Letter from Harish C. Bhalla to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Harish C. Bhalla to Abnashi Ram, updating Ram on how his daughter Raj Sharma is doing in the United States. Bhalla says that Raj is improving in health and conversationally practicing English, and is welcome to stay as long as she wants.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram. Kitchlew informs Ram that he is not interested in buying a house in Harish Bhalla’s neighborhood as it is too expensive, especially considering the problems with Kitchlew’s store (which is likely to close soon), and mentions that their mutual friend M.R. Ahuja is visiting San Francisco.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, discussing the marital troubles of a mutual friend and his wife (Mr. and Mrs. Tiwana), and expressing condolences for the theft of some of Ram’s possessions.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram. Kitchlew informs Ram of the illness and death of Mary “Marge” Guyton, wife of their mutual friend J. Francis “Doc” Guyton, and adds that he called to console Dr. Guyton in his hour of grief.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, asking if he had offended Ram based on the tone of his previous letters, and updates him on the recent orders at his store. Kitchlew also mentions recent tensions between India and Pakistan over the Rann of Kutch (foreshadowing the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965).
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, thanking Ram for his hospitality during Kitchlew’s recent trip to Los Angeles. Also mentions that Kitchlew recently wrote to their mutual friend J. Francis “Doc” Guyton after visiting with him as well.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, discussing J. Francis “Doc” Guyton’s upcoming trip to Europe and Harish Bhalla’s illness, as well as the passing of their mutual friend Mr. Ranjee. Kitchlew also mentions that he has lived at the Palmer House in Chicago for 39½ years, and sent much of the money from his store to his “needy relatives” overseas.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, discussing the death of their mutual friend Romesh and his subsequent cremation at a Sikh temple in Stockton without anyone informing his relatives.
Letter from Lalji Mehrotra to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Lalji Mehrotra to Abnashi Ram, asking for more detail about the United States in his letters, and criticizing President Richard Nixon for attempting more positive relations with China. Mehrotra also mentions that he has become an avid fan of Perry Mason novels.
Letter from Lalji Mehrotra to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Lalji Mehrotra to Abnashi Ram, explaining that Mehrotra was sick with dysentery for several months after some recent travel. Mehrotra also complains that refugees from Bangladesh have put a strain on India and that the summer crop has been disappointing, and goes on to mention that many young Indian men aspire to move to the United States.