ALS in Urdu, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, The Cumnock School, Los Angeles letterhead, no date but circa October 1916. In part (translated): "I am very busy now. It is doubtful whether it will be possible for me to visit the part of this country in which you are present…Perhaps I shall have to remain in this country for five or six months. If the war comes to an end in the meantime I shall go over to Europe.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, scattered foxing and staining, and a rusty paperclip mark to the upper left. From May 1916 until April 1917, Tagore embarked on a lecture tour in Japan and the United States with two goals in mind. First, he denounced nationalism in response to the elevating violence of World War I overseas. Second, he hoped to raise funds for the development and expansion of Santiniketan, a small town that he established as a center of learning. On October 9, 1916, he delivered a lecture known as ‘The Cult of Nationalism’ at the Cumnock School of Expression in Los Angeles. An enormously desirable letter by Tagore representing his philosophy and international renown. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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