Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Creativity of Rabindranath (1887-1888)

Severe debate started for some time about child marriage, spiritualism of Hindu marriage and generosity of joint family. 
Supporting child marriage many important lecturers gave their speech excepting one ( ? Bipin Chandra Paul).At last Rabindranath was called for to support the views against child marriage.
Rabindranath wrote an essay "Hindu Bibaha" and it was read in the meeting held on 4th Sep 1886 at the Science Association  Hall situated at Bowbazar Street under the  chairmanship of Dr. Mahandra Lal Sarkar.
The Bengalee news paper wrote, " A great and enthusiastic meeting was held on Sunday last ........"
Rabindranath went to Darjeeling with Mrinalini Debi, Madhurilata, Bada Didi Saudamini Debi, N'didi Swarnakumari Debi and her two daughters Hiranmayee and Sarala. Apart from this some attendants accompanied them.
Castleton House was rented for Debendranath Thakur at Rs. 243.. Rent continued though he Returned back to Jorasanko. There was a big hall in the house. Rabindranath arranged meetings with litterateurs everyday. Rabindranath read everyday poems of Tennyson to Browning. Really he read so nicely that it remains in memory for long.
In Darjeeling Rabindranath did not write any poem other than Pratidwani.
Instead of writing poems ,Rabindranath wrote a Geeti-natya, "Mayar Khela".This was written at the request of Sree Sarala Roy, wife of Dr. Prasanna Kumar Roy and was dedicated in her name. This was written following Nalini written earlier.
At the end of his life Rabinndranath wrote Mayar Khela in the form of Nrityanatya.
At the occasion 58th session of annual wrote 17 songs. At this time an artist named J.Archar drawn pictures of child Madhurilata and Rabindranath.   

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