chaye khana..

Posted by Hinah (Karachi, Pakistan) on 15 February 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

chaye khana in urdu can be translated roughly into a 'tea cafe' except that in Karachi it does not necessarily mean a built space with tables and chairs or cookies and cakes.
These kettles hang from a hawker's stall on the street. people gather around this stall for a dose of caffeine- some stand, some settle on the floor others on the sidewalk. so this informal gathering on the street becomes a 'chaye khana'

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