Sat 17 Nov, 2018 09:08 pm - thanks so much for your reply rhymer!
The author is a British Indian though. That's why I thought it might be Hindi or Bengali. (view)
Mon 12 Nov, 2018 02:35 pm - I've come across this phrase "Phan de ma!" in a short story, whose context is:
They’d come to the gates with their bowls and say 'Phan de ma! '
Not sure if... (view)