Khas Community's 'Dudhra': Ancient Bamboo Container Outperforms Modern Fridges for Milk Storage

• The Khas community uses 'Dudhra', a traditional container made of bamboo and cane, for storing milk.
• It is claimed that Dudhra preserves milk quality better than modern refrigerators, surprising many.
• The Khas are an ancient Indo-Aryan ethnic group primarily residing in the Himalayan region and North Bengal, including the Duars.
• Dudhra is a cylindrical container used for storing cow's milk and collecting milk cream to make ghee.
• Harika Bahadur Chhetri states this ancestral practice is based on the belief that bamboo and cane preserve liquid items' quality.