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Kabuliwala (short story)

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Rabindranath Tagore

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Kabuliwala is a Bengali short story written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1892, the story is of a Pathan merchant from Kabul, who comes to Calcutta (present day Kolkata), India each year for pedaling dry-fruits and while living in India he befriends a five-year-old girl Mini from a middle-class aristocratic family as she reminds him of his daughter who is living in Kabul.

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Theme

The main theme of this story is filial love-the deep love that fathers have for their children. In the story we encounter three examples of filial love-the author and his daughter Mini, the Kabuliwala and his daughter in Afghanistan, the Kabuliwala and Mini.

Adaptations

The story has adapted a number of times as listed below:

  • Kabuliwala, a 1957 Bengali movie
  • Kabuliwala, a 1961 Hindi movie
  • Kabuliwala - as a part of television series Stories by Rabindranath Tagore
  • References

    Kabuliwala (short story) Wikipedia