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'''Kadambari Devi''' (5 July 1859 – 21 April 1884) was the wife of [[Jyotirindranath Tagore]] and daughter-in-law of [[Debendranath Tagore]]. She was ten years younger than her husband, whom she married on 5 July 1868 (২৫শে আষাঢ়, ১২৭৫ বঙ্গাব্দ), when she was 9. He arranged for her to be educated.<ref name = "Banglapedia">{{cite book |last=Ahmed |first=Wakil |year=2012 |chapter=Tagore, Jyotirindranath |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Tagore,_Jyotirindranath |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> She was nearly the same age as her brother-in-law [[Rabindranath Tagore]] (2 years elder to him).<ref>Mallika Sengupta, Kobir Bouthan &<br />
Tamal Ghosh, Kadambari, 432 pp., (A novel), Ujjwal Sahitya Mandir, College St. Kolkata</ref><br />
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She inspired young Rabindranath in composing many of his poems with her creative feedback and comments. She was also a good friend and playmate. She was one of the women who played a very important part in his life. Her relationship with Tagore was controversial and had elements of tragedy.<br />
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For reasons that are not known, she committed [[suicide]] on 21 April 1884,<ref name="Ghosh">{{cite book|author=Tamal Ghosh|title=Kadambari|pages= 432|publisher=Ujjwal Sahitya Mandir.}}</ref> four months after [[Rabindranath Tagore]] married. The Tagore family always remained silent about her suicide. Rumors of family problems having led to her suicide have circulated. After Kadambari Devi's death, Rabindranath was completely broken. For long after her death, he wrote many songs and poems in her memory.<br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
* The cult classic ''[[Charulata]]'' by [[Satyajit Ray]] which was based on [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s ''[[Nastanirh]]'' was reported to have been speculated to be based on her life and her relationship with Tagore.<ref>http://epaper.prajavani.net</ref><br />
* In Sukanta Roy's [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] film ''Chhelebela'' (2002) [[Debashree Roy]] played the character alongside [[Jisshu Sengupta]] portraying [[Rabindranath Tagore|Tagore]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/apr/26tagore.htm|title=Chhelebela will capture the poet's childhood|website=rediff.com|url-status=live|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref><br />
* In Bandana Mukhopadhyay's Bengali film ''Chirosakha He'' (2007) Deepanjana Paul played the character alongside Sayandip Bhattacharya playing Tagore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofindia.com/Tagore-or-touch-him-not-/articleshow/2198707.cms|title=Tagore or touch-him-not|website=The Times of India|url-status=live|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref><br />
* In [[Rituparno Ghosh]]'s Bengali documentary film ''Jeevan Smriti'' (2011) [[Raima Sen]] played the character alongside [[Samadarshi Dutta]] playing Tagore.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20130807/282346857440878 |title=Celebrating Tagore |date=7 August 2013 |work=The Hindu |access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref><br />
* In [[Suman Ghosh (director)|Suman Ghosh]]'s Bengali film ''[[Kadambari (2015 film)|Kadambari]]'' (2015) [[Konkona Sen Sharma]] played the character alongside [[Parambrata Chatterjee]] portraying Tagore.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=Times of India | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Kadambari-explores-Tagore-and-his-sis-in-laws-relationship-responsibly/articleshow/47146128.cms | title=Kadambari explores Tagore and his sis-in-law's relationship responsibly | date=12 January 2017 | first=Kathakali | last=Banerjee | accessdate=15 October 2018 }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLEJ8D7mRSBafh9G0B82n0ilmuRQbYYjtd&v=qDUdC_4XxuE<br />
* ''The Telegraph''. [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040507/asp/atleisure/story_3218221.asp Spotlight on the women in Tagore’s life]. 7 May 2004.<br />
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