Ease of communication in the modern world has become a disruptive influence

791 Words4 Pages
From the spoken language to the television everything comes under communication and the media therein is growing faster and faster. Communication includes the modes of transports as well. From the good old bullock cart to the Boeing 747 which is a super flying giant, there is a variety of communication depending on the nature of the country and the raw materials available. The people in a desert area may still use the camel for transport whereas in the icy tundra the Eskimo may depend on the sledge drawn by the reindeer. Communication facilitates easy movement and the spread of knowledge. Let us consider these two aspects separately. Now looking at communication, meaning mode of transport, man has made a tremendous headway. It has made movement of men and goods from one place to another very, very easy. No two points on earth can be said to be of any great distance. With the coming of the jet plane globe trotting is no more a dream. One can have his breakfast in Singapore, lunch in Tokyo, evening tea in San Francisco, dinner in New York and wake up the next morning in London. So what took nearly months of travel has been reduced to a few hours. So too with the movement of goods. Important medicines are flown across continents in urgent cases. Goods which are not too heavy are air lifted, for example fresh flowers are being flown daily to distant markets and cities, all over the world. The automobile with its different versions has become ubiquitous and is a good competitor with the train. Wherever there is a road the motor car goes,. But for the omnibus, the life in a city would become awful. For a few pieces of copper or nickel one is able to travel fairly long distances to Ns place of business and back. The movement of goods in lorries has grown very popular. Because of its mobility, the automobile is indeed a blessing to man. The railway train and the ship
Open Document