Interview with Bharati Shah
Audio of interview conducted in English by Sufia Uddin and Rani Sinha. Interview subjects discuss their family and life in South Asia, their careers, adjustment to American culture, the process of becoming American citizens, and the next generation's ethnic and cultural identity.
Interview with Paul Varkey
Audio of interview conducted in English by Sufia Uddin and Rani Sinha. Interview subjects discuss their family and life in South Asia, their careers, adjustment to American culture, the process of becoming American citizens, and the next generation's ethnic and cultural identity.
Letter to Godha Ram Channon
A handwritten letter dated June 29, 1981 to Godha Ram Channon. The sender’s signature is not legible. The sender requested a meeting with Channon during the sender’s trip to India and included three contact phone numbers.
Letter from Stephen Shimer to Nandkishor
A letter dated July 2, 1981 from Stephen Shimer, India Trading Company, to Nandkishor. The letter introduces Mr. V.P. Channon as the previous owner of the India Trading Company, which was sold to Sidha Corporation International in 1980. The letter explains that Mr. Channon hosted Maharishi in 1959 and wished to pay his respects again.
Letter from V.K. Seth to Godha Ram Channon
Letter from V.K. Seth to Godha Ram Channon dated August 23, 1981. Seth apologizes for not seeing Channon during his visit to India and asks him to return again. He also sends his condolences for the passing of Channon’s wife and father-in-law.
Letter from Ram Bagai to MLK
Letter from Ram Bagai to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph Abernathy, wherein Bagai (president of Films of India, former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and son of Vaishno Das Bagai and Kala Bagai) expresses admiration and support for the civil rights movement, and pledges to donate the proceeds of an upcoming film premiere to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Photograph of Abnashi Ram and Family
Inscription on the back of photograph by Roshan Sharma reads: “Nov. 1968: Family picture that Ram lived to see!!”
Abnashi Ram with Friends
Left to right: Abnashi Ram with friends Richard Walsh and Louis Brown. Inscription on the back reads: “C. 1965: AR with two of his many soul mate friends.”