India, March 1 -- The long-time Salim chaikhana shut down some months ago, condemning the Walled City to one less chakhana. This is more discouraging than it sounds. For a chaikhana is a rare thing. It is profoundly different from the ubiquitous chai stall, which is simply a pavement kiosk for citizens to have their chai on the go. The chaikhana, or teahouse, is a more formal place with furnished interiors dedicated to serving chai, snacks being incidental. Citizens exploit the chaikhana to rest, to rejuvenate, to press the pause button on the fast-moving life. Some chaikhana extroverts do like to share qissa-kahani with fellows on adjacent tables, many others prefer to sit alone with their mobile phone, sometimes soliloquising. Over the ...