Iqbal found out that in his reply to Amina, Tagore had written, Replied by Gurudev Ashirbad 4/6/40, and he began searching for the lost letter. It took him around 20 years to collect a photocopy of it. I collected the contact details of Amina s niece from an acquaintance and she emailed me a copy of the letter, Iqbal said. In his reply, Tagore earnestly conveyed his blessings for Amina.
After completing her bachelor s and master s from Dhaka University, Amina Mozahar taught at several colleges and joined the East Pakistan Education Service. She also published a number of essays in periodicals like Saugat , and wrote a textbook, Bhasha O Birachan . She was first introduced to Tagore s poems through her textbooks and Chayanika . Over time, she began to feel a kinship with the poet and thought of penning down a letter to him. Although she had requested Tagore to reply, she did not anticipate such a swift response. Her response has been preserved by the words of Kazi Saif