Letter from Dina Nath Varma to Raj and Roshan Sharma
Letter from Dina Nath to Raj and Roshan Sharma, saying that Nath and his wife have “decided not to bother” the Sharmas anymore about “the remittance,” though if they need help in the future they will not hesitate to ask.
Letter from Dina Nath Varma to Roshan Sharma
Letter from Dina Nath to Roshan Sharma, relating that Abnashi Ram recently paid Nath a visit, though it only lasted a few hours. Nath asks that Sharma send him two American textbooks, for his daughter’s use in “submitting some papers.”
Letter from Dina Nath Varma to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Dina Nath to Abnashi Ram, thanking him for a recent visit but regretting that they may not see one another again due to old age. Nath says that Calcutta has been experiencing political instability and wonders if “state violence can curb political violence” (foreshadowing the Emergency in India a few years later).
Letter from Dina Nath Varma to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Dina Nath to Abnashi Ram, apologizing for not writing earlier and expressing dismay at US support for Pakistan under the Zia dictatorship against India.
Letter from Dina Nath Varma to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Dina Nath to Abnashi Ram, sharing news of the untimely death of a mutual friend, Balbir Dua, and the news that Nath’s daughter has taken a new job. He criticizes Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, describing her as “groping in the dark.” He also mentions Pakistan’s tensions with India and says that he knew the new Bangladeshi President, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, long ago.
"People at Work"
Article in Pulse, "a publication for Collins radio company employees", dated September 1968. The article profiles Roshan Sharma, Alice Campbell, and Ron Renfrow.
Postcard from Rani Bagai to Abnashi Ram
Postcard from Rani Bagai to Abnashi Ram. The postcard updates Abnashi Ram on Rani’s stay in India. It is dated November 28, 1974.
Letter from Vivian Thind
Letter from Vivian Thind; appears to be a holiday letter sent out to all Thind’s friends, with a handwritten heading to Abnashi Ram. Thind says that her daughter Rosalind will be traveling to Mexico City on a work assignment, that she recently moved from her longtime family home, and that she will soon be moving to Northern California.