chhotahazri

Hindi: chhoti haziri, vulg. hazri, 'little breakfast'; refreshment taken in the early morning, before or after the morning exercise. (Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, 1994 [1886])

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Showing posts with label Asia. Show all posts

5 April 2021

Book Review: What would human history look like if told through our relationships with animals?

Simon Barnes’s ‘The History of the World in 100 Animals’ is a unique way of looking back – and around. If you have the slightest curiosity...

25 October 2020

Taking the festivities online

With the pandemic raging on, film festival organisers are making the most of the digital space. Gaza Mon Amour, above, is par...

18 March 2018

The world according to women

My Mirror column, the week of Women's Day: It’s always a good time to celebrate women who make films, but Frances McDormand, Aruna Va...

15 March 2015

Things I learned at the Asian Women’s Festival

Why should gender be a factor in our viewing any form of art? My report on the IAWRT's Asian Women's Film Festival, for Yahoo Or...

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