Postal services have come a long way since the days you posted a letter and prayed it reached.

The Indian Postal Service is owned and managed by the government. It is a pretty efficient system and provides a wide range of services. Key among them include financial services (banking, money transfers, issuing life insurance policies, distributing mutual funds and securities, electronic clearance services etc)  speed posts and a host of other online services.

For more details, visit their website.