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22-1/A- Russa Road, Kalighat, and 112 Gower Street, London - In December 1933, he writes that he is invited to the International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences in London in 1934, is looking forward to meeting him, asks if Frazer can arrange a course of lectures in one of the British Universities. In July 1934 he asks if he could meet Frazer in Cambridge.

1/5 Premchand Boral Street, Bowbazar, Post Office, Calcutta - The third volume of 'The Mysore Tribes and Castes' is published and a copy will be sent to him; asks him to give his opinion on the second and third volumes and the volume on Syrian Christians so that he may send a copy to His Highness the Maharaja of Mysore.

Accompanied by the envelope redirected from Trinity College to Goldsmith Buildings, Temple, London.

1/5 Premchand Boral Street, Bowbazar, Post Office, Calcutta - Asks for his impressions of his second volume on the Mysore tribes and castes and the volume on Syrian Christians as well, as he may need to send it to the Mysore government and his university; in total the 4 volumes will cover as many as 120 castes and tribes; finds Frazer's 'Man, God and Immortality' very useful and thanks him for it.

Accompanied by the envelope redirected from Trinity College to The Midland Grand Hotel, St Pancras.

1/5 Premchand Boral Street, Bowbazar, P.O., Calcutta - Understands from Frazer that he has not received his book on the Syrian Christians, will send another copy; thanks him for 'Man, God and Immortality'; has read about cross cousin marriage in 'Folk-Lore in the New Testament' and states that it was considered desirable among the South Indian Brahmans on economic grounds; the custom of men marrying their niece is intended to avoid other undesirable connections; introduces his second son, L. A. Narayanan who at the College of Technology in London.

Note at top in Frazer's hand, 'answered 22 September 1929 J.G.F.'

1/5 Premchand Boral Street, Bowbazar, P.O., Calcutta - A copy of his book on Syrian Christians has been sent, and asks what he thinks of it; will send his 'Mysore Castes and Tribes' when it is published.

Accompanied by the envelope redirected from 187 Hills Road to Queen Annes Mansions.

Vale House, Wootton, Nr Boars Hill, Oxford - Understands Frazer is revising his volume on 'Totems' and encloses a paper [not present] on totem objects discovered in the Bombay Presidency, many of them found after he had published his Ethnographical Survey of Bombay in 1920; the final volume of Anathakrishna Iyer's 'The Mysore Tribes and Castes' has the latest information; would be happy to help in any other way with information on totem survivals in India.