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The mystery of a lost diary

I’m sure Rabindranath Tagore deserves the many celebrations of his 150th anniversary, but I can also think of one good reason to stint on the cheering. This concerns the fate of his distinguished grandfather’s diaries and correspondence. Many Tagore scholars will know the story, but the details are interesting and came as a surprise to me when, a few years ago, I tried to discover a little more about Dwarkanath Tagore’s first visit to Britain, in 1842.

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