{"id":5932,"date":"2012-02-04T12:02:51","date_gmt":"2012-02-04T12:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.tehelka.com\/?p=5932"},"modified":"2012-02-04T12:02:51","modified_gmt":"2012-02-04T12:02:51","slug":"master-takes-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/master-takes-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Master Takes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Compiled by\u00a0Aradhna Wal\u00a0<\/strong>&\u00a0Naina Manjrekar<\/strong>
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\"True
True Stories: An artwork by Dhruvi acharya<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nDipalle Parmar on Art<\/strong>
\nI am a big fan of the works of\u00a0Sudhir Patwardhan, Gieve Patel\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Nilima Sheikh<\/strong>. However, at the moment I would like to bring your attention to a much younger artist,\u00a0Dhruvi Acharya<\/strong>. This Mumbai-based artist is one who weaves tales onto her canvas. Her colours and images are so understandable. She talks about women, urban realities and the violence that often holds the two together. Her works are more like illustrations. Her\u2019s is a simple and effective medium with strong content. Her work at the Mumbai airport is especially captivating.
\nParmar<\/strong>\u00a0Is A Pune-Based Architect, Interior Designer, Artist And Writer<\/em>
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\n\"\"Shinie Antony on Books<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Susan Visvanathan\u2019s book\u00a0The Seine At Noon\u00a0<\/em>is a summertime stroll in Paris, about Stefan, the son of immigrant Jews from Kerala, and Frenchman Jacques who have been deserted by women. There\u2019s a loony dog with a loaf of bread and a woman with a \u201ctremendous capacity to stare into windows and want things\u201d. This is the story of one river and two friends, the telling rippled in verse.
\n\u2018This book is the story of a river, two friends, summertime in Paris and a loony dog\u2019<\/strong>
\nAntony<\/strong>\u00a0is the author of\u00a0 Kardamom Kisses<\/em>
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\"Lo-fi
Lo-fi The Lightyears Explode<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nSuryakant Sawhney on Music<\/strong>
\nI once ventured out to this terrific gig at blueFROG, Mumbai, by\u00a0The Lightyears Explode<\/strong>, a Mumbai-based punk band. They play antiromance masala punk with the occasional Punjabi groove thrown in. Their sound is raw, tempo is quick and their energy on stage is vicious.
\nSawhney<\/strong>\u00a0is a vocalist and songwriter with Peter Cat Recording Co<\/em>
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\nManish Tiwari on Film<\/strong>
\nNostalgia is like a Chinese box, where each generation longs for the time gone by.\u00a0Woody Allen<\/strong>\u00a0uses
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\"The<\/a>
The present in the past A still from Midnight in Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nthis premise in\u00a0Midnight in Paris<\/em>when the protagonist, an American screenwriter, slides through time to Paris\u2019 past. He rubs shoulders with F Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein; and steals Picasso\u2019s mistress. My favourite was\u00a0Adrien Brody<\/strong>\u00a0playing Salvador Dali with relish. All of this set against the excellent music of Cole Porter, Josephine Baker and the French can-can!
\nTiwari<\/strong>\u00a0is the director of Dil Dosti Etc<\/em>
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\nVeena Arora On Food<\/strong>
\nThere is a new place in town that people must visit:\u00a0Auma<\/strong>. It is a Thai and Italian cuisine restaurant in Vasant Kunj. I recommend this place because of its sheer excellence. They do not compromise on quality. Which is why they have a Thai chef, and boys trained extensively in Italian cuisine, handling the kitchen. It is a fine-dining restaurant, with a beautiful interior, lovely music playing in the background and candles adding to the atmosphere. My favourite dish remains the pizza, which is the best I\u2019ve had in Delhi. It is also very reasonably priced.<\/p>\n

Arora\u00a0<\/strong>is the senior consultant at The Spice Route, Hotel Imperial, New Delhi<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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