Lamakaan

An exhibition cum sale of art work - water color and sketches and digital abstract art and photography.
This is aimed mainly for exhibition and the sale will ideally be voluntary contribution for charity in return for any art work a patron/viewer likes.

Barsaati Baatein: A cultural jam under the rains

Inviting all Hyderabadis to gather at Lamakaan to celebrate the rains. With hot chai and samosa, we will sing, read, recite, dance, joke and talk about rains. Every one is invited to perform or spectate or both!

Call 994866133 for more details.

Photography Exhibition

The Happy Book Club is proud to present Padmashree Ileana Citaristi and her autobiography titled " A Tale of Two Births" where she talks of her transformation from rebel and hippie to a conservative, rigorous exponent of a classical Indian dance Odissi and Chau. It's a tale of a visionary Guru who could look beyond the wild hair and the defiance to the extraordinary talent inside.

Entry Free.

Labour of Love/ Asha Jaor Majhe( 84mins| Bengali| 2014)

Set in the crumbling environs of Calcutta, LABOUR OF LOVE is a lyrical unfolding of two ordinary lives suspended in the duress of a spiralling recession. They are married to a cycle of work and domestic routine, and long stretches of waiting in the silence of an empty house. They share each other's solitude in pursuit of a distant dream that visits them briefly every morning.

Incorporating poignant political undertones, director Aditya Vikram Sengupta creates a stylistically beautiful film that depicts the challenges of sustaining love in a fast transitioning world via a simultaneous sensation of breathlessness and space.

Awards

National Film Awards – Indira Gandhi Award for Best Film by a Debut Director

National Film Awards – Best Sound Designer

FEDEORA Award for Best Film by a Debut Director – Venice International Film

Festival

Best Director – Marrakech International Film Festival

Jury Special Mention – Abu Dhabi Film Festival

Honourable Mention – BFI London Film Festival

Jury Award – Eurasia International Film Festival

Best Film – New York Indian Film Festival

Best Director – New York Indian Film Festival

Best Screenplay – New York Indian Film Festival

Grand Jury Honourable Mention – IFFLA (Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles)

NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film – Bangalore International Film Festival

Best Film – Jaipur International Film Festival

Best Sound – Jagran Film Festival

Critics Award ­ Hyderabad BFF


Credits

LABOUR OF LOVE

a FOR FILMS production

a film by ADITYA VIKRAM SENGUPTA

"LABOUR OF LOVE" with RITWICK CHAKRABORTY & BASABDUTTA CHATTERJEE

production designer JONAKI BHATTACHARYA

sound designer ANISH JOHN

editor ADITYA VIKRAM SENGUPTA

cinematography MAHENDRA J. SHETTY | ADITYA VIKRAM SENGUPTA

line producers RITOBRATA PAUL | TRIDIB KUMAR SENGUPTA

business & marketing VIKRAM MOHINTA

produced by ADITYA VIKRAM SENGUPTA | JONAKI BHATTACHARYA

written and directed by ADITYA VIKRAM SEGUPTA

Professor Venkat Dhulipala author of the critically acclaimed Creating a New Medina will be in conversation about this book with Dr. Dilip Simeon, historian, social activist, and novelist, and Dr. Sumanta Bannerjee, Cultural Historian and Political Commentator

Bio:
Prof. Venkat Dhulipala is Associate Professor of History at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he teaches courses on South Asian and Global History. He is also currently a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Center for Policy Research, New Delhi. Creating a New Medina: State Power, Islam and the Quest for Pakistan in Late Colonial North India (Cambridge University Press, 2015) was cited by Newsweek as the Best Book in Global Non-Fiction in 2015 and described as "a masterpiece, arguably the most important work of History published in 2015". [http://www.newsweek.com/most-important-international-nonfiction-books-2015-409800]

Dr. Dhulipala is Associate Professor of History at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he teaches courses on South Asian and Global History. He is also currently a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Center for Policy Research, New Delhi.

Lamakaan, Navayana and Juggernaut

invite you to the launch of the book
Finding My Way
by Venkat Raman Singh Shyam and S. Anand

on Friday 30 September 2016, 6.30 p.m.
at Lamakaan: 8-2-467/2/1, Road No. 5, Off Road to
GVK Mall, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034

Publisher and wrtiter Gita Ramaswamy and artist Koeli Mukherjee Ghose will be in conversation with Venkat and Anand

Please help us post this for Saturday 1st October 2016 - 4 to 7 PM

Write Club, Hyderabad is a hangout place for all the writers of Hyderabad to sit together and spend a lazy Saturday afternoon in the best possible way - Writing!
What we do, basically:
One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring with them a theme, a writing plan and exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. We read out our write-ups, based on the writer’s discretion and obtain feedback and critique on them.
Any pre-requisites:
Entry is free, open and welcomed. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation.
When do we have Write Club:
Every Saturday afternoon – 4PM to 7PM

"Asuddha Bharath" is a translated version of UNSEEN-the truth about India's Manual scavengers written by Ms. Basha Singh and translated by K.Sajaya and published by Hyderabad Book Trust in 2016. Basha Singh is a journalist, activist and writer. Born in New Delhi, she grew up in Lucknow and received her MA and LLB degrees from Lucknow University. Journalis brought her to Delhi once again in 1996, after whchi she has worked with Amar Ujala Karobar, Amar Ujala, Navbharath times, Outlook weekly, Nai Duniya and then back with Outlook. She has written extensively on the issues of manual scaveninging and farmer suicides in north India. she received the Prabhadutt fellowship i 2005 for working on the issue of manual scavenging. She received the Ramnath Goenka Award for best Hindi journalist in 2007 for her story on manual scavenging women, especially the' baltiwalis' of Kanpur and the 'dabbu walis' of West Bengal. In 2008 she received a fellowship from Panos for her study on the health of female manual scavengers. The National Foundation of India (NFI) gave her a fellowship in 2006-07 for her study on farmer suicides in north India. She also writes stories and poems in Hindi, a few of which have been published.

About the Book: In many parts of the country, the inhuman practice of manual scavenging continues to thrive in spite of a law banning it. Moreover, the people forced to carry out this degrading work remain invisible to the rest of us, pushed to the margins of society without any recourse to help or hope. UNSEEN, based on over a decade of research unveils the horrific plight of manual scavengers across 12 states in the country and also recording their ongoing ftruggle for self empowerment.

It is Heartrending....will deeply unsettle those who value equality and respect for human beings. Written with sypathy, insight, humour, and overwhelming humanity.

About the film
In the documentary Living Without Money we meet Heidemarie Schwermer, a former teacher and psychoterapist from Germany, who one day decided to stop using money and live a life based on exchanging favors.

After the Film we'll have a discussion and a short presentation on the possibility of a moneyless economic system.

About The Play - Rajkumar has been requested to write a poem for a compilation to be published. If you knew Rajkumar you’d realize the absurdity of the request.
In an hour long monologue, Rajkumar tells us about his unremarkable life in his nondescript village and the five grains of sugar – the five people – who have stood out in this drab life for reasons stranger than fiction. The filmy mother; her poet brother Pundaleek; Raghu, the school hero; old man Radhey; and the anonymous ‘Truckwala dost’ . As Rajkumar talks, the five grains become a single life-game that he has been unknowingly playing for years…and Rajkumar realizes that everyone has a story inside them.



Written by - Manav Kaul
Music / Design & Direction - Saurabh Gharipurikar
Lights by – Krishna Shukl
Performance by - Siddhesh Dharmadhikari



Date – 1st & 2nd October 2016

Time - 08:00pm

Venue - Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 01

Donor Pass - 100/-

Duration - 80 minutes.

For more details contact Saurabh # 9290013166

On this Sunday morning through afternoon come and explore wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Breads and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts and Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces. Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm For details: 9642731329. Entry Free. All are Welcome.

Phonetics is an important aspect of beginning to read. In this basic workshop the kids will have fun with language where reading and writing will be fun with dance, music and story time.
Age - 6+
Fee - 200/- per child

ECOLOGISE HYDERABAD

Workshops for Sustainability and Equality in the City

WORKSHOP ON

FUTURE OF TRANSPORT FOR HYDERABAD

Lamakaan, Sunday, October 2, 2016, 12:30 PM. To 6:00 PM.

WORKSHOP DESIGN

12:00 – 12:30 Registration

12:30 – 12:45 Introduction to Ecologise Hyderabad
T. Vijayendra, Ecologise Hyderabad
Queen’s Band - Song on Bicycle

12:45 - 01:00 Peak Oil and Future of Urban Transport
Soujanya, Ecologise Hyderabad
Peak Oil film

01:00 - 01:30 An overview of Transport in Hyderabad
Anant Maringanti, Hyderabad Urban Lab

01:30 - 02:00 Motorized Transport – Public Transport – RTC Buses
Sai Chaitanya Ratna, Urban Fellow, IIHS, Bangalore

02:00 - 02:30 Break – Lunch

02:30 - 02:45 Introduction of participants

02:45 - 03:00 Open Forum / Q & A / Story / Song / Short Film

03:00 - 03:30 Fly-overs and Traffic-jams
Namith Nayak, Research Fellow, Hyderabad Urban Lab

03:30 – 04:00 Mass Transport – Access Audit to Hyderabad Metro Rail
Madhu Divakar, Architect and Urban Designer, CARC

04:00 - 04:30 Non-Motorized Road Transport - Pedestrians & Cycling
Dhiraj Kaveri, Health Promoter, Stay Active Program
Visuals of Bicycle as livelihood / Cycle Rickshaws

04:30 - 04:45 Break – Tea

04:45 - 05:00 Open Forum / Q & A / Stories from Participants

05:00– 5:15 Conclusion, Anant Maringanti, Hyderabad Urban Lab

05:15 - 05:30 Feedback, Soujanya, Ecologise Hyderabad

Hope to see you all at the workshop...Please share with your friends about the same...

For those who have not yet registered please use the link below:

https://goo.gl/forms/T72i5FU4DVyhgcPk1

For any queries please contact:
Dhiraj Kaveri
Coordinator
Transport Workshop
9490797405 / 8096573173

The 101 collected poems of Hoshang Merchant, called My Sunset Marriage published by S Anand of Navayana will be released at Lamakaan.

About The Play - Rajkumar has been requested to write a poem for a compilation to be published. If you knew Rajkumar you’d realize the absurdity of the request. In an hour long monologue, Rajkumar tells us about his unremarkable life in his nondescript village and the five grains of sugar – the five people – who have stood out in this drab life for reasons stranger than fiction. The filmy mother; her poet brother Pundaleek; Raghu, the school hero; old man Radhey; and the anonymous ‘Truckwala dost’ . As Rajkumar talks, the five grains become a single life-game that he has been unknowingly playing for years…and Rajkumar realizes that everyone has a story inside them.
Written by - Manav Kaul Music / Design & Direction - Saurabh Gharipurikar Lights by – Krishna Shukl Performance by - Siddhesh Dharmadhikari
Date – 1st & 2nd October 2016
Time - 08:00pm
Venue - Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 01
Donor Pass - 100/-
Duration - 80 minutes.
For more details contact Saurabh # 9290013166

It is a 10 minute Poi dancing( LED spinning balls) show. This is a dancing prop from New Zealand.

Saving the Internet, to save Everything. A talk on net neutrality and activism by Holmes Wilson of Fight for the Future.

Holmes is the co-founder and co-director of Fight for the Future, an online activism group best known for its role in winning Net Neutrality in the US in 2015 and defeating the American Internet censorship bills SOPA & PIPA in 2012. This will be a casual and open talk on how net neutrality was won in the US, India and Europe, and what these victories mean for the future of activism—on any and every important issue facing the world.

If you participated in the fight for net neutrality in India—or any other successful activism campaign—come ready to tell your story.

Our goal—always—is to build tech-enhanced campaigns that resonate with millions of people, enabling them to consolidate their power and win historic changes thought to be impossible. In 2012 we organized the largest online protest in history, an internet-wide strike against web censorship which defeated the SOPA and PIPA bills. More recently, our Battle for the Net campaign drove nearly four million people to contact the FCC resulting in the game-changing passage of net neutrality rules (a “First Amendment” for the Internet).

Artist Talk & Slideshows by photographers

Musical night for fund raising for Daan Utssav

Please help us post this for Saturday 8th October 2016 - 4 to 7 PM

Write Club, Hyderabad is a hangout place for all the writers of Hyderabad to sit together and spend a lazy Saturday afternoon in the best possible way - Writing!
What we do, basically:
One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring with them a theme, a writing plan and exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. We read out our write-ups, based on the writer’s discretion and obtain feedback and critique on them.
Any pre-requisites:
Entry is free, open and welcomed. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation.
When do we have Write Club:
Every Saturday afternoon – 4PM to 7PM

Recitation of Hindi/Urdu Poetry by Milan Shrivastava with a presentation about the modern trends of Urdu/Hindi poetry world

Samahaara
presents

"ACHARYA TARTUFFE"
a hilarious adaptation of Moliere's Le TARTUFFE in Hindi

Produced by Rathna Shekar Reddy

Directed by Nasreen Ishaque

Date: 08th October 2016
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Hyderabad.


Acharya Tartuffe

“Acharya Tartuffe” is a Hindi adaptation of Moliere’s controversial play ‘Le Tartuffe’, meaning the impostor, or the hypocrite. Written in 1664 the play sheds light on hypocrisy prevailing in the society, especially on the matters of religion and morality.

Omkaar, a wealthy businessman, gets influenced by a mysterious godman named Tartuffe and brings him home. Reeling under the spell of Tartuffe, he grows eccentric to an alarming level. His hapless victims are his own son and daughter. The son gets disowned and the daughter is to be married to the godman. The whole household gets caught in this whirlwind generated by the shrewd maneuvering of the holy man. Any reasoning on part of his family members proves futile. The loud mouth servants are the only ones who could voice their opinions on the fanatical events taking place in the house. Emboldened, Tartuffe slyly creeps closer to Kaamini, Omkaar’s wife, to quench his lustful cravings. Gripped with religious fervor, Omkaar has become too ridiculous to sense the impending threats. Eventually his incessant farcical antics lead him to lose his property to Tartuffe. However a timely tell a tale by Tartuffe’s disciple Chunni Lal brings to light the dark and evil past of the godman.

Interested in telling stories or listening to others stories? Want to perfect the art of telling a story? Then look no further. This is the event you have been looking for 🙂
Aapki kahani. Aaphiki zubaani!

For queries whatsapp 7680993179 (Santosh Mohan Veeranki)

Dr.Strangelove (1964| English| 102mins)

An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically try to stop.

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Nenu telugu short film,it is a psychological drama directed by vijeya ragghava.
Please support us by screening our short film

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"In the Shade of Fallen Chinar" is a short documentary directed by Fazil N C and Shawn Sebastian. The film was shot in Kashmir valley a few days before the current unrest began. It takes a peep into the lives of a group of young Kashmiri artists who are also University students. It talks about the factors that inspires their art and how it takes the form of resistance in a conflict ridden Valley. "In the Shade of the Fallen Chinar" won special jury award at the John Abraham national Awards at the 10th SIGNS festival, organized by Federation of Film Societies of India-Keralam in association with Kochi Biennale Foundation and Films Division of India "for highlighting the voices and concerns of contemporary Kashmiri youth through their music and art."

Some of the reviews of the film can be found here: http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2016/oct/05/kashmirs-art-breaking-beauty-1525403--1.html

http://www.asianage.com/life-and-style/art-time-unrest-204

http://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2016/08/documentary-shows-resistance-in-kashmir/

The System of Education is a short film to highlight the corruption in education system. It is a story of a a girl who is a research scholar and a Guide who coercively persuade her to budge to his advances. After years of research the girl decides such system is not worth it and leaves her P.Hd.....The main focus is to show sexism and unethical practices in education system.

We plan to put together an array of musical sounds like the Sarod- a north indian instrument, a Ghatam- a pot which is a south indian instrument, a carnatic vocalist, a female Israeli singer songwriter and male singer-songwriter

A screening of the film Ashurakhanas of Hyderabad, the film captures the Shia traditions of Mohharam processions in Hyderabad.

Dir: Syed Sajid Bilgrami

The film would be followed by a discussion.

Manch Theatre presents it's Original play. "Shakti nelone undhi": This play depicts the incidents in the life of a Women who discovers the immense strength in her and deals situations with courage and intent. This play is written by Srikanth Banala. Directed by Posam Bharath.

The Cast Includes Sai Krishna, Sridevi Jella, Suman Singasani, Anusha Bhavanasi, Rakesh Narlapuram, Harsha Chakilam, Posam Bharath.

Language: Telugu
Genre: Drama
Book your Donner Passes at Bookmyshow.com.

Dollar City

Dir: Amudhan R.P.

77 min; Tamil with English subtitles; 2016; Documentary

Produced by Raj Kajendra

 

Synopsis:

Tirupur aka Dollar City, well known for its thousands of export oriented garment hosiery units

and millions  of migrant workers, symbolizes a development model where the state machinery,

exporters, small and big entrepreneurs, commission agents, trade unionists and workers converge

to prioritize export and to earn dollars by ignoring, marginalizing and eventually breaking the

laws that protect the environment and workers’ rights.

 

The film provides an inside view of a successful economic system where there is connivance and

consensus between the masters, mediators and the workers, where the ambitions and loyalties

collapse, where the rights become a privilege, where duty becomes an opportunity and where

one’s desperation is another’s prospect.

 

The fact that there has not been a workers’ strike in Tirupur in the past 20 years, as proudly

expressed by an exporter in the film, can be seen  as classic example of the  Gramscian idea of

manufacture of consent.

Camera: Amudhan R.P.

Editing: Amudhan R.P. & Thangaraj

Music: RaGa

Research: Pushpa Achanta

Subtitles: Meghna Sukumar, Mini Hari & Sara Abraham

Stills: Bharathi Vasan

FreeFall Films

971090448

www.amudhanrp.blogspot.com

www.maduraifilmfest.blogspot.com

amudhan.rp@gmail.com

91 9940642044; 9710904481

These programs begin with 30 minutes of short updates on important economic events of the last month. Then Prof. Richard Wolff analyzes several major economic issues. Our goal is to develop all participants’ understanding and ability to explain current economic events and trends to others. When time permits, we have discussion and comments. Though Prof covers all important economic issues, including that of India, We will still try to have an Indian Economic professor for each event for proper discussions & questions.

These programs that take place in USA on every 2nd wednesday of the month will be attempted to screen at Lamakaan on the following Saturday. This will be our first screening on Oct 15th.

Democracy at Work (d@w) is a non-profit organization that conceives, creates, and distributes media aimed at demonstrating why, and how, democratizing the workplace is a viable solution for a new and better economic system. Based on the book Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism by Richard D. Wolff, the organization advocates for democratic workplaces - including worker cooperatives and workers self-directed enterprises (WSDEs) - as a key part of moving forward from the current model of capitalism to a new and better economy.

Please help us post this for Saturday 15th October 2016 - 4 to 7 PM

Write Club, Hyderabad is a hangout place for all the writers of Hyderabad to sit together and spend a lazy Saturday afternoon in the best possible way - Writing! What we do, basically: One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring with them a theme, a writing plan and exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. We read out our write-ups, based on the writer’s discretion and obtain feedback and critique on them. Any pre-requisites: Entry is free, open and welcomed. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation. When do we have Write Club: Every Saturday afternoon – 4PM to 7PM

"Salvaton mein Samvaad"

'Salvaton mein Samvaad' is a Hindi play written by Mani Madhukar.The story focuses largely on the deteriorating value system of the younger generation.This one act play opens with an eager father who has come to meet Nita-his daughter at her hostel. However, the warden at the hostel tells him that she has gone to Pune to participate in a competition.Along comes Nita's friend, a happy-go-lucky, loud-mouthed and ill-mannered girl.

The play deals with an interesting and deep conversation between two strangers who are age apart.

Directed By - Nidhi Pandey Acharya
Cast - Jay Jha | Nidhi Pandey Acharya
Date & Time - 15th OCt | 7:15pm - 8 :15pm
For donor passes Contact @ 9700074070

Manch Theatre presents it's Original play. "Shakti nelone undhi": This play depicts the incidents in the life of a Women who discovers the immense strength in her and deals situations with courage and intent. This play is written by Srikanth Banala. Directed by Posam Bharath.

The Cast Includes Sai Krishna, Sridevi Jella, Suman Singasani, Anusha Bhavanasi, Rakesh Narlapuram, Harsha Chakilam, Posam Bharath.

Language: Telugu
Genre: Drama
Book your Donner Passes at Bookmyshow.com.

Albert Einstein once famously said, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” We don’t know the context of his statement but it can be extrapolated to the realms of motion pictures. Not many actors-directors have been able to portray the intricacies of human life in an easy going manner. Charlie Chaplin is undoubtedly class apart in this league. The humor we see in his films is not just for the momentary entertainment of our conscious being, it leaves a deep mark on our sub-conscious being too. The way he touches the lives of the downtrodden is exemplary.

The discussion forum ‘In Defense of Reason’ in its pursuit to promote reason and rationality in the society is going to screen one of Chaplin’s gems ‘Modern Times.’ The time in the movie is during the Great Depression when Chaplin’s iconic Tramp character embodies the suffering of the poor industrial worker who also happens to be generous and sensible apart from being hilariously naive. Chaplin was very attentive to the economic and social problems of his day and it becomes clear from the theme of the movie which is a comment on alienation and dehumanization of laborers inherent in capitalism. Chaplin also declared in 1931, “Unemployment is the key question. Machines should improve the well-being of humanity, instead of causing tragedy and unemployment.”

Where theory would make long speeches about these social issues, Chaplin uses humor to better display the class society with its contradictions and exploitation of man by man. The relevance of this film even today is unmatched.

The idea is to watch and enjoy the movie together followed by an informal open discussion session on its various socio-economic and aesthetic aspects. You all are most welcome to attend the screening.

Hyderabad Quiz Club presents its October quiz. Topic is GK , Current affairs.

HySTPers - Group of passionate dancers from Infosys are going to enthrall you with their mesmerising dance performance. You will witness multiple dance forms that will leave you wanting more.
Fun Fact: They are the reigning champions (6 years) of intercorporate dance competitions in Hyd.
Added bonus: They will also teach you some cool moves

Saadat Hasan Manto's two short plays

1. KHOL DO
“Khol Do” is one of the most famous and controversial stories by writer Saadat Hasan Manto (1912-1955) . It is one of the masterpiece depicting the effects of violence during the partition of India on the people of the land. But unlike many others, Manto does not see the perpetrators as Hindu or Muslim, Hindustanis or Pakistanis, he just sees and depicts them as human beings with all their wilderness and barbarity.

2. THANDA GOSHT
Thanda Gosht is a non-fiction short story written by Saadat Hasan Manto.

The story is about the communal violence of 1947. Ishwar Singh, a Sikh fails to make love to his mistress Kalwant. She suspects him of infidelity and in a fit of jealousy stabs him with his own dagger. While dying, Ishwar Singh admits his crime getting involved in riots which broke in his village killing a Muslim family with same dagger and abducting a Muslim girl after breaking in their house and attempting rape with her.

Bokul (2015|Assamese|110min)

Presented by Popup Talkies
Synopsis: Raktim returns to his home town in the Brahmaputra valley, after a break of several years. He finds it hard to recognise the changed values of people, even of those he knew very closely at one time. As Raktim goes across the city on his scooter, he picks up the tales of three distinct characters, a young rickshaw puller, a woman with a daughter and an old fisherman, all of whom happen to be named Bokul. The film explores a pattern that emerges from the lives of the three characters as seen by an outsider who was once an insider. Changing realities, shifts in values and displacement of people point to this pattern.

Director: Reema Borah

Morr Mann Ke Bharam (2015|Chattisgadi|77min)

Presented by Popup Talkies

Synopsis:
An author's struggle between what he wants to write and what others might want to read culminates into a surrealist novel.
Directors: Heer Ganjwala, Karma Takapa

A DOCUMENTARY PROPOSAL
44 minutes, English, Bengali (Subtitled in English), 2015.
Photographed, Edited, Directed and Produced by R.V.Ramani
Among the various films made by the renowned filmmaker Mrinal Sen, ‘Bhuvan Shome’ made in 1969, financed by the Government of India, was a landmark film for its innovation and experimentation, setting the path for the Indian New Wave Cinema Movement. In 2013, Films Division, a Government of India Undertaking, decides to make a documentary film on Mrinal Sen. Officials from the Films Division go to Mrinal Sen’s house in Kolkata to officially propose the making of the documentary film on him. I go along with them.


We will also be screening, Ramani's shoter documentary from 2010: : MERA GAON HAI BAMBAI (My village is Bambai)
29 minutes, Hindi, Tamil, English (Subtitled in English)
Children lodged at the Govt Remand Homes in Chennai, are brought there under various charges. Caught between the boundaries of the States and law, the Remand Home is a space in transit for the children. Some children find their way back home, some find State adoption, but for many it is a journey to nowhere.

R.V. RAMANI's documentaries on Two great Indian Filmmakers
20 and 21 October 2016 , 6.30 pm at Lamakaan

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R.V.Ramani, celebrated documentary filmmaker and cinematographer will be presenting two of his more recent documentaries. Known for his deeply artistic and cinematically probing documentaries, and a highly refined personal style, the two evenings offer you a rare opportunity to engage with him and his engagement with two celebrated Indian film-makers : Mrinal Sen and Anand Patwardhan.

Entry : Free

This Telugu book is the translated story of a hyderabadi young lad who overcame adversity.

HINDUSTAN HAMARA (This Country Is Ours)
98 minutes, English, Marathi, Hindi, Malayalam (Subtitled in English), 2014
Photographed, Edited, Directed and Produced by R.V.Ramani

Anand Patwardhan has been making and screening documentary films as an extension of his socio-political activism, for over forty years now. In what appears to be a rare encounter between two filmmakers, R.V. Ramani, a cinematographer and an auteur in his own right, decides to engage in a ‘visual conversation’ with Anand Patwardhan, as the latter goes about screening his films across diverse audiences in the country. The film unfolds a range of poignant perspectives around Anand’s screening events and seems to raise primary questions in documentary filmmaking and representational politics.

R.V. RAMANI's documentaries on Two great Indian Filmmakers
20 and 21 October 2016 , 6.30 pm at Lamakaan

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R.V.Ramani, celebrated documentary filmmaker and cinematographer will be presenting two of his more recent documentaries. Known for his deeply artistic and cinematically probing documentaries, and a highly refined personal style, the two evenings offer you a rare opportunity to engage with him and his engagement with two celebrated Indian film-makers : Mrinal Sen and Anand Patwardhan.

Entry : Free

A hands-on workshop on crafting narratives for Documentary Films. The workshop will benefit film makers and aspiring film makers with ideas for documentaries, by exploring storytelling techniques and devices used in popular documentary films.

Fees : Rs. 100/- per head.

Prior Registration Required, Please send a message to hyderabadtrails@gmail.com or message on 9849687318 if you wish to register.

Please help us post this for Saturday 22nd October 2016 - 4 to 7 PM

Write Club, Hyderabad is a hangout place for all the writers of Hyderabad to sit together and spend a lazy Saturday afternoon in the best possible way - Writing! What we do, basically: One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring with them a theme, a writing plan and exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. We read out our write-ups, based on the writer’s discretion and obtain feedback and critique on them. Any pre-requisites: Entry is free, open and welcomed. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation. When do we have Write Club: Every Saturday afternoon – 4PM to 7PM

Time: Saturday, October 22nd, 4pm to 7pm.

Hyderabad Urban Lab brings to Lamakaan, the second in the series of conversations about what it means to be urban in the 21st century.
This conversation titled 'Faith and the City' is set up as a structured exchange between Dr. Sarah Waheed, Professor of History at Davidson College in North Carolina, USA and Dr. Anant Maringanti, Director of Hyderabad Urban Lab. Dr. Waheed, will bring insights from her work on gender, religion, and anxieties of being in transnational urban contexts. Dr. Maringanti will bring his work on social justice and the role of faith in organizing. The broader goal of the conversation is to open up the taken for granted understandings of faith and religion as relationships to the self, to the other and to our collective existence in rapidly altering urban setttings.

As last time, we promise good music and great opening gambits. It is for you to make it a great conversation.

SUTRADHAR

presents

'MARYAADA…'

The unspoken boundary of the psyche; the silent barrier of our hearts and souls. Some dedicate their entire lives to preserving it, sacrificing their passions and crushing the very feelings and emotions that make them question the ideals they have bound themselves and those who love them in and in the process earn the epithet of ‘Maryaada Purushottam’. While others spend their lives straining beneath the weight of the heavy ideals imposed on them by society - struggling to break free.

But what lies beyond? Beyond definitions of right or wrong; good or evil; ugly or beautiful – when the robes handed down over centuries of ‘civilized’ society are stripped away – what is real? Is it necessary to choose one truth: either that of the victor or the vanquished? Can it be that each of us gets to choose our own truth and each is equally real?

SUTRADHAR brings you an evening with two short plays:

SITA + SHOORPANAKHA

A retelling of the Ramayana from the point of view of Sita & Shoorpanakha.
Directed by: Vinay Varma
Written by : Shivani Tibrewala, adapted from short stories by Sara Joseph & translated into English by Vasanthi Sankaranarayan.
Cast: Deepika Mahidhara & Prathyusha Madapathi

&

TOUCH

One woman; three men; many versions of truth; many meanings to the same words.
Directed by: Deepti Girotra
Written by: Smita Nirula
Cast: Anurag Sharma, Deepti Girotra, Rahamat Ali & Subhra Kanti Rajvanshi

on 22nd and 23rd October, 2016
at 7.30 pm
at Lamakaan

Ticket - Rs. 200/-

For tickets,
log on to www.bookmyshow.com
9704518555/8860037796
team@sutradharactors.com

On this Sunday morning through afternoon come and explore wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Breads and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts and Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces. Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm For details: 9642731329. Entry Free. All are Welcome.

A talk event to let the creative ideas reach a wide audience. Carpe Diem will consist of high spirited speakers who will expand your mind with the their creative ideas. The event will also host two guest speakers. The Speakers we are in talks with 1) Mrs. Lily Joseph - All India Radio Speaker, Educationalist and KVT -English Professor.
2)Mr. Swapan Manual - A theatre enthusiast
Join in a
1d0
nd share your creativity!

From Rohit Vemula to Una: The rising dalit issues, a talk by veteran social activist Vira Sathidar (lead actor of the Marathi film "Court").

SUTRADHAR

presents

'MARYAADA…'

The unspoken boundary of the psyche; the silent barrier of our hearts and souls. Some dedicate their entire lives to preserving it, sacrificing their passions and crushing the very feelings and emotions that make them question the ideals they have bound themselves and those who love them in and in the process earn the epithet of ‘Maryaada Purushottam’. While others spend their lives straining beneath the weight of the heavy ideals imposed on them by society - struggling to break free.

But what lies beyond? Beyond definitions of right or wrong; good or evil; ugly or beautiful – when the robes handed down over centuries of ‘civilized’ society are stripped away – what is real? Is it necessary to choose one truth: either that of the victor or the vanquished? Can it be that each of us gets to choose our own truth and each is equally real?

SUTRADHAR brings you an evening with two short plays:

SITA + SHOORPANAKHA

A retelling of the Ramayana from the point of view of Sita & Shoorpanakha.
Directed by: Vinay Varma
Written by : Shivani Tibrewala, adapted from short stories by Sara Joseph & translated into English by Vasanthi Sankaranarayan.
Cast: Deepika Mahidhara & Prathyusha Madapathi

&

TOUCH

One woman; three men; many versions of truth; many meanings to the same words.
Directed by: Deepti Girotra
Written by: Smita Nirula
Cast: Anurag Sharma, Deepti Girotra, Rahamat Ali & Subhra Kanti Rajvanshi

on 22nd and 23rd October, 2016
at 7.30 pm
at Lamakaan

Ticket - Rs. 200/-

For tickets,
log on to www.bookmyshow.com
9704518555/8860037796
team@sutradharactors.com

Visit www.sutradharactors.com

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

An exhibition cum sale of art work - water color and sketches and digital abstract art and photography.
This is aimed mainly for exhibition and the sale will ideally be voluntary contribution for charity in return for any art work a patron/viewer likes.

Barsaati Baatein: A cultural jam under the rains

Inviting all Hyderabadis to gather at Lamakaan to celebrate the rains. With hot chai and samosa, we will sing, read, recite, dance, joke and talk about rains. Every one is invited to perform or spectate or both!

Call 994866133 for more details.

Photography Exhibition

The Happy Book Club is proud to present Padmashree Ileana Citaristi and her autobiography titled " A Tale of Two Births" where she talks of her transformation from rebel and hippie to a conservative, rigorous exponent of a classical Indian dance Odissi and Chau. It's a tale of a visionary Guru who could look beyond the wild hair and the defiance to the extraordinary talent inside.

Entry Free.

Labour of Love/ Asha Jaor Majhe( 84mins| Bengali| 2014)

Set in the crumbling environs of Calcutta, LABOUR OF LOVE is a lyrical unfolding of two ordinary lives suspended in the duress of a spiralling recession. They are married to a cycle of work and domestic routine, and long stretches of waiting in the silence of an empty house. They share each other's solitude in pursuit of a distant dream that visits them briefly every morning.

Incorporating poignant political undertones, director Aditya Vikram Sengupta creates a stylistically beautiful film that depicts the challenges of sustaining love in a fast transitioning world via a simultaneous sensation of breathlessness and space.

Awards

National Film Awards – Indira Gandhi Award for Best Film by a Debut Director

National Film Awards – Best Sound Designer

FEDEORA Award for Best Film by a Debut Director – Venice International Film

Festival

Best Director – Marrakech International Film Festival

Jury Special Mention – Abu Dhabi Film Festival

Honourable Mention – BFI London Film Festival

Jury Award – Eurasia International Film Festival

Best Film – New York Indian Film Festival

Best Director – New York Indian Film Festival

Best Screenplay – New York Indian Film Festival

Grand Jury Honourable Mention – IFFLA (Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles)

NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film – Bangalore International Film Festival

Best Film – Jaipur International Film Festival

Best Sound – Jagran Film Festival

Critics Award ­ Hyderabad BFF


Credits

LABOUR OF LOVE

a FOR FILMS production

a film by ADITYA VIKRAM SENGUPTA

"LABOUR OF LOVE" with RITWICK CHAKRABORTY & BASABDUTTA CHATTERJEE

production designer JONAKI BHATTACHARYA

sound designer ANISH JOHN

editor ADITYA VIKRAM SENGUPTA

cinematography MAHENDRA J. SHETTY | ADITYA VIKRAM SENGUPTA

line producers RITOBRATA PAUL | TRIDIB KUMAR SENGUPTA

business & marketing VIKRAM MOHINTA

produced by ADITYA VIKRAM SENGUPTA | JONAKI BHATTACHARYA

written and directed by ADITYA VIKRAM SEGUPTA

Professor Venkat Dhulipala author of the critically acclaimed Creating a New Medina will be in conversation about this book with Dr. Dilip Simeon, historian, social activist, and novelist, and Dr. Sumanta Bannerjee, Cultural Historian and Political Commentator

Bio:
Prof. Venkat Dhulipala is Associate Professor of History at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he teaches courses on South Asian and Global History. He is also currently a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Center for Policy Research, New Delhi. Creating a New Medina: State Power, Islam and the Quest for Pakistan in Late Colonial North India (Cambridge University Press, 2015) was cited by Newsweek as the Best Book in Global Non-Fiction in 2015 and described as "a masterpiece, arguably the most important work of History published in 2015". [http://www.newsweek.com/most-important-international-nonfiction-books-2015-409800]

Dr. Dhulipala is Associate Professor of History at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he teaches courses on South Asian and Global History. He is also currently a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Center for Policy Research, New Delhi.

Lamakaan, Navayana and Juggernaut

invite you to the launch of the book
Finding My Way
by Venkat Raman Singh Shyam and S. Anand

on Friday 30 September 2016, 6.30 p.m.
at Lamakaan: 8-2-467/2/1, Road No. 5, Off Road to
GVK Mall, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034

Publisher and wrtiter Gita Ramaswamy and artist Koeli Mukherjee Ghose will be in conversation with Venkat and Anand

Please help us post this for Saturday 1st October 2016 - 4 to 7 PM

Write Club, Hyderabad is a hangout place for all the writers of Hyderabad to sit together and spend a lazy Saturday afternoon in the best possible way - Writing!
What we do, basically:
One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring with them a theme, a writing plan and exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. We read out our write-ups, based on the writer’s discretion and obtain feedback and critique on them.
Any pre-requisites:
Entry is free, open and welcomed. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation.
When do we have Write Club:
Every Saturday afternoon – 4PM to 7PM

"Asuddha Bharath" is a translated version of UNSEEN-the truth about India's Manual scavengers written by Ms. Basha Singh and translated by K.Sajaya and published by Hyderabad Book Trust in 2016. Basha Singh is a journalist, activist and writer. Born in New Delhi, she grew up in Lucknow and received her MA and LLB degrees from Lucknow University. Journalis brought her to Delhi once again in 1996, after whchi she has worked with Amar Ujala Karobar, Amar Ujala, Navbharath times, Outlook weekly, Nai Duniya and then back with Outlook. She has written extensively on the issues of manual scaveninging and farmer suicides in north India. she received the Prabhadutt fellowship i 2005 for working on the issue of manual scavenging. She received the Ramnath Goenka Award for best Hindi journalist in 2007 for her story on manual scavenging women, especially the' baltiwalis' of Kanpur and the 'dabbu walis' of West Bengal. In 2008 she received a fellowship from Panos for her study on the health of female manual scavengers. The National Foundation of India (NFI) gave her a fellowship in 2006-07 for her study on farmer suicides in north India. She also writes stories and poems in Hindi, a few of which have been published.

About the Book: In many parts of the country, the inhuman practice of manual scavenging continues to thrive in spite of a law banning it. Moreover, the people forced to carry out this degrading work remain invisible to the rest of us, pushed to the margins of society without any recourse to help or hope. UNSEEN, based on over a decade of research unveils the horrific plight of manual scavengers across 12 states in the country and also recording their ongoing ftruggle for self empowerment.

It is Heartrending....will deeply unsettle those who value equality and respect for human beings. Written with sypathy, insight, humour, and overwhelming humanity.

About the film
In the documentary Living Without Money we meet Heidemarie Schwermer, a former teacher and psychoterapist from Germany, who one day decided to stop using money and live a life based on exchanging favors.

After the Film we'll have a discussion and a short presentation on the possibility of a moneyless economic system.

About The Play - Rajkumar has been requested to write a poem for a compilation to be published. If you knew Rajkumar you’d realize the absurdity of the request.
In an hour long monologue, Rajkumar tells us about his unremarkable life in his nondescript village and the five grains of sugar – the five people – who have stood out in this drab life for reasons stranger than fiction. The filmy mother; her poet brother Pundaleek; Raghu, the school hero; old man Radhey; and the anonymous ‘Truckwala dost’ . As Rajkumar talks, the five grains become a single life-game that he has been unknowingly playing for years…and Rajkumar realizes that everyone has a story inside them.



Written by - Manav Kaul
Music / Design & Direction - Saurabh Gharipurikar
Lights by – Krishna Shukl
Performance by - Siddhesh Dharmadhikari



Date – 1st & 2nd October 2016

Time - 08:00pm

Venue - Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 01

Donor Pass - 100/-

Duration - 80 minutes.

For more details contact Saurabh # 9290013166

On this Sunday morning through afternoon come and explore wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Breads and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts and Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces. Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm For details: 9642731329. Entry Free. All are Welcome.

Phonetics is an important aspect of beginning to read. In this basic workshop the kids will have fun with language where reading and writing will be fun with dance, music and story time.
Age - 6+
Fee - 200/- per child

ECOLOGISE HYDERABAD

Workshops for Sustainability and Equality in the City

WORKSHOP ON

FUTURE OF TRANSPORT FOR HYDERABAD

Lamakaan, Sunday, October 2, 2016, 12:30 PM. To 6:00 PM.

WORKSHOP DESIGN

12:00 – 12:30 Registration

12:30 – 12:45 Introduction to Ecologise Hyderabad
T. Vijayendra, Ecologise Hyderabad
Queen’s Band - Song on Bicycle

12:45 - 01:00 Peak Oil and Future of Urban Transport
Soujanya, Ecologise Hyderabad
Peak Oil film

01:00 - 01:30 An overview of Transport in Hyderabad
Anant Maringanti, Hyderabad Urban Lab

01:30 - 02:00 Motorized Transport – Public Transport – RTC Buses
Sai Chaitanya Ratna, Urban Fellow, IIHS, Bangalore

02:00 - 02:30 Break – Lunch

02:30 - 02:45 Introduction of participants

02:45 - 03:00 Open Forum / Q & A / Story / Song / Short Film

03:00 - 03:30 Fly-overs and Traffic-jams
Namith Nayak, Research Fellow, Hyderabad Urban Lab

03:30 – 04:00 Mass Transport – Access Audit to Hyderabad Metro Rail
Madhu Divakar, Architect and Urban Designer, CARC

04:00 - 04:30 Non-Motorized Road Transport - Pedestrians & Cycling
Dhiraj Kaveri, Health Promoter, Stay Active Program
Visuals of Bicycle as livelihood / Cycle Rickshaws

04:30 - 04:45 Break – Tea

04:45 - 05:00 Open Forum / Q & A / Stories from Participants

05:00– 5:15 Conclusion, Anant Maringanti, Hyderabad Urban Lab

05:15 - 05:30 Feedback, Soujanya, Ecologise Hyderabad

Hope to see you all at the workshop...Please share with your friends about the same...

For those who have not yet registered please use the link below:

https://goo.gl/forms/T72i5FU4DVyhgcPk1

For any queries please contact:
Dhiraj Kaveri
Coordinator
Transport Workshop
9490797405 / 8096573173

The 101 collected poems of Hoshang Merchant, called My Sunset Marriage published by S Anand of Navayana will be released at Lamakaan.

About The Play - Rajkumar has been requested to write a poem for a compilation to be published. If you knew Rajkumar you’d realize the absurdity of the request. In an hour long monologue, Rajkumar tells us about his unremarkable life in his nondescript village and the five grains of sugar – the five people – who have stood out in this drab life for reasons stranger than fiction. The filmy mother; her poet brother Pundaleek; Raghu, the school hero; old man Radhey; and the anonymous ‘Truckwala dost’ . As Rajkumar talks, the five grains become a single life-game that he has been unknowingly playing for years…and Rajkumar realizes that everyone has a story inside them.
Written by - Manav Kaul Music / Design & Direction - Saurabh Gharipurikar Lights by – Krishna Shukl Performance by - Siddhesh Dharmadhikari
Date – 1st & 2nd October 2016
Time - 08:00pm
Venue - Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 01
Donor Pass - 100/-
Duration - 80 minutes.
For more details contact Saurabh # 9290013166

It is a 10 minute Poi dancing( LED spinning balls) show. This is a dancing prop from New Zealand.

Saving the Internet, to save Everything. A talk on net neutrality and activism by Holmes Wilson of Fight for the Future.

Holmes is the co-founder and co-director of Fight for the Future, an online activism group best known for its role in winning Net Neutrality in the US in 2015 and defeating the American Internet censorship bills SOPA & PIPA in 2012. This will be a casual and open talk on how net neutrality was won in the US, India and Europe, and what these victories mean for the future of activism—on any and every important issue facing the world.

If you participated in the fight for net neutrality in India—or any other successful activism campaign—come ready to tell your story.

Our goal—always—is to build tech-enhanced campaigns that resonate with millions of people, enabling them to consolidate their power and win historic changes thought to be impossible. In 2012 we organized the largest online protest in history, an internet-wide strike against web censorship which defeated the SOPA and PIPA bills. More recently, our Battle for the Net campaign drove nearly four million people to contact the FCC resulting in the game-changing passage of net neutrality rules (a “First Amendment” for the Internet).

Artist Talk & Slideshows by photographers

Musical night for fund raising for Daan Utssav

Please help us post this for Saturday 8th October 2016 - 4 to 7 PM

Write Club, Hyderabad is a hangout place for all the writers of Hyderabad to sit together and spend a lazy Saturday afternoon in the best possible way - Writing!
What we do, basically:
One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring with them a theme, a writing plan and exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. We read out our write-ups, based on the writer’s discretion and obtain feedback and critique on them.
Any pre-requisites:
Entry is free, open and welcomed. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation.
When do we have Write Club:
Every Saturday afternoon – 4PM to 7PM

Recitation of Hindi/Urdu Poetry by Milan Shrivastava with a presentation about the modern trends of Urdu/Hindi poetry world

Samahaara
presents

"ACHARYA TARTUFFE"
a hilarious adaptation of Moliere's Le TARTUFFE in Hindi

Produced by Rathna Shekar Reddy

Directed by Nasreen Ishaque

Date: 08th October 2016
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Hyderabad.


Acharya Tartuffe

“Acharya Tartuffe” is a Hindi adaptation of Moliere’s controversial play ‘Le Tartuffe’, meaning the impostor, or the hypocrite. Written in 1664 the play sheds light on hypocrisy prevailing in the society, especially on the matters of religion and morality.

Omkaar, a wealthy businessman, gets influenced by a mysterious godman named Tartuffe and brings him home. Reeling under the spell of Tartuffe, he grows eccentric to an alarming level. His hapless victims are his own son and daughter. The son gets disowned and the daughter is to be married to the godman. The whole household gets caught in this whirlwind generated by the shrewd maneuvering of the holy man. Any reasoning on part of his family members proves futile. The loud mouth servants are the only ones who could voice their opinions on the fanatical events taking place in the house. Emboldened, Tartuffe slyly creeps closer to Kaamini, Omkaar’s wife, to quench his lustful cravings. Gripped with religious fervor, Omkaar has become too ridiculous to sense the impending threats. Eventually his incessant farcical antics lead him to lose his property to Tartuffe. However a timely tell a tale by Tartuffe’s disciple Chunni Lal brings to light the dark and evil past of the godman.

Interested in telling stories or listening to others stories? Want to perfect the art of telling a story? Then look no further. This is the event you have been looking for 🙂
Aapki kahani. Aaphiki zubaani!

For queries whatsapp 7680993179 (Santosh Mohan Veeranki)

Dr.Strangelove (1964| English| 102mins)

An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically try to stop.

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Nenu telugu short film,it is a psychological drama directed by vijeya ragghava.
Please support us by screening our short film

Regards
Vijay raghava
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"In the Shade of Fallen Chinar" is a short documentary directed by Fazil N C and Shawn Sebastian. The film was shot in Kashmir valley a few days before the current unrest began. It takes a peep into the lives of a group of young Kashmiri artists who are also University students. It talks about the factors that inspires their art and how it takes the form of resistance in a conflict ridden Valley. "In the Shade of the Fallen Chinar" won special jury award at the John Abraham national Awards at the 10th SIGNS festival, organized by Federation of Film Societies of India-Keralam in association with Kochi Biennale Foundation and Films Division of India "for highlighting the voices and concerns of contemporary Kashmiri youth through their music and art."

Some of the reviews of the film can be found here: http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2016/oct/05/kashmirs-art-breaking-beauty-1525403--1.html

http://www.asianage.com/life-and-style/art-time-unrest-204

http://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2016/08/documentary-shows-resistance-in-kashmir/

The System of Education is a short film to highlight the corruption in education system. It is a story of a a girl who is a research scholar and a Guide who coercively persuade her to budge to his advances. After years of research the girl decides such system is not worth it and leaves her P.Hd.....The main focus is to show sexism and unethical practices in education system.

We plan to put together an array of musical sounds like the Sarod- a north indian instrument, a Ghatam- a pot which is a south indian instrument, a carnatic vocalist, a female Israeli singer songwriter and male singer-songwriter

A screening of the film Ashurakhanas of Hyderabad, the film captures the Shia traditions of Mohharam processions in Hyderabad.

Dir: Syed Sajid Bilgrami

The film would be followed by a discussion.

Manch Theatre presents it's Original play. "Shakti nelone undhi": This play depicts the incidents in the life of a Women who discovers the immense strength in her and deals situations with courage and intent. This play is written by Srikanth Banala. Directed by Posam Bharath.

The Cast Includes Sai Krishna, Sridevi Jella, Suman Singasani, Anusha Bhavanasi, Rakesh Narlapuram, Harsha Chakilam, Posam Bharath.

Language: Telugu
Genre: Drama
Book your Donner Passes at Bookmyshow.com.

Dollar City

Dir: Amudhan R.P.

77 min; Tamil with English subtitles; 2016; Documentary

Produced by Raj Kajendra

 

Synopsis:

Tirupur aka Dollar City, well known for its thousands of export oriented garment hosiery units

and millions  of migrant workers, symbolizes a development model where the state machinery,

exporters, small and big entrepreneurs, commission agents, trade unionists and workers converge

to prioritize export and to earn dollars by ignoring, marginalizing and eventually breaking the

laws that protect the environment and workers’ rights.

 

The film provides an inside view of a successful economic system where there is connivance and

consensus between the masters, mediators and the workers, where the ambitions and loyalties

collapse, where the rights become a privilege, where duty becomes an opportunity and where

one’s desperation is another’s prospect.

 

The fact that there has not been a workers’ strike in Tirupur in the past 20 years, as proudly

expressed by an exporter in the film, can be seen  as classic example of the  Gramscian idea of

manufacture of consent.

Camera: Amudhan R.P.

Editing: Amudhan R.P. & Thangaraj

Music: RaGa

Research: Pushpa Achanta

Subtitles: Meghna Sukumar, Mini Hari & Sara Abraham

Stills: Bharathi Vasan

FreeFall Films

971090448

www.amudhanrp.blogspot.com

www.maduraifilmfest.blogspot.com

amudhan.rp@gmail.com

91 9940642044; 9710904481

These programs begin with 30 minutes of short updates on important economic events of the last month. Then Prof. Richard Wolff analyzes several major economic issues. Our goal is to develop all participants’ understanding and ability to explain current economic events and trends to others. When time permits, we have discussion and comments. Though Prof covers all important economic issues, including that of India, We will still try to have an Indian Economic professor for each event for proper discussions & questions.

These programs that take place in USA on every 2nd wednesday of the month will be attempted to screen at Lamakaan on the following Saturday. This will be our first screening on Oct 15th.

Democracy at Work (d@w) is a non-profit organization that conceives, creates, and distributes media aimed at demonstrating why, and how, democratizing the workplace is a viable solution for a new and better economic system. Based on the book Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism by Richard D. Wolff, the organization advocates for democratic workplaces - including worker cooperatives and workers self-directed enterprises (WSDEs) - as a key part of moving forward from the current model of capitalism to a new and better economy.

Please help us post this for Saturday 15th October 2016 - 4 to 7 PM

Write Club, Hyderabad is a hangout place for all the writers of Hyderabad to sit together and spend a lazy Saturday afternoon in the best possible way - Writing! What we do, basically: One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring with them a theme, a writing plan and exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. We read out our write-ups, based on the writer’s discretion and obtain feedback and critique on them. Any pre-requisites: Entry is free, open and welcomed. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation. When do we have Write Club: Every Saturday afternoon – 4PM to 7PM

"Salvaton mein Samvaad"

'Salvaton mein Samvaad' is a Hindi play written by Mani Madhukar.The story focuses largely on the deteriorating value system of the younger generation.This one act play opens with an eager father who has come to meet Nita-his daughter at her hostel. However, the warden at the hostel tells him that she has gone to Pune to participate in a competition.Along comes Nita's friend, a happy-go-lucky, loud-mouthed and ill-mannered girl.

The play deals with an interesting and deep conversation between two strangers who are age apart.

Directed By - Nidhi Pandey Acharya
Cast - Jay Jha | Nidhi Pandey Acharya
Date & Time - 15th OCt | 7:15pm - 8 :15pm
For donor passes Contact @ 9700074070

Manch Theatre presents it's Original play. "Shakti nelone undhi": This play depicts the incidents in the life of a Women who discovers the immense strength in her and deals situations with courage and intent. This play is written by Srikanth Banala. Directed by Posam Bharath.

The Cast Includes Sai Krishna, Sridevi Jella, Suman Singasani, Anusha Bhavanasi, Rakesh Narlapuram, Harsha Chakilam, Posam Bharath.

Language: Telugu
Genre: Drama
Book your Donner Passes at Bookmyshow.com.

Albert Einstein once famously said, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” We don’t know the context of his statement but it can be extrapolated to the realms of motion pictures. Not many actors-directors have been able to portray the intricacies of human life in an easy going manner. Charlie Chaplin is undoubtedly class apart in this league. The humor we see in his films is not just for the momentary entertainment of our conscious being, it leaves a deep mark on our sub-conscious being too. The way he touches the lives of the downtrodden is exemplary.

The discussion forum ‘In Defense of Reason’ in its pursuit to promote reason and rationality in the society is going to screen one of Chaplin’s gems ‘Modern Times.’ The time in the movie is during the Great Depression when Chaplin’s iconic Tramp character embodies the suffering of the poor industrial worker who also happens to be generous and sensible apart from being hilariously naive. Chaplin was very attentive to the economic and social problems of his day and it becomes clear from the theme of the movie which is a comment on alienation and dehumanization of laborers inherent in capitalism. Chaplin also declared in 1931, “Unemployment is the key question. Machines should improve the well-being of humanity, instead of causing tragedy and unemployment.”

Where theory would make long speeches about these social issues, Chaplin uses humor to better display the class society with its contradictions and exploitation of man by man. The relevance of this film even today is unmatched.

The idea is to watch and enjoy the movie together followed by an informal open discussion session on its various socio-economic and aesthetic aspects. You all are most welcome to attend the screening.

Hyderabad Quiz Club presents its October quiz. Topic is GK , Current affairs.

HySTPers - Group of passionate dancers from Infosys are going to enthrall you with their mesmerising dance performance. You will witness multiple dance forms that will leave you wanting more.
Fun Fact: They are the reigning champions (6 years) of intercorporate dance competitions in Hyd.
Added bonus: They will also teach you some cool moves

Saadat Hasan Manto's two short plays

1. KHOL DO
“Khol Do” is one of the most famous and controversial stories by writer Saadat Hasan Manto (1912-1955) . It is one of the masterpiece depicting the effects of violence during the partition of India on the people of the land. But unlike many others, Manto does not see the perpetrators as Hindu or Muslim, Hindustanis or Pakistanis, he just sees and depicts them as human beings with all their wilderness and barbarity.

2. THANDA GOSHT
Thanda Gosht is a non-fiction short story written by Saadat Hasan Manto.

The story is about the communal violence of 1947. Ishwar Singh, a Sikh fails to make love to his mistress Kalwant. She suspects him of infidelity and in a fit of jealousy stabs him with his own dagger. While dying, Ishwar Singh admits his crime getting involved in riots which broke in his village killing a Muslim family with same dagger and abducting a Muslim girl after breaking in their house and attempting rape with her.

Bokul (2015|Assamese|110min)

Presented by Popup Talkies
Synopsis: Raktim returns to his home town in the Brahmaputra valley, after a break of several years. He finds it hard to recognise the changed values of people, even of those he knew very closely at one time. As Raktim goes across the city on his scooter, he picks up the tales of three distinct characters, a young rickshaw puller, a woman with a daughter and an old fisherman, all of whom happen to be named Bokul. The film explores a pattern that emerges from the lives of the three characters as seen by an outsider who was once an insider. Changing realities, shifts in values and displacement of people point to this pattern.

Director: Reema Borah

Morr Mann Ke Bharam (2015|Chattisgadi|77min)

Presented by Popup Talkies

Synopsis:
An author's struggle between what he wants to write and what others might want to read culminates into a surrealist novel.
Directors: Heer Ganjwala, Karma Takapa

A DOCUMENTARY PROPOSAL
44 minutes, English, Bengali (Subtitled in English), 2015.
Photographed, Edited, Directed and Produced by R.V.Ramani
Among the various films made by the renowned filmmaker Mrinal Sen, ‘Bhuvan Shome’ made in 1969, financed by the Government of India, was a landmark film for its innovation and experimentation, setting the path for the Indian New Wave Cinema Movement. In 2013, Films Division, a Government of India Undertaking, decides to make a documentary film on Mrinal Sen. Officials from the Films Division go to Mrinal Sen’s house in Kolkata to officially propose the making of the documentary film on him. I go along with them.


We will also be screening, Ramani's shoter documentary from 2010: : MERA GAON HAI BAMBAI (My village is Bambai)
29 minutes, Hindi, Tamil, English (Subtitled in English)
Children lodged at the Govt Remand Homes in Chennai, are brought there under various charges. Caught between the boundaries of the States and law, the Remand Home is a space in transit for the children. Some children find their way back home, some find State adoption, but for many it is a journey to nowhere.

R.V. RAMANI's documentaries on Two great Indian Filmmakers
20 and 21 October 2016 , 6.30 pm at Lamakaan

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R.V.Ramani, celebrated documentary filmmaker and cinematographer will be presenting two of his more recent documentaries. Known for his deeply artistic and cinematically probing documentaries, and a highly refined personal style, the two evenings offer you a rare opportunity to engage with him and his engagement with two celebrated Indian film-makers : Mrinal Sen and Anand Patwardhan.

Entry : Free

This Telugu book is the translated story of a hyderabadi young lad who overcame adversity.

HINDUSTAN HAMARA (This Country Is Ours)
98 minutes, English, Marathi, Hindi, Malayalam (Subtitled in English), 2014
Photographed, Edited, Directed and Produced by R.V.Ramani

Anand Patwardhan has been making and screening documentary films as an extension of his socio-political activism, for over forty years now. In what appears to be a rare encounter between two filmmakers, R.V. Ramani, a cinematographer and an auteur in his own right, decides to engage in a ‘visual conversation’ with Anand Patwardhan, as the latter goes about screening his films across diverse audiences in the country. The film unfolds a range of poignant perspectives around Anand’s screening events and seems to raise primary questions in documentary filmmaking and representational politics.

R.V. RAMANI's documentaries on Two great Indian Filmmakers
20 and 21 October 2016 , 6.30 pm at Lamakaan

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R.V.Ramani, celebrated documentary filmmaker and cinematographer will be presenting two of his more recent documentaries. Known for his deeply artistic and cinematically probing documentaries, and a highly refined personal style, the two evenings offer you a rare opportunity to engage with him and his engagement with two celebrated Indian film-makers : Mrinal Sen and Anand Patwardhan.

Entry : Free

A hands-on workshop on crafting narratives for Documentary Films. The workshop will benefit film makers and aspiring film makers with ideas for documentaries, by exploring storytelling techniques and devices used in popular documentary films.

Fees : Rs. 100/- per head.

Prior Registration Required, Please send a message to hyderabadtrails@gmail.com or message on 9849687318 if you wish to register.

Please help us post this for Saturday 22nd October 2016 - 4 to 7 PM

Write Club, Hyderabad is a hangout place for all the writers of Hyderabad to sit together and spend a lazy Saturday afternoon in the best possible way - Writing! What we do, basically: One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring with them a theme, a writing plan and exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. We read out our write-ups, based on the writer’s discretion and obtain feedback and critique on them. Any pre-requisites: Entry is free, open and welcomed. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation. When do we have Write Club: Every Saturday afternoon – 4PM to 7PM

Time: Saturday, October 22nd, 4pm to 7pm.

Hyderabad Urban Lab brings to Lamakaan, the second in the series of conversations about what it means to be urban in the 21st century.
This conversation titled 'Faith and the City' is set up as a structured exchange between Dr. Sarah Waheed, Professor of History at Davidson College in North Carolina, USA and Dr. Anant Maringanti, Director of Hyderabad Urban Lab. Dr. Waheed, will bring insights from her work on gender, religion, and anxieties of being in transnational urban contexts. Dr. Maringanti will bring his work on social justice and the role of faith in organizing. The broader goal of the conversation is to open up the taken for granted understandings of faith and religion as relationships to the self, to the other and to our collective existence in rapidly altering urban setttings.

As last time, we promise good music and great opening gambits. It is for you to make it a great conversation.

SUTRADHAR

presents

'MARYAADA…'

The unspoken boundary of the psyche; the silent barrier of our hearts and souls. Some dedicate their entire lives to preserving it, sacrificing their passions and crushing the very feelings and emotions that make them question the ideals they have bound themselves and those who love them in and in the process earn the epithet of ‘Maryaada Purushottam’. While others spend their lives straining beneath the weight of the heavy ideals imposed on them by society - struggling to break free.

But what lies beyond? Beyond definitions of right or wrong; good or evil; ugly or beautiful – when the robes handed down over centuries of ‘civilized’ society are stripped away – what is real? Is it necessary to choose one truth: either that of the victor or the vanquished? Can it be that each of us gets to choose our own truth and each is equally real?

SUTRADHAR brings you an evening with two short plays:

SITA + SHOORPANAKHA

A retelling of the Ramayana from the point of view of Sita & Shoorpanakha.
Directed by: Vinay Varma
Written by : Shivani Tibrewala, adapted from short stories by Sara Joseph & translated into English by Vasanthi Sankaranarayan.
Cast: Deepika Mahidhara & Prathyusha Madapathi

&

TOUCH

One woman; three men; many versions of truth; many meanings to the same words.
Directed by: Deepti Girotra
Written by: Smita Nirula
Cast: Anurag Sharma, Deepti Girotra, Rahamat Ali & Subhra Kanti Rajvanshi

on 22nd and 23rd October, 2016
at 7.30 pm
at Lamakaan

Ticket - Rs. 200/-

For tickets,
log on to www.bookmyshow.com
9704518555/8860037796
team@sutradharactors.com

On this Sunday morning through afternoon come and explore wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Breads and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts and Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces. Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm For details: 9642731329. Entry Free. All are Welcome.

A talk event to let the creative ideas reach a wide audience. Carpe Diem will consist of high spirited speakers who will expand your mind with the their creative ideas. The event will also host two guest speakers. The Speakers we are in talks with 1) Mrs. Lily Joseph - All India Radio Speaker, Educationalist and KVT -English Professor.
2)Mr. Swapan Manual - A theatre enthusiast
Join in a
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nd share your creativity!

From Rohit Vemula to Una: The rising dalit issues, a talk by veteran social activist Vira Sathidar (lead actor of the Marathi film "Court").

SUTRADHAR

presents

'MARYAADA…'

The unspoken boundary of the psyche; the silent barrier of our hearts and souls. Some dedicate their entire lives to preserving it, sacrificing their passions and crushing the very feelings and emotions that make them question the ideals they have bound themselves and those who love them in and in the process earn the epithet of ‘Maryaada Purushottam’. While others spend their lives straining beneath the weight of the heavy ideals imposed on them by society - struggling to break free.

But what lies beyond? Beyond definitions of right or wrong; good or evil; ugly or beautiful – when the robes handed down over centuries of ‘civilized’ society are stripped away – what is real? Is it necessary to choose one truth: either that of the victor or the vanquished? Can it be that each of us gets to choose our own truth and each is equally real?

SUTRADHAR brings you an evening with two short plays:

SITA + SHOORPANAKHA

A retelling of the Ramayana from the point of view of Sita & Shoorpanakha.
Directed by: Vinay Varma
Written by : Shivani Tibrewala, adapted from short stories by Sara Joseph & translated into English by Vasanthi Sankaranarayan.
Cast: Deepika Mahidhara & Prathyusha Madapathi

&

TOUCH

One woman; three men; many versions of truth; many meanings to the same words.
Directed by: Deepti Girotra
Written by: Smita Nirula
Cast: Anurag Sharma, Deepti Girotra, Rahamat Ali & Subhra Kanti Rajvanshi

on 22nd and 23rd October, 2016
at 7.30 pm
at Lamakaan

Ticket - Rs. 200/-

For tickets,
log on to www.bookmyshow.com
9704518555/8860037796
team@sutradharactors.com

Visit www.sutradharactors.com