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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26 December 2016

The Eyes of the Beholder

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My Mirror column : On watching Mirch Masala 30 years after Smita Patil’s death, and being struck by the film’s complicated relationshi...

22 December 2016

Picture This: Signs of the Times

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My BL Ink column : on watching Naseeb in demonetized India. I watched Manmohan Desai’s 1981 hit Naseeb , and it spoke strangely to the wo...

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13 December 2016

Food for Thought

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My Mirror column : Gauri Shinde’s Dear Zindagi reminded me of the role of food in her English- Vinglish . I didn't ...

7 December 2016

At the scene of the crime

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My Mirror column . Watching Kahaani 2 triggers a retrospective look at the city’s role in Vidya Balan’s actorly career. Vidya B...

4 December 2016

Dharamshala International Film Festival: Why it's an unmatched experience for cinephiles

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My long-overdue piece on DIFF, whose 5th instalment was held in Nov 2016. It should be easy to write about the Dharamshala Interna...

28 November 2016

The Trappings of Technology

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My Mirror column: Two great films about unemployed men and machines confront us with the alienations of our time. A whi...

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