Rajaji's Tour Programme

Summary

“Rajaji’s Tour Programme” is a one-page English-language itinerary for April 1965. It records travel from 5 April, when Rajaji was scheduled to depart by train for Salem, through 7 April, when he was due to arrive at Madras Central, followed by a stay in Madras from 8 to 15 April.

The programme includes a public meeting at Dharmapuri, reached by car from Salem, and specifies the return journey to Salem before the overnight train to Madras. Handwritten annotations amend or supplement some printed details, including the weekday entries and a note or signature near the bottom of the page. No issuing organisation, authorial byline, or publication imprint is visible.

Key points

• The document is a single-page tour itinerary headed “Rajaji’s Tour Programme.”
• The programme covers dates from 5 April through 15 April 1965.
• Rajaji was scheduled to travel by train from the starting point to Salem on 5 April.
• The Salem itinerary included travel by car to Dharmapuri, a public meeting, and a return to Salem.
• An overnight train journey to Madras was scheduled for 6 April, followed by arrival at Madras Central on 7 April.
• The programme lists Rajaji as being in Madras from 8 April to 15 April.
• Handwritten amendments and a handwritten note or signature are present on the typed page.