{"id":1321,"date":"2012-04-07T12:22:18","date_gmt":"2012-04-07T12:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.tehelka.com\/?p=1321"},"modified":"2012-04-07T12:22:18","modified_gmt":"2012-04-07T12:22:18","slug":"master-takes-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/master-takes-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Master takes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Compiled by\u00a0Aradhna Wal<\/strong>
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\"Look<\/a>
Look into my eyes: Sea Creatures by Anita Dube<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nArshiya Lokhandwala On Art<\/strong>
\nAnita Dube was trained as an art historian and has been in the field for several years. I thoroughly enjoy her politics. She is very focussed with the materials she uses. In one work she covered objects with velvet, lending a sensuality to the way it looked and felt. One of my favourites is\u00a0Intimations of Defense<\/em>. A corner of a wall is covered with a cluster of 1000 ceramic eyes, the kind sold outside temples, called the Eyes of God. You cannot look away from it. It\u2019s also a very sexual imagery. She uses these eyes often, as seen in the work\u00a0Sea Creatures<\/em>. She is concerned with the woman, and the virtue and sexuality forced on her.
\nLokhandwala<\/strong>\u00a0Is The Mumbai-Based Director Of Lakeeren Art Gallery<\/em>
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\"Amit<\/a>
Amit Sheth On Books<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nAmit Sheth On Books<\/strong>
\nLaura Hillenbrand<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0Unbroken<\/em>:\u00a0A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience<\/em>,\u00a0and Redemption<\/em>\u00a0is the autobiography of Louis Zamperini, America\u2019s hope for gold at the 1940 Olympics, when World War II erupts. Louis enlists as a B24 Bombardier but crashes into the Pacific. After 47 days on a life raft the Japanese capture him. Despite the tragedy, the book is a story of learning to live again.
\nSheth<\/strong>\u00a0Is The Author Of Dare To Run<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018The book chronicles the tragedy of a POW, yet ends with survival and learning to live again\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\"Cross<\/a>
Cross country: Angaraag \u2018Papon\u2019 Mahanta,\u00a0Photo: Ujjal Deb<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nGaurav Raina On Music<\/strong>
\nPapon<\/strong>\u00a0&<\/strong>\u00a0The East India Company\u00a0<\/strong>is a rather interesting Delhi-based outfit. The members are all from Assam. They do a very intriguing blend of Assamese folk music and electronica. Their presentation caught my attention. It\u2019s a blend of Hindi and Assamese, set against a mellow electronica backdrop; soothing music for all your daily needs. Even live, they\u2019re fantastic. They are a bunch of talented guys who are successfully doing something different.
\nRaina\u00a0<\/strong>Is One Half Of The Delhi-Based Duo Midival Punditz<\/em>
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\"Face-off<\/a>
Face-off: A still from Z32<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nParomita Vohra On Film<\/strong>
\nZ32<\/em>, by Israeli documentarian\u00a0Avi Mograbi<\/strong>, is a young man\u2019s confession of a revenge killing of Palestinian soldiers during military service. It uses two brilliant devices \u2013 a digital mask over the man\u2019s face grows increasingly life-like; the filmmaker\u2019s commentary is in the form of songs, performed by him with a full orchestra in his living room. Though the songs are funny, they push us to reflect on the nature of truth, the self-aggrandisation of political indignation, and the search for a real way to talk about how violence brutalises us.
\nVohra<\/strong>\u00a0Is A Mumbai-Based Documentary Filmmaker<\/em>
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\nJitender Himral On Food<\/strong>
\nI think\u00a0Boh\u00e8me<\/strong>\u00a0is a great place to visit once in a while. It is well located, in Delhi\u2019s Hauz Khas Village, with a spectacular view of the lake. It\u2019s got a menu ranging from Mediterranean to Italian and Spanish cuisine. However, I stuck to the basics with a simple mushroom pasta, and thoroughly enjoyed it. They\u2019ve got indoor and outdoor seating, so you can enjoy nature along with the meal, greatly adding to the charm of the place. It is spacious and relaxed with friendly, unobtrusive service. In fact, it makes for a nice romantic destination; the best place to go with one\u2019s spouse.<\/p>\n

Himral\u00a0<\/strong>Is The Chef In Charge Of The Oudh, The Ashok, New Delhi<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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