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 hotels. Show all posts

20 August 2014

Picture This: Not a home away from home

In the consumer desert of pre-liberalisation India, filmi hotels were a salacious fantasy. Will we never see them as anything except si...

10 August 2014

Nanda: Not So Simple

Today's Mumbai Mirror column: The late actress Nanda is usually remembered for her girlish innocence. But that wasn't all there was...

30 December 2013

Spirit of Place: a grand old hotel rises from the ashes

The refurbished Hotel Savoy offers an atmospheric window into Mussoorie. My article for Outlook Traveller magazine. The Savoy at night....

18 October 2010

Hotel Review: Amber Vermont Estate, Mussoorie

Check Out Sleepy Hollow Nestle-up in the Himalayan mountains in the beautifully serene rooms of the Amber Vermont Estate. Neither bust...

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