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Languages come with their own stories, if you know where to look. The story of Dakhni, spoken across much of the Deccan, is intimately linked to the story of the medieval Deccan itself - its history, its power struggles, and its peoples. Dakhni came ... Read More »

The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, who's violence and temper that lead him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Jake LaMotta (based on the book by) (as Jake La Motta), Joseph Carter
Stars: Rober ... Read More »

India - in the name of God

"INDIA as of now stands world 4th worst country for religious violence"

In Jharkhand some days ago 24yr old Tabrez Ansari was tied down to a tree by group of people ( men, women & children)on the pretex of attempting ... Read More »

Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen your thoughts, spill your mind and finally make an appointment with the writer in your head. We conduct free, weekly events that foster writing. Our Meetups aim at helping writers reach their goals in a supportive, ... Read More »

Budget speeches are always windows into the future. This budget, the first statement of great significance for the national economy by the newly elected government, is being watched by observers world over. How has India fared in the last year, how w ... Read More »

A 4th session on Urdu Prosody - on the techniques, styles and parameters to compose Urdu Shayeri; a discussion and writing session on various forms of Urdu Poetry and meters. Read More »

I am a free lancer artist and my works mostly goes with nature and contrast. I am looking for a platform to showcase my arts, exhibit and sell my arts. Read More »

No Laughing Matter: The Ambedkar Cartoons, 1932-1956

Lamakaan in association with Navayana invites one and all to the launch of Unnamti Syama Sundar's book 'No Laughing Matter: The Ambedkar Cartoons.'

The book launch will have a panel discussio ... Read More »

Unki Awaaz, Meri Zubaani - A musical conversation with Salman Farshori about Hindi Cinema's musical journey, all the way from From K L Saigal, 90's Hindi Pop to the new era singers. Read More »

Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of

playing for Notre Dame.
Director: David Anspaugh
Writer: Angelo Pizzo
Stars: Sean Astin, Jon Favreau, ... Read More »

When we mention the word boss, we tend to imagine a man! The proportion of women in key leadership roles are relatively low in most organisations across sectors. A woman leader faces many challenges like scarcity of role models, unconscious bias, and ... Read More »

How India Voted in 2019: Puzzles with No Clear Answers?

While a BJP / NDA victory in the 2019 election was anticipated, political workers and commentators alike were surprised to the extent - the seemingly unassailable capacity of the modi / sh ... Read More »

A non-commercial, knowledge sharing program aimed at bringing students-teachers into the environment space. On this note, I request you and the Lamakaan Hyderabad management to consider being our venue partner for the same. we seek your support for v ... Read More »

AS OF NOW THIS IS OUR FIRST SHORT FILM..SO WE ARE UTILIZING THE PLATFORM OF LAMAKAAN FOR SCREENING IT,HAVE A DISCUSSION ON IT AND TAKE THE OPINIONS OF THE AUDIENCE AT YOUR PLACE. Read More »

Vamsi Vakulabharanam
Associate Professor of Economics
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

In the recently concluded Indian election, economic factors did not play a decisive role. Despite a faltering economy, BJP returned to power with an enh ... Read More »

Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen your thoughts, spill your mind and finally make an appointment with the writer in your head. We conduct free, weekly events that foster writing. Our Meetups aim at helping writers reach their goals in a supportive, ... Read More »

Do you like defending your opinion with facts, perspectives and and are also willing to be intellectually challenged on your opinions?
Yes? Welcome to the Hyderabad Debating Meetup.
We will have a list of topics(general topics, philosophical topics ... Read More »

We will celebrate monsoon with ragas and its semi classical forms. Season has always been playing roles to associate with particular emotions in Indian classical music. Amongst them monsoon has typically correlated with love and lorn. We will present ... Read More »

This will be a discussion about the relation between queer identities and
feminism in India. Can they live without each other? Do they strengthen
each other? Queries and doubts about the usefulness of feminism to queer lives and vice versa will be ... Read More »

Book reading and discussion with Chinese-American author Cathy Guo (Columbia University) about her latest book, Myth of the Entrepreneur, which she has co-authored with Ravi Kailas (a Hyderabadi serial entrepreneur)

About the book "Myth of the Ent ... Read More »

The discussion around the heritage status of the Errum Manzil Building has brought to the fore one fundamental issue about Hyderabad. This is one of the largest metropolises in India, with more than four centuries of urban history. It played a critic ... Read More »

Art, in its totality, is to celebrate longings and most of us can't spare ourselves from this burdening pleasure. Poetry by no means is any less capable of celebrating. On 2019-07-14 with the help of Lamakaan a charge free poetry event "Why not a poe ... Read More »

I.D is a Hindi independent movie directed by Kamal K.M starring Geetanjali Thapa.

Geetanjali Thapa plays Charu who lives in a rented accomodation in Mumbai along with her friends. One day a painter visits her house for a painting job when she is ... Read More »

National Education Policy 2019: A Panel Discussion


Made public a few weeks ago, the draft National Education Policy 2019 proposes major changes in the government funding policy on education, the structure of school education, the curricular desi ... Read More »

Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and the other a devout Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics.
Director: Hugh Hudson
Writer: Colin Welland (original screenplay)
Stars: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nicholas Farrell

Movies Intro ... Read More »

“The History of Irram Manzil, its preservation and ways for its rehabilitation for public use” A Talk By Dr Fatima Shahnaz

Ever since the state government decided to build the new secretariat at the complex of Irrum Manzil, one of the icons of Hy ... Read More »

Lamakaan invites one and all to the launch of the book " Caste Matters" authored by Suraj Yengde. The launch will be followed by a panel discussion.

About the book: n this explosive book, Suraj Yengde, a first-generation Dalit scholar educated acr ... Read More »

Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen your thoughts, spill your mind and finally make an appointment with the writer in your head. We conduct free, weekly events that foster writing. Our Meetups aim at helping writers reach their goals in a supportive, ... Read More »

"We don't die from a Broken Heart. We only wish we did"
Well, this fact is true to its core. All stories do not end on a good note. Some have a
tragic conclusion and some end without even a proper closure. A relationship is
characterized by diff ... Read More »

This will be a discussion on how social norms and governments shape and control our ideas of sexual expression, identity and norms. Who can behave in what way or dress in which manner or have sex with who are highly charged questions. How does it  ma ... Read More »

It is a brief narrative of understanding of the human mind from a psychiatrist perspective. It is an effort to understand the confluence of Sufi, Bhakti traditions in India with a special focus of psychological processes. Drawing predominantly from K ... Read More »

Dibiya - A short story reading by Amar Sankrit. Which is written by the famous writer & poet Uday Prakash. Read More »

SUSMAN (The Essence)
A film by Shyam Benegal 1987. 140 min

Shyam Benegal’s SUSMAN is a highly regarded
film. It provides a deep insight into the travails of
the “Ikat” handloom weavers of Pochampally.
From yarn to loom to final product, Sus ... Read More »

The recent decision of the TISS adminstration to close down the campus"sine-die" after a week long peaceful protest by the students was blatant attempt to subdue the dissenting voices that wished to ensure that education could be accessed by all.
T ... Read More »

Sports Movie Month - Invictus

Nelson Mandela, in his first term as the South African President, initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid-torn land: enlist the

national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Director ... Read More »

About the Book
Aspiring actress Priya is dead. It’s a suicide, and rumour has it that Anil, son of politician and former Telugu-movie superstar Mohan Krishna, drove her to it. Just another film-industry scandal? Or something bigger, much bigger?
... Read More »

Negligence and isolation leading to an extreme form of alienation of a rock band artist, Pink Floyd – alienated from his audience, from his relations, from the society at large. Alan Parker, director of the film, depicts Pink building a metaphorical ... Read More »

Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen your thoughts, spill your mind and finally make an appointment with the writer in your head. We conduct free, weekly events that foster writing. Our Meetups aim at helping writers reach their goals in a supportive, ... Read More »

Barking Dog is a Hindi sit-com written by Vishal Vijay, inspired by The Zoo Story by American playwright Edward Albee. The play explores themes of isolation, loneliness, miscommunication as anathematization, social disparity and dehumanization in a m ... Read More »

Are 'male' and 'female' the only ways in which we can identify human beings? Are they 'natural' and 'fixed' for life? How does the society decide who is what? And why is it so intolerant to people who want to mess with, shift or change their birth ba ... Read More »

Drag queens are performance artists, almost always male, who dress in women's clothing and often act with exaggerated femininity and in feminine gender roles with a primarily entertaining purpose. They often exaggerate make-up such as eyelashes for ... Read More »

Mitrangan Sahitya kataa is group of like minded people interested in marathi literature reading and writing. Group meets every week to do reading of their writing. The event is consists of short plays written by people from Mitrangan Sahitya Katta. P ... Read More »

Conversation with Prof Anil Sadgopal on National Education Policy 2019

Lamakaan invites one and all to this interesting conversation with one of the finest educationists in the country on the National Education Policy 2019.

The draft of NEP 201 ... Read More »

Education system of India is so rotten to its core that any mention of this anymore only sounds like a cliché. A sense of helplessness has clouded the people who for decades have seen that there isn’t any fundamental change in the status quo, no matt ... Read More »

Would like to host an awareness program with couple of talks on current statistics and the severity of the issue.
Play a short skit on incidents

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Ekaansh Theatre presents "Poos Ki Raat" - A story reading evening by Amar Sankrit. On the occasion of 139th Birth Anniversary of the famous Indian writer & Upanyas Samrat "Shri. Dhanpat Rai Shrivastava" also known as "Munshi Premchand". Read More »

Sports Movie Month - Hoosiers

A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the championship.
Director: David Anspaugh
Writer: Angelo Pizzo
Stars: Gene Hackman, Barb ... Read More »