Write a Letter to a friend give him/her your impressions of modern fashions. Ballantine House, Camp, Pune. 20th August, 2003. My dear Nareen, I received your kind letter yesterday, for which many thanks. So you feel very lonely in Mumbai in the midst of the modern fashionable world? Cheer up, my hearty friend! Yes, you’re right: these changing fashions have to be seen to be believed. I think that these days...

You are a foreign student. Write to a friend telling him/her why you have come to India for studies. Shri Shivaji Preparatory Military School, Shivajinagar, Pune- 5. 15th June, 2003. My dear Vikram.  Oh, dear friend, I’ve some pleasant news for you! I have come to India for studies. If you were to ask me why I have come to such a far-off country, I would tell you that the Fiji...

Write a letter to a foreign friend telling him/her all about Diwali. 18, Dadabhoy Road, Andheri, Mumbai- 58. 5th November, 2002. My dear Mary, I was glad to read your letter a few days ago, but as I was busy with Diwali celebrations in the family, I could not write to you earlier than this. Diwali is a religious festival in my country. It is celebrated more for religious purposes than...

Write a letter to a cousin telling her about your prospective trip to a foreign country. The White Cottage, Near Adarsh Society,  Race Course, Rajkot. 2nd October, 2002. Dearest Julie, You will be interested to hear, I am sure, that Mummy, Daddy and I hope to go to Tokyo, Japan, on the 25th October. You can imagine how excited I am already about it. I hope you have guessed the purpose...

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...