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Letter from Dina Nath Varma to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Dina Nath to Abnashi Ram, thanking him for a recent visit but regretting that they may not see one another again due to old age. Nath says that Calcutta has been experiencing political instability and wonders if “state violence can curb political violence” (foreshadowing the Emergency in India a few years later).

Letter from Dina Nath Varma to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Dina Nath to Abnashi Ram, apologizing for not writing earlier and expressing dismay at US support for Pakistan under the Zia dictatorship against India.

Letter from Dina Nath Varma to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Dina Nath to Abnashi Ram, sharing news of the untimely death of a mutual friend, Balbir Dua, and the news that Nath’s daughter has taken a new job. He criticizes Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, describing her as “groping in the dark.” He also mentions Pakistan’s tensions with India and says that he knew the new Bangladeshi President, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, long ago.

Letter from Nityanand Kanungo to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Nityanand Kanungo to Abnashi Ram. Kanungo, the Indian Minister of Law, Development, Commerce, and Labour, thanks Ram for his recent letter and tells him the Governor (presumably Asaf Ali) would be happy to receive him for a visit sometime soon.

Letter from Nityanand Kanungo to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Nityanand Kanungo to Abnashi Ram. Kanungo, the Indian Minister of Law, Development, Commerce, and Labour, asks what dates Ram is available to visit. He includes the translation of a letter from his son Kissen which relays Kissen’s high opinion of Ram after a recent meeting.

Letter from Nityanand Kanungo to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Nityanand Kanungo to Abnashi Ram. Kanungo, the Indian Minister of Law, Development, Commerce, and Labour, proposes an idea in which Indian farmers currently living in the US would be recruited back to India to work in commercial farming. He asks Ram to provide dates he will be available so that Ram can visit and meet with Kanungo and the Governor, Asaf Ali.

Letter from Abnashi Ram to Nityanand Kanungo
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Nityanand Kanungo. The letter discusses the logistics of Abnashi Ram’s changed travel plans for Delhi.

Invitation Card
Invitation card. Mr. V. K. Krishna Menon, "Chairman of the Delegation of India to the Twelfth Session of the General Assembly" invites Abnashi Ram to a reception on Friday, October 4th, 1951, from 6:30PM to 8:00PM.

Letter from Nityanand Kanungo to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Nityanand Kanungo to Abnashi Ram. Kanungo, the Indian Minister of Law, Development, Commerce, and Labour, is checking to see whether Ram received his previous letter introducing his son-in-law A.N. Das Mohapatra, who will soon be arriving in New York.

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