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Photograph of Kala Bagai Chandra
Undated photograph of Kala Bagai Chandra.

Photograph of Kala Bagai and three sons
Photograph of Kala Bagai Chandra, and her three sons Madan, Brij, and Ram Bagai (left to right), taken in Chicago in 1933.

Tribute to Mrs. Kala Bagai Chandra (Jhaiji)
Program for tribute held in Los Angeles for Kala Bagai Chandra, who passed away on October 4, 1983. The program includes photographs and details about Chandra, who was one of the first Indian women to migrate to the U.S.

"Mother India" Dies In L.A. at Age of 90
Obituary in India West Magazine for Kala Bagai Chandra, who died in Los Angeles at the age of 90 from a stroke. Chandra was among the first South Asian women to immigrate to the U.S., having arrived in San Francisco in 1915. Her husband, Mahesh B. Chandra, was a member of the Gadar Party.

Certificate of Death for Kala Bagai Chandra
Certificate of Death for Kala Bagai Chandra, issued in California after Chandra's death on April 15, 1983.

Funeral Program for Kala Bagai
Funeral program for Kala Bagai Chandra, known affectionately as Jhaiji, dated October 11, 1983. Speakers included representatives of Vedanta and the Arya Samaj. The document also contains handwritten marginalia.

Passport Application for Kala Bagai Chandra
U.S. passport application for Kala Bagai Chandra.

Oral History Interview with Kala Bagai Chandra
Oral history interview with Kala Bagai Chandra conducted by her grandson on November 26, 1982. Kala Bagai Chandra narrates her arrival to the country at the age of 21.

Rani Bagai on "Kala Bagai Chandra and Mahesh Chandra"
Part of a video interview of Rani Bagai conducted on June 3, 2013. In this section, Rani Bagai describes her experiences with her grandmother Kala Bagai Chandra and provides information regarding her marriage to Mahesh Chandra. Rani describes how Mahesh Chandra was originally a close friend of Vaishno Das Bagai and his wife Kala in the U.S..

Photographs of Vaishno Das and Kala Bagai Family
Two photographs of Vaishno Das Bagai and Kala Bagai's extended family. The image misspells Bagai's name as "Vashnu Das."

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