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After her marriage, Rabindranath gave her the name "Mrinalini". Tagore biographers assume that the name was designed to rhyme with "Nalini", a name he had fondly assigned to Annapurna Turkhad (daughter of Atmaram Pandurang ), who was his former love-interest.
In 1902, Rabindranath Tagore established the Brahmacharya Ashram, a school dedicated to his educational philosophy. To fund the institution, Mrinalini Devi selflessly sold her wedding jewelry, exemplifying her unwavering commitment to education and the pursuit of knowledge.
As the name Bhabatarini was considered old-fashioned by some of the Tagores, Rabindranath, according to the suggestion of his brother Dwijendranath, changed her name to Mrinalini Devi and sent her to Loreto School as she was illiterate at the time.
Jul 4, 2024 · Later on, she was trained and mentored according to the Tagore family traditions. Eventually, Bhabatarini became Mrinalini, a name given by Tagore, which many speculate may have drawn...
May 8, 2023 · Rabindranath, on the advice of his brother Dwijendranath, changed her name to Mrinalini Devi and sent her to Loreto School because she was illiterate at the time. Some Tagores thought Bhabatarini's name was outdated.
Apr 1, 2006 · In 1883, Tagore married Mrinalini Devi Raichaudhuri, with whom he had two sons and three daughters. Rabindranath’s father was a leader of the Brahmo Samaj, a religious movement formed in 1928 to revive the monistic teachings of the Upanishads as a fundamental basis of Hinduism.
Apr 20, 2015 · It would capture the phase when the poet was in his early 20s and Mrinalini Devi came into his life, Ghosh said. "In her 28-year life, Mrinalini Devi spent 19 years as the wife of Tagore and had no other identity. The poet wrote fewer letters to her than to people in his outer circle.