This year summer vacation of Viswabharati started on and from 26th April, 1923. Rabindranath wrote a letter to his grandson Nitindranath, at present resident of England on 16th Aug,1923;
" It was too much hot here during summer and we went to Shillong this year." They had a plan to go to Dehradoon but since Dr. Devendranath Chattopadhyay, husband of his niece Manisha, got a rented house at Rs.200/- in Jitbhum , they decided to go to Shillong. "
The team, going to Shillong, was a big one. It included the grand daughter of Rabindranath Nandita (Buri), Ranu, Rathindranath, Pratima Devi and adopted child Nandini (Poupee) and Gretchen Green.
They started for Shillong via Calcutta. Dr. Pranay Kumar Kundu informed ;
" The poet went to Shillong with his team to take rest before the summer vacation of the school started on 26th April, 1923". He also added ; " The poet himself stayed in one room, Mira Devi and Ranu stayed in a room adjacent to Rabindranath's room, Pratima Devi and Nandini stayed in a room opposite to Rabindranath's room. At this time at the ground floor stayed an American woman Green."
Pratima Devi went out for walk with the girls everyday. Near to this Jitbhum (banglo) there is the house of the King of Mayurbhanj, where Sucharu Devi stayed with Dhrubendra and her daughter Cici with whom Ranu was well acquainted. They used to walk together frequently.
Gretchen wrote about this journey;
" ....at Shillong, the hill city of Assam, the poet and his family have taken a house and borrowed another for me.The house has seven sides opening on a terrace.Seven gardeners salaam each morning with seven nosegays. I triffle with the Poet's correspondence, picnic with Protima near a waterfall, nurse the ill children of three gardener, and hold daily receotions, none of which justify this so perfect existence.
My neighbour is the Maharani of Mayurbhanjawhose virtue and wisdom are far above her rubies, the daughter of a great leader of Brahmo Samaj [Keshab Chandra Sen]."
At that time Satish Chandra Roy, working in the Indian Education Service, came to Shillong during Summer vacation to pass his leisure time. he often visited Rabindranath.
" It was too much hot here during summer and we went to Shillong this year." They had a plan to go to Dehradoon but since Dr. Devendranath Chattopadhyay, husband of his niece Manisha, got a rented house at Rs.200/- in Jitbhum , they decided to go to Shillong. "
They started for Shillong via Calcutta. Dr. Pranay Kumar Kundu informed ;
" The poet went to Shillong with his team to take rest before the summer vacation of the school started on 26th April, 1923". He also added ; " The poet himself stayed in one room, Mira Devi and Ranu stayed in a room adjacent to Rabindranath's room, Pratima Devi and Nandini stayed in a room opposite to Rabindranath's room. At this time at the ground floor stayed an American woman Green."
Pratima Devi went out for walk with the girls everyday. Near to this Jitbhum (banglo) there is the house of the King of Mayurbhanj, where Sucharu Devi stayed with Dhrubendra and her daughter Cici with whom Ranu was well acquainted. They used to walk together frequently.
Gretchen wrote about this journey;
" ....at Shillong, the hill city of Assam, the poet and his family have taken a house and borrowed another for me.The house has seven sides opening on a terrace.Seven gardeners salaam each morning with seven nosegays. I triffle with the Poet's correspondence, picnic with Protima near a waterfall, nurse the ill children of three gardener, and hold daily receotions, none of which justify this so perfect existence.
My neighbour is the Maharani of Mayurbhanjawhose virtue and wisdom are far above her rubies, the daughter of a great leader of Brahmo Samaj [Keshab Chandra Sen]."
At that time Satish Chandra Roy, working in the Indian Education Service, came to Shillong during Summer vacation to pass his leisure time. he often visited Rabindranath.
