![]() He reads me his favorite part, the ending when the Kabuliwala, named Rahmat, pulls a crumpled piece of paper out of his breast pocket. The "Kabuliwala" story has always resonated with him. SUKETU MEHTA: I read "Kabuliwala" in school, and I remember bawling like a baby.įRAYER: The story is a tear-jerker, says Suketu Mehta, who grew up in India, emigrated to America and has written his own books about the immigrant experience. But also an unexpected friendship with a 5-year-old Indian girl. He's big and tall with a long beard, and he looks a bit intimidating. ![]() He's far from home, struggling to make a living. ![]() The movie and the short story it's based on is about an Afghan man who sells dried fruit on the streets of 19th-century Calcutta. LAUREN FRAYER, BYLINE: "Kabuliwala," a little girl exclaims with delight in this classic Indian film.įRAYER: Kabuliwala is a migrant from Kabul, Afghanistan. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As character, speaking Hindi). ![]() In it, a girl in India becomes friends with an Afghan migrant, which feels very current in this year when many Afghans fled their country after the Taliban retook power. It's a story written in the 19th century that is popular in India. A story from the past offers insights into our troubled present. ![]()
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