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Friendships & influences

Afghans Many of us have been shaken in our childhood by Rabindranath Tagore’s heart-rending short story depicting the friendship between five- year-old Mini and a dry fruit hawker from distant Afghanistan. The story has helped shape a romantic and friendly image of Afghans in Bengal and in general across India. Towards late 19th century, while …

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January 20, 2018