Gandhiji came to Santiniketan for the last time with his wife, on 6 February, 1940. Gandhiji was greeted in the Amrakunja . Next day he visited Santiniketan. Rabindranath requested Gandhiji to take over the charge of Viswabharati while he was leaving Santiniketan on 19th february, 1940.
Rabindranath inaugurated the Telephone in his office at Santiniketan on 24th July, 1940.
Oxford University awarded Honourary Doctorate degree to Rabindranath Tagore on 7 Aug 1940.
Rabindranath came to Calcutta for treatment on 17th Sept 1940, and was advised to take rest. But he went to Kalimpong on 19th Sept..
He became seriously ill in Kalimpong. Having learnt his illness the Doctors hurriedly went to the spot and he was taken to Calcutta. He remained confined to bed for two months. But wrote a poem "Rogasajhya".
He came to Santiniketan when he used to utter Rhymes (Chara) orally. The eight months he stayed in Santiniketan totally bedridden.He didnot take any nursing from any person so far but now he was under the care of two nurses.
Even in his illness he used to say poetry orally.
