Adda (South Asian)

This originally took place between members of the same socio-economic strata, but the process has become more heterogeneous in modern times.

The verb form means informal conversation among a group of people, often for hours on end, and usually accompanied by food.

[2] In Hindi, adda is a noun, with the nominal form of the word meaning the location or nest of a group or community.

[2] In 2011, filmmakers Surjo Deb and Ranjan Palit made a documentary on the subject.

[3] The film, Adda: Calcutta, Kolkata, has been screened at several festivals around the globe and won the Golden Palm Award at the Mexico International Film Festival 2012.