Good day all!
On my way to my relatives in the nearby city I came across some small two roomed buildings that were built on the sides of the roads.
These small buildings are called Passenger Inn in my town and in my native language they are known as "Musafir Khana."
Such passengers inn are in abundance in entire Pakistan because people travel a lot to different places. Sometimes during their travel they have to stay somewhere to spend the night or to rest for a while.
They are really more than just one roof and two or three walls. They provide safety and comfort to those who are far from their own people and for a short period of time These small buildings provide homely feelings.
These inns have always had importance significance throughout the history of mankind. People from different culture and race come and reside here for sometime and they communicate with the locals around breaking the barriers of race and culture and cultural understanding and exchanges takes place with the help of these inns.
These passenger inns are truly made for such purposes. Also, labourers who work in fields or they come from other cities to find work they stay in these inns until they find some suitable job. One can say that these inns are second home to many people who look for shelter and safety when they are out of their homes and travelling. These hut like homes give the locals a chance of showcasing their hospitality towards other people fostering the importance of human cooperation and communication.
These inns are always built out of cities and they are mostly near the villages as the villagers are more hospitable and being near the villages these inns give aesthetic natural vibes where comfort and peace is the only things that exists promising relief and rest for the travelers.
Sadly, such inns in my country are now mostly ignored and not promoted or developed further.
Decreasing the development of such inns is a loss for cultural exchange, hospitality and human cooperation.
If they are built more and looked after they will not only provide shelter and rest to the travelers but they will also help all the people strengthen their communication and social contact.