Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Rabindranath and Tapati Drama

Rabindranath came to Calcutta on 5th July. He edited the "Raja O Rani" drama and changed it from verse to prose form and gave its name as "Tapati". The 2nd year of Afforestation in Santiniketan  passed successfully. He delivered  lectures in Presidency College on 18th and 21st August, 1929.  
Patrik Geddes established an University in Mampliar, south of France. An Indian college was going to be inaugurated there.As a Chancellor Rabindranath wrote an English poetry,  the introductory poetry of "Religion of Man", on this occasion.
The drama , "Tapati" was staged in Jorasanko Bhavan on 26, 27, 29 and 1 Oct, 1929. Rabindranatnh acted in the role of Bikram.