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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16 January 2014

Post Facto - Life and labour: What does it mean to have servants?

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My Sunday Guardian column this month: At a big Delhi party hosted by an eminent economist and advisor to the government, a grandchi...
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8 August 2008

The Politics of Toilets

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In her fascinating 'ethno-sociology' of the artisans of Varanasi, academic Nita Kumar writes, "Men often told me that one a...
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