Kabuliwala (short story)

Kabuliwala is a Bengali short story written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1892. The story is of a Pashtun merchant from Kabul, who comes to Calcutta (present day Kolkata), India each year for selling dry-fruits and while living in India he becomes friends with a five-year-old girl Mini from a middle-class aristocratic family

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:

See also

References

    • Onward English Reader - 7 (new Edition), by-Strevens P, ISBN 9788125005858
    • Short Stories from Rabindranath Tagore, by-Rabindranath Tagore, translation-Pratima Bowes, 1999, East-West Publications (U.K.) Limited, ISBN 9780856921445.
    • The 'Kabuliwala' Afghans of Kolkata, published by BBC
    • A century on, Kabuliwala romance revived, by-Sumi Sukanya, The Telegraph
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