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Abstract The future of good research lies in the search for innocuous and versatile material development, based primarily on natural resources. Natural polymers have a unique combination of environment-friendly features and functional properties which make them different from synthetic polymers. Carboxymethyl Tamarind kernel gum (CMTKG) is one such fine example of the derivatives of the natural polymers because of its simple technique utilized for isolation and derivatization. CMTKG is the carboxymethyl derivative of Tamarind Kernel Powder (TKG) wherein TKG is extracted from the seeds of Tamarindus Indica L. and has diverse forms and applications. The chemical modification of TKG into CMTKG results in enhancing swelling ability, high drug holding capacity, broad pH tolerance, mucoadhesivity, in situ gelations, hydrophilicity, stability, and release kinetics. CMTKG also plays a notable role in the field of drug delivery along with agriculture, wastewater treatment, tissue engineering and in developing hydrogels, films, composites, pellets, nanoparticles. This review is intended to work as a useful tool for researchers, who are diligently engaged in the sphere of green polymeric materials, and in providing almost every aspect of CMTKG published till date.