পারস্য-যাত্রী
the past are giving way to an intense urge of nation-building which will truly represent the genius of the peoples of Asia.
History is in making in the East; breaking through the obstacles of circumstance and habit, the car of time is rushing recklessly onward, and in spite of acute suffering and almost anarchical chaos a steady foundation of a new civilisation is being laid on the people’s newly awakened self-confidence and freedom of mind, which is the permanent basis of truth. Great leaders of men are rising up everywhere, giving directions to the efforts and aspirations of the people and guiding the nations along the difficult path of courageous self-expression. They are inspiring the people with a consciousness of their inalienable rights and their responsibility to humanity in its wider aspect.
৬ অগস্ট্ ১৯৩২ তারিখে কলিকাতা-বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় রবীন্দ্রনাথের সংবর্ধনার্থ একটি সভার অনুষ্ঠান করেন। এই সভায় তদানীন্তন উপাচার্য হাসান সুরওয়ার্দি কবির পারস্যভ্রমণের উল্লেখ করেন।
তদুত্তরে রবীন্দ্রনাথ
It not only gladdens my heart but makes me feel at home when Sir Hassan gives special emphasis in his address to the generous reception that was offered to me in Persia. What is significant about it is the fact that the welcome came from the people of that great country and we all know that honour from the people really means love. Honour is cautiously critical while love is intuitive, and the ordinary man in all those parts of the world which are not too sophisticated have an instinctive feeling of
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