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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6 May 2012

Film Review: Jannat 2 is just bad, not badass

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In the first scene of Jannat 2 , a small-time crook is cornered by an angry creditor in an Old Delhi gali . The creditor pulls a gun on hi...

20 May 2011

When What’s Queer Is Not

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For nearly 30 years now, photographer Sunil Gupta has been searching for an Indian gay image Towards the beginning of Sunil Gupta’s rece...

1 December 2010

Delhi: Postcards from the Last Century

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On a photography exhibition: Images courtesy of Alkazi Foundation for the Arts The Alkazi Foundation’s newest exhibition of vintage pho...

9 November 2010

The Power of the Photograph: Historic Delhi

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A review essay on the 'Historic Delhi' photography exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art, in The Caravan . The Ja...

5 December 2008

Out of Obscurity

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Published in Time Out Delhi, 2008. Trisha Gupta shows you around four alternatives to the big Delhi tourist staples. Begampur Masjid ...

14 August 2008

Remembering the Revolt

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On its 150th anniversary, I map the trajectory of the Revolt of 1857 in Delhi. (A piece written for Time Out Delhi , in May 2007) Mosq...

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