[Letter to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This letter, dated 4 November 1959, is written by N. K. Ganapaiah, Organiser of the Mysore State Swatantra Party, to M. R. Masani. Ganapaiah reports that the party’s district convention in Hassan on 27 September 1959 attracted approximately 2,700 self-employed farmers and traders, with representation from all taluks. He says membership enrolment is progressing briskly and that the party has begun organising at the taluk level.

The letter announces a forthcoming conference at Saklapur for the taluks of Belur, Alur, and Hunsur, and asks Masani to send a short message for the occasion. Ganapaiah hopes to organise all seven taluks before the end of 1959. He also notes that Muslim supporters want the party’s principles translated into Urdu and suggests obtaining such material from the Bombay or Delhi office. The remaining three pages are Kannada-language enclosures reproducing an invitation or conference notice; their text was visible but not sufficiently legible for a reliable full reading or translation.

Key points

• The letter is dated 4 November 1959 and is addressed to M. R. Masani.
• Ganapaiah reports approximately 2,700 attendees at the Swatantra Party’s Mysore district convention in Hassan on 27 September 1959.
• Self-employed farmers and traders attended, with all taluks represented.
• The party has begun taluk-wise organisation and aims to organise all seven taluks before the end of 1959.
• A conference for the Belur, Alur, and Hunsur taluks is planned at Saklapur.
• The writer requests a short message from Masani for the conference.
• The letter records a request for Swatantra Party principles in Urdu, potentially sourced from the Bombay or Delhi office.
• Three Kannada pages are enclosed as conference invitation or notice material, but their detailed content could not be read reliably.