Upcoming Events

A two-day festival of documentaries by eminent Indian docu filmaker and cinematographer R V RAMANI.

Screening of films followed by Interaction with the maker.

1) "Blue Black Yellow" (5 Min.)

The painter, Achyuthan Kudallur, inaugurates his exhibition of abstract paintings, in Chennai. The filmmaker goes on a quizzical journey, through colors, forms, space, movements and gestures at the exhibition. A film as an abstract.

2) "Brahma Vishnu Shiva" (19 Min.)

The filmmaker persuades his Japanese sculptor friend, Toshikazu Kanai, to work with sand as the medium, near the waterfront on a beach. The waves lash. Children jump around. Fish gets caught. A balloon girl passes. A film happens, revealing the process of creation, sustenance and destruction, all happening at the same time.

3) "Is this how Craters are formed in the Moon" (13 Min.)

Holes dug across the ground for a temple festival, lies shattered at the end of it forming huge craters.

4) "NEE YAAR" (Who are you) (120 Min.)

For and in partnership with the Prasar Bharati Sundara Ramaswamy (SuRa) is considered as one of the foremost Tamil modernist writers. Having brought up in the background of Malayalam language and culture, SuRa learnt Tamil by himself, emerging as a Tamil writer by sheer hard work and passion. He championed a vision, where readers can access important writings in different Indian languages. In the back drop of the Dravidian and Dalit movements in Tamil Nadu, SuRa struggled to evolve a modern Tamil literature, independent of its ancient tradition and its associated politics. This often found his writings pitted against his Brahmin background and upbringing. Sundara Ramaswamy, died at the age of 75, on October 15th 2005. As per his last wishes; his cremation was carried out without any rituals.

A two-day festival of documentaries by eminent Indian docu filmaker and cinematographer R V RAMANI.

Screening of films followed by Interaction with the maker.
6.02 pm SAA 25 mts



A man sings in the local train, in Bombay. Men and women dance celebrating the Holi festival in the village Salona, in Maharashtra. Ganesh festival celebrations reach its peak on the streets of Bombay. A exploratory journey seeking one’s own rhythm, through the magnetic flux of rural and urban rhythms.



§ 6.29 pm MERA GAON HAI BAMBAI 29 mts



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.



§ 7.00 to 7.15 pm Tea Break



§ 7.15 pm MY CAMERA AND TSUNAMI 90 mts.





The film shares special moments that the filmmaker experienced with his camera, a special bonding over a period of 4 years, in terms of creating cinematic imagery, relating, exploring, seeking and interpreting notions of his reality. It is a memory of a camera which perished in the Tsunami, along with its last filmed footage. It’s last recorded footage, an elusive image, evoking multiple possibilities, seeking parallels and new perspectives.

कहानी बड़े भाईसाहब प्रेमचंद की उन प्रसिद्द रचनाओ में से एक हैं जो समाज के स्वरुप को यथार्थ और वास्तविकता के साथ प्रस्तुत करती हैं। इस कहानी में दो पात्र हैं एक छोटाभाई दूसरा बड़ाभाई जिनके माध्यम से लेखक ने दो अलग अलग तरह के मनोविज्ञान को प्रस्तुत किया हैं। बड़ा भाई जो रूढीवाद और परम्पराओ के पालन करने में कट्टर विश्वास रखता हैं और छोटा भाई जो परिस्थितियों के साथ परिवर्तित होकर अपनी ही तरह की जिंदगी जीने में विश्वास रखता हैं। बड़ा भाई परम्परावाद की ज़ंजीरो से अपने जीवन को इस तरह जकड लेता हैं कि कहानी के अंत तक आते आते उसे इन ज़ंजीरो से घुटन होने लगती हैं। वही लेखक ने शिक्षण व्यवस्था पर बड़े भाई साहब के माध्यम से अपनी अनूठी शेअली में व्यंग प्रस्तुत किया हैं। उदहारण के तौर पे बड़े भाई बहुत मेहनती हैं दिन रात पढ़ते हैं उसपर भी फेल होते जाते क्योकि वो किताबो से भी दो कदम आगे की सोचने लगते हैं उनके फेल होने का मुख्य कारण उनके खुद के बनाये सिद्धांत होते है। वही छोटा भाई समय और परिस्थिति के हिसाब से पढ़ता हैं और दनादन पास होता चला जाता हैं। अंत में थक कर बड़े भाईसाहब रूढ़ीवाद और खोखली परम्परा की दीवारों को लांघकर अपने छोटे भाई की कलाई थामे अपनी उमंगो और आकांक्षाओ की ओर दौड़ने लगते हैं।मुंशी जी ने भी इस कहानी से यही बताया है कि "परम्परा व्यक्ति के लिए होती हैं, व्यक्ति परम्परा के लिए नहीं "

The story of Premchand older brother, who is one of the famous Rcnao society
Nature of reality with reality and present. The story of two
Deserve a second Brabai Cotabai two different ways in which the author
The psychology are presented. Big brother Rudiwad and traditions
Staunch believer and younger brother to observe the conditions of
Convert and believe in living life to its own kind. Bada bhai
Jhnjiro of traditionalism would clench his life like the end of the story
Driving up from her Jhnjiro these seem to be suffocated. Teaching the same author
Through its unique system of big brother in Seali presented Cartoons
Done. For example at night, read her older brother are very diligent
There are also fell from books, since they seem to think two steps ahead of their
The main cause of failure are the principles that made their own. While the younger brother
Reads according to the situation and would have a quick moves. Finally
Big Brother Rudhiwad tired and hollow cross the walls of tradition
Little brother holding his wrist Umngo and start running toward Akancshao. Munshiji
This story is also told that "tradition is for the individual, the individual
For tradition "..

कहानी बड़े भाईसाहब प्रेमचंद की उन प्रसिद्द रचनाओ में से एक हैं जो समाज के स्वरुप को यथार्थ और वास्तविकता के साथ प्रस्तुत करती हैं। इस कहानी में दो पात्र हैं एक छोटाभाई दूसरा बड़ाभाई जिनके माध्यम से लेखक ने दो अलग अलग तरह के मनोविज्ञान को प्रस्तुत किया हैं। बड़ा भाई जो रूढीवाद और परम्पराओ के पालन करने में कट्टर विश्वास रखता हैं और छोटा भाई जो परिस्थितियों के साथ परिवर्तित होकर अपनी ही तरह की जिंदगी जीने में विश्वास रखता हैं। बड़ा भाई परम्परावाद की ज़ंजीरो से अपने जीवन को इस तरह जकड लेता हैं कि कहानी के अंत तक आते आते उसे इन ज़ंजीरो से घुटन होने लगती हैं। वही लेखक ने शिक्षण व्यवस्था पर बड़े भाई साहब के माध्यम से अपनी अनूठी शेअली में व्यंग प्रस्तुत किया हैं। उदहारण के तौर पे बड़े भाई बहुत मेहनती हैं दिन रात पढ़ते हैं उसपर भी फेल होते जाते क्योकि वो किताबो से भी दो कदम आगे की सोचने लगते हैं उनके फेल होने का मुख्य कारण उनके खुद के बनाये सिद्धांत होते है। वही छोटा भाई समय और परिस्थिति के हिसाब से पढ़ता हैं और दनादन पास होता चला जाता हैं। अंत में थक कर बड़े भाईसाहब रूढ़ीवाद और खोखली परम्परा की दीवारों को लांघकर अपने छोटे भाई की कलाई थामे अपनी उमंगो और आकांक्षाओ की ओर दौड़ने लगते हैं।मुंशी जी ने भी इस कहानी से यही बताया है कि "परम्परा व्यक्ति के लिए होती हैं, व्यक्ति परम्परा के लिए नहीं "

The story of Premchand older brother, who is one of the famous Rcnao society
Nature of reality with reality and present. The story of two
Deserve a second Brabai Cotabai two different ways in which the author
The psychology are presented. Big brother Rudiwad and traditions
Staunch believer and younger brother to observe the conditions of
Convert and believe in living life to its own kind. Bada bhai
Jhnjiro of traditionalism would clench his life like the end of the story
Driving up from her Jhnjiro these seem to be suffocated. Teaching the same author
Through its unique system of big brother in Seali presented Cartoons
Done. For example at night, read her older brother are very diligent
There are also fell from books, since they seem to think two steps ahead of their
The main cause of failure are the principles that made their own. While the younger brother
Reads according to the situation and would have a quick moves. Finally
Big Brother Rudhiwad tired and hollow cross the walls of tradition
Little brother holding his wrist Umngo and start running toward Akancshao. Munshiji
This story is also told that "tradition is for the individual, the individual
For tradition "..

MANORANJAN Tax-Free
A comedy in Hindi-English-Hyderabadi

Based on Chandrashekhar Phansalkar's Marathi play TAX-FREE

Adapted & Directed by Feroze

HYDERABAD WESTERN MUSIC FOUNDATION

Presents
THE LISTENING POST
Pure listening to Classical and Jazz music recordings
without any visual aids

At Lamakaan 4pm – 5.30pm

Sunday 11th November – Jazz

LISTENING POST
Open up our senses to new musical experiences.
Heighten and expand musical awareness and ability.
Develop a keen ear to hear every bit of music in all its beauty.
Listen along with others who are like-minded.

Second Sundays - Jazz
Fourth Sundays - Western Classical

Open to all. No entrance fee

Book launch of "The Hussaini Alam House" Written by Huma R Kidwai and published by Zubaan.

MARATHI PLAY
PADVI BRASHTACHARACHI (BILINGUAL)(DIPLOMA IN CORRUPTION)(A SOCIAL SATIRE)
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. The play "Bhrashtacharachi Padavi” voices these concern in form of a satire in which a middle class retired school teacher places an advertisement in local newspaper about coaching classes for etiquettes and manners (Shishtachar). The advertisement is wrongly published as "coaching classes for Bhrashtachar (Corruption)".

This leads to visits by a policeman, an officer from Municipal Corporation, and the education department who bully him. The hapless teacher ends up paying bribes to keep them quiet and not take any action against him. To top this, an ex-chief engineer from mining department offers himself as a faculty member.

The exasperated teacher seriously decides to drop his idea of coaching classes for Shishtachar. Entry of a eunuch looking for any degree or diploma, hoping to achieve some sort of status in the society changes the tone of the play from sarcastic to serious. The teacher rejects the eunuch for enrollment and the eunuch lashes out and ridicules the teacher for paying bribes to save his skin.

"He who gives bribes is more responsible for corruption than he who receives them.” This scourge of corruption is like Bhishmacharya of Mahabharat, who is unconquerable, and cannot be killed” bemoans the teacher.

“Do not be afraid of consequences. Fight this war, become Arjun. We the descendents of Shikhandi will join hands with you” declares the eunuch as the play draws curtain.

Jamathon, a Hyderabad based live music and jamming platform presents 'Songs of the Balladeer', an evening of storytelling through music. The artiste, Sanjo, takes the audience on a journey through songs that have a story to tell. At times the story isn't just in the song. It's also about the song, the singer or the songwriter. The entire set has a distinctly retro flavor with a focus on evocative lyrics, stirring melodies and emotions that underline the human condition. This performance is brought to you by Blue Butterfly Entertainment.

500 Expressions - Express Through Your Eyes

It is aptly said that eyes are the window to the soul. One can just look into your eyes and see the naked truth! Emoting and expressing feelings through eyes is considered a significant medium in art and cinema. Your eyes reveal the true “you”. One can’t deny the fact that eyes have become the focal point of our existence. While communicating with others, we observe and follow their eyes innately to convey emotions and expressions.
To see the first step taken by your child, to witness the marvels and scenic beauty of nature, to appreciate an artist’s grandeur performance, to sense the happiness in your loved one’s expression – to experience all the marvels of life as well as sweet nothings – we need a clear vision to revel and capture such beautiful and vivid moments in our imagination.
Here is where we walk into the picture. We provide you a clear vision with a strong mission. We, at 500 Expression, have devised an innovative concept to support and aid the deprived. We have a wide array of 500 frames owned by 500 individuals like you and me. Also, we have 100 frames contributed by renowned celebrities.
The frames owned by 400 individuals will be up for grabs online shortly. But, only one frame is available per person. The frames contributed by the crème de la crème celebrities will be auctioned. The money raised from the sale and auction will take care of the socially underprivileged. So, a part of your money will be donated for a good cause. Be a part of our social initiative and contribute in a unique way!
The pictures taken of your eyes shall be auctioned for a good cause. A part of the money raised from auctioning the frames (picture) of your eyes shall be donated to aid a needy.

'Children of the forest' a film by Dr. Mayuri Panse on the animal orphanage started by Dr. Prakash Amte 35 years ago. For 35 years, Dr. Prakash Amte and his family have worked to provide a better life for the backward Madia by providing them medical care, education and teaching this hunter-gatherer tribe to farm. Dr. Amte began taking in animal babies that were orphaned when the Madia hunted the parents for food. The orphanage has grown to include a huge variety of animals who live in absolute harmony.

The film "Honey hunters of the Blue Mountains" documents the lives of the last honey hunters in the Nilgiris hills of Southern India and their intricate relationship with Apis dorsata bees. Besides spectacular shots of Kurumba honey hunters scaling down steep cliffs and tall trees, the film offers views of the stunning landscape in this part of the Western Ghats, its wildlife and close-ups of the bees foraging and life in the hive. The film tries to capture the very essence of living with bees, it narrates the myths surrounding the harvest, while also addressing environmental degradation and some of the hardships encountered by the Kurumba and other tribes. It ends with a resume of Keystone's work in enabling the honey hunters to more successfully market honey and wax.

Chuck Glider workshop by AerotriX gives the participants an opportunity to understand the theory behind the functioning of aircraft. This workshop takes the participants through an interactive lecture supplemented by practical session, thereby providing a complete learning experience.

Workshop Structure:
The workshop is divided into 3 modules:
· Understanding Flight
· Fabrication of Glider
· Testing/ Flying of Glider

Details and Registration: Please visit www.aerotrix.com/lamakaan

MY WIFE’S HUSBAND


Written by: Miro Gavran | Indian adaptation by: Feroze
Music composed by: Amit Dasani & Suhit Chiruthapudi
Cast: Maya, Vinay Abhishek, Feroze Ahmed, Kaya
Poster & Ticket designed by: Kathik Vijay V


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.

Donor Pass: Rs.100/-
Contact: sifar.theatre@gmail.com | 98493 31347
Book online: www.bookmyshow.com

Twin Cities Photography Club is here to give wings to your passion of shooting. The Club is your meeting place on everything related to photography and facilitates sharpening of your photography skills. The club would provide you with opportunities to go on planned shoot on a wide range of topics.

We will provide you with great opportunity to shoot a wide range of subjects. So be it landscapes or seascapes, sunrise or sunsets, wildlife or city life, people or objects, jungles or deserts, birds or insects, flowers, buildings, monuments or even the trees and boulders around, we will shoot.

It does not matter whether you are an amateur or a seasoned professional, whether you have a compact point and shoot camera or a professional SLR, we help each other and learn from each other.

This club is based in Hyderabad (AP) India, but the activities are not restricted by geographical boundaries.

The Objectives:

- Provide a platform for photography enthusiasts to network with like minded people.

- Provide opportunities to shoot a wide range of subjects.

- Enhance knowledge through sessions with seasoned photographers and professionals.

- Provide resources on various photography equipment and accessories.

- Assist you in participating in various photography competitions around the world.

- Assist you in showcasing your work through exhibitions etc.

Light Graffiti - Painting with light.

Light painting is a photographic technique in which exposures are made by moving a hand-held light source or by moving the camera. The term light painting also encompasses images lit from outside the frame with hand-held light sources. Light Painting Photography can be traced back to the year 1914 when Frank Gilbreth, along with his wife Lillian Moller Gilbreth, used small lights and the open shutter of a camera to track the motion of manufacturing and clerical workers. Man Ray, in his 1935 series "Space Writing," was the first known art photographer to use the technique and Barbara Morgan began making light paintings in 1940.

'Children of the Pyre' is a compelling real-life, self-narrative of seven extraordinary children who make their living out of the dead. They collect, snatch or steal used coffin shrouds and sell them for petty amounts in order to ensure their own and their family's survival Tempered by the heat of the pyre, strengthened in the face of adversities and crafted by a volley of abuses, these imps weave through the pyres and struggle through disdain in this land of the dead. Laughing, smiling, weeping, fighting and shouting, these children run the race for survival - winning it again and again - everyday. The film is a terrible saga of exploitation that celebrates the victory of innocence over the most harrowing realities of life. It's a torturous journey through seared bodies, callous minds and dead consciences that constitute the human reality of the ghats at Varanasi.

The aim of Rang De Hyderabad Chapter is to screen a documentary that deals with social issues that India faces today. These films are made by filmmakers of all nationalities who want to shine a spotlight on social issues ranging from gender injustices, the climate change to the suicide of farmers in rural areas of India. Our will is two-fold: to screen these films for free (the audience is not charged)& then to have a discussion about the topic of the documentary among the audience after the screening.

The Hyderabad Western Music Foundation present "The Deccan Voices", a local choral group. They sing Pop, Classical, Broadway, Musical, Jazz.
www.hydmusic.com

India has the fifth largest electrical system with an installed capacity of 206 gigawatts. Still, about 400 million Indians lack access to electricity and to even more, it's unreliable and is of poor quality. By 2035, India's power demand is slated to double. Electricity governance is riddled with three big problems of loss and theft, lack of accountability and lack of holistic governance. What are the issues in governance in policy process and in regulatory process? How can we improve policies related to electricity? Come and listen to Usha Ramachandra, Professor and Area Chair Person of Energy Area, Administrative Staff College of India as a part of IGNITING MINDS Energy series

JAAGO STREE!!!
A solo art show by Sravanthi Juluri


About the exhibit:

Jaago Stree lends voice to the suffering of women and the girl child. It marks a new line of interpretations for the artist on a subject close to her heart. She expresses her feelings on several issues faced by women and the girl child alike. Through her works she talks about atrocities the women are subjected to like female foeticide, child molestation in addition to dowry deaths and domestic violence.

Her works are very passionate, and leave a deep impact on the audience. Through her works she wishes to lend a voice to the women who suffer in silence by encouraging them to come out of the darkness.

Jaago Stree aims to invoke the “Shakti” in every “Stree”.

HYDERABAD WESTERN MUSIC FOUNDATION

Presents
THE LISTENING POST
Pure listening to Classical and Jazz music recordings
without any visual aids

At Lamakaan 4pm – 5.30pm

Sunday 11th November – Jazz

LISTENING POST
Open up our senses to new musical experiences.
Heighten and expand musical awareness and ability.
Develop a keen ear to hear every bit of music in all its beauty.
Listen along with others who are like-minded.

Second Sundays - Jazz
Fourth Sundays - Western Classical

Open to all. No entrance fee

Gograhanam, a Telugu play written in 1986 depicting most important stages of a woman’s life & her struggle to keep up with a male dominated system. The story of every woman in a typical Indian setup, her dreams & the sour reality. The woman at every step of her life finds ‘a man’ to be the decision maker or influencer of her own destiny. Also how most of the times her own kind is not very happy to see her make choices.

This social satire has been staged ‘thousands’ of times in last 24 years , we at Octopus Studio plan to celebrate this brilliant plays 25th anniversary by performing this abstract piece in a street play format .

Written & directed by Tanikella Bharani , an eminent play wright , a muti faceted actor & a respected script writer .He has acted in over 550 films, also has penned 52 films & written several plays .His body of work in dramatics has become the syllabus for most of the theater studies in Andhra Pradesh.

Gograhanam, a Telugu play written in 1986 depicting most important stages of a woman’s life & her struggle to keep up with a male dominated system. The story of every woman in a typical Indian setup, her dreams & the sour reality. The woman at every step of her life finds ‘a man’ to be the decision maker or influencer of her own destiny. Also how most of the times her own kind is not very happy to see her make choices.
This social satire has been staged ‘thousands’ of times in last 24 years , we at Octopus Studio plan to celebrate this brilliant plays 25th anniversary by performing this abstract piece in a street play format .
Written & directed by Tanikella Bharani , an eminent play wright , a muti faceted actor & a respected script writer .He has acted in over 550 films, also has penned 52 films & written several plays .His body of work in dramatics has become the syllabus for most of the theater studies in Andhra Pradesh.

In France, November is observed as the The MONTH of DOCUMENTARY, a privileged moment to discover documentary cinema.

A wide variety of films on various topics ranging from political, social, artistic and philosophical take part in the festival.

Documentary Circle of Hyderabad joins Alliance Francaise of Hyderabad to bring a set of accomplished documentaries for the discerning and alert viewer on this occasion. The three day fest (26-28 Nov) will be observed at Alliance Francise (26 and 28 Nov) and at Lamakaan (27 Nov).

on Tuesday 27 Nov at LAMAKAAN

5 BROKEN CAMERAS

by Emad Burnat & Guy Davidi
a Palastine and Algerian co-production

94 min, 2011

Palestinian farm laborer Emad has five video cameras, and each of them tells a different part of the story of his village's resistance to Israeli oppression. Emad lives in Bil'in, just west of the city of Ramallah in the West Bank. Using the first camera, he recorded how the bulldozers came to rip the olive trees out of the ground in 2005. Here, a wall was built directly through his fellow villagers' land to separate the advancing Jewish settlements from the Palestinians.

In the first days of resistance to the Jewish colonists and the ever-present Israeli soldiers, Emad's son Gibreel was born. Scenes shift from the infant growing into a precocious preschooler to the many peaceful acts of protest, and the steady progress of the construction of the dividing wall. Sympathizers from all over the world, including from Israel, provide help as resistance develops, but when the situation intensifies, people are arrested and villagers are killed.

Emad keeps on filming despite pleas from his wife, who fears reprisals. It makes for an intensely powerful personal document about one village's struggle against violence and oppression.

Two filmmakers create one extraordinary
work of art.

Jaago Stree!!! A panel discussion on 'Violence against Women'
The panel discussion will be chaired by Dr.Carolyn M Elliott, Ph.D (Harvard University) Professor Elliott has taught at the University of California, Santa Cruz, was the Director of the Center for Research on Women at Wellesley College, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, and Vice Provost at the University of Vermont. Professor Elliott's areas of interest include comparative politics and women's studies, specializing in India and Women in Developing countries.

The other panelists inculde, Carla Benini, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate Hyderabad, Smt. Koadaveeti Satyavati, a well known writer on women issues in A.P and the Editor of the women's journal "Boomika" First Feminist Magazine in Andhra Pradesh.

"The United Nations General Assembly designated 25 November as the
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and
invited governments, international organizations and NGOs to organize
activities designed to raise public awareness of the problem on that day.
Women's activists have marked 25 November as a day against violence since 1981. This date came from the brutal assassination in 1960, of the three Mirabal sisters, political activists in the Dominican Republic, on orders
of Dominican ruler Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961)."

Admission is free

Jenny,a teenager is on her way to heaven.She comes to know that she has to earn her wings by completing a task assigned to her in order to enter heaven.The task is to help her Man to get over her love without getting involved with him lest she'll get stuck as a lost soul.Lets join Jenny in her mission and find out how she does that...

Jewelry Creations out of natural and not-so-natural waste like, seeds, seed pods, dry flowers, and various waste objects from household. With an intention to ease the burden on earth, we try to see beauty and possibility in every little unused object or waste generated.
To view Rangmaati creations -
Website : www.rangmaati.weebly.com
Facebook : www.facebook.com/rangmaati
Email : rangmaati@gmail.com

"Rumjhuna " a High Tide Initiative brings to you an Enchanting Musical Melange ( English & Hindi ) by Bernard Lai Chung (Kolkatta) lending his baritone voice, reliving English Classics from Elvis,Tom Jones to N.Diamond & various other artists .
And Upcoming Pop Star Kabir Rafi who lend his voice for " Dream of the Nation " Album and sung tracks for A.R RAHMAN