July 10, 1944 : Calcutta
Satsvarupa: In attempting to print the second issue of Back to Godhead, Srila Prabhupada encountered the same difficulty as before. Twice he requested permission to purchase newsprint, and twice the government denied his request. Paper was restricted on account of the war. On July 10, 1944, Srila Prabhupada wrote a third letter.
With due respect, I beg to submit that under the instruction of His Divine Grace, Sri Srimad Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Maharaj, the spiritual head of the Gaudiya Vaishnavas, I had to start a paper under the caption, 'Back to Godhead.' The very name will suggest the intention of starting such a paper in the midst of heavy turmoil through which the world is now passing...
Can we not therefore sacrifice a few reams of paper in the midst of many wastages, for the same purpose in order to derive greater benefit for the humankind? I request that the Government should take up this particular case in the light of spiritualism which is not within the material calculation...
The letter was successful. Now, with veiled sarcasm, he headlined his second issue, "Thanks to the Government of India."
Reference: Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta Volume 1 - Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
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