{"id":1339,"date":"2012-04-21T12:29:35","date_gmt":"2012-04-21T12:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.tehelka.com\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2012-04-21T12:29:35","modified_gmt":"2012-04-21T12:29:35","slug":"master-takes-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/master-takes-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Master takes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Compiled by\u00a0Aradhna Wal<\/strong>
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\"A<\/a>
Built from scratch A work by Miroslav Tichy<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nSohrab Hora On Art<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>\u201cIf you want to be famous, you must do something more badly than anybody in the entire world.\u201d\u00a0Miroslav Tichy<\/strong>\u00a0was considered a dissident in the communist regime of Czechoslovakia, and was sent to a psychiatric institution for his independent way of painting and photographing. He would take beautiful, surreptitious photos of women with cameras and lenses that he built from cardboards and tin cans, from the 1960s till the 1980s. He never attended exhibitions and made photos just for his own pleasure; not to sell or exhibit them. His work was made public to the rest of the world in 2004 and he died in 2011.
\nHora<\/strong>\u00a0Is A Delhi-Based Photographer<\/em>
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\n\"Roberto<\/a>Rajorshi Chakraborti On Books<\/strong>
\nRoberto Bola\u00f1o<\/strong>\u2019s last novel 2666 centres on unsolved serial rape and murders of women in the Mexican town of Sonora; a hub of legal and illegal migrant workers and a crossing-point for billions of dollars worth of goods \u2014 and illegal drugs \u2014 into the US. Bola\u00f1o explores what feels like a \u2018heart of darkness\u2019 especially of our times.<\/p>\n

\u2018The violence in Sonora explores today\u2019s heart of darkness\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Chakraborti<\/strong>\u00a0Is The Author Of Mumbai Rollercoaster<\/em>
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\"Rage<\/a>
The word De la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine, \u00a0Photo: Anu Tomer<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nSrinivasan Iyer On Music<\/strong>
\nRage Against The Machine<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0System of a Down<\/strong>\u00a0aren\u2019t nearly as popular as they should be. Apart from the musical innovations \u2014Rage<\/strong>\u00a0guitarist\u00a0Tom Morello<\/strong>\u00a0using feedback to create music \u2014 it is their ideology that inspires me. They\u2019re communist bands that have stuck to their principles, even if their lyrics have got them banned in different countries. They play to express not impress. They\u2019re also pioneers in incorporating rap into rock, paving a new path for the genre.
\nIyer<\/strong>\u00a0Is The Vocalist Of The Band Underground Authority<\/em>
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\"Shakespeare<\/a>
Play within a play: Shakespeare In Love<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nAnuvab Pal On Film<\/strong>
\nChoosing my favourite film has never been hard for me.\u00a0Shakespeare in Love<\/em>, at one level is about a great artiste, a genius in love (a rom-com with a love poet, specifically William Shakespeare attempting to seduce, is always welcome with women I think). At another level, and this is why it is personal, it\u2019s about the deceit of a lazy playwright who takes money from producers and not deliver the work on time. Being a lazy playwright myself, watching a movie where Shakespeare does the same, was almost like I was given permission to do wrong.
\nPal<\/strong>\u00a0Is A Mumbai-Based Playwright<\/em>
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\nSabyasachi Gorai On Food<\/strong>
\nI\u2019d recommend restaurants like\u00a0Indian Accent<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Cafe Biba<\/strong>\u00a0that have survived the test of time. I prefer places that serve various food items in small plates for every course, letting the customer eat more food before feeling full, which is the case with most Indian restaurants. I like almost all the dishes, be it street food like anda parantha near Yusuf Sarai or the small food joints in Dilli Haat. My ideal meal would be a nicely made yellow dal tadka and nice tandoori roti. The important thing is to preserve the essence of a meal, which these two restaurants do.<\/p>\n

Gorai\u00a0<\/strong>Is The Executive Chef Of Olive Bar And Kitchen, New Delhi<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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