{"id":3126,"date":"2012-03-17T14:46:19","date_gmt":"2012-03-17T14:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.tehelka.com\/?p=3126"},"modified":"2012-03-17T14:46:19","modified_gmt":"2012-03-17T14:46:19","slug":"master-takes-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/master-takes-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Master takes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Compiled by\u00a0Aradhna Wal & Naina Manjrekar<\/strong>
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In search of the self A work by Venugopal VG<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nClare Arni On Art<\/strong>
\nI would like to recommend\u00a0Venugopal VG<\/strong>\u00a0and his stop-motion animated video\u00a0Elusive Entry<\/em>. He is a talented artist who combines his technically skilled and beautiful drawings with stop-motion animation. His work was part of a show I saw in Bengaluru, curated by\u00a0Lina Vincent,<\/strong>\u00a0called\u00a0I Am Here<\/em>, about the self portrait through the use of the moving image. Apart from his technique, his ideas captured my imagination. He says so himself, \u201cThe self is involved in chasing the intangible urban dream.\u201d This is a question being faced by many of us in India as the country goes through rapid changes.<\/p>\n

Arni\u00a0<\/strong>Is A Bengaluru-Based Photographer<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n\"\"<\/a>Mridula Koshy On Books<\/strong>
\nWaiting for the Barbarians<\/em>\u00a0takes its shape from allegory, a form J M Coetzee is known to employ. On recent rereading I was astonished again by how very un-allegorical he can be, accreting meaning and nuance – an endless dimensionality – to ethical and moral dilemmas. Whereas allegories are so often about resolution through simplification. Perhaps this old-fashioned form with its need to impose tidiness on the world is the very ground from which to resist tidiness.
\nKoshy<\/strong>\u00a0Is A Delhi-Based Writer<\/em>
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British legacy Field Music<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nWarren Mendonsa On Music<\/strong>
\nField Music<\/strong>\u00a0is a British band with a very British sound that reminds me of\u00a0The Beatles<\/strong>. They have very hooky melodies that are easy to sing along to. However, there is also some very intricate music going on simultaneously. They are more of an album band than a group that produces one-off hits. My favourite album is\u00a0Measure.<\/em>\u00a0Then there is the US-based\u00a0Tedeschi Trucks Band<\/strong>. Their debut,\u00a0Revelator<\/em>, won the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Blues Album.<\/p>\n

Mendonsa<\/strong>\u00a0Is A Mumbai-Based Guitarist And Composer<\/em><\/p>\n

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The evolution of a friendship: A still from And Man Created Dog<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nPurab Kohli On Film<\/strong>
\nI love wildlife movies, but there is one I found particularly captivating: a documentary that I watched recently called\u00a0And Man Created Dog<\/em>. Unlike the usual wildlife documentaries, it does not only show the life cycle of an animal but also the evolution of a relationship through history. It shows how man and dog have co-evolved. More than a simple narrative, it\u2019s about man and his best friend contributing to each others\u2019 social development. I love animals, so I guess I enjoyed a dog\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

Kohli\u00a0<\/strong>Is A Bollywood Actor<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nGaurav Sachdeva On Food<\/strong>
\nI recommend a place already well known.\u00a0The Big Chill Caf\u00e9<\/strong>, in Khan Market, New Delhi. My wife introduced me to it. Though I\u2019ve only had the pastas there, I love the food. The spaghetti or penne go very well with a side order of garlic bread. They have some delicious exotic mocktails too. The place is very casual. People feel relaxed, instead of being suffocated by a formal atmosphere. The posters they have, from classic movies and ads to contemporary pop-culture, add to the charm of the place. The client\u00e8le is mainly young professionals and college-goers.<\/p>\n

Sachdeva<\/strong>\u00a0Is The General Manager Of Spice Water Trail, New Delhi<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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