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 gardens. Show all posts

Showing posts with label gardens. Show all posts

17 July 2018

Delhi can't afford to lose a single tree

The very character of the city might change forever. A grand old peepal in Netaji Nagar, Delhi. July 2018. (Photo credit: Trisha Gupt...

28 February 2014

The Last Renaissance Man: The Reinvention of Pradip Krishen

Pradip Krishen's fascinating journey from academia to film, from film to forest. And desert. From my long profile in the Februar...

26 March 2013

Post Facto: Spring Fling, or how to join the Lutyens' Delhi garden party

My Sunday Guardian column this fortnight: The Delhi spring, short-lived as it is, brings into focus a feature of the city that seems...

14 March 2013

Pruning at the Roots: a book on British gardens in India

Flora's Empire: British Gardens in India By Eugenia W. Herber...

3 March 2009

History's Tracks

An informer on the history of the Old Delhi Railway Station, published in Time Out Delhi, 2009. Why was Old Delhi Railway Station built ...

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