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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21 November 2009

Bring On The Dancing Girls

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An essay published in Tehelka magazine in November 2009. The figure of the tawaif continues to haunt popular culture, but what sent the r...

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15 November 2009

Rabbit In Wonderland: Paresh Kamdar's Khargosh

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Paresh Kamdar’s stunningly evocative film Khargosh (2008) is set in what seems like the perfect small town, all quiet sloping streets, s...

The New Dadaist

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Published in Tehelka magazine: India's entry to the 2010 Oscars is a charming portrait of the father of Indian films. That cin...

25 October 2009

The Reluctant Diamond: Konkona Sen Sharma

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A profile I did for Tehelka : Konkona Sen Sharma may be cast again and again as the small-town girl seeking the bright lights, but in r...

11 October 2009

The Aesthete

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‘WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I HAD A VISION OF KRISHNA IN WHICH HE SAID TO ME, “JASRAJ, WHATEVER YOU SING REACHES ME FASTER”’ PANDIT JASRAJ Age : 7...

The Viewfinder: Shyam Benegal

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A short profile for Tehelka's 'Elixir of Life' issue in 2009. SHYAM BENEGAL Age : 75 Profession : Award-winning filmmaker credit...

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