Adda (South Asian)
An adda () is a "conversation" among members, who were originally of the same socio-economic strata, but the process has democratized in modern times. "Adda" was incorporated into the Oxford English Dictionary in 2004. The Indian adda has shades of meaning attached to different languages: In 2011, filmmakers Surjo Deb and Ranjan Palit made a documentary on the subject. The film, "" has been screened at several festivals around the globe and won the Golden Palm Award at the Mexico International Film Festival 2012.