Punkawallah
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In India and Pakistan, a punkawallah (or punkah wallah) is a manual fan
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A punkah
is an early type of ceiling fan used in the Indian subcontinent before the creation of the electric fan and the punkahwallah was the servant whose job it was to work it. It often used a pulley system.
Fan (implement)
A hand-held fan is an implement used to induce an airflow for the purpose of cooling or refreshing oneself. Any broad, flat surface waved back-and-forth will create a small airflow and therefore can be considered a rudimentary fan...
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A punkah
Punkah
A punkah is a type of fan used in the early 500 B.C.. In its original sense the punkah was a portable fan made from the leaf of the palmyra....
is an early type of ceiling fan used in the Indian subcontinent before the creation of the electric fan and the punkahwallah was the servant whose job it was to work it. It often used a pulley system.