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Susarla Dakshinamurthi was an Indian film music director, playback singer, producer and an eminent carnatic musician, known for his works in South Indian film industry. He has worked for 135 films in different South Indian languages. He is noted for ... Read More »

An Interactive and Transformative Session on:

"The Secret of Staying Healthy "

Conducted by:
Dhiraj Kaveri
Health Promoter

@ Lamakaan
Date: Saturday 4th January 2014
Time: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm


This session will discover and demyst ... Read More »

School children creates a theatre installation performance of Tagore-meets-Hamlet using works of both Tagore and Shakespeare using body as a tool.

Created from installation videos and body movement and spoken word to create a 50 minute performance ... Read More »

DIPLOMA IN CORRUPTION, A social satire in Hindustani language on Corruption in high places is a burning topic of today, but corruption in the life of a common man is a matter of equally grave concern.

This is part Month-long theatre festival by R ... Read More »

Adapted from the original Marathi play Shri Tashi Sau written by Yogesh Soman into Hindustani by Saurabh Gharipurikar.
This is a story about a Hyderabadi couple going to court to nullify their nuptials by divorcing each other for the final time. Dur ... Read More »

Inviting students of all ages from 13 years onwards of all schools and colleges for the Hyderabad regional round of Verba Maximus 2014 - the annual literary festival of BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus.

The event will take place at Lamakaan on Sunday ... Read More »

PARTNERS, A play originally by SANDESH KULKARNI and translated and adapted into Hindi by SHANTA KULKARNI.

This is part Month-long theatre festival by Rangdhara, Sutradhar at Lamakaan over Sat & Sun weekends at 7:30pm in January.

`Partners' dep ... Read More »

Dramatic Circle Hyderabad
Presents
five Theatrical pieces bound by Music 'WINTER MELODIES, SPRING NOTES'' Plays : 1. 'A New Year's Requeim' - by :Dr Vithal Rajan - Dir : Pranava Singhal ( 15mts) : The New Year’s Eve reminiscences of a cou ... Read More »

Dramatic Circle Hyderabad
Presents
five Theatrical pieces bound by Music
'WINTER MELODIES, SPRING NOTES''
Plays :
1. 'A New Year's Requeim' - by :Dr Vithal Rajan - Dir : Pranava Singhal ( 15mts) :
The New Year’s Eve reminiscences ... Read More »

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 ... Read More »

This is a monthly Start-Up meet by entreprenuers, companies, partnership or temporary organisation to share their Ideas, successes and Failure with like-minded people in the industry. Held at Lamakaan every second Saturday at 10-1pm, it has an agenda ... Read More »

Lamakaan - the Election Series Lectures.
Sat 11th Jan - 2pm to 5:30pm
Sun 12th Jan - 11am to 4pm (with an hour lunch break)

LAMAKAAN ELECTION SPECIALS - SERIES OPENER

Hindutva and Other Fundamentalisms: Fault-lines of Indian Democracy

3 p ... Read More »

This is the third installment of a new series of conversation sessions with the public on
issues of current interest in Science. We will have a short 20 minute talk by a
prominent scientist, after which the audience is invited to engage in an infor ... Read More »

Arunjyothi Lokhanday will be conducting a Kite-making workshop for kids using household material on the eve of this Sankranthi.

Bring your children and let them make your own kites. Please carry your own newspaper/colour paper and thread.

Entry ... Read More »

Lamakaan hosts a Handloom Bazaar for Sale and exhibit the Fabric of Freedom.

Woven in to the wonderful tapestry that is India, handloom weaving is a 4000 year old tradition. Handloom weaving is one of India’s predominant rural economic activities ... Read More »

Seed Exchange
Intipanta - Organic Terrace/Kitchen Gardening group encourages organically grown vegetables. Our aim is to help facilitate meets for the member to exchange information and also facilitate the exchange of open pollinated seeds saved by ... Read More »

In the year 100 years of Telugu Cinema, we pay tributes to various doyens of the cinema. In this series, today we show a documentary on Rahman, cinematographer who pioneered many tricks with the camera when the technology was at its infancy. Rahman w ... Read More »

Hyderabad Western Music Foundation invites you to "Music Course on Community Singing".

What is Community Music? How can we use music as a tool to connect people together and create the sense of a community?
Communities around the world have made ... Read More »

Abhaas ya bhaas is a play that depicts the problems and wishes of street boys who are deprived of minimum needs like food clothing and shelter and how do they react when they are about to die but are suddenly blessed with some more life are told that ... Read More »

A Very Cool Short Film Festival
Only for Fun Loving Hyderabadis

Unlike most short films that focus on themes of social concern and environmental consciousness etc., here is a festival of films that are unabashedly and unpretentiously light heart ... Read More »

SLEEPLESS..
....a site-specific spoken installation tribute to Albert Camus on his birth centenary with extracts from his path-breaking book on pacifism called "Neither Victims Nor Executioners"

Synopsis:

“There are causes worth dying for, ... Read More »

'Book Buzzers', a literary and book lovers are conducting their monthly literary meeting this month over a couple of documentary films on Legends from Telugu film industry.

Bookbuzz has been meeting every third Wednesday (or the next working day) ... Read More »

The emergence of AAP: a Symptom or Solution?
The political scenario in India witnessed a new wave of change with the emergence of Aam Admi Party winning the Delhi Election. Everyone is talking about it and the talk has penetrated to almost every cit ... Read More »

Beer, Smoke and a "Lovely" Tale is a collection of 3 short comedy plays. (12 minutes each)

1. Beer Chic.
a comedy play about a frustrated husband when he creates an imaginary "perfect girl" out of beer cans.

2.Can i have a smoke? (Improvised c ... Read More »

Well, the few events that we have planned for the carnival are as below:
Flea market

Cultural events:

• singing and dance
• Drama and Theatre (By Famous theater artists)
• Art gallery (ART SALE)

TO BOOK STALLS OR TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CU ... Read More »

Love sex section377 is a satire based on the recent supreme court judgement that criminalized sexual intercourse of same sex couples. It takes a comical view of the order. Read More »

The Society to Save Rocks will inaugurate a permanent photo exhibition of some works on rocks of late M. Hasan, who was a professional photographer and a founder member of the Society. We owe him Lamakaan too whose owner he was.

Entry - Free Read More »

Rangadhara- The Theatre Stream in association with SUTRADHAR Presents MAIN RAHI MASOOM

A 70-minute monologue in Hindustani on the life and times of a Hindi and Urdu writerLate Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza.

This is a part of Month-long theatre festival ... Read More »

A morning to discuss why we should not let go hand weaving traditions. To debate the reasons for the present status of handloom as a fabric out of reach of vast sections of our people. To seek solidarity and support to the events planned across this ... Read More »

Singeetham Srinivasa Rao is a two-time national award-winning veteran filmmaker of over 60 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and English. Born in Gudur, Nellore district, he made his directorial debut with the Telugu Film Nīti Nijāyit ... Read More »

Sutradhar Presents 'Mah Laqa Bai Chanda'(A solo performance in URDU)
Written by: Dr O R Bawa
Enacted by: Ratika Sant Keswani
Directed by: Vinay Varma

Mah Laqa Bai Chanda was an 18th century Urdu poet and the first woman to have a diwan (antholo ... Read More »

Kaushal Kowjalgi started learning the Tabla at the age of 12 from Shri. Shashank Parulekar; although his initial foray into music-learning was guided by Smt. Kulkarni who put him through the paces of Hindustani Raagdhari sangeet.
　　
Kaushal has als ... Read More »

Carnatic Music concert by Trichur Brothers.

Srikrishna Mohan and Ramkumar Mohan are young Carnatic (South Indian Classical Music) Vocalists, popularly known as Trichur Brothers.
They are sons of Senior Mridanga Vidwan Shri Trichur R Mohan and bel ... Read More »

Hyderabad Literary Festival (HLF) is an annual event that celebrates creativity in all its forms. The Festival, started in 2010, draws over a hundred writers, artistes, scholars, publishers from India and abroad each year. HLF is a multi-lingual even ... Read More »

This workshop will include story-telling, drawing and story-making on Fri 24th and Sat 25th Jan 10am - 1pm.
Shalini Srinivasan lives mostly on the train between Hyderabad and Bangalore. She has written comics for Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle. Vanama ... Read More »

Deepa Kiran will teach us the art of story telling and the educational benefits of the art. She brings the learning into the stories and post story activities.

This is being organised as a part of Hyderabad Literary Festival at Lamakaan.

Deepa ... Read More »

Bharatanatyam Lec-Dem presentation by renowned Danseuse Rajeswari Sainath as a part of Hyderabad Literary Festival 2014.

Rajeswari has been hailed as carrying an 'imaginative splendour that goes beyond technique'. Trained in the purist Pandanallu ... Read More »

The makers of ``Whats up with indian men??``, ``Cops, tints and other things``, ``Love, sex and mocha`` present `` Sex, Likes and Pokes``. Sex, Likes and Pokes tells the story of three friends and their quest for sex. Sex, Likes and Pokes infuses sla ... Read More »

This workshop will include story-telling, drawing and story-making on Fri 24th and Sat 25th Jan 10am - 1pm.

Shalini Srinivasan lives mostly on the train between Hyderabad and Bangalore. She has written comics for Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle. Vana ... Read More »

Hyderabad Literary Festival (HLF) is an annual event that celebrates creativity in all its forms. The Festival, started in 2010, draws over a hundred writers, artistes, scholars, publishers from India and abroad each year. HLF is a multi-lingual even ... Read More »

As a part of the 4th Hyderabad Literary Festival, a 'Quiz contest' will be held for the youngsters to test their literary knowledge.
The contest is Open to all.
Teams of 3 members may apply.
First There will be Prelims from 11am onwards on and Fi ... Read More »

The artist sings three to four songs on climate change issues and engages children in an intensive discussion of what climate change is. The children will be introduced to the constituents of air, the greenhouse effect, ice caps, carbon footprints, et ... Read More »

The one act play, 'MAA….CHAAI' is a subtle hu¬mour and inexplicable emotion which revolves around a freewheeling conversation that a young man has with his pals the next night he loses his mother to can¬cer.

Vivek and Sameer visit Yashwanth's plac ... Read More »

Hyderabad Literary Festival (HLF) is an annual event that celebrates creativity in all its forms. The Festival, started in 2010, draws over a hundred writers, artistes, scholars, publishers from India and abroad each year. HLF is a multi-lingual even ... Read More »

“How to get started” - a fun, interactive one day Free creative writing workshop by Madhu Kaza will be conducted for aspiring writers, story tellers, budding novelists and scenarists.

This is a part of ongoing Hyderabad Literary Festival.

Madh ... Read More »

Dr. Anand Raj Varma, Talk on his book “Hyderabad - Mohalle, Gallis and Kuches”, moderated by Prof. Rohitashava, former dean, Goa University.

Noted academic Anandraj Verma’s book is a collector’s issue. It not only tells the story behind the area n ... Read More »

2nd HWMF-Community Singing: Sea Shanties and Work Songs!
Sharing Music – Creating Harmony

What is Community Music? How can we use music as a tool to connect people together and create the sense of a community?
Communities around the world have ... Read More »

Citizen Café/Nagrik Nukkad (CC or NN) is a facilitated space for dialogue to engage citizens of this country from across socio-economic or regional segments. The objective is to help these citizens in:
- Making a powerful connection with the values ... Read More »

Tajmahal ka tender is a satire on the rank, file, red tape and officialdom.

This play is a part of Month-long theatre festival by Rangdhara, Sutradhar at Lamakaan over Sat & Sun weekends at 7:30pm in January.

The play evolves on an imaginary no ... Read More »

Mekhala Hiriyanna present us with an evening of Carnatic vocal music filled with various vaggeyakaras geyas and devotional songs.

Mekhala has been learning Carnatic Music systematically under the tutelage of her grandmother Vidushi. S. Lakshminara ... Read More »

Paying tribute to National Award winning Telugu writer and Lyricist Veturi Sundararama Murthy on his birth anniversary with Saichand's film on him.

Starting off as a journalist in 1952, he learned the basics of editing a news article from his sen ... Read More »

This is the story of a legendary film director who is compelled to come out with one last masterpiece before he fades away into the night.

The play highlights the present state of the film industry affairs.

Staged by Jann Sanchar Group, this i ... Read More »