Maharshi Debendranath decided that Rabindranath should be givem more responsibility in the maintenance of the zamindari as he (Debendranath) was gradually becoming old and the eldest son Dwijendranath was philosophical in nature. If he went to supervise the work of the zamindari, he would have made gifts of everything or he would exempt all taxes and cause enormous losses. Satyendranath was absorbed in his official work, Jyotirindranath didn't have a child and could not concentrate on worldly affairs. Hemendranath had expired. Birendranath and Somendranath were not physically fit. So except Rabindranath there was no one to look after the zamindari. He was trained for the work at Calcutta and then asked to go to Shilaidaha in north Bengal (present Bangladesh).
Rabindranath went to Silaidaha with his wife, Mrinalini, and her attendant, his daughter, Bela, his son Rathindranath. Balendranath also accompanied them. After reaching Silaidaha, he described the beauty of the place to Indira Devi. He was living there on a boat and not their Kuthi as his predecessors. Rabindranath and other members of Tagore family collected many Baul and folk songs there. The exact duration of his stay there was not known.
He went to Silaidaha and Berhampore on Zamindari work several times. He had gone also to Shahajadpur in the Pabna district.
