No,this is not the famous College Street Coffee House, but another one, just as famous. The Central Avenue Coffee House has recently been renovated and thrown its doors open for the public. Tue to form, it still has horrible decor (chrome tables and chairs) and a vast, airy hall - but then, people never went to the Coffee House for decor anyway - you always have a Barista or a Cafe Coffee Day for that! The Coffee Houses of Calcutta (Kerala too, for that matter), were set up by the Indian Coffee Board in the 1940s but were closed down by the British as they were seen to be a focal point of political activity. That's when the sacked workers took over and reopened the chain! And since then, Calcutta's Coffee Houses have come to represent independent and even revolutionary student/ citizen thinking - and of course, the more harmless adda.
Settled for a cold coffee at the newly reopened branch. :)
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