Indian Scholars in Interwar America Collection, 1904-1939

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Title

Indian Scholars in Interwar America Collection, 1904-1939

Subject

Indian activists and social scientists who visited, influenced, and corresponded with American intellectuals during the interwar period, including, but not limited to, Lala Lajpat Rai, Samuel Lucas Joshi, and George Findlay Shirras.

Description

Includes multiple series.

Series I contains documents pertaining to Lala Lajpat Rai.

Series II contains documents pertaining to Samuel Lucas Joshi.

Series III contains documents pertaining to George Findlay Shirras.

Series IV contains documents pertaining to Benoy Kumar Sarkar.

Series V contains documents pertaining to various Indian scholars, including, but not limited to, Hari Govind Govil, Vithal Balkrishna Gandhi, and Salindra Nath Ghose.

To access all documents within a single series, click on the tag with the corresponding series number.

Creator

Multiple creators

Source

Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Columbia Daily Spectator Archive
Southern Illinois University Special Collections Research Center

Date

1904-1939

Contributor

Anupama Rao, T. M. Song

Rights

Some documents within this collection are in public domain while others are in copyright

Format

Multiple formats and media

Language

English

Type

Texts and still images

Coverage

20th century. Interwar period. India, United States of America, United Kingdom.

Collection Items

Lajpat Rai thanks Seligman for the "invitation I have received for the Women's Conference of the Society for Ethical Culture." Letter includes a brief resume of Rai's career.

Rai thanks Seligman for a "letter of introduction." He tells Seligman that "President [Oswald Garrison] Villard" and "Mr. [John Palmer] Gavit," managing editor of the New York Evening Post, asked him to "write three articles on India for them."

Rai sends Seligman the reply he "just received from Mr. [Charles Ransom] Miller." He also writes that "Mr. [Rollo] Ogden" was "very busy" and asked Rai to "see him again."

Rai tells Seligman that the Evening Post "acccepted three articles, one of which was published in Friday's issue." He also informs Seligman that he has "started work on a new book to be called what England owes to India

Rai writes to Seligman that he has "not tried Longman's and will appreciate your writing me a letter." He also tells the professor that his "England's Debt to India" is out and that by "tomorrow morning" he is "hoping to have a copy left at your…
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