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1. Write a letter to the Editor of a magazine Expressions, New Delhi on the deterioration in the standard of living in your city. Give suggestions for improvement. Sign yourself as PMR.


2. Write a letter to the Editor of National Herald, New Delhi about water scarcity in your locality suggesting ways to improve the position of water supply. You are Ramnath/ Reema of Ghaziabad.


3. You are Hemant/Himakshi. Write a letter to the Editor of The Herald, New Delhi expressing your anguish over the problems faced by people due to illicit liquor and the deadly chemicals like anthrax.


4. Write a letter to the Editor of The Hindu on the fear that is spreading among people due to their anxiety over the widespread terrorism in the world. Give suggestions to ‘    curb such anti-social activities. You are Vikram/Varsha.


5. You have noticed many stray animals on the road during the busy hours of the day. These animals have caused traffic jam as well as accidents. You have already written to the concerned authorities but no action has been taken so far. So write a letter to the Editor of a leading newspaper telling him about the nuisance created by the stray animals. Sign your name as PreetiIKrishnan, C/5, Assam.


6. Write a letter to the Editor of The Times of India, highlighting the problems of the Housing Cooperative Society to which you have recently shifted.


7. You are Aman/Aditi studying in Bharat School, Lucknow. The road leading to your school is very congested and full of potholes. Students and parents are often caught in a traffic jam. In spite of several representations, the government has not done anything to improve the condition of the road. Write a letter to the Editor of The Times of India, drawing the attention of the government to this problem.


8. You are a resident of Mahalakshmi Apartments, Patparganj, Delhi. Your residential area is flooded with roadside dwellers who are deprived of the basic civic amenities like light, public toilets and bathrooms. Write a letter to the Editor of The Hindustan Times, highlighting the problems of these roadside dwellers, and also the problems posed by them to the public. Give suggestions for improvement.


9. You are Sunil / Sunita, staying at Mayur Vihar, Delhi. Your locality being away from the main city, the poor bus-service adversely affects the life of the residents. Write a letter to the Editor of The Times of India, highlighting the problems faced, and also giving a few possible solutions.


10. You are Prakhar /Pummy staying at the Adarsha Apartments, Mayur Vihar, Phase-I, New Delhi. There is no bus stop within the radius of 2 km from the apartments, causing a lot of inconvenience to the residents. Write a letter to the Editor of The Hindustan Times drawing attention of the government to this problem of the residents for rectification.


11. You are Reshma/Raghu staying at the Press Apartments of Nagpur. The main road leading to this colony has three open manholes causing frequent accidents at night. Also, it gets so dark after seven in the evenings in winter that the children and women of these apartments just cannot venture to move out alone during night time. Write a letter to the Editor to The Times of India drawing attention of the government to this problem of the residents.


12. You are a social worker. You are upset as some good schools are exploiting the parents at the time of admission by taking capitation fee in the name of donation or building fund. Write a letter to the Editor of a national daily highlighting this corrupt practice. Sign the letter as Rahul/Rakhi.


13. You are a social worker. You feel upset as some of the good schools are admitting as many as 60-70 students in a class just to mint money. This is adversely affecting academic standards. Write a letter to the Editor of a national daily highlighting this corrupt practice. Sign the letter as Jaishri/Ranjan.


14. You are Rama/Ranjan Srinivassan of Gacchibowli, Hyderabad, where there is no post office. Write a letter to the Editor of a national daily drawing the attention of the government to this basic need of the residents of your area. Justify the opening of a post office-cum-telegraph office in your locality in not more than 200 words.


15. You are Aakanksha tAbhijeet staying in Kanishka, Cooperative Group Housing Society, Indira Nagar, Mumbai. There are no street lights on the main road leading to this colony. The road gets so dark after seven in the evenings in winter that the possibility of some major accident cannot be ruled out. Write a letter to the Editor of a national daily drawing attention of the government to this serious problem of the residents of Indira Nagar.


16. Write a letter to the Editor of The Times of India, complaining about the noise pollution in your locality drawing the attention of the government to take steps to check the same. Sign as Gaurav/Gauri, Janata Nagar, Ahmedabad.


17. Write a letter to the Editor, The New Indian Express drawing attention of the concerned authorities to the misused and poorly maintained subways in Chennai. Give your suggestions. You are Ram/Rani living at 10, Kamraj Street, Chennai.


18. You are Karthik/Krithika of Chennai. Of late, chain-snatching incidents are increasing in the city. Write a letter to the Editor of The New Indian Express Drawing the attention of the concerned authorities. Also give suggestions.


19. You are Anand/Anandi of Mumbai. You are upset to find that the only public garden of your locality has been grabbed by the local self-styled ‘Netas’. Write a letter to the Editor of The Hindu drawing the attention of the government to this unauthorised occupation. (’Word limit: 150 words)


20. You are Amrit/Amritha of Bangalore. You are disturbed at the non-availability of essential commodities in the Fair Price Shops of your area. Write a letter to the Editor of The Hindu drawing the attention of the authorities to the irregularities in the Fair Price Shops. (Word limit: not more than 150 words)