The problem was further compounded by the fact that the
killer disease, influenza, had broken out in the ashram… He (Rabindranath) had
heard about cases in Kolkata, ....Now he was horrified to hear that four students had
been affected and the contagion was spreading fast. Circa 1919-20
[Daughters of Jorasanko, Aruna Charkavarti]
Imagine the coincidence of reading these lines in the lockdown
due to the COVID19 Pandemic 100 years later! Aaji hote Soto Borsho pore!
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