Rabindranath at 16

In the year 1284 [1877] Bharati published only 9 issues . For easy calculation 1285 was taken as 2nd year of publication of Bharati. In the last issue Rabindranath was accepted as a member of editorial board. When 2nd issue of 2nd year was going to be published , Rabindranath began to be  ready to go to  Ahmedabad  before going to London. Though he was busy in selecting and editing the articles to be published , he was at a long distance when the printing was going. In the present issue only the introduction of articles of Rabindranath would be given.
In the index of  Baishakh issue the essay of Rabindranath titled "Samudrik Jib" was published.

These were the translated poetry collected from Malati punthi.

Satyendranath  came to Calcutta to fetch Rabindranath to Ahmedabad. Satyendranath was posted as assistant collector and Magistrate on 27the April 1865 After different changes he was posted in 19 April 1876 as a district and session judge [temp]. His official quarter was Sahibaug.

He was given a Govt. quarter at Sahibag. Rabindranath gave the detailed description of the palace at Sahibag.

This was a palace built for the king in Muslim period. At the base of the palace thin stray of the river Sabarmati flows. An open roof overlooked the river. Rabindranaath wrote that they were born and brought up at Calcutta where historical evidence was absent.after coming to Ahmedabad he found that the history suddenly stopped here and the  stories were all buried underground.

He gave a vivid description in his story titled Kshudita Pashan after a long period.

The main reason of his coming to Ahmedabad was to prepare himself fit for going to London. The English books purchased to make him known the styles of UK.

  Rabindranath wrote 3 articles in Bharati in 1st issue of 2nd year.

1. Bhanusingher Kabita, 2. Samudrik Jib/Kitanu, an essay, 3. Karuna, a novel.

At first there was tuning , Imankalyan, in Bhanusinger Kabita. Subsequently, that was lost.  

  While writing the essay Samudrik jib, Rabindranath was studying an English book on Science and this essay was a result of that reading. It was difficult to be taken as  written Rabindranath because at the end of the essay the letter "Bha" in Bengali. Probably, wanted to express his joy for the ensuing sea voyage to go to London.
Karuna , a novel to be published in serial.