Several years before Achala was born, her young father Moni Moulik, already a well-known journalist in India and Europe, and his young wife Leela, decided on the advice of Rabindranath Tagore to make their future home in Shantiniketan. It was to this home that they and their children came on holidays and where the couple finally settled after their diplomatic and international assignments abroad. It was in Shantiniketan that Achala came to know about the many splendoured genius of Rabindranath Tagore. This brief biography commemorates Rabindranath Tagore's 150th birth anniversary. The author has described the many facets of this magnificent man - the poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright, artist, musician, children's writer, educator, social activist, patriot, humanist, traveller and internationalist. Great men are discovered afresh by each new generation. Time reveals many new aspects of their personalities, their achievements, and their relevance in a new age. Rabindranath's creative achievements continue to inspire people all over the world. His message of peace, his compassion for the oppressed, his insistence on breaking barriers of race, creed and class are particularly relevant in today's strife-torn world.
