A small room or closet, particularly a storage area, storeroom, or pantry in South Asian households.
From Hindi छोटा (chhota) meaning 'small' or a related word. It's commonly used in Indian English to refer to compact storage spaces in homes.
Indian English has wonderfully practical vocabulary—'chulan' specifically means a small storage room because in the architecture and climate of South Asia, these rooms serve a very specific and important purpose!
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