Lamakaan

"A reading activity that encourages children of 8-12 years to read,imagine, analyze and learn.An interactive session that helps build vocabulary and language skills.
This is a 2 day Event on 23rd and 24th April at 10am-12 Noon."

Open to all. Entry is Free.

"A reading activity that encourages children of 8-12 years to read,imagine, analyze and learn.An interactive session that helps build vocabulary and language skills.
This is a 2 day Event on 23rd and 24th April at 10am-12 Noon."

Open to all. Entry is Free.

"Growth Engines or New Capitalist Enclaves?"
(A Photo Documentation of Special Economic Zones and Industrial Corridor Projects in Andhra Pradesh)- by Dr. Usha Seetha Lakshmi.

This compilation of photo essays is aimed at providing a counter point to the dominant claims around the largely private capital, SEZ-led, industrial growth model being promoted by the Government from a multi-dimensional lens. These visual testimonies from the ground seek to focus on the “other side” of this growth process, drawing attention to the attendant negative costs involved and the displaced poor who are compelled to bear these costs. The facts weaved into these visuals clearly demonstrate that far from boosting economic activity, creating any new infrastructure or employment, these engines of growth have in fact become the new capitalist enclaves, grabbing lands belonging to the poor, encroaching on local resources, eroding a diversity of livelihoods and cultures and taking a free ride on wholesale tax, tariff and infrastructural incentives offered by the State which has in fact been created through public investments and tax payers money.

According to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, 25 lakh persons would be provided employment (both direct and indirect) in the State once all the SEZs become operational. Out of 76 SEZs notified so far, only close to 30 zones have become operational and the Employment generated in these SEZs is to the tune of 54,774 people. More than 60% of the employment projected and realized again is from IT/ITES sector alone. As against 70,000 crores of investment projected in the SEZs, only Rs.10,000 crores has been realized to date. While the government claims that most of the SEZs are being set up in backward areas, evidence from the field again reveals that a majority of these SEZs as well as industrial parks and corridors are concentrated around big metro cities and towns or close to ports, airports and highways in the State, which offer a good connectivity and locational advantage to the developers of these projects.

A craft designing session for all age groups on the subject of " Hyderabadi pop art" ..

The Participants will be urged to imbibe local/regional popular cultural influences as 'object' in their artworks.. The workshop comprises of self designing/painting sessions of a variety of daily use items and home decor ..

The Activities are - Picture frames, Bottle art, Coasters, Mouse pads, Bookmarker

The objective is to celebrate the popular elements of Hyderabad and its region by making sustainable hand made artworks that can be of daily home/school/office use.. Fun to learn great to possess..

Date : 26 April, FRIDAY
Time : 4 - 6 pm

Price - Rs 600/- (including materials + colors)

For registration, contact Karan/saakshi 72078 10920/98661 63899

Guru Shri Pandurang Mutalik will be playing different classical instrumental accompanied by Tabla and 11 Sitar artistes which will make the audience swing to their tunes, and the tempo which starts on a low note will lead to a high creasando leaving the audiences asking for more.

This event is open and Free for all.

Give me youth with muscles of iron and nerves of steel and I
shall change the destiny of the nation”

said Swami Vivekananda, but the children of today, the so called citizens of tomorrow, burdened as they are with heavy loads of work both at school and home end up drained physically, psychologically as well as intellectually. The present play looks at children who are pressurized into total and abject surrender to the whims and fancies of the parents who try to force them to do things which they could not achieve. A child who is supposed to educate himself enjoying the process, today as result of the system and untenable educational policies finds himself at the wits end and the consequences of this could in long term be disastrous. Unrelenting parents, more concerned of their social status than of the child’s welfare, coupled with teachers and schools furthering their commercial objectives, today literally squeeze the life out of the child. The day of an average child is made so busy with endless lessons, tuitions, music classes and what not that the child is not left even with a little time to talk to himself. The end result of all this busy busy lifestyle could lead to dysfunctional tendencies in the child and is actually reflected in the rising numbers of juvenile crimes and juvenile delinquents and more importantly juvenile suicides

The child’s efforts to achieve success in the limited parameters are mocked at by the parents and comparisons are drawn to the vaguest of relatives. The child is pressurized to such an extent that he sees devils in the subjects. The child thus becomes a flower nipped in the bud, even before he could bloom. The strangulated fragrance comes across as an unbearable stench of false parental pride and indulgence. The play tries to show how a child’s life is a never ending cycle of struggles to survive in this world of make believe competition (more in the minds of the parents than actually) and is no less than a dangerous circus feat. But the ironical question is, What do the children achieve after all this . Do they get to study what they want? Do they have a say in the running of their lives? Is their innocence a thing of past? Is their childhood lost somewhere behind the unending and unconquerable heaps of books? These and lot more hard-hitting questions of this sort are sought to be asked of the audience through this play. Just prick your ears and listen to the faint cries of help, listen carefully … they are growing into a crescendo.


CHARACTERS:

ELDER BROTHER (BHAIYA) MASTER SAMEER PATWARI

YOUNGER BROTHER (CHOTU) MASTER VIVEK PAWAR


MUSIC OPERATION: KESHAV DEEPAK

MAKE UP: VIKRAM GANGAPURAM.

TECH SUPPORT: SWATHI, SWETHA, JOSHI, SOWMYA, AILA, K.PRIYA, NIKHIL, CHARAN, KRUSHNA & OTHERS.
LIGHTS, SETS & DIRECTION: RAMMOHAN HOLAGUNDI.

Play is Open to All and the entry is Free for all

ANNAPURNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF FILM & MEDIA - HYDERABAD will be showcasing their students talent by presenting two Mime Skits titled Struggle to Success which depicts the hardships one goes through to acheive sucees in life and how diffficult it is to acheive one's goal and what all hardships one has to undergo before tasting success. The second Mime Skit is on a lighter side titled Who Gets Her Boss which shows the struggle of two soldiers trying hard to win the Colonel's Daughter's heart by competing with each other but finally what happens who gets to take the Boss's Daughter or there is a twist in the story one has to watch to know the climax.

MIME PRESENTATIONS DONE BY STUDENTS OF AISFM GUIDED BY RAMMOHAN HOLAGUNDI.

The event is open for all and the entry is Free for all.

This is a call to all students and parents donate books. Now that you are moving-up to next class, why don't you let your books be used by others as well to let them move up! The books you donate will help a long way the children of govt. schools who can not afford the same. They will get grades, you - the gratification!

If you can not make it on time This Saturday Morning, you can drop by any day any time we are open and drop them off.

This event is organised by Rotaract.

A workshop where you get to learn the making of designer beaded flower vases and gel candles

As the stroy begins to unfold we have Bhageera the Panther narrating the story of the ManCub (Mowgli) who is found in the jungle and brought up by the wolfs, but is being forced to go back as Sher Khan the Tiger has come to know about the existance of a human and wants to kill him and is on the prowl to trace him. it is all adventrous as to how Mowgli finally reaches a village with the help of Bagheera n Ballu the Bear.

A MUST WATCH PLAY FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES...

The Play is open to all and the entry is free.

FOLK DANCES OF INDIA BY MR.GIRI & TROUPE.

These Dances by the troupe showcases the different traditions and cultures and the tribal ethinic cultures presetn in India. Through these dances there is an attempt being made to display our rich culture.

It is a a seminar to address a village problems about water and pollution issues.

Singarayakonda is a small town in Prakasam district south of AP with 20,000 population. The town faces acute water problems. The check-dam construction is being cancelled from the last two decades for reasons unclear. We try to address problems and arrive a possible solution.

Azeez, Irrigation chief engineer will be the interacting and explains the ways to get the irrigation project of the ground and how to get water to the crops while the underground water engineer explains how to get drinking water and other possible ways.

Join us for a short introduction to raga, sitar and Hindustani classical music with classically trained sitarist Srinivas Reddy, including a short performance of an afternoon raga. Children are most welcome to attend. www.srinivasreddy.org

HYDERABAD WESTERN MUSIC FOUNDATION Presents

15th LISTENING POST

At Lamakaan, 4 – 5.30 pm

Sunday, 28th April 2013

Western Classical

The great pianists of the 20/21 century

Topic: The Golden Age of piano was not too long ago and has inspired a new generation of pianists. Let's take a look at why the 'Golden Age' received it's name and why the piano has played such an important role in the world of music. Did you know that the piano played a crucial role in ending the Cold War? Did you know that piano and insomnia are connected? Come discover why the piano exists and the musical treasures 'the great virtuosos' have given us.

Presented by: Timothy Marthand, born in Hyderabad, is a concert pianist trained in the US, Italy and Germany

Venue: Lamakaan - Lane next to M-Modal building, opps. GVK One, Road No.1, Banjara H. Listening Post/Music Appreciation: Pure listening to Classical and Jazz music recordings with visual aids, notes, Q/A-session, discussion.

Open to all – No admission fee

A short film starring veteran and BAFTA award winning actress Rohini Hattangady, Do Pahar or Afternoon is about an unlikely bond that develops between an elderly, abused woman and a hit man when, curious by nature, she invites him into her house (a perfect place to keep vigil on his target). Yet, while he is a killer, he’s also sympathetic and while she is old and abused, she’s also stubborn and fearless.

As the afternoon progresses, she kindles in him a few forgotten childhood memories while the hit man by his very nature invites her to confess her darkest desires. Just this one afternoon alludes to a lifetime for the two as they break moral stereotypes. While she discovers her ‘knight in shining armor’ in the hit man, he in turn finds in the old woman, his ‘perfect partner in crime’.

Do Pahar recently won the Best Script Award at the Jaipur International Film Festival and was nominated for Best Short, Best Screenplay and Best Actress at the Rolling Frames Short Film Festival in Bangalore and again nominated for Best Short at the New York Indian Film Festival. More information on our website: www.dopaharthefilm.com

Explore and experiment with voice, gestures, movements and creativity in a 10 day workshop for children between 8- 14 years. A two hour session will enhance confidence and make your child lose inhibitions. A short performance will be showcased on the last day.

This summer, learn Telugu Padyalu & Patalu in a fun way. From 1st May to 25th May at 10:30 to 12noon.

Know about the interesting stories related to the poems and the poets. Learn poems and songs that were sung in Telugu households since centuries!

Set to simple tunes. And never worry about forgetting the tunes. Take home a CD with Karaoke and Sing Along features!

Guru Smt. Subhashini Nittala, who has been teaching for 25 years now is known for making her lessons interesting with a friendly approach.

And you get to perform at the end of the workshop in the presence of your family and friends!

Sing and render the works of Pothana, Vemana, Baddena, Dhurjati, Karuna Sri, Devulapalli, Indraganti et al.

Come and fall in love with Telugu all over again!!!

Samahaara Children's Theatre Workshop (8 to 14 years)

Date: May 01st to June 01st, 2013
Duration: 1 Month
Time: 5pm to 7pm (Tue- Sat)

For participation and details: 83411 20303
or
email: info@samahaara.org

This summer Samahaara is conducting multiple workshops to cater to the ever growing demand for its theatre workshops in Hyderabad.

The workshops are designed to introduce the participants to the art of acting on stage, focusing on learning the basics of Stage acting, Movement, Stage geography, and Improvisation.

As always workshops by Samahaara are fun and handled by highly trained theatre professionals.

The second skit titled Homework written by Suresh Chandragupt in Hindi was enacted in Grips Theatre Style, where adults perform as children. The script was about six children going to school and on the way exchanging problems they face at home with parents who are busy and engrossed in their own work. The story focussed on how the children couldn't do their homework owing to their parents' indifference.

This Play by Nishumbita is Open to all and the entry is free.

Directed by Hartman de Souza,'Creatures of the Earth',is a 40-minute performance using movement, voice and a jazz soundtrack composed by Steve Siqueira. The performance depicts the sacred harmony between life and water. With a grant from the department of science and technology, this performance toured Goa extensively raising awareness on how water resources in the state were being destroyed by open-cast mining.

SPACE, Goa, The Society for Promoting the Arts, Culture and Education; actively supports young people towards professionalizing the arts and mentors Space Art Event, focused on the visual arts; Space Media Cell centred on film; and Space Theatre Ensemble with its core, the performing arts.

Failure is an opportunity to learn. FailFest is all about celebrating failure, learning from it and moving on in the pursuit of success.

Failure is no reason to be ashamed. Failure shows leadership, innovation, and risk-taking in pushing the boundaries of what is possible in scaling ideas from pilots to global programs and products. There is great value in examining our mistakes as we go beyond the easy and the simple. This is an opportunity to collectively learn and get better, more effective, and have greater impact as we go forward.

Samahaara Weekend Theatre Workshops at Lamakaan.[May-June, 2013]

If you wanted to be on stage and never had the time, if you have already been on stage but have not experienced the other fascinating aspects of theatre then you should join the weekend theatre workshop by Rathna Shekar Reddy at Lamakaan.

Its refreshing and it's nothing you have ever tried before.
Spend your weekends with theatre, meet new people and bring out the drama in you that you never thought existed. Apart from acting the workshop offers a rich mix of outdoor theatre activities, readings, analysis, discussions, & performances every weekend.

Duration: 2 Months(May 04th - June 23rd, 2013.
Time: 11.00am to 1.00pm (Sat & Sun)
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
Ages : 14 Yrs and Above

Register now!
For more information call us on 8341120303
or
Email us on info@samahaara.org

A series of 10 talks on Basic Astronomy coupled with practical sessions on the following topics: 1. The Heavens Above 2. Our Solar System
3. Stars: What are they?
4. Milky Way Galaxy and Galaxies beyond
5. Introductory Cosmology
Target Audience: Age above 14 years preferable.
Talks on Saturday evenings 4:30 pm and Sunday mornings 10:00 am. from 4 th May to 2 nd June 2013

Lamakaan hosts a week-long (4th-10th May) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies have created a special sensation with their sensible thoughts and story. He had made sincere efforts to take Telugu Cinema to the world.

RANGULA KALA
Rangula Kala (A Colorful Dream), is about a painter whose life and work are in contradiction. Its only when he begins to paint his own experience and surroundings that he evolves into a genuine artist. Rao played the lead role himself and the film won a National Award.
(COLOURFUL DREAM) (1983)
Story, Co-Script Writer, Music Director, Played the lead role and
Director.
AWARDS:
National Award for Best Regional Film in Telugu, 1984 India
Best Supporting Actress, 1984 Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, India
PARTICIPATION
Indian Panorama, International Film Festival of India, 1984 Bombay

Open to All and entry is Free.

Lamakaan hosts a week-long (4th-10th May) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies like, MAA BHOOMI, DAASI, MATTI MANUSHULU have created a special sensation with their sensible thoughts and story. He had made sincere efforts to take Telugu Cinema to the world.

A leading newsmagazine called him 'the killer of Kitsch' noting the sea change he has dubbed into the otherwise one of the most flourishing commercial cinema trades in Telugu,the second-largest-spoken language of India. Narsing Rao stands tall with a firm commitment to meaningful, and yet aesthetic, cinema.

The filmmaker is also known for his talents in painting, photography, acting and music.

The screening schedule in Lamakaan is:

on 4 May Sat 7pm - "Rangulakala";
on 5 May Sun 7pm - "Dasi";
on 7 May Tue 7pm - "Matti manushulu";
on 8 May Wed 7pm - "Harivillu";
on 9 May Thu 7pm - "The city";
on 10 May Fri 7pm - "Maa Ooru" and "Aakruthi";

The films are open to all and admission is Free.
Come, watch and Interact with the Master story teller.

A series of 10 talks on Basic Astronomy coupled with practical sessions on the following topics: 1. The Heavens Above 2. Our Solar System
3. Stars: What are they?
4. Milky Way Galaxy and Galaxies beyond
5. Introductory Cosmology Target Audience: Age above 14 years preferable. Talks on Saturday evenings 4:30 pm and Sunday mornings 10:00 am. from 4 th May to 2 nd June 2013

An accidental, cardiac arrest and coming out of anaesthesia after operation, all over the world many people have spoken of Near Death Experience (NDE) and some naturally develope extra sensory perception (ESP).
Ther are also after effects of NDE experience.
A lecture based on fundamental research published under new discipline of “Neurophysics”

Published research:
Final version based on my earlier research, titled “Neurophysics of Self Awareness and Memory” is published by the journal “Research in Neuroscience”
Website: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.neuroscience.20130201.02.html#Sec1
by the author Dr. Narendra Katkar

Lamakaan hosts a week-long (4th-10th May) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies have created a special sensation with their sensible thoughts and story. He had made sincere efforts to take Telugu Cinema to the world.

DAASI
(Bonded Women) (1988)
The film that won Rao critical respect is Daasi(Bonded Woman 1988). Set in 20's, it chronicles the unenviable life of a housemaid, who was in custom then, came as a part of dowry to a richZamindar's house. She goes through the back breaking routine of household chores as well as being expected to entertain zamindar and his male guests. When she gets pregnant, she is forced to abort. Narsing Rao, with the help of his cameraman AK Bir, recreates the graceful lifestyle of the privileged in limpid, sensuous images, as when the wife of the zamindaris bathed and coiffeured by her maids, and contrasts it effectively with his bleak suffocating world of the housemaid, whose world is not her own. This film won five National Awards, including the one for Best Actress, won by Archana who played her role with consummate skill.
'Dasi' bagged the Diploma of Merit award at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1989. Due to its meticulous technicality and superior artistic sense, 'Dasi' was considered a milestone not only in Telugu but also in Indian cinema.

AWARDS
Five National Awards
Best Actress
Best Cinematographer
Best Art Director
Best Costume Designer
Best Regional Film
Diploma of Merit, Moscow International Film Festival 1989
PARTICIPATION
Munich Film Fest 1989, Germany
International Mathamatics Conference, Hyderbad -1989
Karlovivary International Film Festival 1990, Czechoslovakia.
Nates International Film Festival 1990, France.
Cairo International Film Festival 1990, Egypt.
International Film Festival of India 1990, Calcutta.
Lincoln Centre 1991, New York, USA.
Museum of Modern Art -1991, New York.
Festival of India 1991-92,Germany.
Hicomind Film Festival 1992, Srilanka.
Asian Film Centre, 1992, Colombo, Srilanka.
Dublin International Film Festival 1994, Ireland.
Bergamo Film Meet ,1994, Italy.
Festival of India 1995, Warsaw, Italy & Berlin.
National Centre for Performing Arts, Bombay 1997.
Fifty years of Indian Independence Celebrations - Switzerland, Sweden,
France, Italy, 97
Focus on Telugu Cinema - International Film Festival of India 1999,
Hyderabad.
Movie Mela, International Movie Fare 1999, Hyderabad.

Lamakaan hosts a week-long (4th-10th May) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies have created a special sensation with their sensible thoughts and story. He had made sincere efforts to take Telugu Cinema to the world.

MATTI MANUSHULU
(MUD PEOPLE) (1990)
is based on the lives of construction labourers and their interaction with cosmopolitan life.
It received the Diploma in Merit award in the Moscow International Film Festival in 1991. Earlier in 1990, it won the National Award for best regional film in Telugu.

AWARDS
Diploma of Merit, Moscow International Film Festival 1991
National Award for Best regional Film in Telugu, 1990, India
PARTICIPATION
International Film Festival of India, Madras 1991
Screening Days 1991, Sweden.
Cinematheque Film Festival 1992, Montreal, Canada.
American Film Institute 1992, California, USA.
(The film was screened at all Major Universities in USA)
Jerusalem Film Festival, 1993 Israel.

Open to all and entry is free

The Space Theatre Ensemble is in Hyderabad and invites you to ‘Trial and Error’, a day long theatre workshop using movement and voice - for people of any age, any background, doing science or arts, and of any shape or size!
Date: 8th May 2013
Time: 10am to 5pm (Registration open from 9.30am)
Venue: Lamakaan (off Road no.1, Lane next to M-Modal bldg, Opp.GVK Mall, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad)
Fee: 500 rupees (Inclusive of lunch)

Limited seats!

Please contact Subbareddy at 9642731329
Or Andrea at 9676240749

Get ready to Move It!

Lamakaan hosts a week-long (4th-10th May) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies have created a special sensation with their sensible thoughts and story. He had made sincere efforts to take Telugu Cinema to the world.

"Harvillu"

Duration: 92 mins. | Dir: B. Narsing Rao
The film deals with the shims and fancies, the anger and frustration of a young boy suffering from cancer. Gauri a village belle enters his world and succeeds in drawing him out of his shell.

Open to all and entry is free.

Lamakaan hosts a week-long (4th-10th May) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies have created a special sensation with their sensible thoughts and story. He had made sincere efforts to take Telugu Cinema to the world.

THE CITY
This is A DOCUMENTARY FILM ON HYDERABAD made is 1987, this film won many acclaims for its perspective on this great metropolis.

AWARDS
Silver Nandi, 1987 Government of Andhra Pradesh, India
PARTICIPATION
Bombay International Film festival, 1990, India
Special screening at International Film Festival of India, 1998
Trivandrum
National Premiers at New Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta.1998

Open to all and the entry is Free.

Lamakaan hosts a week-long (4th-10th May) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies have created a special sensation with their sensible thoughts and story. He had made sincere efforts to take Telugu Cinema to the world.

MAA OORU
(MY VILLAGE) (1988)
His documentary 'Maa Ooru'--'My village'-- is remniscent of his early years in a sleepy village, where little changed in the caste ridden society. The documentary received the prestigious Media Wave Award at the International Festival of Visual Arts held in Hungary
DOCUMENTARY
AWARDS
Main Prize- Mediawave, International festival of Visual Arts, 1992
Gyor, Hungary
National Award, 1989, For the best Anthropological/ Ethnographic Film,
India
Silver Nandi, 1989, Government of Andhra Pradesh, India
Best Photography- Indian Documentary Producers Association (IDPA),
Bombay-1989
PARTICIPATION
Kala Ghoda Art Festival, Bombay 1999
Ekotop International Film Festival 1995, Brastislavia
Ente Mostra Cinematograficia Internazionale 1993, Viterbo, Italy.
Rural Images of India, Hyderabad 1992, India.
Bombay International Film Festival 1990, India.
National Premiers at New Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta - 1989.
International premier at Munich Film Fest 1989, Germany.

Another documentary 'Akruti' (shape) is about rock formations.
Beautifully captured, it brings out Rao's love for nature. It could pass the test of an international geography documentary. It won the Special Jury Award of the International Film Festival of India and also Silver Nandi Award in 1991. Rao says he owes his diverse talents to his rustic origins--the simplistic lifestyle of that rural folk, the pristine nature around, the naive influences, impressions and beliefs of people from the hinterland. In Telugu cinema circles, Rao is called 'The Killer of Kitsch', or one who goes against the tide.

Open to all and entry is Free.

'లామకాన్' వేదికగా - ఒక సీనియర్ కవి, ఇదివరకే గుర్తింపు పొందన కవి, 'కవిసంగమం'లో రాస్తున్న ముగ్గురు వర్ధమాన కవులు పాల్గొని కవిత్వం చదువుతారు.

ఈసారి దేవిప్రియ గారు, కోడూరి విజయకుమార్ గారు, సి వి నరేష్, వనజ తాతినేని, బాలు వాకదాని గారు కవిత్వం చదువుతారు.

అందరికి ఆహ్వానం.

Hyderabad Western Music Foundation invites you to

16th Listening Post: Beatles & Jazz

The Beatles grew up witnessing the emergence of rhythm & blues, rock & roll and modern jazz. This shaped much of their musical output. On the other hand, the uniqueness of their tunes and the global popularity of their hits led to many jazz great interpreting their compositions. This fortnight's Jazz Listening Post presents a journey through how Jazz and the Beatles have related to each other across time.

Presented by Subhorup Dasgupta, Jazz-Lover & Writer at http://subhorup.blogspot.in/ and Ratna Sinroja

Sunday, 12th May, 4 - 5.30 pm

A performance in Telugu Padyalu and Patalu by 5-10 year old children!
Who said kids these days have forgotten Telugu? Children between 5 and 10 years recite centuries-old Telugu padyalu and patalu that they have learnt in the First Ever Telugu padyalu and patala workshop conducted by Aarohi Music Academy under the guidance of Smt. Subhashini Nittala

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 filmmaker like production (including pre & post), casting & other important issues. After the entire list of movies is screened we have a 30-45 min focused discussion moderated by the studio to find ans to some of the current problem of film making. A bi-monthly event held to promote short films; we call for short films entries to be sent to us. We accept films below 45 mins in this type. Your work can be submitted to Octopus Studios, the set of independent curator will go through the films & select a set of films. We screen selected short films to an elite audience who are short film enthusiasts. We introduce the filmmakers as well cast & crew to the audience. The entire event is open & free of cost, it’s also held at place which has actually inspired the idea. Lamaakan-An Open Cultural Space.

‘Social Tryst’
Be Inspired, Make Change Happen.

UnLtd Hyderabad presents ‘Social Tryst’ – the first of its kind event bringing together high-impact, early-stage social entrepreneurs from Andhra Pradesh face to face with individuals willing to get involved in change-making!

‘Social Tryst’ is an evening of inspirations and making meaningful connections with like-minded individuals. The common goal is to build an eco-system for social entrepreneurs to thrive and fast-track their work in reducing the social problems around us. Our purpose for building this event is to provide these social entrepreneurs with the opportunity to present their work in front of an appreciative audience.

We have observed that there is a lot of hard work these social entrepreneurs put into their efforts but there is complete lack of opportunities for them to showcase their work, mingle with each other and the larger community. Your presence itself resolves this challenge.

Agenda:
· 5 minutes of introductions and context setting
· 10 early stage social entrepreneurs present their initiatives in strictly 5 mins each
· 5 minutes of thanking you and getting your feedback
· 60 minutes of open networking time

Need your help:
· Kindly share and bring as many people as you can but only those who understand the value of social entrepreneurship. Let us know if you need any help in promoting this event.

Logistics:
· The event opens strictly at 7pm, please plan to reach the venue by 6.45pm

A 2 Day Workshop on 'Activities with Reading' involving English Language Skills, for children of age 8 to 12 years.
Children attending the Workshop may please bring: a notebook, pen/pencil, colour pencils/crayons and the Children's section of any English Newspaper.

A Talk on Intellectual Property Rights for Independent Professionals in any field, followed by discussion on issues.

The Talk will focus on :
Understanding the nature of Intellectual Property and your rights

Various forums that help you deal with infringements

Practical aspects of managing IP

The Talk will be by Ms. Anuradha Goyal, a travel writer and photographer who has successfully resolved IP infringements.

Hyderabad calling all interior designers and architects and people interested in this field.

To participate pl call Swati Agarwal at 9885158857 or email at ar.swati2122@gmail.com
This event aims to call Hyderabadi Interior Designers & Architects to:
a) Network
b) Discuss creativity & sustainability
c) Share ideas, experiences..!!
d) Discuss on way forward for the group..!!
Message me for more info.
Regards,
Architect Swati.

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.

Sign Please! - a humorous play about 3 deaf friends in sign-language enacted by Hearing and speech impaired actors from The Drama Association of the Deaf (DAD) With voice-over commentary for the non-deaf.

DAD- Drama Association of the Deaf seeks to promote self-identity in a multicultural society by fostering a sense of belonging in one's own culture, and tolerance and respect for other cultures. Every linguistic and cultural group has its own way of seeing and expressing how they see and interpret the world and interact in it. Deaf culture has a distinct language, traditions, norms and identity.
DAD, Drama Association of the Deaf, is a platform, for the Deaf community to share their language, experiences, and interpretations with the non-deaf and the deaf community.

Teacher to Teacher.An interactive session related to teaching guidelines, methodology, class control ,professional ethics etc. conducted by 4 senior teachers with experience in teaching in premier schools.

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

"A reading activity that encourages children of 8-12 years to read,imagine, analyze and learn.An interactive session that helps build vocabulary and language skills.
This is a 2 day Event on 23rd and 24th April at 10am-12 Noon."

Open to all. Entry is Free.

"A reading activity that encourages children of 8-12 years to read,imagine, analyze and learn.An interactive session that helps build vocabulary and language skills.
This is a 2 day Event on 23rd and 24th April at 10am-12 Noon."

Open to all. Entry is Free.

"Growth Engines or New Capitalist Enclaves?"
(A Photo Documentation of Special Economic Zones and Industrial Corridor Projects in Andhra Pradesh)- by Dr. Usha Seetha Lakshmi.

This compilation of photo essays is aimed at providing a counter point to the dominant claims around the largely private capital, SEZ-led, industrial growth model being promoted by the Government from a multi-dimensional lens. These visual testimonies from the ground seek to focus on the “other side” of this growth process, drawing attention to the attendant negative costs involved and the displaced poor who are compelled to bear these costs. The facts weaved into these visuals clearly demonstrate that far from boosting economic activity, creating any new infrastructure or employment, these engines of growth have in fact become the new capitalist enclaves, grabbing lands belonging to the poor, encroaching on local resources, eroding a diversity of livelihoods and cultures and taking a free ride on wholesale tax, tariff and infrastructural incentives offered by the State which has in fact been created through public investments and tax payers money.

According to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, 25 lakh persons would be provided employment (both direct and indirect) in the State once all the SEZs become operational. Out of 76 SEZs notified so far, only close to 30 zones have become operational and the Employment generated in these SEZs is to the tune of 54,774 people. More than 60% of the employment projected and realized again is from IT/ITES sector alone. As against 70,000 crores of investment projected in the SEZs, only Rs.10,000 crores has been realized to date. While the government claims that most of the SEZs are being set up in backward areas, evidence from the field again reveals that a majority of these SEZs as well as industrial parks and corridors are concentrated around big metro cities and towns or close to ports, airports and highways in the State, which offer a good connectivity and locational advantage to the developers of these projects.

A craft designing session for all age groups on the subject of " Hyderabadi pop art" ..

The Participants will be urged to imbibe local/regional popular cultural influences as 'object' in their artworks.. The workshop comprises of self designing/painting sessions of a variety of daily use items and home decor ..

The Activities are - Picture frames, Bottle art, Coasters, Mouse pads, Bookmarker

The objective is to celebrate the popular elements of Hyderabad and its region by making sustainable hand made artworks that can be of daily home/school/office use.. Fun to learn great to possess..

Date : 26 April, FRIDAY
Time : 4 - 6 pm

Price - Rs 600/- (including materials + colors)

For registration, contact Karan/saakshi 72078 10920/98661 63899

Guru Shri Pandurang Mutalik will be playing different classical instrumental accompanied by Tabla and 11 Sitar artistes which will make the audience swing to their tunes, and the tempo which starts on a low note will lead to a high creasando leaving the audiences asking for more.

This event is open and Free for all.

Give me youth with muscles of iron and nerves of steel and I
shall change the destiny of the nation”

said Swami Vivekananda, but the children of today, the so called citizens of tomorrow, burdened as they are with heavy loads of work both at school and home end up drained physically, psychologically as well as intellectually. The present play looks at children who are pressurized into total and abject surrender to the whims and fancies of the parents who try to force them to do things which they could not achieve. A child who is supposed to educate himself enjoying the process, today as result of the system and untenable educational policies finds himself at the wits end and the consequences of this could in long term be disastrous. Unrelenting parents, more concerned of their social status than of the child’s welfare, coupled with teachers and schools furthering their commercial objectives, today literally squeeze the life out of the child. The day of an average child is made so busy with endless lessons, tuitions, music classes and what not that the child is not left even with a little time to talk to himself. The end result of all this busy busy lifestyle could lead to dysfunctional tendencies in the child and is actually reflected in the rising numbers of juvenile crimes and juvenile delinquents and more importantly juvenile suicides

The child’s efforts to achieve success in the limited parameters are mocked at by the parents and comparisons are drawn to the vaguest of relatives. The child is pressurized to such an extent that he sees devils in the subjects. The child thus becomes a flower nipped in the bud, even before he could bloom. The strangulated fragrance comes across as an unbearable stench of false parental pride and indulgence. The play tries to show how a child’s life is a never ending cycle of struggles to survive in this world of make believe competition (more in the minds of the parents than actually) and is no less than a dangerous circus feat. But the ironical question is, What do the children achieve after all this . Do they get to study what they want? Do they have a say in the running of their lives? Is their innocence a thing of past? Is their childhood lost somewhere behind the unending and unconquerable heaps of books? These and lot more hard-hitting questions of this sort are sought to be asked of the audience through this play. Just prick your ears and listen to the faint cries of help, listen carefully … they are growing into a crescendo.


CHARACTERS:

ELDER BROTHER (BHAIYA) MASTER SAMEER PATWARI

YOUNGER BROTHER (CHOTU) MASTER VIVEK PAWAR


MUSIC OPERATION: KESHAV DEEPAK

MAKE UP: VIKRAM GANGAPURAM.

TECH SUPPORT: SWATHI, SWETHA, JOSHI, SOWMYA, AILA, K.PRIYA, NIKHIL, CHARAN, KRUSHNA & OTHERS.
LIGHTS, SETS & DIRECTION: RAMMOHAN HOLAGUNDI.

Play is Open to All and the entry is Free for all

ANNAPURNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF FILM & MEDIA - HYDERABAD will be showcasing their students talent by presenting two Mime Skits titled Struggle to Success which depicts the hardships one goes through to acheive sucees in life and how diffficult it is to acheive one's goal and what all hardships one has to undergo before tasting success. The second Mime Skit is on a lighter side titled Who Gets Her Boss which shows the struggle of two soldiers trying hard to win the Colonel's Daughter's heart by competing with each other but finally what happens who gets to take the Boss's Daughter or there is a twist in the story one has to watch to know the climax.

MIME PRESENTATIONS DONE BY STUDENTS OF AISFM GUIDED BY RAMMOHAN HOLAGUNDI.

The event is open for all and the entry is Free for all.

This is a call to all students and parents donate books. Now that you are moving-up to next class, why don't you let your books be used by others as well to let them move up! The books you donate will help a long way the children of govt. schools who can not afford the same. They will get grades, you - the gratification!

If you can not make it on time This Saturday Morning, you can drop by any day any time we are open and drop them off.

This event is organised by Rotaract.

A workshop where you get to learn the making of designer beaded flower vases and gel candles

As the stroy begins to unfold we have Bhageera the Panther narrating the story of the ManCub (Mowgli) who is found in the jungle and brought up by the wolfs, but is being forced to go back as Sher Khan the Tiger has come to know about the existance of a human and wants to kill him and is on the prowl to trace him. it is all adventrous as to how Mowgli finally reaches a village with the help of Bagheera n Ballu the Bear.

A MUST WATCH PLAY FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES...

The Play is open to all and the entry is free.

FOLK DANCES OF INDIA BY MR.GIRI & TROUPE.

These Dances by the troupe showcases the different traditions and cultures and the tribal ethinic cultures presetn in India. Through these dances there is an attempt being made to display our rich culture.

It is a a seminar to address a village problems about water and pollution issues.

Singarayakonda is a small town in Prakasam district south of AP with 20,000 population. The town faces acute water problems. The check-dam construction is being cancelled from the last two decades for reasons unclear. We try to address problems and arrive a possible solution.

Azeez, Irrigation chief engineer will be the interacting and explains the ways to get the irrigation project of the ground and how to get water to the crops while the underground water engineer explains how to get drinking water and other possible ways.

Join us for a short introduction to raga, sitar and Hindustani classical music with classically trained sitarist Srinivas Reddy, including a short performance of an afternoon raga. Children are most welcome to attend. www.srinivasreddy.org

HYDERABAD WESTERN MUSIC FOUNDATION Presents

15th LISTENING POST

At Lamakaan, 4 – 5.30 pm

Sunday, 28th April 2013

Western Classical

The great pianists of the 20/21 century

Topic: The Golden Age of piano was not too long ago and has inspired a new generation of pianists. Let's take a look at why the 'Golden Age' received it's name and why the piano has played such an important role in the world of music. Did you know that the piano played a crucial role in ending the Cold War? Did you know that piano and insomnia are connected? Come discover why the piano exists and the musical treasures 'the great virtuosos' have given us.

Presented by: Timothy Marthand, born in Hyderabad, is a concert pianist trained in the US, Italy and Germany

Venue: Lamakaan - Lane next to M-Modal building, opps. GVK One, Road No.1, Banjara H. Listening Post/Music Appreciation: Pure listening to Classical and Jazz music recordings with visual aids, notes, Q/A-session, discussion.

Open to all – No admission fee

A short film starring veteran and BAFTA award winning actress Rohini Hattangady, Do Pahar or Afternoon is about an unlikely bond that develops between an elderly, abused woman and a hit man when, curious by nature, she invites him into her house (a perfect place to keep vigil on his target). Yet, while he is a killer, he’s also sympathetic and while she is old and abused, she’s also stubborn and fearless.

As the afternoon progresses, she kindles in him a few forgotten childhood memories while the hit man by his very nature invites her to confess her darkest desires. Just this one afternoon alludes to a lifetime for the two as they break moral stereotypes. While she discovers her ‘knight in shining armor’ in the hit man, he in turn finds in the old woman, his ‘perfect partner in crime’.

Do Pahar recently won the Best Script Award at the Jaipur International Film Festival and was nominated for Best Short, Best Screenplay and Best Actress at the Rolling Frames Short Film Festival in Bangalore and again nominated for Best Short at the New York Indian Film Festival. More information on our website: www.dopaharthefilm.com

Explore and experiment with voice, gestures, movements and creativity in a 10 day workshop for children between 8- 14 years. A two hour session will enhance confidence and make your child lose inhibitions. A short performance will be showcased on the last day.

This summer, learn Telugu Padyalu & Patalu in a fun way. From 1st May to 25th May at 10:30 to 12noon.

Know about the interesting stories related to the poems and the poets. Learn poems and songs that were sung in Telugu households since centuries!

Set to simple tunes. And never worry about forgetting the tunes. Take home a CD with Karaoke and Sing Along features!

Guru Smt. Subhashini Nittala, who has been teaching for 25 years now is known for making her lessons interesting with a friendly approach.

And you get to perform at the end of the workshop in the presence of your family and friends!

Sing and render the works of Pothana, Vemana, Baddena, Dhurjati, Karuna Sri, Devulapalli, Indraganti et al.

Come and fall in love with Telugu all over again!!!

Samahaara Children's Theatre Workshop (8 to 14 years)

Date: May 01st to June 01st, 2013
Duration: 1 Month
Time: 5pm to 7pm (Tue- Sat)

For participation and details: 83411 20303
or
email: info@samahaara.org

This summer Samahaara is conducting multiple workshops to cater to the ever growing demand for its theatre workshops in Hyderabad.

The workshops are designed to introduce the participants to the art of acting on stage, focusing on learning the basics of Stage acting, Movement, Stage geography, and Improvisation.

As always workshops by Samahaara are fun and handled by highly trained theatre professionals.

The second skit titled Homework written by Suresh Chandragupt in Hindi was enacted in Grips Theatre Style, where adults perform as children. The script was about six children going to school and on the way exchanging problems they face at home with parents who are busy and engrossed in their own work. The story focussed on how the children couldn't do their homework owing to their parents' indifference.

This Play by Nishumbita is Open to all and the entry is free.

Directed by Hartman de Souza,'Creatures of the Earth',is a 40-minute performance using movement, voice and a jazz soundtrack composed by Steve Siqueira. The performance depicts the sacred harmony between life and water. With a grant from the department of science and technology, this performance toured Goa extensively raising awareness on how water resources in the state were being destroyed by open-cast mining.

SPACE, Goa, The Society for Promoting the Arts, Culture and Education; actively supports young people towards professionalizing the arts and mentors Space Art Event, focused on the visual arts; Space Media Cell centred on film; and Space Theatre Ensemble with its core, the performing arts.

Failure is an opportunity to learn. FailFest is all about celebrating failure, learning from it and moving on in the pursuit of success.

Failure is no reason to be ashamed. Failure shows leadership, innovation, and risk-taking in pushing the boundaries of what is possible in scaling ideas from pilots to global programs and products. There is great value in examining our mistakes as we go beyond the easy and the simple. This is an opportunity to collectively learn and get better, more effective, and have greater impact as we go forward.

Samahaara Weekend Theatre Workshops at Lamakaan.[May-June, 2013]

If you wanted to be on stage and never had the time, if you have already been on stage but have not experienced the other fascinating aspects of theatre then you should join the weekend theatre workshop by Rathna Shekar Reddy at Lamakaan.

Its refreshing and it's nothing you have ever tried before.
Spend your weekends with theatre, meet new people and bring out the drama in you that you never thought existed. Apart from acting the workshop offers a rich mix of outdoor theatre activities, readings, analysis, discussions, & performances every weekend.

Duration: 2 Months(May 04th - June 23rd, 2013.
Time: 11.00am to 1.00pm (Sat & Sun)
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
Ages : 14 Yrs and Above

Register now!
For more information call us on 8341120303
or
Email us on info@samahaara.org

A series of 10 talks on Basic Astronomy coupled with practical sessions on the following topics: 1. The Heavens Above 2. Our Solar System
3. Stars: What are they?
4. Milky Way Galaxy and Galaxies beyond
5. Introductory Cosmology
Target Audience: Age above 14 years preferable.
Talks on Saturday evenings 4:30 pm and Sunday mornings 10:00 am. from 4 th May to 2 nd June 2013

Lamakaan hosts a week-long (4th-10th May) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies have created a special sensation with their sensible thoughts and story. He had made sincere efforts to take Telugu Cinema to the world.

RANGULA KALA
Rangula Kala (A Colorful Dream), is about a painter whose life and work are in contradiction. Its only when he begins to paint his own experience and surroundings that he evolves into a genuine artist. Rao played the lead role himself and the film won a National Award.
(COLOURFUL DREAM) (1983)
Story, Co-Script Writer, Music Director, Played the lead role and
Director.
AWARDS:
National Award for Best Regional Film in Telugu, 1984 India
Best Supporting Actress, 1984 Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, India
PARTICIPATION
Indian Panorama, International Film Festival of India, 1984 Bombay

Open to All and entry is Free.

Lamakaan hosts a week-long (4th-10th May) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies like, MAA BHOOMI, DAASI, MATTI MANUSHULU have created a special sensation with their sensible thoughts and story. He had made sincere efforts to take Telugu Cinema to the world.

A leading newsmagazine called him 'the killer of Kitsch' noting the sea change he has dubbed into the otherwise one of the most flourishing commercial cinema trades in Telugu,the second-largest-spoken language of India. Narsing Rao stands tall with a firm commitment to meaningful, and yet aesthetic, cinema.

The filmmaker is also known for his talents in painting, photography, acting and music.

The screening schedule in Lamakaan is:

on 4 May Sat 7pm - "Rangulakala";
on 5 May Sun 7pm - "Dasi";
on 7 May Tue 7pm - "Matti manushulu";
on 8 May Wed 7pm - "Harivillu";
on 9 May Thu 7pm - "The city";
on 10 May Fri 7pm - "Maa Ooru" and "Aakruthi";

The films are open to all and admission is Free.
Come, watch and Interact with the Master story teller.

A series of 10 talks on Basic Astronomy coupled with practical sessions on the following topics: 1. The Heavens Above 2. Our Solar System
3. Stars: What are they?
4. Milky Way Galaxy and Galaxies beyond
5. Introductory Cosmology Target Audience: Age above 14 years preferable. Talks on Saturday evenings 4:30 pm and Sunday mornings 10:00 am. from 4 th May to 2 nd June 2013

An accidental, cardiac arrest and coming out of anaesthesia after operation, all over the world many people have spoken of Near Death Experience (NDE) and some naturally develope extra sensory perception (ESP).
Ther are also after effects of NDE experience.
A lecture based on fundamental research published under new discipline of “Neurophysics”

Published research:
Final version based on my earlier research, titled “Neurophysics of Self Awareness and Memory” is published by the journal “Research in Neuroscience”
Website: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.neuroscience.20130201.02.html#Sec1
by the author Dr. Narendra Katkar

Lamakaan hosts a week-long (4th-10th May) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies have created a special sensation with their sensible thoughts and story. He had made sincere efforts to take Telugu Cinema to the world.

DAASI
(Bonded Women) (1988)
The film that won Rao critical respect is Daasi(Bonded Woman 1988). Set in 20's, it chronicles the unenviable life of a housemaid, who was in custom then, came as a part of dowry to a richZamindar's house. She goes through the back breaking routine of household chores as well as being expected to entertain zamindar and his male guests. When she gets pregnant, she is forced to abort. Narsing Rao, with the help of his cameraman AK Bir, recreates the graceful lifestyle of the privileged in limpid, sensuous images, as when the wife of the zamindaris bathed and coiffeured by her maids, and contrasts it effectively with his bleak suffocating world of the housemaid, whose world is not her own. This film won five National Awards, including the one for Best Actress, won by Archana who played her role with consummate skill.
'Dasi' bagged the Diploma of Merit award at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1989. Due to its meticulous technicality and superior artistic sense, 'Dasi' was considered a milestone not only in Telugu but also in Indian cinema.

AWARDS
Five National Awards
Best Actress
Best Cinematographer
Best Art Director
Best Costume Designer
Best Regional Film
Diploma of Merit, Moscow International Film Festival 1989
PARTICIPATION
Munich Film Fest 1989, Germany
International Mathamatics Conference, Hyderbad -1989
Karlovivary International Film Festival 1990, Czechoslovakia.
Nates International Film Festival 1990, France.
Cairo International Film Festival 1990, Egypt.
International Film Festival of India 1990, Calcutta.
Lincoln Centre 1991, New York, USA.
Museum of Modern Art -1991, New York.
Festival of India 1991-92,Germany.
Hicomind Film Festival 1992, Srilanka.
Asian Film Centre, 1992, Colombo, Srilanka.
Dublin International Film Festival 1994, Ireland.
Bergamo Film Meet ,1994, Italy.
Festival of India 1995, Warsaw, Italy & Berlin.
National Centre for Performing Arts, Bombay 1997.
Fifty years of Indian Independence Celebrations - Switzerland, Sweden,
France, Italy, 97
Focus on Telugu Cinema - International Film Festival of India 1999,
Hyderabad.
Movie Mela, International Movie Fare 1999, Hyderabad.

Lamakaan hosts a week-long (4th-10th May) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies have created a special sensation with their sensible thoughts and story. He had made sincere efforts to take Telugu Cinema to the world.

MATTI MANUSHULU
(MUD PEOPLE) (1990)
is based on the lives of construction labourers and their interaction with cosmopolitan life.
It received the Diploma in Merit award in the Moscow International Film Festival in 1991. Earlier in 1990, it won the National Award for best regional film in Telugu.

AWARDS
Diploma of Merit, Moscow International Film Festival 1991
National Award for Best regional Film in Telugu, 1990, India
PARTICIPATION
International Film Festival of India, Madras 1991
Screening Days 1991, Sweden.
Cinematheque Film Festival 1992, Montreal, Canada.
American Film Institute 1992, California, USA.
(The film was screened at all Major Universities in USA)
Jerusalem Film Festival, 1993 Israel.

Open to all and entry is free

The Space Theatre Ensemble is in Hyderabad and invites you to ‘Trial and Error’, a day long theatre workshop using movement and voice - for people of any age, any background, doing science or arts, and of any shape or size!
Date: 8th May 2013
Time: 10am to 5pm (Registration open from 9.30am)
Venue: Lamakaan (off Road no.1, Lane next to M-Modal bldg, Opp.GVK Mall, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad)
Fee: 500 rupees (Inclusive of lunch)

Limited seats!

Please contact Subbareddy at 9642731329
Or Andrea at 9676240749

Get ready to Move It!

Lamakaan hosts a week-long (4th-10th May) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies have created a special sensation with their sensible thoughts and story. He had made sincere efforts to take Telugu Cinema to the world.

"Harvillu"

Duration: 92 mins. | Dir: B. Narsing Rao
The film deals with the shims and fancies, the anger and frustration of a young boy suffering from cancer. Gauri a village belle enters his world and succeeds in drawing him out of his shell.

Open to all and entry is free.

Lamakaan hosts a week-long (4th-10th May) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies have created a special sensation with their sensible thoughts and story. He had made sincere efforts to take Telugu Cinema to the world.

THE CITY
This is A DOCUMENTARY FILM ON HYDERABAD made is 1987, this film won many acclaims for its perspective on this great metropolis.

AWARDS
Silver Nandi, 1987 Government of Andhra Pradesh, India
PARTICIPATION
Bombay International Film festival, 1990, India
Special screening at International Film Festival of India, 1998
Trivandrum
National Premiers at New Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta.1998

Open to all and the entry is Free.

Lamakaan hosts a week-long (4th-10th May) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies have created a special sensation with their sensible thoughts and story. He had made sincere efforts to take Telugu Cinema to the world.

MAA OORU
(MY VILLAGE) (1988)
His documentary 'Maa Ooru'--'My village'-- is remniscent of his early years in a sleepy village, where little changed in the caste ridden society. The documentary received the prestigious Media Wave Award at the International Festival of Visual Arts held in Hungary
DOCUMENTARY
AWARDS
Main Prize- Mediawave, International festival of Visual Arts, 1992
Gyor, Hungary
National Award, 1989, For the best Anthropological/ Ethnographic Film,
India
Silver Nandi, 1989, Government of Andhra Pradesh, India
Best Photography- Indian Documentary Producers Association (IDPA),
Bombay-1989
PARTICIPATION
Kala Ghoda Art Festival, Bombay 1999
Ekotop International Film Festival 1995, Brastislavia
Ente Mostra Cinematograficia Internazionale 1993, Viterbo, Italy.
Rural Images of India, Hyderabad 1992, India.
Bombay International Film Festival 1990, India.
National Premiers at New Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta - 1989.
International premier at Munich Film Fest 1989, Germany.

Another documentary 'Akruti' (shape) is about rock formations.
Beautifully captured, it brings out Rao's love for nature. It could pass the test of an international geography documentary. It won the Special Jury Award of the International Film Festival of India and also Silver Nandi Award in 1991. Rao says he owes his diverse talents to his rustic origins--the simplistic lifestyle of that rural folk, the pristine nature around, the naive influences, impressions and beliefs of people from the hinterland. In Telugu cinema circles, Rao is called 'The Killer of Kitsch', or one who goes against the tide.

Open to all and entry is Free.

'లామకాన్' వేదికగా - ఒక సీనియర్ కవి, ఇదివరకే గుర్తింపు పొందన కవి, 'కవిసంగమం'లో రాస్తున్న ముగ్గురు వర్ధమాన కవులు పాల్గొని కవిత్వం చదువుతారు.

ఈసారి దేవిప్రియ గారు, కోడూరి విజయకుమార్ గారు, సి వి నరేష్, వనజ తాతినేని, బాలు వాకదాని గారు కవిత్వం చదువుతారు.

అందరికి ఆహ్వానం.

Hyderabad Western Music Foundation invites you to

16th Listening Post: Beatles & Jazz

The Beatles grew up witnessing the emergence of rhythm & blues, rock & roll and modern jazz. This shaped much of their musical output. On the other hand, the uniqueness of their tunes and the global popularity of their hits led to many jazz great interpreting their compositions. This fortnight's Jazz Listening Post presents a journey through how Jazz and the Beatles have related to each other across time.

Presented by Subhorup Dasgupta, Jazz-Lover & Writer at http://subhorup.blogspot.in/ and Ratna Sinroja

Sunday, 12th May, 4 - 5.30 pm

A performance in Telugu Padyalu and Patalu by 5-10 year old children!
Who said kids these days have forgotten Telugu? Children between 5 and 10 years recite centuries-old Telugu padyalu and patalu that they have learnt in the First Ever Telugu padyalu and patala workshop conducted by Aarohi Music Academy under the guidance of Smt. Subhashini Nittala

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 filmmaker like production (including pre & post), casting & other important issues. After the entire list of movies is screened we have a 30-45 min focused discussion moderated by the studio to find ans to some of the current problem of film making. A bi-monthly event held to promote short films; we call for short films entries to be sent to us. We accept films below 45 mins in this type. Your work can be submitted to Octopus Studios, the set of independent curator will go through the films & select a set of films. We screen selected short films to an elite audience who are short film enthusiasts. We introduce the filmmakers as well cast & crew to the audience. The entire event is open & free of cost, it’s also held at place which has actually inspired the idea. Lamaakan-An Open Cultural Space.

‘Social Tryst’
Be Inspired, Make Change Happen.

UnLtd Hyderabad presents ‘Social Tryst’ – the first of its kind event bringing together high-impact, early-stage social entrepreneurs from Andhra Pradesh face to face with individuals willing to get involved in change-making!

‘Social Tryst’ is an evening of inspirations and making meaningful connections with like-minded individuals. The common goal is to build an eco-system for social entrepreneurs to thrive and fast-track their work in reducing the social problems around us. Our purpose for building this event is to provide these social entrepreneurs with the opportunity to present their work in front of an appreciative audience.

We have observed that there is a lot of hard work these social entrepreneurs put into their efforts but there is complete lack of opportunities for them to showcase their work, mingle with each other and the larger community. Your presence itself resolves this challenge.

Agenda:
· 5 minutes of introductions and context setting
· 10 early stage social entrepreneurs present their initiatives in strictly 5 mins each
· 5 minutes of thanking you and getting your feedback
· 60 minutes of open networking time

Need your help:
· Kindly share and bring as many people as you can but only those who understand the value of social entrepreneurship. Let us know if you need any help in promoting this event.

Logistics:
· The event opens strictly at 7pm, please plan to reach the venue by 6.45pm

A 2 Day Workshop on 'Activities with Reading' involving English Language Skills, for children of age 8 to 12 years.
Children attending the Workshop may please bring: a notebook, pen/pencil, colour pencils/crayons and the Children's section of any English Newspaper.

A Talk on Intellectual Property Rights for Independent Professionals in any field, followed by discussion on issues.

The Talk will focus on :
Understanding the nature of Intellectual Property and your rights

Various forums that help you deal with infringements

Practical aspects of managing IP

The Talk will be by Ms. Anuradha Goyal, a travel writer and photographer who has successfully resolved IP infringements.

Hyderabad calling all interior designers and architects and people interested in this field.

To participate pl call Swati Agarwal at 9885158857 or email at ar.swati2122@gmail.com
This event aims to call Hyderabadi Interior Designers & Architects to:
a) Network
b) Discuss creativity & sustainability
c) Share ideas, experiences..!!
d) Discuss on way forward for the group..!!
Message me for more info.
Regards,
Architect Swati.

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.

Sign Please! - a humorous play about 3 deaf friends in sign-language enacted by Hearing and speech impaired actors from The Drama Association of the Deaf (DAD) With voice-over commentary for the non-deaf.

DAD- Drama Association of the Deaf seeks to promote self-identity in a multicultural society by fostering a sense of belonging in one's own culture, and tolerance and respect for other cultures. Every linguistic and cultural group has its own way of seeing and expressing how they see and interpret the world and interact in it. Deaf culture has a distinct language, traditions, norms and identity.
DAD, Drama Association of the Deaf, is a platform, for the Deaf community to share their language, experiences, and interpretations with the non-deaf and the deaf community.

Teacher to Teacher.An interactive session related to teaching guidelines, methodology, class control ,professional ethics etc. conducted by 4 senior teachers with experience in teaching in premier schools.