The picture.

The story of the picture. Awe inspiring. 

 This picture has been posted by me before.

Posting again today because of a request received a lady from Bangladesh,  who wanted to see the picture but could not find it.

This is after my 15 year old mother ran into Gurudev's (Rabindranath Tagore) room to tell him that she has passed the matriculation exam. At which Rabindranath Tagore's first reaction was "

ওরে বাবা, তুই তো আমার চেয়েও বড় পন্ডিত হয়ে গেলি". Meaning 'ohh boy. You became a bigger pundit than even myself.'

She then requested Rabindranath Tagore to please agree to come out for a group photo, since a lot of people are waiting outside for a chance to have a picture taken with him, perhaps for the last time, since he was ailing and might not survive the rest of the year.

The were barred from approaching Tagore. His grand daughter used to control the access to his home in Uttarayan.

It usually did not prevent my mother, since she was tom boyish, could dodge the sentries and the grand daughter, and Tagore himself liked her to visit him any time.

So, the elders congregated outside and requested my mother to not just tell him about her passing the mayric exam, but also to request him to come out for a last picture with the elders, who will be waiting outside.

So my mother asked her 'Gurudev' if he would please come out once for a group picture with the elders, who were waiting outside.

Gurudev immediately agreed, although he was not keeping well. His grand daughter could not go against gurudev. He slowly walked outside, supported by helpers, and sat down in a chair placed for him.

He asked my mother to sit at his feet.

And thus, this picture was taken. The real group picture has many people. But my mother asked me to crop and enlarge this cutout from the original.

I hope the lady from Bangladesh finds this post.