Amrita's Correspondence with The Mother

11 January 1933

Mother,

The two musician friends of Radhananda who came for the last Darshan of 24th November are editors of a monthly review in Tamil at Srivaikuntham. At their request I gave them some of my manuscripts — those that had already been published five or six years ago in several reviews of that time. The two men promised to publish them in book form, but they said that first they would publish them in their review in instalments in order to know which of these essays would be most in demand.

At that time I did not say anything to them. They have already published one of my essays in the January review. I don’t know why but I am not happy about it. It would be better not to continue, certainly for me and maybe for them too. Mother, if you have no objection, I will write to them asking them to discontinue publishing my manuscripts.

I don’t understand how one does something or takes a decision based on a vague impression when one does not know why. Before taking a decision one has to look at the sensation carefully to see from where it comes and what supports it. As for myself I cannot decide anything based on this kind of information. I need something much more precise than this — and first of all, what is the nature and subject of the articles, as well as the nature of the review in which it is being published.

11 January 1933