explain the communication system of Mohamad bin Tughlaq
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Postal Communication exists from the ancient age and the evidences of existence of earliest postal system in the subcontinent were found in the vedic work Atharvaveda records. But whether it was in vogue in Bengal is not known. It is an undenying fact that like all other civilisations, the system of exchange of information was available here. Literary sources and folk tales, as well as rhymes, however, reveal that the duts (messengers) and different animals and birds were used to send messages from one place to another. Even monsoon clouds and wind were also thought by eminent poets like kalidasa in his famous poetical works Meghaduta as medium for sending messages to a person of choice. We can find swans in the episodes of Nala-Damayanti, Hanuman in Ramayana, Bidur in Mahavarata, deer in Anarkali as faithful messengers. Bengali synonym postal service is dak-byabostha, which is derived from dak or to call or draw attention. Thus, we see dak-ghara (post office), dak-mashul (postal charges) and' 'Dak-harkara' (postal couriers) etc.