bicycle to deliver telegrams in New Delhi July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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Messenger Om Dutt, 56, leaves the Central Telegraph Office to deliver telegrams in New Delhi July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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An employee uses glue as he prepares telegrams to be sent at the Central Telegraph Office in New Delhi July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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An employee stamps a telegram inside the delivery section room of the Central Telegraph Office in Mumbai July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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An employee writes down addresses before dispatching telegrams inside the delivery section room of the Central Telegraph Office in Mumbai July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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An employee sleeps in the record section room of the Central Telegraph Office in Mumbai July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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An employee reads a newspaper inside the delivery section room of the Central Telegraph Office in Mumbai July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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Files are seen stacked up in the record section of the Central Telegraph Office in Mumbai July 10, 2013. On July 15 Indian authorities will close the country’s telegram service, once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system, used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. With the booming use of mobile phones and the Internet, the historic service that began over 160 years ago has now been in decline for years, and government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to discontinue it. Picture taken July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT TELECOMS)

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