[Letter to Mr S A Chowdhury]

Summary

This single-page letter from M. R. Masani to Mr. S. A. Chowdhury is dated 30 March 1971. Masani acknowledges Chowdhury’s letter of 17 February and thanks him for sending a clipping of an editorial from the Indian Nation, which he says he was interested to see.

Masani writes that their hopes have been “belied” and calls for an “agonising reappraisal” of their position. The letter is a brief personal communication, and it does not explain either the hopes at issue or the broader political circumstances to which he refers.

Key points

• The letter is dated 30 March 1971 and is addressed to Mr. S. A. Chowdhury.
• Masani acknowledges receiving Chowdhury’s letter of 17 February only the previous day.
• He thanks Chowdhury for sending a clipping of an editorial from the Indian Nation.
• Masani states that their hopes have been belied.
• He calls for an agonising reappraisal of their position.