Jagannath Vedalankar's Correspondence with The Mother

23 September 1948

Gracious Mother,

My maternal cousin, a devotee of Krishna, who stirred in my heart the feeling of lovingly sweet devotion, writes to me, “We, the Hindus of the west Punjab, have committed innumerable sins and have therefore been driven out from our native places and made destitute of all our belongings. Mysterious is the turn of fate. Our Karma has compelled us to part with our relatives who are all individually striving for their new homes and hearths in the Hindusthani part of Punjab.

“Will the wheels of fortune turn? Shall we have an opportunity to go back to our native homes and live there amicably with our Muslim neighbours?”

What shall I reply to him?

Hope is a big virtue and has to be kept in spite of all appearances. With my love and blessings

23 September 1948