Question

During which phase of his rural reconstruction work did Rabindranath Tagore gain firsthand experience of the conditions of the poor people in rural Bengal as a zamindar?

• A. During the Swadeshi Movement (1903-1908)
• B. At Sriniketan in the 1920s
• C. While working in his family estate at Silaidaha and Patisar in the 1890s
• D. During his time in urban Kolkata

Answer 1

Answer:

C. While working in his family estate at Silaidaha and Patisar in the 1890s

He drew up a complete plan of rural reconstruction and gave it a practical trial initially at Shelaidaha and later at the neighbouring villages of Bolpur.