M J Akbar has been called a chamcha to the Gandhi family, and some of that slavish devotion shows up in his uncritical acceptance of Nehru’s government-dominated economic program and the erosion of the country’s grass roots political structure as a result of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.
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chamcha — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary a sycophant. A politician s popularity can be gauged by the number of chamchas in his camp Sycophant (slang); literally spoon in Hindi Sycophant, a person who is a suck up ; literally a large spoon or ladle n.… … English dialects glossary
chamcha — [ tʃʌmtʃə] noun Indian informal an obsequious person. Origin from Bengali and Hindi chamra, cham, lit. skin, hide (perh. from the idea of an obsequious person staying very close to a superior) … English new terms dictionary
The Satanic Verses — Infobox Book name = The Satanic Verses title orig = translator = image caption = author = Salman Rushdie illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Magic Realism, Novel publisher = Viking Press… … Wikipedia
Los versos satánicos — (título original en inglés: The Satanic Verses) es la cuarta novela del escritor indio nacionalizado británico Salman Rushdie, publicada por primera vez en 1988. El título hace referencia a los versos satánicos, un intento de interpolación en el… … Wikipedia Español
sasse — I. ⇒SASSE1, voir SAS1. II. ⇒SASSE2, subst. fém. Région. (Provence), MAR. ,,Écope à poignée servant à jeter l eau hors d une embarcation (GRUSS 1978). Prononc. et Orth.:[sas], [ ]. LITTRÉ, BARBEAU RODHE 1930, ROB. 1985 [sas]; PASSY 1914, WARN.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Azrael — This article is about the angel of death. For other uses, see Azriel (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Sir Azreal, a Knight of the Round Table. Artistic depiction of Azrael, the Angel of Death, by Evelyn De Morgan. Azrael is the name of… … Wikipedia
Kanshi Ram — For the Indian independence activists of the Congress party and the Ghadar Party, see Baba Kanshi Ram and Pandit Kanshi Ram respectively . Kanshi Ram (Hindi: कांशी राम) (March 15 1934 – October 9 2006) was an Indian politician of Dalit Ravidasia… … Wikipedia
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Die Satanischen Verse — (The satanic Verses) ist der Titel eines 1988 erschienen Romans von Salman Rushdie, der von indischen Immigranten in Großbritannien handelt und teilweise vom Leben des Propheten Mohammed inspiriert ist. Der Ausdruck „satanische Verse“ wurde von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Die satanischen Verse — (engl. Originaltitel: The Satanic Verses) ist der Titel eines 1988 erschienen Romans von Salman Rushdie, der von indischen Immigranten in Großbritannien handelt und teilweise vom Leben des Propheten Mohammed inspiriert ist. Den Ausdruck… … Deutsch Wikipedia
