Parichand's Correspondence with The Mother

14 October 1938

Mother,

I find some difficulty in repotting without cutting the mould just a little. The mouths of almost all the pots are smaller than the middle, so cutting the sides of the moulds is necessary to bring them out easily. While doing this, some roots will necessarily be cut; to avoid this I have to break open nearly all the pots and also the tubs, because the mould in the tub sticks tightly to the sides and does not come out easily unless I cut this mould (with roots) from the sides just a little. Do You allow me to cut only that much in order to bring out the mould?

If there is no other way, I suppose you will have to do it—but I wish you would repot only those for which it is absolutely indispensable.

Blessings

14 October 1938