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Sharbat Rooh Afza: A timeless origin story, from Unani clinic to iftar staple

India and Pakistan share not just a history but also a similar culinary heritage, reflected in their food and drinks. Rooh Afza is one such shared culinary heritage. Rooh Afza originated in 1907 in undivided India. It began in a small Unani clinic founded in 1906 by Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed in Old Delhi. The clinic aimed to make Unani medicine more accessible to people and was aptly named 'Hamdard', meaning 'companion in suffering.'