An Indian English term with two distinct meanings: a type of litter or sedan chair used for transport, and — more commonly today — a village meeting place or community platform where locals gather to discuss shared concerns. The second sense has gained new life in modern India as the word 'chowpal' has been adopted by tech platforms and community apps aiming to evoke grassroots, village-square conversations in a digital context.
The whole village showed up at the chowpal to debate the new road construction proposal.
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(India) , a village meeting-place.
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(India) , a kind of litter.
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