Rabindranath was married to Bhabatarini (renamed Mrinalini) on 9 December 1883. Kadambari (originally Kadambini) was born in 1859 and at the age 9 was married to Jyotirindranath, aged 19, on 5 July 1868 when Rabindranath was 7 and was admitted to Oriental Seminary and subsequently to Normal School. Kadambari Devi was the first lady to go to maidan on horse back from Jorasanko.She died after committing suicide on 19 April, 1884, the cause of which is unknown. After 4+ months of Rabindranath's marriage the whole family got a rude shock due to the sudden death of Kadambari. Some presumed that there might have been a misunderstanding between Kadambari and Jyotirindranath. She was affectionate to Rabindranath from the very begining and in return Rabindranath paid sufficient respect to her which was revealed in "Pushpanjali", written by Rabindranath. Moreover he wrote many songs and dedicated many books in remembrance to Kadambari. Maitrayee Devi having learnt from Rabindranath at his old age about Kadambari Devi commented that she (Kadambari Devi) had a strong and lasting influence on the mind of Rabindranath which showed her talent. After the death of Kadambari, many gossips, many speculations took place in and around Kolakata which still persist. The basis of much of this was some creations of Rabindranath before and after the sad happening. An article was published by Trinity from a web site on "Tagore's relationship with Kadambari and his own wife". A book named "Rabindranath Tagore" written by Krishna Dutta and Andrew Robinson may also be referred to here. "Bhagna Hriday" (The Broken Heart) was Tagore's first published book. "Its dedication , translated from Bengali it meant 'for Lady He'. In later life Rabindranath admitted in a conversaion that 'He' stood for Hecate, the name he had given to Kadambari. Convention permitted an intimacy not allowed between other in-laws, with an element of danger, 'the possibility that a relationship of a rather deep in nature might develop' in the words of Satyajit Ray . His film Charulata based on Rabindranath's own relationship with Kadambari, caught the nuances of this unwestern bond; unmistakably erotic and passionate, but not consciously physical. Tuesday, August 24, 2010
"The First Sorrow", a poem by Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath was married to Bhabatarini (renamed Mrinalini) on 9 December 1883. Kadambari (originally Kadambini) was born in 1859 and at the age 9 was married to Jyotirindranath, aged 19, on 5 July 1868 when Rabindranath was 7 and was admitted to Oriental Seminary and subsequently to Normal School. Kadambari Devi was the first lady to go to maidan on horse back from Jorasanko.She died after committing suicide on 19 April, 1884, the cause of which is unknown. After 4+ months of Rabindranath's marriage the whole family got a rude shock due to the sudden death of Kadambari. Some presumed that there might have been a misunderstanding between Kadambari and Jyotirindranath. She was affectionate to Rabindranath from the very begining and in return Rabindranath paid sufficient respect to her which was revealed in "Pushpanjali", written by Rabindranath. Moreover he wrote many songs and dedicated many books in remembrance to Kadambari. Maitrayee Devi having learnt from Rabindranath at his old age about Kadambari Devi commented that she (Kadambari Devi) had a strong and lasting influence on the mind of Rabindranath which showed her talent. After the death of Kadambari, many gossips, many speculations took place in and around Kolakata which still persist. The basis of much of this was some creations of Rabindranath before and after the sad happening. An article was published by Trinity from a web site on "Tagore's relationship with Kadambari and his own wife". A book named "Rabindranath Tagore" written by Krishna Dutta and Andrew Robinson may also be referred to here. "Bhagna Hriday" (The Broken Heart) was Tagore's first published book. "Its dedication , translated from Bengali it meant 'for Lady He'. In later life Rabindranath admitted in a conversaion that 'He' stood for Hecate, the name he had given to Kadambari. Convention permitted an intimacy not allowed between other in-laws, with an element of danger, 'the possibility that a relationship of a rather deep in nature might develop' in the words of Satyajit Ray . His film Charulata based on Rabindranath's own relationship with Kadambari, caught the nuances of this unwestern bond; unmistakably erotic and passionate, but not consciously physical. 
