Rabisarani

The Poet is entertained by the Editor of the Spectator at a luncheon at Hyde Park Hotel where he meets and has a long talk with George Barnard Shaw.

Reaches Kolkata.

Presiding over the anniversary of Sriniketan delivers an address on Palliseva (Rural service) in which he refers to his impressions of the Soviet experiment.

Writes a review article on Will Durant's The Case for India.

Writes a new song Ananda basanta samagame and dance sequence punctuated with interpretative prose read by the Poet himself.

Navin, as this ensemble is called, is presented first at Santiniketan.

The same show is staged again at Empire Theatre on four successive days beginning with 17th March.

Bengali new year is celebrated at Santiniketan in presence of the Poet.

Writes to Subhas Chandra Bose (Netaji) requesting him to find a suitable work for Jui-jutsu master Takagaki in Calcutta Corporation.

Tagore's letters from Russia are collected and published as Russiar Chithi on his 70th birthday, which is celebrated at Santiniketan and also in many places all over India. Russiar Chithi is dedicated to Surendranath Kar. Suren's marriage with Rama Devi is solemnised on this day at Santiniketan.

A large gathering of representative citizens of Calcutta meet at the Calcutta University Institute Hall and decide to celebrate his seventieth birthday in a grand and fitting manner. A strong committee is formed with Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose as President and Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Amal Hom as Joint Secretaries to plan a week-long festival during Christmas.

Poet goes to Darjeeling for a month. Poet meets Kazi Nazrul Islam, Manmatha Ray, Sir Jadunath Sarkar. Poet stays at Dr. Nilratan Sarkar's bungalow.

The poet sends a message of greetings in a poem (Nishithere lajja dilo) addressed to the political detenus of the Buxa Concentration Camp, detained under Viceregal ordinance, in reply to their felicitations on his birthday.

Tagore returns to Kolkata from Darjeeling.

Visits Vopal accompanied by Dr. Hashim Amir Ali on a futile fund-raising campaign. This trip also brings the opportunity of visiting Sanchi with Nandalal Bose.

Returns to Santiniketan.

Communal trouble breaks out in a number of places in Bengal. Deeply perturbed, writes in the Prabasi (July issue) an article on the Hindu-Muslim question in which he warns his countrymen against the 'fatal fratricide' helping the third party in keeping India under bondage.

In the aid of the flood-stricken people of North Bengal, Sisuthirtha, being the Bengali adaptation of The Child is presented in Calcutta (now Kolkata) on 14th and 15th September as a dramatic piece.

The Pandits of Sanskrit College, Calcutta confer on him the title Kavi-Sarvabhauma. Professor Surendranath Dasgupta presides over. Poet delivers his lecture expressing his life-long admiration for the Sanskrit language.

Tagore condemns the murder of two prisoners at Hijli Internment Camp at a big public meeting held in the Calcutta Maidan at the foot of the Ochterloney Monument.

Pays tribute to Gandhi in an address given at Santiniketan on Gandhi's birthday.

Sends a message to Welt Gorthe Ehrung (organization set up for observance of Goethe's death centenary on 22nd March, 1932) in which he pays his homage to the undying memory of Goethe.

Gitabitan, a compilation of more-than-1500 Tagore songs, gets published.

Goes to Darjeeling with Rathindranath and his family either on 17th or on 18th October.

Sends the tribute of a poem on Buddha on the occasion of the opening of the new Vihara (Mulagandhakuti Vihara) at Saranath near Benaras.

Celebrates at Santiniketan the fiftieth birthday of Nandalal Bose.

Mahamahopadhyay Haraprasad Shastri dies in Calcutta.

A memorial meeting takes place at Bangiya Sahitya Parishat to pay the tribute to Haraprasad. Poet pays his tribute to Haraprasad in a letter.

Attends the Pausha utsav at Santiniketan.

Comes to Calcutta to attend the Rabindra-Jayanti celebrations .

Jayanti celebration starts with the opening of an exhibition illustrating the significant events and activities of the Poet's varied life and a fair. A feature of the exhibition was a display (for the first time in India) pf a set of 100 of the Poet's drawings and paintings.

Receives addresses presented by several organisations. The Golden Book of Tagore bearing the homage of his friends and admirers all over the world is presented to him by its Editor, Ramananda Chatterji.

Natir Puja is staged on 28th & 29th December and Sapmochan on 30th December at Jorasanko.

The Student community of Calcutta also presents him with an address at the Senate Hall of the University.