How this Bengaluru bookstore is reviving the practice of writing letters
Beku Books in Bengaluru has become the first Indian participant in the global Sunday Letter Project. This initiative encourages people to write handwritten letters to pen-pals worldwide, using local bookstores as secure hubs for exchanging mail.
Why it matters
It highlights a growing trend of reviving traditional, analog communication methods to foster community connection in an increasingly digital world.
Paper pleasures // How this Bengaluru bookstore is reviving the practice of writing letters left https://th-i.thgim.com/public/food/zayv6r/article71603585.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/Sunday%20Letter%20Project%20revives%20the%20love%20for%20hand-written%20letters%20h.jpg The Sunday Letter Project, which began in 2025, is a global initiative with ‘letter keepers’ across the world with Beku Books in JP Nagar Bengaluru as the only participating letter keeper from India. We find out what it is all about The Sunday Letter Project aims to revive the art of handwritten letters in the digital age. Every week participants from across the world write one letter to someone they want. Founded in 2025 by Rebecca and Karl of Wildflower Illustration Co in England, the project is a community writing initiative. In the Sunday Letter Project’s database, the only listed Letter-Keeper from India is Bengaluru’s Beku Books located in JP Nagar. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bengalurus-beku-brings-together-books-bakes-and-beverages/article69936331.ece Letter-Keeper shops act as the regional address for the participants.
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