MUMBAI, April 28 -- There are some stories that slip through the cracks of time and still stay with us, like the scent of old books or the sound of a lullaby. Rabindranath Tagore's 'Kabuliwala' is one such tale-quietly profound, heartbreakingly human. First published in 1892, this tender short story explores the unlikely bond between a little Bengali girl named Mini and an Afghan door-to-door dry-fruit seller, Rahmat. Set in colonial Calcutta, the narrative delicately weaves themes of longing, fatherhood, and the universality of human emotion. Through the Kabuliwala's affection for Mini-reminiscent of the daughter he left behind in Kabul-Tagore crafts a poignant meditation on love, loss and the invisible threads that connect cultures and continents....