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OpenShow Hyderabad
Fri Aug 24, 7:00 PM
Madhu Reddy & Aditya Mopur
Open Show is a free monthly event that provides photographers, filmmakers and multimedia producers the chance to present their work in an interactive space.

OPEN SHOW FORMAT
Four curated presenters have 15 minutes each to introduce one project. Both ongoing and completed work is accepted. We welcome diverse topics ranging from documentary to fine art.
'Valiyachalai Times'
Sat Aug 25, 7:00 PM
Deepa Balasubramanian
The book launch of 'Valiyachalai Times' by Author Deepa Balasubramanian. Book Signing and Book Reading to follow.
Guests of Honor
Chandana Chakrabarty - Actor, Writer and Critic Mahesh Kathi - Director
Arvind Krishna - Actor
Introduction to Travel Writing
Sun Aug 26, 10:30 AM
Satya Gunni
Introduction to travel writing is a free seminar for those interested in travel writing.
The Listening Post
Sun Aug 26, 11:00 AM
The Hyderabad Western Music Foundation
New service for music lovers of Hyderabad

The Listening Post
. Exposure to the beauty of Jazz and Western Classical music
. Pure listening - Classical and Jazz music recordings
. Heighten and enhance our musical sensibilities and ability
to listen and hear music without any visual aids
Izzatnagari ki Asabhya Betiyaan
Tue Aug 28, 7:30 PM
Javed Iqbal

"Those who threaten our traditional code" , says Jai Singh Ahlawat, the Head of the Ahlawat Khap. "... are the educated youngsters, the Dalit officers, who want everything to be equal... And, of course, our "asabhya betiyan", (immoral daughters) who imagine equality like animals and want our age-old customs to die out..."

Voices like Jai Singh Ahlwats's belong to the patriarchal and casteist pillars of a feudal society -- the Khaps; those who oppose "self-choice" marriages and deny young people the right to love.

In Izzatnagari ki Asabhya Betiyaan, we have the stories of five young Jat women who dared to resist. These women take on take on the powerful Khaps and in the process confront "honour" crimes, injustice and social boycotts.

These multi-narratives of women are intercut with that of the Khaps. Through these stories, Asabhaya Betiyaan exposes the fissures, hypocrisy and violence in a supposedly modern and
democratic India.

Crew-
Director- Nakul Singh Sawhney
Camera- Deval Samanta
Sound- Vinit D'Souza
Editor- Neetu Singh
A Night of the Absurd
Thu Aug 30, 7:30 PM
Grim Pumpkin Theatre
Grim Pumpkin Theatre presents 'A Night of the Absurd', a staging of four plays by Alex Broun, an American playwright.
Synopsis:

Alex Broun is one well known name in the circuit of ten minute plays. He has written over seventy ten minute plays till date and aims at completing a hundred. He has his own website at http://www.alexbroun.com.au/. All his scripts are available on this website and are available for performance and screening purposes.
We have picked up four of those ten minute plays, namely, “George Clooney and Brad Pitt get laid”, “Five Houses for Harriette”, “10,000 Cigarettes”, and “50 Guns” and will be performing in that order. There is nothing that connects these four plays, except for the fact that these are all stories of people and their lives. Rather people and their short lives. Short not in duration, but perhaps in their meaning, in validity, in their being. The first play is a hilarious conversation between the two hollywood actors, George Clooney and Brad Pitt. The second play is about a woman’s search for her perfect house. The third play, is about four voices in the head, in a conversation with each other about the fantasies related to cigarettes and what can be the final destination of such a fantastic tour. The fourth play is about a woman who suffers from the guilt of killing her sibling.
The four plays develop one after the other, but also simultaneously. Each play is enhanced by the next play. Characters from each of these plays can easily interchange between themselves. Each play hence can be the story of all the characters in all the plays. Each play can be the story of any one of us.
shabe ghqazal
Fri Aug 31, 7:30 PM
khezra educational society
khezra educational society wish to present Dr abdul ghani medical director al HUFOOF KSA to present once again a ghazal event in lamakaan Dr abdul ghani prested many ghazal event in hyderabad and also in saudia arabia and dubai SECRETARY ASIF ALI KES HYDERABAD AP
Pecha Kucha Night - 10
Sat Sep 1, 7:30 PM
Shashi Dhar Reddy
PechaKucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, holiday snaps - just about anything really, in the PechaKucha 20x20 format.
Social Media for Photographers
Sun Sep 2, 3:00 PM
Emmanuel A.
The workshop is for photography entrepreneurs and professionals. With aims to help you to engage with your customers and grow your photography gig using social media in an efficient and profitable way.
Rang De Box Office
Sun Sep 2, 7:30 PM
Nandkishor Boddu
It's not about handouts, it's about a hand up. Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus is doing exactly that. He fought poverty by micro-lending $27 to 42 women, an effort which has now grown to 8 million women and 8 billion dollars.
The aim of Rang De Hyderabad Chapter, that presents this screening, deals with social issues that India faces today and discuss about the topic of the documentary amongst the Indian context.
MUSIC THERAPY
Fri Sep 7, 7:00 PM
Rumjhuna...a High Tide Initiative
Indian Classical Music Therapy

Musical notes are substantially therapeutic.
Appropriate scale, note, pitch and beat form the component ingredients of Music like Carnatic, Hindustani, Tribal Indigenous, Folk, Western Classical or non Classical as a
therapeutic tools.

Indian Classical Music, its infinite application variables and importantly, its spiritual connect
are used by the Music Therapist as a means of establishing communication with the human body’s
main and subsidiary energy centers; it’s extremely precise and elaborate structure of ragas, swaras ,
srutis and talas largely facilitates the requirement of specific design and calibrated delivery of music as
therapeutic intervention.
You deal with the root causes, not the symptoms. For individuals however, like Yoga, the use of music to heal, improve and
maintain wellness can be a lifelong practice.
Short film screening - Paroksh
Sat Sep 8, 7:30 PM
Kuldip Patel
We have made this short film with extremely low resources over the weekends which was liked by many film critics and independent film makers. We would like to showcase it for other film enthusiasts and our team in Hyderabad. It is based in Hyderabad also.
Short film screening
Sat Sep 8, 7:30 PM
Sumit Purohit / Kuldip Patel
Title: "I Woke Up One Morning And Found Myself Famous"

On July 3, 2003, Deepanker Gohain, the 23-year old student of the College of Visual Arts, Baroda (India), committed suicide, which shocked the campus.

What saddened the students was the way the college authorities handled the matter, shielding the facts from the media.

Deepanker’s batch-mate Amitabh Pandey witnessed the suicide, capturing all of it on his Handycam. Pandey came from a well-connected political family. When college sided with him on this incident, the other half of the story got buried in police records.
The Wisest Fool On Earth
Sun Sep 9, 11:00 AM
Sifar
Unemployed.

Of course, angst-ridden.

But, sarcastic. And gay!

Just imagine he gets locked up inside the luxurious bathroom of his lover. And then flushes down a humorous tale from him in his confinement in the loo. But, what has he got to share with us?

Dear Friend,

Sifar invites you to a monologue

The wisest fool on earth
Written by R Raj Rao | Enacted by Feroze


At LAMAKAAN
Opp GVK One, Road No.1 Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.


So, be there, sharp at 11 AM on the 9th of September to catch "The Wisest fool on earth" locked inside the bathroom and he still has some scrap of the feeling of being wanted. Whether his belief stays or withers away to repeat history is the twist that's kept for the last.

But who put him in the loo and what hopes does he have in store (of getting out)?

Come witness a tale of failure, frustration, freedom and fulfillment with humor all through.


Donor pass: Rs. 50
Contact: sifar.theatre@gmail.com | 98493 31347


Keep your love and cheer pouring in :O)
Team Sifar
sifar.theatre@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/sifar.thetr

+91-9849-3313-47
SEO Informal Meet
Sun Sep 9, 3:00 PM
Chakrapani
Hi, we have informal meet on seo group. creating this event to know each together in person and will discuss about latest trends in Digital Marketing.

This meet up is only for seo,social media, ppc, designers, app developers, php, etc Digital Marketing Team.

Thank you
Chakri
+91 9985032005
Why me!?!
Sun Sep 9, 7:30 PM
Diya...
Why me is the question which arises in everyone's life in some or the other point of time.This play is about a middle aged man about his experiences over the time.Its how he has to put up with his Flashy and Ultra Fashionable ever young wife.Its a hilarious act with a pinch of satire showcasing a few incidents in his life till date where this question arises in his mind but is solved with a lovable reasoning...
Doc.Splash monthly sceeening
Tue Sep 11, 7:00 PM
DOUMENTARY CIRCLE OF HYDERABAD
DOC.SPLASH, 11 SEPTEMBER 2012
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ALLIANCE FRANCAISE OF HYDERABAD
GOETHE- ZENTRUM, HYDERABAD
DOCUMENTARY CIRCLE of HYDERABAD
LAMAKAAN
&
GREAT HYDERABAD ADVENTURE CLUB

cordially invite you to

DOC.SPLASH! SEPTEMBER 2012
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C H E M I N O T S
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Directed by Sébastien Jousse, Luc Joulé
80min, France,2010

7.00 pm, Tuesday, 11 September
at LAMAKAAN
( inside lane by the side of C-Bay, Road No. 1, Opp. GVK Mall, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad )

A train enters Le Ciotat station. The Lumière brothers' historic images reveal a fact: the train puts society on the move. These images open this journey into the world of railroaders today.

Through various encounters and by discovering railroaders' daily work, the functioning of this public service enterprise is revealed. Since its beginnings, the railroad has associated different jobs and skills. A community has grown round work culture and solidarity. Today, opening up to competition is at hand. The network and services are separated, jobs compartmentalized. Railroaders feel increasingly isolated. The upheavals have been profound. The very meaning of work and its efficiency are under review. Beyond the railroaders, the whole of society is affected.

Throughout the voyage, cinema and memory cast a light on current times: Ken Loach, director of The Navigators, notes that this same movement was behind the privatization of the British railroads and led to their social and financial collapse.

The Great Resistant, Raymond Aubrac, calls out to public opinion. This liberalization movement undermines the very foundations of our republican model.

And warnings and lessons to others.

The screening will be followed by discussion on the film.
Developer Meet
Sat Sep 15, 11:00 AM
Yashwanth
A meeting to discuss about IT and Start ups.
Facilitating mutual help for various start ups based on IT in terms of workforce.
Seeking opinions on what software products to be used.
MY WIFE’S HUSBAND
Sat Sep 15, 7:30 PM
Sifar
Dear friend,
Sifar invites you to a comedy play:


MY WIFE’S HUSBAND


Written by: Miro Gavran | Indian adaptation by: Feroze & Bavani

Music composed by: Amit Dasani & Suhit Chiruthapudi

Cast: Maya, Vinay Abhishek, Feroze Ahmed, Kaya

Poster & Ticket designed by: Kathik Vijay V

Design & Directed by: Bavani Ganti


Not every day will you see a man and his wife’s husband together on stage.
Come and find out who gets to keep the wife and who gets to keep the misery.


Venue: LAMAKAAN, Opp. GVK One, Road#1 Banjara Hillls, Hyderabad, India.
Date: 19th of August 2012
Time: 7:30 PM


Donor Pass: ` 100/-
Contact: sifar.theatre@gmail.com | 98493 31347
Team HWS Meet
Sun Sep 16, 10:30 AM
Kishore Nagarigari,
Team HWS(Hyderabad Weekend Shoots) is a photowalking club of Hyderabad. We are planning to meet to discuss about our forthcoming photo exhibition "REFLECTIONS".
Sutradhar's Biryani aur Haleem
Sun Sep 16, 7:30 PM
Sutradhar
A hilarious comedy by Sutradhar about tricksters and the tricky lanes of Hyderabad in the spicy Dakkani language. Directed by Mohit & Deepti, this play is an adaptation into Dakkani of Hugh Chesterman's 'The Pie & The Tart'.
NAVJHANKAR KATHAK DANCE ACADEMY
Tue Sep 18, 6:30 PM
navanita modi
im learning n teaching kathak my motto is to promote who have talents