14. A JOURNEY WITH MY FATHER
- RABINDRANATH TAGORE
INTRODUCTION:-
Rabindranath
Tagore (1861-1941) was India’s first Nobel laureate. His writing conveys
universal humanistic values. Tagore wrote musical dramas and also two
autobiographies. He also started experimental school at Santiniketan, he tried
his unpanishadic ideals of education. A journey with my father is the
fourteenth chapter of his My Reminiscences (1917).
EXPLANATION:-
Tagore had
many wonderful experiences in his childhood. His father was a very strict man.
He would not like any deviation with regards to the activities in the house. He
used to assign duties to all the family members and assess their performance.
He was very particular about arrangements to be made. He wanted everything to
be clear. He never allowed slovenliness. He had a well defined code to regulate
his relations with others. He used to picture himself every detail of what he
wanted to be done.
Rabindranath
Tagore had a journey towards the Himalayas along with his father when he was a
boy. He had a full suit of clothes. The pattern and color were selected by his
father. A gold and embroidered velvet cap completed his costume before the
journey. Satya prepare tagore for the journey by saying that getting into a
railway carriage was a dangerous affairs unless one was used to it. Satya
advised them to hold on to their seats tightly. Otherwise they would be thrown
off with the jolts.
The ticket
examiner came with the station master and doubted Tagore’s age as they had
taken half ticket. The station master
argued that Tagore was looking above twelve years. So Tagore father took out a
currency note from his box and handed it to the station master without speaking
a word.
Thus, he had
wonderful experience with his father during the journey to the Bolpur. Bolpur
had a special feature which can’t be found anywhere in the world. The path
leading from the main building to the servant quarter will not be covered over
anywhere. But neither the sun ray not a rain drop will touch anyone passing
along it. Bolphur house was surrounded by fields of ripening rice. The sight of
rice-fields and natural surroundings touches his heart. All his experiences
remained freeze in his memory. Tagore visited Golden Temple along with his
father. Gurudarbar is located in the middle of the lake. They would offer sugar
crystal and other sweets.
His father
started teaching Sanskrit with second Sanskrit with second Sanskrit reader. He
encouraged Tagore to learn Sanskrit composition from the very beginning. Tagore
imbibed his father discipline and dedication from his childhood days. He learnt
many things during his journey with his father. Every experience taught him a
lesson. His stay at Bolpur had added to his experiences. Tagore maintenance of
accounts impressed his father. His father allowed him to offer something to
beggars. His helpful nature, discipline, dedication and strictness moulded
Tagore personality. They assisted in shaping him into a responsible adult.
CONCLUSION:-
In this
story, tagore told about his journey and his experiences with his father. He
wrote about his interests on holy books and towards soceser’s stones. He also
wrote how he learnt moral value from his father.
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