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Dr. Rabindranath Tagore
Poet (India)
(1)
Santiniketan
January 21, 1923. Reverend Sir,
It a great disappointment to me that owing to a very urgent mission I am not able to take part in the Vijaya Dharmasuri Memorial Ceremony and join the members of the meeting in personally offering my homage of ŚRADDHA to the sacred memory of his late Holiness. His great reputation of liberal culture and large mindedness had often urged me to visit him and put before him my claim for help in founding a centre of Jaina learning in connecticn with our VIŠVABHARATI in Santiniketan. To my infinite regret he passed away before I could approach him bat I believe that his benign influence will work on behalf of this cause and our desire will be fulfiled. With respectful regards,
Yours sincerely, RABINDRANATH TAGORE
(2)
Santiniketan
April 11, 1923. Dear Reverend Sir,
While thanking you for the honour of your invitation I regret very much that it will not be possible for me to attend Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
