Harsh Goenka said the letterbox dates back to the Victorian era.
Industrialist Harsh Goenka is known for coming up with interesting facts and trivia in his Twitter posts. This time, he shared a picture of what he claimed could be the "oldest still operating letterbox in India".
Mr Goenka's tweet featured a red letterbox carrying a Bengaluru postal code. The letterbox is located at the Taj West End hotel in Bengaluru, he said.
“This postbox at our Taj West End hotel property in Bangalore is perhaps the oldest still operating letterbox in the Country dating back to the Victorian era,” his tweet read.
The post triggered curiosity among many who came up with their queries while some even shared pictures of similar letterboxes from different regions.
A user shared a photo of another letterbox which he said is installed at “The Taj Ooty Property”.
This even elicited a response from Mr Goenka, who said the property is owned by his conglomerate, the RPG Group. "Oh wow. That's our property too," the chairman replied.
Referring to the caption of Mr Goenka's post, a user asked “Your Taj?” and got a clarification from the businessman. “Our property,” wrote Mr Goenka.
This user treated everyone to another photo of an old letterbox from Pune. "There is one similar in Pune GPO but not operational I guess," the person wrote.
Many others shared pictures of similar letterboxes from different regions of the country.
For some, seeing the letterbox in this era was quite nostalgic.
So, have you ever spotted such letterboxes in your area?