[Letter to Sugata Das Gupta]

Summary

This single-page letter, dated 17 December 1974, is from M. R. Masani to Sugata Das Gupta, Joint Director of the Gandhi Institute of Studies in Varanasi. Masani explains that, following a suggestion from Patna, he plans to travel to Varanasi on 25 December and return to Delhi on 26 December. The purpose of the visit is to meet J. P. (Jayaprakash Narayan) and discuss various matters.

Key points

• The letter is dated 17 December 1974 and signed by M. R. Masani.
• Masani plans to arrive in Varanasi by flight IC-411 at 0910 hours on 25 December.
• He intends to return to Delhi by flight IC-402 at 1335 hours on 26 December.
• The visit is intended to include a meeting with J. P., identified in the letter as a person Masani wishes to consult on various matters.
• Masani asks Sugata Das Gupta to reserve time for him during the afternoon or evening of 25 December or the morning of 26 December.
• He looks forward to seeing Sugata Das Gupta and Amritanand Das in Varanasi.
• Masani states that he will stay overnight at the Clarks Hotel and will visit the Gandhi Institute on the morning of 25 December.