Ramanujan’s letter to his mother
dated September 11, 1914.

Ramanujan in a letter to his mother wrote about the war:

Salutations to the great Ramanuja! Ramanujan makes the countless prostrations to his mother and writes. Please write about your welfare. The letters you write reach me regularly. The three letters written on August 4, 10 and 11 reached me. I could not write letters for two weeks. You will henceforth be getting letters every week. There is no war in this country. War is going only in the neighbouring country. That is to say, war is waged in a country that is as far as Rangoon is away from the city (Madras). Lakhs of persons have come here from our country to join the forces. Seven hundred Rajas have come here from our country to wage war. Ultimate victory will come only to the king of this country. You need not send any provisions. Ramachandra Rao’s relative Ananda Rao, a youngster, has come to this country for study. He has not yet reached this place. He will come in October. Mr. Seshu Aiyar has told him to take with him numerous articles for being given to me. He and another youngster Sankara Rao have arrived in England.