Rabindranath was invited by Oxford University to deliver lecture in Hibert series of Lecture. Not only an Indian but also in the Eastern World, none was invited so far to attend this lecture.
He started for Madras to get a ship for going to London. Arium Williams accompanied him. Prasanta Chandra was going to Euroup with his wife for a tour. He also accompanied Rabindranath. But the poet became ill on the way.He took rest for some days in Madras and passed a few days as a guest of the king of Pithapuram. He did not give up the hope of going to London. He decided to go to Calumbo by ship and then he would take a ship going to Europe. On the way he dropped at Pandicheri and met Sri Arabinda there. It was about twenty years since he met him. A revolutionary was now a spiritual searcher. Usually he did not meet any body outside the fixed dates. But in the case of Rabindranath. He took it as an exception and met Rabindranath.
After reaching Columbo Rabindranath again fell ill and he had to give up the idea of going to London. He stayed in Columbo for about ten days and then came to Bangalore of Mysore. Brajendranath Seal was then the Principal of University of Columbo. Rabindranath wrote " Sesjer kabita" on 28 July, 1928.
He came back to Shantiniketan after about two months.
