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Meaning of cabuliwallah

cabuliwallah: KABULIWALLAH, and not CABULIWALLAH, of bengali. Does HORSEPOWER, stock ACABALLAR, or cover a horse with blankets. Not to be confused with horses, set of horses. The word is composed of kabul and Allaah and tagore perhaps wanted to give this double meaning to the title of an action that takes place in that city; The correct term is Kabuliwala. It is the name of a story written by Rabindranath Tagore. It tells the story of a merchant in Kabul who traveled often to Calcutta. It was originally written in Bengali.; The correct term is Kabuliwala. It is the name of a story written by Rabindranath Tagore. It tells the story of a merchant in Kabul who traveled often to Calcutta. It was originally written in Bengali.