{"id":14429,"date":"2011-10-15T05:31:22","date_gmt":"2011-10-15T05:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.tehelka.com\/?p=14429"},"modified":"2011-10-15T05:31:22","modified_gmt":"2011-10-15T05:31:22","slug":"master-takes-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/master-takes-41\/","title":{"rendered":"Master takes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Compiled by\u00a0Aradhna Wal<\/strong>
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Elephant in the room<\/strong>
An artwork by Bharti Kher<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nGeetha Mehra on Art<\/strong>
\nOne of my favourite pieces is\u00a0Bharti Kher<\/strong>\u2019s now famous baby elephant sculpture,\u00a0The Skin Speaks a Language Not Its Own<\/em>, exhibited at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in Delhi. The museum itself is audacious enough to be located inside the DLF South Court Mall in Saket, and provides the ultimate accessibility for travellers and tourists. The museum is dedicated to Indian art and introduces visitors to what the country has to offer. The display is personally selected by Kiran Nadar. It is an eclectic collection of old masters and cutting-edge contemporary art. This juxtaposition makes it all the more fascinating.
\nMehra<\/strong>\u00a0is the director of the Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai<\/em>
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\n\"\"<\/a>Arpita Das on Books\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThe one book I\u2019d recommend to any reader is\u00a0WG Sebald<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0The Rings of Saturn<\/em>. It is an account of the narrator\u2019s journey, on foot, through Norfolk and Suffolk. It blurs the line between past and present, and fact and fiction with dexterity. It is a fascinating exegesis on living quietly in suffering. Personally, I would call it a literary masterpiece.
\nDas<\/strong>\u00a0is a Delhi-based publisher with Yoda Press<\/em>
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City beats<\/strong>
Robin Mathew from Five8<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nFaith Gonsalves on Music<\/strong>
\nFive8<\/strong>\u00a0is a great Indie band. Their funk-based songs resonate with the stories of people like me, the quintessential Dilliwalla, who braves the traffic, enjoys the food, and battles relationships every day. The self-titled album\u2019s artwork highlights Delhi\u2019s concreteness as a Commonwealth Games jungle. At the same time, their mellower songs such as\u00a0Believe\u00a0<\/em>capture a totally different audience.
\nGonsalves<\/strong>\u00a0is the founder of Music Basti,Delhi<\/em>
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Fatal attraction<\/strong>
A still from A\u00f1o Bisiesto<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nAamir Bashir on Film\u00a0<\/strong>
\nOne of the most hard-hitting films I\u2019ve seen is the Mexican art filmA\u00f1o Bisiesto (Leap Year)<\/em>. It is Australia- born\u00a0Michael Rowe<\/strong>\u2019s directorial debut, and won the Cam\u00e9ra d\u2019Or at Cannes Film Festival 2010. Shot in a single apartment with a fixed camera, the film uses the theme of lack of space to tell a deeply layered and complex tale. The graphic sex, violence and nudity tend to make viewers uncomfortable. But that is the purpose of the film. Rowe tells the story of a city through one woman\u2019s claustrophobic isolation. For those who can stomach it, it is a must watch.
\nBashir<\/strong>\u00a0is a Mumbai-based actor and director of Harud<\/em>
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\nDennis Francis Dheo on Food\u00a0<\/strong>
\nOne of my favourite breakfast places is a nondescript little joint in Koramangala, Bengaluru. The restaurant is very aptly called\u00a0The Hole in the Wall Cafe<\/strong>. It\u2019s a tiny place that is always jampacked. You\u2019d be hard-pressed to get a table on weekends. The menu offers standard breakfast fare such as bacon, burgers and pancakes, all of which are truly sumptuous. My personal choice is the excellent waffles. Order a plate along with the coffee or your choice of fresh juice. It has a very inviting interior. Warm and cozy, it is built like a living room. All in all, a meal here is a great way to start the day.<\/p>\n

Dheo\u00a0<\/strong>is a dessert consultant with the Grey Garden, Delhi<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Compiled by\u00a0Aradhna Wal Geetha Mehra on Art One of my favourite pieces is\u00a0Bharti Kher\u2019s now famous baby elephant sculpture,\u00a0The Skin Speaks a Language Not Its Own, exhibited at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in Delhi. The museum itself is audacious enough to be located inside the DLF South Court Mall in Saket, and provides the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":14434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[21],"tags":[7353,7051,7354,5933,1343,7355,7056,429,7356,7357,7058,7358,7359,7078,71,7360,7361,7362,7363],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14429"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/73"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}