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A short complete story of kabuliwala

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Kabuliwala (Short story)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Theme[edit]

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[edit]

The story has adapted a number of times as listed below

Kabuliwala - Bengali movie released in 1957Kabuliwala - Hindi movie released in 1961Kabuliwala - as a part of television series Stories by Rabindranath TagoreReferences[edit]Onward English Reader - 7 (new Edition), by-Strevens P, ISBN 9788125005858Short 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 BBCA century on, Kabuliwala romance revived, by-Sumi Sukanya, The Telegraph
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