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 Paromita Vohra. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paromita Vohra. Show all posts
13 July 2020

An archive of expressions: On Saroj Khan

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My Mirror column for July 5: The late Saroj Khan created a new kind of dancing body on the Hindi film screen, but she also embodied a...
13 December 2019

The Catholic Dress: Bombay to Goa and Back

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My Shelf Life column for TVOF:   The dress-wearing Catholic girl was an object of Indian male fantasy, but as Jane Borges’ Bombay Balchão...
8 October 2009

The World On A Reel

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From the unsettlingly intimate portrait to the panoramic film essay, the new Indian documentary no longer bludgeons its way to viewership....
8 August 2008

The Politics of Toilets

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In her fascinating 'ethno-sociology' of the artisans of Varanasi, academic Nita Kumar writes, "Men often told me that one a...
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