YMCA, London had a residential building namely Shakespeare Hut where the students coming from India resides temporarily . The students arranged a welcoming ceremony of Rabindranath in the evening of 12th June,1920.All the students assembled there with Indian dress and the dinner also was arranged with Indian dishes. Suniti Kumar Chatterjee in his book " London-e Rabindranath" have described the occasion. He wrote the programme included 1. Welcoming address, 2. Poetry reading in Bengali and in Hindi to felicitate the poet, 3. and Songs sung by Dilip Kumar.A video recording was taken of the ceremony.Rathindranth did not like the programme.he wrote in his diary; " The reception was poorly organised - the speeches, poems, and songs were either ridiculous or vulgar. Father was feeling bvery uncomfortable and he refused to speakwhen called for at the end. Mr [Chatterjee], son of Sir Protul Chatterjeeof Lahore, who is a very nice gentleman and who has arranged this meeting on behalf of the student apologies. Pearson too did not like the programme.
Rathindranath wrote that they went on the very night to listen violin played by Heiffect . after the concert father met Bernard Shaw (-George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950) was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60 plays. Nearly all his writings address prevailing social problems, but have a vein of comedy which makes their stark themes more palatable. Shaw examined education, marriage, religion, government, health care, and class privilege) who simply came up to see him and announced himself do you know me, I am Berbard Shaw' His hair had turned w2hite and he looked very beautiful.
On 13th Jun Lord Sinha came with Sir Krishna Govinda Gupta to see Rabindranath.Rathindranath wrote, "In the opinion of Lord Sinha, we can't expect any better output from the debate on Amritsar Massacre in the Parliament, because the number of members of Socialist or Labour Party is very small." Rabindranath replied then he would not stay here for a single day.Lored Sinha said it is only the opinion of the peoploe of America and Europe that could influence the mentality of the ruling Government. He bears the same opinion this would not have been possible in Bengal , it was only in Punjab it became possible.It was more pathetic that Maharaja of Patiala contributed Rs.20,000/- to O'dyer's helping fund.
Rathindranath commented that Lord sinhya was generally reserve and cautious in nature, still he got himself warmed up and speak out his mind.
On 15th June, Pearson wrote in a letter informing Andrews ,
" On 14th June in the afternoon, Rabindranath went to Kingston, a suburb of London, to have an interaction with Austin Harrison (Austin Frederic Harrison (1873–1928) was a British journalist and editor, best known for his editorship of The English Review from 1909 until 1923)and had talk for a long time. " Pearson added," it is in such ways that Gurudev's visit can have such a great effect ' and hopesa that in these quite and intimate talks he will influenvce the thought and the3 ideals of this country at a time [when] ideals are needed as never before in the history of the world.
On 13th Jun Lord Sinha came with Sir Krishna Govinda Gupta to see Rabindranath.Rathindranath wrote, "In the opinion of Lord Sinha, we can't expect any better output from the debate on Amritsar Massacre in the Parliament, because the number of members of Socialist or Labour Party is very small." Rabindranath replied then he would not stay here for a single day.Lored Sinha said it is only the opinion of the peoploe of America and Europe that could influence the mentality of the ruling Government. He bears the same opinion this would not have been possible in Bengal , it was only in Punjab it became possible.It was more pathetic that Maharaja of Patiala contributed Rs.20,000/- to O'dyer's helping fund.
Rathindranath commented that Lord sinhya was generally reserve and cautious in nature, still he got himself warmed up and speak out his mind.
On 15th June, Pearson wrote in a letter informing Andrews ,
