Rathindranath and Pratima went to America on 10th Oct, 1912. it was decided that Dr. Dwijendranath Moitra will accompany Rabindranath. On 17th Oct, Rabindranath wrote to Mira Devi;
" Dr. Moitra will go along with us this time.The person is very enthusiastic. He keeps everybody in joy. The wife of Satyaranjan Das and her daughter may also go. The ship will filled up with Indians."
rabindranath started for New York on 19th Oct. The ocean was rough and the first few days of our journey did not pass happily. In the night , at about 4am suddenly I woke up due to the swing of the ship.Looking on the opposite side of the cabin I saw Rabindranath sitting in meditation and singing, "Ei je tomar prem.." After the song being over, he kept quiet and silent for some time. After some time he again started murmuring a song. I could not lie down on bed."
They reached New York on 27th Oct. Rabindranth wrote to Rothenstein on the same day;
" The first half of our voyage was frightfully rough. I promised a sonnet to the sea god if he behaved decently but I suppose he had no faith in human nature and knew I would forget all about it directly I reached land safely.However he made amends at last and we had some very beautiful days...
We have landed in New York this morning and passed through the ordeals of the custom house . My turban attracted the notice of a news paper interviewer and he attacked me with questions but I was almost as silent as my turban. This was my first taste of America - the custom house and the interviewer."
Rabindranath wrote to Mira Devi the troublesome experience of standing for two hours in the check room. When he going to enter America from Canada in 1929, he was world famous poet but he gave up of going to America remembering this incident. He had in his mind to get his treatment of files in America and this was one of the reasons of his coming here. He brought a letter of introduction from Rothenstein to lawyer and writer John Jay Chapman (1862-1933), Dr. Simon Flexner (1863- 1946) and to Homeopathy physicist Dr. Carol Dunham (1858-1922).. On reaching New York Rabindranath enquired about their where abouts. But Chapman was not in the city and Dr. Flexer was on the way to Europe. So he had some treatment from the Homeopathy physicist and hoped that he might get some relief. But he had no good result. Ultimately he had operate it at London on his return journey.
" Dr. Moitra will go along with us this time.The person is very enthusiastic. He keeps everybody in joy. The wife of Satyaranjan Das and her daughter may also go. The ship will filled up with Indians."
rabindranath started for New York on 19th Oct. The ocean was rough and the first few days of our journey did not pass happily. In the night , at about 4am suddenly I woke up due to the swing of the ship.Looking on the opposite side of the cabin I saw Rabindranath sitting in meditation and singing, "Ei je tomar prem.." After the song being over, he kept quiet and silent for some time. After some time he again started murmuring a song. I could not lie down on bed."
They reached New York on 27th Oct. Rabindranth wrote to Rothenstein on the same day;
" The first half of our voyage was frightfully rough. I promised a sonnet to the sea god if he behaved decently but I suppose he had no faith in human nature and knew I would forget all about it directly I reached land safely.However he made amends at last and we had some very beautiful days...
We have landed in New York this morning and passed through the ordeals of the custom house . My turban attracted the notice of a news paper interviewer and he attacked me with questions but I was almost as silent as my turban. This was my first taste of America - the custom house and the interviewer."
Rabindranath wrote to Mira Devi the troublesome experience of standing for two hours in the check room. When he going to enter America from Canada in 1929, he was world famous poet but he gave up of going to America remembering this incident. He had in his mind to get his treatment of files in America and this was one of the reasons of his coming here. He brought a letter of introduction from Rothenstein to lawyer and writer John Jay Chapman (1862-1933), Dr. Simon Flexner (1863- 1946) and to Homeopathy physicist Dr. Carol Dunham (1858-1922).. On reaching New York Rabindranath enquired about their where abouts. But Chapman was not in the city and Dr. Flexer was on the way to Europe. So he had some treatment from the Homeopathy physicist and hoped that he might get some relief. But he had no good result. Ultimately he had operate it at London on his return journey.
