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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2 August 2012

Old Magic In New Bottle Deptt.

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Delhi now has a magic theatre. In a mall. I went. Until recently, the magic show in India had a well-defined aesthetic that drew on...

12 June 2011

Theatre in Delhi: shout-out for Begam ka Takiya & Kafka: Ek Adhyay

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The National School of Drama Repertory Company is wrapping up its annual Summer Theatre Festival in Delhi this week. If you're in Delhi ...

6 April 2009

Theatre Preview - Sarhad paar

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A piece written for Time Out Delhi in 2007. Usmaan Peerzada is bringing his nautanki-style play Patay Khan to Delhi this fortnight. Trisha ...

20 February 2009

At Delhi's Alter - Profile

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On the eve of the performance of his new play, City of Djinns , Trisha Gupta speaks to Tom Alter about theatre and cinema, Delhi and Bombay,...

The sounds of a vanishing world - Theatre Preview

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Trisha Gupta finds that Telugu theatre in Delhi has a long and interesting history. Minutes away from the madness of the ITO intersection, i...

5 December 2008

Dramatic Effect: Lokesh Jain

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Trisha Gupta finds out where Lokesh Jain would like to take theatre when he's taken it out of Mandi House. “Structure, like speed, can...

Stamboul train: Mohan Maharishi's play 'Main Istanbul Hoon'

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Published in the theatre pages of Time Out Delhi , Oct 2008: Trisha Gupta finds Mohan Maharishi travelling in time. Again. Mohan Maha...

3 December 2008

Super trouper: Arvind Gaur

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Arvind Gaur tells Trisha Gupta what keeps Delhi’s most prolific theatre group going. Once upon a time, Arvind Gaur used to study electronic...

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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The Shadow Lines: Toba Tek Singh

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Pakistani director Madeeha Gauhar on why Manto’s Toba Tek Singh must be staged everywhere. “Two or three years after Partition, it occur...

6 August 2008