Cabuliwallah - Rabindranath Tagore

Reflection:

Mini, a five-year-old, meets a Cabuliwallah at the start of the story. The Cabuliwallah

was previously suspected of kidnapping children by the youngster. Cabuliwallah's

reliability is also questioned by Mini's parents. Despite their enormous age difference,

the two became great friends over time. Mini grew closer to this unknown visitor, who

pampered her with nuts and raisin delicacies. When Rahman was sentenced to prison

for homicidal assault, everything changed. Mini is now engaged to be married after

many years have passed. Rahman paid Mini a visit on her wedding night, only to find

that she had forgotten all about him. Mini's father is informed by the Cabuliwallah that

he, too, has a daughter named Mini. Because he missed his daughter so much,

Rahman was pulled to Mini. Mini's father was moved by the Cabuliwallah's story and

realized that all fathers, regardless of occupation, are the same:

The story centres around the love a father has for his child. Cabuliwallah puts a little

impression of his daughter's hand near his heart every time he visits Calcutta to peddle

products on the streets. In this picture of his activities, Rahman, a guy from Kabul, is

shown as a compassionate parent.

The work also emphasizes the importance of friendship. The story teaches you how to

establish a positive rapport with the people you meet. It's time to stop judging people by

their outside look and instead concentrate on their inner workings.

Rabindranath Tagore's Kabuliwala is set in early twentieth-century Kolkata and tells the

story of a little girl named Mini anda kabuliwala as she experiences friendship, love, and

separation beyond race, religion, and language.

Rabindranath Tagore's narrative is set in early twentieth-century India. Rahamat and

Mini's narrative is inspired on Rahamat, an Afghan merchant who travels to Calcutta

from Kabul to sell shawls, raisins, and other souvenirs, and Mini, a lively little girl. He's

lost not just in his actual location, but also in his thoughts and feelings. When we say he

physically wanders, we mean he travels to far-flung locations in search of a suitable

market for his commodities. As a result, he'll have to embark on a painful journey, as

he'll be leaving behind his daughter. He comes to a halt in the presence of his

daughter's age and can no longer wander aimlessly in the world. Despite the fact that

she is unrelated to him, he develops a strong bond with her because she reminds him of

his own daughter. As a result, his emotional need is partially met because he now has

someone to spend his paternal love on. The two primary characters are Kabuliwala and

Mini. Rahamat, the 'Kbuliwala,' was a middle-aged Afghan Pathan trader and dry fruit

salesman who had fled Afghanistan with his darling daughter Mini, who was chatty and

liked to talk all day.

Mini's father had a strained connection with Mini at times. Mini calls out to Kabuliwala,

the street seller, as he passes by with his products. When Kabuliwala heard Mini's

screaming, he turned around and smirked. Mini hurries inside, fearful that someone will

look through this Afghan man's luggage. Mini refuses to eat the raisins and apricots that

the Kabuliwala hands her from the sack because she is terrified of her father.

Kabuliwala falls in love with Mini, a young Bengali girl, after meeting her a few days

later. Mini's father notices that his son has a bunch of nuts all over him one day. Mini's

father inquires as to why Kabuliwala handed him this Mini, to which Kabuliwala

responds with a half-rupee coin.

Rahamat's narrative has taken a depressing turn. A few days later, Mini's father sees

Kabuliwala being carried away by two police officers. The culprit approaches a police

officer and inquires as to what is going on. Mini's father received information from

Kabuliwala and the policeman that led him to assume that one of their neighbors owed

the Kabuliwala money, and when the man rejected the claim, the two got into an

argument. During a violent argument with the other party, Kabuliwala stabs the man in

the back. Kabuliwala was given a hefty prison sentence. Kabuliwala then vanishes from

their memories.

I haven't checked in on this story in quite some time. Mini has grown up and has found

her long-awaited soul mate. Kabuliwala enters the Mini's father's room a few seconds

later. Mini's father doesn't recognize him at first, but when he does, it's because of his

smile. Kabuliwala and Mini's father will not be able to meet. As the Kabuliwala spread

the paper out on the table, Mini's father noticed the impression of a small hand on the

paper and stated he had a daughter who looked precisely like her. Smudges of charcoal

can be seen on the palm. Mini's father cried when he saw those pieces of paper, and he

immediately phoned his son. Mini comes from the inner sanctum, wearing her

ceremonial make-up.

When Kabuliwala sees Mini, he is taken aback. Minnie is completely oblivious of

Rahmat's presence. The Kabuliwala inquires about Mini's plans to visit her in-laws.

Kabuliwala's face goes crimson after hearing Kabuliwala's question, and she flees. As

Mini walks away, Kabuliwala slumps on the floor and sighs deeply. He knows that his

own daughter has grown up and that he will have to reintroduce herself to him. She

wouldn't be the same if he hadn't abandoned her. Father-in-law Rahamat returns to his

daughter after Minnie graciously donates money from the wedding budget. It would be a

lovely touch to Mini's big day, in my opinion.

Mini, Rahamat, and Mini’s father appear to be emotionally hardened and resistant to

suffering, yet the story reveals that they all have deep emotional sensitivity. Rahmat

would be able to feel empathy for a complete stranger walking the desert alone while
listening to his own daughter scream for days if he had a softened heart. He hopes he

could see her in person.

Mini wants to remain emotionally impermeable in the end, but her father is willing to

shorten her opulent weeding ceremony in order to appear sympathetic to Rahamat’s

suffering. Even when the characters attempt to separate themselves from one another,

they are subjected to the universal misery of their lives.