Saturday, October 30, 2010

Rabindranath in the line of his ancestors for wealth but failed

Sudhindranath, the fourth son of Dwijendranath and ex-editor of Sadhana, was married to Charubala Devi, on 25 May 1894. Rabindranath wrote on that day the song, 'Bajilo Kaharo Bina'. After passing B.L. Exam. Sudhindranath began to practice in Court. Rabindranath wrote to Pramatha Choudhury, in England at that time, informing him that Sudhi had been practicing literature for some time, now he was practicing law.
Surendranath (1872-1940), son of Satyendranath, and Balendranath (1870-1899), son of Birendranath, attained adulthood. They wanted to go into business. Rabindranath also joined their adventurous path. Rabindranath wrote in a letter  that he had read only in books the greatness of work, but now he understood that only in work a man could find satisfaction in his life.
In the previous year, Surendranath drew a cartoon picture , titled 'Ekannabarti Bipul Paribar' and explained that in such a family none took any initiative of earning one's livelihood. But it was found that some amongst them were trying to find their own job. Balendranath followed in this trajectory. From the cash book of Debendranath it was known that Rs 1000.00 only was given to Balendranath for his business ,which marked the beginning of Tagore & amp; Comp;  Surendranath, son of Satyendranath, also joined the project. Rabindranath  became one of the partners. The Tagore &Company started several businesses, such as buying and selling the husk of cereals, forward trading in jute, installing a machine for making juice of sugar cane. But the company made huge losses. The burden of the loss fell on the shoulder of Rabindranath.
He went to Simla where Satyendranath was taking rest for one year.