Question

write a note on the friendship between mini and kabuliwala.

Answer 1

Kabuliwala is a beautiful story written by Rabindra Nath Tagore which features the loving bond between Mini and the kabuliwala(Rahmat).he story is set up in the backdrop of Kolkata and it portrays of the events that took place in the twentieth century.The story is about a five year old girl who develps a strong bond of friendship with a kabuliwala, who in turn treats her as his own daughter as he misses his daughter who is living in Kabul.He gives Mini lots of dry fruits,grapes,walnuts etc. and wins her heart. He had come to another place to make a living and wasn't able to see much of his family or daughter. He commits some murder when he is not paid the for the purchase of a mat and is imprisoned for many years, when he is released and goes to to the girl's house, he finds that she is being married, seeing him cry, the girl's father gives him some money so that he can go back to his own daughter. The story is very touching as it unveils the emotions of a father, and a different kind of friendship.The Kabuliwala has a daughter, the same age as Mini and he imagines her as his daughter; thus they share a bond as that of a father and his daughter.  He became the best friend of a little girl.