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Add. MS a/809/1
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Cambridge Majlis term cards
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- 1934-1937 (Creation)
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Twelve term cards listing debates, lectures, dances, and club officers, from Michaelmas term 1934 to Easter term 1937. Mallik was Treasurer in Michaelmas term 1935, Secretary in Lent term 1936 and President in Easter term 1936. L. K. Jha of Trinity was an officer in 1936-1937. Lecturers include F. R. Leavis on '"Culture" and Modern Civilization', Iqbal Singh on 'Some problems of Indian Literature', E. M. Forster, C. Day Lewis (neither lecture title provided), and a possibility of Vita Sackville-West; Indian dancing by Mira Devi, and an annual dinner with guest of honour Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. There are four copies of the Michaelmas term 1935 card and 2 copies of Lent term 1936.
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- Cambridge Majlis (Subject)
- Jha, Lakshmi Kant (1913-1988), economist and diplomat (Subject)
- Leavis, Frank Raymond (1895-1978), literary critic (Subject)
- Singh, Iqbal (1912-2001), journalist and author (Subject)
- Forster, Edward Morgan (1879-1970), novelist and essayist (Subject)
- Lewis, Cecil Day- (1904-1972), poet and novelist (Subject)
- West, Victoria Mary Sackville- (1892-1962) Lady Nicolson, poet, novelist and biographer (Subject)
- Devi, Mira (fl. 1934-1937), Indian dancer (Subject)
- Radhakrishnan, Sir Sarvepalli (1888-1975), knight, philosopher and President of India (Subject)