Prayas ; Letter Writing- Lost Art

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Thursday Work-out session – 01th May 2014
Presented By – Sukanta Kundu

“The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination,
typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be
appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.”
“Subjects of study primarily concerned with human creativity and social life,
such as languages, literature, and history (as contrasted with scientific or
technical subjects).”
We work in the dark—we do what we can—we give what we
have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The
rest is the madness of art. - Henry James The Middle Years
The power to transcend our own self-interest, our self centric
zoom-lens on life, and relate to the world and each other with
more integrity, more curiosity, more wholeheartedness.

There are several proof of written communication from the age of
hieroglyphics which are found in primitive civilization of the world.
Writings on stones, and metals which all were basically scribed in a
certain place to provide communication to anonymous. However,
these are not actually the forms of letter; yet the journey of
communicative writing stated that way.
Prominent example of letters is found (mention) in the Iliad by
Homer (lived around 7th or 8th centuries B.C.) and works by both
Herodotus and Thucydides.
“Kill the bearer of this.” – the Fatal letter in Iliad

A business letter comprises business deals or even the
official communication between/among business
house, office, school/college and their corresponding
associates.
It means if a student ‘s prayer to principal, even the
school clerk writes to publisher or even it can be a
letter written by a charitable trust to school.

It is a letter for inviting anybody personally or
in group to join any ceremony or may be
seminar or general gathering.
In our daily life we get so many invitations. Sometimes a
group of students are invited to attend
convocation or family invited to
wedding/ hose warming party.

An application letter is simply a pleading to
anybody or an authority for any particular
purpose. It is a request with polite manner for
granting approval.
In our short life every now and then we need to apply for
various purposes – application for leave in
school days or it can be a cover letter
describing employability to an employer.

A personal letter is a private communication like
one between family members, friends or
with a person who is not even a friend but in near future
is going to be in relation.
Some examples can be students abroad writing
parents, servicemen & their expectants,
soldiers from the warfronts, or from anywhere
in a long journey by vessel.

Letter for personal communication like between the family
members, friends or a person who is not even a friend or a family
member but related as being part of the humanity.
Romantic letters, everybody ever in love must have written in his or
her life. Even in 10 to 15 years back young people used to
make/express love to through letters as Android phones were not
available like present times. Remember killing mosquitoes to supply
your blood.
The soldier’s letter had a typical position here as if their family
members used to send them the latest or present picture of home
and it can be a soldier defying the orders or acing rebellious against
the warmongers.

Sending a letter is the next best thing to showing up personally at
someone’s door –
The only means of communication has to be made a representation
of one’s self and thought.
A letter is not collection of words on paper – it is sketch of a
scenario, atmosphere and obviously the mind of the sender – and
this makes language artistic – so naturally narrative in its
appearance.
The approach has to be subjective to maintain the feel or the
emotion that touches heart.
It is not about formats but a typical presence of self at the receiver’s
door; rather bedroom or comfort zone.

A poor mother refusing to receive a letter seeing the
marks (signifying well-being of his son) on the envelop;
the salutations like “My love” or ‘Priyatama’ – all
denote the art of touching hearts with words that not
only speak but act for the mind.
It is the sweet(tormenting, turbulent in reality) lies of a
soldier of his well-being (knowing death breaths on his
shoulder ) need to be emotional to make the receiver
believe.

Marilyn Monroe to Joe DiMaggio (1954 married just 9 month)
Dear Joe, I know I was wrong! I acted the way I did and
said the things I did because I was hurt — not because I
meant them — and it was stupid of me to be hurt
because actually there wasn't enough reason — in fact
no reason at all. Please accept my apology and don't,
don't, don't, don't be angry with your baby — she loves
you. Lovingly, your wife (for life), Mrs. J.P. DiMaggio.

Martin Luther King wrote his famous Letter from Birmingham Jail
against racial segregation and economic injustice in USA (1963)
Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all
communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and
not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We
are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied
in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one
directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to
live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea.
Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be
considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds. ...

Aimile Zola to French President (1898) – an open accusation
Here then, Mr. President, are the facts which explain how a
miscarriage of justice could be made; and the moral evidence, the
financial circumstances of Dreyfus, the absence of reason, his
continual cry of innocence, completes its demonstration as a victim
of the extraordinary imaginations of commander Du Paty de Clam,
of the clerical medium in which it was found, of the hunting for the
"dirty Jews", which dishonours our time.
I accuse finally the first council of war to have violated the right, by
condemning an defendant on a part remained secret, and I show
the second council of war to have covered this illegality, by order, by
committing in his turn the legal crime to discharge a culprit
knowingly. ...

I am going to bed with my heart full of your adorable
image… I cannot wait to give you proofs of my ardent
love… How happy I would be if I could assist you at
your undressing, the little firm white breast, the
adorable face, the hair tied up in a scarf a la creole.
You know that I will never forget the little visits, you
know, the little black forest… I kiss it a thousand times
and wait impatiently for the moment I will be in it. To
live within Josephine is to live in the Elysian fields.
Kisses on your mouth, your eyes, your breast,
everywhere, everywhere.

1 ) Time factor (fast paced life)
2) Easy and fast electronic communication
(telegraph to social networking site)
3) Impact of modern lifestyle (commercial mind
setup)

In the days of cell phones, email, and text messages, it’s
an art worth bringing back - not because of some
misplaced sense of nostalgia!
The writing and reception of letters will always offer a
unique experience that modern technology cannot touch.
When it is writing a letter it is sharing one’s true thoughts,
sincere sympathies, ardent love, and deepest gratitude,
words traveling along an invisible superhighway will never
suffice.

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