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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Concept in South Asia, especially Bengal, conversation among a group of people}}<br />
{{other uses|Adda (disambiguation)}}<br />
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An '''adda''' ({{lang-bn|আড্ডা}}) is a "conversation" among members, who were originally of the same socio-economic strata, but the process has democratized in modern times.<ref>[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.</ref> <br />
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''Adda'' was incorporated into the [[Oxford English Dictionary]] in 2004.<br />
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The Indian adda has shades of meaning attached to different languages:<br />
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*In [[Hindi]], adda is a [[noun]], with the nominal form of the word meaning the location or nest of a group or community. The etymology can be traced to the original meaning of the word, which means the "perching spot or perch for birds".<br />
*In [[Bengali language|Bengali]], adda is both a standalone noun and a noun in a noun - [[verb]] compound. 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 at an end, and usually accompanied by food.<ref>[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 }}</ref><br />
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In [[2011 in film|2011]], filmmakers [[Surjo Deb]] and [[Ranjan Palit]] made a documentary on the subject.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref> <br />
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[[Category:Bengali culture]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali words and phrases]]</div>>Beland