Immortalized umpteen number of times in Bollywood films, and mentioned in a score of Hindi songs, The Indian Postman is a prominent figure in the social fabric of our country. There have been various portrayals of the Indian Postman, and all of them have been pretty comical.
The Indian Postman is stereotypically jovial because he is supposed to socialize with everyone, right from the Postmaster in the Post Office to each and every household that he visits. While in larger towns, the postman is often limited to the task of just delivering posts, he assumes a greater role in smaller towns and villages. If you remember Nivaran Ji from Swades, you will realize the amount of work that they’ve to undertake, right from writing mails for the illiterate lot in the village, sending them across to other villages, sorting and delivering the received mails to each and every household, and even reading them out aloud to those who cannot read! Similar is the character of Mahadev from Welcome to Sajjanpur.
