The Kabuliwalas of Kolkata | Unique Stories from India

The Kabuliwalas from Tagore’s story still live in Kolkata. A hundred years after Tagore’s Kabuliwala walked these streets with his bag of cashews and raisins the community of Pathans have made a life for themselves in the city’s bylanes. Named after the city of their origin, Kabul, the Kabuliwalas have integrated seamlessly with the city that they now call their adopted homeland. They get along famously with the Bengalis, the Marwadis, the Catholics and more that make up the melting pot that is Kolkata’s cu