Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, dated May 6, 1968 and postmarked from St. Petersburg, FL. He thanks Ram for a previous letter, tells him of his vacation in Florida, and expresses sorrow at the passing of a mutual friend. Kitchlew also adds that the best person to write a book on the life of Dr. Syud Hossain would be Anup Singh, and sends well-wishes to Ram and his family.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, dated June 12, 1969 and postmarked from Chicago. Kitchlew thanks Ram for sending him an article about an Indian, Nepalese, and Tibetan art collection in New York (belonging to Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck), and mentions a surprise phone call from an old friend, Sardar Sarna. Also mentions Dr. Syud Hossain and J. J. Singh.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, dated June 26, 1969 and postmarked from Chicago. Kitchlew discusses Ram's glaucoma, and asserts that his previous letter to Ram was not a reprimand but simply an observation that several of their mutual friends (such as Sardar Sarna, Gobind Behari Lal, and Dr. Bartosh) are older than Ram yet continue to lead active lives.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, dated August 22, 1969 and postmarked from Chicago. He remarks on the orders for his shop which accumulated during his absence from Chicago, and thanks Ram for his recent hospitality (as well as Ram's daughter and son-in-law, Raj and Roshan Sharma).
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, dated December 3, 1969 and postmarked from Chicago. Kitchlew thanks Ram for previous letters and newspaper clippings, laments that he has been unable to relax due to working constantly, and mentions that he is no longer licensed to drive due to failing a vision test. He also discusses the good fortune of their mutual friend Dr.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Roshan Sharma
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Roshan Sharma, dated May 24, 1969 and postmarked from Chicago. Kitchlew writes with excitement of Sharma's upcoming visit to Chicago, and thanks him for his positive appraisal of Kitchlew's previous correspondence with Abnashi Ram.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, dated February 23, 1970 and postmarked from Chicago. Kitchlew discusses Ram's recent trip to India and his stay at M.R. Ahuja's "palace" in New Delhi, as well as the dinner party he attended in Chandigarh hosted by General Prem Singh Gyani.
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, dated May 26, 1970 and postmarked from Chicago. Kitchlew discusses Ram's recent trip (which included Lahore, Karachi, and Ram's home village of Khura) and visit with Kitchlew's nephew (and mentions another who was unable to meet with Ram).
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, dated July 28, 1970 and postmarked from Chicago. In the letter, Kitchlew reflects on Ram's trip to Kashmir, recalls his uncle Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew's 1929 arrest, sends condolences for the loss of Ram's brother Lachman Das, and mentions the recent burglary of his shop in Chicago (at a $300 loss).
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Mumtaz Kitchlew to Abnashi Ram, dated September 11, 1970. Kitchlew says he is pleased that Ram had an enjoyable time with his friends the Walshes in Fort Lauderdale, and remarks on how much traveling Ram has been doing recently. This letter is a duplicate copy.