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 Patna. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Patna. Show all posts
9 August 2019

Glossing over it

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My Mirror column : The real-life story of Anand Kumar and his free coaching is incredible, but  Super 30  feels like a missed opportunity....
11 May 2015

Interview: Is fiction-writer Siddharth Chowdhury creating a new literary form?

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An interview with one of my favourite contemporary writers, the inimitable Siddharth Chowdhury, for Scroll : ‘I see my individual boo...
22 October 2013

Book Review: A Matter of Rats

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My review of Amitava Kumar's most recent book, in Biblio . A Matter of Rats—A Short Biography of Patna Aleph Book Company, 144 pages, R...
2 May 2011

Book Review: Siddharth Chowdhury's Day Scholar

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Brilliant Tutorials: my review of Siddharth Chowdhury's new novel, in Biblio  On the face of it, Siddharth Chowdhury’s Day Scholar ...
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