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<div id="Correspondence" class="section" sec_index="6" parent="compilation" text="Correspondence"><h2>Correspondence</h2>
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<div id="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="0" parent="Correspondence" text="1947 to 1965 Correspondence"><h3>1947 to 1965 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoMrBaileyAllahabad14September1951_0" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="11" link="Letter to Mr. Bailey -- Allahabad 14 September, 1951" link_text="Letter to Mr. Bailey -- Allahabad 14 September, 1951">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mr. Bailey -- Allahabad 14 September, 1951|Letter to Mr. Bailey -- Allahabad 14 September, 1951]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">While I appreciate contribution by Swami Nikhilananda of Ramakrishna Mission in New York towards "India American relation—A way to world peace." It will not be out place to mention that comparative study &amp; philosophical ideas expressed by different religious heads will not only bring large contributions to the said _ _ but will also give the public at large a conviction of the Bhagavad. gita.</p>
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<div id="LettertoJawaharlalNehruAllahabad20January1952_1" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="13" link="Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru -- Allahabad 20 January, 1952" link_text="Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru -- Allahabad 20 January, 1952">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru -- Allahabad 20 January, 1952|Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru -- Allahabad 20 January, 1952]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">If the culture is to be revived it is quite possible to do it even in your parliamentary buildings in New Delhi or in the commercial buildings of New York. As the Socratesian ways of reasoning is not bound up within the walls of Athens so also the Brahminical culture is not bound up within the walls of India. You can find out the nine prescribed qualifications of a Brahmin, the seven qualifications of Ksatriyas, the three qualifications of Vaisya and the one qualification of a sudra, world wide. You can therefore pick up Brahmins and other orders of society all the world over. Gandhiji although born in a Vaisya family, possessed almost all the nine qualifications of a Brahmin and if possible we can find out such Brahmin in other parts of the World.</p>
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<div id="LettertoGosainjiBombay31July1965_2" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="64" link="Letter to Gosainji -- Bombay 31 July, 1965" link_text="Letter to Gosainji -- Bombay 31 July, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Gosainji -- Bombay 31 July, 1965|Letter to Gosainji -- Bombay 31 July, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Tomorrow I am going to Calcutta to catch my ship M.V. Jaladuta and I am starting for U.S.A. by the 10th of August, 1965 reaching New York after a month. And I have sent you one M.O. for Rs 25/-day before yesterday which I hope you have received in the meantime. I may return to India by November next.</p>
<p>In the meantime Sri Atmasingh Bajaj will see you with this letter as he is going to Vrndavana sometimes in the next month. He is a great devotee of Lord Krishna and it is this gentleman about whom I talked with you in the matter of Sri Radha Madhavaji Vigraha of Sri Jayadeva Goswami.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSumatiMorarjeeNewYork27October1965_3" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="65" link="Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 27 October, 1965" link_text="Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 27 October, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 27 October, 1965|Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 27 October, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The people in general are satisfied so far their material needs are concerned and they are spiritually inclines. When I was in Butler, Pennsylvania about 500 miles from the New York city, I saw there many churches and they were attending regularly. This shows that they are spiritually inclines. I was also invited by some churches church governed schools and colleges and I spoke there and they appreciated and presented me some token rewards. When I was speaking to the students they were very much eagerly hearing me about the principles of Srimad-Bhagavatam rather the clergymen were cautious to allow the students to hear me so patiently. They thought that the students may not be converted into Hindu ideas as it is quite natural for any religious sect. But they do not know that the devotional service of the Lord (Sri Krishna) is the common religion for every one including the aborigines and the cannibals in the jungles.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSallyNewYork6November1965_4" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="66" link="Letter to Sally -- New York 6 November, 1965" link_text="Letter to Sally -- New York 6 November, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sally -- New York 6 November, 1965|Letter to Sally -- New York 6 November, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Please offer my good wishes to your friends who still remember me. I shall meet them again when I go to Butler. I like Butler more than New York and specially the quarters in which your home is situated. Had I had the means to rent a house independently I would have gone back again to Butler and hold my Bhagavatam discourses daily with good friends.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSallyNewYork6November1965_5" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="66" link="Letter to Sally -- New York 6 November, 1965" link_text="Letter to Sally -- New York 6 November, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sally -- New York 6 November, 1965|Letter to Sally -- New York 6 November, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Dr. Rammurti Mishra is also very kind gentleman and I am living very comfortably at his care. He is keen after looking my all kinds of comforts. I am negotiating with some booksellers and publishers and I hope I shall be able to settle something before I leave for the next station. I shall be New York still for a few days more and I shall let you know when I leave the station. I am so grateful to your kindness and surely I shall ask you if I need anything. I have left my hearth and home in India but here by the Grace of the Lord I have got good sons and daughter like you. So I do not feel any foreign complexion.</p>
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<div id="LettertoTirthaMaharajaNewYork8November1965_6" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="67" link="Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 8 November, 1965" link_text="Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 8 November, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 8 November, 1965|Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 8 November, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">There is difficulty of exchange and I think unless you have some special arrangement for starting a branch of Caitanya Math transfer of money will be difficult. But if you can do so with the help of the Bengal or Central Government, here is good chance to open immediately a centre in New York. I am negotiating with some brokers here who can give us a house and they have suggested like above. Without our own house it will not be possible to open our own centre. For me it will take long time but for you it is very easy. The Calcutta Marwaris are in your hand by the Grace of Srila Prabhupada. If you like you can immediately raise a fund of Rs 10,00,000/- ten lacs to open a centre in New Work.</p>
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<div id="LettertoTirthaMaharajaNewYork8November1965_7" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="67" link="Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 8 November, 1965" link_text="Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 8 November, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 8 November, 1965|Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 8 November, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">If you agree then take it for granted that I am one of the worker of the Sri Mayapur Caitanya Matha. I have no ambition for becoming the proprietor of any Matha or Mandir but I want working facilities. I am working day and night for my Bhagavatam publication and I need centres in the western countries. If I am successful to start a centre in New york, then my next attempt will be start one in California and Montreal where there are many Indians also. There is ample scope for working but unfortunately we have simply wasted time by quarreling with one another while the Ramakrishna Mission with misrepresentation have made their position all over the world.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSumatiMorarjeeNewYork10November1965_8" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="68" link="Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 10 November, 1965" link_text="Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 10 November, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 10 November, 1965|Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 10 November, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I think therefore that a Temple of Bala-Krsna in New York may immediately be started for this purpose and as devotee of Lord Bala Krishna you should execute this great and noble work. Till now there is no worshipable temple of the Hindus in New York although in India there are so many American missionary establishments and churches. So I shall request you to do this noble act and it will be recorded in the history of the world that the first Hindu temple is started by a pious Hindu Lady SRIMAT SUMATI MORARJI who is not only a big business magnet in India but a pious Hindu Lady a great devotee of Lord Krishna Krishna.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSumatiMorarjeeNewYork10November1965_9" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="68" link="Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 10 November, 1965" link_text="Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 10 November, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 10 November, 1965|Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 10 November, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have already seen a nice house for this purpose and if you purchase that house for this purpose as your personal property and give the facility of working then you will see how the mission of Bhagavati cult is being preached here in America beginning from New York. I do not wish to disclose the names of the Hiranyakasipus here in America who are against this Bhagavata preaching. There are so many Indian missionaries like the Ramakrishna Mission, Sivananda Mission etc and all of them are against Bhagavatam culture and every one of them has refused to give facility to speak on the Bhagavati culture. Each of them have their own house but instead of worshiping the Supreme Lord they have created their own God and they try to put such manufactured gods to compete with Lord Krishna.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSumatiMorarjeeNewYork10November1965_10" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="68" link="Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 10 November, 1965" link_text="Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 10 November, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 10 November, 1965|Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 10 November, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have no ambition to become the proprietor of any temple or house in America because what shall I do with them after becoming a Sannyasi but for the facility of work our own house is absolutely required.</p>
<p>Please therefore purchase a house here in New York and let me work very seriously for this mission of Bhagavatam culture and I am sure that your goodness will not only be recognized by the Lord by you will be recognized by the whole Hindu community. Please take up this work very seriously and on hearing from you without delay I shall let you know further details.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSallyNewYork13November1965_11" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="69" link="Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965" link_text="Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965|Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Yes I am living here in a precarious condition and I wish to leave this place at any time. There is a room suitable for me but the lady wants $55.00 per month which I cannot pay. But there is a good suggestion for you also. If you be interested in your improvement of economic condition I would suggest you to start a lucrative business in New York. As you have liked my cooking so also here all the friends who have tasted my cooking have liked it. And by this I am suggesting you why don't you start an Indian restaurant here in New York? I am sure if you start a business like that you will earn at least $2000.00 a month net. This is not a dream but actual fact. In New York there are so many restaurants and all of them are full with customers so I thought like that you should also start a restaurant supplying new palatable dishes and they would like them surely.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSallyNewYork13November1965_12" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="69" link="Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965" link_text="Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965|Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The arrangement is that after selling the 25 sets they will pay the money and further sets will be taken. Similarly I may arrange with other booksellers in Los Angeles because it learnt that in California people are more interested in such books. But I cannot go to California for want of money. Besides that I have to embark on ship from New York. California is 3000 miles away from here and it is better to return to India from California directly without coming back here. But I have got my return ticket from New York.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSallyNewYork13November1965_13" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="69" link="Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965" link_text="Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965|Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So I am not very fixed up what to do or not. The first consideration is that I must be in New York at least for ten to fifteen days more for deciding the publication affair and then I may leave this place for India or California. But the place where I am living now has so many inconveniences which I do not wish to narrate in this small letter. Yes I am taking my meals once only for this inconvenience. In the evening I take some milk and fruit and nowadays the night being very long, I feel sometimes for this night starvation.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSallyNewYork13November1965_14" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="69" link="Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965" link_text="Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965|Letter to Sally -- New York 13 November, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Yes there was all darkness in New York on the 10th instant and it was not a happy incident. I learn that may people remained in the elevators and in the subway trains for more than seven to eight hours in darkness. I do not read newspapers but there must have been some mishaps also which we may not know. That is the way of material civilization too much depending on machine. At any time the whole thing may collapse and therefore we may not be self complacent depending so much on artificial life. The modern life of civilization depends wholly on electricity and petrol and both of them are artificial for man.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSallyNewYork19November1965_15" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="70" link="Letter to Sally -- New York 19 November, 1965" link_text="Letter to Sally -- New York 19 November, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sally -- New York 19 November, 1965|Letter to Sally -- New York 19 November, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I proposed for starting the restaurant with a view that you may become one of richest family in America. One can become rich only by trying his luck in business. It is not possible by serving other. One should have independent source of income that is possible only if one is engaged in business or in land lordship. If you can invest $20,000/- in a property in New York which is worth $100,000/-, you can have at least $1000/- per month as the rent of the house. So that in 15 years time you become the proprietor of good house in New York which would fetch you $1000/- rent per month. That is my next proposal. I think you can invest $20000/- some way or other and if you can please do it immediately because that is chance also.</p>
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<div id="LettertoTirthaMaharajaNewYork23November1965_16" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="71" link="Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 23 November, 1965" link_text="Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 23 November, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 23 November, 1965|Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 23 November, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The building is quite suitable and once started it will be possible to raise fund by lectures and membership fees etc by suitable arrangement. So the immediate investment is about $25,000 and I think this amount you can arrange immediately and just start a branch of your Sri Caitanya Math or designate the branch as New York Gaudiya Math. The idea is very nice to think of and it will be a nice reply to the local Ramakrishna Mission who indirectly denied to allow me lecturing in their hall. You will be glad to know that my lecturing propaganda is going on and so long I remain here it will go on without any hamper.</p>
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<div id="LettertoTirthaMaharajaNewYork23November1965_17" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="71" link="Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 23 November, 1965" link_text="Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 23 November, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 23 November, 1965|Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 23 November, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Tagore Society of New York who organize such meeting only for the most distinguished persons. The consul and other officers of the New India House are impressed with my book and practically the 2nd officer (consul) is arranging the meeting inviting all distinguished gentlemen both Indian and American with Tea Party. The copy of the invitation letter is also subjoined herewith. "The Tagore Society of New York Inc. Cordially Invites You to a lecture "GOD CONSCIOUSNESS" by A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI Date: Sunday, November 28,1965. Time: Lecture, 3:30 P.M. Tea, 4:30 P.M. Place: New India House, 3, East 64th Street.</p>
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<div id="LettertoTirthaMaharajaNewYork23November1965_18" class="quote" parent="1947_to_1965_Correspondence" book="Let" index="71" link="Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 23 November, 1965" link_text="Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 23 November, 1965">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 23 November, 1965|Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 23 November, 1965]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">A widely respected Scholar and religious leader in India Swami Bhaktivedanta is briefly visiting New York. He has been engaged in the monumental endeavour of translating the sixty volume "Srimad-Bhagavatam" from Sanskrit into English. etc. So my lecturing or appointing one selling agent here for my books is already finished and if I remain such many lectures can be arranged in different parts of the country. One Dr. Choudhry is prepared to arrange for my lectures in San Francisco, Los Angeles etc but in my opinion such casual lectures may be a good personal advertisement but factually they do not make any permanent effects.</p>
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<div id="1966_Correspondence" class="sub_section" sec_index="1" parent="Correspondence" text="1966 Correspondence"><h3>1966 Correspondence</h3>
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<div id="LettertoBonMaharajaNewYork20January1966_0" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="2" link="Letter to Bon Maharaja -- New York 20 January, 1966" link_text="Letter to Bon Maharaja -- New York 20 January, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Bon Maharaja -- New York 20 January, 1966|Letter to Bon Maharaja -- New York 20 January, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to thank you for your kind letter of the 14th instant. I am very glad to learn that your first part of Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu is now out and shall be glad if you send me one copy so that I can show to persons who are interested in my Srimad-Bhagavatam. I am also glad to learn that you are now thinking of New York on receipt of my letter and it may be that you have to come here again if there is the Radha Krishna Temple as contemplated. The money is there, the Deities are there, the house is there, the men are there but the sanction is not there. Your residence was somewhere near the Columbia University I think.</p>
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<div id="LettertoBonMaharajaNewYork20January1966_1" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="2" link="Letter to Bon Maharaja -- New York 20 January, 1966" link_text="Letter to Bon Maharaja -- New York 20 January, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Bon Maharaja -- New York 20 January, 1966|Letter to Bon Maharaja -- New York 20 January, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Temple idea is prompted in me because I feel that Srila Prabhupada wanted to open some temples in the foreign countries. Personally I have no aptitude to open temples neither I have done it in India although there were many great opportunities. But here see there is necessity even from the point of Hindu cultural view. There is not a single Hindu temple here at least in New York or all the places so far I have traveled in this country. Regarding management of the temple is concerned for the present I have called for one of my of my disciples from Delhi. If other persons from our so many camps want to come here I shall welcome and I think after the temple is started some men even from America may be available as I see there are in the Ramakrishna Mission as well as in so many Yoga societies.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSirPadampatSinghaniaNewYork20January1966_2" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="3" link="Letter to Sir Padampat Singhania -- New York 20 January, 1966" link_text="Letter to Sir Padampat Singhania -- New York 20 January, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sir Padampat Singhania -- New York 20 January, 1966|Letter to Sir Padampat Singhania -- New York 20 January, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">And as pointed out in my last letter I have full responsibility for this. I was almost certain to get this sanction from our Late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri who was personally known to me in connection with my publication Srimad-Bhagavatam. He was to come here in America and in New York on the 4th of February next and I arranged for an interview with him by negotiation with the local consulate General. The copy of the letter addressed to our late Prime Minister is also enclosed herewith for your perusal.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSirPadampatSinghaniaNewYork20January1966_3" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="3" link="Letter to Sir Padampat Singhania -- New York 20 January, 1966" link_text="Letter to Sir Padampat Singhania -- New York 20 January, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sir Padampat Singhania -- New York 20 January, 1966|Letter to Sir Padampat Singhania -- New York 20 January, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Vrindaban is full of forest and cows on the bank of the Yamuna and Lord Krishna in His childhood played the part of a cow boy without any royal opulence as you people inhabitants of Dvaraka think. So when the Dvarakawalas and the Vrindabanwalas meet there may be a via media.</p>
<p>The thing is that the idea of constructing a magnificent Temple in New York quite befitting the first city of the world, will cost you not lakhs but crores. Because here the cost of land and other materials and the labor charges all are fabulous. The labor charges here is not less than 12 dollars a day i.e Rs 60/ per day. Besides that you cannot get a vacant land in the New York city. You have to purchase a constructed house then dismantle it and then construct a Temple of your liking. I know it very well that by Grace of His Lordship Sri Sri Dvarakadhisa and by the mercy of Laksmiji Rukmini devi, your honour is quite competent to spend even crores and crores for this purpose but we must remember the difficulty of Exchange.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSirPadampatSinghaniaNewYork20January1966_4" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="3" link="Letter to Sir Padampat Singhania -- New York 20 January, 1966" link_text="Letter to Sir Padampat Singhania -- New York 20 January, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sir Padampat Singhania -- New York 20 January, 1966|Letter to Sir Padampat Singhania -- New York 20 January, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">As your Dvarakadhisa Temple is situated in very important part of the city so this house is also situated in very important part of the mid city. Here in New York city there are three divisions namely the up town the mid town and the down town. The down town is full of business houses and office buildings whereas the down town is inhabited by most employees and middle class of men. The mid town is in between the two and the house I have selected is approachable easily from both sides of the town. The situation is very important on account of stores, subway station, post office, buses, banks everything all at hand's reach. If however cash is paid immediately the owner may come down to lesser price. This is ready building and we can start immediately the Bhagavatam preaching work and worship of the Sri Sri Radha Krishna simultaneously in this house.</p>
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<div id="LettertoTirthaMaharajaNewYork4February1966_5" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="4" link="Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 4 February, 1966" link_text="Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 4 February, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 4 February, 1966|Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 4 February, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The donor is a big business magnet of India and as required by you I am enclosing here with the letter of Sri Padampat Singhania of the J.K. Organizations, Kamla Tower, Kanpur dated 14th January 1966 which will speak for itself. I think you may also know the gentleman and he is competent to spend any amount for a nice temple of Sri Sri Radha Krishna in New York. The Singhania family is traditionally devotees of Dvarakadhisa and therefore they are the right persons to take up this transcendental service of the Lord. Srila Prabhupada wanted such temples in foreign countries such New York, London, Tokyo, etc and I had personal talks with him when I first met Himat Ultadingi in 1922. Now here is a chance for me to carry put His transcendental Order and because you are Srila Prabhupada's foremost and favorite disciple and actually engaged in His service, I am just seeking your favor and mercy in making this attempt successful.</p>
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<div id="LettertoTirthaMaharajaNewYork4February1966_6" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="4" link="Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 4 February, 1966" link_text="Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 4 February, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 4 February, 1966|Letter to Tirtha Maharaja -- New York 4 February, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Undoubtedly these Americans are habituated to take nonvegetarian food but I am confident that they can be trained up to our line of living because they are sincere to take up the training. This will be all practically possible as soon as we have regular institution here in New York. If it is possible to send some men from India who must be educated it is well and good otherwise I shall manage everything by the Grace of Srila Prabhupada. We cannot do anything whatsoever but if our sincere service is accepted by the Vaisnavas everything is possible and may not have the audacity to speak all these before your holiness who is expert in this service. Please therefore make the transaction complete immediately and oblige.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSalvationArmyNewYork5March1966_7" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="7" link="Letter to Salvation Army -- New York 5 March, 1966" link_text="Letter to Salvation Army -- New York 5 March, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Salvation Army -- New York 5 March, 1966|Letter to Salvation Army -- New York 5 March, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I think we should cooperate in every respects in the matter of raising peoples sense of God consciousness in these days of forgetfulness.</p>
<p>I am in need of $200,000.00 two hundred thousands of dollars immediately for starting my centre here in New York. If you help me by this amount in exchange of my money in India, it will be considered a Grace of the Lord.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSirPadampatSinghaniaNewYork18March1966_8" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="9" link="Letter to Sir Padampat Singhania -- New York 18 March, 1966" link_text="Letter to Sir Padampat Singhania -- New York 18 March, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sir Padampat Singhania -- New York 18 March, 1966|Letter to Sir Padampat Singhania -- New York 18 March, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So In the meantime I negotiated with the authorities of the great Missionary organization namely The Salvation Army Inc. The Finance Secretary of the great organization writes as follows in his letter D/14/3/66 "This will acknowledge your letter of March 5,1966, in connection with the possibility of The Salvation Army paying you American dollars and having you release an equivalent amount of Indian currency for The Salvation Army work in India. It is noted that you will need $200,000/- (two hundred thousands dollars) immediately for starting your work in New York." "The Salvation Army in America rarely sends money directly to India . . ." "In the event, however, that an occasion might arise, what would be the basis of the rate of exchange? We understand that there is the official bank rate and there are other rates available to us, which are legal, but which provide more funds in Indian currency than would be provided by the official bank rate."</p>
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<div id="LettertoSumatiMorarjeeNewYork18March1966_9" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="10" link="Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 18 March, 1966" link_text="Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 18 March, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 18 March, 1966|Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 18 March, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">You will be pleased to know that I have improved my health to the normal and my missionary work is nicely progressing. I hope my project to start a Temple of Sri Sri Radha Krishna in New York will also be realized by the Grace of the Lord. Sir Padampat Singhania of Kanpur J.K. Organization, has kindly agreed to construct a nice Temple of Sri Sri Radha Krishna in New York. I am trying to solve the exchange problem by all means and I am seeing some light for this purpose also.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSumatiMorarjeeNewYork18March1966_10" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="10" link="Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 18 March, 1966" link_text="Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 18 March, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 18 March, 1966|Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 18 March, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Since I came down to New York from Butler Pennsylvania, I have rented the above room at $70.00 per month and I am delivering lectures on the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam accompanied by Sankirtana and the American ladies and gentlemen come to hear me. You will be surprised to know that they do not understand the language of the Sankirtana and yet they hear with attention. The movement which I have started here is completely new to them because the Americans are generally acquainted with the Indian Yoga gymnastics as it is performed by some Indian yogis here.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSumatiMorarjeeNewYork18March1966_11" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="10" link="Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 18 March, 1966" link_text="Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 18 March, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 18 March, 1966|Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 18 March, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have already asked one of my devotees in Calcutta to send two mrdangas for Sankirtana and I have advised him to deposit the same with your manager in Calcutta for carriage to New York by any one of your ships. Kindly issue instructions to your Managers in Calcutta and Cochin to carry my things as abovementioned free and oblige.</p>
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<div id="LettertoSumatiMorarjeeNewYork27April1966_12" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="11" link="Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 27 April, 1966" link_text="Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 27 April, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 27 April, 1966|Letter to Sumati Morarjee -- New York 27 April, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">My typewriter and tape recorder and some book have been stolen with more than Rs 1000/- goods and therefore I am changing the place to the above address. This present typewriter has been given by a devotee and thus there is no difficulty and another friend has also supplied a tape recorder. It is understood that such crime as it has been committed in my room is very common in New York. That is the way of material nature. The American people have every thing in ample and the worker gets about Rs 100/- as daily wages and still there are thieves for want of character. The lower class men daily workers are cent percent drunkards. Their social condition is not very __.</p>
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<div id="LettertoReserveBankofIndiaNewYork30April1966_13" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="12" link="Letter to Reserve Bank of India -- New York 30 April, 1966" link_text="Letter to Reserve Bank of India -- New York 30 April, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Reserve Bank of India -- New York 30 April, 1966|Letter to Reserve Bank of India -- New York 30 April, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I beg to inform you that I am a Vaisnava Sannyasi in the line of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. In pursuance of the cult of Love of Godhead as propounded by Lord Caitanya 500 years before, I have come to America to preach the same cultural mission on the principles of the Bhagavad-gita and the Srimad-Bhagavatam. My translation of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (published in three volume first canto) is recognized by the Government of India both central and the states. Here in America also the same publication is approved by the State Library of Congress in Washington, New York Public Library, the Philadelphia University and many other institutions. Arrangement is also being attempted to get an American Edition of this publication as well as editing my paper "Back to Godhead".</p>
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<div id="LettertoReserveBankofIndiaNewYork30April1966_14" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="12" link="Letter to Reserve Bank of India -- New York 30 April, 1966" link_text="Letter to Reserve Bank of India -- New York 30 April, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Reserve Bank of India -- New York 30 April, 1966|Letter to Reserve Bank of India -- New York 30 April, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Since I have come to America in the last year (September 1965) I have traveled many parts of the country. Some of the local papers has published articles about me and they have designated me as the "AMBASSADOR OF BHAKTIYOGA".</p>
<p>At present I am staying in New York city at the above address and holding my classes on the culture of musical kirtana as well as discourses on the cult of devotion (Bhakti) on every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays which are participated by the American Youths, Ladies and Gentlemen. They appreciate the musical mellow very much although they are not conversant with the language. And without understanding the language they give a aural reception to the kirtana in a devout manner. So there is ample prospect for propagating this Indian culture in this country.</p>
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<div id="LettertoReserveBankofIndiaNewYork30April1966_15" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="12" link="Letter to Reserve Bank of India -- New York 30 April, 1966" link_text="Letter to Reserve Bank of India -- New York 30 April, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Reserve Bank of India -- New York 30 April, 1966|Letter to Reserve Bank of India -- New York 30 April, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Similarly I wish to preach this Bhagavati approve culture not only in America but also in other countries outside India. I have already made experiment in this matter and I think there is good prospect for propagating the particular culture of how to love God, all over the world specially in these days of forgetfulness.</p>
<p>As I want to open this cultural centre first in New York, I shall be very much obliged if you will kindly me know the procedure in this matter.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMangalaniloyBrahmacariNewYork16May1966_16" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="13" link="Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 16 May, 1966" link_text="Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 16 May, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 16 May, 1966|Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 16 May, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The Americans have very great regard for Oriental culture and philosophy and taking advantage of this opportunity many so called oriental men of wisdom have exploited their sentiments simply for the matter of livelihood. Since I have come to this country I have traveled many parts of the country specially in Butler, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Boston, Monroe etc and everywhere I have seen that the people in general have great respect for oriental culture and mostly they are attached to the gymnastic process of the Hatha Yoga system. But the system of Bhakti-yoga will be very much appreciable to them if we could open a centre here in New York. With this aim in view I tried my godbrothers to join together for this preaching work in the foreign countries by combined force. I tried first Kesava Maharaja, then Bon Maharaja and then Tirtha Maharaja but I have failed to get any cooperation from either of them till now and therefore when I was just arranging to go back to India to try for myself it is a great omen to receive your encouraging letter under reply.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMangalaniloyBrahmacariNewYork16May1966_17" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="13" link="Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 16 May, 1966" link_text="Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 16 May, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 16 May, 1966|Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 16 May, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I think if you come at all you should come here with a tangible programme and it is encouraging to note that you wish to work under me by full cooperation. You will be glad to learn that Sir Padampat Singhania of Kanpur was approached by me in correspondence, as he was known to me before, to erect a Radhakrishna Temple in New York and he has agreed to take up the work very nicely provided there is sanction of Indian exchange. Srila Tirtha Maharaja promised me all help to get this exchange sanctioned by seeing the President and the Finance Minister as he is supposed to have some influence over them.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMangalaniloyBrahmacariNewYork16May1966_18" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="13" link="Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 16 May, 1966" link_text="Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 16 May, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 16 May, 1966|Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 16 May, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Please take definite information about this and if the information is correct as per statement of Srila Tirtha Maharaja then let me know the procedure to be followed in this connection. This very important item of my foreign travel. If we can open one centre in New York there is great potency for opening other centres also not only in America but also in Europe, Japan, China and many other places just to fulfill the desire of Srila Prabhupada and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. This is purely cultural programme for spreading the Hindu culture and if the Hindus have no such scope for spreading their culture then what is the meaning of independence?</p>
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<div id="LettertoMinistryofFinanceIndiaNewYork28May1966_19" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="14" link="Letter to Ministry of Finance (India) -- New York 28 May, 1966" link_text="Letter to Ministry of Finance (India) -- New York 28 May, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Ministry of Finance (India) -- New York 28 May, 1966|Letter to Ministry of Finance (India) -- New York 28 May, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Release of Exchange for erecting a cultural Institution of Radha Krishna Temple in New York for preaching the cult of Krishna philosophy as revealed in the Srimad-Bhagavatam and Srimad Bhagavad-gita.</p>
<p>With reference to the above I beg to inform you that I am a Vaisnava Sannyasi in the line of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. In pursuance of the cult of Love of Krishna philosophy as propounded in the Srimad Bhagavad-gita, I have come to America to preach the cultural mission. My translation of the Srimad-Bhagavatam (published in three volumes first canto) is recognized by the Government of India both central and states education department.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMinistryofFinanceIndiaNewYork28May1966_20" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="14" link="Letter to Ministry of Finance (India) -- New York 28 May, 1966" link_text="Letter to Ministry of Finance (India) -- New York 28 May, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Ministry of Finance (India) -- New York 28 May, 1966|Letter to Ministry of Finance (India) -- New York 28 May, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Since I have come to America in the last year (September 1965) I have traveled many parts of the country and some of the local papers have published articles on me and they have designated me as the Ambassador of Bhaktiyoga.</p>
<p>At present I am staying in New York at the above address and my American friends and admirers are hearing from me about my cultural mission and attending my Kirtana class as well as discourses on the Bhagavad-gita and the Srimad-Bhagavatam.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMinistryofFinanceIndiaNewYork28May1966_21" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="14" link="Letter to Ministry of Finance (India) -- New York 28 May, 1966" link_text="Letter to Ministry of Finance (India) -- New York 28 May, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Ministry of Finance (India) -- New York 28 May, 1966|Letter to Ministry of Finance (India) -- New York 28 May, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I therefore want to establish a permanent establishment of Radha Krishna Temple and I am very glad to inform you that Sir Padampat Sighania of Kanpur has agreed to spend any amount for erecting an Indian architectural Temple in New York for this great cultural mission of India. I am enclosing herewith the copies of the letters received from Sri Padampat Sighania.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMinistryofFinanceIndiaNewYork28May1966_22" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="14" link="Letter to Ministry of Finance (India) -- New York 28 May, 1966" link_text="Letter to Ministry of Finance (India) -- New York 28 May, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Ministry of Finance (India) -- New York 28 May, 1966|Letter to Ministry of Finance (India) -- New York 28 May, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So this is a cultural mission for enlightenment of the entire human society and New York is the best centre for distributing such cultural knowledge because it is the Head Quarter of the United Nations. We shall erect such a nice cultural Hall and Temple and everything is ready at this opportune moment. Kindly therefore give your sanction for this noble and sublime activities of Indian original culture still going strong.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMangalaniloyBrahmacariNewYork11June1966_23" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="16" link="Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 11 June, 1966" link_text="Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 11 June, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 11 June, 1966|Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 11 June, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Regarding the construction of the Temple here in New York and in other places, I have now decided to struggle for it to the end of my life and I am glad that you have decided to follow my instruction in this connection. I think I shall be able to finish this Job even if the Government of India does not allow me any exchange. I am now trying to incorporate one corporation of the local friends and admirers under the name INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS INC Negotiation is going on with the Lawyer to formulate the scheme and as soon as this is incorporated I shall submit application for sponsoring you in this country.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMrINWankawalaNewYork11June1966_24" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="17" link="Letter to Mr. I. N. Wankawala -- New York 11 June, 1966" link_text="Letter to Mr. I. N. Wankawala -- New York 11 June, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mr. I. N. Wankawala -- New York 11 June, 1966|Letter to Mr. I. N. Wankawala -- New York 11 June, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Americans are taking interest in the matter of Bhakti cult of Sankirtana movement. I am holding classes of Sankirtana and discourses on the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam and I very glad to inform you that they are chanting the holy name of God "Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare" with great devotion. There is some attempt for opening one Radha Krishna Temple in New York and Sir Padampat Sighania of Kanpur has promised to build up the temple. I am trying for the Indian Exchange sanction and if it is sanctioned, I hope one temple of Sri Sri Radhakrishna will be first built in New York. I am also trying for the temple otherwise if the Exchange is not sanctioned.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMrINWankawalaNewYork11June1966_25" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="17" link="Letter to Mr. I. N. Wankawala -- New York 11 June, 1966" link_text="Letter to Mr. I. N. Wankawala -- New York 11 June, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mr. I. N. Wankawala -- New York 11 June, 1966|Letter to Mr. I. N. Wankawala -- New York 11 June, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have received one letter from Srimati Sumatiji Baisaheba dated the 11th April 1966 in which she writes amongst other things as follows: ". . . Regarding free passage to be provided to your men from India to New York on our ships, kindly note that these gentlemen will have to obtain permission from the Reserve Bank of India and therefore I suggest that you please request them to complete the P form formalities and thereafter please ask them to contact Sri I.N. Wankawala of our Calcutta Office whom I am advising suitably."</p>
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<div id="LettertoMangalaniloyBrahmacariNewYork23June1966_26" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="18" link="Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 23 June, 1966" link_text="Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 23 June, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 23 June, 1966|Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 23 June, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have already informed you that the donor Sir Padampat Singhania is ready to spend any amount for constructing a nice Indian architectural temple in New York and why not take this opportunity for spreading the mission of Srila Prabhupada. Sripada Madhava Maharaja is known to the President because sometimes before His Holiness saw the President in New Delhi. I requested for this to Sripada Bon Maharaja but he has declined, I requested Sripada Tirtha Maharaja and at first he promised see the President and the Finance Minister but later on he is trying to avoid it. So I have to request Sripada Madhava Maharaja through you for this most important work to see the President and the Finance Minister immediately with reference to my application as it is acknowledged by the Embassy of India in Washington.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMangalaniloyBrahmacariNewYork16July1966_27" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="19" link="Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 16 July, 1966" link_text="Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 16 July, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 16 July, 1966|Letter to Mangalaniloy Brahmacari -- New York 16 July, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I was paying Mr. Murray $100.00 but I was not independent there. Here the rent is $200.00 per month but I am completely independent and that I have taken a telephonic connection. My lecture hall is on the ground floor and my apartment is on the first floor. This Second Avenue is one of the ten longest roads of the New York city.</p>
<p>Regarding the temple project I have just received the reply from the Embassy of India in America as follows: (D/July 11, 1966) "Please refer to your application regarding release of foreign Exchange from the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Due to existing conditions of foreign exchange stringency, it is not possible for the Government of India to accede to your request for release of foreign exchange.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMadhavaMaharajaNewYork1August1966_28" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="21" link="Letter to Madhava Maharaja -- New York 1 August, 1966" link_text="Letter to Madhava Maharaja -- New York 1 August, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Madhava Maharaja -- New York 1 August, 1966|Letter to Madhava Maharaja -- New York 1 August, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I hope that you are aware of the correspondence which I had been exchanging with Sriman Brahmacari Mangalaniloy and you also know it that I am desiring to get him here in United States of America for my assistance. You may also know that I am trying to construct a Temple of Sri Sri Radha Krishna in New York specially and I was trying to get exchange from the Government of India. I am very sorry to inform you that the Government of India Finance Ministry has expressed its inability to sanction Exchange Release from India but the Indian Embassy in America at Washington W.C. has directly sanctioned to raise funds from the Indian residents in America and directly from the American citizens.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMadhavaMaharajaNewYork1August1966_29" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="21" link="Letter to Madhava Maharaja -- New York 1 August, 1966" link_text="Letter to Madhava Maharaja -- New York 1 August, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Madhava Maharaja -- New York 1 August, 1966|Letter to Madhava Maharaja -- New York 1 August, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have therefore very recently incorporated one organization very recently (within a fortnight past) under the name of INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS (Incorporated in U.S.A.) The Trustees of this organization are all American gentlemen headed by one of the leading lawyers of New York Mr. Steven J. Goldsmith B.Sc. M.A.B.L. who comes regularly in my weekly classes and chants the Mahamantra very devoutly.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMrKBMehtaNewYork3October1966_30" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="24" link="Letter to Mr. K. B. Mehta -- New York 3 October, 1966" link_text="Letter to Mr. K. B. Mehta -- New York 3 October, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mr. K. B. Mehta -- New York 3 October, 1966|Letter to Mr. K. B. Mehta -- New York 3 October, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Kindly refer to your letter dated 27th June, 1966. Now, immediately, some foods are to be dispatched from Delhi and Calcutta on my account to New York. You have written to say that the goods should be cleared and passed by the customs under a certain bill. But I do not know who will take charge of clearing these goods and getting them passed by the customs house. If you will, therefore, let me know the name of your clearing agent in Calcutta then I can send the railway receipt to him so that he can clear the goods from railway station and forward to your boat or your ship, and I'm prepared to pay for clearing and forwarding charges.</p>
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<div id="LettertoMrKBMehtaNewYork3October1966_31" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="24" link="Letter to Mr. K. B. Mehta -- New York 3 October, 1966" link_text="Letter to Mr. K. B. Mehta -- New York 3 October, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Mr. K. B. Mehta -- New York 3 October, 1966|Letter to Mr. K. B. Mehta -- New York 3 October, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Avenue may send you some goods for forwarding. Please arrange to receive the goods and forward to New York by any one of your freighters. And also let me know by return of post your authorized clearing and forwarding agent. Also let me know whether the goods sent from Delhi may be booked for Calcutta or Cochin port. You can let me know whichever is convenient so that I shall advise my man in Delhi to follow your instruction. You can send a copy of reply of this letter to my agent at Mathura. His address is as follows, Swami B. V. Narayana Maharaja, Kesabji Gaudiya Matha, Kanstila, P. O. Mathura, India.</p>
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<div id="LettertoJanisNewYork29October1966_32" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="26" link="Letter to Janis -- New York 29 October, 1966" link_text="Letter to Janis -- New York 29 October, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Janis -- New York 29 October, 1966|Letter to Janis -- New York 29 October, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">I have complete agreement with for the arrangement that you desire to make in connection with the Exhibition at Montreal. Yes we shall go in a batch for performing the Kirtana ceremony both in the exhibition pandal as well as in the University Hall and you can arrange in that way.</p>
<p>Here things are improving and people in New York taking in importance the Kirtana movement. The enclosed papers and newspaper cutting will give you an idea. We have already published some new literatures namely Krishna Reservoir of All Pleasure, Who is Crazy? Introduction to Bhagavad-gita, Back to Godhead, etc and our Society is coming in prominence daily.</p>
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<div id="LettertoJanisNewYork29October1966_33" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="26" link="Letter to Janis -- New York 29 October, 1966" link_text="Letter to Janis -- New York 29 October, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Janis -- New York 29 October, 1966|Letter to Janis -- New York 29 October, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">We are just trying to purchase a property in New York at $90000.00 and the students are taking the responsibility. Thus I think there is good prospect for this Society being a World organization and you must try to have a centre at Montreal as soon as possible.</p>
<p>Under separate post parcel I am sending you all the above newly published literatures and I shall request you to enlist as many subscribers for Back to Godhead Magazine because we have to submit at least 200 subscribers names to the postal authorities for getting the concessional rates.</p>
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<div id="LettertoNripenBabuNewYork15December1966_34" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="31" link="Letter to Nripen Babu -- New York 15 December, 1966" link_text="Letter to Nripen Babu -- New York 15 December, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Nripen Babu -- New York 15 December, 1966|Letter to Nripen Babu -- New York 15 December, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Since I have come to America in September 1965, I have traveled many parts of the country specially Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Butler, Slippery Rock, Monroe, Boston and now I am situated in New York the biggest city in the world. I have started a small Ashram at the above address and young American students are taking very great interest in the philosophy of Vaisnavism based on the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. My books are selling here and I have published many small books also since I have come here. My fortnightly magazine "Back to Godhead" is also being regularly published and my lectures and kirtana have been recorded in Phonograph. The important papers have given me publicity and things are growing nicely.</p>
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<div id="LettertoNripenBabuNewYork15December1966_35" class="quote" parent="1966_Correspondence" book="Let" index="31" link="Letter to Nripen Babu -- New York 15 December, 1966" link_text="Letter to Nripen Babu -- New York 15 December, 1966">
<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Letter to Nripen Babu -- New York 15 December, 1966|Letter to Nripen Babu -- New York 15 December, 1966]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">The important papers have given me publicity and things are growing nicely. I have established a Society here under the name and style INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS INC and the Trustees of this society are all American and my disciples. They are going purchasing house in New York and as soon as the house is purchased I shall establish in New York a Temple of SRI SRI RADHA KRISHNA for the first time. Sir Padampat Singhania of your city of Kanpur was ready to spend lakhs of rupees for this temple in New York but Govt. of India did not sanction exchange from India. So I am trying locally to start the temple and most probably I shall be successful to start one not only in New York but also one in California and the other in Montreal (Canada) in both cities there are my disciples who are already working there. I hope you will be pleased to learn about considerable success in my preaching activities.</p>
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