Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, novelist, musician, and artist born in 1861 in Kolkata, India. He died in 1941 from kidney infection. The story "Cabuliwallah" is about a young girl named Mini who befriends an Afghan fruit seller in Calcutta despite initially thinking he kidnaps children. A bond forms between them until he is imprisoned for assault. Years later, he returns to see the grown Mini and shares he also has a daughter, missing her and finding comfort in his friendship with Mini.
Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, novelist, musician, and artist born in 1861 in Kolkata, India. He died in 1941 from kidney infection. The story "Cabuliwallah" is about a young girl named Mini who befriends an Afghan fruit seller in Calcutta despite initially thinking he kidnaps children. A bond forms between them until he is imprisoned for assault. Years later, he returns to see the grown Mini and shares he also has a daughter, missing her and finding comfort in his friendship with Mini.
Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, novelist, musician, and artist born in 1861 in Kolkata, India. He died in 1941 from kidney infection. The story "Cabuliwallah" is about a young girl named Mini who befriends an Afghan fruit seller in Calcutta despite initially thinking he kidnaps children. A bond forms between them until he is imprisoned for assault. Years later, he returns to see the grown Mini and shares he also has a daughter, missing her and finding comfort in his friendship with Mini.
Died August 7,1941 Father: Debendranath Tagore Mother:Sarada Devi Died with Kidney Infection Bengali poet, short story writer, song composer, playwright, essayist, and painter who introduced new prose and verse forms and the use of colloquial language into Bengali literature SETTING An underground catacomb, somewhere in Italy, during the carnival season Characters 1. Cabuliwallah(Rahman) 2. Mini 3. Mini’s Father • Conflict Mini thinks that Cabuliwallah kidnaps children and put inside his bag. • Climax Cabuliwallah was collecting the payment from his customer but his customer denied his debt to Cabuliwallah and so Rahman stabbed the man and as a result, Rahman was put into jail. • Resolution Rahman traveled back to his own country to reunite with his daughter again. • The story starts when Mini, a talkative 5-year old girl, meets a Cabuliwallah. At first, the innocent child thought that the Cabuliwallah kidnaps kids. Mini's father and mother also have doubts about this Cabuliwallah. But as time goes on, there seems to be a strong bond that formed between the two. Mini felt closer to this unknown fellow who gave her lots of almonds and raisins. But everything changed when Rahman was sent to jail for murderous assault. Time passed by and Mini is now getting married. During the wedding night, Rahman paid a visit to see Mini only to find out that she has forgotten him a long time ago. The Cabuliwallah explains to Mini's father that he also has a daughter like Mini. Rahman misses his daughter so much and that's why he felt close to Mini. Touched by the Cabuliwallah's story, Mini's father realized that all fathers are the same-- whether you are a writer or a Cabuliwallah.