Halting for some period in Bolpur they went to Sahebgunge, danapur,allahabad, Kanpur, Aligarh. They took some rest in one place and then went to the next one. Ultimately, they reached Amritsar.
Rabindranath remembered an incident occurred within the train on the way to Amritsar. When the train stopped in a big station, a ticket collector examined the ticket of the boy and fetched another one . They after discussing among themselves called for the station master who after examining the half-ticket of the boy and asked Debendranath whether the boy did not cross twelve years. Debendranath answered in the negative. Actually Rabindranath was 11yrs 10 months at that time. But the station master was insisting for full ticket. The eyes of Debendranath became red in anger and gave him a note from the box. The station master wanted to return the balance which Debendranath threw away the balance and the coins were jumping with a sound. This time Rabindranath felt the braveness and truthfulness in Debendranath and became proud.
They reached Amritsar in Mar 1873.
Rabindranath wrote in his manuscript [ 1st edition] of Jibansmriti, It was arranged as their accommodation in a huge garden house outside the city; " While I was getting some leisure after my study I used to go to the big garden and walked round it. There was a mulberry tree by the side of the large masonry-well. I used to pick up the fruit and eat them.Through out the day water are being poured in the canals of the trees by the horses carrying leather bags. I still remember the sound to raise the water from the well and the songs sung by the person in a loud voice with melancholy sound. "
It is to be mentioned here that many books were purchased while Rabindranath was going to Bolpur and he was taking lesson in English and Sanskrit from his father Debendranath. This lesson was continuing even after coming to Amritsar. Rabindranath wrote, to give me lesson in English my father bought for me a series like "Peter Parley'stales", he also bought for me as a lesson the biography of Benjamin Franklin. he was also bought "Sanskrita Byakaraner Upakramanika" for teaching Sanskrit. While teaching lesson on different subjects Rabindranath had to commit to memories the lines of Mugdhabodh written by Heramba Tattwaratna.
Rabindranath went to Swarna Mandir along with his father for many days in the morning on foot. Religious songs and reciting of Granthsaheb. Debendranath joined with their chorus many times.
One day he invited one singer among them and listened Bhajan from him.
In the evening he wanted to listen Brahmma Song and Rabindranath was called for..Rabindranath sung in the rag behag,
"tumi bina ke pravu sankat nibare"
Rabindranath remembered an incident occurred within the train on the way to Amritsar. When the train stopped in a big station, a ticket collector examined the ticket of the boy and fetched another one . They after discussing among themselves called for the station master who after examining the half-ticket of the boy and asked Debendranath whether the boy did not cross twelve years. Debendranath answered in the negative. Actually Rabindranath was 11yrs 10 months at that time. But the station master was insisting for full ticket. The eyes of Debendranath became red in anger and gave him a note from the box. The station master wanted to return the balance which Debendranath threw away the balance and the coins were jumping with a sound. This time Rabindranath felt the braveness and truthfulness in Debendranath and became proud.They reached Amritsar in Mar 1873.
Rabindranath wrote in his manuscript [ 1st edition] of Jibansmriti, It was arranged as their accommodation in a huge garden house outside the city; " While I was getting some leisure after my study I used to go to the big garden and walked round it. There was a mulberry tree by the side of the large masonry-well. I used to pick up the fruit and eat them.Through out the day water are being poured in the canals of the trees by the horses carrying leather bags. I still remember the sound to raise the water from the well and the songs sung by the person in a loud voice with melancholy sound. "
It is to be mentioned here that many books were purchased while Rabindranath was going to Bolpur and he was taking lesson in English and Sanskrit from his father Debendranath. This lesson was continuing even after coming to Amritsar. Rabindranath wrote, to give me lesson in English my father bought for me a series like "Peter Parley'stales", he also bought for me as a lesson the biography of Benjamin Franklin. he was also bought "Sanskrita Byakaraner Upakramanika" for teaching Sanskrit. While teaching lesson on different subjects Rabindranath had to commit to memories the lines of Mugdhabodh written by Heramba Tattwaratna.
Rabindranath went to Swarna Mandir along with his father for many days in the morning on foot. Religious songs and reciting of Granthsaheb. Debendranath joined with their chorus many times.
One day he invited one singer among them and listened Bhajan from him.
In the evening he wanted to listen Brahmma Song and Rabindranath was called for..Rabindranath sung in the rag behag,
"tumi bina ke pravu sankat nibare"
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