Adda (South Asian)
{{short description|Concept in South Asia, especially Bengal, conversation among a group of people}}
{{other uses|Adda (disambiguation)}}
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An adda ({{langx|bn|আড্ডা}}) is a term in Bengali referring to when several individuals 'Hangout'. This originally took place between members of the same socio-economic strata, but the process has become more heterogeneous in modern times.[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/15/travel/tmagazine/the-chattering-masses.html?_r=0 The Chattering Masses] The New York Times, 15 May 2005.
Adda was incorporated into the Oxford English Dictionary in 2004.
This word is both a standalone noun and a noun in a noun-verb compound, in Bengali. The nominalization of the word has two senses — one being the Hindi sense, and the other being the place of ritual meeting and/or conversation of a group of people (i.e., a symposium). The verb form means informal conversation among a group of people, often for hours on end, and usually accompanied by food.[http://www.newschool.edu/gf/publicculture/backissues/pc27/05-ChakraX.html "Adda" on Newschool.edu] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051118215052/http://www.newschool.edu/gf/publicculture/backissues/pc27/05-ChakraX.html|date=18 November 2005}}
Other languages
= Hindi =
Popular culture
In 2011, filmmakers Surjo Deb and Ranjan Palit made a documentary on the subject.{{Cite web|url=http://www.psbt.org/screening/movie_review/432|title=Public Service Broadcasting Trust|website=www.psbt.org|access-date=2016-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116232102/http://www.psbt.org/screening/movie_review/432|archive-date=2016-11-16|url-status=dead}} 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.{{Citation|last=Deb|first=Surjo|title=Adda: Calcutta, Kolkata|date=2012-06-02|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2381081/|access-date=2016-11-16}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.thirdi.org/event/adda-calcuttakolkata/|title=Upcoming Events {{!}} Adda: Calcutta/Kolkata {{!}} 3rd i|website=www.thirdi.org|access-date=2016-11-16}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mexicofilmfestival.com:80/Festival_2007/past_winners/2012_GoldWinners.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427215442/http://www.mexicofilmfestival.com/Festival_2007/past_winners/2012_GoldWinners.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-04-27 |title=Mexico International Film Festival {{!}} 2012 Golden Palm Winners |date=2012-04-27 |access-date=2016-11-16 }}