Dyuman's Correspondence with The Mother

8 June 1934

Dear Mother,

I asked for tamarind on behalf of the ladies, to use for cleaning. He told me a long story about Your sanction for the tamarind, so I gave it to him. I still hold my view that lemon skins are sufficient, but these ladies have their own ideas. Tamarind cleans faster than lemon, which takes more work and which they do not want to do.

The advantage of the lemon skins over the tamarind is that lemon skins do not spoil the hand—on the contrary—while the tamarind will bring crevasses. But let them have the experience of it.

Mother, L and I have a nick-name now: Pagal, which means madcap.

Do not mind the stupidity of others.

8 June 1934