720305 - Letter to Jayadvaita written from Calcutta

Letters by Date, 1972

My dear Jayadvaita,

Please accept my blessings. I have also received your letter along with Bali Mardan's and I am very much glad that Pradyumna is now with me for teaching him correctly this sanskrit editing work. After he has become well-trained that will be a great relief to me and it will benefit everyone by increasing the flow of our books and literatures. I am very much pleased that Bali Mardan is doing something in ISKCON Press as manager, and that you all like Adwaita and Uddhava are co-operating to print my books. One thing, I do not regularly receive copies of books and magazines which are new, so if you will kindly send me whenever they come out sample copies of all our literatures, I shall be very thankful. As I have informed, Pradyumna and Shyamsundar will be sending you regularly completed transcriptions of my translation work by post, that will avoid the high cost of sending tapes, which besides are very expensive and may be lost easily in mail, and because I am here if they have questions I can answer and make the final proof-reading, and this will expedite everything. One thing, now you say the date for printing by MacMillan Co. is set for August 1st, but last time you said June 1st, so I am wondering how long this delaying business shall go on? Our Bhagavad Gita As It Is is so much important to the world for uplifting it from darkest condition of ignorance, but still we cannot give them it, that is our neglect. I shall appreciate if you can help to expedite the printing of BGAII as quickly as possible. Hope this meets you in good health. Your ever well wisher,

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami [handwritten]

ACBS/sda [handwritten]

Bali Mardan/ Jai adwaita
[unclear] [handwritten]

Tridandi Goswami
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
89, Warden Road, 7th [unclear]
Bombay - 36 [handwritten]