......as Robindronath Thakur's "Kabuliwallah" enter 125 th yr with the Pathan Moneylender immortalised over his interactions with Mini : the Kid girl , in a lane of Calcutta......forcing him to at one point in exasperation , whn the thought of his own kid girl , left in Afghanistan ,dawned.....a poignant story of his plight, much in contrast to his popular image of a scary , Tough , Money lender ....this Immortal story by KobiGuru ushered in a sea change into the peoples behaviour towards these Expat Afghans ......in tht people became more frndly & open to the Community ......No wonder the small Community still persist into various trades of Money Lending & Garments & Realty.....Calcutta now very much used to a Pathan suit clad frndly Pashtoon ......no wonder the Frndly relationship of Afghanistan & India is natural as History would Vousche....still persisting between the two countries...a definite old Link in Kolkata still flourishing as I read somewhr a Pashtoon wud refer Afganistan as " Watan " & India " Mulk " both beloved in equal terms .....!!!!!Sunday, June 4, 2017
...125th yr Celebration of "Kabuliwallah" by Robindronath Thakur
......as Robindronath Thakur's "Kabuliwallah" enter 125 th yr with the Pathan Moneylender immortalised over his interactions with Mini : the Kid girl , in a lane of Calcutta......forcing him to at one point in exasperation , whn the thought of his own kid girl , left in Afghanistan ,dawned.....a poignant story of his plight, much in contrast to his popular image of a scary , Tough , Money lender ....this Immortal story by KobiGuru ushered in a sea change into the peoples behaviour towards these Expat Afghans ......in tht people became more frndly & open to the Community ......No wonder the small Community still persist into various trades of Money Lending & Garments & Realty.....Calcutta now very much used to a Pathan suit clad frndly Pashtoon ......no wonder the Frndly relationship of Afghanistan & India is natural as History would Vousche....still persisting between the two countries...a definite old Link in Kolkata still flourishing as I read somewhr a Pashtoon wud refer Afganistan as " Watan " & India " Mulk " both beloved in equal terms .....!!!!!
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