[Letter to Mr Homi Modi]

Summary

This single-page business letter, dated 9 August 1959, is from S. M. Lodha, Managing Director of The Mewar Textile Mills Ltd. in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, to Homi Mody. Lodha refers to a new political party that is being formed and to other troubles affecting his mills. He asks Mody for advice before he sends a final reply to the Rajasthan Government.

Lodha proposes travelling to Bombay for an hour-long consultation and asks Mody to make time on Tuesday 11 August, Wednesday 12 August, or on the 13th after lunch. Handwritten annotations request a reply and indicate that Lodha will stay at C/o P. C. C. (?) G. The letter has no printed title and is reproduced on company letterhead.

Key points

• S. M. Lodha writes from The Mewar Textile Mills Ltd. in Bhilwara on 9 August 1959.
• The recipient is Homi Mody, addressed as “Sir Homi Mody.”
• Lodha mentions a new political party that is being formed.
• He also refers to unspecified troubles concerning his mills.
• He seeks Mody’s advice before sending a final reply to the Rajasthan Government.
• Lodha plans to visit Bombay for approximately one hour to consult Mody.
• He offers several possible meeting dates: 11, 12, or 13 August 1959.