Write a letter to a foreign friend who has not visited India.  8, Rambaug, Maninagar, Ahmedabad- 8, 14th July, 2003. My dear Kailash, I cannot tell you how glad I was to get your long and charming letter. I have read it through several times with pleasure.  Kailash dear, owing to some unforeseen circumstances, I just could not write to you earlier than this. Hope you’ll kindly excuse me. Truly, Kailash,...

Write a letter to your landlord requesting him to carry out some urgent repairs in your house. PrabhaNivas, Station Road, Goregaon, Mumbai. 1st January, 2002. Last year you promised to carry out certain repairs in the house I am occupying. I regret to state that you have not kept your word. I shudder to think of our plight in the rainy season which is about to set in. The roof leaks...

Write a letter of advice to a friend who always runs down the present system of education. 120, Swar Gate, Pune 12th July, 2002. My dear ‘Critic friend’, Rakesh How do you find your new school in Mumbai? You must be finding it as inane and boring as the old school. What’s the use of constantly running down the present system of education? I don’t deny that it has several defects....

Write a letter to your friend apologizing for not having kept an appointment. 25, S. V. Road, Jogeshwan, Mumbai. 2nd October, 2002. My dear Aziz, I had promised to meet you at Church gate at 5 p.m. yesterday and see with you `Lagaan’ at Metro. You must have waited for me for a long time and cursed me for not having turned up. I apologies to you for my inability to...

Write a letter to your cousin, describing how you spent the summer vacation. Kailas Dada Vaidya Road, Panaji, Goa. 25th May 2003. My dear Lata, It was a pleasure to read your long account of how you spent the summer vacation. You attended classes galore and learnt knitting, embroidery, typing and shorthand. So you’re on the way to becoming a housewife who, at a pinch, could add to the family income...

Write a letter of advice to a friend who complains that he is bored during the vacation. 15, Marine Lines, Mumbai. 8th May, 2003. My dear Anand, In a long plaintive letter, you have complained that you feel terribly bored in your village. Naturally, you miss the attractions of the city—the air-conditioned theaters, the posh restaurants and so on—and the company of your peers. I would like you to remember that...

Write a letter to a friend, congratulating him on his recovery from a long illness. 5/24, Azad Nagar, Jayaprakash Road, Andheri, Mumbai— 58. 7TH November, 2002 My dear Vivek,  I was very happy to learn that you have recovered from typhoid which had confined you to bed for some weeks. I congratulate you on your return to health, in spite of the fact that you have lost the prerogatives of a...

Write a letter to your mother, explaining your poor performance in the terminal examination. Room No. 10, Kirti Hostel, Model School, Pune- 5. 25th December. 2003. My dear Mother, I’m sorry to inform you that I have fared badly in the terminal examination. In fact, I am afraid, I will fail this time. I owe you an explanation of my poor performance which father will be informed of in due course....