Dengu fever spread through out Calcutta in 1872 when Rabindranath was 11 years old. National paper wrotre in this respect, "Dengu is now in violent rage in Calcutta, sparing neither age,sex nor rank. " National Paper marked that due to this disease the attendance of schools and colleges were diminished in such a way that the institutions had to give a closure notice. When the disease took a massive epidemic , the well to do men had to shift their family to a suitable place. Rabindranath wrote that a portion of their big family had to be shifted to Panihati, at Chatu Babu's garden house. This was the first time Rabindranath saw a place outside his own house at Jorasanko. Sarala Debi wrote that the garden house was owned by Debendranath at that time. Sarala Debi mentioned that the ceremony of her first eating rice was celebrated gorgeously when she was 6 months old. Consulting the family cash book it was found that from Jaistha to 18 Asarh the building at Panihati was taken on rent. Rabindranath wrote that this was the first time he came out of the house at Jorasanko. " The bank of the Ganges took me in her lap due to some effects of my previous birth. This attraction to river was the first of its kind which was seen through out his life. Everyday Rabindranath felt that the day was rapped in a letter with golden ribbon.Lest a portion of scenery goes out of his sight, he came at the verandah and took his seat on small wooden seat.they came back after the epidemic subsides. At later age Rabindranath again came to this spot.
Journey to Himalayas
In this year another important incident took place. The ceremony of wearing sacred thread of Rabindranath, Somendranath and Satyprasad took place. But it became difficult for Rabindranath to go the European school, Bengal Academy. In the mean time, Debendranath adsked Rabindranath whether he was willing to go to Himalayas.This was a great opportunity for Rabindranath to accompany his father to Himalayas. Some books, one dozen woolen shocks , complete dress with cap having golden ribbon at its border.
They reached Bolpur by car on14 Feb 1872. This was the first step to Santiniketan, Bolpur, where he passed last 40 years of his life. How paddy looks in the field , Rabindranath had no idea. He had curiosity to observe it. For the first time in Santiniketan he saw paddy field. In later days he expressed in an essay, how he saw Bolpur,
"At that time Bolpur city did not take a congested shape. The smoke of the rice mills did not cover the sky and bad smell coming out of it did not spoil the breeze. Very few people were seen to move in the red coloured street spread within the open space.The water in the dam was full to the brim . It was not cornered by the sediment-ed growing paddy field. There were rows of palmtrees on the west bank. this is known as Khoyai, Rain water flows through the bed strewn with stones. The path was covered by the stones of different size."
Rabindranath was collecting stones all the noon through the Khoyai river and gave them to Debendranath who did not discourage him rather asked him to dig a pond. Though it was not a successful venture, a heaps of mud was collected. Debendranath asked Rabi to decorate the heaps of mud with the stones.
There was a deep hole by the side of Khoyai and water was collected within the hole where small fishes were seen moving. It was very pleasant to go deep in the hole after taking off all the dresses. Rabindranath said his father it would be good to bring water for drinking and bathing from this place. Debendranath arranged to bring water from that place as a gift to this young talents.
To make responsible Debendranath handed over his golden watch to Rabindranath and asked to wind it regularly. Responsibility of Rabindranath grew in such a way that after some time the watch had to send to Calcutta for repair. Rabindranath was also given the charge of distributing small amount money to the beggar and keep the records of receipts and expenditure. But Rabindranath could not keep the records properly.
Everyday in the morning Rabindranath used to take lessons from his father in English and Sanskrit.. The rest of the time through out the day he was free to do as he liked.
In Panihati , he also had freedom , freedom of thought but in Santiniketan he got freedom of thought as well as movement. His power of writing poetry was gradually growing. In the mean time instead of blue coloured khata he got a hard bound letts' diary
The power of writing poetry was gradually growing in this atmosphere. He wrote a Kaby Grantha full of heroism, titled, Prithirajer Paraajoy.Pravat Kumar Mukhopadjhyay wrote that the fact was reflected in the drama Rudrachanda written by Rabindranath. The idea of this story was taken from the translated work of Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan (1829-32) by the poet Surendranath Majumdar. Prithirajer Paraajoy is the first kabya grantha of Rabindranath written at the age of twelve . Though it could not be traced out.
Journey to Himalayas
In this year another important incident took place. The ceremony of wearing sacred thread of Rabindranath, Somendranath and Satyprasad took place. But it became difficult for Rabindranath to go the European school, Bengal Academy. In the mean time, Debendranath adsked Rabindranath whether he was willing to go to Himalayas.This was a great opportunity for Rabindranath to accompany his father to Himalayas. Some books, one dozen woolen shocks , complete dress with cap having golden ribbon at its border.They reached Bolpur by car on14 Feb 1872. This was the first step to Santiniketan, Bolpur, where he passed last 40 years of his life. How paddy looks in the field , Rabindranath had no idea. He had curiosity to observe it. For the first time in Santiniketan he saw paddy field. In later days he expressed in an essay, how he saw Bolpur,
"At that time Bolpur city did not take a congested shape. The smoke of the rice mills did not cover the sky and bad smell coming out of it did not spoil the breeze. Very few people were seen to move in the red coloured street spread within the open space.The water in the dam was full to the brim . It was not cornered by the sediment-ed growing paddy field. There were rows of palmtrees on the west bank. this is known as Khoyai, Rain water flows through the bed strewn with stones. The path was covered by the stones of different size."
Rabindranath was collecting stones all the noon through the Khoyai river and gave them to Debendranath who did not discourage him rather asked him to dig a pond. Though it was not a successful venture, a heaps of mud was collected. Debendranath asked Rabi to decorate the heaps of mud with the stones.
There was a deep hole by the side of Khoyai and water was collected within the hole where small fishes were seen moving. It was very pleasant to go deep in the hole after taking off all the dresses. Rabindranath said his father it would be good to bring water for drinking and bathing from this place. Debendranath arranged to bring water from that place as a gift to this young talents.
To make responsible Debendranath handed over his golden watch to Rabindranath and asked to wind it regularly. Responsibility of Rabindranath grew in such a way that after some time the watch had to send to Calcutta for repair. Rabindranath was also given the charge of distributing small amount money to the beggar and keep the records of receipts and expenditure. But Rabindranath could not keep the records properly.
Everyday in the morning Rabindranath used to take lessons from his father in English and Sanskrit.. The rest of the time through out the day he was free to do as he liked.In Panihati , he also had freedom , freedom of thought but in Santiniketan he got freedom of thought as well as movement. His power of writing poetry was gradually growing. In the mean time instead of blue coloured khata he got a hard bound letts' diary
The power of writing poetry was gradually growing in this atmosphere. He wrote a Kaby Grantha full of heroism, titled, Prithirajer Paraajoy.Pravat Kumar Mukhopadjhyay wrote that the fact was reflected in the drama Rudrachanda written by Rabindranath. The idea of this story was taken from the translated work of Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan (1829-32) by the poet Surendranath Majumdar. Prithirajer Paraajoy is the first kabya grantha of Rabindranath written at the age of twelve . Though it could not be traced out.
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