{"id":2707,"date":"2012-03-24T08:15:49","date_gmt":"2012-03-24T08:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.tehelka.com\/?p=2707"},"modified":"2012-03-24T08:15:49","modified_gmt":"2012-03-24T08:15:49","slug":"master-takes-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/master-takes-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Master takes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Compiled by\u00a0Aradhna Wal & Naina Manjrekar<\/strong>
\n\"\"<\/a>Parul Vadehra On Art<\/strong>
\nAn interesting show is\u00a0The Elephant in the Dark<\/em>, an exhibition of contemporary Iranian art curated by artist and curator\u00a0Amirali Ghasemi<\/strong>\u00a0at the Devi Art Foundation in Gurgaon. Including works by 52 artists, the exhibition takes a poem by\u00a0Rumi<\/strong>\u00a0(with the same title) as a starting point to articulate the concepts and ideas that Iranian artists have been engaging with over the past few year. The works are a commentary on the social and political conditions surrounding the artists, within and outside Iran. There is a great mix of established and young artists giving the viewer a palpable sense of contemporary Iran and how artists are responding to it.
\nVadehra<\/strong>\u00a0Is The Director Of Vadehra Art Gallery<\/em>
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\n\"<\/a>Easterine Kire On Books<\/strong>
\nMalawian poet\u00a0Jack Mapanje<\/strong>\u00a0was imprisoned for his writing for almost four years in a maximum security prison. The poems in\u00a0The Chattering Wagtails of Mikuyu Prison<\/em>\u00a0were first \u201cwritten in his head\u201d while he was in jail, deprived of pen and paper. The sweeping time structure spans the biblical era to Yorkshire, his present home, and drily humourous descriptions of Mikuyu prisons .<\/p>\n

\u2018The poems first came to Mapanje in his head, when he was in jail without pen and paper\u2019<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kire<\/strong>\u00a0Is The Author Of Mari And When The River Sleeps<\/em>
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On the rise Sahej Bakshi<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nAnkur Tewari On Music<\/strong>
\nSahej Bakshi<\/strong>\u00a0aka\u00a0Dualist Inquiry<\/strong>\u00a0is fast becoming a phenomenon in the indiemusic scene. The first time I saw him play was at an after-party during the first NH7 Weekender. By the time his set was over, I was a fan. He effortlessly juggles with genres and rhythms. His fearless skills behind the sound console are complemented by his sublime music production talent and dreamy lead licks he plays on his electric guitar. His\u00a0Gravitat<\/em>\u00a0is on loop on my iPod.
\nTewari<\/strong>\u00a0Is A Mumbaibased Songwriter<\/em>
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Remains Of A War A Still From Granito<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nSteven Bognar On Film<\/strong>
\nGranito<\/em>, by\u00a0Pamela Yates<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Paco de Onis<\/strong>, shows how a documentary from 30 years ago plays a part in the International Criminal Court today. It’s the story of an unknown genocide in Guatemala. The movie begins with images of 16mm film being gently threaded onto a Steenbeck editing machine. The hands are\u00a0Yates<\/strong>\u2019, who looks through her old footage of the CIA-backed war in Guatemala for clues to use in a trial against the former Generals now accused of war crimes. The story spans 30 years from the US to Spain to Central America.
\nBognar<\/strong>\u00a0Is A US-Based Filmmaker \u00a0 \u00a0[\/box]<\/em>
\nAjit Singh On Food<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve been going to\u00a0Moet\u2019s Sizzlers<\/strong>\u00a0in Defence Colony Market, New Delhi, for years and the recipes have remained the same. They\u2019ve stayed true to their roots, and concentrated on making the sizzlers their popularity is based on. The menu is select but delicious and value for money. My favourite dish is the baby lamb chops. The service, too, is very friendly. The same waiters have been there for some seven years, and I have a great comfort level with them. It is a small place, with barely eight tables, but designed after an English diner, with stone floors and wooden furniture.<\/p>\n

Singh<\/strong>\u00a0Is The Co-Owner Of Manajsa, New Delhi<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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