Question

in rabindranath tagore's kabuliwala state the relationship between the kabuliwala and mini in about 600 words

Answer 1

"The Kabuliwala" is a very beautiful story written by Rabindranath Tagore. In this story the narrator is Mini's Father who was a novelist. This story features the beautiful relationship between the Kabauliwala (Rahamat) and Mini. The Kabuliwala was a pedlar who used to bring dry fruits and other goods from his country(Afghanistan) and sell them in India, he was a tall shabbily dressed Afghan, who used to wear a turban on his head, carry a customary bag over his shoulder and a few boxes of dry grapes in his hands. Mini was a five year old small talkative girl who always was full of questions. The narrator has described that she never wasted a single moment being silent in her life. The first meeting between Mini and the Kabuliwala happened when she called him to the house. Mini's fear of the Kabuliwala carrying several children like her in his bag subsided when the Kabuliwala took out some dry fruits from his bag and offered them to Mini. Over time, Tagore draws out his character as the one who forges a bond with the little girl. Rahmat showered fatherly affection on Mini. They both had a strong emotional bonding and true friendship between each other. Mini was everyday, excited to see what was there in the Kabuliwala's bag. Rahmat was charged for murder and sentenced 8 years of jail. After 8 years, when he meets Mini, he gets surprised to know that he will never be able to meet her as she was getting married that. On seeing Mini Rahmat was reminded of his own daughter back in Afghanistan too, must have grown and would not be the same girl.The relationship between the Kabuliwala and Mini is the representation of the relationship between the Kabuliwala and his own daughter who was very far from him in Afghanisthan.