[Letter to BD Pandey]

Summary

A single-page typed letter from Minoo (M. R.) Masani, writing from 148 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bombay, to B. D. Pandey, an advocate in Gorakhpur, dated 3 March 1975. Masani replies to Pandey’s letter of 6 February, in which Pandey had reported that he was already active as a member of the Jan Sangharsh Samiti and as Chairman of the J.P. Reception Committee at Gorakhpur.

Given that commitment, Masani gently questions whether Pandey ought to take on the additional task of reviving the Swatantra Party in Uttar Pradesh, while leaving the decision entirely to Pandey. He adds that he himself is devoting any spare energies he has to helping Jayaprakash Narayan. The letter closes with a note that Masani is writing a short book on J.P.’s movement, due to be published by Macmillans in April or May, and urges Pandey to obtain a copy when it appears.

Key points

• Personal letter from Minoo Masani, sent from 148 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bombay, dated 3 March 1975.
• Addressed to B. D. Pandey, Advocate, Allahdadpur, Gorakhpur, U.P., in reply to Pandey’s letter of 6 February.
• Notes that Pandey is already serving as a member of the Jan Sangharsh Samiti and as Chairman of the J.P. Reception Committee, Gorakhpur.
• Masani questions whether Pandey should bother reviving the Swatantra Party in Uttar Pradesh, while leaving the choice to him.
• States that he is himself devoting his spare energies to helping Jayaprakash Narayan.
• Announces a forthcoming short book on J.P.’s movement, to be published by Macmillans in April or May 1975.
• Signed ‘M.R. Masani’ with a handwritten signature; typist’s mark ‘mrm/M’ at the foot.