Nuh: Hookah holds a special place in Haryana where the elderly often discuss politics and affairs over a good drag of it. Sometimes the youngsters also join the veterans over a Hookah session in order to share that the knowledge and discuss things. While all Hookahs are treated with importance in the state, there's this one Hookah that's special in more than one way.
The 60 kg seven chillum hookah is made of copper and zinc and has become a major tourist attraction in the Haryana's village.
Tahir Hussain, the current owner of the gigantic hookah says that his ancestors had brought the seven chillum hookah at an exorbitant amount of Rs 15,000 in the older times. He added that they fancied Hookah, cots and other wooden products and loved collecting them.
Seven chillums available in the hookah are handpicked from various places and suit the choice of the user according to the weather too.
Apart from this hookah, Tahir has maintained many other things of his ancestors and says that this hookah is very popular in the nearby as well as far-flung areas, and every day people come to see this hookah from far and wide.
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He said that people request him to lend the hookah on special occasions like wedding and festivals.
The villagers tell that the ancestors of Tahir Hussain loved his hookahs and other things very much, and so even after their departure from the world, the hookah and other things should are taken care of.
The ancestors of Tahir Hussain are no longer in this world, but their collections remain the subject of discussion even today. And even though chewing tobacco is harmful to health, it has patrons in the villages of the country yet.
