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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28 May 2010

Book Review: The Temple-Goers

A book review, in Biblio : Picador India, 2010, 297 pp. Rs 495 ISBN 978-0-330-51408-8 Namesake It is slightly unsettlin...

14 May 2010

Breaking Open Compartments: The Art of Sukhnandi Vyam

My essay on a fascinating Indian sculptor, for The Caravan : Sukhnandi Vyam’s art reminds us that all creative work is in some way or ot...

8 April 2010

Film Review - Well Done Abba

When Truth Turns Trite TRISHA GUPTA FILM >> WELL DONE ABBA DIRECTOR >> SHYAM BENGAL STARRING >> BOMAN IRANI, MINISSHA LAMB...

3 April 2010

Thanks Maa - Film Review

Children Of The Underbelly FILM >> THANKS MAA DIRECTOR >> IRFAN KAMAL STARRING >> SHAMS PATEL, BABY ALMAS, MASTER FA...

8 March 2010

Trickster City: Writing from the Belly of the Metropolis

What can a city mean for those whose homes are demolished at will? Young writers from Delhi's worker colonies produce an anthology unli...

20 February 2010

Bhanu Athaiya Interview

‘Before My Designs for Waqt , Women Wore Dumpy Salwars’ Bhanu Athaiya, 83, was born Bhanumati Annasaheb Rajopadhye in Kolhapur, Maharasht...

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