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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14 February 2017

Heritage, after a fashion

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Relative Value: The youngest of the Kotwara royalty weaves her way into the family business.  ( My first-ever 'fashion' st...
26 April 2015

Living by the loom: Shyam Benegal's Susman

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My column in Mumbai Mirror today:  Shyam Benegal's Susman offers a portrait of the handloom  weaver's predicament, sadly rel...
9 November 2014

Post Facto - Chandigarh Diary: notes from the fringes of a litfest

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The Rock Garden in Chandigarh My Sunday Guardian column today:  I have just returned from my second visit to Chandigarh. The ...
30 October 2013

Post Facto - Blind Spot: distilling the essence of middle class aesthetics

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My Sunday Guardian column  for 27th October: he label "middle class" is frequently deemed sufficient as a descriptor ...
7 August 2012

Post Delhi Modern

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Published in the Business Standard last Saturday. Tucked away in a corridor at Madan Mahatta’s magnificent show of photographs of Delhi...
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