Thursday, June 16, 2011

Santiniketan (contd-14)

Rabindranath gave all charges for management of the school to Jagadish Chandra, Mohit Chandra and Ramanimohan and requested Jagadish Chandra, in a letter, to try to maintain discipline in the school.
The extreme strict attitude of Kunjalal made many in the school annoyed. Though everybody liked to maintain discipline in the school but his attitude was so rough that even Rabindranath did not like it. Moreover, he used to stayed in the school premises with his family and it was not possible for him to devote sufficient time to look after the students of the school.For all these reasons he was asked to submit his resignation. Having learnt the news of his resignation Mohit Chandra expressed his mixed reaction. After all this was a good news that he would go from the beginning of Shraban. Narendra Narayan Roy had already joined the school as  Headmaster and hence they did not have any difficulty in his absence.
To re-introduce discipline in the school Rabindranath, keeping his ailing daughter at Almorah, came to Calcutta and then to Santiniketan. But due to some serious disorder to her ailing daughter he had to go back again to Almorah after two days. Brahmacharyashram was running short of teaching staff - Kunjalal Ghosh, Jagadananda Roy, Haricharan Bandyopadhyay,and Satish Chandra Roy were the only 4 regular teachers. Rajendra Lal Bandyopadhyay mainly looked after the management of the school.
At the beginning of Shraban,  Narendra Narayan Roy and Bipin Behari Dasgupta joined the school. Advertisement was issued in the news paper for teachers of Mathematics and Technical subjects.    
Mohit Chandra informed 0n 10th July that 15 applications were received from the graduates of 3-years degree course.Among the applicants Gopal Chandra Kabikusum was selected. He wrote that Bipin Babu came to Bolpur on the last  Tuesday. Kabikusum wrote that he had to give at least 15 days notice to his present incumbment. So he could not join earlier than 1st Aug. The classmate of Jagadananda could not join for his illness. Rabindranath wrote so long as the assistant teacher of Jagadananda was available, Rathi and Santosh would help. Jagadananda Roy might be asked in a letter to which classes he could teach Mathematics. At present Science teacher was not essential . The students of the lower sectios would do some handicrafts.  
Rabindranath was taking day to day interest despite his busy hours.