In this letter Marie Seton mentions a proposed visit by Abdullah to Delhi. – the possibility of her return to London and the difficulty of writing a book in Delhi
Helene Moody Letter from Marie Seton to Ronald and Helene Moody, addressed from New Delhi
She also tells them about her stay in a hotel in Old Delhi to allow her to write – and get some perspective on New Delhi.
Helene Moody Letter from Marie Seton to Ronald and Helene Moody, addressed from New Delhi
The beginning of this letter is missing. In this letter Marie Seton describes Menon’s relationship with Nehru and the conflicts within himself crystallised by Nehru’s death. She also refers to the behind the scene fights which took place in the presence of Nehru’s corpse and Menon’s reaction to the fights. She shares further thoughts about Menon and the lack of preparations for Nehru’s death (including the absence of a death mask) due to lack of warnings.
Ronald Moody Incomplete letter from Marie Seton to Ronald Moody, addressed from New Delhi
Sent to the address, ‚152 King’s Road, Chelsea, London‘ from the Viceregal Lodge, Delhi
Sent to the address, ‚152 King’s Road, Chelsea, London‘ from the Viceregal Lodge, Delhi
In this letter Marie Seton informs Moody that Indira Gandhi will be in London for four and a half days and asks him to see her [Indira] without Helene. She provides an account of the stress Indira is undergoing and asks Moody to help her. Seton also refers to the strain which Menon’s mental state is putting on Indira.
recipient: Ronald Moody Letter from Marie Seton to Ronald Moody, addressed from New Delhi
This letter originally enclosed fabric samples for Ronald and Helene Moody’s selection. In it Seton also describes a walk around the gardens with Nehru and manifestations of his ill health.
recipient: Helene Moody Letter from Marie Seton to Helene Moody, addressed from New Delhi
This discusses making arrangements for money to be given to Moody to be used on Rajiv’s (Indira Gandhi’s son’s) behalf.
recipient: Lloyds Bank Letter from Marie Seton to Lloyds Bank, addressed from New Delhi
In this letter Marie Seton asks Moody to update Indira about Menon’s illness. She provides some background to Menon’s past psychological state and the lead up to the present operation needed because of a clot on the brain. Seton asks Moody to try to persuade Indira to intervene with Nehru who Seton thinks is the only person who can take action in the situation. She emphasises the importance of Menon to Nehru politically, Menon’s vulnerable position politically, and Menon’s ‚unhealthy dependence‘ on Nehru. She also refers to Indian attitude to mental illness.
recipient: Ronald Moody Letter from Marie Seton to Ronald Moody, addressed from New Delhi
In this letter Marie Seton writes about fabric for a divan and her work on finishing her book. She then describes the pressures surrounding Indira Gandhi and the effect on her. She goes on to talk of the repeated negative comments about Menon in the American press and the impact of this on him, which Seton believes is similar to what both Sergei [Eisenstein] and Paul [Robeson] faced. Seton discusses what her own position with regard to this and the difficulty of helping Menon. She also describes Indira’s attitude to the situation with Menon and Seton’s belief that the only …
recipient: Helene Moody Letter from Marie Seton to Helene Moody, addressed from New Delhi
In this letter, Marie Seton talks about fabric for a divan cover and mentions a possible return to London. She informs the Moodys that she has given their names to the Nandas who will be visiting London and tells them that Satyajit Ray will also be travelling to London. Seton describes the situation with Menon following Nehru’s death, including attacks on him, and writes about meeting Menon at Madras airport when he was due to join the Cabinet. She analyses Menon, his mistakes, her relationship with him, and the effect of Nehru’s death on Menon. She segues into a discussion …
recipient: Helene Moody Letter from Marie Seton to Helene Moody, addressed from New Delhi
