- Created by
- Marie Seton 1910–1985
- Recipient s
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Ronald Moody
1900–1984
Helene Moody 1902–1978 - Title
- Letter from Marie Seton to Ronald and Helene Moody, addressed from New Delhi
- Date
- 13 April 1964
- Format
- Document - correspondence
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Presented to Tate Archive by Cynthia Moody, the sculptor's niece, 1995.
- Reference
- TGA 956/1/2/58/55
Description
In this letter Marie Seton mentions a proposed visit by Abdullah to Delhi. She writes about the problems surrounding the autonomy of Kashmir and rumours of deal between Pakistan and China. She also discusses the problems of the legacy of partition. She tells Moody about the possibility of her return to London and the difficulty of writing a book in Delhi in present situation. Seton mentions that Indira Gandhi is in pain due to a slipped disc in her neck. She also shares her thoughts on intelligence and its failure to ensure no mistakes in judgement, using Menon's intelligence as an example. She refers to unrest, anti-Muslim feelings and religious discrimination and her own belief that monotheism makes people arrogantly contemptuous.
Archive context
- Papers of Ronald Moody TGA 956 (248)
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- Correspondence TGA 956/1 (84)
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- Correspondence with friends TGA 956/1/2 (84)
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- Letters from Marie Seton TGA 956/1/2/58 (71)