Long before the internet, Kolkata had its own version of viral ideas – coffee houses, addas, and bookshops that stayed open till midnight.
In the 1950s and 60s, young people gathered in places like Coffee House on College Street and debated everything from Marxism to Tagore, from existentialism to the price of fish.
Those conversations shaped generations. They created writers, activists, scientists, and dreamers who went on to change the country.
Today we have WhatsApp groups and Twitter threads. But something irreplaceable was lost when we stopped sitting face to face with our disagreements and our dreams.
The revolution of ideas needs real voices, real arguments, and real cups of tea shared across a table.
Maybe it’s time to bring the adda back.
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