An interesting book, a good cup of coffee and the hours can go by. We are not talking about the cafes in Hyderabad where, in the off-peak hours, you are likely to find someone poring book or working on a laptop. Think of cafe’ attached to a bookstore that on transform into an add on for the   exchange of ideas, reading recommendations or playing a board game. Qahveh Khaneh, the compact cafe at the entrame of Akshara Books in journalists Colony, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, is built on such a concept.

In the Middle East, Qahveh Khaneh refers to coffee houses where people socialise, exchange news and mid. Abhilasha Atluri, the entrepreneur behind Hyderbad's Qahveh Khaneh, might have borrowed a Middle-Eastern name for her venture but she mooted the idea of starting a cafe attached to Akshara Books on returning from her college stint in the United States, where she saw Barnes and Noble bookstores adjacent to Starbucks.

Akshara is among the last few independent bookstores in the city. The store, set up in the 1990s, has changed a few addresses before it moved to its current location eight Years ago. In early years. Akshara set a precedent by hosting visiting authors m interactive sessions with readers. With the opening of Qahveh Khaneh January 2022, the store has revived the hosting small events, calling the 'Guftagoos at QK.’ A few photographs on a mind hoard c-if the cafe documents vignettes of these even. There will be more. The idea is to let the books take precedence and create an atmosphere 'here readers interact with each other and the store personnel rather than making a quick purchase and moving away.

Qahveh Khaneh refers to coffee houses in _____.

Middle east

In the Middle East, Qahveh Khaneh refers to coffee houses where people socialise, exchange news and mid.