Revisit World Letter Writing Day by exploring intimate handwritten notes, New Market parchment confessions, and treasured Calcutta family keepsakes. Nostalgic stories remind us that human connection and imperfectly written words outshine instant digital messages.

Those of us who have seen the golden era of the ‘90s can fondly recall how power failures were an excuse for the entire family to take a break and socialise with neighbours. Men, women, and children would find their own tribes and the hours would fly.