Karwar is the administrative headquarters of Uttara Kannada district in Karnatak, India. It is a seaside town situated on the banks of Kali river which is on the west coast of the Indian peninsula. The Karwar is derived from a nearby village called Kadwad (as the British could not pronounce "d" and replaced r for d.)
Karwar was an ancient site of sea trade visited by the Arabs, Dutch, Portuguese, French and later the British. The Sadashivgad fort is of historical importance situated by the Kali river bridge. Karwar was a part of the Maratha empire during the 18th century. After the defeat of the Marathas in the Third war of Anglo-Maratha, it became a part of the British territory.
Here Rabindranath wrote many articles, drama, song, poetry and short essays. His best creation in this period was "Prakritir Pratishod". This drama was not in the background of songs. Only the monk's dialogue was in the verse.
