belong to a family of silk weavers i wrote the examination to enter this department and got through in 1980 i joined as short duty telegraphist i was a district rank holder in typing but i complained because i was paid rs 2 per hour my father convinced me to stay on now i see he was right he said the employees were trained from time to time as the morse code machine gave way to computers and webbased technology to send telegrams it was home for me i will take some time to believe that telegrams will no more be used and i will no more type crypted messages he added kokila srinivas shared the same sentiments as she packed her bags on monday perhaps the last time she did in this office when i walked into this office it felt as if i am entering a factory the noise of the morse code and electromagnetic typing machines were so loud and continuous i still remember we used the tapes to stick to the messages she said remembering the time when she joined the cto way back in 1981 in bangalore since childhood kokila studied at st annes convent and had a degree from hasnat college as mobile phones took over telegrams started fading nobody likes to take the pain to come to an office and stand in queue to send a message unless for certified copies which only lawyers cared for she said the 26 people here have been working for almost 30 years as the department did not recruit anyone after 1984 i am a workaholic and can adjust in any other place but writing emotional notes for people will no more be my work said kokila in 2003 kokila was awarded the best worker in bangalore district by bsnl