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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29 March 2017

Taking Risks with the Risqué

My Mirror column : Anaarkali of Aarah pushes Hindi cinema’s take on sexuality and consent in exactly the direction it needs to go — and ...

20 March 2017

Alone in the Urban Jungle

My Mirror column : Trapped is a harrowing survival movie, but it also takes a sharp look at the Indian city and our particular isolation...

Singing the Bawdy Electric

My Mirror column: A lavani dance performance and a film about American burlesque offer sparkling, subversive ways to think about women’s ...

19 March 2017

Lady-Oriented Lipstick Dreams

My Mirror column on 5 Mar: Making sense of the CBFC’s recent ruling is tough, but not impossible. Our columnist reaches a speculative co...

16 March 2017

Framing Kashmir

My piece on Witness , in Mint Lounge: A magnificent new photography book offers a fine-grained, harrowing engagement with Kashmir'...

2 March 2017

Heroes of the Unlikely KInd

My Mirror column: Jolly LLB 2 is not a great film by any means, but its jollities pack a rare political punch. Subhash Kapoor’s la...

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