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Handwritten Letter



DESCRIPTION
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.

ADDITIONAL METADATA
Type: Correspondence
Language: Urdu

PROVENANCE
Collection: Abnashi Ram Materials
Donor: Roshan and Raj Sharma
Item History: 2016-10-30 (created); 2023-01-27 (modified)

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