India, Dec. 15 -- Walk into the Delhi University Post Office today and the first thing that catches your eye isn't a long queue, but the walls. Splashed with bold murals, student-made art and pops of colour, the newly revamped space feels more like a creative studio than a government office. Barely weeks after reopening, the Gen Z-friendly post office at North Campus has already become an unexpected student favourite.

Reimagined as a social-learning space, the post office now offers student-friendly facilities such as dedicated counters, parcel packing services and discounted document rates. For outstation students, the change has been especially noticeable. "We're anyway used to visiting the post office often to send and receive package...