Rabisarani

Gandhiji's disciple Mrs.Sled pays a visit to Santiniketan.

Maghotsav is celebrated in Kolkata and Santiniketan where the poet is staying while a choir of Santiniketan students sings songs at the Jorasanko celebrations. The address delivered by the poet in Santiniketan on the occasion is later published under the title Rammohan Ray.

Sundar – a musical dance ensemble - is performed at Jorasanko mansion by the students who sang as members of a choir at Maghotsav a few days ago. All tickets sold. This musical dance is performed again on 28th February.

Poet in town. Inaugurates a Conference of International Religions in connection with the centenary celebrations of the Brahmasamaj.

Sachin Sen, a young writer and student of the poet's views - writes a book on the poet - The Political Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore.

Cooperative Conference holds its annual session at Sriniketan from 9th to 10th Feb, presided over by Sir Daniel Hamilton of Gosaba fame who declares, "If co-operation fails, the hope of India will fail."

Rabindranath in his speech makes a powerful pitch for cooperation and its principles and asserts that is these are followed, the country may well be transformed socially and economically.

In a letter written to Amiya Chakrabarty expresses his concern for the school, says he wants to tighten up the loose ends and regrets that women of the ashram are yet to take their proper place in his scheme of things.

Having received invitation from the Canadian National Council of Education to attend its triennial conference, Rabindranath leaves for Bombay accompanied by Apurbakumar Chanda, Sudhindra Dutta and Boyd Tucker.

On the train to Bombay abridges Surendranath Tagore's Mahabharat into Kurupandava.

Ambalal Sarabhai put him up at Tajmahal Hotel.

Sails for Canada via Colombo, Singapore ad Japan.

Arrives at Hong Kong. Dinner at the Governor's residence.

Felicitated by Sindhi Hindu businessmen, presented with a silver box containing Rs. 800/- donation for the women's section of Santiniketan.

Arrives at Shanghai.

Spends a couple of days with friend Hsu Shi-mo. Lunch with General Chiang Fang Chen and dinner with Indian residents.

Reaches Kobe, Japan.

Goes to Tokyo via Yokohama.

Hectic and tiresome schedule of meetings, receptions. Felicitation by the Ashahi group of newspapers in the evening. Poet delivers short speeches.

Sails for Vancouver, Canada.

Arrives in Victoria, Canada. Greeted by the local Indians, chiefly Sikhs.

Andrews joins him here from USA. He's already published in England Letters to a Friend, Thoughts from Tagore, The Tagore Birthday Book and completed writing Mahatma Gandh's Ideas.

Delivers his address The Philosophy of Leisure at the conference of the National Council of Education presided over by Governor General Lord Willingdon.

Delivers the lecture The Principles of Literature in Vancouver. A mammoth audience hears him speak and the daily Vancouver Sun writes – "More than any other delegate to this Conference he seized their imagination. They paid him the respect due to intellect."

Winds up his Canadian tour, calls on lord Wilingdon.

Arrives by train.

Gives a short lecture before the students of Los Angeles University.

Peeved about the boorish and racist behaviour of emigration authorities, cancels lecture engagements at a number of American universities and at once sails for Japan with Apurbakumar Chanda.

Feted on his birthday by the captain and the passengers aboard.

Writes the poem Aweary Pilgrim for the newspaper Ashahi Shimbum on board the ship.

Arrives in Yokohama.

Stays at he Imperial Hotel. Felicitated by the Tagore Society of Japan at Zozoji Temple. Lectures on Philosophy of Leisure.

Lectures at Women's College.

Speaks at the Indo-Japanese Association.

Lectures at Mitsuda School.

Goes to speak at Mito – an industrial town 60 miles from Tokyo.

Count Okuma convenes a meeting to felicitate the poet.

Poet speaks on Philosophy of Leisure on 21st and 24th May.

At Mr. Fujiama's garden party.

Speaks on the ideals of education at Concordia institution.

Enjoys the hospitality of the local Indian community.

This visit affords the poet an opportunity to closely observe both the positive and negative sides of Japan.

Embarks for India.

Received by the mayor. Delivers a lecture in the evening.

Addresses a meeting of Indian businessmen. Sees the museum.

Changes boat at Singapore.

Arrives at Madras. Leaves for Kolkata.

Reaches Kolkata.

Arrives in Santiniketan.

Starts living on the first floor of Udayan house.

Some of his admirers have plaintively said that his letters are not exactly what a letter is meant to be. The poet is agreed; he cannot write so called letters. Those who write good letters sit at the window of the mind and write. He too used to write such letters when he was young. Those who have won fame in the world as letter writers are few in number and are basically women.

Invites him to come and live at Santinketan. Assures him that they will have the kind of accommodation of their choice.

Creates a condensed version of Raja o Rani in Tapati, completes it on 7th August.

Writes to Nirmalkumari Mahalanabis (Rani) – "Yesterday my pen has borne a consummate play – it didn't live in the womb for ten months. I think it didn't take more than ten days."

Takes part in Vriksharopana ceremony at Santiniketan.

Takes part in Halakarshana ceremony at Sriniketan.

Arrives in Kolkata to put Tapati in rehearsals and read it to his friends.

At the invitation of prof. Surendranath Dasgupta of Rabindraparishad, Presidency College - Rabindranath delivers the address Sahityer Swarup at Rabindraparishad.

Delivers the second lecture Sahityavichar. Later combines the two under the title Sahityavichar (printed in Prabashi - Kartick,1336).

Immediately returns to Santiniketan to arrange the rehearsals for Tapati.

Revolutionary Jatin Das - an associate of Bhagat Singh dies after a 63-day protest fast in Lahore Jail. The news is received with mourning and sorrow in Santiniketan. Rabindranath saddened and immediately stops the rehearsals of Tapati.

In this frame of mind writes the song – Sarbakharbatare dahey taba krodhodaha.

Writes an English poem (later used as the inaugural poem in the book The Religion of Man) for the opening day celebrations of the Indian College, Montpellier, France – founded by Patrick Geddes of which the poet is the Chancellor.

Tapati is performed at Jorasanko, Kolkata for four days (26th, 27th, 28th September and 1st October). At 67, Rabindranath plays Vikram with great aplomb. These performances with their ground-breaking direction and staging techniques set challenging benchmarks for Calcutta theatre. The second day's performance is broadcast by All India Radio. The first day's performance is seen by Sisir Bhaduri and other notable figures of Bengali theatre.

The young actor Madhu Basu an alumnus of Santiniketan, makes a silent film Giribala based on Rabindranath's short story – Megh o Roudra.The poet takes time off to improve the script and goes to see the premiere at Crown Cinema.

Nokuzo Takagaki, a notable Ju-Jitsu expert, joins Santiniketan and immediately starts instructing learners. He'll spend almost two years here; but unfortunately there will be few takers for his art here.

The poet now devotes more time to painting.

Sachin Sen, a young writer and student of the poet's views - writes a book on the poet - The Political Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore.

Rabindranath is pleased to read the book and writes an article in this connection which is printed in the Prabasi under the title Rabindranather Rastranaitik Mat (Nov-Dec,29).

Writes another political article at this time – Koreo Jubaker Rastranaitik Mat.

Reluctantly complies with the request of Sayaji Rao Gaekwar of Baroda and writes an address to be delivered at Baroda University early next year.

Poush Utsav is celebrated in Santiniketan. The poet attends and speaks.

Yogayog, Sesher kabita, Tapati, Mahua figure among his books published in 1929.