Rabindranath Tagore has traveled many countries during his lifetime. There he talked, criticized the discussion on literature. Traveling back again wrote the travel story. But not all travel experiences will be the same. It was an exceptional tour in China.
Rabindranath and China
At the age of 20, in 1881, poet Rabindranath Tagore wrote an article titled 'Mortality Business in China' at the young age. There he expressed deep concern about the people of China and mentioned this opiate business in China as a robbery. After reading the contents of the article, it is easily understood that Rabindranath was very aware and aware about China at the young age. He used to keep track of all the time, and if necessary, he would also feel comfortable talking about it.
Rabindranath won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature Three years later he visited Japan in 1916 to join a ceremony. The journey to Hong Kong was a break during the departure of Japan from India to Japan. The topic is not Japan, China. Rabindranath met some Chinese workers there He was overwhelmed by the discipline and enthusiasm of Chinese workers. Smoothly, no one can see the world to continue this way without any reluctance. He wrote about this,
"Seeing the power, work skills and work pleasures, I realized in my mind how much power is being stored across the country. Because China has this strength, the United States is afraid of China, she can not win China with the zeal of work, she wants to keep her away from her. "
Rabindranath won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913; Photo: gay images
In this time, China was able to predict the future of China; Which was later proved to be established. Rabindranath said in 1916,
"When such a large power is available to modern times, that is, when science has control over it, there is no power in the world that can prevent him? Then his ingenuity with his talent will be added. "
China's idea about Rabindranath
The Chinese thought about Rabindranath too high, it is normal to stay. After the Nobel Prize in Literature, his name spread throughout the world. As China is not outside the world, so his name has reached China also. Chinese, especially Chinese youth, were very interested in him. When any of Rabindranath's writings came in hand, they used to gobble it. But the problem is language-past. Bengali poet Rabindranath wrote literature in Bengal, then it would have been translated into English. If it was translated into English, it would have been translated into English from the Chinese language. That is, they did not always get the original translation, they could get translated translations. This did not cause confusion or not. In many cases, many have misunderstood, many have found the right again. Some have tried to read the English translation again.
Poet literary is the first philosopher. In each of his writings there is an impression of his own philosophy. It is not unrealistic to think that Rabindranath's writ will also reflect his opinion. It is also inconvenient that everyone will feel well at all. Rabindranath was not a worshiper even to all of China. But it is true that he seems to be very popular among the Chinese intellectuals. Otherwise, why invite him to speak Chinese?
Rabindranath's China Tour
In 2021, the Chinese Communist Party will take a centenary of establishment. Just a hundred years ago, China's status was not as advanced and civilized. In the second and third decades of the twentieth century, China has started to come out of Afghang's liquor only. China has started to realize that Western slavery will never be released. Therefore, the chain of subordination will break their own.
The Chinese youth of the time started to search and practice knowledge. Coordination has been established between knowledge and wisdom. When they emerge from the circle of the prophet, they are filled with the dream of constructing a modern state based on materialism, because they are quite aware of the deprivation of the people of the country. And the responsibility of removing the deprivation is that of young people. They have started to read, write, any statement that is being followed by a very delicate analysis of the statement, thorough investigation and finally accepting or giving up directly. The youths formed the Communist Party of China in 1921. There was tremendous excitement around; Preparation of the revolution is going on directly and indirectly.
Rabindranath traveled to China during the preparation of such a revolution. On April 12, 1924, One semester of the first week of the 49-day trip was "The need to bring back the prophet, so that materialism must be destroyed". The young people of China were unaware that the poet must be a philosopher. So there was no way of thinking that there was no vision behind his speech. After giving such speculation at the outset, he was naturally turned into a spectacle.
During the visit to China, Rabindranath had to go through a very humorous situation. Rabindranath Tagore was originally a poet of Bengali language, but he did not get the opportunity to discuss literature due to the vast differences in the language. He did not have the opportunity to discuss more than once in the whole of his travels, so it has to go back to ideology. Rabindranath has not only said that in favor of the prophet, but in many statements he has opposed the concept but at the same time opposed materialism.
Among the young people present there were young Mao Tao Tuong They are then emerging revolutionaries. Strong faith in class struggle. Rabindranath could not go beyond that faith. Young revolutionaries feared that it was the conspiracy of the organizers and the rallies of Rabindranath for them! Written against Rabindranath's statement in the journal, all the writings did not hide the eyes of Rabindranath. He has read, postponed the speech as a response. Even during the lecture, there was a resignation in the face of strong protests.
Before traveling to China, Rabindranath did not have any other reason. Traveling to Japan and the United States, he had to read the trouble There he criticized capitalist nationalism. Japanese did not even talk to the poet. Wrote in the journal, "Rabindranath's voice defeated and chained nation; Even if he does not give importance to him ". The Americans said, "Rabindranath's words are covered with ill embarrassment, he is poisoning the mind of the great American youth, so beware." But China traveled all the way down the road. The dispute was not to Rabindranath, but to his ideology. During the speech, he had to hear, "Go back to the country of a foreign country. We do not want philosophy. Like materialism ".
China's time-only
After all, the message of Rabindranath was not in vain. In 1916 he gave an early message about China. Said that the help of science will enable the Chinese to compete with the workforce and they will be able to afford it. Just a few years later, the revolution in China was organized. China went forward in the way of salvation Even though they still maintain the trend of improvement. Since the year 1872 the United States kept the world's top position in the economy. After nearly 150 years later, China, after taking the top position in the world economy in 2014, The answer to questions of socialism or capitalism is given by them. In the last three decades, nearly eight million people in China are above the poverty line.
Rabindranath does not have a pair of travel texts, yet the World Cup has not written much about China tour. Probably the main reason behind the annoyance. But that's why Rabindranath lost his travel history from China. Chinese Tan Wen had his duties, Bengali Shishirkumar Das wrote about his help, 'Controversial guest: Rabindranath and China' The history of China's revolution and the beginning of Tagore's visit to China can be found in this small book