RGS Letter To The Editor 2021-22

Letter to Editor
Explanation By – RGS Sir

Riteish Gopal Sharma [RGS Sir] Email: englishbyrgs@gmail.com Call/Whatsapp - +91 7499 888 280
A letter is a form of written communication. Letters are of
two types: formal and informal. Formal letters include
business letters, letter of complaints, letter to government
officials, etc. Informal letters include letters to friends,
relatives, acquaintances, etc.
Letters can be either formal or informal. While informal

letters are written to friends, family and relatives, formal
letters could be official letters, business letters, job
applications or letters to editor.
Letter–writing is a form of
written communication.
Letters are of two types:
formal and informal.
Formal letters include
business letters, letter of
complaints, letter to
government officials, etc.,
Informal letters include
letters to friends, relatives,
acquaintances, etc.
Formal/Official Letters
Formal or official
letters are written
to:
➢Editors of
newspapers
➢Heads of different
Depts; Directors
➢Principals/Managers
Subject Matter:
➢Complaints
➢Reactions/Response
to certain
events/Speeches/Pla
cing order for new
items
Language: Formal,
assertive
Format:
➢ Self Address (Sender’s address)
➢ Receiver’s Address
➢ Date
➢ Salutation (Sir/Madam)
➢ Subject: Reg……….
➢ Content
o Refer to previous communication or
source of news or information
o Status (position/issue)
o Analysis and reasons
o Suggestion/Action required
Closing:
➢ Thanks
➢ Yours
sincerely/truly
➢ Signature
➢ Full rank/name, if
any
Inquiry Letter Writing Tips
Some useful language expressions
➢ We are interested in … and would

like you to…
➢ Would you please tell me…/ send
me the information…
➢ I shall be obliged if you could give
me the following information…
➢ Be polite and formal
➢ Introduce yourself and mention
your requirements
➢ Ask for detailed information
about the product (price,
discount, terms and conditions)
Complaint Letter Writing
Format
➢ We regret to remind you that…

➢ I am writing to complain about…
➢ We are sorry to inform you that
➢ Be polite and formal
➢ Introduce yourself and describe
clearly what your complaint is
➢ Remember that the newspaper is
only a medium to address the
issue
➢ Do not ask the editor to resolve
the issue
Letter To Editor Topics
➢ Through the esteemed columns of your

newspaper, I wish to bring to the notice
of the concerned authorities…
➢ In my opinion…
➢ This is a very shocking/ disturbing use
of…
➢ Describe your opinion clearly
➢ Say what you would like the receiver to
do to redress the complaint
(replacement/ refund of money/ free
service)
➢ Mention your next course of action, if
the complaint remains unattended.
How to write a Letter to the Editor?
Riteish Gopal Sharma [RGS Sir] Email: englishbyrgs@gmail.com Call/Whatsapp - +91 7499
888 280
A Letter to the Editor may be written to the editor of a newspaper or
a magazine. It is written to highlight a social issue or problem. It can
also be written in order to get it published in the said medium.
As it is a formal letter, the format has to be followed strictly. Only
formal language can be used i.e. abbreviations and slang language
should be avoided.
A letter to the editor is a formal letter and in the examination,
students are asked to write a letter to the editor. Here, we have
discussed a Letter to the Editor Sample for the convenience of the
students.
Letter to Editor Format
The format of a letter to the
editor of a Newspaper is as
follows –
1. Sender’s address: The
address and contact details of
the sender are written here.
Include an email and phone
number, if required or if
mentioned in the question.
2. Date: The date is written
below the sender’s address
after Leaving one space or line.
3. Receiving Editor’s address:
The address of the recipient
of the mail i.e. the editor is
written here.
4. Subject of the letter: The
main purpose of the
letterforms the subject. It
must be written in one line. It
must convey the matter for
which the letter is written.
5. Salutation (Sir / Respected
sir / Madam)
6. Body: The matter of the letter is
written here. It is divided into 3
paragraphs as follows -
Paragraph 1: Introduce yourself and
the purpose of writing the letter in
brief.
Paragraph 2: Give detail of the
matter.
Paragraph 3: Conclude by
mentioning what you expect from
the editor. (For example, you may
want him to highlight the issue in his
newspaper/magazine).
7. Complimentary
Closing
8. Sender’s name,
signature, and
designation(if any)
Sample
Question 1.
Public park is the heart of a
residential area. Children play,
elders go for a walk and even ladies
do yoga and other exercises there.
But unfortunately the park in your
area has become a place for stray
animals and anti–social elements.
Write a letter to the Editor of The
Hindu, AG Marg New Delhi, to draw
attention of the civic authorities
towards it.
Answer:
71, Patrakar Parisar
Vasundhara
Sahibabad
18 March 20XX
The Editor
The Hindu
A.G. Marg
New Delhi
Sir
Subject: Unpleasant condition of parks
Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I would like to express
my concern at the desolate status of the public park in our area. The park
is unkempt and has no security posted at the gates. No wonder the park
which should have been a place of scenic beauty, for young children to
frolic about and for adults to take their walks on, is home to stray dogs,
cats and other animals. It is also the haunt of the vagrants of the society
who indulge in drinking and smoking in an area that is primarily meant
for recreation. The civic authorities need to make an effort to restore the
public park its beauty and its usefulness to the public.
You are requested to give my letter an appropriate space in your paper, so

that my voice reaches the authorities concerned and some action is
taken.
Yours faithfully
Rahul
Question 2.
You are Adarsh/ Ananya of F–36,
Jeevan Vihar, Bangalore. Day before
yesterday there was a marriage in
your neighbourhood. The procession
was very late and the orchestra kept
on playing loudly even after midnight.
It disturbed students, old people,
patients and infants. Write a letter to
the Editor, The Times of India, New
Delhi about the problem.
Answer:
F–36 Jeevan Vihar
Bangalore
28 May 20XX
The Editor
The Times of India
Sir
Subject: Disturbance created by wedding celebration
I would like to draw the kind attention of the authorities concerned
towards the above mentioned problem through the columns of your
esteemed newspaper. On May 26, a wedding celebration created
mayhem in our society. The wedding procession arrived late and hence
the celebration went late into the night. The din created by the
loudspeakers and the band party hired for the event disturbed the young
and the old alike. The students preparing for their boards couldn’t carry
on their studies peacefully and the sleep of the elderly, the sickly and the
infants was ruined. The merry–making of one family has no right to
destroy the peace of the other families.
I shall be highly grateful to you if my letter gets an appropriate space in

your newspaper.
Yours faithfully
Ananya/ Aditya
Practice Questions
Question 1.
Krishnakunj is a thickly populated
locality inhabited mainly by the
working-class people. Unfortunately,
there is no RGS Dairy milk booth in
the locality. Write a letter in 100–200
words to the editor of a local daily
drawing the attention of the
authorities to the problem faced by
the people, requesting them to open a
milk booth. You are Sam/Pam, 25,
Krishnakunj, Mumbai.
Question 2. The visuals given here make it quite clear that
the number of female children has drastically declined as
indicated by “too many puppy–dogs’ –tails. The matter of
concern is that their number is steadily shrinking. Taking
inputs from your Unit–2, ‘Education’ and the visuals, given
below, write a letter to the Editor of a national daily
expressing your worry on the skewing sex ratio in the
nation, in about 100–120 words.

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Letter to Editor

Explanation By – RGS Sir

Letters can be either formal or informal. While informal

➢ We are interested in … and would

➢ We regret to remind you that…

➢ Through the esteemed columns of your

You are requested to give my letter an appropriate space in your paper, so

I shall be highly grateful to you if my letter gets an appropriate space in

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