32A. To Rabindranath Tagore

On the way to Calcutta,
19-2-'40

DEAR GURUDEV,

The touching note that you put into my hands as we parted has gone straight into my heart. Of course Visva-Bharati is a national institution. It is undoubtedly also international. You may depend upon my doing all I can in the common endeavour to assure its perma¬nence. I look to you to keep your promise to sleep reli¬giously for about an hour during the day.

Though I have always regarded Santiniketan as my second home, this visit has brought me nearer to it than ever before.

With reverence and love,

Yours,
M.K. GANDHI

Truth Called Them Differently, p. 139