World Post Day 2026: Know these 5 lesser-known facts

World Post Day 2026: Know these 5 amazing facts Nascimento Pinto Mid-Day Lifestyle By Nascimento Pinto Published Oct 07, 2026 [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

World Post Day Every year, World Post Day 2026 is observed on October 9 to mark the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union started in Switzerland in 1874 Pexels [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Origin of the day World Post Day was started in 1969 at the UPU Congress in Tokyo in Japan, after it was proposed by Indian Anand Mohan Narula, who was a part of the delegation Pexels [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Father of Indian post In India, Lord Dalhousie is popularly known as the father of the modern Indian postal service after establishing it in 1854 Pexels [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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