KS Subject File No. 1

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Name of the Collection	K. Santhanam collection
Folder/Categories	II. Subject Files, 1846-1984
Sub-folder/Sub-category	Journalism, Literary Contributions and Public Engagements, 1931-1981
File No. /Acc. No.	1
Abstract	The file contains K. Santhanam’s personal correspondence with his friends and family. Includes a copy and an English translation of K. Santhanam’s last letter to his wife, Sundaravalli before her death in Gandhi Ashram, Tiruchengode, while he was imprisoned in Vellore Jail (1931). Also includes several letters, postcards, and inland letter cards exchanged between Santhanam and his children, K.S. Ramanujam (also known as ‘Thambi’), Babu, K.S. Rajagopalan (also known as ‘Rajam’), Kamala, S. Kasthuri, and his granddaughter, Padma. The file also contains a letter from K. Santhanam to [Dr. George] and Dr. Dhawan, a letter from Mahendra A. Patel, and a letter from [S. Varadarajan] to his senior paternal uncle, A.S. Rajagopala Iyengar. K. Santhanam’s letter to his friends on the Gandhi Centenary Year (22-12-1969) and letters from S. Radhakrishnan and S. Gopal expressing their condolences (1972) are also present.
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Keywords	Personal Correspondence; wife; Sundaravalli; Gandhi Ashram; Tiruchengode; Vellore Jail; letter; postcard; inland; KS Ramanujam; Thambi; Babu; KS Rajagopalan; Rajam; Kamala; S. Kasthuri; Padma; children; Dr George; Dr Dhawan; S Vadarajan; Mahendra Patel; AS Rajagopala Iyengar; Gandhi Centenary Year; Friends; S Radhakrishnan; S Gopal; condolences; T Swaminanathan
Start Date “Period From”	1931
End Date “Period To”	1972
Extent	322 pp.
Item type/Format	Holograph; Autograph, Handwritten, Inland, Telegram, Postcard
Language	English and Tamil
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Donor	Ravi Santhanam
Donation Date	2025
Custodian	Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonepat (India)
Right/Copyright	Donor