** COMMUNICATION. (or, Lack of it ….) sent on 26 Sep 2004 by rajappa From the time of BIG BANG, Man has devised ways and means of communicating. From smokes and drums of Africans, from Kalidasa’s Sakuntala beckoning megh (cloud) to take her letter, from using pigeons to carry messages (as in Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin), the human race was in continuous process of evolving better and more efficient methods to convey messages. Cut to 19th Century when British brought the Postal System to India – it was a revolution. Have you ever stopped to wonder that with just fifty paise, you can send your views and news across from one corner of India to another, maybe 3000km away? Not a joke, but real. Buy a postcard today; write a message; post it to me. Be convinced. People used the postal service with enthusiasm. “Sandeshe aate hain, chitti aathi hai ….” was a super-duper HIT because it touched the emotional chords of crores of Indians. The sight of the postman approaching your house pumped adrenalin...