Essays

Introduction. The postman is a Government servant. He belongs to a very important and useful department. There are post offices all over the country, in every town and every important village. Every post office has a number of postmen- The number depends upon the quantity of work. The area under a post office is divided into parts and one postman is put in charge of that part.

The postman's work. Bags of letters come from different places by trains or buses. They are sorted at the post office and given to the concerned postman. They put them in their leather bags to deliver to the addressees. Each postman receives the money orders also from the post master for delivery. Then there are registered letters and insured letters and ordinary parcels add insured parcels. He puts all in a bag. If the parcel is a large one he takes another bag with him. In large cities, the postal bus takes the postmen round and leaves them in their respective circles. In smaller cities the postman goes on a cycle or on foot as it is comfortable to him.

His appearance and dress. The postman gets khaki uniform to wear on his duty. On his duty he appears quite an active man. We see a bag hanging by his left shoulder. He looks shabby in his dress. The cap he wears has a red strap.

His life. The postman leaves his home early in the morning and returns late at noon. He goes once more in the afternoon for a second round. This he does every day in all weathers and seasons. He gets very few holidays. Sunday is the only holiday when he can enjoy rest. In the rural areas, the duty of a postman is harder. He pas to cover long' distances from village to village. There is a danger of being robbed or attacked by bad characters.

His salary. The pay of a postman is small. His duties are hard. He has also to be honest. His holidays and leisure hours are very few. The Government should raise his salary and lighten his work. His department should try to improve his lot.

Conclusion. Though a postcard of twenty paisa has no value, yet often business transaction of thousands of rupees is carried on through it. Thus we sec that the postman is a very important man.