Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 4

Letter ID: 994

Sri Aurobindo — Roy, Dilip Kumar

Undated

Yes, you can use the Rs. 1000 as you propose.

1 am writing to my Calcutta bank to send me Rs. 900 for the sale ending in half year last year. The sale of my books was Rs. 1200 but they deduct 25% that is Rs. 300. So I will offer to Mother’s feet Rs. 900, in about a fortnight. Of this Rs. 100 will be offered to Nishikanta today on the 4th. So that I will offer Rs. 800. This Rs. 100 is due to a book of songs whose profits they sent Rs. 213-12 annas. Half of this is his for this book was written by both of us – a number of his songs etc. So please remember-.-

I offer Rs. 800 in about two weeks

Nishikanta offers Rs. 100 today as he wants to offer Mother something.

Please allow me to say that I have offered Mother for Gitasri more than Rs. 500 already of which Rs. 250 is really Nishikanta’s. As he however wanted to offer [the amount]....