Amal Kiran's Correspondence with The Mother

17 November 1937

Mother,

Here’s a picture of Lord Nuffield. You must have heard of him. Recently, the Archbishop of Canterbury spoke of our times as “this Nuffield Age”, for this man’s munificence has been simply breath-bereaving. Last year he gave £2,000,000 for medical research. The other day he offered the University of Oxford £1,000,000. Altogether his benefactions during his life amount to £10,000,000. Is it not possible for us to send him a packet of some of our books, beginning with “A Life-Sketch of Sri Aurobindo”, so that he may form some idea of the work, and the power and personality behind it? A letter stating our need of expansion can be added. Nothing may come of the whole venture — but why not try?

If you want to pick up the business you can try.

17 November 1937