Lamakaan

The world we live in is a very strange place. Some eat to live and some live to eat. In one way or another our lives revolve around food: some cook; some eat; some store it ; some hoard it; some starve for it; some steal it..Our very survival depends on food.

That is what the two main characters of this play are trying to do; survive another day in their lives. Salim & Javed are two beggars; like any other; they meet on a street like any other; on a day like any other. But what results is hilarity like never before.

The two share their stories; their ‘areas’; and their modus operandi. As they go from street to street and house to house pleading to people’s sense of charity, they chance upon the home of Ismail Bhai & his wife Pasha Bi. Ismail Bhai is a well known cook who has been invited by a Nawaab to display his culinary skills. Eager to impress the nawaab, he prepares a special Biryani and instructs his wife to hand it over to the delivery boy he sends.

The plan is overheard by the two hungry friends, who decide to change the route of the Biryani to their hungry stomachs instead of the Nawaab’s.

What becomes of Salim, Javed & the Biryani?

An adaptation of ‘The Pie & The Tart’

By Hugh Chesterman

Directed by

Mohit & Deepti

The press says :

Deccan Chronicle : “The laugh-a-minute play highly entertains the audience who are in splits throughout...”
The Times Of India : “The laughter it evoked from the audience stayed on till the end of the evening...”
The Hindu : “Their comic timing was impeccable, which was evident when the audience was in splits every few seconds...”

For entry passes: 9848052541

Udaan Performing Arts, presents a Hindi play `The story revolves around a lady who is loquacious and loves company but is confined in a house by her chauvinist husband. She feels lonely and looks for company with all sorts of means in the house. She has two children and a perverted brother-in-law who is restricted to a wheel chair. She keeps chatting, exclaiming with her neighbor demonstrating her emotions with extreme measures to save her sanity. She is haunted by a crank caller, a money lender, a young lover and also exploited by her brother-in-law. Anger, frustration, restlessness, hope, regret, guilt and determination define her inner turmoil. Ek Akeli Aurat is a testimony to the human spirit and demonstrates what we are all capable of doing when pushed to the limit of our patience. A character is found seldom in the society which is bold, beautiful and brave! Yet, the question remains, will she be able to live freely and break shackles? Will she get the love & care she desires & deserves?
Cast & Crew Aurat : Sanjogita Mishra Writer : Dario Fo Hindi Translation : Himanshu B Joshi Design & Direction : Suhas Barve Production Controller : Saurabh Gharipurikar Date 21st (Friday) and 22nd (Saturday) February 2014 Time : 8pm Duration : 70 Minutes Donor Pass : 9290013166

The workshop covers basics of the craft and technique of acting, and is specially designed for beginners. The workshop will include 30+ hours of instruction over five weekends(every saturday and sunday), and will culminates in an informal show by the participants. After the workshop and the show, the participants could join the group as a member and continue performing and training themselves on advanced acting techniques.

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837 402 6789

An exhibition cum workshop to know the artist and his art and to understand their passion for it.
The workshop will comprise of various segments which would showcase the artworks of artists/sculptors/graphic artists/painters, followed by a discussion/talk by selected artists explaining in detail what art means to them/ inspirations/muse/Medium followed by a small live segment where the artists would all come together to work on one single piece of canvas.
The day would have a couple of live counters giving live performances like pottery, craft, tie n dye etc.
The artists would be promoted along with their artwork. A commercial activity free day where all the attention would be on the artists and the artists only.
They could also promote their private classes and sales and take orders.

THC's will be organising this event to promote art and artists.

ENTRY - FREE

Udaan Performing Arts, presents a Hindi play `The story revolves around a lady who is loquacious and loves company but is confined in a house by her chauvinist husband. She feels lonely and looks for company with all sorts of means in the house. She has two children and a perverted brother-in-law who is restricted to a wheel chair. She keeps chatting, exclaiming with her neighbor demonstrating her emotions with extreme measures to save her sanity. She is haunted by a crank caller, a money lender, a young lover and also exploited by her brother-in-law. Anger, frustration, restlessness, hope, regret, guilt and determination define her inner turmoil.
Ek Akeli Aurat is a testimony to the human spirit and demonstrates what we are all capable of doing when pushed to the limit of our patience. A character is found seldom in the society which is bold, beautiful and brave! Yet, the question remains, will she be able to live freely and break shackles? Will she get the love & care she desires & deserves?

Cast & Crew
Aurat : Sanjogita Mishra
Writer : Dario Fo
Hindi Translation : Himanshu B Joshi
Design & Direction : Suhas Barve
Production Controller : Saurabh Gharipurikar
Date 21st (Friday) and 22nd (Saturday) February 2014
Time : 8pm Duration : 70 Minutes
Donor Pass : 9290013166

HWMF started a Community singing project with bi-monthly sessions.These sessions are all about using music as a tool to connect people together and create the sense of a community.
Communities around the world have made used the simple act of singing together to boost their morale, bring each other together, and gain energy.
HWMF is doing a Community singing project with bi-monthly sessions.
The motivation is simply to feel each others' energy and understand what it is like to sing with a room full of people. It is expected that participants have a basic interest in learning songs from all over the world in different languages and historical contexts! For this reason, we have set the minimum age to 12 years.
So if you are fond of singing just for the sheer joy of it, this is the place to be!

If you haven’t attended the last sessions, don’t worry – you can join any session fresh.
If you have – don’t worry either – we don’t repeat repertoire or warm-ups so it is going to be new every time!

Lullabies are probably the one song type that is sung everywhere in the world – the common denominator of music itself. All of us have been sung to sleep. In this session, we will explore lullabies sung around the world, which are written in very different styles – some major, some minor, and some exotic scales. An example lullaby we would be doing is: “Fi la nana, e mi bel fiol” from Italy!

Tejaswinee Kelkar, our course director, is doing her MS at IIIT Hyderabad. She has studied an Associate Diploma in Western Classical theory and composition as well as Sangeet Visharad in Hindustani Classical music and is locally part of the choir group the Deccan Voices.

Sunday, 9th March. 4 - 5.30 pm
Venue: Lamakaan www.lamakaan.com Opps. GVK One Mall, Road No.1, Banjara Hills
Course fee: Rs. 100 for each session. Pl. register directly at the venue on 12th Jan. For more info: 9849451794 info@hydmusic.com or tejaswineek@gmail.com

Samahaara
presents

"GREGOR SAMSA"

An adaptation of Franz Kafka's novella "Metamorphosis"
by
Anjali Parvati Koda

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

Franz Kafka. The images the name brings. A tragic life. A tragic death. Heavy stories that brought about both despair and catharsis. Yet when he first read his epic novella Metamorphosis to his friends, he read it as if it were a comedy. The listeners laughed and clapped at the troubles of Gregor Samsa who woke up one fine morning to discover he had, somehow, metamorphosed into a bug. Gregor Samsa, the salesman turned into a bug must now face the reality of his new form and his family of parents and sister must now deal with it.

Is it a tragedy or a comedy when his manager is scared away by the bug that was/is Gregor? Is it really funny that he now has a taste for spoiled food? Is it hilarious that his family now will not look at him?

Come watch the Comedy/tragedy as the family turns from scared to sympathetic to horror and apathy, as they react to this strange illness.

The adaptation of this novella, "Gregor Samsa" by Anjali Parvati Koda, is presented by Samahaara after her earlier critically acclaimed plays "Purushotham" and "Dominic Wesley".

Entry - 9885288982

Marx in Hyderabad, acted and directed by Vithal Rajan
A free adaptation by Vithal Rajan of the late Howard Zinn's play for single actor 'Marx in Soho.' Duration between 1 hour to 75 mins. Marx's soul comes to earth for an hour to talk about his life, family, capitalism, socialism, then and now. The play is intended to show the continued relevance of Marx's theories and the all too human side of his character.
The play was performed to appreciative audiences in the USA, mostly university audiences, by the African-American actor, Brian Jones. Dr Vithal Rajan of Hyderabad received permission from Prof. Howard Zinn to adapt and perform the play in India, but was not able to do so till now. He offers it as a humble contribution to celebrate DCH 50th anniversary celebrations.

Entry - Free

The Entrepreneurship-cell Vasavi college of Engineering want to help the coming up business by making them understand how to "Leverage the power of online marketing".

In this dynamic world you need to update your business learning's continuously or else you will be stagnant with no growth. Hence it is a great pleasure to invite you to be a part of this event and update yourself to run your business better way.

The topics we will covering are
1)Online Marketing for B2B
2)Online Marketing for B2C
3)Creating online presence : how to put ads on social networking sites.(live demo)
4)How to use adwords to leverage your online presence.

Entry - Free

On this National Science Day, "Hyderabad Science Academy" is initiating "FUTURE INVENTORS" a project and platform for Hyderabad School student innovators.

the program starts with motivational program on science applications in real world and a hands-on workshop in physics experiments for the students in basic concepts by expert mentors, MLN Raghuram, a Cambridge Diploma holder in Teaching and Training.

The participant, students from the middle school, about 40 members registration is open, and they will given an opportunity to participate exiting future year long program in this project.. detailed in the workshop.

followed by "Made-In-India" talk, clone from TED talk for future Inventors where the invited student innovators will give 5 Minuts talk about themselves,achievements,inspiration and vision.. and
4 leaders or inventors working for the national progress will give a talk on their lifetime innovation in 10 Min time frame. and all the speaker will host the Made-In-India golden flag with their future word for the nation.

and the launch program of web by gust of honors.. more info is keep update on @ fb/futureinventors

All are welcome n it's free forever...

Thank you.

iVolunteer is a social enterprise that promotes volunteering. Our mission is to bring volunteers and organisations together to share time, skills and passion to promote India's social development.
Over the last decade, we have expanded to reach out to over 300 organizations in India and over 40 countries globally and today, have an all India presence through offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Pune. We reach out to more than a lakh of individuals and engage 1000 active volunteers at any given time, making us one of the largest volunteering enterprises in India.

All are welcome. Entry - Free

The Society to Save Rocks is planning a meeting of NGOs on Saturday, 1.March 2014, from 4 – 7 p.m., at Lamakaan to work out ways in which environmental societies and citizens’ groups can work together and support each-other for the benefit of Hyderabad’s environment.

A trigger for this meeting is the recent large-scale destruction of a big tract of stunning rocks in Venkateshwaragutta, a hill north of Shamirpet Lake which has been notified a Heritage Rock Precinct, and also is part of a Reserved Forest. This is said to be for the construction of a huge 150 MLD Water Reservoir for Godavari water to be brought to the city. While the Forest Department and Environment Ministry GoI have denotified 19 ha. of forest land for this project, the Heritage Regulations of HMDA have been completely ignored.

We are inviting the following associations for this meeting:
- Forum for a Better Hyderabad- FBH

- Birdwatchers Society of A.P. - BSAP

- World-Wide Fund for Nature - WWF

- Urban Labs

- Save our Urban Lakes - SOUL

- Right to Walk

- Apna Watan

- Great Hyderabad Adventure Club - GHAC etc.

Our very first open mic storytelling session is here!
Share a story - any story - with us. It could be about that time, when you bunked a class or that time when you finally turned up; that time when you were swindled in chor bazaar or the time someone caught you smoking; it could be an out and out exaggerated version of the real life experience, and it could be a completely made up fictional story. So long as you're ready to tell us, we're ready to listen!

We have only two conditions. NO READING, NO CHEATING! You must TELL us the story you want to share with us. You cannot, absolutely cannot read it out of somewhere. Even more importantly, you cannot, can not, CAN NOT take someone else's story and call it your own. Stories must be entirely based on personal experience and original thought. Go ahead and use whatever language you will! Just make sure all of us can understand what you're saying. Translate, explain, enact. In our last session, we had participants tell stories in Hindi, English and even Bhojpuri! Try not to take more than five minutes at the mic; there are others who want to share their experiences too.

Join us for an hour long session of stories at the Lamakaan, on Saturday, 1st March at 4:00 pm. We'll be waiting for you at the main gate! See you!

For More Information contact : 8790784283 or 9908137154

'Special Indeed' is a play about an autistic individual and his recollection of the most significant experiences from his childhood/school-life that motivate him to outgrow the problem to a certain extent. Of course, he has obvious traces of autism even in his adult life, but he has now learnt to channelise whatever is in his power into something productive. The childhood experiences he now recollects are not exactly bright or positive, but they eventually turn out to be, because without them, he would have never developed the will to fight his condition. Brief flashes of those life-changing events in between his monologue as an adult will give the audience an understanding of how special the special children really are. The whole world is always wishing they were normal, but the protagonist of our play always wonders: 'What is normal? Isn't normal subjective to situations and people?'

In Nov 2013 Kadak Chaai brought together an incredible group of individuals who were hungry for the knowledge and experience of Theatre. Over the weekends of a couple of months, this group conceived and beautifully nurtured and raised a simple idea into a special one-act play.

Entry Passes - 9885450022

Creative Journaling is the process of using images, colour and words to heal, find answers and live mindfully and purposefully. Process (rather than the end product)is at the heart of creative journaling. Creative Journaling allows you to trust yourself deeply and find your voice and pay attention to it.

Creative Journaling is a non-judgemental process to connect with your creativity, mindfulness and voice on a daily basis.

With the use of powerful journaling prompts, colors, mark making techniques as well as examples we will delve into exploring our everyday stream of consciousness to uncover our purpose, creativity and mindful presence.

The workshop is open for women of all ages(Specifically 20+). It is great for those who want to explore their creative sides,work on some difficult aspects of their lives and find their voice.

Materials to Bring: Few Magazines (for using images), Colors (poster paints, acrylics anything will do), brushes and a book you want to journal in.

Entry Fee: Rs.50.

Two 25 year old strangers meet on a hill top. One of them dreams to become a Bollywood star, and all his struggle goes in vain. The other one lost his girl friend in an accident because of his rash riding. Both are depressed and dont feel like living so they come here to commit suicide. The moment they met each other an argument arises. Now what is going to happen? Suicide or murder? Come and watch. Cast&Crew A - Sunjit Rao B - Vinayak Raikhelkar Direction - Saurabh Gharipurikar Music - Ashutosh Patwardhan

Entry - 9290013166

Grass Roots Action & Information Network - (GRAIN) is a society promoted in 2012 for addressing 2 major development challenges confronting the Muslim Community:

•Inability to access government programmes and schemes meant for the development and empowerment of the community.
•Inability of large sections of the community engaged in the unorganized sector to access key financial services from banks and insurance agencies, thus enhancing their vulnerability to exploitation by money lenders and informal financial sector – chit funds, saving schemes etc.

GRAIN proposes to conduct its monthly fund raising event for an invited audience. A presentation on GRAIN will be made by its Core Team and funds solicited to support its programmes

‘Swami’ Lakshmananda Saraswati was killed on 23rd of Aug 2008, by Maoists in Kandhamal, Odisha, India. The Hindu fundamentalists blamed Christians for the killing and instigated violence against Christians. During the violence, more than 75 were killed, 5000 houses were looted and burnt 250 Christian institutions were reduced to ashes, 55000 people were displaced in their own land and several women were raped, including a nun.

It’s been five years since the communal violence unleashed against Christians in Kandhamal, Odisha. Until now, peace and justice have been denied to the victims. Very few were arrested and even they were released. On the contrary six innocent tribals, who were never part of the murder of Laxmanananda were immediately jailed and after five years they were convicted. As time passes by voices of victims are ignored and their stories are forgotten and their due justice is skewed and denied. So, in our effort to keep the memories alive and to advocate justice and peace for the victims of the violence and to conscientize the citizens of India against the politics of religious fundamentalism, the film ‘Kandhamal Unresolved’ is been made. The film looks into the present situation of Kandhamal, especially the struggles of victims, denial of justice and peace, intimidation and hate-campaign by Sangh Parivar and the relationship between the Hindu identity and Adivasi identity.

Three old school friends who parted ways after high school happened to meet on Facebook. The protagonist invites them over to his house for supper, who are accompanied by friends and family. A jovial conversation slowly unlocks the door to series of events which triggers the weakest string and emotions are unleashed, unveiling the buried sorrow and pain.

This play is about horrifying events happening around the world and through this play we want people to realise the importance of "WOMAN". On the occation of "International Women's Day" we are dedicating this play to the "source of life" in this world.

NOTE: ** Strictly 16+ **
We'd advice not to bring children / teens below 16.

Entry Passes: 9704055590

International Women's Film Festival of Hyderabad is being organized in Hyderabad on 7th, 8th and 9th March with an aim to highlight women related issues through films.

Events at Lamakaan.


7th Friday :
1 pm : Screening of Kanyasulkam – A film on a famous Play by Gurazada Apparao on Woman Reforms followed by Interaction with Historian and Gurazada scholar Vedagiri Rambabu.
5 pm : Opening of the Exhibition on Feminism by Art Kommune (Lamakaan)
7 pm : Ji Jaisi AAp ki Marzi – Play by Udaan

8thSaturday :
11 am : Screening of Telugu film “ Ankuram”- A film on Human Rights and woman rights. Interaction with the director C UmaMaheshwarRao.
3 pm : Poetry recital by Feminist Poets
7 pm : Vimalakaa – A Balladeer sings on State of Women in our society.

9th Sunday
11 am : VIOLENCE : Screening of “That day after everyday” by AnuragKashyap ; “It’s your fault “ starring KalkiKoechlin ; “ No country for women”; “Majority Oppressed”
2 pm : EMPOWERMENT : Screening of “A day in the life” by ICRISAT; “Radio women of Satara”; “Invoking Justice” by DeepaDhanraj
7pm : Gulaabi Gang – A film by Nishta Jain and interaction with the filmmaker.
Entry - Free all Days.

Kanyasulkam (Telugu: కన్యాశుల్కం) is a 1955 film based on Telugu play written by Gurazada Apparao in 1892. It is one of the earliest modern works in an Indian vernacular language, and it is the first Telugu play to deal with social issues. The play portrays the practice of Kanya-sulkam (roughly translates to bride price) which was common among the priestly Brahmins in Telugu-speaking areas of southern India. Controversial in its time, this play continues to be one of the most popular Telugu literary works of all time. A number of expressions used by Gurazada in this play are still popular in modern-day Telugu.

Objective of the Play:

Gurazada wrote this play to raise awareness about what he felt was a scandalous state of affairs in society. His English preface to the first edition states: "Such a scandalous state of things is a disgrace to society, and literature can not have a higher function than to show up such practices and give currency to a high standard of moral ideas. Until reading habits prevail among masses, one must look only to the stage to exert such healthy influence." Traditionally, Telugu literary works were written in a highly stylistic language with complicated words and meter; these works could only be understood by the educated elite. Gurazada's mission was to reach out to the masses, so he broke with tradition (he called the literary dialect "doubly dead" in his preface) and wrote in the vibrant and colorful spoken language of the day.

The screening will be followed by interaction with Literary lovers and social activists and Gurazada historian Vedagiri Rambabu.

All are welcome.

An exhibition of paintings on Women and Gender issues.

We believe togetherness is a celebration & festival of thoughts, a procession of ideas, a fusion of diverse culture and knowledge where inequality meets equality, Sorrow meets happiness, tears meets laughter, where human meets human.

A work of art extends beyond its time, in the stories passed along after it is long gone. “The Confluence”, events conceptualized by THE ART KOMMUNE began as a story. Events like art shows, retrospectives, individual expositions, collective exhibitions or survey shows enthrall and present works of art under the brand name of Confluence…an amalgam of feelings, intentions, contents and methods of various artists. It is a common platform to showcase how each work connects, unsettles and bridges in some way.

All are welcome

Four monologues of four women talking about their lives in men dominating society. Entertaining but still brings tears in your eyes when these women will take you through their journey of fun and struggle life. We are calling India is developing. Scenarios in cities are different than villages, but is it the actual fact? Come and watch "Ji Jaisi Aapki Marzi" written by Nadira Babbar addresses issues of women in high class society too.

Entry Passes - 9290013166

Anatomy drawing session for students, artists or anyone interested in subject study. Workshop will help artists to improve their technique to observe and understand shapes and forms. Bring your pencil and sketchbooks along. For the convenience we'll provide the required stationery on non-profit basis.

It is for all ages of children and adults.
For registration - 9849802908 (Shashank).

Ankuram (Telugu: అంకురం; translation: The Seeding) is a 1993 Telugu feature film directed by Umamaheswara Rao. C, with Revathi in the lead. The movie is about an inspiring journey of a middle-class woman to return an abandoned child to his father. Ankuram runs, in the background, issues like social stigmas, feudalism, naxalism, bureaucracy and human rights.
The plot unfolds like a Chinese puzzle; it's a journey where we discover gradually the reason for the lead being harassed by the police, the blocks she faces uncovering a father's identity, and the darker side of an authoritarian police force and its brutality towards tribals.

Ankuram ends with the message that citizens who can speak have the responsibility of speaking about the rights of the fellow citizens who can not speak.

This film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu — 1992.
Umamaheswara Rao. C won Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Award for Best Director award.
Revathi won an award for best actress.

Film screening is followed by discussions with filmmaker and the feminist groups.

Entry - Free

Ideapreneur vision is to help discover the power in YOU and convert it to energy. We assist to identify, develop and promote ideas or talent. Simply, we put your ideas to work as an individual, group or institution.

Moving to an informative age of learning and doing, away from traditional approach of launching a business accompanied with the inaccessibility to resources for a start, Ideapreneur seeks to significantly create the right support to startup and business development offering to the youthful African. On this premise, the Ideapreneur show aims at providing a platform for identifying, harnessing, coaching and empowering Africans in India to innovate and startup venture, business development support, access to information, access to solid networks and fund, assist to negotiate investment with venture capitalist. The Ideapreneur show, would challenge 'the African' in business and leadership development, to energize the youth to aspire, become responsible, innovate and create a better world to create and thrive with the continuous message and participation in the show. In the long run, more Africans' will be better equipped for business leadership to be a blessing to their father land, and the present norm can be replaced with an informed society of business leaders and industrialists.

Poetry Recitation by Feminist Poets in Telugu, English, Urdu and English.

Followed by interaction and discussion with Poets including:
Vimala Morthala
Jameela Nishat
Aruna Chandra Raju (to recitate Vimalakka's poetry).

All are welcome.

Arunodaya Vimala, popularly known as Vimalakka is a Telugu balladeer and social activist. Her folk trope is known as Arunodaya Samskritika Samakhya.

Vimalakka was greatly influenced by her father's association with Telangana rebellion. She started singing at a young age after being encouraged by Ram Sattaiah, an activist. She fought against Jogini system. She was a civil rights, woman's activist.
She has been fighting for Telangana statehood since 1996. She is now touring Telangana districts by organizing folk concerts, Telangana dhoom-dhaam & Bathukamma Festival.

She will be singing songs of Revolutions & Liberation - themed on Women's Day, Telangana, the oppressed lot in society.

Entry - Free

1) That day after every day deals with eve teasing , an extremely relevant and sensitive social cause that has been disturbing all of us for quite some time now. The film revolves around three women who overcome their helplessness in a situation where eve teasing had become a daily routine in their life and when no one was willing to help them from within the society.

2) It's your Fault:
Every sexual assault case in India inspires a string of stupid and hateful remarks against women. This is our response to those remarks.

3) No country for women:
What Culture and Country are we proud of where mythical goddesses are worshiped but real women are killed on birth, molested, raped, burnt in the name of dowry, eve teased, beaten on streets and in homes. There is no basic respect for women in this patriarchal society. To add to this media plays a pivotal role in shaping the mindset and attitude of the Indian Society. This film is produced entirely out of Youtube content, comprising of Bollywood movie scenes, songs, reality television clips & news reports. No content has been modified other than the original footage, news reports and songs found on Youtube. It has been edited to question the sociological impact of the shallow content on the ethos of the masses and the state of women in the present Indian society.

4) Majority Oppressed:

The 10-minute film tells the story of Pierre, an ordinary guy, on an ordinary day, in an unnamed French town. But something is different in Pierre's world. Women are in charge. They run around barechested – hey, it's hot! – piss in an alley, and offer sexual favours to Pierre when he is stuck at a red light. (He's riding a bike, so his lack of physical barriers provides an opportunity if not a provocation.) Events culminate when Pierre is sexually assaulted at knifepoint. Inevitably, the police officer who takes Pierre's statement is female. She raises an eyebrow, but only to check for accuracy: "She pinched my testicles … then she took my penis in her mouth and bit it"?

These 4 films are a part of women's day film festivals.

1) Invoking Justice
A film by Deepa Dhanraj
India, 2011, 85 minutes, Color, DVD, Tamil, Subtitled
Order No. W121082
In Southern India, family disputes are settled by Jamaats—all male bodies which apply Islamic Sharia law to cases without allowing women to be present, even to defend themselves. Recognizing this fundamental inequity, a group of women in 2004 established a women’s Jamaat, which soon became a network of 12,000 members spread over 12 districts. Despite enormous resistance, they have been able to settle more than 8,000 cases to date, ranging from divorce to wife beating to brutal murders and more. Award-winning filmmaker Deepa Dhanraj (SOMETHING LIKE A WAR) follows several cases, shining a light on how the women’s Jamaat has acquired power through both communal education and the leaders’ persistent, tenacious and compassionate investigation of the crimes. In astonishing scenes we watch the Jamaat meetings, where women often shout over each other about the most difficult facets of their personal lives. Above all, the women’s Jamaat exists to hold their male counterparts and local police to account, and to reform a profoundly corrupt system which allows men to take refuge in the most extreme interpretation of the Qur’an to justify violence towards women.

2) A Day in the Life - by ICRISAT

When policy and investment decisions are made “to help the poor people”, broad macro data is used. The voices of the poor are generally not heard. For 39 years ICRISAT has been having full time investigators living in the villages of India surveying the dynamics of village life. Gender issues and women empowerment have been an important part of this. Socio-economists have studied the data and promoted the on-the-ground realities, with the aim of Raising the Voices of the Poor.

Entry - Free

HWMF started a Community singing project with bi-monthly sessions.These sessions are all about using music as a tool to connect people together and create the sense of a community. Communities around the world have made used the simple act of singing together to boost their morale, bring each other together, and gain energy. HWMF is doing a Community singing project with bi-monthly sessions. The motivation is simply to feel each others' energy and understand what it is like to sing with a room full of people. It is expected that participants have a basic interest in learning songs from all over the world in different languages and historical contexts! For this reason, we have set the minimum age to 12 years. So if you are fond of singing just for the sheer joy of it, this is the place to be! If you haven’t attended the last sessions, don’t worry – you can join any session fresh. If you have – don’t worry either – we don’t repeat repertoire or warm-ups so it is going to be new every time! Lullabies are probably the one song type that is sung everywhere in the world – the common denominator of music itself. All of us have been sung to sleep. In this session, we will explore lullabies sung around the world, which are written in very different styles – some major, some minor, and some exotic scales. An example lullaby we would be doing is: “Fi la nana, e mi bel fiol” from Italy! Tejaswinee Kelkar, our course director, is doing her MS at IIIT Hyderabad. She has studied an Associate Diploma in Western Classical theory and composition as well as Sangeet Visharad in Hindustani Classical music and is locally part of the choir group the Deccan Voices. Sunday, 9th March. 4 - 5.30 pm Venue: Lamakaan www.lamakaan.com Opps. GVK One Mall, Road No.1, Banjara Hills Course fee: Rs. 100 for each session. Pl. register directly at the venue on 12th Jan. For more info: 9849451794 info@hydmusic.com or tejaswineek@gmail.com

The Gulabi Gang is an extraordinary women’s movement formed in 2006 by Sampat Pal Devi in the Banda District of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India. This region is one of the poorest districts in the country and is marked by a deeply patriarchal culture, rigid caste divisions, female illiteracy, domestic violence, child labour, child marraiges and dowry demands. The women’s group is popularly known as Gulabi or ‘Pink’ Gang because the members wear bright pink saris and wield bamboo sticks. Sampat says, “We are not a gang in the usual sense of the term, we are a gang for justice.”

The Gulabi Gang was initially intended to punish oppressive husbands, fathers and brothers, and combat domestic violence and desertion. The members of the gang would accost male offenders and prevail upon them to see reason. The more serious offenders were publicly shamed when they refused to listen or relent. Sometimes the women resorted to their lathis, if the men resorted to use of force.

This moving depiction of this group is filmed by Nishta Jain, a graduate from Jamia Mass Communication Centre in New Delhi. She used to work as an editor and correspondent for video news magazines before she decided to study at Film and Television Institute of India, specializing in film direction.

Her films have received several international awards and have been extensively shown in international film festivals, broadcast on international TV networks and regularly shown in schools and colleges in India and abroad.

All are welcome to this women's day eve screening.

Entry - Free

Lamakaan celebrates 4th Anniversary with Kathak performance by students of renowned Mangala Bhatt's Akruti School of Kathak.

A Classical Dance by Akruthi Kathak Kendra students. "Aakruti Kathak was founded way back in 1992 by Smt.Mangala Bhatt and Raghav Raj Bhatt. Since then Aakruti has been nurturing talent and spreading the rich tradition of Kathak Dance not just in India but world over;on various platforms at local, national and international festivals."

All are welcome.

Lamakaan celebrates its 4th Anniversary with this age old rich traditional story telling - Oggu Katha.

This evening's story is SON AGAINST MOTHER : THE TURBULENT TALE OF PARASURAMA and YELLAMMA.

A power-packed Oggu Katha performance of episodes from YELLAMMA KATHA and a demonstration of Yellamma Patam by​ Bolli Lakshminarasaiah Yadav​ ​ and his troupe from Karimnagar district.

with explanatory introductions in Telugu and English.

Oggukatha is a traditional folklore singing praising and narrating the stories of Hindu gods. It originated among communties who devoted themselves to the singing of ballads in praise of Lord Shiva (also called Mallikarjuna). These tradition-loving and ritual-performing community moves from place to place, narrating the stories of their caste gods. Oggus are the traditional priests of the Yadavas and perform the marriage of Mallanna with Bhramaramba.

The narrator and his chorus i.e. two narrators-help in dramatizing the narration as very often, they transform themselves into two characters. The dramatization of the narrative is what gives the Oggu Katha its predominant place in the ballad tradition of Andhra Pradesh, especially in Telangana, where Oggu Katha prevalent.

All are welcome.
Entry - Free

As a part of Lamakaan's 4th Anniversary, Sutradhar is staging their Magnum Opus 'Birjees Qadar ka Kunba'.

See how a woman’s iron conviction and obsession with reputation, money and class destroys her family. Sample this:

“Auraton ke vaaste sui-thaaga aur mardon ke vaaste hull aur bail...khaandaani logon ke yahan ka yahee dastoor hota hai.”

...And defiance: “Mera jism uska hoga jisko main chahoongi...”

Spying and Conspiring: “Hum boodhiyaan deewaron ke aar paar dekh leti hain.”

Frustration: “Vo auratein hain, mardon ke bina auratein. aur kuch nahin...”

SUTRADHAR presents

BIRJEES QADAR KA KUNBA

A full length play in Urdu adapted by the Late Dr. Raghuvir Sahay from Federico Garcia Lorca’s all-time classic

THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA

Running time: 1 hour 45 minutes without interval.

Entry Passes - 9848052541

Celebrate this Holi with your own hand-made natural colours. Learn the art of making them from ArunJyothi Lokhanday.
The colours will be made out of dried Beet Root, Marigold, orange peels, turmeric, colour mitti jaju, Palak, amla, and other dried green pigments.

Interested children can attend this free workshop - if possible - please carry your own dried powder of above mentioned items.

All are welcome.

Lamakaan's first mushaira will see recitations by a select few poets from Hyderabad's rich tradition of Urdu literature.

Among the poets are : Rashid Azar, Mohsin Jalgaonvi, Mustar Majaaz, Raoof Khalish, Rauf Khair, Rahamat Yusuf Zai and Mushaf Iqbal Taunsifi.

Set in a semi-formal way, this promises to be a delight for the lovers of Urdu poetry and ghazals.

All are welcome.

Entry - Free

World Kidney Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide. Get involved!

A Survivor would like to share his experiences and need for care in life style by the affected persons by means of an inter-active session with the interested people.

- See more at: http://www.worldkidneyday.org/#sthash.2FNTZX2r.dpuf

Entry - Free

An evening of Hindustani Music.
Tabla Fusion by Suhas Shastri and Vivek Kayal....
And Presentation of Tarana by students of Smt. Aradhana Karhade Shastri.

This is a part of week-long Lamakaan's 4th Anniversary celebrations.

All are welcome.

About Miya Biwi - Adapted from the original Marathi Play ``Shri Tashi Sau`` written by Yogesh Soman into Hindustani by Saurabh Gharipurikar. This is a story about a Hyderabadi couple going to court to nullify their nuptials by divorcing each other for the final time.

Stick to your chairs as this play will take you on a laughter ride. During the course of funny incidents, they finally realize that even after so many fights they cannot live without each other. This is a story about a Hyderabadi couple going to court to nullify their nuptials by divorcing each other for the final time. Make sure you watch this play as this one will surely tickle your funny bone! Go and watch the play at Lamakaan

Hyderabad Western Music Foundation is pleased to invite you to celebrate the 4th anniversary of Lamakaan.

Famous tunes and compositions, from Western Classical to Jazz, Pop and Rap, will be presented by a variety of local and international musicians:
Maria Sirvent (Clarinet), Shakila (Vocal), Raphaëlle Courtay (Clarinet), Meghna Dundi (Vocal), Triveni Sunkara (Bass), Anupam Kunapuli (Piano), George Hull (Saxophone), Dorein Paul (Rap), Chaitanya K. (Piano), Jonathan Hewitt (Trumpet), Sarosh Master (Guitar), Joe Koster (Keyboard)

When: Sunday, 16th March, 7 pm

Where: Lamakaan Rd. No. 1, Banjara Hills, opps. GVK, www.lamakaan.com

Donor passes available at the venue: Rs. 100.— HWMF members: free
Contact: info@hydmusic.com 9912201659/9849451794

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

The world we live in is a very strange place. Some eat to live and some live to eat. In one way or another our lives revolve around food: some cook; some eat; some store it ; some hoard it; some starve for it; some steal it..Our very survival depends on food.

That is what the two main characters of this play are trying to do; survive another day in their lives. Salim & Javed are two beggars; like any other; they meet on a street like any other; on a day like any other. But what results is hilarity like never before.

The two share their stories; their ‘areas’; and their modus operandi. As they go from street to street and house to house pleading to people’s sense of charity, they chance upon the home of Ismail Bhai & his wife Pasha Bi. Ismail Bhai is a well known cook who has been invited by a Nawaab to display his culinary skills. Eager to impress the nawaab, he prepares a special Biryani and instructs his wife to hand it over to the delivery boy he sends.

The plan is overheard by the two hungry friends, who decide to change the route of the Biryani to their hungry stomachs instead of the Nawaab’s.

What becomes of Salim, Javed & the Biryani?

An adaptation of ‘The Pie & The Tart’

By Hugh Chesterman

Directed by

Mohit & Deepti

The press says :

Deccan Chronicle : “The laugh-a-minute play highly entertains the audience who are in splits throughout...”
The Times Of India : “The laughter it evoked from the audience stayed on till the end of the evening...”
The Hindu : “Their comic timing was impeccable, which was evident when the audience was in splits every few seconds...”

For entry passes: 9848052541

Udaan Performing Arts, presents a Hindi play `The story revolves around a lady who is loquacious and loves company but is confined in a house by her chauvinist husband. She feels lonely and looks for company with all sorts of means in the house. She has two children and a perverted brother-in-law who is restricted to a wheel chair. She keeps chatting, exclaiming with her neighbor demonstrating her emotions with extreme measures to save her sanity. She is haunted by a crank caller, a money lender, a young lover and also exploited by her brother-in-law. Anger, frustration, restlessness, hope, regret, guilt and determination define her inner turmoil. Ek Akeli Aurat is a testimony to the human spirit and demonstrates what we are all capable of doing when pushed to the limit of our patience. A character is found seldom in the society which is bold, beautiful and brave! Yet, the question remains, will she be able to live freely and break shackles? Will she get the love & care she desires & deserves?
Cast & Crew Aurat : Sanjogita Mishra Writer : Dario Fo Hindi Translation : Himanshu B Joshi Design & Direction : Suhas Barve Production Controller : Saurabh Gharipurikar Date 21st (Friday) and 22nd (Saturday) February 2014 Time : 8pm Duration : 70 Minutes Donor Pass : 9290013166

The workshop covers basics of the craft and technique of acting, and is specially designed for beginners. The workshop will include 30+ hours of instruction over five weekends(every saturday and sunday), and will culminates in an informal show by the participants. After the workshop and the show, the participants could join the group as a member and continue performing and training themselves on advanced acting techniques.

for more details :
https://www.facebook.com/stageshastra
www.stageshastra.com

stageshastra@gmail.com
837 402 6789

An exhibition cum workshop to know the artist and his art and to understand their passion for it.
The workshop will comprise of various segments which would showcase the artworks of artists/sculptors/graphic artists/painters, followed by a discussion/talk by selected artists explaining in detail what art means to them/ inspirations/muse/Medium followed by a small live segment where the artists would all come together to work on one single piece of canvas.
The day would have a couple of live counters giving live performances like pottery, craft, tie n dye etc.
The artists would be promoted along with their artwork. A commercial activity free day where all the attention would be on the artists and the artists only.
They could also promote their private classes and sales and take orders.

THC's will be organising this event to promote art and artists.

ENTRY - FREE

Udaan Performing Arts, presents a Hindi play `The story revolves around a lady who is loquacious and loves company but is confined in a house by her chauvinist husband. She feels lonely and looks for company with all sorts of means in the house. She has two children and a perverted brother-in-law who is restricted to a wheel chair. She keeps chatting, exclaiming with her neighbor demonstrating her emotions with extreme measures to save her sanity. She is haunted by a crank caller, a money lender, a young lover and also exploited by her brother-in-law. Anger, frustration, restlessness, hope, regret, guilt and determination define her inner turmoil.
Ek Akeli Aurat is a testimony to the human spirit and demonstrates what we are all capable of doing when pushed to the limit of our patience. A character is found seldom in the society which is bold, beautiful and brave! Yet, the question remains, will she be able to live freely and break shackles? Will she get the love & care she desires & deserves?

Cast & Crew
Aurat : Sanjogita Mishra
Writer : Dario Fo
Hindi Translation : Himanshu B Joshi
Design & Direction : Suhas Barve
Production Controller : Saurabh Gharipurikar
Date 21st (Friday) and 22nd (Saturday) February 2014
Time : 8pm Duration : 70 Minutes
Donor Pass : 9290013166

HWMF started a Community singing project with bi-monthly sessions.These sessions are all about using music as a tool to connect people together and create the sense of a community.
Communities around the world have made used the simple act of singing together to boost their morale, bring each other together, and gain energy.
HWMF is doing a Community singing project with bi-monthly sessions.
The motivation is simply to feel each others' energy and understand what it is like to sing with a room full of people. It is expected that participants have a basic interest in learning songs from all over the world in different languages and historical contexts! For this reason, we have set the minimum age to 12 years.
So if you are fond of singing just for the sheer joy of it, this is the place to be!

If you haven’t attended the last sessions, don’t worry – you can join any session fresh.
If you have – don’t worry either – we don’t repeat repertoire or warm-ups so it is going to be new every time!

Lullabies are probably the one song type that is sung everywhere in the world – the common denominator of music itself. All of us have been sung to sleep. In this session, we will explore lullabies sung around the world, which are written in very different styles – some major, some minor, and some exotic scales. An example lullaby we would be doing is: “Fi la nana, e mi bel fiol” from Italy!

Tejaswinee Kelkar, our course director, is doing her MS at IIIT Hyderabad. She has studied an Associate Diploma in Western Classical theory and composition as well as Sangeet Visharad in Hindustani Classical music and is locally part of the choir group the Deccan Voices.

Sunday, 9th March. 4 - 5.30 pm
Venue: Lamakaan www.lamakaan.com Opps. GVK One Mall, Road No.1, Banjara Hills
Course fee: Rs. 100 for each session. Pl. register directly at the venue on 12th Jan. For more info: 9849451794 info@hydmusic.com or tejaswineek@gmail.com

Samahaara
presents

"GREGOR SAMSA"

An adaptation of Franz Kafka's novella "Metamorphosis"
by
Anjali Parvati Koda

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

Franz Kafka. The images the name brings. A tragic life. A tragic death. Heavy stories that brought about both despair and catharsis. Yet when he first read his epic novella Metamorphosis to his friends, he read it as if it were a comedy. The listeners laughed and clapped at the troubles of Gregor Samsa who woke up one fine morning to discover he had, somehow, metamorphosed into a bug. Gregor Samsa, the salesman turned into a bug must now face the reality of his new form and his family of parents and sister must now deal with it.

Is it a tragedy or a comedy when his manager is scared away by the bug that was/is Gregor? Is it really funny that he now has a taste for spoiled food? Is it hilarious that his family now will not look at him?

Come watch the Comedy/tragedy as the family turns from scared to sympathetic to horror and apathy, as they react to this strange illness.

The adaptation of this novella, "Gregor Samsa" by Anjali Parvati Koda, is presented by Samahaara after her earlier critically acclaimed plays "Purushotham" and "Dominic Wesley".

Entry - 9885288982

Marx in Hyderabad, acted and directed by Vithal Rajan
A free adaptation by Vithal Rajan of the late Howard Zinn's play for single actor 'Marx in Soho.' Duration between 1 hour to 75 mins. Marx's soul comes to earth for an hour to talk about his life, family, capitalism, socialism, then and now. The play is intended to show the continued relevance of Marx's theories and the all too human side of his character.
The play was performed to appreciative audiences in the USA, mostly university audiences, by the African-American actor, Brian Jones. Dr Vithal Rajan of Hyderabad received permission from Prof. Howard Zinn to adapt and perform the play in India, but was not able to do so till now. He offers it as a humble contribution to celebrate DCH 50th anniversary celebrations.

Entry - Free

The Entrepreneurship-cell Vasavi college of Engineering want to help the coming up business by making them understand how to "Leverage the power of online marketing".

In this dynamic world you need to update your business learning's continuously or else you will be stagnant with no growth. Hence it is a great pleasure to invite you to be a part of this event and update yourself to run your business better way.

The topics we will covering are
1)Online Marketing for B2B
2)Online Marketing for B2C
3)Creating online presence : how to put ads on social networking sites.(live demo)
4)How to use adwords to leverage your online presence.

Entry - Free

On this National Science Day, "Hyderabad Science Academy" is initiating "FUTURE INVENTORS" a project and platform for Hyderabad School student innovators.

the program starts with motivational program on science applications in real world and a hands-on workshop in physics experiments for the students in basic concepts by expert mentors, MLN Raghuram, a Cambridge Diploma holder in Teaching and Training.

The participant, students from the middle school, about 40 members registration is open, and they will given an opportunity to participate exiting future year long program in this project.. detailed in the workshop.

followed by "Made-In-India" talk, clone from TED talk for future Inventors where the invited student innovators will give 5 Minuts talk about themselves,achievements,inspiration and vision.. and
4 leaders or inventors working for the national progress will give a talk on their lifetime innovation in 10 Min time frame. and all the speaker will host the Made-In-India golden flag with their future word for the nation.

and the launch program of web by gust of honors.. more info is keep update on @ fb/futureinventors

All are welcome n it's free forever...

Thank you.

iVolunteer is a social enterprise that promotes volunteering. Our mission is to bring volunteers and organisations together to share time, skills and passion to promote India's social development.
Over the last decade, we have expanded to reach out to over 300 organizations in India and over 40 countries globally and today, have an all India presence through offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Pune. We reach out to more than a lakh of individuals and engage 1000 active volunteers at any given time, making us one of the largest volunteering enterprises in India.

All are welcome. Entry - Free

The Society to Save Rocks is planning a meeting of NGOs on Saturday, 1.March 2014, from 4 – 7 p.m., at Lamakaan to work out ways in which environmental societies and citizens’ groups can work together and support each-other for the benefit of Hyderabad’s environment.

A trigger for this meeting is the recent large-scale destruction of a big tract of stunning rocks in Venkateshwaragutta, a hill north of Shamirpet Lake which has been notified a Heritage Rock Precinct, and also is part of a Reserved Forest. This is said to be for the construction of a huge 150 MLD Water Reservoir for Godavari water to be brought to the city. While the Forest Department and Environment Ministry GoI have denotified 19 ha. of forest land for this project, the Heritage Regulations of HMDA have been completely ignored.

We are inviting the following associations for this meeting:
- Forum for a Better Hyderabad- FBH

- Birdwatchers Society of A.P. - BSAP

- World-Wide Fund for Nature - WWF

- Urban Labs

- Save our Urban Lakes - SOUL

- Right to Walk

- Apna Watan

- Great Hyderabad Adventure Club - GHAC etc.

Our very first open mic storytelling session is here!
Share a story - any story - with us. It could be about that time, when you bunked a class or that time when you finally turned up; that time when you were swindled in chor bazaar or the time someone caught you smoking; it could be an out and out exaggerated version of the real life experience, and it could be a completely made up fictional story. So long as you're ready to tell us, we're ready to listen!

We have only two conditions. NO READING, NO CHEATING! You must TELL us the story you want to share with us. You cannot, absolutely cannot read it out of somewhere. Even more importantly, you cannot, can not, CAN NOT take someone else's story and call it your own. Stories must be entirely based on personal experience and original thought. Go ahead and use whatever language you will! Just make sure all of us can understand what you're saying. Translate, explain, enact. In our last session, we had participants tell stories in Hindi, English and even Bhojpuri! Try not to take more than five minutes at the mic; there are others who want to share their experiences too.

Join us for an hour long session of stories at the Lamakaan, on Saturday, 1st March at 4:00 pm. We'll be waiting for you at the main gate! See you!

For More Information contact : 8790784283 or 9908137154

'Special Indeed' is a play about an autistic individual and his recollection of the most significant experiences from his childhood/school-life that motivate him to outgrow the problem to a certain extent. Of course, he has obvious traces of autism even in his adult life, but he has now learnt to channelise whatever is in his power into something productive. The childhood experiences he now recollects are not exactly bright or positive, but they eventually turn out to be, because without them, he would have never developed the will to fight his condition. Brief flashes of those life-changing events in between his monologue as an adult will give the audience an understanding of how special the special children really are. The whole world is always wishing they were normal, but the protagonist of our play always wonders: 'What is normal? Isn't normal subjective to situations and people?'

In Nov 2013 Kadak Chaai brought together an incredible group of individuals who were hungry for the knowledge and experience of Theatre. Over the weekends of a couple of months, this group conceived and beautifully nurtured and raised a simple idea into a special one-act play.

Entry Passes - 9885450022

Creative Journaling is the process of using images, colour and words to heal, find answers and live mindfully and purposefully. Process (rather than the end product)is at the heart of creative journaling. Creative Journaling allows you to trust yourself deeply and find your voice and pay attention to it.

Creative Journaling is a non-judgemental process to connect with your creativity, mindfulness and voice on a daily basis.

With the use of powerful journaling prompts, colors, mark making techniques as well as examples we will delve into exploring our everyday stream of consciousness to uncover our purpose, creativity and mindful presence.

The workshop is open for women of all ages(Specifically 20+). It is great for those who want to explore their creative sides,work on some difficult aspects of their lives and find their voice.

Materials to Bring: Few Magazines (for using images), Colors (poster paints, acrylics anything will do), brushes and a book you want to journal in.

Entry Fee: Rs.50.

Two 25 year old strangers meet on a hill top. One of them dreams to become a Bollywood star, and all his struggle goes in vain. The other one lost his girl friend in an accident because of his rash riding. Both are depressed and dont feel like living so they come here to commit suicide. The moment they met each other an argument arises. Now what is going to happen? Suicide or murder? Come and watch. Cast&Crew A - Sunjit Rao B - Vinayak Raikhelkar Direction - Saurabh Gharipurikar Music - Ashutosh Patwardhan

Entry - 9290013166

Grass Roots Action & Information Network - (GRAIN) is a society promoted in 2012 for addressing 2 major development challenges confronting the Muslim Community:

•Inability to access government programmes and schemes meant for the development and empowerment of the community.
•Inability of large sections of the community engaged in the unorganized sector to access key financial services from banks and insurance agencies, thus enhancing their vulnerability to exploitation by money lenders and informal financial sector – chit funds, saving schemes etc.

GRAIN proposes to conduct its monthly fund raising event for an invited audience. A presentation on GRAIN will be made by its Core Team and funds solicited to support its programmes

‘Swami’ Lakshmananda Saraswati was killed on 23rd of Aug 2008, by Maoists in Kandhamal, Odisha, India. The Hindu fundamentalists blamed Christians for the killing and instigated violence against Christians. During the violence, more than 75 were killed, 5000 houses were looted and burnt 250 Christian institutions were reduced to ashes, 55000 people were displaced in their own land and several women were raped, including a nun.

It’s been five years since the communal violence unleashed against Christians in Kandhamal, Odisha. Until now, peace and justice have been denied to the victims. Very few were arrested and even they were released. On the contrary six innocent tribals, who were never part of the murder of Laxmanananda were immediately jailed and after five years they were convicted. As time passes by voices of victims are ignored and their stories are forgotten and their due justice is skewed and denied. So, in our effort to keep the memories alive and to advocate justice and peace for the victims of the violence and to conscientize the citizens of India against the politics of religious fundamentalism, the film ‘Kandhamal Unresolved’ is been made. The film looks into the present situation of Kandhamal, especially the struggles of victims, denial of justice and peace, intimidation and hate-campaign by Sangh Parivar and the relationship between the Hindu identity and Adivasi identity.

Three old school friends who parted ways after high school happened to meet on Facebook. The protagonist invites them over to his house for supper, who are accompanied by friends and family. A jovial conversation slowly unlocks the door to series of events which triggers the weakest string and emotions are unleashed, unveiling the buried sorrow and pain.

This play is about horrifying events happening around the world and through this play we want people to realise the importance of "WOMAN". On the occation of "International Women's Day" we are dedicating this play to the "source of life" in this world.

NOTE: ** Strictly 16+ **
We'd advice not to bring children / teens below 16.

Entry Passes: 9704055590

International Women's Film Festival of Hyderabad is being organized in Hyderabad on 7th, 8th and 9th March with an aim to highlight women related issues through films.

Events at Lamakaan.


7th Friday :
1 pm : Screening of Kanyasulkam – A film on a famous Play by Gurazada Apparao on Woman Reforms followed by Interaction with Historian and Gurazada scholar Vedagiri Rambabu.
5 pm : Opening of the Exhibition on Feminism by Art Kommune (Lamakaan)
7 pm : Ji Jaisi AAp ki Marzi – Play by Udaan

8thSaturday :
11 am : Screening of Telugu film “ Ankuram”- A film on Human Rights and woman rights. Interaction with the director C UmaMaheshwarRao.
3 pm : Poetry recital by Feminist Poets
7 pm : Vimalakaa – A Balladeer sings on State of Women in our society.

9th Sunday
11 am : VIOLENCE : Screening of “That day after everyday” by AnuragKashyap ; “It’s your fault “ starring KalkiKoechlin ; “ No country for women”; “Majority Oppressed”
2 pm : EMPOWERMENT : Screening of “A day in the life” by ICRISAT; “Radio women of Satara”; “Invoking Justice” by DeepaDhanraj
7pm : Gulaabi Gang – A film by Nishta Jain and interaction with the filmmaker.
Entry - Free all Days.

Kanyasulkam (Telugu: కన్యాశుల్కం) is a 1955 film based on Telugu play written by Gurazada Apparao in 1892. It is one of the earliest modern works in an Indian vernacular language, and it is the first Telugu play to deal with social issues. The play portrays the practice of Kanya-sulkam (roughly translates to bride price) which was common among the priestly Brahmins in Telugu-speaking areas of southern India. Controversial in its time, this play continues to be one of the most popular Telugu literary works of all time. A number of expressions used by Gurazada in this play are still popular in modern-day Telugu.

Objective of the Play:

Gurazada wrote this play to raise awareness about what he felt was a scandalous state of affairs in society. His English preface to the first edition states: "Such a scandalous state of things is a disgrace to society, and literature can not have a higher function than to show up such practices and give currency to a high standard of moral ideas. Until reading habits prevail among masses, one must look only to the stage to exert such healthy influence." Traditionally, Telugu literary works were written in a highly stylistic language with complicated words and meter; these works could only be understood by the educated elite. Gurazada's mission was to reach out to the masses, so he broke with tradition (he called the literary dialect "doubly dead" in his preface) and wrote in the vibrant and colorful spoken language of the day.

The screening will be followed by interaction with Literary lovers and social activists and Gurazada historian Vedagiri Rambabu.

All are welcome.

An exhibition of paintings on Women and Gender issues.

We believe togetherness is a celebration & festival of thoughts, a procession of ideas, a fusion of diverse culture and knowledge where inequality meets equality, Sorrow meets happiness, tears meets laughter, where human meets human.

A work of art extends beyond its time, in the stories passed along after it is long gone. “The Confluence”, events conceptualized by THE ART KOMMUNE began as a story. Events like art shows, retrospectives, individual expositions, collective exhibitions or survey shows enthrall and present works of art under the brand name of Confluence…an amalgam of feelings, intentions, contents and methods of various artists. It is a common platform to showcase how each work connects, unsettles and bridges in some way.

All are welcome

Four monologues of four women talking about their lives in men dominating society. Entertaining but still brings tears in your eyes when these women will take you through their journey of fun and struggle life. We are calling India is developing. Scenarios in cities are different than villages, but is it the actual fact? Come and watch "Ji Jaisi Aapki Marzi" written by Nadira Babbar addresses issues of women in high class society too.

Entry Passes - 9290013166

Anatomy drawing session for students, artists or anyone interested in subject study. Workshop will help artists to improve their technique to observe and understand shapes and forms. Bring your pencil and sketchbooks along. For the convenience we'll provide the required stationery on non-profit basis.

It is for all ages of children and adults.
For registration - 9849802908 (Shashank).

Ankuram (Telugu: అంకురం; translation: The Seeding) is a 1993 Telugu feature film directed by Umamaheswara Rao. C, with Revathi in the lead. The movie is about an inspiring journey of a middle-class woman to return an abandoned child to his father. Ankuram runs, in the background, issues like social stigmas, feudalism, naxalism, bureaucracy and human rights.
The plot unfolds like a Chinese puzzle; it's a journey where we discover gradually the reason for the lead being harassed by the police, the blocks she faces uncovering a father's identity, and the darker side of an authoritarian police force and its brutality towards tribals.

Ankuram ends with the message that citizens who can speak have the responsibility of speaking about the rights of the fellow citizens who can not speak.

This film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu — 1992.
Umamaheswara Rao. C won Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Award for Best Director award.
Revathi won an award for best actress.

Film screening is followed by discussions with filmmaker and the feminist groups.

Entry - Free

Ideapreneur vision is to help discover the power in YOU and convert it to energy. We assist to identify, develop and promote ideas or talent. Simply, we put your ideas to work as an individual, group or institution.

Moving to an informative age of learning and doing, away from traditional approach of launching a business accompanied with the inaccessibility to resources for a start, Ideapreneur seeks to significantly create the right support to startup and business development offering to the youthful African. On this premise, the Ideapreneur show aims at providing a platform for identifying, harnessing, coaching and empowering Africans in India to innovate and startup venture, business development support, access to information, access to solid networks and fund, assist to negotiate investment with venture capitalist. The Ideapreneur show, would challenge 'the African' in business and leadership development, to energize the youth to aspire, become responsible, innovate and create a better world to create and thrive with the continuous message and participation in the show. In the long run, more Africans' will be better equipped for business leadership to be a blessing to their father land, and the present norm can be replaced with an informed society of business leaders and industrialists.

Poetry Recitation by Feminist Poets in Telugu, English, Urdu and English.

Followed by interaction and discussion with Poets including:
Vimala Morthala
Jameela Nishat
Aruna Chandra Raju (to recitate Vimalakka's poetry).

All are welcome.

Arunodaya Vimala, popularly known as Vimalakka is a Telugu balladeer and social activist. Her folk trope is known as Arunodaya Samskritika Samakhya.

Vimalakka was greatly influenced by her father's association with Telangana rebellion. She started singing at a young age after being encouraged by Ram Sattaiah, an activist. She fought against Jogini system. She was a civil rights, woman's activist.
She has been fighting for Telangana statehood since 1996. She is now touring Telangana districts by organizing folk concerts, Telangana dhoom-dhaam & Bathukamma Festival.

She will be singing songs of Revolutions & Liberation - themed on Women's Day, Telangana, the oppressed lot in society.

Entry - Free

1) That day after every day deals with eve teasing , an extremely relevant and sensitive social cause that has been disturbing all of us for quite some time now. The film revolves around three women who overcome their helplessness in a situation where eve teasing had become a daily routine in their life and when no one was willing to help them from within the society.

2) It's your Fault:
Every sexual assault case in India inspires a string of stupid and hateful remarks against women. This is our response to those remarks.

3) No country for women:
What Culture and Country are we proud of where mythical goddesses are worshiped but real women are killed on birth, molested, raped, burnt in the name of dowry, eve teased, beaten on streets and in homes. There is no basic respect for women in this patriarchal society. To add to this media plays a pivotal role in shaping the mindset and attitude of the Indian Society. This film is produced entirely out of Youtube content, comprising of Bollywood movie scenes, songs, reality television clips & news reports. No content has been modified other than the original footage, news reports and songs found on Youtube. It has been edited to question the sociological impact of the shallow content on the ethos of the masses and the state of women in the present Indian society.

4) Majority Oppressed:

The 10-minute film tells the story of Pierre, an ordinary guy, on an ordinary day, in an unnamed French town. But something is different in Pierre's world. Women are in charge. They run around barechested – hey, it's hot! – piss in an alley, and offer sexual favours to Pierre when he is stuck at a red light. (He's riding a bike, so his lack of physical barriers provides an opportunity if not a provocation.) Events culminate when Pierre is sexually assaulted at knifepoint. Inevitably, the police officer who takes Pierre's statement is female. She raises an eyebrow, but only to check for accuracy: "She pinched my testicles … then she took my penis in her mouth and bit it"?

These 4 films are a part of women's day film festivals.

1) Invoking Justice
A film by Deepa Dhanraj
India, 2011, 85 minutes, Color, DVD, Tamil, Subtitled
Order No. W121082
In Southern India, family disputes are settled by Jamaats—all male bodies which apply Islamic Sharia law to cases without allowing women to be present, even to defend themselves. Recognizing this fundamental inequity, a group of women in 2004 established a women’s Jamaat, which soon became a network of 12,000 members spread over 12 districts. Despite enormous resistance, they have been able to settle more than 8,000 cases to date, ranging from divorce to wife beating to brutal murders and more. Award-winning filmmaker Deepa Dhanraj (SOMETHING LIKE A WAR) follows several cases, shining a light on how the women’s Jamaat has acquired power through both communal education and the leaders’ persistent, tenacious and compassionate investigation of the crimes. In astonishing scenes we watch the Jamaat meetings, where women often shout over each other about the most difficult facets of their personal lives. Above all, the women’s Jamaat exists to hold their male counterparts and local police to account, and to reform a profoundly corrupt system which allows men to take refuge in the most extreme interpretation of the Qur’an to justify violence towards women.

2) A Day in the Life - by ICRISAT

When policy and investment decisions are made “to help the poor people”, broad macro data is used. The voices of the poor are generally not heard. For 39 years ICRISAT has been having full time investigators living in the villages of India surveying the dynamics of village life. Gender issues and women empowerment have been an important part of this. Socio-economists have studied the data and promoted the on-the-ground realities, with the aim of Raising the Voices of the Poor.

Entry - Free

HWMF started a Community singing project with bi-monthly sessions.These sessions are all about using music as a tool to connect people together and create the sense of a community. Communities around the world have made used the simple act of singing together to boost their morale, bring each other together, and gain energy. HWMF is doing a Community singing project with bi-monthly sessions. The motivation is simply to feel each others' energy and understand what it is like to sing with a room full of people. It is expected that participants have a basic interest in learning songs from all over the world in different languages and historical contexts! For this reason, we have set the minimum age to 12 years. So if you are fond of singing just for the sheer joy of it, this is the place to be! If you haven’t attended the last sessions, don’t worry – you can join any session fresh. If you have – don’t worry either – we don’t repeat repertoire or warm-ups so it is going to be new every time! Lullabies are probably the one song type that is sung everywhere in the world – the common denominator of music itself. All of us have been sung to sleep. In this session, we will explore lullabies sung around the world, which are written in very different styles – some major, some minor, and some exotic scales. An example lullaby we would be doing is: “Fi la nana, e mi bel fiol” from Italy! Tejaswinee Kelkar, our course director, is doing her MS at IIIT Hyderabad. She has studied an Associate Diploma in Western Classical theory and composition as well as Sangeet Visharad in Hindustani Classical music and is locally part of the choir group the Deccan Voices. Sunday, 9th March. 4 - 5.30 pm Venue: Lamakaan www.lamakaan.com Opps. GVK One Mall, Road No.1, Banjara Hills Course fee: Rs. 100 for each session. Pl. register directly at the venue on 12th Jan. For more info: 9849451794 info@hydmusic.com or tejaswineek@gmail.com

The Gulabi Gang is an extraordinary women’s movement formed in 2006 by Sampat Pal Devi in the Banda District of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India. This region is one of the poorest districts in the country and is marked by a deeply patriarchal culture, rigid caste divisions, female illiteracy, domestic violence, child labour, child marraiges and dowry demands. The women’s group is popularly known as Gulabi or ‘Pink’ Gang because the members wear bright pink saris and wield bamboo sticks. Sampat says, “We are not a gang in the usual sense of the term, we are a gang for justice.”

The Gulabi Gang was initially intended to punish oppressive husbands, fathers and brothers, and combat domestic violence and desertion. The members of the gang would accost male offenders and prevail upon them to see reason. The more serious offenders were publicly shamed when they refused to listen or relent. Sometimes the women resorted to their lathis, if the men resorted to use of force.

This moving depiction of this group is filmed by Nishta Jain, a graduate from Jamia Mass Communication Centre in New Delhi. She used to work as an editor and correspondent for video news magazines before she decided to study at Film and Television Institute of India, specializing in film direction.

Her films have received several international awards and have been extensively shown in international film festivals, broadcast on international TV networks and regularly shown in schools and colleges in India and abroad.

All are welcome to this women's day eve screening.

Entry - Free

Lamakaan celebrates 4th Anniversary with Kathak performance by students of renowned Mangala Bhatt's Akruti School of Kathak.

A Classical Dance by Akruthi Kathak Kendra students. "Aakruti Kathak was founded way back in 1992 by Smt.Mangala Bhatt and Raghav Raj Bhatt. Since then Aakruti has been nurturing talent and spreading the rich tradition of Kathak Dance not just in India but world over;on various platforms at local, national and international festivals."

All are welcome.

Lamakaan celebrates its 4th Anniversary with this age old rich traditional story telling - Oggu Katha.

This evening's story is SON AGAINST MOTHER : THE TURBULENT TALE OF PARASURAMA and YELLAMMA.

A power-packed Oggu Katha performance of episodes from YELLAMMA KATHA and a demonstration of Yellamma Patam by​ Bolli Lakshminarasaiah Yadav​ ​ and his troupe from Karimnagar district.

with explanatory introductions in Telugu and English.

Oggukatha is a traditional folklore singing praising and narrating the stories of Hindu gods. It originated among communties who devoted themselves to the singing of ballads in praise of Lord Shiva (also called Mallikarjuna). These tradition-loving and ritual-performing community moves from place to place, narrating the stories of their caste gods. Oggus are the traditional priests of the Yadavas and perform the marriage of Mallanna with Bhramaramba.

The narrator and his chorus i.e. two narrators-help in dramatizing the narration as very often, they transform themselves into two characters. The dramatization of the narrative is what gives the Oggu Katha its predominant place in the ballad tradition of Andhra Pradesh, especially in Telangana, where Oggu Katha prevalent.

All are welcome.
Entry - Free

As a part of Lamakaan's 4th Anniversary, Sutradhar is staging their Magnum Opus 'Birjees Qadar ka Kunba'.

See how a woman’s iron conviction and obsession with reputation, money and class destroys her family. Sample this:

“Auraton ke vaaste sui-thaaga aur mardon ke vaaste hull aur bail...khaandaani logon ke yahan ka yahee dastoor hota hai.”

...And defiance: “Mera jism uska hoga jisko main chahoongi...”

Spying and Conspiring: “Hum boodhiyaan deewaron ke aar paar dekh leti hain.”

Frustration: “Vo auratein hain, mardon ke bina auratein. aur kuch nahin...”

SUTRADHAR presents

BIRJEES QADAR KA KUNBA

A full length play in Urdu adapted by the Late Dr. Raghuvir Sahay from Federico Garcia Lorca’s all-time classic

THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA

Running time: 1 hour 45 minutes without interval.

Entry Passes - 9848052541

Celebrate this Holi with your own hand-made natural colours. Learn the art of making them from ArunJyothi Lokhanday.
The colours will be made out of dried Beet Root, Marigold, orange peels, turmeric, colour mitti jaju, Palak, amla, and other dried green pigments.

Interested children can attend this free workshop - if possible - please carry your own dried powder of above mentioned items.

All are welcome.

Lamakaan's first mushaira will see recitations by a select few poets from Hyderabad's rich tradition of Urdu literature.

Among the poets are : Rashid Azar, Mohsin Jalgaonvi, Mustar Majaaz, Raoof Khalish, Rauf Khair, Rahamat Yusuf Zai and Mushaf Iqbal Taunsifi.

Set in a semi-formal way, this promises to be a delight for the lovers of Urdu poetry and ghazals.

All are welcome.

Entry - Free

World Kidney Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide. Get involved!

A Survivor would like to share his experiences and need for care in life style by the affected persons by means of an inter-active session with the interested people.

- See more at: http://www.worldkidneyday.org/#sthash.2FNTZX2r.dpuf

Entry - Free

An evening of Hindustani Music.
Tabla Fusion by Suhas Shastri and Vivek Kayal....
And Presentation of Tarana by students of Smt. Aradhana Karhade Shastri.

This is a part of week-long Lamakaan's 4th Anniversary celebrations.

All are welcome.

About Miya Biwi - Adapted from the original Marathi Play ``Shri Tashi Sau`` written by Yogesh Soman into Hindustani by Saurabh Gharipurikar. This is a story about a Hyderabadi couple going to court to nullify their nuptials by divorcing each other for the final time.

Stick to your chairs as this play will take you on a laughter ride. During the course of funny incidents, they finally realize that even after so many fights they cannot live without each other. This is a story about a Hyderabadi couple going to court to nullify their nuptials by divorcing each other for the final time. Make sure you watch this play as this one will surely tickle your funny bone! Go and watch the play at Lamakaan

Hyderabad Western Music Foundation is pleased to invite you to celebrate the 4th anniversary of Lamakaan.

Famous tunes and compositions, from Western Classical to Jazz, Pop and Rap, will be presented by a variety of local and international musicians:
Maria Sirvent (Clarinet), Shakila (Vocal), Raphaëlle Courtay (Clarinet), Meghna Dundi (Vocal), Triveni Sunkara (Bass), Anupam Kunapuli (Piano), George Hull (Saxophone), Dorein Paul (Rap), Chaitanya K. (Piano), Jonathan Hewitt (Trumpet), Sarosh Master (Guitar), Joe Koster (Keyboard)

When: Sunday, 16th March, 7 pm

Where: Lamakaan Rd. No. 1, Banjara Hills, opps. GVK, www.lamakaan.com

Donor passes available at the venue: Rs. 100.— HWMF members: free
Contact: info@hydmusic.com 9912201659/9849451794