Saturday, August 21, 2010

Rabindranath's Creativity (contd-9)


After leaving Karwar, Jyotirindranath, his wife and Rabindranath, came to a garden house on the Circular Road, near Chowrangee. To the south there was a large basti visible from Rabindranath's room. Rabindranath would often sit near the window and watch the sights of the people of the basti, their comings and goings. It seemed to be a living story to him. His first book, "Morning Songs", came to an end. .He painted the pictures he saw around him in the book, "Pictures and Songs." (Chabi o Gaan).
He wrote many essays at this stage, the titles of which were, Lekha Kumari o Chapa Sundari, Gnop o Dim, Chnechiye Bala, Jihba Asphalan, National Fund, Akal Kushmanda, Hate Kalame. All eassays were satires. He wrote, in an eassay, about the spread of education in Bengali medium. In his opinion education in English medium would not spread throughout Bengal.
On 9 December 1883, Rabindranath was married to Bhabatarini, daughter of Benimadhab Roychoudury of Jessore, a pirali Brahmin. Her name was changed to Mrinalini.  Under the instruction of Debendranath through a letter, she was admitted to Loreto School. Rabindranath was affectionate and caring to his wife..