opes that your masterly sketch of the history and teachings of
the Cause will serve to attract leading personalities among the Indian
public to the Faith.

Regarding the publication of the Hindi, Sindhi and Bengali translations of
"Baha'u'llah and the New Era," the Guardian very much appreciates your
N.S.A.'s response to his call for speeding up the printing of these works
which, he hopes, will, when widely circulated throughout the country open
a new era of unprecedented teaching activity not only in India and Burma,
but also in Ceylon and other neighbouring countries.

January 3, 1936

He feels really proud of you and of your distinguished and able co-workers
in the National Assembly for the unity, efficiency and zeal with which you
are labouring for the consolidation of the Administration throughout India
and Burma. He is convinced that your sustained and collective efforts in
this connection will soon result in ushering in a new era in the history
of the Cause in that country.

Correspondence with the Guardian

The N.S.A. should, indeed, advise the believers to lessen their
correspondence with the Guardian. But under no circumstances it can
prevent them from writing to him. For this is a sacred right and a supreme
privilege which every believer can rightly claim to possess, as through it
alone he can get in direct touch with his Guardian. If individuals feel,
after the advice of the N.S.A. to lessen correspondence, an inner urge to
write to the Guardian they should not be prevented or discouraged.

"New-Era" in Sindhi & Bengali Printed

Shoghi Effendi is delighted to learn that the Sindhi and the Bengali
translations of the "New Era" have been already sent to the press. He
hopes that the Hindi version will also be completed very soon. He is also
very pleased that the N.S.A. is taking the necessary steps for presenting
to the authorities the pamphlet regarding various laws and ordinances of
the Cause on matters of personal status. He sincerely hopes that the bill
you are planning to submit to the government will be approved. He is
eagerly awaiting to read the text himself.

Union With Loved Ones in the Next World

...the possibility of securing union with his beloved in the next world is
one which the Baha'i Teachings are quite clear about. According to
Baha'u'llah the soul retains its individuality and consciousness after
death, and is able to commune with other souls. This communion