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 Flora's Empire. Show all posts
26 March 2013

Post Facto: Spring Fling, or how to join the Lutyens' Delhi garden party

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My  Sunday Guardian column this fortnight: The Delhi spring, short-lived as it is, brings into focus a feature of the city that seems...
14 March 2013

Pruning at the Roots: a book on British gardens in India

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Flora's Empire: British Gardens in India By Eugenia W. Herber...
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