Letter from Abnashi Ram to Dina Nath Varma
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Dina Nath, discussing Ram’s meetings with Congressman Dalip Singh Saund. Ram also met Indian politician V.K. Krishna Menon, but refused to shake his hand, as Ram considered him “a McCarthy type.”
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Randolph A. Hearst
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Randolph A. Hearst, expressing his condolences over the kidnapping of Hearst’s daughter Patty by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Ram reminds Hearst that they once met on a flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
Letter from Abnashi Ram to G.D. Birla
Letter from Abnashi Ram to G.D. Birla, in which Ram refers to Bank of America’s interest in investing several million dollars in “prospective manufacturing enterprises,” an offer in which Birla was apparently uninterested. Ram thanks Birla for his past service to India’s independence movement and warns that a “strong atomic force” is needed to offset the threat of communism.
Letter from Abnashi Ram to G.D. Birla
Letter from Abnashi Ram to G.D. Birla, in which Ram refers to Bank of America’s interest in investing several million dollars in “prospective manufacturing enterprises,” an offer in which Birla was apparently uninterested. Ram thanks Birla for his past service to India’s independence movement and warns that a “strong atomic force” is needed to offset the threat of communism.
Letter from Abnashi Ram to R.R. Saksena
Letter from Abnashi Ram to R.R. Saksena at the Consul General of Indian in New York, congratulating him on the recent successful visit of Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. He asks that Saksena contact him soon and thanks him for his services in the past.
Letter from Abnashi Ram to D. Pant
Letter from Abnashi Ram to D. Pant, asking why Pant has not written in so long and attempting to set up an in-person meeting soon.
Letter from Abnashi Ram to D. Pant
Letter from Abnashi Ram to D. Pant, noting that Pant’s recent letter was more pleasant than past ones and expounding upon Ram’s view of India’s current situation. Ram says that he believes India is in a better position than Russia or China were after their respective revolutions. He says he is anxious to read Pant’s new book and asks that they find time to see one another soon.
Letter from Abnashi Ram to D. Pant
Letter from Abnashi Ram to D. Pant, expressing Ram’s disappointment with the current state of India’s politics but his confidence in its economy. He adds that Pant’s “constructive criticism” is vital at this stage, and goes on to say he is concerned that Russia may attempt to annex Kashmir, or that hardship might befall India from Pakistan or another world power.
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Saifudin Kitchelew
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Saifuddin Kitchlew, remarking that Ram has not heard from Dr. Kitchlew or his nephew Mumtaz in some time. He asks if he might be able to meet Kitchlew in India, and says that his daughter (Raj Sharma) is happy in the United States.
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, praising Mohammad for his political work and adding that Ram was honored to make his acquaintance recently. Ram expresses his belief that disunity between India and Pakistan is only a temporary state of affairs, and invites Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq to visit the US.