SRI SATHYA SAI VIDYA VIHAR, INDORE
ENGLISH
CLASS XII
Letter to Editor
Sender’s Address (Left aligned, no punctuation 52, A.B. Road
to be there at the end) Mhow
(Leave a line)
Date (Left aligned , no punctuation to be there 3rd July, 2024/ 3 July, 2024
at the end)
(Leave a line)
Receiver’s designation & address The Editor
(Leave a line) Mhow Times
Mhow
Salutation Sir/ Madam
(leave a line)
Subject Short and specific
(Leave a line) Increased traffic jams
OR
INCREASED TRAFFIC JAMS
BODY
Paragraph 1 Introduction- mention the reason for writing the
(Leave a line) letter/ source of information
• (letter to Editor – Complaint)
I am an avid reader of your reputed newspaper
and through its columns, I would like to bring to
the notice (the problem / that ) / I am (name) a
resident of (locality) and through the columns of
your newspaper I would like to bring to the
notice (the problem / that )
• (letter to Editor – Awareness)
I am an avid reader of your reputed newspaper
and through its columns, I would like to bring to
the notice the benefits / I am (name) a resident
of (locality) and through the columns of your
newspaper I would like to bring to the notice the
benefits
• (letter to Editor – Appreciation)
I am an avid reader of your reputed newspaper
and through its columns, I would like to (bring
to the notice of the masses the good work being
done by / appreciate the good work being done
by) / I am (name) a resident of (locality) and
through the columns of your newspaper I would
like to (bring to the notice of the masses the
good work being done by / appreciate the good
work being done by)
Paragraph 2 Detailed description of the reason/ purpose
(Leave a line) (causes and effects)
1
Paragraph 3 Suggestions/ remedies
(Leave a line)
Concluding paragraph (leave a line) • (letter to Editor – Complaint)
I hope you will give my letter a due place in
your columns so that the concerned authorities
can take timely/ necessary/ required/ urgent/
immediate action.
• (letter to Editor – Awareness)
I hope you will give my letter a due place in
your columns so that the masses/ people benefit
from it/ use the information for their benefit.
• (letter to Editor – Appreciation)
I hope you will give my letter a due place in
your columns so that the masses/ people come
to know about/ become aware of/ appreciate the
good work being done.
Subscription Thank you
(Leave a line) Yours truly/ sincerely/ obediently/ faithfully
• truly- when writing to someone we do
not know
• sincerely- when writing to a known
person. e.g. Employer to employee,
friend, relative or a letter written by a
parent to the school/ college/
university authority
• obediently- when a student writes to
the Principal or teachers
• faithfully- when an employee is
writing to an employer
Word limit (only body of the letter 120-150 words for class XI & XII)
Questions for practice:
1. Write a letter to the editor of a local daily appreciating the work done by the medical staff, police and the
local administration of your city when the entire world was suffering from the pandemic – COVID-19. You
are Abhay Awasthi a resident of Bhopal.
2. You are a resident of Shivaji Nagar Pune. You are concerned about the increasing number of road mishaps
in your city. Write a letter to the editor of a local magazine “Jan Chetna” highlighting the problem and
suggesting measures to check the problem.
3. You are Neena / Navin, a student of Max Public School, Meerut. You are concerned about the lack of
awareness about cruelty to animals. Write a letter to the editor about the need to raise awareness about
refraining from cruelty to animals among the public.
SAMPLE LETTER TO EDITOR
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5/31, Bengaluru Cantt
Bengaluru
1st February, 2024
The Editor
The Hindu
Bengaluru
Subject : Prevailing unhygienic conditions in Southern Railway
Sir
Through the columns of your esteemed daily, I wish to draw the attention of the General Manager, Southern
Railway and the concerned authorities towards the prevailing unhygienic conditions in the trains and on
platforms.
Recently when I was travelling from Bengaluru City to Vasco on the Vasco Express, I found that the coach
was infested with cockroaches. Further observations revealed that all the coaches not only had cockroach
infestation but also a rodent problem. Seeing all this was pretty much disgusting. It was hard to sit while
watching the cockroaches and rodents running here and there. Moreover, the toilets on the train and on the
platforms were not clean. Foreign tourists travelling with us were very disappointed.
The toilets were not cleaned inspite of repeated complaints. The unhygienic conditions need to be checked
soon before they become a nuisance.
I hope you would give my letter a due place in your esteemed columns so that the concerned authorities take
the necessary action at the earliest.
Thank you
Yours truly
signature
(SARAN GUPTA)
[DESIGNATION] (if any)
