The Hungarian Student, 1958 (3. évfolyam, 1-2. szám)
1958-10-01 / 1. szám
dure, the faith in liberty that finally armed the hands of both - all this has given us the right to call each other brothers. And now we are also fellow-sufferers in exile. The fate of the Tibetan nation meets with ever increasing sympathy in India. For cultural and religious reasons India and Tibet are very close. The Hungarian revolution stirred India’s dislike for red imperialism; the recent events in Tibet will bear their fruits. In the East people have a far more intense inner life than in the West; charity, humanity and the aspiration to goodness have not yet lost their pristine value. In Calcutta I found a pile of letters. They all told the same tale of solicitude for Tibet and offers of kelp. Hungarians from every continent and country - individuals and organizations alike - asked how their contributions could reach the Tibetan refugees. The result of the first collection was about 1000 dollars from the «Körösi Csorna Tibetan Relief Fund of the Kossuth Foundation». Refugees helping refugees ! Fundamentally, the Indian Government intends tackling the Tibetan refugee problem on its own, but 1 hear from competent quarters that private assistance will be readily accepted. A central organization called the «Central Relief Committee for Tibetans» has been set up in New Delhi; its task is to coordinate the various relief initiatives. This institution is absolutely humanitarian in character and free from political influences, though many of its members occupy important posts in the Party and the Government. (The Indians have learnt that there is no room for politics where human cooperation is at stake.) Other members belong to the upper classes or are popular figures; all of them place their entire authority at the service of the Tibetan refugees. Achaya J. S. Kripalini, President of the Relief Movement, to whom I reported the result of the «Körösi Csorna Relief Fund» collection, kindly received me. We had a long talk on the common features of the Tibetan and Hungarian revolutions and reached the following conclusions: 1. Mr. Kripalini assured me that the gifts from the Hungarian refugees would be distributed directly to the Tibetan refugees. 2. The Committee will help to select 5 Tibetan students for whom we - the Körösi Csorna Relief Fund - guarantee travelling expenses and scholarships. 3. The Committee will maintain permanent contact with the «Kö-
