Raichoudhuri

Mrinalini Devi

Mrinalini Devi (Raichoudhuri), 1872-1902; Rabindranath’s wife

Mrinalini Devi was Rabindranath’s wife and mother to their five children. Mrinalini Devi was originally called Bhabatarini. She was born in 1872 at Fultala in Jessore (in present day Bangladesh). Debendranath Tagore knew her father Benimadhab Raichoudhuri, who worked as a clerk in his estate. Read more