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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20 November 2013

Post Facto: The Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing

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My Sunday Guardian column this month: The late Hindi writer Upendranath Ashk The late Hindi writer Upendranath Ashk has a great st...

17 November 2013

Film Review: Rajjo

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The idea of Rajjo — a deliberate throwback to the courtesan film, one of Hindi cinema’s most beloved genres — is all very well. Even i...

12 November 2013

OUT OF THE BODY: On Devdutt Pattanaik's Sita

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My piece on Devdutt Pattanaik's latest book, for Mint Lounge . Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana joins an increas...

30 October 2013

Post Facto - Blind Spot: distilling the essence of middle class aesthetics

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My Sunday Guardian column for 27th October: he label "middle class" is frequently deemed sufficient as a descriptor ...

29 October 2013

TRUTH AND THEATRE: On photography

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My essay in Open , drawing on two photo exhibitions: 'Studio Suhag' and 'My Life is My Message'. The wonderful 1982 ...

25 October 2013

Film Review: Shahid

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Hansal Mehta’s biopic Shahid released last week, two and a half years after the still-unsolved death of the 33-year-old criminal defen...

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