Overview

• Indian Postal Service unveiled a commemorative stamp in Kolkata on July 31, 2025, marking 30 years since the first mobile call by Jyoti Basu to Sukh Ram.
• AIMRA members recreated the inaugural call with a ceremonial connection to Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in Delhi.
• Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated a Delhi exhibition displaying over 300 mobile handsets from early Nokia models on Modi Telstra’s network to modern 5G-enabled smartphones.
• Over 200 AIMRA leaders highlighted how mobile retailers guided consumer adoption and fueled India’s growth to more than 1.2 billion subscribers.
• Ashok Kumar, Chief Post Master General of West Bengal, described mobile phones as a disruptive technology that rendered telegrams obsolete and reshaped the postal service.