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\"Stuck<\/a>
Stuck<\/strong> A tape-based installation by Monika Grzymala<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nParul Gupta on Art<\/span><\/strong>
\nPolish artist Monika Grzymala<\/strong> makes installations that can be described as three-dimensional drawings. Her signature material is tape of all colours and kinds. Grzymala\u2019s work is a critical statement about what a drawing can be and how it can leave the page to engage directly in our space and lives. Her drawings sometimes seem to jump straight out of the walls, or press up against other lines, then finally disappear, only to once again reappear in motion, with momentum. Each work is site-specific \u2014 created in response to the conditions and configuration of a given space.<\/p>\n

Gupta<\/strong>\u00a0is a Delhi-based artist<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n\"\"<\/a>Wei Fen Lee on Books<\/span><\/strong>
\nShehan Karunatilaka<\/strong>\u2019s Chinaman<\/em> is about Sri Lankan cricket, a journalist\u2019s quest for a story, the problematic concept of \u2018truth\u2019 and memory and the humour and banalities of human relationships. The ironies of story-writing are reflected in multiple narrations, all delivered in a style as graceful and irreverent as the bowling described within. It transcends the actual game to inspect the power structures and relationships surrounding it.<\/p>\n

\u2018A book about\u00a0Sri Lankan\u00a0cricket, its\u00a0many power\u00a0structures and\u00a0human\u00a0relationships\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lee<\/strong>\u00a0is a Singapore-based writer and editor of Ceriph<\/em><\/p>\n

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The final frontier<\/strong> Apparat<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nAbhishek Bhatia on Music<\/span><\/strong>
\nGerman musician Apparat<\/strong> has successfully experimented with big, clean, transcendant sounds while avoiding the clich\u00e9s of post-rock. Rather, he is post-electronica. He uses a varied mix of unusual instruments, such as the analogue synthesiser and a xylophone hooked up to his laptop with a million effects. He programmes sounds of actual instruments onto his computer. Programming allows him to be limitless and opens a whole new dimension for his music, which sounds as if it\u2019s coming out of nowhere.<\/p>\n

Bhatia<\/strong>\u00a0is the vocalist of the Circus<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Age<\/a>
Age of innocence<\/strong> A still from<\/em> Y Tu Mam\u00e1 Tambi\u00e9n<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nAnupama Chopra on Film<\/span><\/strong>
\nY Tu Mam\u00e1 Tambi\u00e9n<\/em> by Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n<\/strong> is a deeply moving, sad yet beautiful film. Two best friends go on a road trip with a strange woman. What follows is a sexual adventure and their coming of age, devoid of the clich\u00e9s inherent in this genre. It is sexy but in a joyful, unembarrassed way. There is nudity but it is not voyeuristic. The film transcends its protagonists and becomes a portrait of Mexico. There is a voiceover narration, which, in asides, tells the audience stories of other characters.<\/p>\n

Chopra<\/strong>\u00a0is a film critic based in Mumbai<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nAshfaque Qureshi on Food<\/span><\/strong>
\nTadka<\/strong> restaurant in Kanpur serves the finest Indian food possible. Instead of generalising flavours to cater to popular taste, it prizes the authenticity of its recipes. The food tastes authentic Awadhi, instead of it being mixed with Punjabi preparations. Though it has cuisines and spices from all over India, the dishes retain their unique flavour. Some of my favourite dishes are their galauti kebabs and the raan. The restaurant is particularly famous for its biryani, the daals and its speciality, the tadka chicken.<\/p>\n

Qureshi<\/strong> Is The Managing Director With Grande Cuisines Of India<\/em><\/p>\n

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