Letter from Abnashi Ram to Bonnie LeBrecht
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Bonnie LeBrecht, discussing the state of his income tax return and noting his pleasure that his daughter (Raj Sharma) is happy in the United States. He discusses a visit with Hubert Long, who complained about a business deal with David Watamull (Ram’s employer). Ram says he will visit Los Angeles soon, and asks that LeBrecht forward a letter to his daughter.
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Frank Stedman Wilson
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Frank Stedman Wilson, Director of the Department of Foreign Commerce, congratulating Wilson on his position. Ram lays out his proposal for a friendship society between the United States and India, and assures Wilson that Congressman Dalip Singh Saund will stand behind this idea.
Letter from Abnashi Ram to I.S. Sekhon
Letter from Abnashi Ram to I.S. Sekhon, discussing a mutual friend (“Bagga”) who is “fed up” with India; Ram claims to feel the same way, adding that everyone in India either wants it to become the United States without any constructive program to make it that way, or wants it to become the USSR without suffering any of the hardships that allowed its creation.
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Randolph A. Hearst
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Randolph A. Hearst, summarizing their conversation after a recent visit. Ram discusses the stereotypical views of the US and India based on one another’s perceptions and how he believes these are distortions; he is likely angling toward the promotion of his personal project, a friendship society between the two nations, but the letter appears to be incomplete.
Letter from Abnashi Ram to G. Ramakrishna
Letter from Abnashi Ram to G. Ramakrishna, saying it had been good to meet Ramakrishna earlier in the day and asking if Ram might be able to visit Washington to see Indian Ambassador T.N. Kaul. This letter is a duplicate copy.
Letter from Abnashi Ram to G. Ramakrishna
Letter from Abnashi Ram to G. Ramakrishna, saying it had been good to meet Ramakrishna earlier in the day and asking if Ram might be able to visit Washington to see Indian Ambassador T.N. Kaul.
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Harish and Norma Bhalla
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Harish and Norma Bhalla, who have been hosting Ram’s daughter Raj Sharma in the US. He expresses pleasure that they have enjoyed Raj’s stay and that she will be taking English classes, and offers to provide her with sarees and whatever else she or the Bhallas may need.
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Anup Singh
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Anup Singh, relating that while attempting to establish a friendship society between India and the US (with the help of Dalip Singh Saund), Ram encountered Singh’s nephew Satwant. Ram reminisces on his and Singh’s shared past working in rice fields, and discusses a wide range of politicians from India and across the world.
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Anup Singh
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Anup Singh; Ram says that he recently bumped into Singh’s nephew Satwant, and also relates a visit with US Representative Dalip Singh Saund. Ram brings up a number of world leaders, past and present, and discusses his fears about India’s political future.
Letter from Abnashi Ram to R.R. Saksena
Letter from Abnashi Ram to R.R. Saksena; Ram relates that he has been traveling all across India and agrees with Saksena’s sentiments about poor conditions in India, asserting that the public is stagnant and businesses are corrupt. He nevertheless adds that India is still better off than it was during colonization, and repeats his fear that Russia will attempt to annex Kashmir.