the story kabuliwala deals with a father daughter relationship ,discuss the story in relation to father daughter relationship and also discuss in reference with the character with rahamat and mini
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While "Kabuliwala" shows how time can test relationships, the story also shows the enduring strength of human emotions.
The effect of time on relationships is best seen in the relationship between Mini and the Kabuliwala. When she was a child, both Tagore's daughter and the old Kabuliwala were the best of friends. They shared inside jokes, laughter, and a deep connection. Eight years passes between them as Rahmun is imprisoned. When he is released, he returns to see his friend. The little girl he once knew stands in front of him as a bride-to-be.
Tagore details how time tests relationships when he writes how the Kabuliwala was unable "to revive their old friendship." Whereas Mini laughed at his joke about visiting her "father-in-law" she no longer is able to do so. As he makes the same joke, Mini "now understood the meaning of the word 'father-in-law' and she could not reply to his as of old." Tagore notes that time has forever altered their relationship: "I remembered the day when the Kabuliwallah and my Mini had first met, and I felt sad." Tagore also mourns the altering of his own relationship with Mini. As a child, Mini would talk to Tagore incessantly, interrupting his writing with her constant stream of chatter. As time has passed, Tagore notes that he and his daughter no longer speak to one another as they used to. When Tagore feels sad over what he sees with his daughter and the Kabuliwallah, he is also mourning how time has altered his own relationship with Mini.