[Letter to N G Ranga]

Summary

This three-page correspondence packet from September 1969 records arrangements for meetings connected with Gandhi Centenary celebrations. In a letter dated 5 September, Prof. N. G. Ranga thanks Indira Gandhi for inviting him to a Gandhi Centenary Committee meeting and explains that, because he does not expect to be in Delhi, he has asked Hiralal? No—the letter names Shri Hemant and Shri Dahyabhai Patel to represent his party. A separate letter dated 18 September from M. R. Masani to Ranga explains that a previously scheduled Patents Bill meeting was cancelled, preventing Masani from travelling to Delhi for a meeting with the Prime Minister; Masani hopes Dahyabhai attended instead.

Key points

• The packet contains three typed letters dated 5, 6, and 18 September 1969.
• The correspondence concerns meetings of the Gandhi Centenary Committee and wider Gandhi Centenary celebrations.
• Prof. N. G. Ranga declines or delegates attendance because he does not expect to be in Delhi.
• Ranga asks Shri Hemant and Shri Dahyabhai Patel to represent his party at the meeting.
• M. R. Masani tells Ranga that a Patents Bill meeting was cancelled at the last minute, preventing his travel to Delhi.
• Masani expresses hope that Dahyabhai was able to attend the meeting with the Prime Minister.
• The documents provide a brief record of political coordination among Ranga, Masani, Indira Gandhi, and Dahyabhai Patel.