Friday, February 22, 2013

Rabindranath and Afforestation

Rabindranath passed two months in Madras, Ceylon, and Mysore. Rathindranah and Pratima Devi were in tour programme in Europe. Prasanta Chandra was also in London.Two leading personalities  of Shantiniketan were out of station. All the responsibilities of Shaniniketan was on the shoulder of Rabindranath Tagore.  Sometimes he was thinking of taking brush and colour and draw some pictures . Sometimes he was thinking of singing like humming. But nothing suited  his mental condition. In the mean time rainy season was set in. and his mental fatigue was  removed. He decided to observe afforestation day in Shantiniketan on 14th July, 1928 and on the next day ploughing ceremony would be celebrated in Sri Niketn.
At the end of the month of July Rabindranath went to Calcutta for his treatment.
Rathindranath and his party came to Shantiniketan after a long tour in Europe on 9th Nov 1928..