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       Chulha's still Exists ...???  Y es, in many parts of the world, including rural areas in various countries, women continue to use chulhas for cooking.  A chulha is a traditional cookstove and a Hindi work for stove which is commonly used in South Asia, particularly in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. It consists of a mud or brick hearth with a fire pit, where wood, cow dung, or other biomass fuels are burned to provide heat for cooking.       Today, three billion people are cooking with biomass fuel on open fires or primitive stoves, and it comes with devastating consequences. WHO estimates, that about four million people die every year prematurely from illnesses stemming from indoor air pollution from inefficient cooking practices. We're talking respiratory diseases, strokes, heart diseases and lung cancer. While modern gas or electric stoves are available in urban areas and some households, chulhas remain prevalent in rural re...