19 April, 1884. Kadambari Devi takes a massive dose of opium to end her life. She is Jyotirindranath Tagore’s wife, Rabindranath Tagore’s sister-in-law, his beloved Notun Bouthan. She died two days later, on 21st April. Almost immediately after Kadambari’s death, Satyendranath Tagore’s wife, Mejo Bouthakurun Jnanadanandini Devi and Jyotirindranath left on a sea voyage. They even take Rabindranath along. Why does Kadambari end her life? What led her to take such a step? Does she tell her story in her suicide note? The suicide note has been lost for 127 years! Let us think that it has been chanced upon only recently. No, it’s not exactly a suicide note. It’s a long epistle. Burnt pieces of paper, almost difficult to read. Who was it to save the remaining letter from the scorching fire? Rabindranath? Did he then defy his father?
Let us suppose that after a long and painstaking effort, it is finally possible to decipher the near-burnt last letter of Kadambari Devi. And now it is for the world to listen.
Translators: Jhimli Mookherjee
Release date
Audiobook: 19 April 2021
19 April, 1884. Kadambari Devi takes a massive dose of opium to end her life. She is Jyotirindranath Tagore’s wife, Rabindranath Tagore’s sister-in-law, his beloved Notun Bouthan. She died two days later, on 21st April. Almost immediately after Kadambari’s death, Satyendranath Tagore’s wife, Mejo Bouthakurun Jnanadanandini Devi and Jyotirindranath left on a sea voyage. They even take Rabindranath along. Why does Kadambari end her life? What led her to take such a step? Does she tell her story in her suicide note? The suicide note has been lost for 127 years! Let us think that it has been chanced upon only recently. No, it’s not exactly a suicide note. It’s a long epistle. Burnt pieces of paper, almost difficult to read. Who was it to save the remaining letter from the scorching fire? Rabindranath? Did he then defy his father?
Let us suppose that after a long and painstaking effort, it is finally possible to decipher the near-burnt last letter of Kadambari Devi. And now it is for the world to listen.
Translators: Jhimli Mookherjee
Release date
Audiobook: 19 April 2021
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Piyali
29 Apr 2021
Konkona's voice has doubled the impact of the heart touching revelation of Kadambari devi.
Anil
26 Apr 2021
Love letter or a suicide note! A lady expressing her love when she decided to end her life. She could not have gathered courage to do so while living. It unearthed the contradiction in society that literate people i.e. Tagore clan were not educated as they blamed Kadambari for not being fertile and Kadambari being not so well read expressed in her letter, the duality of conception that Her husband could have been infertile.Any person who long for a feeling of being relevant in life, would fall for words of appreciation coming from anyone and it this case it came from Robi Thakor.The lady poured her heart with love and gratitude and Konkana's voice made us feel that relationship, which was both sinful and pious.Sinful as defined by human consciousness i.e. norms laid by patriarchal society and pious defined by trading life without love with death thinking that their souls would meet in heaven.
Manashi
9 May 2021
Awfully presumptuous, spiced with juicy voyeuristic details about a relationship shrouded in respectful mystery. Melodramatic and tediously long. Konkona's narration was good but she can do little for this mediocre piece that barely qualifies as literature.
Aamna
12 Sept 2022
Nicely written book and so beautifully narrated by Konkona :) i enjoyed listening
Architaa
22 Apr 2021
Its marvelously narrated by konkona
Sandip
25 Apr 2021
Voic over good. Story is boaring.
sumita
31 Mar 2023
I love the way you read ,you are always my favourite in film and now in strorytel ,love you kankana mam..
Saranya
6 Aug 2023
A poetic tragedy which is sad and beautiful at the same time. You would want to keep on listening to the memories shared by Kadombori devi and Robindro nath Tagore
उमा
25 Jun 2021
I am novice to Bengali literature..I luv bangla movies though..this audio I started hearing out of sheer curiosity..and never regretted it! Konkona madams voice nand expressions will remain in my mind itched forever! It's an amazing experience! Luved it
Harsha
19 Jun 2023
The book is very nice ...and voice of Konkana made it best..
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