Invitation to Surprise Dinner Party for Kala B. Chandra
Invitation to a surprise dinner party for Kala Bagai Chandra, celebrating her 80th birthday on April 14, 1973. The party was to be held at the home of Kala’s grandson Jagdish Bagai and his wife, and RSVPs were to be addressed to either Jagdish or Kala’s son Ram Bagai.
Photograph of Antoinette Meyers
Portrait photograph of Antoinette Meyers, referred to affectionately by Ram Bagai as "Auntie" Meyers. Ram Bagai temporarily lived with Mr. and Mrs. Meyers as a young child.
Photograph of Bagai boys
Photograph of the three Bagai boys, (L-R) Madan, Brij and Ram, at a California beach.
Formal portrait of the Bagai family
Formal studio portrait of the Bagai family in San Francisco. From left to right: Brij Bagai, Kala Bagai, Ram Bagai, Vaishno Das Bagai, Madan Bagai.
Photograph of Kesho Ram Sabarwal
Photograph of Kesho Ram Sabarwal. The front is inscribed "K.R. Sabarwal". The back includes the text: "Presented to Mrs Chandar Kala Bagai as a token of rememberance with the best compliments of Kesho Ram Sabarwal. Tokyo, Japan. 21st August 1915."
Photograph of Kala Bagai with relatives in India
Photograph of Kala Bagai with relatives and two of her sons on a 1920 return visit to India. Kala is on the far left. Ram is sitting on floor (with bowtie) and Madan is next to him (with necktie). Back inscription reads: "Mother (Jhaiji) [Kala Bagai], Thie (wife of Uncle Badri), Thia (Uncle Badri) [Vaishno Bagai's brother], Kunthi, Kurshelia.