Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Creativity of Rabindranath (1907-1908)

After writing the last poem on 4th July 1906 for "kheya". He became writer for writing prose after finishing some lyrics. But he had took up his pen for writing poem for orders supplying from outside.
Grand daughter of Rajnarayan Basu , Krihna Kumar Mitra's daughter Kumudini Mitra [Basu] took initiative to publish a magazine , Supravat, and requested Rabindranath to write introductory poetry for her.On 21 April Rabindranath wrote "Supravat" [rudra, tomar darun dipti..].
Rabindranath. started editing of "Collective essays on Prose " written by him. He published it form Majumdar Library from his own fund.
In baishakh issue of'
Tattwabodhini - Santong Sivam Dwaitam
Bangadarsan - Soundarya O sahitya
Jahnabi - swadesh
Sangeet Prakasika - ke jay amrita dhama jatri
In Jaishtha 1314 Rabindranath's publication was small. He published one poem
Prarthana -amar matha nata kore dao he tomar
Sangeet Prakashika
Bhubaneshwar he
Kano elire bhalobasili
13th july 2nd part of prose essays of Rabindranath was published.
Sangeet Prakashika, asharh issue
tari amar hathat dube jay
amar matha nata kore dao
Prof Priyaraanjan Sen  in his Western Influence in Bengali Literature made a comparison  with Felix Halt written by George Eliot and said when we come to the Gora we find some trace of his reading of George Eliot's Felix Holt in the outward aappearence as well as the characters of the hero and Mr. Lyon , and the attitude  that the hero observed towards Esther in their first meeting at the tea table.
Prabasi , Shraban 1314
Mastermasay
Byadhi O Prtikar
Rabindranath remained aloof to write anything after writing the essay "Deshanayak" even he kept himself silent in the conflict of moderate and extremist. But he was following the incidents happened recently in  Bengal.H could not keep himself aloof from the feelings of his countrymen due to the partition of Bengal. He didn't support boycott of foreign goods and universities. But he participated eagerly the movement for National education.He noticed that the boycott movement was gradually subsiding and the British gradually  exposing ugly face of repression. His essay "Byadhi O Pratikar" is a protest against all these.


Friday, July 13, 2018

Creativity of Rabindranath (1906-07)

Rabindranath, the elected President of Barisal Sahitya Sammelan, was moving towards Barisal on the first day of the New year [14th April] . On that day Bengal provincial conference was being held. Barisal was included in newly constructed province Assam and East Bengal.  Barisal was under duress by Lt.Governor Bamfield Fuller. Bengal Provincial Conference was held in Barisal to protest against this atrocities under the president-ship of Abdul Rasul. But the police atrocities forced to conclde the conference untimely. Rabindranath reached Barisal by boat.He did not take his shelter on land .He rested in a Bajra. The Sahitya Sammelan was to start on the next day , 3rd Baishakh.
The Bengalee wrote on 17th April that the , "Babu Rabindranath Tagore reached here last noon and left this morning. The Literary Conference has been given up. 
Rabindranath could not left the place. Heaps of words accumulated in the minds of Rabindranath after the incident of Barisal. He came again to Calcutta at the call of the people.On 26th April issue "Bengalee" wrote , "to protest against the proceedings of the Barisal atrocities comes off on saturday afternoon next at 5-30 pm at the residence of Rai Pashupati nath Bose at Bagbazar. Rabindranath read the poem "Deshanayak"
Baishakh 1313 issue , Bhandar published his poem,
"Prashna"
Bangadarsan published in Baishakh issue "Samapti" written by Rabindranath.
Rabindranath gave up the post of editor of Bangadarsan after five years. 
In Jaishtha 1313 issue of Bangadarsan published , Deshanayak written by Rabindranath.
Bhandar published Bandi, Shiksha Samasya , Sanchay written by Rabindranath.
Jaishtha 1313 issue of Sangeet Prakashika published a song 
Baul Tune -ektaal, amar nai ba halo pare jaoya.
Baishakh 1313 issue Sangeet prakashika
Aji Bangla Desher hriday  hote
Jaishtha 1313 Bangadarsan
Deshanayak
Kheya
Jaishtha issue Bhandar
Bandi
Shiksha Samasya
Sanchay
In the last essay Rabindranath wanted to describe the freedom struggle of the country in relation to the dance of carrying Kalsi on head.
Jaishtha 13013 Sangeet Prakashika
Bauler Sur- Ektal Amar nai ba halo pare jaoya
Rabindranath stayed upto 30th June in Santiniketan
16th June - Pracchanna
18th June Anuman
21 Jun - Barshapravat
23 Jun Sab peyechir Desh
23 Jun Barsha Sandhya
24th Jun Haradhan
27th jun Chanchalya
2 july Utsarga
Rabindranath dedicated his Kheya Kabyagrantha to Jagadish Chandra Basu
Though there was some indiscipline in the publication of Bangadaarsan for the first two issues, Asharh issue was published in time 15 Jun
Suvabibaha
Shiksha Samasya
Ashara Issue Bhandar
Kokil
Shiksha Samasya
 An essay on the problems of Irish education system was published in an English weekly speaker. Having read this essay Rabindranath wanted to share this idea with the people of the country.

   A criticism of Kheya was published in Prabasi.  Before that , in Kartik issue it was published in Kabyer Avibyakti written by Dwijendra Lal Roy that his writings are vague.An unknown writer used this criticism in his writings and wrote " those who like clear essays will find that there are few poems in Kheya ike Biday, Kokil,Samudra, and Samapti. Though Godhuli Lagna, and Haradhan was not so vague, many had to be made them understand.There are three poems in Kheya which are vague - Dan,Banshi,and har. I mentioned names of only three poems among 54 poems written in Kheya."
14th Aug 1906 at half psst five, a meeting was held in Kolkata Town Hall of Jatiya Shiksha Parisad  under the president-ship of Dr. Rasbehari Ghosh . Rabindranath read his self written essay Jatiya Vidyalay published in Bangadarsan in Bhadra issue."Bengalee" wrote in its editorial ,
"Then will follow addresses  in vernaculars ..." Jatiya Vidyalay is an essay of +ve thinking. but "Abaran" is his well thought poem..
Shraban issue, Sangeet Prakashika 
Amader sakhire ke niye jabire
Kotha acha prabhu, esechi dinahina.
The first annual meeting to remember the occasion of movement against partition of Bengal , Rakhi bandhan and Arandhan was observed as in the last year.Ramendrasundar Tribedi wrote "Bangalakshir Brtakatha" on this occasion which was published by Majumdar Library.But Rabindranath was silent on this occsion.
Tattwabodhini published four songs
Amar matha nata kare dao he tomar
nibirha antaratara basanta elo prane
naba naba pallabaraji
more bare bare phirale