Monday, March 27, 2017

Foundation of Rabitalent - (contd-1)

The books outside the syllabus  read by Rabindranath , were mentioned on different occasions. Maximum of these books were collected by the female members in the inner compartments of the house. Swarnakumari Debi wrote, " I remember when Malini came to our house for selling the books, the female members got excited. She increased the volume of books in the library." After being grown up he used to handle all the books - Manbhanjan, Pravas milan, Duti-Sambad, Kokil-dut, Rukmini-haran, Parijat-haran, Gita-gobinda, Prahlad Charitra, Rati-bilap, Bastra-haran, Annada-mangal etc.
For the first time Rabindranath had been out of Jorasanko. The whole family was shifted to Panihati to prevent themselves from Dengu epidemic.
Rabindranath's formal education had been obstructed thrice; 1. Dengu Epidemic, 2. Wearing of Sacred thread. & 3. journey to Himala
Rabindranath went to Panihati in March 1872 as a protection from Dengu. He came to the bank of the Ganges and  wrote that this was his first time to go out of Jorasanko. This is also the beginning which was extended through out his life, moving round the river.
The lesson of Music was also continuing with  Bisnu Chandra Chakrabarty, music teacher. Wearing of sacred thread of Rabindranath, Somendranath and Satyaprasad was held in this year, 9th feb 1873.
In the mean time , it was settled that Rabindranath would go to Himalayas with his father. They left for Calcutta on 14 th Feb,1873. Rabindranath had new dresses for this journey. During his journey Rabindranath continued his study regularly under his father.
First, they came to Bolpur Santiniketan. Rabindranath did not know how paddy looked like. For the first time he saw paddy field.
He was taking lesson from his father every day in the morning in English and Sanskrit.
Talent of Rabindranath was gradually unfolding. His blue coloured manuscript was changed to Letts' Diary.He wrote , 'Avilas' , Hindu Melar Upahar[poetries] and Prithwirajer Parajay [kabya grantha] .
Debendranath taught another sub toRabindranath i.e., Astrology . Rabindranath wrote essays on Astrology . Rabindranath wrote, " this my first serial on science subject."
When Rabindranath was at Bakrota a serial on Jyotishsastra in Tattwabodhini.
After the journey to Himalayas, Rabindranath began going to school, Bengal Academy.
Brajendranath Bandyopadhyay with the help of Sajani kanta Das was preparing collections of Rabindranath's creation.Avilas , the  poem written by Rabindranath was published in Tattwabodhini , Agrahayan, 1281. [1874-75] and this was Rabindranath's first published poem.
In this year in agrahayan issue of Tattwabodhini Avilas with 39 para was pulished. at the bottom of the publication it was written that the writer of the poem was 12 yrs. But the name of the writer was not published. Rabindranath was  13 yrs 7 months at the time of publication of the poem.
Dr. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay remarked that in the poem no personsl desire of Rabindranath was expressed here. Bankim Chandrain in his essay titled "Bangalir Bahubal" had placed high ambition at the top of anything. This poem, Avilas was a protest against this essay.

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