kabuliwala

"Kabuliwala' is a poignant story by Tagore about a father's love for his daughter.A Pathan comes to Calcutta from Afghanistan to earn a living selling dry fruits door to door as well as lends money on word of mouth.
He misses his small daughter in Afghanistan and befriends a girl Mini.He goes to her everyday and tells her stories about Afghanistan.He also shows her a hand impression of his daughter on a piece of paper which he carries with him.From time to time he returns to his native land to meet his family and bring dry fruits.

His peaceful routine is interrupted when he gets into a duel with a borrower who refuses to repay his debt and in a heated moment the Pathan kills the man.He is arrested and sent to jail for a long time.When he is released,he is an old man and before returning to Afghanistan he wants to meet Mini but when he goes to her house,her father tells him that Mini is getting married and cannot meet him.