Here is a fascinating account of Tagore’s visit to China in 1924. The author says: “Actually, I have culled this from several sources. One of the main sources was a paper from a professor in Santiniketan. Of course everyone is aware of what happened when Tagore visited China. There were people in the Beijing railway station protesting his visit.” Lata Iyer is now in Shanghai and is going to put a small collection of Chinese poetry along with an introductory note for the Mirror. We await it eagerly.

Also is included Lama Chimpa’s description of Cheena-Bhavan, a thriving centre of studies at Santiniketan.

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