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Photo by Gautami Shankar on September 10, 2026. May be an image of poster, book and text that says 'Gautami GautamiShankar S Shankar Why I Read Love Letters (and every writer should too) 00'.
Photo by Gautami Shankar on September 10, 2026. May be an image of umbrella and text that says 'GautamiShankar Gautami Shankar As Mumbai struggled with heavy rains, I did what every self- self-respecting writer does esca escape from reality. But this time, the words chose to loose myself in weren't fictional; they were real and from the past. 01'.
Photo by Gautami Shankar on September 10, 2026. May be a graphic of poster, magazine and text that says 'Gautami GautamiShankar Shankar Letters have a special place in my heart. Lot can be learnt about someone from their correspondence. Soi began my search. started as a historian armed with my critical eye but while reading pages out of the book "Love letters of great nen" had become, a romantic staying up till 3 am marvelling at the sheer tenderness that human heart is capable of! 02'.
Photo by Gautami Shankar on September 10, 2026. May be an image of magazine, poster and text that says '2m 12 세의 -Love Letters by Great Men Volume 1. Oh, Oh,am am I in there? No,no.Butsome/ot No No,no. no. somerof your classmates are, like likeVoltaire, Itaire, Napoleon. Love letters greatnen'.
Photo by Gautami Shankar on September 10, 2026. May be an image of heart, magazine, poster and text that says 'Gautami GautamiShankar S Shankar you. There is an inherent sentimentality in humans, one that has connected us with the threads of time. This sentimentality tugs on our hearts pulling us towards folklore, myths and tales of the past. 03'.
Photo by Gautami Shankar on September 10, 2026. May be an image of swan and text that says 'GautamiShankar Gautami Shankar Whie buildings collapse and stones turn to dust, words resonate. Words armed with the wings of speech, flying on the vessel of emotions travels through time staying eternal long after civilisations crumble. Itis a sort of poetic irony that soft sentimentality stands tall in the wasteland of all might and grandeur. That no matter how powerful or successful or wealthy one became, it was only love that makes one eternal. 04'.
Photo by Gautami Shankar on September 10, 2026. May be an image of poster, mountain-laurel and text that says 'Gautami GautamiShankar Shankar The longing and loving is what humans have sought and will always seek. Perhaps that's why people seek out love letters, to get a glimpse of humanity's most highest self; its loving self. 05'.
Photo by Gautami Shankar on September 10, 2026. May be art of text that says 'Gautami GautamiShankar Shankar There is a beauty in knowing that somewhere in the past someone out there felt the same as youdid did. When words a bridge to the past, one feels solace. One may learn everything about the craft of writing. By chance one skips the emotional core, all knowledge lays lays.to to waste. 06'.
Photo by Gautami Shankar on September 10, 2026. May be a doodle of heart, diary, card, magazine and text that says 'Gautami GautamiShankar Shankar LOVE LETTERS of GREAT MEN One Onemay may learn everything about the craft of writing. By chance one skips the emotional core, all knowledge lays to waste. Thus, every writer must begin with reading love letters. Because to write is to express and to express is to be human. And, it's impossible to become a writer without being sentimental. 07'.
Photo by Gautami Shankar on September 10, 2026. May be an image of text that says 'GautamiShankar Gautami Shankar Sometimes professional writers focus so much on technical stuff grammar, sentence structure, making compelling argument, themes and symbolisms that they become like glass. Yes, writers become like glass brilliant and clear but devoid of depth. It is an achievement to write technically well! But, even the most brilliant piece of glass pales when comparec to a diamond. And, emotional writing like diamond is only discovered in depths of one' heart. 08'.
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Posted On: September 10th 2026, 01:54 pm
I wrote this couple months ago and let it stay in my notes app. Then, i re-read some historic letters for my studies. And i suppose it rekindled a sense of inspiration in me, motivating me to post this post.

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