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Handwritten Notes in Urdu
Handwritten notes in Urdu, mentioning Har Dayal (an Indian revolutionary and prolific author) and the impact of his writings on Indian students. From the collected papers of Godha Ram Channon.

Newspaper Clipping
Newspaper clipping dated April 26, (year unknown). Urdu.

Urdu Text on Hindustan Gadar Letterhead

Urdu Text on India China Trading Co. Letterhead
Handwritten notes in Urdu, from the collected papers of Indian freedom fighter Godha Ram Channon. Appears to be poetry written on the letterhead of the India China Trading Company, Channon's San Francisco-based business.

Letter from Ram Nath Puri to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Ram Nath Puri to Abnashi Ram, dated April 11, 1969 and postmarked from Los Angeles. Puri writes of being unable to return to India due to his advanced age, and discusses his loneliness and other difficulties in life. The letter is handwritten in Urdu.

Letter from Abnashi Ram
Letter from Abnashi Ram to Nawab Sahab to express his disappointment in being unable to meet up with him. Ram goes on to discuss concepts such as death, ego, and anger, recounting the experience of losing a family member at the age of six.

Handwritten Note in Urdu
Handwritten note in Urdu, from the collected papers of Indian freedom fighter Godha Ram Channon. Appears to be poetry relating to the birth of the Indian nation.

Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew
Handwritten letter in urdu from Mumtaz Kitchlew.

Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, addressing Ram’s anger about a comment made by a mutual friend (Ajit Singh). Kitchlew acknowledges the comment was wrong but urges Ram to remember that Singh is young and naïve.

Handwritten Letter
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram in Urdu, focusing on the Sino-Indian War fought a few months previously. Kitchlew is highly critical of China and its communist system of government, and goes into great detail about the relationship between China and India. The letter includes many Urdu-specific metaphors and analogies.

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