The date for visiting Santiniketan by Lord Carmichael was fixed on 20th March, 1915. After returning from Calcutta Rabindranath became busy to arrange welcome ceremony of Lord Carmichael. But mentioning the phenomenon as " Carmichael-er Hangama" Rabindranath wrote to Pramatha Choudhury on 15th March;" Now I'm busy for welcoming His Highness Lord Carmichael " and another letter, dated nil, to Rathindranath, " Probably we will be in need of a big umbrella for Carmichael because it is sunny day. If he wants to visit the school, we are to hold an umbrella over his head as because this is summer "
In another letter he informed Rathi, " you wrote me that you are sending a canopy, a very finely-woven mat and other things by parcel-post. I think it was better to send them by man.... You need not send your car here.The Viceroy will bring his two cars. But the uniforms should reach here timely."
Some special arrangements had been made for welcoming Lord Carmichael. The biographer of Rabindranath wrote;
" A stage is prepared in the mango-garden.That stage is still known as Carmichael-Stage. Some changes have been made in the temple.There were two small rooms on both sides of the temple for keeping umbrella, foot-wears etc.In front of the gate of the temple there were two vertical slabs where hymns of Brahmoism were written. Those were visible if one came out of the temple.The two rooms and the two pillars containing the slabs with hymns of Brahmoism were demolished. The slabs were kept on both sides of the gate of the temple, which are visible even today. There was a stage in the name of Maharshi Devindranath under the seven-leaf tree (Chatimtala). In the front of the stage there was an arch of white marble-stone engraved with the words "Santam-Sivam-Adwaitam" which was taken out and fixed in front of he " Carmichael Stage." But now this is not there."
Dhiren Krishna Devbarma wrote;
On the occasion of impending visit of Lord Carmichael to Santiniketan, the students of Brahmacharyasram viz; Dhirendra Krishna Devbarma, Sharadindoo Nandi, Dwijendralal Roy, Mani Gupta, a design were engraved at the base of the mango trees in the form of the leaves of Lotus and filled the gaps by stone chifs..
As per directions given by Asit Kumar stage was prepared with cement in the form of a semicircle. "
In the book written by Asit Kumar titled "Rabitirthe" while describing in details of the occasions, he mentioned the names of the artist Santosh Mitra, Sushil Bandyopadhyay, and Mukul De. He also described the painted stairs of the stage , address of honour, and the tray on which that was kept.
Lord Carmichael came with his wife according to his time table to Bankura on 18th Mar and then reached Suri with Commissioner Mr Lees of Bardwan Division, chief secretary Mr. Cummings and other government officials. Then they arrived at Bolpur on 20th Mar.
The detail descripotion of the programme was published on 22 Mar in "The Amrita Bazar Patrika";
" Burdwan March 20....This morning an early start was made. The party breakfasted in a tent at Bolpur Station, then motored to the Santiniketan of Dr, Rabindranath Tagore. After spending an hour with Dr. Tagore and the teachers and the boys . Their Excellencies returned by the train at Bolpur."
