Picture of the Indian Coffee House sign. The Indian Coffee Houses are workers co-operatives established during British rule. They were sight of intellectual and political discussions among India's Freedom Fighters. When you sit in the high ceiling, single room coffee house you definitely feel the energy of the Indian independence movement. Would have taken a picture inside but didn't feel comfortable taking pictures of the young and old politicos as they discussed such things as the killing of Osama Bin Laden, the future of Indian economics, and tensions and potential peace deals with Pakistan.