{"id":1688,"date":"2012-03-31T09:28:06","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T09:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.tehelka.com\/?p=1688"},"modified":"2012-03-31T09:28:06","modified_gmt":"2012-03-31T09:28:06","slug":"master-takes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/master-takes-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Master takes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Compiled by\u00a0Aradhna Wal & Naina Manjrekar<\/strong>
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\"Setting<\/a>
Setting the stage: A work by Gregory Crewdson<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nNandini V Muthiah On Art<\/strong>
\nPhotographer\u00a0Vivek Vilasini<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0The Temple<\/em>\u00a0is full of dark humour; it is a film noir look at society and public figures.\u00a0Annu Palakunnathu Matthew<\/strong>\u2019s photographic work deals with identity. That is something I can relate to, as it is also part of my work. I quite enjoy\u00a0Raja Deen Dayal<\/strong>\u2019s studio portraits. They are outstanding and will stand the test of time. My absolute favourite, however, is\u00a0Gregory Crewdson<\/strong>. He inspires my work. His art is a huge production. It is like a movie set-up for one image or a series of images, like a story being told. These are some of the artists whom I\u2019ve enjoyed and thought about recently.
\nMuthiah<\/strong>\u00a0Is A Chennai-Based Photographer<\/em>
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\n\"\"<\/a>Vijayendra Mohanty On Books<\/strong>
\nI read\u00a0The Complete Professor Challenger Stories\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0Sir Arthur Conan Doyle <\/strong>starring his lesser-known creation, Professor George Edward Challenger, an over-the-top mad scientist who undertakes extraordinary adventures. His companions detest his arrogance but respect the man. The engaging stories transport one to other worlds.
\n\u2018Doyle\u2019s creation is an arrogant, mad scientist who goes on extraordinary adventures\u2019<\/strong>
\nMohanty<\/strong>\u00a0Is The Delhi-Based Writer Of<\/em>\u00a0Ravanayan
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\nArijit Dutta On Music<\/strong>
\nI really enjoy\u00a0Sandeep Chowta<\/strong>\u2019s music. I was completely bowled over by the beauty of his album\u00a0Matters of the Heart<\/em>. It has an all-star line-up of some of the greatest jazz masters \u2014\u00a0John Scofield, Dave Grusin, Scott Kinsey, Lee Ritenour<\/strong>\u00a0and my favourite\u00a0Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt<\/strong>. It has some fascinating songwriting and amazing production with no discernible musical divide. It\u2019s one unified sound that goes way beyond terms like fusion.
\nDutta<\/strong>\u00a0Is The Vocalist Of The Delhi Based-Band Airport<\/em>
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\"Beyond<\/a>
Beyond fusion: Sandeep Chowta<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nAvinash Roy On Film<\/strong>
\nA film that I recently saw and found fascinating was\u00a0The Story of the Weeping Camel<\/em>, directed by\u00a0Byambasuren Davaa<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Luigi Falorni<\/strong>. It combines elements of documentary and drama to create a stunningly beautiful montage of life in the Gobi desert of Mongolia. A newborn camel is rejected by her mother and the herdsmen try to bring them closer. The resilience of the people, their stoic attitude towards life and the vast undulating desert all come together to create a magical and almost spiritual filmviewing experience.
\nRoy<\/strong>\u00a0Is A Mumbai-Based Filmmaker<\/em>
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\"Animal<\/a>
Animal instincts: A still from The Story of the Weeping Camel<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nSeemant Kumar On Food<\/strong>
\nThere are two places I\u2019d like to recommend:\u00a0Pickwick\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Sevilla<\/strong>, both in The Claridges, New Delhi. Pickwick is an allday multi-cuisine diner and coffee shop. It\u2019s a nice little place. Anytime you go there, you can sit and munch on something. It has some great continental breakfast that hotel guests generally go in for. Sevilla is a fine-dining restaurant with Mediterranean cuisine and a good selection of wines. It is built to resemble a nature park with\u00a0machaans<\/em>\u00a0for seating. It reminds me of the Jim Corbett National Park. Because of the decor, set-up and good service, the atmosphere is very relaxed.<\/p>\n

Kumar\u00a0<\/strong>Is The General Manager Of Rara Avis, New Delhi<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Compiled by\u00a0Aradhna Wal & Naina Manjrekar Nandini V Muthiah On Art Photographer\u00a0Vivek Vilasini\u2019s\u00a0The Temple\u00a0is full of dark humour; it is a film noir look at society and public figures.\u00a0Annu Palakunnathu Matthew\u2019s photographic work deals with identity. That is something I can relate to, as it is also part of my work. I quite enjoy\u00a0Raja Deen […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[21],"tags":[7104,7051,7105,5933,7106,7107,7056,7108,7058,7109,7110,7111,7112,7113,7114,7115,7116,7117,7118],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1688"}],"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=1688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1688\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}