Monday, November 15, 2010

Rabindranath and Bharati (contd-2)

The second essay published in ' Prasanga Katha' of Bharati was a discussion on 'Aitihasik Jatkinchit' written by Akshoy Kumar Moitra.  Akshoy Babu wrote in his article that the real history of our country was not written because people were not conscious about its history. He gave a solution  of this problem. He prescribed three medicines for its remedy: the coordinated effort of the littérateurs, the sympathy and support of the affluent society, and the help of the British. Rabindranath was not satisfied with the idea expressed by his friend Akshoy Babu and criticised him as he had done Mahendralal Sarker. Rabindranath concluded by saying that better results cannot be attained by meetings only but by one's talent. He also enunciated the purpose of writing history. He was of the opinion that the past could not be expressed by only describing the incidents that happened, how it appeared to people at that time should also be considered and hence the historical truth would be achieved by the amalgamation of the past incidence with the tradition of the local people.  
After becoming editor,  Rabindranath requested Ramendra Sundar Tribedi to send an article for Bharati. In reply Ramendra Sundar sent him a book on Geography meant for school students which was excellent.
In Bangiya Sahitya Parishad Rabindranath and Ramendra Sundar Tribedi were complementary to each other.