Rabindranath in Norway

Rabindranath passed three weeks in England and went to middle Europe. This is his second visit to this place.Prasanta Chndra Mahalanobis and his wife accompanied him. Rathindranath could not accompany due to his illness. Last time he came to Sweden, but this time he came to Norway.He had some information about Norway from Pof Sten Konow.(Sten Konow (17 April 1867 – 29 June 1948) was a Swedish Indologist. He was professor of Indic philology at the Christiania University, Oslo, from 1910, moving to Hamburg University in 1914, where he was professor for Indian history and culture. He returned to Oslo as professor for Indian languages and history in 1919). He was the 3rd foreign professor in Shantiniketn who came in 1924-1925.He came after Levy and Winternitz but just before Farmichi. He had strong desire to bring Rabindranath in his country.The poet also wanted to come here. He liked the drama of the  litterateur of Norway, Henrik Ibsen (Norwegian playwright and poet. For other persons named Ibsen,

Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen by Gustav Borgen
Born	Henrik Johan Ibsen (1828-03-20)20 March 1828 Skien, Norway
Died	23 May 1906(1906-05-23) (aged 78) Christiania (Oslo), Norway
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Norwegian
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Henrik Johan Ibsen (Norwegian: [ˈhɛnɾɪk ˈɪpsən]; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of realism" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, Rosmersholm, and The Master Builder. He is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, and indeed, A Doll's House is the world's most performed play.

Rabindranath was fond of Ibsen and liked drama written by him. some critics said that Rabindranath was influenced by him while writing dramas. This time he also saw the country of Ibsen.

He then stayed for few hours in Sweden and Denmark and then went ti the middle of Europe.