Shortly after becoming vice-chancellor of Visva-Bharati, Bidyut Chakraborty spoke about his appointment in a television interview. That is when he wrote a letter to Kshitimohan Sen. At the time, Sen was pradhan shikshak in the Himalayan kingdom of Chamba. Tagore wrote to Kshitimohan requesting him to join him at Shantiniketan. When Kshitimohan finally accepted the offer he wrote to Tagore: "I am no river. Five years is time enough to do substantial work, constructive work, wittingly or unwittingly.

Source: The Telegraph November 12, 2023 14:45 UTC