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 Coolie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coolie. Show all posts
23 October 2017

Greed is (Now) Good

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My piece for the Indian Express  Eye's Diwali issue on money. Once, bad guys had all the cash. But like the audience, contemporary H...
27 July 2014

Secular Masala Zindabad

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My Mumbai Mirror column today:  Remembering the Big-B starrer Coolie - an iconic film that became famous even before it was made - and...
1 June 2014

Haunted by Homelessness

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My  Mumbai Mirror column  today: When it comes to city housing, Hindi films have often painted a bleak picture, and  CityLights  is a...
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