Many of the Tagore scholars opines that Rabindrnath never had warm relations with his wife Mrinalini, but the past stories at Dakkhin Dihi of Jessore, house of his in- laws have other views to offer.

The story goes like this that the great poet fell in platonic love with Mrinalini Devi when he was visiting his maternal uncle's home.

The story revolves round Titur pond, where he saw Mirnalini for the first time and felt a kind of attraction towards her. Locals said Rabindranath waited everyday for Mrinalini Devi after he saw her first as she came to fetch water from the pond.

Zamindar Rai Chowdhury, the maternal uncle of poet Rabindrnath was the neighbour of Beni Madhab Chowdhury, father-in-law of Rabindrnath Tagore. Rai Chowdhury's family was from Pirali Brahma family which was under the influence of Saint Khan Jahan Ali.

The grand father of the poet Prince Darwakanath Tagore, his father Debendranath Tagore and Rabindranath himself got married to the same family.

The house of Beni Madhab Chwodhury is now being converted to Rabindra Complex and there is a saying that Rabindranath was married there. However there is no written evidence of such marriage took place in that house.

In 1994, the house was vacated and the administration of Khulna placed two statues of Rabindrnath and Mrinalini Devi in the house and erected a stage in front of the house under a big tree and named it Mrinalini Mancha. The establishment of Rabindra Complex had encouraged the local people to organise a fair on 25th Boishakh every year to celebrate the birth anniversary of the great poet.

Witnessing the enthusiasm of the local people, Tagore scholars and fans, the administration is planning to expand the area of the Rabindra Complex on the entire land which was recorded earlier in the name of Beni Madhab Chowdhury.

However, historically it is mentioned that Tagore was in London when his father called him back and arranged the marriage with Mrinalini Devi. The great poet got married on December 9 in 1883 when Mirnalini was only 11 years old.

Tagore's family had chosen his bride whom he married with little ceremony. They had four children, the eldest was born when Mrinalini was 13. Mrinalini died at the age of 30.

Critics pointed out that Tagore never referred to his wife in 'My Reminiscences'. "I got married" that was all he wrote. Such reticence was not due to flimsiness about her feelings, since she died some ten years before Tagore wrote his reminiscence.

Nor, on the other hand, was it least unusual among men of his time in India: even today, distinguished Indians remain silent in their writings about their wives.