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When India got independence (a)_______ the British, most things associated with (b) ________British were done away with, but some of (c) _______pretty letter boxes managed o survive. These letter-boxes have (d)_______ nostalgic aura about them. Some are over 150 years old. Now they all bear the logo of (e) _____ Indian Postal services
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Rare relics of the Raj
Manpreet Singh
SOLID, sleek and crowned — the blood-red letter-boxes of the British era still stand elegantly in some places in the erstwhile summer capital of the Raj, Shimla, and its surrounding hills. They have held ground for over a century and withstood the ravages of time.
When India got Independence from the British, most things associated with the British were done away with, but some of the pretty letter-boxes managed to survive. These letter-boxes have a nostalgic aura about them. Some are over 150 years old. Now they all bear the logo of the Indian Postal Services.
A peep into the history of the letter-box throws up some interesting facts. Before letter-boxes came to be used, in Britain a man riding on a bicycle would accept the mail by ringing a bell. Of course one had to pay the charges: one penny per letter.