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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28 June 2020

Shelf Life: High Heels, Parkar-Polka and Other Dressing Dilemmas

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My Shelf Life column for June 2020: Clothes mark the lines between modest and modish in theatre actor Vandana Mishra’s memoir, translate...

30 January 2019

Obituary: Krishna Sobti 1925-2019

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My obituary of a great Indian and a great writer, who was also warm, forthright -- and crucially, great fun. A DELIBERATE OUTLIER ...

10 February 2018

Book Review: Yashwant Chittal's Shikari

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Bombay High My review of Yashwant Chittal's classic novel Shikari , translated from the Kannada by Pratibha Umashankar-Nadiger: ...

1 October 2016

Singular and Plural: Krishna Sobti’s unique picture of a less divided India

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My long overdue longform profile of the extraordinary writer Krishna Sobti was published in The Caravan in September. Images from ...

21 June 2015

Book Review: Unbound: 2,000 Years of Indian Women’s Writing

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Published in the Indian Express : A Book of One's Own To represent the immense variety of texts produced by Indian women ...

28 September 2009

The Insomniac: Krishna Sobti

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A short profile of Krishna Sobti that I did for Tehelka 's 'Elixir of Youth' issue. KRISHNA SOBTI Age : 84 Profession...

25 August 2008

Living Image: Old Delhi in literature

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An essay for Time Out Delhi, on changing literary depictions of Shahjahanbad over the last century: Photograph by Abhinandita Mathur “...

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