Isaac Newton dissected a dolphin, Darwin developed his theories of evolution, and the New York Bank and Stock Exchange were planned in coffee houses. The coffee houses of Oxford were called penny universities — the cost of a coffee. Karachi’s Zelin’s Coffee House, Pioneer Coffee House, Café Parisian and others had their own literary clientele. Lahore’s Pak Tea House, founded by Boota Singh in 1940 as The India Tea House, was the birthplace of the Progressive Writers’ Association, frequented by the literary giants of Pakistan. The most exciting Pakistani tea news became its endorsement by Indian air force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistani forces in 2019.

Source: Ethiopian News December 12, 2021 01:59 UTC