Palace at Sahibag, where Rabindranath stayed with his elder brother Satyendranath before going to London and this palace was used as a plot of Kshudita Pashan, a drama.
Rabindranath wrote," I was uprooted from the ground and planted in a separate field in a new environment. "
Satyendranath had a good library. The books were arranged in the holes of the wall. Rabindranath picked up a book of Tennyson with pictures. A solitary room at the top of the palace was alloted to him. In moonlit night he used to roam about on the roof. This was the first time he he gave gave tuning to his song . narrated vividly in Jibansmriti. The first lines of the song ,"Niraba rajani dekha magna jochanay / dhire dhire ati dhire ati dhire gao go " . This song was included in Bhagna Hriday and was published in Bharati , The music notation was published in Swaralipi Gitimala of Jyotirindranath.
The song "Balio amar golapabala" was published in Bharati , Agrahayan issue. Non-resident Bengalee, Rabindranath had close contact with Calcutta. Rabindranath was preparing himself at the same he was working with his Songs and Kabyas. English knowledge of Rabindranath was not satisfactory. He used to read all English books with the help of a dictionary. He could understand very little but he was not bothered and was satisfied with what he could follow. He was brought all the books of History of English literature.
Rabindranath went to Bombay at Dr. Atmaram Panduram's residence under his hospitality on Aug 1878.
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