Traditional hookahs face threat of extinction

Due to high cost and fluctuation in the rate of the dollar, the famous hookahs of Koyilandy, a small town in the Kerala's Calicut District, are facing the threat of being extinct. Popularly known as 'Malabar' hookahs or Koyilandy, it is manufactured by a coppersmith community called 'Moosari' and exported to the Middle-east and Gulf countries.