Kabuliwala
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Kabuliwala is a celebrated short story by Rabindranath Tagore that portrays the poignant bond between an Afghan fruit seller and a young Bengali girl, exploring themes of fatherhood, separation, and human connection.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T334981 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kabuliwala Context triple: [Rabindranath Tagore, notableWork, Kabuliwala]
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Fida'i
Fida'i is the national anthem of the State of Palestine, expressing Palestinian identity, struggle, and aspirations for freedom and self-determination.
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Hadji Murad
Hadji Murad is a novella by Leo Tolstoy that portrays the tragic fate of a Chechen rebel leader caught between the Russian Empire and his own people during the Caucasian War.
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C.
Bauta
Bauta is a municipality in western Cuba known for its proximity to Havana and its mix of rural communities and small urban centers.
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Shantaram
Shantaram is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that follows an Australian fugitive who builds a new life in the underworld of Bombay, blending adventure, crime, and spiritual exploration.
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Hijra
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kabuliwala Target entity description: Kabuliwala is a celebrated short story by Rabindranath Tagore that portrays the poignant bond between an Afghan fruit seller and a young Bengali girl, exploring themes of fatherhood, separation, and human connection.
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A.
Fida'i
Fida'i is the national anthem of the State of Palestine, expressing Palestinian identity, struggle, and aspirations for freedom and self-determination.
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B.
Hadji Murad
Hadji Murad is a novella by Leo Tolstoy that portrays the tragic fate of a Chechen rebel leader caught between the Russian Empire and his own people during the Caucasian War.
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C.
Bauta
Bauta is a municipality in western Cuba known for its proximity to Havana and its mix of rural communities and small urban centers.
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D.
Shantaram
Shantaram is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that follows an Australian fugitive who builds a new life in the underworld of Bombay, blending adventure, crime, and spiritual exploration.
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E.
Hijra
The Hijra is the pivotal journey of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar and the formation of the first Muslim community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Kabuliwala
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surface form:
Kabuliwala (1957 film)
Kabuliwala self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kabuliwala (1961 film)
Kabuliwala self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kabuliwala (1993 film)
stage play ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| author | Rabindranath Tagore ⓘ |
| containsEvent |
Kabuliwala
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surface form:
Kabuliwala is imprisoned after a violent altercation
Kabuliwala returns years later to meet Mini ⓘ Mini fails to recognize Kabuliwala after growing up ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| creator | Rabindranath Tagore ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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short fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Mini's father ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
human connections endure despite time and distance
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parental love transcends boundaries of nation and culture ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
Kabuliwala
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surface form:
Kabuliwala wants to earn money for his daughter in Afghanistan
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| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Bengali literature ⓘ |
| literaryStatus |
classic of Bengali literature
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widely anthologized short story ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Mini
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Rahmat ⓘ |
| narrationType | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrator | Mini's father ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of universal parental love
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portrayal of emotional bond between an Afghan vendor and a Bengali child ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Kabuliwala self-link ⓘ |
| partOf | Rabindranath Tagore’s short story corpus ⓘ |
| protagonistEthnicity | Afghan ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | fruit seller ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Calcutta ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Bengal ⓘ |
| symbolism |
Mini symbolizes Kabuliwala’s own daughter
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dried fruits symbolize Kabuliwala’s homeland ⓘ |
| theme |
cross-cultural friendship
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fatherhood ⓘ human connection ⓘ migration ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ parent-child relationship ⓘ separation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kabuliwala Description of subject: Kabuliwala is a celebrated short story by Rabindranath Tagore that portrays the poignant bond between an Afghan fruit seller and a young Bengali girl, exploring themes of fatherhood, separation, and human connection.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kabuliwala (1957 film)
this entity surface form:
Kabuliwala (1961 film)
this entity surface form:
Kabuliwala (1993 film)
this entity surface form:
Kabuliwala wants to earn money for his daughter in Afghanistan
this entity surface form:
Kabuliwala is imprisoned after a violent altercation
this entity surface form:
Kabuliwala (1892 Bengali short story)
this entity surface form:
The Kabuliwala