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 Court. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Court. Show all posts

2 March 2017

Heroes of the Unlikely KInd

My Mirror column: Jolly LLB 2 is not a great film by any means, but its jollities pack a rare political punch. Subhash Kapoor’s la...

17 January 2016

Bringing out the Bubbly - II

My Mumbai Mirror column for Jan 17, 2016 . Last Monday's column listed 4 of my favourite Indian films from 2015. Here are 6 others t...

5 May 2015

Speaking in Tongues

My Mirror column for 3 May, 2015: Why are we so resistant to subtitled films, instead of pouring our efforts into improving their qual...

24 April 2015

Extra-legal understanding

My Mumbai Mirror column last Sunday: Chaitanya Tamhane's debut film Court is a devastating, elegant indictment of our collective p...

21 April 2015

Post Facto: Bharatanatyam, ‘sleeveless’ and a threatened museum

My Sunday Guardian column this month: Last month, the Dr Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum had to abandon its plans to host the grand ...

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