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Letter from Ismail Merchant, Mumbai, India, to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Delhi, India, 1967 February 27 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
450250
Accession number
MA 23840.343
Creator
Merchant, Ismail, sender.
Display Date
Mumbai, India, 1967 February 27
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2022.
Description
1 aerogramme (2 pages) ; 26.7 x 19 cm
Notes
Domestic aerogramme addressed to Mrs. R. Prawer Jhabvala, 1-A Flagstaff Road, Delhi 6, India, postmark illegible except for year.
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Asking, "Must you write depressing letters[?]"; chiding her for panicking and pointing out how overworked and without help he is, "and you all scream why this is not done & that is not done"; answering her questions: "I telephoned Bansal-- P.P. not available," describing his dealings with Fox and the Ministry of Finance; addressing the issue of advertisements for the premiere of "Shakespeare Wallah," saying he will put Catherine in charge of it; giving her an idea of when he will be able to come to Delhi.