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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22 July 2018

Presenting caste as fate

My Mirror column : The release of Dhadak is a good time to look back at one of Hindi cinema’s first cross-caste romances. I haven’...

TV review: Thin within

A review of the new TV series Dietland , for India Today magazine. (You can stream it in India on Amazon Prime). Alicia 'Plum...

17 July 2018

Once more, with feeling

My Mirror column : On the centenary of Ingmar Bergman’s birth, it’s worth thinking about what made him one of the greatest filmmakers of ...

Delhi can't afford to lose a single tree

The very character of the city might change forever. A grand old peepal in Netaji Nagar, Delhi. July 2018. (Photo credit: Trisha Gupt...

Crimetime Mumbai, Adapted

My Mirror column : With new series Sacred Games, Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane turn Vikram Chandra’s sprawling novel into a...

Lust, with much caution

My Mirror column : A film compendium of four tales promises to unbutton our lustful selves on the Hindi screen, but remains tied up in al...

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