"John Barry To Discuss India"
Article from the San Francisco News entitled "John Barry To Discuss India,” reporting that radio host John D. Barry planned to host a 15-minute discussion on “The Problem of India,” which would discuss Gandhi and Nehru from “both the Indian and British point of view” and theorize what Roosevelt might do to achieve “a lasting peace.”
Gurmukhi Text
Text written in Gurmukhi script. This item is associated with the collections of Godha Ram Channon, an Indian independence activist who spent many years exiled in the United States.
Letter from Unni Nayar to Sharma
Letter from Unni Nayar, Public Relations Officer for the Indian Embassy, to J.N. Sharma, thanking him for a previous letter on behalf of Ambassador Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit. Nayar also informs Sharma that Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru will not be able to visit Stockton during his trip to California.
Letter to Godha Ram Channon
Letter to Godha Ram Channon from Karam Chand, informing Channon that Chand cannot host a meeting of the Reception Committee for Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s visit to California.
"Nehru in America"
Article from the American Weekly by its science editor, Gobind Behari Lal, entitled “Nehru in America.” The editorial emphasizes the importance of Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s visit to the United States and praises his “scientific, historical, and humanitarian passions” and takes note of meetings between the top scientists of India and the United States.
Letter from K.M. Munshi to Godha Ram Channon
Letter from K.M. Munshi to Godha Ram Channon, thanking Channon for a previous letter congratulating Munshi on his appointment as Indian Minister of Food.
"Moslems Accept the British Plan, but Say Pakistan Still Goal"
Associated Press article entitled “Moslems Accept the British Plan, but Say Pakistan Still Goal.” The article reports that the Muslim League’s Council in New Delhi led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah accepted the British plan for an independent India, but would not back down on the establishment of an independent Pakistan as well.
France-Inde
Publication of France-Inde (French) dated January 26, 1953 featuring articles commemorating the third anniversary of the Indian Republic, the reception of R.E. Radhakrishnan at the Sorbonne, a history of Hindus and Muslims from the ninth to seventeenth centuries (advocating for a united India against Partition), and economic and general news from India.
H.R. 3517
Copy of H.R. 3517, a bill introduced to the House of Representatives by Democrat Emanuel Celler on June 20, 1945 that would permit approximately 3,000 natives of India who entered the U.S. prior to July 1, 1924 to become naturalized U.S. citizens.