Jagannath Vedalankar's Correspondence with The Mother

11 March 1947

Divine Mother,

The postman who delivers posted articles to the Ashram Press says to me now and again, “I bring very heavy parcels of type for the Press, I deliver so many money orders to the Aditi office, but you do not give me any remuneration or gratification, whereas the postman who delivers postal articles in the Ashram gets two rupees per month from the Ashram.”

I know that as a rule the postmen are strictly forbidden to accept any fee or gratification from the addressees or payees, so I reply to him accordingly. But he has requested me to write to you, so I have conveyed his request to you.

He can be given something as a tip, not as a fee.

My love and blessings

11 March 1947