Angithi
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Angithi
An angithi (Hindi-Urdu: अंगीठी or انگیٹھی) is a traditional brazier used for space-heating and cooking in the northern areas of the Indian subcontinent, mainly in North India, Pakistan and Nepal.[1] Angithis usually generate heat from burning coal and, when in use, have glowing coal or charcoal pieces but few or no flames.[2]
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Kanger
A smaller, and more decorative, version of the angithi called the kanger or kangri is employed for personal use in Kashmir.[3]
Hazards
Despite public health warnings, Angithis are often used in enclosed spaces to maximize heating, resulting in deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning in the region.[4] Public authorities and mass media in the region often exhort people not to use angithis or bukharis in closed rooms.[5]
See also
- Air-tight stove
- Brazier
- Bukhari (heater)
- Franklin stove
- Daruma stove - Japanese Traditional Wood stove
- Kanger
- Reverse-process stove
- Rocket stove
- Space heater
- Wood-burning stove
References
- ^ Flora Annie Steel, Grace Gardiner, Ralph Crane, The Complete Indian Housekeeper and Cook, Oxford University Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-19-955014-2, http://books.google.com/books?id=3aowBaSIRXEC, "... angethi/angithi a brazier-like stove ..."
- ^ AK Srivastva, Chemistry, FK Publications, ISBN 978-81-88597-02-4, http://books.google.com/books?id=yZoU7g8saScC, "... you will observe the coal or charcoal in an 'angithi' sometimes just glows red and gives out heat without a flame. It is because a flame is only produced when gaseous substances burn ..."
- ^ V.N. Kakar, Over a Cup of Coffee, Pustak Mahal, 2005, ISBN 978-81-223-0916-4, http://books.google.com/books?id=jHc0sn3uTiMC, "... this kangri (small earthen angithi) ..."
- ^ Eight asphyxiated to death in Haryana, NDTV, January 10, 2011, http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/eight-asphyxiated-to-death-in-haryana-78309, "... Eight people were killed over the weekend due to suffocation caused by carbon monoxide gas in different parts of Haryana when they resorted to lighting angithi fire ..."
- ^ Speaking of Child Care: Discover the Joy of Motherhood, Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd, 2007, ISBN 978-81-207-3572-9, http://books.google.com/books?id=4ZZ-4STVnYcC, "... Suffocation This situation usually develops when the child is exposed to excessive carbon monoxide in a closed room with a bukhari (sort of heating arrangement in very cold places such as Kashmir and Shimla) ..."
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