Letter from B.R. Ambedkar to W.E.B. Du Bois
Undated letter from B.R. Ambedkar to W.E.B. Du Bois, most likely written in 1946. The letter inquires about the National Negro Congress petition to the United Nations, which attempted to secure the rights of minority through the U.N. council.
Letter to the Indian Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Letter of unknown date addressed to India’s Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhavan, expressing concern about how the Indian Government is handling the AIDS/HIV public health crisis. The letter asks that the government provide more public education about preventing the disease as well as remedy the deficient sanitation standards in India’s hospitals.
Draft Letter
A letter of unknown date describing the AIDS/HIV public health crisis of India. The letter written by a ‘group of Indian academics, journalists, and activists’ shows concern for the way the Indian Government is handling the treatment of those with the virus and the prevention of the spread of the disease. The letter asks the recipient to write to the Health Secretary in India, Mr. R.L.
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to San Francisco Newspapers
A letter from Channon to the City Editors of San Francisco Newspapers, including the Examiners, Chronicle, News, Call & Bulletin, inviting photographers and journalists to attend the welcome reception at the airport on July 19, 1949 for Indian Ambassador to the U.S., Madame Pandit. They were also invited to a dinner in her honor held on July 22, 1949.
"An Open Letter To the People At Large"
Circular published by the Ghadar Party calling for freedom and democracy of all subject peoples around the world. "Those who love democracy for themselves must be ready to defend democracy for others," it reads, "otherwise, they themselves will lose their right to democracy."
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to Jawaharlal Nehru
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to Jawaharlal Nehru. Channon informs Nehru of the role of Indian Americans in the freedom struggle and asks if South Asian Americans might form a separate branch of Congress.
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to Krishnalal Shridharani
Letter from Godha Ram Channon to Krishnalal Shridharani dated April 10, 1948. Channon mentions that his son, Prakash, has been granted a visa to the U.S. and plans to arrive in San Francisco soon.
Letter from Gobind Behari Lal to Editor of The March of India
Letter from Gobind Behari Lal to the editor of The March of India contesting a statement made by Khushwant Singh in an article published in the January-February issue which accused Ram Chandra, President of the Ghadar Party 1914-1917, of being a "British spy." Ram Chandra was shot and killed by a member of a rival faction of the Ghadar Party during the Hindu-German Conspiracy Trial (1917).