What is Shaandaar Café?

The ethnic restaurant and rooming house in England owned and run by Hind Sufyan and her husband, Muhammad. The Shaandaar is a popular meeting place in the Indian district within the city of London. In the novel, it represents the heart of the Indian community in England. The fire which burns it to the ground represents the flames of anger fed by cultural misunderstandings. When the Shaandaar is rebuilt by Mishal, the Sufyan's eldest daughter, it represents a rebirth from the ashes of the past.