Rabindranath in West and South India (contd-10)

The members of India Club greeted Rabindranath in Storm Lodge of  Colpetty. Due to inclement weather the open conference was cancelled and the meeting was held in the Club room.Importanat personalities of different races and religions were present there. Rabindranath explained before them his aims and objects of education and appealed for co-operation. At the request of the audience he recited some poems from his writings.
On 17th Oct he visited Mahindra College of Galle city and after taking rest  for an hour  met the students in Alcott hall. The younger students sat on the floor round the poet so that he would not have said in a louder voice. Rabindranath sarcastically said that they should not be afraid on seeing his long beard and added that if he could take some days of rest here and play with the boys, it would have been fine. Kalidas Nag came here a few years back as a prncipal to this college and he had heard from him about the good behavior of the students of this place. He invited them to come to his School at Santiniketan.
He paid a round visit to the library and other places of the college. He was satisfied to see here the open air teaching arrangements in this place.