http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/raj Questions tagged with 'raj' at Ask MetaFilter. Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:02:20 -0800 Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:02:20 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/50731/First%2DRate%2Dand%2DSecond%2DRate%2Din%2Dthe%2DRaj I'm looking for two Indian (Hindi?) words that mean "high quality" and "low quality" and were used, for example, during the Brittish Raj to describe building construction as first rate or second rate. I believe one of the words may have been "kappa" or "chappa." tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.50731 Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:02:20 -0800 India Language Raj resolved alms http://ask.metafilter.com/16340/books%2Don%2Dbritish%2Dcolonialism i am interested in recommendations for novels about british colonial period (india, africa, etc). what are your favorites? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.16340 Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:27:23 -0800 british colonialism raj dstrouse91