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...Delhi conference Jinnah had described Britain's Secretary of State for India, Leopold S. Amery, and Viceroy Lord Linlithgow as "pukka diehards still dangling the carrot of unity before donkey-like India." Jinnah had suggested that the country "unite and drive the British out," and asked Gandhi to write him a letter. The Raj, Jinnah said, would not dare to stop such a message. The Raj did dare. Jinnah commented: "The letter of Mr. Gandhi can only be construed as a move on his part to embroil the Moslem League in a clash with the British...
...Pukka Gen Wallah Reports...
...genuine. But it has been messed around quite a bit, with the result that today it has many meanings and many applications. To "gen up" means to study. A fellow who purveys "gen" is known as a "gen wallah." If he dishes out good "gen," he is a "pukka gen wallah." If he dishes out bad "gen," then he is a "duff gen wallah...
...Suffering. Blinding clouds of yellow dust off the deserts swirled into India. Pukka memsahibs began their annual trek to the cool mountains. Trains were jammed with passengers, parrots, dogs. In New Delhi the exodus threatened American officers with a shortage of women companions. Flowers wilted. Vultures lazed. Kites dived down and stole cakes from terrace tea tables...
Slang-hardened American flyers have been fascinated by "pukka gen," which means honest-to-God authoritative information. "Duff gen" is a wrong steer...