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 dastangoi. Show all posts
23 March 2015

Post Facto: Flipping the script for Urdu?

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This month's Post Facto column, for the Sunday Guardian :  Last weekend, Jashn-e-Rekhta, a "celebration of Urdu", unfolde...
30 September 2008

Sea of Stories: Dastangoi in Delhi

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A theatre preview piece for Time Out Delhi: Audiences aren't flocking to watch dastangoi just because it's a lost art. It's s...
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