| "Kabuliwala" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Rabindranath Tagore | |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Sadhana |
| Publication date | 1892 |
Kabuliwala, is a Bengali short story written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1892,[1][2] during Tagore's "Sadhana" period (named for one of Tagore's magazines) from 1891 to 1895. The story is about a fruit seller, a Pashtun (his name is Rahmat) from Kabul, Afghanistan, who visits Calcutta (present day Kolkata, India) each year to sell dry fruits. While living in India, he develops a filial affection for a five-year-old girl, Mini, from a middle-class aristocratic family, who reminds him of his own daughter back home in Afghanistan.