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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24 April 2018

A Muted Sharpness

My Mumbai Mirror column: The brilliant Jaya Bhaduri, who turned 70 earlier this month, once specialised in being the thinking man’s girl...

Below the Belt

My Mirror column: It might not always succeed, but Abhinay Deo’s Blackmail is an ambitious comedy with a pretty dark view of the worl...

18 April 2018

Book Review: Anjum Hasan's A Day in the Life

A Question of Belonging Hamish Hamilton, 2018. 256 pages. Anjum Hasan's writing has never lacked craft or perspective. The 14 s...

16 April 2018

Adult Beginners

My Mirror column: Two beautifully crafted European films – Summer 1993 and A Ciambra – offer delicate but substantive insights int...

1 April 2018

The dreamlife of angels

My Mirror column: On the eve of the Hindi writer Mannu Bhandari’s 87th birthday on April 3, a look at two films on which she collaborated...

31 March 2018

Roads to Recognition

My Mirror column: The deceptively quiet The First Lap takes you on a journey into Korean society. But as with the best films, you mi...

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