Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Rabindranath on the way to England

Rabindranath started for Englaand on 20 Sep 1878 . Before that satyendranath  joined him from Ahmedabad. But he had to take loan of Rs. 1000.00 from Dr. Atmaram Pandurang as the money from Jorasanko did not reach in time.the story of his journey described in Europe- Jatri Kono Bangiya Yubaker Patra was published in Bharati from Baishakh 1286 to Shraban 1287. In 1288 they were published in a book Rabindranath wrote this story mainly in this book and Jibansmriti.Rabindranath became sick for this sea voyage in the  evening. In 26 Sept the ship reached in Eden ,Africa , when the sea became calm.

28th Sept the ship came to Eden of Africa  when Rabindranath . Sky is bright and beautiful.When the ship started for Suez leaving Eden Rabindranath found time to give his attention to the co-passengers. There were another Bengali. Rabindranath mentioned him as "ba' in Bengali alphabet.He attracted him by his wisdom of a aged person and child-like simplicity.
Narrating about the passengers he avoided to describe as he was not conversant with the ladies
Five days were taken to reach Suez from Eden.As they were overland passengers they  had to get down at Suez.
Three Bengalees and one European took a boat on hire to gather some experience.  Then they hired asses to ride but they were not obedient and they stopped their journey.They came to Alexandria where a steamer , known as Mangolia was waiting. Alexandria was a big city and they took journey to see it. They left Alexandria on 8th Oct , after 4/5 days and they reached in Brindishe city of Italy where they took horses, half dead , and half broken car to see the town and left Bridishe city in the afternoon by train. It was a nice journey.

It took half-an-hour to cross the famous tunnel, Mont Cenis,  in Alphs mountain. They moved to France from Italy observing a nice scenery
Next day, 10th Oct,  they came to London  from Paris. .
The first impression of Rabindranath about london was not happy. He did not see such a melancholy and dark city.His co-passengers informed him that you would not have love at first sight  but you would love it staying for some days.
Jnanadanandini Debi , wife of Satyendranath , was staying at Brighton, south of London., with her children

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