Charpoys are an ancient furniture style still used extensively today in the Indian sub-continent. And so charpoys, like Indian travelers, have landed on many shores. In Malaysia, it was mainly the Sikhs who used them. A typically nostalgic memory commonly held by many Malaysians, is of a burly Sikh security guard lying on his charpoy on the five foot path that runs along shopfronts. In the morning, he would either have a place to stand the charpoy up against the wall or he would carry it off. My hubby says the high school care taker (aged old sikh used to have one in his resthouse in the school compound)
My grandpa's house in India, had one right outside the house and when I used to visit - I will sit there and enjoy my blueberries which grew right above the tree. It was a pleasure. Love to get one for my next home.
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Nostalgic for me too...especially how many wintry afternoons were spent on these soaking up the sun & shelling fresh greenpeas :-)
Do you know where to order a charpoy here? I just came back from Haryana and really wanted one for my apartmetn to put next to the long windows in my living room.
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