Lamakaan

Inviting all for 'The Indian Photography Festival(IPF) - Hyderabad' from 1-10 October. (for 10 days from 10:30am-6:30pm) at Lamakaan among various other venues in Hyderabad.

The Indian Photography Festival(IPF) - Hyderabad, a Not-For-Profit initiative of the Light Craft Foundation along with the Govt. of Telangana is India’s newest international photography festival,
showcasing a wide range of photography across all genres from portraits and landscape through
photojournalism to fine-art by emerging and legendary photographers from India and around the globe.

The festival aims at congregating the greatest minds
in the field of photography and showcasing the works of emerging & renowned photographers from all
across the world and bring them to India, at the same time establishing a global platform for learning through various events. The first edition takes place in HYDERABAD the cultural capital of
TELENGANA, from 01 - 10 October 2015

FESTIVAL PROGRAMS:
 Featured Exhibitions
 Artist Talks
 Seminars & Panel Discussions
 Photo-Walks & Workshops
 Portfolio Reviews
 Open Studios
 Screenings
 Book Launches

MISSION:-
 Create Awareness about Photography and bring a plethora of topical social issues to the public through the medium of photography.
 Create a convivial space for debate, creativity, social interaction and reflection.
 Educate and Engage young & emerging photography talents from the country.
 Provide the much needed platform for the exchange of creative ideas and the latest trends in the art of photography.
 Placing Hyderabad on the map of the international photography scene in line with the other major cities of the world which have established festivals.

DATES : 01-10 OCTOBER 2015
WEBSITE : WWW.INDIANPHOTOFEST.COM
MAIN FESTIVAL HUB : STATE GALLERY OF ARTS, MADHAPUR, HYDERABAD

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Welcome to a Blind Men’s club to have laughter like never before

“Manoranjan Tax-Free”
A comedy play in Hindi-English

Based on Chandrashekhar Phansalkar’s Marathi Play “Tax free”. Scripted & Directed by Feroze

Wednesday, 1st October, 2015, 8 PM

Donor Pass: Rs. 100/-

Online booking
www.bookmyshow.com

For more details, contact us:
sifar.theatre@gmail.com
98493 31347
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sifar.theatre

Student Think Tank for India, a student-run organisation that promotes involved inquiry and collective action. We recognize that today, a mainstream education can be supplemented and energised by adding two important ingredients: critical thinking, and civic engagement. I am based in Delhi, but a number of my team members are from Hyderabad.

This year, we have been piloting a school club in Delhi Public School, Gachibowli, where we carry out regular activities and sessions for them through our Moderators.

One of the activities we are looking to do this year is the Design for Change project. (See more at: www.designforchangeindia.com). And to come up with sustainable ideas for this, we have a Design Thinking workshop with Viraat Aryabumi, a student of CBIT who is extremely passionate about technology, design thinking and their application to pressing civic issues.

SMILE HAS BECOME AND EMOTION IN YOUR GADGETS. SO PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE SMILING FESTIVAL .
WE WILL SHOW THE NEW YOU HERE.

A Film on Gandhi and Religion's irrelevance in today's society by Dr. Gautham Kashyap produced by Veera Sanker. The duration is 12 minutes.
All are welcome.

Sakharam Binder tells the story of Sakharam’s women. They are the castoff wives- homeless and destitute - taken in by the protagonist as domestic servants and sex partners.Laxmi is shy, submissive and pious while Champa, her successor is brash, voluptuous and spoiled.

One of Vijay Tendulkar's most controversial plays, this play vividly captures the strange and complex pathology of Sakharam, who while on one hand, wants to please his women, on the other hand, bullies them as well. He is, in one moment, a freethinking crusader for women’s rights and the very next moment sees him as a philistine- scornful of their devotion to him.

He strongly believes in exploiting the corrupt system for his own gain but realizes too late the price of playing the game.

For passes: 8374734142

"Nonverbal Communication, popularly known as Body Language," is a Workshop, which aims at letting the participants know FIRST HAND the importance of nonverbal communication in all sorts of communication, viz., personal/familial/academic/professional/occupational/social.

Samahaara
presents

"Pinocchio" & "Half-Chicken"
(Two plays by Children in English)

Director- Pejjai Nagaraju

A Samahaara Workshop Production

Date: 03rd Oct 2015
Time: 06:00 pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills.

Entry by Donation Rs. 50/-


Half-Chicken

The play “Half-Chicken” is about a chicken hatched with only half a body, one leg, one wing, one eye, and only half as many feathers as the other chicks. She becomes the centre of attention at the ranch where she is born, because the animals consider her very special and unique. With her uniqueness, she is propagated as half chicken Baba. Half-Chicken Baba becomes vain because of this attention and decides to leave the ranch to visit the king Sri Krishnadevaraya. On her journey she meets people who are in need of help but she does not help them. What happens to Half-Chicken as a result of this is what we will know from this delightful short play.

Pinocchio- The robot

This play is devised from a play Pinocchio 3.5 which was written by Eric Cobel. Gill Bates is a computer magnate. He has a Software Company, billions of dollars, power but something is missing from his life: children. So he builds a little robot named Pinocchio. The present play is about Pinocchio who gets diverted easily from others.

Inviting all for a screening of "Human" by Yann Arthus-Bertrand.

What is it that makes us human? Is it that we love, that we fight ? That we laugh ? Cry ? Our curiosity ? The quest for discovery ?
Driven by these questions, filmmaker and artist Yann Arthus-Bertrand spent three years collecting real-life stories from 2,000 women and men in 60 countries. Working with a dedicated team of translators, journalists and cameramen, Yann captures deeply personal and emotional accounts of topics that unite us all; struggles with poverty, war, homophobia, and the future of our planet mixed with moments of love and happiness.

Filmmaker and artist Yann Arthus-Bertrand spent 3 years collecting real-life emotional stories from more than 2,000 women and men in 60 countries. Those emotions, those tears and smiles, those struggles and those laughs are the ones uniting us all.

Entry - Free.

A short documentary film about Basant, the spring festival of the Sufis in north India. The video covers a day in the life of qawwals and Sufis at the shrine of Nizamuddin Aulia in New Delhi, India. The Sufi festival of Basant is related to a legend of Amir Khusrau and Nizamuddin Aulia, is celebrated each year on the eve of Basant Panchami.
Entry - Free

Hyderabad Western Music Foundation is pleased to present “Reading With The Tunes”, a music & literature initiative… for youngsters by youngsters,

“Reading With The Tunes” – 3rd edition

Music: We have The Aga Skifflers, a group of keen teenagers who are taking music seriously and enjoying having opportunities to experience many different forms of music, along with Aga Khan’s music teacher, Nigel Jackson.

Theatre: For the occasion of celebrating Agatha Christie’s 125th birthday, Kovida Yalamanchi has written a short play that will be presented by the MISH Mashers: a group of middle and high-schoolers from Mosaica International School who have a penchant for drama and love to imitate accents from across the globe! Play name: Guess Who Dun It?
Be prepared to solve the crime!


Sunday, 4th October, 12-1pm @ Lamakaan, Banj.hills, opps. GVK

All are invited. Entry free.
For more information contact: ykovida@gmail.com or info@hydmusic.com
www.hydmusic.com


All are invited.

Workshop on "Understanding Sufi Literature and Qawwali" By Yousuf Saeed (New Delhi) 3 pm to 6:30 pm followed by a screening of his film "Qasba Sanskriti – The Small Town Stories: Amroha & Bilgrami" at 7pm.

While listening to Sufi music and Qawwali becomes more and more trendy, there are debates on what the true Sufi music is. Is it some meditative chanting that provides peace and tranquility to an individual in today’s stressful urban life? Is it supposed to involve a lot of rhythm and high octave vocals using the names of god or Ali, as often exhibited by contemporary Indian cinema or pop music groups? Or is there something more to Sufi music and literature than mere self-indulgence? Does it have a social relevance in today’s life? Could it help us connect to our pluralistic past? Or could it help us learn ways to coexist in today’s multicultural society? These are some of the questions that we hope to address in an intensive short workshop involving music practitioners and media professionals who have been researching or practicing these themes since many years.

The workshop will include an informal lecture-interaction, poetry recitations, screening of audio/video clips as well as documentary films. The main presenter of the workshop is Delhi-based author and filmmaker Yousuf Saeed, who along with his team has been successfully conducting such workshops for last couple of years, the details of which can be seen on www.ektara.org. Kindly register in advance for participation.

What to expect and who can attend:
This workshop is open for anyone interested in learning to appreciate Sufi poetry, music and Qawwali better. The participants do not have to have a prior knowledge or training of music, nor is there an age-bar. The participants do not have to be Sufis or belonging to any particular religion or community. Anyone with an interest in music, literature and cultural history can enroll in this workshop. Most presentations will be given in English with some Urdu/Hindi content. Kindly note that this is not a course for learning music, but is meant to learn appreciating music, poetry and their social contexts. Although 4 hours are not sufficient for a comprehensive understanding of such a subject, it is hoped that by the end of the workshop, the participants would be able to better appreciate the nuances of Sufi music, poetry, and Qawwali and its historical context. We wish to keep this half-day completely informal, friendly and homely. You are free to ask questions and raise doubts whenever you wish. The workshop would include a midway break for tea. Registered participants will get reading and listening material (in digital format).

SCHEDULE OF WORKSHOP


3:00 pm: Introduction with the participants; what to expect in this workshop.

Illustrated introduction to Sufism and Sufi music
This illustrated lecture makes an easy introduction to the role of Sufism or Islamic mysticism in the development of Indo-Islamic poetry, music and culture.

3:30 pm: A short documentary: Sufi Sama (12 mins, filmed at Nizamuddin dargah) followed by a discussion on Chishti Sufi tradition and the use of music. Musical heritage and legends of Amir Khusrau.

3:45 pm: Introduction to the heritage of Amir Khusrau and Nizamuddin Aulia in the promotion of Sufi music.

4:00 pm Film screening: Sufi Soul – The Mystic Music of Islam (anchored by William Dalrymple). Followed by short tea break (10 mins)

5:00 pm: Sufi literature in north India and Deccan (poetry reading). Also answering questions regarding poetry.

5:45 pm: Where to find the best live or recorded Sufi music in India and what places to visit to see a vibrant Sufi culture. End of workshop at 6:30 pm.

7 pm: Film screening Small Town Stories - Qasba Sanskriti, two films about Amroha and Bilgram. (See synopsis of films)

Entry Registration - 300/- Call: 9642731329

You are cordially invited to "Small Town Stories - QASBA SANSKRITI - Amroha & Bilgrami" a film presenting the ethnographic sketch of north India's small towns Amroha & Bilgrami exploring the shared cultural traditions, arts and crafts, in the voice of its local residences.

In today’s India where the corporate media focuses only on big cities and urban glitz, Qasba Sanskriti, a short series of documentary films, travels to some historic qasbas or small towns in Uttar Pradesh which continue to carry the age-old traditions of sycretic culture and shared living between people of different religions and sects.

Director: Yousuf Saeed- Nawed Akhter Duration: 40 mins
This documentary explores the material culture, performative arts and crafts of Amroha, a small town near Delhi in north India, especially focusing on the evolution of Islamic and syncretic cultural values and interdependence between different communities and sects of people, through their arts, crafts, religious rituals and iconography. Amroha is not only famous for its handicrafts such as woodwork, handlooms, embroidery, and percussion instruments, but also for being a centre for the production of Urdu literature, poetry and music. The story of Amroha’s communal harmony is told in the film in the voices of its Hindu and Muslim residents.
This film is a cultural sketch of Bilgram, a small town near Lucknow in north India, especially focusing on the performative arts associated with the Shia rituals of Ashura on Muharram. For many centuries Bilgram has been a rich centre of refined culture and literature, producing several scholars, poets as well as administrators for the historic province of Awadh and beyond. The film also looks at the syncretic or plural values ingrained in the daily lives of the people of Bilgram, where the Muharram is commemorated by Shias, Sunnis and Hindus with equal passion, using local iconography and plural symbols.

Entry - Free

As a part of the ongoing Indian photo festival,conducting a guest artist talks at Lamakaan .

Hearing artist's talk about their work can be fascinating. We have a series of artist talks by eminent photographers sharing their photography techniques and inspirations. A good opportunity for photographers and photography enthusiasts to ask questions about their work and progress and share their ideas.

Artist Talk - Ritika Baheti

7 PM @ Lamakaan

Artist Talk - Chirodeep Chaudhuri

7:30 PM @ Lamakaan

Artist Talk - Krishnendu Saha

8:00 PM @ Lamakaan

An evening of Kuchipudi dance recital by Amy Kumar and Pranati Goturi.

For dancers Amy and Pranati, dance is not merely a passion but a divine path to unify the inner soul with the Almighty. Nrityanjali is a humble attempt by the dancers to take the audience on a scintillating and soulful journey via the medium of Kuchipudi.

Pranati, an 18 year old Engineering student has been learning Kuchipudi since the tender age of 4. Pranati gave her Arangetram in 2007. Having given around 200 stage shows all around the country, Pranati is the reciepient of the prestigious National level award "Bal Shree" given to her by Hon'ble Union Minister for HRD Smt. Smriti Irani. She is also the first ever Kuchipudi dancer to have the POGO Amazing Dancer award given to her by Aamir Khan and Saroj Khan in Mumbai. Pranati has many other awards to her credit and is a regular performer.

Amy is a 25 year old research scientist who has been training in dance since 1999. She finished her Arangetram in 2004. Amy has done her Masters in Biomedical Genetics from VIT and is a gold medalist. She has given around 150 shows till date. She is a choreographer and also teaches dance. Her passion and aspiration is to come up with an innovation to combine dance and science.

All are welcome.

Love Art?! Big News for all Art Lovers!!!

Always wanted to create your own works of art??? Then Lamakaan is the place to be from 9/10/2015 to 18/10/2015 !!!!! Here's your chance to delve into the colours and swirls of modern and contemporary art and learn art like never before with oodles of fun and lots activities ! Come join us as we look into the works of some of the greatest artists of the world and to create your own masterpieces!

We are a group of young artists from Tagore's Santiniketan, West Bengal, coming to take you on an exploration into the world of art and help channel your creative energy into beautiful works of art. Presenting workshops on painting, sculpture and print making, from 9/10/2015 to !8/10/2015 , where we will look at how art has changed, what art means and how to give our perspectives physical form through the medium of art.

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Following is the list of the exciting programs coming your way!

9/10/2015 (4.00 pm to 6.00 pm) and 10/10/2015 (10.00 am to 12.00 pm): Introduction to Modern Art (Painting); Exploring the art of some the world's greatest Modern artists and discovering how to create a modern art work!

11/10/2015 (10.00 am to 12.00 pm) and 13/10/2015 ( 4.00pm to 6.00pm); Abstract Expressionism (Painting) ; Let yourself go wild and free as you work on your Expressionist painting!

14/10/2015 & 15/10/2015 (4.00pm to 6.00pm) : Print Making; Lino Cut : Learn this simple age old technique of printing and give it a fun twist, print on scarfs, t-shirts, or on absolutely anything!!!

16/10/2015 to 18/10/2015 (4.00 pm to 6.00 pm) : Sculpture and Installation Art : Chisel out your feelings and enter the post-modern and contemporary art times with installation art, where we will be experimenting with space, lights, sounds and videos!
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Each day shall begin with a small talk on the theme, followed by painting/printmaking/sculpting and end with a small discussion of the work and experience of the participants.


Fees : For entire duration of all programs - Rs.1500/-
For select programs only - Rs. 700 (per program)
All materials shall be provided
Sign up for workshop beginning from 4/10/2015

Instructors : Ms.Sreemukhi Mekala, BFA History of Art
Mr.Sumantra Sardar Rana, MFA Painting
Mr.Ratnesh Shukla, MFA Sculpture.



See all you Art enthusiasts soon!!!

Telangana has been at the forefront of according property rights to women way back in 1987. We also have a long history of women who have shouldered the responsibility of property management along with men. But this basic right is still not available to all women. Lets talk.

A novitiate gives birth to a child in a convent, who is found dead in a wastepaper basket. A court-mandated psychiatrist and the Mother Superior of the convent clash during the resulting investigation. The mother calls the conception a miracle, while the psychiatrist clearly sees the human intervention. A battle of wills, Christian beliefs, morality & science ensue, while the young novitiate is increasingly being exposed to the 'big, bad world'. The age-old question still persists - science or belief?
Sutradhar presents John Pielmeier's 'Agnes of God', directed by Vinay Varma.
9th & 10th October, 2015
at 8 PM on both days, at Lamakaan
The play is open to all ages.
Contact Rita Ghosh on 9849063890 for tickets.

Headstart Startup Saturday Hyderabad - October 2015

Theme- "Hyderabad, enabler for healthcare startups"

KINDLY NOTE - Tickets MANDATORY for attending the event. Please ensure you purchase your ticket. We have limited seats.
Book your tickets here - www.meraevents.com/event/sshyd_oct

Brief introduction - Be it the U.S. spending Trillions, or the strong growth in spending across the globe; health care is one sector that is buzzing in the startup world.Along with this huge opportunity lies some visible and invisible potholes/hard stops. As more and more early stage startups need mentors, funds and a support ecosystem to overcome these problems and become successful, Startup Saturday Hyderabad October is all set to showcase what the city has for the health care startups.

We discuss the support system available in Hyderabad via the large nationally acclaimed healthcare providers/hospital chains, pharma majors, life sciences research companies to healthcare innovation centres/labs at institutions like Apollo and LVPEI, startups solving the existing problems at grassroots in rural areas, improving the existing healthcare infrastructure with better online/mobile/offline information services or creating a hybrid franchisee model, all the way through to building health care gadgets and diagnostic devices.

Agenda-
09:45 am - Registrations
10:10 am - Intros
10:20 am - Ecosystem Announcements (& Hyderabad4innovation.in/news)

Featured Startups-
10:30 am - TBA
10:45 am - TBA
11:00 am - TBA
11:15 am - TBA
11:30 am - TBA

11:45 am - Panel discussion with healthcare experts, accomplished entrepreneurs, and enablers.

12:30 pm - Networking

Link to facebook event page - https://www.facebook.com/events/523799451116033/

For nominating panelist or startup speakers, write to us at hyderabad@headstart.in

Tweet: #SSHYD @starthyd

A novitiate gives birth to a child in a convent, who is found dead in a wastepaper basket. A court-mandated psychiatrist and the Mother Superior of the convent clash during the resulting investigation. The mother calls the conception a miracle, while the psychiatrist clearly sees the human intervention. A battle of wills, Christian beliefs, morality & science ensue, while the young novitiate is increasingly being exposed to the 'big, bad world'. The age-old question still persists - science or belief?

Sutradhar presents John Pielmeier's 'Agnes of God', directed by Vinay Varma.

9th & 10th October, 2015

at 8 PM on both days, at Lamakaan

The play is open to all ages.

Contact Rita Ghosh on 9849063890 for tickets.

Inviting all for a quick workshop and demo on 'How to make Bathukamma Flower decoration' for children as well as adults by Arunjyoti Lokhanday.

Arunjyoti ji, an activist and 'do-it-yourself' workshop holder is bringing this activity to Lamakaan.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

An afternoon with Gautam Navlakha while he shares his thoughts on "The War within: The story of Kashmir".

Gautam Navlakha is a civil liberties, democratic, and human rights activist; and a journalist. He is engaged in the longstanding activism by the People's Union for Democratic Rights, Delhi as a veteran activist. Navlakha has worked as a secretary of the People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR), and has also been a convener of the International People's Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice in Kashmir. He has done a great amount of work in Kashmir, and in the recent times, his focus of work has been the areas of Chhattisgarh.

Presenting an evening of talk on the philosophy of Bulleh Shah by Inayat Ali Shah, PhD student from MANUU.
With given name Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri, Bulleh Shah was a poet, humanist and philosopher who practiced the Sufi tradition of Punjabi poetry.

The verse form Bulleh Shah primarily employed is the Kafi, popular in Punjabi, Sindhi and Saraiki poetry.

Bulleh Shah's writings represent him as a humanist, someone providing solutions to the sociological problems of the world around him as he lives through it, describing the turbulence his motherland of Punjab is passing through, while concurrently searching for God. His poetry highlights his mystical spiritual voyage through the four stages of Sufism: Shariat (Path), Tariqat (Observance), Haqiqat (Truth) and Marfat (Union). The simplicity with which Bulleh Shah has been able to address the complex fundamental issues of life and humanity is a large part of his appeal.

Many people have put his kafis to music, from humble street-singers to renowned Sufi singers like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pathanay Khan, Abida Parveen, the Waddali Brothers, Sain Zahoor and band Junoon.

Bulleh Shah's verses have been an inspiration to painters as well like Geeta Vadhera.

All are welcome to this evening of Sufism.
Entry - Free.

Keep Rolling presents - A collection of 4 short plays ....

SUBTEXT - Short Play
A short laugh riot, which explores the true meaning, behind the seemingly normal conversation we have every day...
This play also won the audience choice award at last year's SHORT AND SWEET play competition...

FANS - Short play
Two movie crazy fans explore the possibility of a new screenplay, that shall make them superstars.. Only to be bought crashing back down to reality...
This Play was shortlisted to be featured in competition at the recently concluded SKITS festival by Dramanon...
The Promo Video to this skit won the runner up for the best Promo Video Award.

THE UNUSUAL SUSPECT - Short Play
There is a bomb scare as a cop interrogates a group of people at a railway station. He finds the usual set of characters, who give him an unusual set of stories.
This play was shortlisted for being in competition at the recently concluded SKITS short play festival held by DRAMANON.
The Play was in contention for winning the BEST SCRIPT award (was among the 7 shortlisted for the award)

GUNIEA PIG - Short play
A customer at a restaurant finds his soup delivered to him with a Guinea Pig in it, much to his dissent.

But then, the waiter is not someone who would back down, as he begins his attempt at convincing the customer that this soup, is actually good for him.

A satirical take on Marketing strategies in today's world!

Entry - Free

Workshop on understanding and creating modern expressionist art!
At 4.00pm come and join the fun and let the artist in you out!
Fees : 700/-
All materials will be provided.
Contact 8972132325 for further details

A exclusive event designed for short films, to show case some serious work in the short films category. With this event the studio wants to create an eco system for filmmakers to co exist & evolve, this is forum will address practical pain points of filmmaker like production (including pre & post), casting & other important issues. After the entire list of movies is screened we have a 30-45 min focused discussion moderated by the studio to find ans to some of the current problem of film making. A bi-monthly event held to promote short films; we call for short films entries to be sent to us. We accept films below 45 mins in this type. Your work can be submitted to Octopus Studios, the set of independent curator will go through the films & select a set of films. We screen selected short films to an elite audience who are short film enthusiasts. We introduce the filmmakers as well cast & crew to the audience. The entire event is open & free of cost, it’s also held at place which has actually inspired the idea - Lamaakan-An Open Cultural Space. Entry - Free

Learn the age old method of printing! Linocut printmaking workshop! Learn to take manual prints of your art! Print on paper, make cards for loved ones, print on your tshirts or anything you'd like!
4.00pm to 6.30pm on 14/10/15 and 15/10/15
Open for ages 15 and older
Fees : 700/-
All tools and material will be provided
For details contact : 8972132325

An evening of Hindustani classical and semi classical music by Harini Rao.

Harini is an up coming performer from Hyderabad, trained under gurus Smt Swati Phadke and Smt Sudeshna Gupta. She has won the prestigious Pt. Jasraj Award of Excellence for promising talent in Hindustani classical vocal music and has been a topper at the examinations of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai. She's performed extensively in India and the US. Her repertoire of traditional Hindustani classical and light music enthrals all audience - young and old alike. She also teaches classical music and promotes performing arts through Raageshree Foundation.
Entry - Free

In April 2015, UGC issued a Guidelines on Safety of Students on and off Campuses of Higher Educational Institutions

These guidelines have invited strong reactions from student communities across the country as it is an intrusion into their privacy and personal freedom.

These directives recommend the use of biometrics for marking student attendance in classes as well as in hostels, pointing out that such measures will have the additional advantage of enabling administrations “to keep an eye on a student’s movement and whereabouts in failsafe manner”(sic).

Increasing surveillance and curbing of freedom: UGC guidelines mention use of CCTV cameras, armed security guards and "digital mechanism can enable HEIs to keep an eye on a student’s movement and whereabouts in failsafe manner"

The guidelines call for setting up a university police station within the premises of the HEIs!

It mentions that the "HEIs should organize quarterly parents-teachers meet (PTM) so that grievances and gaps in system can be addressed and resolved. Online complaint registration system can also be launched so that issues can be addressed before they slip out of hands of authorities."
Let us unite to defeat such attempts to curb campus democracy in the name of providing safety to students!

Interactive and Participative Workshop for Teachers on: Preparation for a Class, Methodology, Teacher's role beyond the Textbook etc.

Sculpture workshop, learn the basics of sculpture and chisel out your creativity!
Fees : 700/-
All material and tools will be provided.
4.00pm to 6.30pm on the 16th, 17th and 18th October!
Contact 8972132325 for further details

Reading Session for Senior Citizens ...with a difference!! This will be a Reading, Listening,Reflective and Interactive Session.

We cordially invite you to a two day paintings exhibition by Artist Namrata from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sat & Sun 17, 18th October.

Paintings are available for sale too.

Learn basic sculpture and installation art
4.00pm to 6.30pm, 17/10/15 and 18/10/15

Fees: 700/-
All tools and materials will be provided

Call 8972132325 for further details

JAZZED FRIENDS is Hyderabad’s only jazz ensemble and an initiative of Hyderabad Western Music Foundation. The band’s love of jazz brought them together to build up a repertoire of famous standards - Swing and Dixieland for starters.

JAZZED FRIENDS is an open group that encourages talented local musicians to join and learn through participation. Musicians with good sight reading skills, liking for Jazz and good sense of rhythm are welcome to join their rehearsals.

Catch our act on the 17th of October at Lamakaan, 7.30 pm.

Entry Rs. 100 (HWMF members: free).

It is bound to be an unforgettable evening! The band consists of a rhythm section, horn section and a vocalist: Raphaelle Courtay Clarinet, Shakila Kundu Vocals, Triveni Sunkara Bass, Dennis Powell Piano, Kartik Kalyan Drums, Humayun Mirza Trumpet, George Hull Saxophone, Joe Koster Trombone.

Info: www.lamakaan.com info@hydmusic.com 9912201659/9985410281

Drop by for a demo and introduction to an improvised site specific performance of Butoh - a contemporary dance.
It is the performance experiment - part of a contemporary dance and butoh collaboration led by Dust Gio (Butoh Exponent, South Korea) and Chandana Sarma (Contemporary dance Performer/Director, India).
Butoh is a form of Japanese dance theatre. First time in India, butoh collaborates with contemporary dance to create a new language of Dance. Through series of performances, workshops and community interaction the project searches the the root of dance, everyone's essential source of joy. With this performance the artists communicate and interact with the changing environment, community and people sharing inner and outer stories of each other.

All are welcome.

TED Talks have redefined the elements of a successful presentation and become the gold standard for public speaking. TED--which stands for technology, entertainment, and design--brings together the world's leading thinker to share their ideas, some of which set the world on fire.

Having been an avid viewer of most of the popular TED talks, and after having analyzed scores of them, I observed that they share the same eternal secrets of storytelling that all successful narratives ( be it film, theatre or novel) follow to create emotional, novel and memorable content.

In this workshop, we shall discuss these hidden techniques and tools for creating impactful and memorable stories, either for presentations or narrative fiction - by analyzing the most popular TED talks of all time.

Fees : Rs. 100/-

for details: 9849687318

"Reclaiming Verse, setting poetry free"

Reclaiming Verse, setting poetry free : is an open mic poetry event. It seeks to create an environment where everybody feels comfortable to share stories, because the idea is to look at poetry and people as neither make sense in isolation. The floor will be open to all styles of poetry, with no linguistic barriers ideally creating a situation where a wide spectrum of stories can be told, and heard.

This will be a safe space for the poetry and the stories, that have been silenced by the overarching noise created by people around us. We invite queer persons, feminists, straight allies and everybody else who wants to talk poetry - to come and share their stories with us. With each piece of poetry, let's reclaim verse. With each story, lets set poetry free.

We want to engage with you in a discourse around fluidity of gender and sexuality. To understand that our identities are often constructed in immutable casts that then relate to difficulties that we face. To celebrate the diversity that exists within us. To protest the periodic violence that many among us face on a regular basis. And to reclaim the militant activist space that we seem to have lost. This event is to specifically protest and oppose the transphobic violence that has been happening in Hyderabad, and to visibly agitate against it armed with poetry.

All are welcome.

Kaalpanik presents a night of three short plays.

1) "Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar" by Surender Sahil Verma
Directed by Krishna Shukla (Won 5 awards at Dramanon Skits 2015 - Best play, Best Actor Female, Best Actor Male (tie), Best Director Runner Up)

Synopsis : You know you had a great start for the day when your bowel movements didn’t bother you. What if they depend on your daily dose of current affairs and you are not able to find your newspaper? What if it came to your knowledge that it’s your neighbor’s dog’s mischief? Will you still go ahead with the day or take your neighbor to task? Well this gentleman and his wife chose to go with the latter option.

2) "A Costly Affair" by Naren Yadav
Directed by Naren Yadav

Synopsis : A couple who are about to get married enter a hotel room and what follows is a bizarre turn of events. Are they ready to take the next step together after what happened in the hotel room forms the crux of the play.

3) "Proposal Tentative" by Raviraj Kulkarni (Finalist in Dramanon Skits 2015)
Directed by Raviraj Kulkarni

Synopsis : A Theatre artist is in search of Bride and its getting tough for him due to his profession. The society pressure and demands of girl/ her Family is adding fuel to his frustration, he is been through the different processes traditional and modern (matrimony sites) but no luck. But still have hopes.

For passes: 9885333273

Inviting all for an evening of book release of 'BLACK INK' ANTHOLOGY OF Stories by Dr.M.M.Vinodini.
Dr. Vinodini is a Dalit Writer and thinker. She is working as an associate Professor in Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa. Her anthology of stories BLACK INK is Published by LIKHITA PRESS.

"దళితుల కతలు" - Dr వినోదిని గారి పుస్తక విడుదలకి అందరికి ఇదే పిలుపు. వేదిక: లామకాన్, బంజారా హిల్స్, హైదరాబాదు. సమయం: మంగళ 20 అక్టోబర్ సా.5 గo. నుండి
All are welcome.

Improvisational Theatre is full of surprises, not just for the audience but for the actors too. Come witness a bunch of theatre enthusiasts putting up an energetic, expressive, goofy to scary... all dramatic performance. We take your scenarios and bring them to life, in the best possible way.

Mint Tea Creatives' Improv Theatre Show #3

At Lamakaan, Banjara HIlls Rd#1
On Thursday, 22nd Oct 2015
From 7:30 to 9pm

Performers: Ramya, Kiran, Pratiek, Girish, Sadanand, Afaque, Jay, Sreehari and Suzanne.

Entry: Rs.100/-

*Conditions Apply: No political, racial, religious or any other derogatory topics. *We shall improvise and censor, depending on the age-group of our audience.

The play revolves around Jagu and Ganu, two acrobats who are orphan and live on the footpath. They have big dreams, one wants to become rich and another wants to become an actor. The play is all about their struggle to achieve their dreams which soon takes a magical turn in a faction of a second.

Learn all about 3D Printing technology!! 3D Printing is revolutionizing many industries such as Manufacturing, Jewellery, Medical etc. This workshop aims to teach participants about
a) What is 3D Printing
b) 3D Printing processes (FDM, SLA,,,)
c) Design considerations
d) Internal working of 3D Printer

Fee: 400/-. Tickets can be purchased at MeraEvents.com (Event id: 86656)

It is NOT a routine quiz with questions like, "Who designed this commercial?"
Who is known as the Father of Indian Advertisement," etc.

Participation is Teamwise. Each Team must have Four members. The Team should get their names registered THREE DAYS (3 days) before the day when the Competition is conducted through an email sent to the Organizer. Only FIVE TEAMS are allowed to participate. Team's participation is confirmed on FIRST COME - FIRST SERVE BASIS.

Method of conducting the Quiz:

An Advertisement is played on the Screen. Once it ends, each Team shall receive one question on that Advertisement.

Sample questions are:

"Which human emotion is this advertisement aimed to exploit?"

"What is the most unconvincing thing about this advertisement?"

A Two-Member Panel evaluates the responses by the Teams and awards the marks accordingly.

NO ENTRY FEES. The Members of the Winning Team shall receive Gift Vouchers for Books.

Inviting all for a talk by Prof. Mohammad M Anwer on the topic "Why do farmers commit suicide".

Agriculture is the primary economic activity, the necessary profession of all times, and essential to the survival of humankind. The recent spate of farmers suicide in Telangana and rest of the country is ringing alarm bells that all is not well in this important sector. The presentation explores the causes of the problem and suggests remedies that have been found practical and useful in over a decade of empirical experiment.

Professor Mohammad Anwer is the National Director of the Institute for Promotion of Agriculture which undertakes Agriculture Policy Championing and interests itself in Mega issues in Agricultural Research, Education, Extension and Consultancies. He was formerly the Director of Distance Education, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, Director of National Research Centre on Seed Spices, ICAR, Ajmer and Principal Scientist & Professor of Research Management, National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, ICAR, Hyderabad.

He is a researcher, teacher and consultant in Research Management and Horticulture. He has over 35 years of professional experience and has over 450 research papers, popular articles, book chapters, and books to his credit. He is a lucid speaker on agriculture, education and social reform.

All are welcome to discuss this issue gripping our society.

National Skills Development presents a workshop on Soft skills and technical skills which will enable students to get better at facing interviews and networking with a larger audience.
The last 15 to 20 minutes of this session would be spent in practicing these skills and networking.

Quiz on World Cricket

Inviting all for an evening of discussion on "Climate of Intolerance and role of writers and poets".

Authors, poets and artistes continue to return national/state awards and resign from the Sahitya Akademi to protest the institution’s silence on attacks against writers and intellectuals. Several writers in India have relinquished awards from one of the country’s top literary institutions over the past week, in a symbolic show of protest against what they say is a growing disregard for freedom of speech under the government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. More than 41 authors have handed back major honors in a stand against ‘vicious assaults’ on cultural diversity. Noted authors from Telangana – Bhoopal Reddy and Prof Katyayani Vidmahe have also returned their awards to mark their protest against the climate of intolerance.

Lamakaan holds this discussion on the growing intolerance in the country and role of writers and poets to country such climate. The awards returnee Bhoopal Reddy and Prof Katyayani Vidmahe will present their opinion and interact with the audiences.

About Bhoopal Reddy:
M. Bhoopal Reddy (born 1959) is a Telugu language writer and actor. He won the 2011 Kendra Sahitya Akademi Awards for Children's Literature for his work, Uggu Paalu, a compilation of 90 children stories. Bhoopal Reddy has written over 19 books. He also wrote Kotta Bag, Komaram Bheem, Gudugudu Gunchem and Vastava Potava were among the child lietrature and songs written by Reddy. He was a stage artist and acted in movies like Komaram Bheem and Daasi. He is the recipient of Kendra Sahitya Akademi Awards for Children's Literature - Uggu Paalu – 2011. He also got newly-formed Telangana state govt. award for his contribution towards separate statehood movement.
He returned both central and state governments' awards and rewards. He happens to be the first writer in Telangana state to return the awards. He returned state award in opposition to the Telangana government's FAKE encounter in which two young Telangana separate statehood activists (who later joined Maoists out of disillusionment due to Telangana govt's pro-elite policies) were killed by the Telangana govt.
As far as Sahitya Akademi award is concerned, he returned the award in protest against the growing intolerance towards minorities and attacks/killings of writers/atheists.

About Prof Katyayani Vidmahe:
Prof Katyayani Vidmahe is a noted litterateur and professor of Telugu Literature at the Telugu Department, Kakatiya University, Waranagal. She has been declared the winner of the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Telugu-2013 for her work Sahityakashamlo Sagam- Streela Asthitwa Sahityam– Kavitwam– Katha, a compilation of essays published in 2010. Born in Mailavaram village of Addanki in Prakasam district in 1955, Prof. Katyayani had completed her education in Warangal and Hyderabad. A gold medalist in MA Telugu in 1977 from Kakatiya University, her literary career spans more than two decades.
She has to her credit 275 research papers on Telugu literature, besides 28 published books and 25 books as an editor. Though her original name is Ketavarapu Katyayani, she is identified in literary circles with her pen name Katyayani ‘Vidmahe’. She started her teaching career in 1977 at Kakatiya University, where she pursued her PhD on the famous Telugu novel Chivaraku Migiledi.
Joining in the chorus of protest by the writers' community, Vidmahe said she was returning her Sahitya Akademiaward in protest against "the growing intolerance in the country". She is the second author to return the award from the Telugu land.

About Laltu:
Dr. Harjinder Singh, who is perhaps better known by his pen name ‘Laltu’ is a prolific writer and scientist. Laltu is a Hindi poet and writer. He has published five poetry collections and a short story collection, and a few works for children and translations. He also writes commentaries on contemporary affairs and is associated with grassroots movements. He is a scientist and he teaches at IIIT-H.
His biography is available here in hindi language. http://faculty.iiit.ac.in/~laltu/ http://faculty.iiit.ac.in/~laltu/hindi.html http://faculty.iiit.ac.in/~laltu/articles-and-book-reviews-English.html

All are weclome.

SUTRADHAR presents ISMAT - EK AURAT
Ismat Chughtai, was a veritable tour de force of women's writing in India, a woman who was a feminist by instinct, long before it became fashionable to flash the badge of feminism. She brought to the fore the modernity inherent in the actions of the poorest of rural Indian women as well as the stagnation in the minds of the so called urban elite. Ruthlessly honest and deeply perceptive, she presented the truth of society and its women in the same nakedness in which she saw them. She wrote with a rare courage, truth and good humour which endear her to everyone who comes across her writings. This seventy minute play is a dramatized performance of three short stories as vignettes. A letter penned by Sa’adat Hasan Manto on his view of Ismat as a woman is read out as a prelude.
at Lamakaan, on 27th October, 2015 20:00 pm
for passes: 9848052541

SUTRADHAR presents ISMAT - EK AURAT

Ismat Chughtai, was a veritable tour de force of women's writing in India, a woman who was a feminist by instinct, long before it became fashionable to flash the badge of feminism.
She brought to the fore the modernity inherent in the actions of the poorest of rural Indian women as well as the stagnation in the minds of the so called urban elite.
Ruthlessly honest and deeply perceptive, she presented the truth of society and its women in the same nakedness in which she saw them. She wrote with a rare courage, truth and good humour which endear her to everyone who comes across her writings.
This seventy minute play is a dramatized performance of three short stories as vignettes. A letter penned by Sa’adat Hasan Manto on his view of Ismat as a woman is read out as a prelude.

at Lamakaan, on 28th October, 2015
20:00 pm

Grim Pumpkin theater brings to you the first performance of our original script, Candy Cigarettes. Written by Swayamsrestha Kar, one of our own, this play explores the marital life of a seemingly ordinary young couple. But there is always a twist to every ordinary story, isn't there?

For passes: 9966903264

Gagan Damama Bajyo! is based on incidents taken from the life of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and his contemporaries.

It follows the events from the year of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919 to his hanging, along with Raj Guru and Sukhdev in 1931. Far from wanting to cause any bloodshed or violence, his decision to throw a bomb in the assembly was motivated by the desire to draw attention to the questions of freedom and equality. The play also touches on the ideological differences between Bhagat Singh and Congress.

It is a play by Piyush Mishra and performed by LCM.
For passes: 9948661033

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

Inviting all for 'The Indian Photography Festival(IPF) - Hyderabad' from 1-10 October. (for 10 days from 10:30am-6:30pm) at Lamakaan among various other venues in Hyderabad.

The Indian Photography Festival(IPF) - Hyderabad, a Not-For-Profit initiative of the Light Craft Foundation along with the Govt. of Telangana is India’s newest international photography festival,
showcasing a wide range of photography across all genres from portraits and landscape through
photojournalism to fine-art by emerging and legendary photographers from India and around the globe.

The festival aims at congregating the greatest minds
in the field of photography and showcasing the works of emerging & renowned photographers from all
across the world and bring them to India, at the same time establishing a global platform for learning through various events. The first edition takes place in HYDERABAD the cultural capital of
TELENGANA, from 01 - 10 October 2015

FESTIVAL PROGRAMS:
 Featured Exhibitions
 Artist Talks
 Seminars & Panel Discussions
 Photo-Walks & Workshops
 Portfolio Reviews
 Open Studios
 Screenings
 Book Launches

MISSION:-
 Create Awareness about Photography and bring a plethora of topical social issues to the public through the medium of photography.
 Create a convivial space for debate, creativity, social interaction and reflection.
 Educate and Engage young & emerging photography talents from the country.
 Provide the much needed platform for the exchange of creative ideas and the latest trends in the art of photography.
 Placing Hyderabad on the map of the international photography scene in line with the other major cities of the world which have established festivals.

DATES : 01-10 OCTOBER 2015
WEBSITE : WWW.INDIANPHOTOFEST.COM
MAIN FESTIVAL HUB : STATE GALLERY OF ARTS, MADHAPUR, HYDERABAD

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Welcome to a Blind Men’s club to have laughter like never before

“Manoranjan Tax-Free”
A comedy play in Hindi-English

Based on Chandrashekhar Phansalkar’s Marathi Play “Tax free”. Scripted & Directed by Feroze

Wednesday, 1st October, 2015, 8 PM

Donor Pass: Rs. 100/-

Online booking
www.bookmyshow.com

For more details, contact us:
sifar.theatre@gmail.com
98493 31347
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sifar.theatre

Student Think Tank for India, a student-run organisation that promotes involved inquiry and collective action. We recognize that today, a mainstream education can be supplemented and energised by adding two important ingredients: critical thinking, and civic engagement. I am based in Delhi, but a number of my team members are from Hyderabad.

This year, we have been piloting a school club in Delhi Public School, Gachibowli, where we carry out regular activities and sessions for them through our Moderators.

One of the activities we are looking to do this year is the Design for Change project. (See more at: www.designforchangeindia.com). And to come up with sustainable ideas for this, we have a Design Thinking workshop with Viraat Aryabumi, a student of CBIT who is extremely passionate about technology, design thinking and their application to pressing civic issues.

SMILE HAS BECOME AND EMOTION IN YOUR GADGETS. SO PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE SMILING FESTIVAL .
WE WILL SHOW THE NEW YOU HERE.

A Film on Gandhi and Religion's irrelevance in today's society by Dr. Gautham Kashyap produced by Veera Sanker. The duration is 12 minutes.
All are welcome.

Sakharam Binder tells the story of Sakharam’s women. They are the castoff wives- homeless and destitute - taken in by the protagonist as domestic servants and sex partners.Laxmi is shy, submissive and pious while Champa, her successor is brash, voluptuous and spoiled.

One of Vijay Tendulkar's most controversial plays, this play vividly captures the strange and complex pathology of Sakharam, who while on one hand, wants to please his women, on the other hand, bullies them as well. He is, in one moment, a freethinking crusader for women’s rights and the very next moment sees him as a philistine- scornful of their devotion to him.

He strongly believes in exploiting the corrupt system for his own gain but realizes too late the price of playing the game.

For passes: 8374734142

"Nonverbal Communication, popularly known as Body Language," is a Workshop, which aims at letting the participants know FIRST HAND the importance of nonverbal communication in all sorts of communication, viz., personal/familial/academic/professional/occupational/social.

Samahaara
presents

"Pinocchio" & "Half-Chicken"
(Two plays by Children in English)

Director- Pejjai Nagaraju

A Samahaara Workshop Production

Date: 03rd Oct 2015
Time: 06:00 pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills.

Entry by Donation Rs. 50/-


Half-Chicken

The play “Half-Chicken” is about a chicken hatched with only half a body, one leg, one wing, one eye, and only half as many feathers as the other chicks. She becomes the centre of attention at the ranch where she is born, because the animals consider her very special and unique. With her uniqueness, she is propagated as half chicken Baba. Half-Chicken Baba becomes vain because of this attention and decides to leave the ranch to visit the king Sri Krishnadevaraya. On her journey she meets people who are in need of help but she does not help them. What happens to Half-Chicken as a result of this is what we will know from this delightful short play.

Pinocchio- The robot

This play is devised from a play Pinocchio 3.5 which was written by Eric Cobel. Gill Bates is a computer magnate. He has a Software Company, billions of dollars, power but something is missing from his life: children. So he builds a little robot named Pinocchio. The present play is about Pinocchio who gets diverted easily from others.

Inviting all for a screening of "Human" by Yann Arthus-Bertrand.

What is it that makes us human? Is it that we love, that we fight ? That we laugh ? Cry ? Our curiosity ? The quest for discovery ?
Driven by these questions, filmmaker and artist Yann Arthus-Bertrand spent three years collecting real-life stories from 2,000 women and men in 60 countries. Working with a dedicated team of translators, journalists and cameramen, Yann captures deeply personal and emotional accounts of topics that unite us all; struggles with poverty, war, homophobia, and the future of our planet mixed with moments of love and happiness.

Filmmaker and artist Yann Arthus-Bertrand spent 3 years collecting real-life emotional stories from more than 2,000 women and men in 60 countries. Those emotions, those tears and smiles, those struggles and those laughs are the ones uniting us all.

Entry - Free.

A short documentary film about Basant, the spring festival of the Sufis in north India. The video covers a day in the life of qawwals and Sufis at the shrine of Nizamuddin Aulia in New Delhi, India. The Sufi festival of Basant is related to a legend of Amir Khusrau and Nizamuddin Aulia, is celebrated each year on the eve of Basant Panchami.
Entry - Free

Hyderabad Western Music Foundation is pleased to present “Reading With The Tunes”, a music & literature initiative… for youngsters by youngsters,

“Reading With The Tunes” – 3rd edition

Music: We have The Aga Skifflers, a group of keen teenagers who are taking music seriously and enjoying having opportunities to experience many different forms of music, along with Aga Khan’s music teacher, Nigel Jackson.

Theatre: For the occasion of celebrating Agatha Christie’s 125th birthday, Kovida Yalamanchi has written a short play that will be presented by the MISH Mashers: a group of middle and high-schoolers from Mosaica International School who have a penchant for drama and love to imitate accents from across the globe! Play name: Guess Who Dun It?
Be prepared to solve the crime!


Sunday, 4th October, 12-1pm @ Lamakaan, Banj.hills, opps. GVK

All are invited. Entry free.
For more information contact: ykovida@gmail.com or info@hydmusic.com
www.hydmusic.com


All are invited.

Workshop on "Understanding Sufi Literature and Qawwali" By Yousuf Saeed (New Delhi) 3 pm to 6:30 pm followed by a screening of his film "Qasba Sanskriti – The Small Town Stories: Amroha & Bilgrami" at 7pm.

While listening to Sufi music and Qawwali becomes more and more trendy, there are debates on what the true Sufi music is. Is it some meditative chanting that provides peace and tranquility to an individual in today’s stressful urban life? Is it supposed to involve a lot of rhythm and high octave vocals using the names of god or Ali, as often exhibited by contemporary Indian cinema or pop music groups? Or is there something more to Sufi music and literature than mere self-indulgence? Does it have a social relevance in today’s life? Could it help us connect to our pluralistic past? Or could it help us learn ways to coexist in today’s multicultural society? These are some of the questions that we hope to address in an intensive short workshop involving music practitioners and media professionals who have been researching or practicing these themes since many years.

The workshop will include an informal lecture-interaction, poetry recitations, screening of audio/video clips as well as documentary films. The main presenter of the workshop is Delhi-based author and filmmaker Yousuf Saeed, who along with his team has been successfully conducting such workshops for last couple of years, the details of which can be seen on www.ektara.org. Kindly register in advance for participation.

What to expect and who can attend:
This workshop is open for anyone interested in learning to appreciate Sufi poetry, music and Qawwali better. The participants do not have to have a prior knowledge or training of music, nor is there an age-bar. The participants do not have to be Sufis or belonging to any particular religion or community. Anyone with an interest in music, literature and cultural history can enroll in this workshop. Most presentations will be given in English with some Urdu/Hindi content. Kindly note that this is not a course for learning music, but is meant to learn appreciating music, poetry and their social contexts. Although 4 hours are not sufficient for a comprehensive understanding of such a subject, it is hoped that by the end of the workshop, the participants would be able to better appreciate the nuances of Sufi music, poetry, and Qawwali and its historical context. We wish to keep this half-day completely informal, friendly and homely. You are free to ask questions and raise doubts whenever you wish. The workshop would include a midway break for tea. Registered participants will get reading and listening material (in digital format).

SCHEDULE OF WORKSHOP


3:00 pm: Introduction with the participants; what to expect in this workshop.

Illustrated introduction to Sufism and Sufi music
This illustrated lecture makes an easy introduction to the role of Sufism or Islamic mysticism in the development of Indo-Islamic poetry, music and culture.

3:30 pm: A short documentary: Sufi Sama (12 mins, filmed at Nizamuddin dargah) followed by a discussion on Chishti Sufi tradition and the use of music. Musical heritage and legends of Amir Khusrau.

3:45 pm: Introduction to the heritage of Amir Khusrau and Nizamuddin Aulia in the promotion of Sufi music.

4:00 pm Film screening: Sufi Soul – The Mystic Music of Islam (anchored by William Dalrymple). Followed by short tea break (10 mins)

5:00 pm: Sufi literature in north India and Deccan (poetry reading). Also answering questions regarding poetry.

5:45 pm: Where to find the best live or recorded Sufi music in India and what places to visit to see a vibrant Sufi culture. End of workshop at 6:30 pm.

7 pm: Film screening Small Town Stories - Qasba Sanskriti, two films about Amroha and Bilgram. (See synopsis of films)

Entry Registration - 300/- Call: 9642731329

You are cordially invited to "Small Town Stories - QASBA SANSKRITI - Amroha & Bilgrami" a film presenting the ethnographic sketch of north India's small towns Amroha & Bilgrami exploring the shared cultural traditions, arts and crafts, in the voice of its local residences.

In today’s India where the corporate media focuses only on big cities and urban glitz, Qasba Sanskriti, a short series of documentary films, travels to some historic qasbas or small towns in Uttar Pradesh which continue to carry the age-old traditions of sycretic culture and shared living between people of different religions and sects.

Director: Yousuf Saeed- Nawed Akhter Duration: 40 mins
This documentary explores the material culture, performative arts and crafts of Amroha, a small town near Delhi in north India, especially focusing on the evolution of Islamic and syncretic cultural values and interdependence between different communities and sects of people, through their arts, crafts, religious rituals and iconography. Amroha is not only famous for its handicrafts such as woodwork, handlooms, embroidery, and percussion instruments, but also for being a centre for the production of Urdu literature, poetry and music. The story of Amroha’s communal harmony is told in the film in the voices of its Hindu and Muslim residents.
This film is a cultural sketch of Bilgram, a small town near Lucknow in north India, especially focusing on the performative arts associated with the Shia rituals of Ashura on Muharram. For many centuries Bilgram has been a rich centre of refined culture and literature, producing several scholars, poets as well as administrators for the historic province of Awadh and beyond. The film also looks at the syncretic or plural values ingrained in the daily lives of the people of Bilgram, where the Muharram is commemorated by Shias, Sunnis and Hindus with equal passion, using local iconography and plural symbols.

Entry - Free

As a part of the ongoing Indian photo festival,conducting a guest artist talks at Lamakaan .

Hearing artist's talk about their work can be fascinating. We have a series of artist talks by eminent photographers sharing their photography techniques and inspirations. A good opportunity for photographers and photography enthusiasts to ask questions about their work and progress and share their ideas.

Artist Talk - Ritika Baheti

7 PM @ Lamakaan

Artist Talk - Chirodeep Chaudhuri

7:30 PM @ Lamakaan

Artist Talk - Krishnendu Saha

8:00 PM @ Lamakaan

An evening of Kuchipudi dance recital by Amy Kumar and Pranati Goturi.

For dancers Amy and Pranati, dance is not merely a passion but a divine path to unify the inner soul with the Almighty. Nrityanjali is a humble attempt by the dancers to take the audience on a scintillating and soulful journey via the medium of Kuchipudi.

Pranati, an 18 year old Engineering student has been learning Kuchipudi since the tender age of 4. Pranati gave her Arangetram in 2007. Having given around 200 stage shows all around the country, Pranati is the reciepient of the prestigious National level award "Bal Shree" given to her by Hon'ble Union Minister for HRD Smt. Smriti Irani. She is also the first ever Kuchipudi dancer to have the POGO Amazing Dancer award given to her by Aamir Khan and Saroj Khan in Mumbai. Pranati has many other awards to her credit and is a regular performer.

Amy is a 25 year old research scientist who has been training in dance since 1999. She finished her Arangetram in 2004. Amy has done her Masters in Biomedical Genetics from VIT and is a gold medalist. She has given around 150 shows till date. She is a choreographer and also teaches dance. Her passion and aspiration is to come up with an innovation to combine dance and science.

All are welcome.

Love Art?! Big News for all Art Lovers!!!

Always wanted to create your own works of art??? Then Lamakaan is the place to be from 9/10/2015 to 18/10/2015 !!!!! Here's your chance to delve into the colours and swirls of modern and contemporary art and learn art like never before with oodles of fun and lots activities ! Come join us as we look into the works of some of the greatest artists of the world and to create your own masterpieces!

We are a group of young artists from Tagore's Santiniketan, West Bengal, coming to take you on an exploration into the world of art and help channel your creative energy into beautiful works of art. Presenting workshops on painting, sculpture and print making, from 9/10/2015 to !8/10/2015 , where we will look at how art has changed, what art means and how to give our perspectives physical form through the medium of art.

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Following is the list of the exciting programs coming your way!

9/10/2015 (4.00 pm to 6.00 pm) and 10/10/2015 (10.00 am to 12.00 pm): Introduction to Modern Art (Painting); Exploring the art of some the world's greatest Modern artists and discovering how to create a modern art work!

11/10/2015 (10.00 am to 12.00 pm) and 13/10/2015 ( 4.00pm to 6.00pm); Abstract Expressionism (Painting) ; Let yourself go wild and free as you work on your Expressionist painting!

14/10/2015 & 15/10/2015 (4.00pm to 6.00pm) : Print Making; Lino Cut : Learn this simple age old technique of printing and give it a fun twist, print on scarfs, t-shirts, or on absolutely anything!!!

16/10/2015 to 18/10/2015 (4.00 pm to 6.00 pm) : Sculpture and Installation Art : Chisel out your feelings and enter the post-modern and contemporary art times with installation art, where we will be experimenting with space, lights, sounds and videos!
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Each day shall begin with a small talk on the theme, followed by painting/printmaking/sculpting and end with a small discussion of the work and experience of the participants.


Fees : For entire duration of all programs - Rs.1500/-
For select programs only - Rs. 700 (per program)
All materials shall be provided
Sign up for workshop beginning from 4/10/2015

Instructors : Ms.Sreemukhi Mekala, BFA History of Art
Mr.Sumantra Sardar Rana, MFA Painting
Mr.Ratnesh Shukla, MFA Sculpture.



See all you Art enthusiasts soon!!!

Telangana has been at the forefront of according property rights to women way back in 1987. We also have a long history of women who have shouldered the responsibility of property management along with men. But this basic right is still not available to all women. Lets talk.

A novitiate gives birth to a child in a convent, who is found dead in a wastepaper basket. A court-mandated psychiatrist and the Mother Superior of the convent clash during the resulting investigation. The mother calls the conception a miracle, while the psychiatrist clearly sees the human intervention. A battle of wills, Christian beliefs, morality & science ensue, while the young novitiate is increasingly being exposed to the 'big, bad world'. The age-old question still persists - science or belief?
Sutradhar presents John Pielmeier's 'Agnes of God', directed by Vinay Varma.
9th & 10th October, 2015
at 8 PM on both days, at Lamakaan
The play is open to all ages.
Contact Rita Ghosh on 9849063890 for tickets.

Headstart Startup Saturday Hyderabad - October 2015

Theme- "Hyderabad, enabler for healthcare startups"

KINDLY NOTE - Tickets MANDATORY for attending the event. Please ensure you purchase your ticket. We have limited seats.
Book your tickets here - www.meraevents.com/event/sshyd_oct

Brief introduction - Be it the U.S. spending Trillions, or the strong growth in spending across the globe; health care is one sector that is buzzing in the startup world.Along with this huge opportunity lies some visible and invisible potholes/hard stops. As more and more early stage startups need mentors, funds and a support ecosystem to overcome these problems and become successful, Startup Saturday Hyderabad October is all set to showcase what the city has for the health care startups.

We discuss the support system available in Hyderabad via the large nationally acclaimed healthcare providers/hospital chains, pharma majors, life sciences research companies to healthcare innovation centres/labs at institutions like Apollo and LVPEI, startups solving the existing problems at grassroots in rural areas, improving the existing healthcare infrastructure with better online/mobile/offline information services or creating a hybrid franchisee model, all the way through to building health care gadgets and diagnostic devices.

Agenda-
09:45 am - Registrations
10:10 am - Intros
10:20 am - Ecosystem Announcements (& Hyderabad4innovation.in/news)

Featured Startups-
10:30 am - TBA
10:45 am - TBA
11:00 am - TBA
11:15 am - TBA
11:30 am - TBA

11:45 am - Panel discussion with healthcare experts, accomplished entrepreneurs, and enablers.

12:30 pm - Networking

Link to facebook event page - https://www.facebook.com/events/523799451116033/

For nominating panelist or startup speakers, write to us at hyderabad@headstart.in

Tweet: #SSHYD @starthyd

A novitiate gives birth to a child in a convent, who is found dead in a wastepaper basket. A court-mandated psychiatrist and the Mother Superior of the convent clash during the resulting investigation. The mother calls the conception a miracle, while the psychiatrist clearly sees the human intervention. A battle of wills, Christian beliefs, morality & science ensue, while the young novitiate is increasingly being exposed to the 'big, bad world'. The age-old question still persists - science or belief?

Sutradhar presents John Pielmeier's 'Agnes of God', directed by Vinay Varma.

9th & 10th October, 2015

at 8 PM on both days, at Lamakaan

The play is open to all ages.

Contact Rita Ghosh on 9849063890 for tickets.

Inviting all for a quick workshop and demo on 'How to make Bathukamma Flower decoration' for children as well as adults by Arunjyoti Lokhanday.

Arunjyoti ji, an activist and 'do-it-yourself' workshop holder is bringing this activity to Lamakaan.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

An afternoon with Gautam Navlakha while he shares his thoughts on "The War within: The story of Kashmir".

Gautam Navlakha is a civil liberties, democratic, and human rights activist; and a journalist. He is engaged in the longstanding activism by the People's Union for Democratic Rights, Delhi as a veteran activist. Navlakha has worked as a secretary of the People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR), and has also been a convener of the International People's Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice in Kashmir. He has done a great amount of work in Kashmir, and in the recent times, his focus of work has been the areas of Chhattisgarh.

Presenting an evening of talk on the philosophy of Bulleh Shah by Inayat Ali Shah, PhD student from MANUU.
With given name Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri, Bulleh Shah was a poet, humanist and philosopher who practiced the Sufi tradition of Punjabi poetry.

The verse form Bulleh Shah primarily employed is the Kafi, popular in Punjabi, Sindhi and Saraiki poetry.

Bulleh Shah's writings represent him as a humanist, someone providing solutions to the sociological problems of the world around him as he lives through it, describing the turbulence his motherland of Punjab is passing through, while concurrently searching for God. His poetry highlights his mystical spiritual voyage through the four stages of Sufism: Shariat (Path), Tariqat (Observance), Haqiqat (Truth) and Marfat (Union). The simplicity with which Bulleh Shah has been able to address the complex fundamental issues of life and humanity is a large part of his appeal.

Many people have put his kafis to music, from humble street-singers to renowned Sufi singers like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pathanay Khan, Abida Parveen, the Waddali Brothers, Sain Zahoor and band Junoon.

Bulleh Shah's verses have been an inspiration to painters as well like Geeta Vadhera.

All are welcome to this evening of Sufism.
Entry - Free.

Keep Rolling presents - A collection of 4 short plays ....

SUBTEXT - Short Play
A short laugh riot, which explores the true meaning, behind the seemingly normal conversation we have every day...
This play also won the audience choice award at last year's SHORT AND SWEET play competition...

FANS - Short play
Two movie crazy fans explore the possibility of a new screenplay, that shall make them superstars.. Only to be bought crashing back down to reality...
This Play was shortlisted to be featured in competition at the recently concluded SKITS festival by Dramanon...
The Promo Video to this skit won the runner up for the best Promo Video Award.

THE UNUSUAL SUSPECT - Short Play
There is a bomb scare as a cop interrogates a group of people at a railway station. He finds the usual set of characters, who give him an unusual set of stories.
This play was shortlisted for being in competition at the recently concluded SKITS short play festival held by DRAMANON.
The Play was in contention for winning the BEST SCRIPT award (was among the 7 shortlisted for the award)

GUNIEA PIG - Short play
A customer at a restaurant finds his soup delivered to him with a Guinea Pig in it, much to his dissent.

But then, the waiter is not someone who would back down, as he begins his attempt at convincing the customer that this soup, is actually good for him.

A satirical take on Marketing strategies in today's world!

Entry - Free

Workshop on understanding and creating modern expressionist art!
At 4.00pm come and join the fun and let the artist in you out!
Fees : 700/-
All materials will be provided.
Contact 8972132325 for further details

A exclusive event designed for short films, to show case some serious work in the short films category. With this event the studio wants to create an eco system for filmmakers to co exist & evolve, this is forum will address practical pain points of filmmaker like production (including pre & post), casting & other important issues. After the entire list of movies is screened we have a 30-45 min focused discussion moderated by the studio to find ans to some of the current problem of film making. A bi-monthly event held to promote short films; we call for short films entries to be sent to us. We accept films below 45 mins in this type. Your work can be submitted to Octopus Studios, the set of independent curator will go through the films & select a set of films. We screen selected short films to an elite audience who are short film enthusiasts. We introduce the filmmakers as well cast & crew to the audience. The entire event is open & free of cost, it’s also held at place which has actually inspired the idea - Lamaakan-An Open Cultural Space. Entry - Free

Learn the age old method of printing! Linocut printmaking workshop! Learn to take manual prints of your art! Print on paper, make cards for loved ones, print on your tshirts or anything you'd like!
4.00pm to 6.30pm on 14/10/15 and 15/10/15
Open for ages 15 and older
Fees : 700/-
All tools and material will be provided
For details contact : 8972132325

An evening of Hindustani classical and semi classical music by Harini Rao.

Harini is an up coming performer from Hyderabad, trained under gurus Smt Swati Phadke and Smt Sudeshna Gupta. She has won the prestigious Pt. Jasraj Award of Excellence for promising talent in Hindustani classical vocal music and has been a topper at the examinations of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai. She's performed extensively in India and the US. Her repertoire of traditional Hindustani classical and light music enthrals all audience - young and old alike. She also teaches classical music and promotes performing arts through Raageshree Foundation.
Entry - Free

In April 2015, UGC issued a Guidelines on Safety of Students on and off Campuses of Higher Educational Institutions

These guidelines have invited strong reactions from student communities across the country as it is an intrusion into their privacy and personal freedom.

These directives recommend the use of biometrics for marking student attendance in classes as well as in hostels, pointing out that such measures will have the additional advantage of enabling administrations “to keep an eye on a student’s movement and whereabouts in failsafe manner”(sic).

Increasing surveillance and curbing of freedom: UGC guidelines mention use of CCTV cameras, armed security guards and "digital mechanism can enable HEIs to keep an eye on a student’s movement and whereabouts in failsafe manner"

The guidelines call for setting up a university police station within the premises of the HEIs!

It mentions that the "HEIs should organize quarterly parents-teachers meet (PTM) so that grievances and gaps in system can be addressed and resolved. Online complaint registration system can also be launched so that issues can be addressed before they slip out of hands of authorities."
Let us unite to defeat such attempts to curb campus democracy in the name of providing safety to students!

Interactive and Participative Workshop for Teachers on: Preparation for a Class, Methodology, Teacher's role beyond the Textbook etc.

Sculpture workshop, learn the basics of sculpture and chisel out your creativity!
Fees : 700/-
All material and tools will be provided.
4.00pm to 6.30pm on the 16th, 17th and 18th October!
Contact 8972132325 for further details

Reading Session for Senior Citizens ...with a difference!! This will be a Reading, Listening,Reflective and Interactive Session.

We cordially invite you to a two day paintings exhibition by Artist Namrata from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sat & Sun 17, 18th October.

Paintings are available for sale too.

Learn basic sculpture and installation art
4.00pm to 6.30pm, 17/10/15 and 18/10/15

Fees: 700/-
All tools and materials will be provided

Call 8972132325 for further details

JAZZED FRIENDS is Hyderabad’s only jazz ensemble and an initiative of Hyderabad Western Music Foundation. The band’s love of jazz brought them together to build up a repertoire of famous standards - Swing and Dixieland for starters.

JAZZED FRIENDS is an open group that encourages talented local musicians to join and learn through participation. Musicians with good sight reading skills, liking for Jazz and good sense of rhythm are welcome to join their rehearsals.

Catch our act on the 17th of October at Lamakaan, 7.30 pm.

Entry Rs. 100 (HWMF members: free).

It is bound to be an unforgettable evening! The band consists of a rhythm section, horn section and a vocalist: Raphaelle Courtay Clarinet, Shakila Kundu Vocals, Triveni Sunkara Bass, Dennis Powell Piano, Kartik Kalyan Drums, Humayun Mirza Trumpet, George Hull Saxophone, Joe Koster Trombone.

Info: www.lamakaan.com info@hydmusic.com 9912201659/9985410281

Drop by for a demo and introduction to an improvised site specific performance of Butoh - a contemporary dance.
It is the performance experiment - part of a contemporary dance and butoh collaboration led by Dust Gio (Butoh Exponent, South Korea) and Chandana Sarma (Contemporary dance Performer/Director, India).
Butoh is a form of Japanese dance theatre. First time in India, butoh collaborates with contemporary dance to create a new language of Dance. Through series of performances, workshops and community interaction the project searches the the root of dance, everyone's essential source of joy. With this performance the artists communicate and interact with the changing environment, community and people sharing inner and outer stories of each other.

All are welcome.

TED Talks have redefined the elements of a successful presentation and become the gold standard for public speaking. TED--which stands for technology, entertainment, and design--brings together the world's leading thinker to share their ideas, some of which set the world on fire.

Having been an avid viewer of most of the popular TED talks, and after having analyzed scores of them, I observed that they share the same eternal secrets of storytelling that all successful narratives ( be it film, theatre or novel) follow to create emotional, novel and memorable content.

In this workshop, we shall discuss these hidden techniques and tools for creating impactful and memorable stories, either for presentations or narrative fiction - by analyzing the most popular TED talks of all time.

Fees : Rs. 100/-

for details: 9849687318

"Reclaiming Verse, setting poetry free"

Reclaiming Verse, setting poetry free : is an open mic poetry event. It seeks to create an environment where everybody feels comfortable to share stories, because the idea is to look at poetry and people as neither make sense in isolation. The floor will be open to all styles of poetry, with no linguistic barriers ideally creating a situation where a wide spectrum of stories can be told, and heard.

This will be a safe space for the poetry and the stories, that have been silenced by the overarching noise created by people around us. We invite queer persons, feminists, straight allies and everybody else who wants to talk poetry - to come and share their stories with us. With each piece of poetry, let's reclaim verse. With each story, lets set poetry free.

We want to engage with you in a discourse around fluidity of gender and sexuality. To understand that our identities are often constructed in immutable casts that then relate to difficulties that we face. To celebrate the diversity that exists within us. To protest the periodic violence that many among us face on a regular basis. And to reclaim the militant activist space that we seem to have lost. This event is to specifically protest and oppose the transphobic violence that has been happening in Hyderabad, and to visibly agitate against it armed with poetry.

All are welcome.

Kaalpanik presents a night of three short plays.

1) "Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar" by Surender Sahil Verma
Directed by Krishna Shukla (Won 5 awards at Dramanon Skits 2015 - Best play, Best Actor Female, Best Actor Male (tie), Best Director Runner Up)

Synopsis : You know you had a great start for the day when your bowel movements didn’t bother you. What if they depend on your daily dose of current affairs and you are not able to find your newspaper? What if it came to your knowledge that it’s your neighbor’s dog’s mischief? Will you still go ahead with the day or take your neighbor to task? Well this gentleman and his wife chose to go with the latter option.

2) "A Costly Affair" by Naren Yadav
Directed by Naren Yadav

Synopsis : A couple who are about to get married enter a hotel room and what follows is a bizarre turn of events. Are they ready to take the next step together after what happened in the hotel room forms the crux of the play.

3) "Proposal Tentative" by Raviraj Kulkarni (Finalist in Dramanon Skits 2015)
Directed by Raviraj Kulkarni

Synopsis : A Theatre artist is in search of Bride and its getting tough for him due to his profession. The society pressure and demands of girl/ her Family is adding fuel to his frustration, he is been through the different processes traditional and modern (matrimony sites) but no luck. But still have hopes.

For passes: 9885333273

Inviting all for an evening of book release of 'BLACK INK' ANTHOLOGY OF Stories by Dr.M.M.Vinodini.
Dr. Vinodini is a Dalit Writer and thinker. She is working as an associate Professor in Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa. Her anthology of stories BLACK INK is Published by LIKHITA PRESS.

"దళితుల కతలు" - Dr వినోదిని గారి పుస్తక విడుదలకి అందరికి ఇదే పిలుపు. వేదిక: లామకాన్, బంజారా హిల్స్, హైదరాబాదు. సమయం: మంగళ 20 అక్టోబర్ సా.5 గo. నుండి
All are welcome.

Improvisational Theatre is full of surprises, not just for the audience but for the actors too. Come witness a bunch of theatre enthusiasts putting up an energetic, expressive, goofy to scary... all dramatic performance. We take your scenarios and bring them to life, in the best possible way.

Mint Tea Creatives' Improv Theatre Show #3

At Lamakaan, Banjara HIlls Rd#1
On Thursday, 22nd Oct 2015
From 7:30 to 9pm

Performers: Ramya, Kiran, Pratiek, Girish, Sadanand, Afaque, Jay, Sreehari and Suzanne.

Entry: Rs.100/-

*Conditions Apply: No political, racial, religious or any other derogatory topics. *We shall improvise and censor, depending on the age-group of our audience.

The play revolves around Jagu and Ganu, two acrobats who are orphan and live on the footpath. They have big dreams, one wants to become rich and another wants to become an actor. The play is all about their struggle to achieve their dreams which soon takes a magical turn in a faction of a second.

Learn all about 3D Printing technology!! 3D Printing is revolutionizing many industries such as Manufacturing, Jewellery, Medical etc. This workshop aims to teach participants about
a) What is 3D Printing
b) 3D Printing processes (FDM, SLA,,,)
c) Design considerations
d) Internal working of 3D Printer

Fee: 400/-. Tickets can be purchased at MeraEvents.com (Event id: 86656)

It is NOT a routine quiz with questions like, "Who designed this commercial?"
Who is known as the Father of Indian Advertisement," etc.

Participation is Teamwise. Each Team must have Four members. The Team should get their names registered THREE DAYS (3 days) before the day when the Competition is conducted through an email sent to the Organizer. Only FIVE TEAMS are allowed to participate. Team's participation is confirmed on FIRST COME - FIRST SERVE BASIS.

Method of conducting the Quiz:

An Advertisement is played on the Screen. Once it ends, each Team shall receive one question on that Advertisement.

Sample questions are:

"Which human emotion is this advertisement aimed to exploit?"

"What is the most unconvincing thing about this advertisement?"

A Two-Member Panel evaluates the responses by the Teams and awards the marks accordingly.

NO ENTRY FEES. The Members of the Winning Team shall receive Gift Vouchers for Books.

Inviting all for a talk by Prof. Mohammad M Anwer on the topic "Why do farmers commit suicide".

Agriculture is the primary economic activity, the necessary profession of all times, and essential to the survival of humankind. The recent spate of farmers suicide in Telangana and rest of the country is ringing alarm bells that all is not well in this important sector. The presentation explores the causes of the problem and suggests remedies that have been found practical and useful in over a decade of empirical experiment.

Professor Mohammad Anwer is the National Director of the Institute for Promotion of Agriculture which undertakes Agriculture Policy Championing and interests itself in Mega issues in Agricultural Research, Education, Extension and Consultancies. He was formerly the Director of Distance Education, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, Director of National Research Centre on Seed Spices, ICAR, Ajmer and Principal Scientist & Professor of Research Management, National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, ICAR, Hyderabad.

He is a researcher, teacher and consultant in Research Management and Horticulture. He has over 35 years of professional experience and has over 450 research papers, popular articles, book chapters, and books to his credit. He is a lucid speaker on agriculture, education and social reform.

All are welcome to discuss this issue gripping our society.

National Skills Development presents a workshop on Soft skills and technical skills which will enable students to get better at facing interviews and networking with a larger audience.
The last 15 to 20 minutes of this session would be spent in practicing these skills and networking.

Quiz on World Cricket

Inviting all for an evening of discussion on "Climate of Intolerance and role of writers and poets".

Authors, poets and artistes continue to return national/state awards and resign from the Sahitya Akademi to protest the institution’s silence on attacks against writers and intellectuals. Several writers in India have relinquished awards from one of the country’s top literary institutions over the past week, in a symbolic show of protest against what they say is a growing disregard for freedom of speech under the government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. More than 41 authors have handed back major honors in a stand against ‘vicious assaults’ on cultural diversity. Noted authors from Telangana – Bhoopal Reddy and Prof Katyayani Vidmahe have also returned their awards to mark their protest against the climate of intolerance.

Lamakaan holds this discussion on the growing intolerance in the country and role of writers and poets to country such climate. The awards returnee Bhoopal Reddy and Prof Katyayani Vidmahe will present their opinion and interact with the audiences.

About Bhoopal Reddy:
M. Bhoopal Reddy (born 1959) is a Telugu language writer and actor. He won the 2011 Kendra Sahitya Akademi Awards for Children's Literature for his work, Uggu Paalu, a compilation of 90 children stories. Bhoopal Reddy has written over 19 books. He also wrote Kotta Bag, Komaram Bheem, Gudugudu Gunchem and Vastava Potava were among the child lietrature and songs written by Reddy. He was a stage artist and acted in movies like Komaram Bheem and Daasi. He is the recipient of Kendra Sahitya Akademi Awards for Children's Literature - Uggu Paalu – 2011. He also got newly-formed Telangana state govt. award for his contribution towards separate statehood movement.
He returned both central and state governments' awards and rewards. He happens to be the first writer in Telangana state to return the awards. He returned state award in opposition to the Telangana government's FAKE encounter in which two young Telangana separate statehood activists (who later joined Maoists out of disillusionment due to Telangana govt's pro-elite policies) were killed by the Telangana govt.
As far as Sahitya Akademi award is concerned, he returned the award in protest against the growing intolerance towards minorities and attacks/killings of writers/atheists.

About Prof Katyayani Vidmahe:
Prof Katyayani Vidmahe is a noted litterateur and professor of Telugu Literature at the Telugu Department, Kakatiya University, Waranagal. She has been declared the winner of the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Telugu-2013 for her work Sahityakashamlo Sagam- Streela Asthitwa Sahityam– Kavitwam– Katha, a compilation of essays published in 2010. Born in Mailavaram village of Addanki in Prakasam district in 1955, Prof. Katyayani had completed her education in Warangal and Hyderabad. A gold medalist in MA Telugu in 1977 from Kakatiya University, her literary career spans more than two decades.
She has to her credit 275 research papers on Telugu literature, besides 28 published books and 25 books as an editor. Though her original name is Ketavarapu Katyayani, she is identified in literary circles with her pen name Katyayani ‘Vidmahe’. She started her teaching career in 1977 at Kakatiya University, where she pursued her PhD on the famous Telugu novel Chivaraku Migiledi.
Joining in the chorus of protest by the writers' community, Vidmahe said she was returning her Sahitya Akademiaward in protest against "the growing intolerance in the country". She is the second author to return the award from the Telugu land.

About Laltu:
Dr. Harjinder Singh, who is perhaps better known by his pen name ‘Laltu’ is a prolific writer and scientist. Laltu is a Hindi poet and writer. He has published five poetry collections and a short story collection, and a few works for children and translations. He also writes commentaries on contemporary affairs and is associated with grassroots movements. He is a scientist and he teaches at IIIT-H.
His biography is available here in hindi language. http://faculty.iiit.ac.in/~laltu/ http://faculty.iiit.ac.in/~laltu/hindi.html http://faculty.iiit.ac.in/~laltu/articles-and-book-reviews-English.html

All are weclome.

SUTRADHAR presents ISMAT - EK AURAT
Ismat Chughtai, was a veritable tour de force of women's writing in India, a woman who was a feminist by instinct, long before it became fashionable to flash the badge of feminism. She brought to the fore the modernity inherent in the actions of the poorest of rural Indian women as well as the stagnation in the minds of the so called urban elite. Ruthlessly honest and deeply perceptive, she presented the truth of society and its women in the same nakedness in which she saw them. She wrote with a rare courage, truth and good humour which endear her to everyone who comes across her writings. This seventy minute play is a dramatized performance of three short stories as vignettes. A letter penned by Sa’adat Hasan Manto on his view of Ismat as a woman is read out as a prelude.
at Lamakaan, on 27th October, 2015 20:00 pm
for passes: 9848052541

SUTRADHAR presents ISMAT - EK AURAT

Ismat Chughtai, was a veritable tour de force of women's writing in India, a woman who was a feminist by instinct, long before it became fashionable to flash the badge of feminism.
She brought to the fore the modernity inherent in the actions of the poorest of rural Indian women as well as the stagnation in the minds of the so called urban elite.
Ruthlessly honest and deeply perceptive, she presented the truth of society and its women in the same nakedness in which she saw them. She wrote with a rare courage, truth and good humour which endear her to everyone who comes across her writings.
This seventy minute play is a dramatized performance of three short stories as vignettes. A letter penned by Sa’adat Hasan Manto on his view of Ismat as a woman is read out as a prelude.

at Lamakaan, on 28th October, 2015
20:00 pm

Grim Pumpkin theater brings to you the first performance of our original script, Candy Cigarettes. Written by Swayamsrestha Kar, one of our own, this play explores the marital life of a seemingly ordinary young couple. But there is always a twist to every ordinary story, isn't there?

For passes: 9966903264

Gagan Damama Bajyo! is based on incidents taken from the life of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and his contemporaries.

It follows the events from the year of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919 to his hanging, along with Raj Guru and Sukhdev in 1931. Far from wanting to cause any bloodshed or violence, his decision to throw a bomb in the assembly was motivated by the desire to draw attention to the questions of freedom and equality. The play also touches on the ideological differences between Bhagat Singh and Congress.

It is a play by Piyush Mishra and performed by LCM.
For passes: 9948661033