Lamakaan

Parampara Dance and Music forum presents an evening of Kathak Dance 'ANANYA' - a unique dance presentation adapting different types of music to Kathak idiom by Sanjay Kumar Joshi and his disciples.

All are welcome.

Entry - Free.

Cinema Talk @ Lamakaan invites all for an evening of a lecture and an interaction with filmmaker Pavan Sadineni followed by his Telugu film "Prema Ishq Kadal"

India produce a large of number of films every year. There are many young directors who would like to make a mark in the film industry through talent and competence. But they come across a variety of issues ranging from finding a suitable producer to digital revolution. Creativity is another issue that keep bogging the minds of young director. How do they take these challenges and overcome? What apparatus and techniques they use to combat the oligopoly forces? In this talk the budding film maker tries to address the issues which govern the new film makers.

Brief note about Pavan Sadineni:

Pavan Sadineni is young and budding Tollywood film maker. His short films have also caught the attention of audiences and fans. Pavan, who rose to fame after the success of his debut film Prema Ishq Kadhal, has now signed his second film as a director.. Apart from directing films he also writes scripts. He has been passionate about film making and writing.

Entry - Free.

Lamakaan hosts a two day exclusive digital art exhibition by Priya Reddy. It is awork done using plain paint brush on computer without any other tools, graphics etc. It is done using simple mouse printing on canvas and framed giving it the original look.

https://www.facebook.com/digiartpriareddy

All are welcome. Entry - Free

Inviting all for a talk on "Outdoor Education" by Diyanat Ali, an adventure educator. It is a free event and all age groups are welcome.

Outdoors have been man’s best teacher for time immemorial. Whether it is spending time in nature or taking part in various outdoor sports and activities, the learning from outdoors are immense. The essence of outdoor education however lies in reflection which is not fully realized and valued these days. The trend is more on using outdoors
for recreation purposes only. However outdoors can be one of the greatest teacher for humans and plays a vital role in development of human psyche. The talk will focus on the importance of outdoor
education and why it should be a regular part of our lives.

Speaker: Diyanat Ali is a pakka Hyderabadi and the founder of India's Largest and most active adventure club "Great Hyderabad Adventure Club www.ghac.in. He is an Outdoor and Experiential Educator and spends his time volunteering with GHAC for community building and youth development activities or is busy conducting leadership development programs for corporate using outdoors and experiential learning
through his startup www.outlife.in

Fore more info: 09603473470, 04068888087

Entry - Free

The Scriptwriting Lab is an ongoing series of weekend workshops with writers and film makers, where we discuss and practise the craft of writing for cinema.
Each session shall focus on a distinct aspect of scriptwriting in detail, with specific techniques and examples, and involving practise exercises followed by sharing/feedback. The session is free and open to all.

Organized by : Indepdent Cinema Space

Independent Cinema Space is a forum for Independent film makers of the city to facilitate sharing, learning, collaboration and networking. The forum is an attempt to build a community of film-makers, writers and people from the cinematic arts in the city, who believe in alternative, independent and honest cinema.

Facebook Link :
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Independent-Cinema-Space/975784255785435?fref=ts

On the eve of World Storytelling Day and World Music day - both coinciding on Jun 21st - renowned storyteller Deepa Kiran presents a Musical storytelling for the community. A journey into the lives of Bhakti poets and the Bhakti movement; unravelling through stories, music and movement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZosobApZCE
As part of the global initiative of storyteller-members of International Storytelling Network, http://www.storiestochangetheworld.blogspot.in/, this event is being organized in Hyderabad by Story Arts India.

This is an attempt to bring joy of the oral tradition, of sharing narratives with each other. Conceptualised as an evening of musical storytelling for the community, where young and old gather around the warmth of stories and music and relive the childhood memories of story time.

Deepa Kiran is the founder of Story Arts India. She is a storyteller, education consultant, writer and voice-over artist. She weaves in music and movement into her telling. She holds training programs for teachers on employing storytelling in the language classroom. She has performed at festivals such as Kala Ghoda Arts Festival Mumbai, and Hyderabad Literature Festival. Deepa worked with All India Radio, is an alumni of University of Hyderabad and EFLU.
www.storyartsindia.com
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youtube story arts india

Entry - Free.

Bishnu Prasad Rabha was a popular socialist activist from Assam, well known for his literary and cultural contributions. As an advocate of peoples' cultural movement, he drew heavily from different genres of classical and folk cultural traditions. In his home state, people affectionately called him Kala Guru 'the master of the arts'. Assamese people staying across globe commemmorate 20th June his death anniversary as a “Rabha Divas”.

Continuing the tradition alive the greater Hyderabad community of Assam staying in and around Hyderabad celeb are organizing a Literary and Cultural contributions to greater assamese community at 3pm on Sunday 21st June.

The main objective of the workshop to make familiar of “Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha’ works to youner generation in particular of Assamese people and in general to all.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Celebrate world Music day this evening with "Indian and Western instruments"

'Sitar' by Suhit Rakshit (Rag Jaunpuri & Dhune) (30mins).
'Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad' (HaLoH) (6 members of the group) Who will play with tracks.
'Sitar' by Ramprapanna Bhattacharya (Rag Behag & Dhune/Kirtan) Accompanied by Suhit and Ramprapanna.

Suhit Rakshit, student of Delhi Public School, Hyderabad started his music lessons in Western Classical Piano in Japan. At five he was introduced to Hindustan Classical music in Sitar under the guidance of Late Ms. Sarada Mookherjee of Bishnupur gharana.

Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad (HaLoH) is an organization, who believe on ‘Music is a language of God’. Members of the club meet every Sunday at Indira Park. HaLoH was established in 2009.

Ramprapanna Bhattacharya is a next generation Sitar virtuoso, teacher and performer. He is representative of the younger generation of the famous Etawah Gharana. Having excellent musical career, Ramprapanna is an Electronics & Communication Engineer.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Lamakaan is holding a five-day Night-School on the topic called "Introduction to Leftist Ideology". The entry is free.

About the topic:
This is a rare opportunity for all those who are interested to have an understanding of what is actually Leftist ideology and how it all started in Europe, how it came into India and what's the present situation in India. When it comes to Leftist ideology or parties there are many questions. What is CPI? What is CPM? What is CPI(ML)? Why there are many ML parties? Who are Naxalites? What is the difference between Socialism propagated by Marx and the one advocated by social democrats? Is capitalism nearing its end? What kind of society will replace capitalist system? What is the difference between Marx, Lenin and Mao?

Lamakaan has roped in four experts on this subject. Come, attend this unique night-school.

The dates are following:

First day: 23rd June 7pm-9.30pm
Second day: 24th June 7pm-9.30pm
Third day: 25th June 7pm-9.30pm
Fourth day: 04th July 7pm-9.30pm
Fifth day: 11th July 7pm-9.30pm


First day: 23rd June 7pm-9.30pm:

About B.S.Raju: Er. B. S. Raju (Speaker): Er. B.S.Raju is an engineering consultant by profession. He is now consulting on energy conservation and alternative energy technologies. His other interest is ‘Study of the history of peoples’ struggles against Capital and the Peoples’ alternatives to Capitalism’. He edits a bulletin called ‘SRAMIKA NESTHAM’ in Telugu language. • He wrote and published a book (in Telugu language) called ‘NITYA JEEVITHAMLO SOCIALISM’ (Socialism in Daily Life) as part of a trilogy on ‘SOCIALISM: YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW’. • He is also working on a project called SAP - SOCIALIST AWARENESS PROJECT.

B.S.Raju will speak on the 1st day of Lamakaan's night-school on 23rd June. He will give us an understanding of how and why Karl Marx and Engels came up with a pro-people alternative to capitalism, which is serving the interests of only the capitalists. He will explain what are the further contributions of Lenin and Stalin in Soviet Russia and Mao in China in implementing this alternative, namely socialism.

Second day: 24th June 7pm-9.30pm

About Dr. Kasim: Dr. Kasim is a professor of Osmania University. He is the editor of Nadustunna Telangana, a monthly magazine. He is a prolific writer. He teaches Marxist philosophy. Dr.Kasim will give us an understanding of what is Marxist philosophy, how Marx applied science to society and developed Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism, the most powerful tools to understand the society (i.e. socio-political and economic developments in the society) in a scientific way.

Third day: 25th June 7pm-9.30pm

About Narasimha Reddy: Narasimha Reddy served as the state President of the biggest left-oriented teachers' union called Andhra Pradesh Teachers' Federation. He is an author of many books dealing with a wide-array of topics on political-economy. He has so far written hundreds of articles to various magazines and newspapers. He is a Marxist thinker and gives classes on Marxist political-economy.

Narasimha Reddy will give us a Marxist understanding of how capitalism evolved into imperialism and is the root-cause behind the world-wars, regional wars, frequent economic crises, growing unemployment and poverty, ever-widening economic disparities and ever-increasing violence on people by the ruling-class.

Fourth day: 04th July 7pm-9.30pm
Fifth day: 11th July 7pm-9.30pm

About Venugopal Rao: Venugopal Rao is a senior Telugu journalist. He is the editor of Veekshanam, a Telugu magazine. He is the author of many books. He writes articles extensively on the latest socio-political and economic developments of India and the world. He is a Marxist thinker. He gives classes on Marxist philosophy.

On 4th and 11th July, Venugopal Rao will give us an understanding of how and when the Communist party first came into existence in India. What is CPI and CPM? What is CPI(ML)? Why are there many splinter parties within CPI(ML)? Who are Naxalites and what is their agenda? What is the difference between mainstream Communist parties and CPI(ML) parties?

All are welcome.

Lamakaan invites all for a 3 Night schools of learning on "Introduction to Marxist Philosophy" on Tue-Thu 23,24,25th Jun 7pm every Evening.
This Ideology is built on the theoretical under pinning of Marxism and Leninism and some aspects of Mao thought. This course, from experts is suitable for those who are interested in MLM ideology and wanted to explore and understand more about the topic. It will introduce the audiences to the theory Marxism-Leninism, providing the apparatus needed to understand, analyze, and reflect upon. This three-day night school will provide the basis for the further study Marxist thought from a theoretical and practical point of view. The language of teaching will be in both English and Telugu.

About 'Night School'concept: Night School concept is not new to the world. Government, NGOs and civilized groups have always tried to impart quality education and thought to the people. This is a unique way to get engaged and learn worldly issues without disturbing the regular work. It’s an indulgence into intellectual learning post work hours.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Lamakaan invites all for a 3 Night schools of learning on "Introduction to the history of Left ideology and Leftist parties in India" on Tue-Thu 23,24,25th Jun 7pm every Evening. This Ideology is built on the theoretical under pinning of Marxism and Leninism and some aspects of Mao thought. This course, from experts is suitable for those who are interested in MLM ideology and wanted to explore and understand more about the topic. It will introduce the audiences to the theory Marxism-Leninism, providing the apparatus needed to understand, analyze, and reflect upon. This three-day night school will provide the basis for the further study Marxist thought from a theoretical and practical point of view. The language of teaching will be in both English and Telugu.
About 'Night School'concept: Night School concept is not new to the world. Government, NGOs and civilized groups have always tried to impart quality education and thought to the people. This is a unique way to get engaged and learn worldly issues without disturbing the regular work. It’s an indulgence into intellectual learning post work hours.
All are welcome. Entry - Free.

SAMAHAARA COMEDY NIGHT : 7th EDITION

Stand-up Comedy & Short Plays
by
Team Samahaara

Featuring Four Short Plays written by Anjali Parvati Koda
Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

A Samahaara Workshop Production

Date: 26th & 27th June, 2015
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

Entry for ages 16 years and above only.

It's baaaaaaaack, with a new set of short plays and stand-up comedy. Remember how much fun we had last time? It's going to be Double the Fun as always with Comedy Plays and Stand-up. Get that funny bone tickled with mad, funny, impish, satirical and hilarious characters and situations.

Entry by Donation - 8341120303
Available at in.bookmyshow.com

A fun and interactive workshop where one can convert old beer bottles into fun and quirky table lamps. This fun workshop lets us explore endless & innovative possibilities of recycling old bottles into beautiful lamps which can be adorned in your homes. The best part is you learn the art yourself with the help of Niyati Puri from Tree Of Art and bring out your creative side.
For inquiries: 7675063516

The endless street workshop on photography is about freeing street photography from the conventional frame's rectangle.
Join us as we delve into the factors that limit street photography and ways to go beyond them to capture the street in its truest essence. A field workshop follows in the streets of Old Hyderabad in which you get an opportunity to help us make the longest - or the largest - street photograph of the rich-Ramzan-time Charminar Area in Hyderabad.

Columbus is a story of a 6 years old boy who comes from an unsophisticated back ground, loses his parents and looked after by his uncle, an unfortunate night changes his destiny.
what happens after that?
whether he survived or died??
how did he overcome hunger??

Entry - Free.

Stand-up Comedy & Short Plays
by
Team Samahaara

Featuring Four Short Plays written by Anjali Parvati Koda

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

A Samahaara Workshop Production

Date: 26th & 27th June, 2015
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

Entry for ages 16 years and above only.

It's baaaaaaaack, with a new set of short plays and stand-up comedy. Remember how much fun we had last time? It's going to be Double the Fun as always with Comedy Plays and Stand-up. Get that funny bone tickled with mad, funny, impish, satirical and hilarious characters and situations.

Entry by Donation - 8341120303
Available at in.bookmyshow.com

Inviting all script writers for on ongoing series of workshops by The Scriptwriting Lab. This week the topic we will be discoursing is "Elements of Drama".

The Scriptwriting Lab is an ongoing series of weekend workshops with writers and film makers, where we discuss and practise the craft of writing for cinema. Each session shall focus on a distinct aspect of scriptwriting in detail, with specific techniques and examples, and involving practise exercises followed by sharing/feedback.

The session is free and open to all.

Organized by : Indepdent Cinema Space
Independent Cinema Space is a forum for Independent film makers of the city to facilitate sharing, learning, collaboration and networking. The forum is an attempt to build a community of film-makers, writers and people from the cinematic arts in the city, who believe in alternative, independent and honest cinema.
Facebook Link : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Independent-Cinema-Space/975784255785435?fref=ts

'READ' book club meet at Lamakaan with the month's activity of reading and discussion of the book "Autobiography of a Mad Nation" written by Sriram Karri.

Event being organised by READ - One of Hyderabad's newest but very exciting book clubs. Besides regular member meetings about books (and food) this is the first event to bring authors and readers face to face.
'MadNation' is a provocative, stylish, literary rant against India by a 24 year old awaiting capital punishment written by Author Sriram Karri

The event will have books readings by various members followed by public discussion on 3 different topics and a brief Q&A with the author.

Writer of the book Sriram Karri is an English-language novelist, writer and columnist. His first book, The Spiritual Supermarket, was published by Mosaic Books for the Indian sub-continent in 2007. It was longlisted for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award, (Non-Fiction), in 2008. His first novel, The Autobiography of a Mad Nation, was longlisted for the MAN Asian Literary Prize in 2009.

All are welcome.

Lamakaan, Independent Cinema Space Hyderabad and FTII Alumni, Hyderabad invite you for an evening "Art & Politics - An open discussion in the context of FTII protests".

With increasing involvement of the state in educational and creative institutions recently, we invite film makers, scholars and people from all walks of life to share their perspectives on the developments and their implications.

Entry - Free.

Learning? Yes, of Course. Education? No Thanks"
A talk by Amit Deshwal.

Lecture followed Q & A and discussion

About the topic:

Every child and every culture is unique. If we wish to retain this uniqueness in the children, we need to treat them with love, respect them as unique individuals, give them time and space, help them see the world through their own eyes and support them where they seek help to find their own meaning of life. In his talk, Amit Deshwal wishes to explore how the present education system is adversely affecting the diversity of life and uniqueness of being.

Brief note about Amit Deshwal:

Amit Deshwal graduated from IIT Madras in 2008 and joined the private equity arm of World Bank. Inspired by Tagore's and Tolstoy's thoughts on education, he quit his job a year later to start a learning space for children. He spent nearly three years travelling around the country learning from different spaces that were trying to understand meaning of education beyond formal schooling and volunteering there for his sustenance. These three years that he spent both in solitude and living with diverse communities were the ones, he believes, when his real education began. He spent his last three years working with a small alternative learning space in Hyderabad called Centre for Learning. While his quest continues, he now spends time working with a group of children who chose not to follow the regular schooling pattern. You could read more about his learnings and his thoughts here at earthisnotround.wordpress.com.

Entry - Free.

Social media seems to be everywhere these days.

Platforms such as Facebook,gPlus, Twitter,etc digital channels have revolutionized the way we communicate with each another. Not only does social media have the power to keep us in touch with our friends and family, it can also connect us with the world.

Let your networks know and spread the knowledge.

Entry Rs.100/-

Book Tickets at https://www.payumoney.com/events/#/buyTickets/social-media-day

Inviting all for a five day "CounterCulture Film Festival" at Lamakaan. As a part of this, there will be screenings of films that have shown 'a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm'.

Today's screening is a Telugu masterpiece 'Aakali Rajyam" that showcased the agonising 80s with India at cross roads - to chose between Tradition Vs Progression.

An amazing movie from an amazing director K. Balachander. His characterisation of an unemployed, multilingual, straight-forward, honest and a sincere person in the shallow, twisted world based on favoritism and "corporateised" world has been played to perfection by kamal Hasan. His recitation of SriSri's lines and their timing couldn't have been better tribute to the socialist poet. This is a tribute to doyens like Director KB, writer Ganesh Patro, Poet Sri Sri. MS Viswanathan, Acharya Athreya and thespian Kamal himself and other Techinicians.

Aakali Rajyam dwells on the premises of social satire and through its characters, critically analyzes the state of Indian polity and social situation.

Entry - Free.

Inviting all for "CounterCulture Film Festival" at Lamakaan. As a part of this, there will be screenings of films that have shown 'a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm'.

This day's screening is Oscar winning "Man on the wire",

It takes a look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century."

Entry - Free

If a business idea is strong, it deserves to be made into a prototype. For free!
Join the BuiltForFree campaign

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BuiltForFree is part of The Egghead Creative’s initiative to strengthen the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation with the power of technology.
Top contributors are encouraged to continue the journey of building out their products and ideas with support from event partners. The winner and Top 10 contributors selected by the jury will be awarded by the event partners.

The winning submission will be prototyped by the Egghead Creative team within 60 days. Then it is up to you to take charge of your innovation or expand your operations in collaboration with Egghead Creative The winner can choose to showcase the prototype to a prospective investor or launch the product in beta.

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Entry - Free

"In Custody" by Ismail Merchant is one man's struggle to preserve the works of a waning intellectual.

Deven (Om Puri), a teacher who loves Urdu poetry, is asked by a local newspaper editor to interview poet Nur (Shashi Kapoor) Shahjehanabadi, an aging whale of a man. Deven goes to Bhopal from Mirpur to meet Nur, of whom he is in awe. He finds him living with feuding wives, visited by sycophants who drink his whisky, eat his food and use his hospitality. Deven wants to record Nur for posterity against many odds.
These include seeking funds to buy an aged tape recorder, to bribing Safiya, the elder wife of the poet, to get Nur into a room at a brothel for a week for the recording, and of course feeding Nur's many pals who show up from time to time. Nur's beautiful second wife, Imtiaz, too wants to be taken seriously as a poetess. Dever dismisses her. In the process, our Dev succeeds in ignoring his own wife and child much as Nur does.

In the end, what is preserved? What is in his Custody?

All are welcome for this gem made from a novel by Anita Desai by Merchant Ivory Productions.

Creative Visualization workshop, that can help you improve you creativity especially for those in the field of Arts, Cinema and students.

Learn on how to use your imagination power to create what you want in your life. learn about how mind works, learn to visualize what you have already experienced also learn visualize something that is created in your imagination.

By Software Product development specialist, who applied this technique to create world class software products.

Now he brings in his expertise to help people who needs creativity in their profession.

Entry - Free

This is a fun and interactive workshop where one learns the endless possibilities in doodling and making beautiful and abstract art reflecting one's inner thoughts and creativity.

Doodling has endless outcomes, where one can explore their inner thoughts and creativity to express themselves. Art is always a reflection of you and how you see things around you. With the help of Niyati Puri from Tree Of Art, join the fun in creating your own doodles to express yourself.

Entry - 300/- (Doddling Material will be provided). For registration: 7675063516

Troublemaking duo Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, posing as their industrious alter-egos, expose the people profiting from Hurricane Katrina, the faces behind the environmental disaster in Bhopal, and other shocking events.

Inviting all for a five day "CounterCulture Film Festival" at Lamakaan from Wed-Sun 1-5 July. As a part of this, there will be screenings of films that have shown 'a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm'.

This day's screening is a documentary "The Yes Men Fix the World" by Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno and Kurt Engfehr.

The Yes Men are a culture jamming activist duo and network of supporters created by Jacques Servin and Igor Vamos. Through actions of tactical media, the Yes Men primarily aim to raise awareness about what they consider problematic social issues. To date, the duo has produced three films: The Yes Men (2003), The Yes Men Fix the World (2009) and The Yes Men Are Revolting (2014). In these films, they impersonate entities that they dislike, a practice that they call "identity correction". The Yes Men operate under the mission statement that lies can expose truth. They create and maintain fake websites similar to ones they intend to spoof, which have led to numerous interview, conference, and TV talk show invitations. They espouse the belief that corporations and governmental organizations often act in dehumanizing ways toward the public.

All are welcome.

As part of Lamakaan's Night School, on 4th and 11th July, Night school Venugopal Rao will give us an understanding of how and when the Communist party first came into existence in India. What is CPI and CPM? What is CPI(ML)? Why are there many splinter parties within CPI(ML)? Who are Naxalites and what is their agenda? What is the difference between mainstream Communist parties and CPI(ML) parties?

About Venugopal Rao: Venugopal Rao is a senior Telugu journalist. He is the editor of Veekshanam, a Telugu magazine. He is the author of many books. He writes articles extensively on the latest socio-political and economic developments of India and the world. He is a Marxist thinker. He gives classes on Marxist philosophy.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

A documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history. This film is made by Academy Award winning Alex Gibney.

This is aprt of the 5 day CounterCulture film festival at Lamakaan from Wed-Sun 1-5 Jul.

All are welcome.

Inviting all aspiring script writers for on ongoing series of workshops by The Scriptwriting Lab. This week the topic we will be discoursing is "Show, Not Tell - Cinema as an essential visual medium" - by renowned writer Sriram Karri.

Writer of a book "The autobiography of a mad nation", Sriram Karri is an English-language novelist, writer and columnist. His first book, The Spiritual Supermarket, was published by Mosaic Books for the Indian sub-continent in 2007. It was longlisted for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award, (Non-Fiction), in 2008. His first novel, The Autobiography of a Mad Nation, was longlisted for the MAN Asian Literary Prize in 2009.

The Scriptwriting Lab is an ongoing series of weekend workshops with writers and film makers, where we discuss and practise the craft of writing for cinema. Each session shall focus on a distinct aspect of scriptwriting in detail, with specific techniques and examples, and involving practise exercises followed by sharing/feedback.
The session is free and open to all.
Organized by : Indepdent Cinema Space Independent Cinema Space is a forum for Independent film makers of the city to facilitate sharing, learning, collaboration and networking. The forum is an attempt to build a community of film-makers, writers and people from the cinematic arts in the city, who believe in alternative, independent and honest cinema. Facebook Link : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Independent-Cinema-Space/975784255785435?fref=ts

Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen from London Bridge to the separation barrier on the Palestinian West Bank. He fiercely guards his anonymity to avoid prosecution. An eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker Guetta attempts to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner. Includes footage of Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Invader and many of the world's most infamous graffiti artists at work, on walls and in interview. As Banksy describes it, "It's basically the story of how one man set out to film the un-filmable. And failed.

Inviting all for a five day "CounterCulture Film Festival" at Lamakaan. As a part of this, there will be screenings of films that have shown 'a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm'.

This day's screening is a tribute to the Freedom of Creative Expression.

All are welcome.

Creation is a 2009 British biographical drama film about Charles Darwin's relationship with his wife Emma and his memory of their eldest daughter Annie, as he struggles to write On the Origin of Species. The film, directed by Jon Amiel and starring real life couple Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly as Charles and Emma Darwin, is a partly biographical, partly fictionalised account, based on Randal Keynes's Darwin biography Annie's Box.

Naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to find a balance between his revolutionary theories on evolution and the relationship with his religious wife, whose faith contradicts his work.

This film thus is a perfect foil to end our week long CounterCulture film festival - with a rationalist who stood against the absurdity of religion and blind faith.

This is aprt of the 5 day CounterCulture film festival at Lamakaan from Wed-Sun 1-5 Jul.

All are welcome.

The Beauty Parlour- Synopsis “The beauty Parlour’’ a solo performance is a re- reading of our concepts of beauty and female body. The performance is based on Malayalam play written by Dr.Sreenath Nair.

The play develops after a young married woman tries to commit suicide in a Beauty Parlour. The solo performance portrays that ladies are not exhibits or commodities.

On stage: Richa Jain
Music: Dr Ravindra Tejasvi
Lighting: Dr Jolly puthussery
Video Projection: Naren Yadav
Produced By Kaalpanik Theatre, Hyderabad
Scenic design and Direction: Biju Sreedharan

Nruthyam dance Academy invites all for an evening of classical dance "Narthanam - Kuchipudi Dance" by Vasudha Kundurthi and students.

Performances
1. Vinayaka Koutham
2. Koluvaithiva Rangasai
3. Ananda Thandavam
4. Kulukaga Nadavaro(Annamacharya Keerthana)
5. Jathiswaram
6. Tharangam
7. Ashtapadi
8. Devisthuthi
9. Mahishasura Mardhini

About the Dancer Vasudh. V:
Vasudha got trained by the Guru Pendyala Bharathi for about 6 years since she took to dancing at age 10years. She later continued learning from Veena Murthy, Rekha Madhukar, Chinta Adinarayana, Mahankali Mohan, Dr Anupama Kailash and present Guru Radheshyam with distinction and she performed in various places.

Vasudha got the zeal to learn Vilasini dance - an ancient temple dance form from Padmasri Swapna Sundari, an foremost Dancer of Vilasini after revival of this style.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

According to the latest news, the Telangana State Government has signed an MoU with Uber to set up Uber's largest data centre outside the United States in Hyderabad. As per the MoU, Uber will invest $50 million over the next three years in Hyderabad and undertake projects in collaboration with the Telangana State Government. This agreement promises to bring jobs, skills and technologies to the city. Lamakaan - An Open Cultural Space and Hyderabad Urban Lab , A multi Disciplinary Urban Research initiative specializing in bring to you an open discussion between Biju Mathew, author of Taxi: Cabs and Capitalism in New York and Anant Maringanti, Executive Director of Hyderabad Urban Lab. Biju Mathew teaches information systems and history of science and technology and has studied technology led business transformations in the taxi industry in the US from the point of view of taxi workers rights. Biju Mathew brings 20 years of experience as Taxi workers organizer with New York Taxi Workers Alliance to reflect on challenges of regulating technology led businesses particularly in the transportation sector.

All are welcome.

As part of Lamakaan's Night School, on 4th and 11th July, Night school Venugopal Rao will give us an understanding of how and when the Communist party first came into existence in India. What is CPI and CPM? What is CPI(ML)? Why are there many splinter parties within CPI(ML)? Who are Naxalites and what is their agenda? What is the difference between mainstream Communist parties and CPI(ML) parties?
About Venugopal Rao: Venugopal Rao is a senior Telugu journalist. He is the editor of Veekshanam, a Telugu magazine. He is the author of many books. He writes articles extensively on the latest socio-political and economic developments of India and the world. He is a Marxist thinker. He gives classes on Marxist philosophy.
All are welcome. Entry - Free

Showcasing on a Sunday morning at 11am on 12th Jul is a film by Chris McGuinness "Blood Earth" followed by a small performance of Indigenous Folk Music.

This Word Sound Power's second project, Blood Earth, commenced in August 2011 in the Khonda tribal village of Kucheipadar in South Orissa. In the mid-1990s, large deposits of Bauxite, the mineral from which aluminum is made, were discovered in the area. Soon after, the district became a conflict zone where a vibrant people's movement blossomed with songs serving as a uniting force. With a mobile music studio, Word Sound Power joined local singers and musicians in Kucheipadar for a new type of collaboration.

All are welcome.

The Scriptwriting Lab is an ongoing series of weekend workshops with writers and film makers, where we discuss and practise the craft of writing for cinema. Each session shall focus on a distinct aspect of scriptwriting in detail, with specific techniques and examples, and involving practise exercises followed by sharing/feedback.


Facebook Link : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Independent-Cinema-Space/975784255785435?fref=ts

Inviting all for an evening of talk centering on the NDA government's 1 year completion in power. The presentation is by Ashim Roy, the general secretary of New Trade Union Initiative - a trade union centre in India founded as an independent initiative from political parties.

Ashim Roy has over 25 years of experience in the trade union movement. As the President of the Chemical Mazdoor Panchayat he has led several union battles in Gujarat. Ashim Roy also has a long and rich association with social, political and human rights movements.

All are welcome.

The Beauty Parlour- Synopsis “The beauty Parlour’’ a solo performance is a re- reading of our concepts of beauty and female body. The performance is based on Malayalam play written by Dr.Sreenath Nair.
The play develops after a young married woman tries to commit suicide in a Beauty Parlour. The solo performance portrays that ladies are not exhibits or commodities.
On stage: Richa Jain Music: Dr Ravindra Tejasvi Lighting: Dr Jolly puthussery Video Projection: Naren Yadav Produced By Kaalpanik Theatre, Hyderabad Scenic design and Direction: Biju Sreedharan.

For passes: 9885333273

Inviting all for a Two-day Night school discussing the issue of "State & the Terrorism". by Prof. Sudha Ratan of Georgia Regents University.

On the first day, "An Introduction to the use of Theory in the Study of International Terrorism” will be an audio visual interactive presentation at 7pm on Tue 14th Jul
and
"States and Foreign Policy making in the Shadow of International Terrorism” will be delivered on Wed 15th Jul at 7pm.

Dr. Sudha Ratan, is a Professor & Chair, at Dept. of Political Science, Georgia Regents University, USA.

Dr. Ratan received her B.A. in History from Stella Maris College in Madras, India, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Madras, and completed her Ph.D. in International Studies from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. She is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Georgia Regents University.
Dr. Ratan teaches classes in International Terrorism and US Foreign Policy and has served for the past five years as a consultant on the AfPak region for the Rule of Law Project at the University of South Carolina and for the International and Operational Law Division, Office of The Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army, Pentagon.

All are welcome.

Inviting all to the second day of the Night school discussing the issue of "State & the Terrorism". by Prof. Sudha Ratan of Georgia Regents University.

On this day the topic addressed will be "States and Foreign Policy making in the Shadow of International Terrorism”.

Dr. Sudha Ratan, is a Professor & Chair, at Dept. of Political Science, Georgia Regents University, USA.

Dr. Ratan received her B.A. in History from Stella Maris College in Madras, India, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Madras, and completed her Ph.D. in International Studies from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. She is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Georgia Regents University.
Dr. Ratan teaches classes in International Terrorism and US Foreign Policy and has served for the past five years as a consultant on the AfPak region for the Rule of Law Project at the University of South Carolina and for the International and Operational Law Division, Office of The Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army, Pentagon.

All are welcome.

Inviting all for a two day workshop on 'Critical Reasoning' by Biju Mathew on Thu & Fri 16, 17 Jul.

Presenting on Day 1 is an Oscar winning documentary by Michael Moore "Bowling for Columbine". The film explores what Moore suggests are the main causes for the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 and other acts of violence with guns. Moore focuses on the background and environment in which the massacre took place and some common public opinions and assumptions about related issues. The film also looks into the nature of violence in the United States.
- The real world is messy and unpredictable.
- Most people knew before the general elections that the BJP would win.

The two statements above both have a ring of truth. And yet they are also contradictory. Unlike the world of Newtonian physics or mathematical abstraction the social world we inhabit is not easy analyzed through the positivist methods of science. The social world is multi layered and analyzable only through an entirely different set of methodologies - methods that seek to uncover the deeper causal structures of real world phenomenon. This two days workshop is aimed at making visible some of the techniques involved in rigorous social analysis - why we might broadly encompass under the rubric of critical Reasoning.

Biju Mathew, our speaker tonight, is a Secretary of the National Taxi Workers Alliance in the USA, a Marxist researcher of labor process and migration and a Professor of Business.
He is an associate professor of Information Systems and American studies at Rider University (New Jersey). Biju is also the co-Founder of Lamakaan.

Enrty - Free

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

Parampara Dance and Music forum presents an evening of Kathak Dance 'ANANYA' - a unique dance presentation adapting different types of music to Kathak idiom by Sanjay Kumar Joshi and his disciples.

All are welcome.

Entry - Free.

Cinema Talk @ Lamakaan invites all for an evening of a lecture and an interaction with filmmaker Pavan Sadineni followed by his Telugu film "Prema Ishq Kadal"

India produce a large of number of films every year. There are many young directors who would like to make a mark in the film industry through talent and competence. But they come across a variety of issues ranging from finding a suitable producer to digital revolution. Creativity is another issue that keep bogging the minds of young director. How do they take these challenges and overcome? What apparatus and techniques they use to combat the oligopoly forces? In this talk the budding film maker tries to address the issues which govern the new film makers.

Brief note about Pavan Sadineni:

Pavan Sadineni is young and budding Tollywood film maker. His short films have also caught the attention of audiences and fans. Pavan, who rose to fame after the success of his debut film Prema Ishq Kadhal, has now signed his second film as a director.. Apart from directing films he also writes scripts. He has been passionate about film making and writing.

Entry - Free.

Lamakaan hosts a two day exclusive digital art exhibition by Priya Reddy. It is awork done using plain paint brush on computer without any other tools, graphics etc. It is done using simple mouse printing on canvas and framed giving it the original look.

https://www.facebook.com/digiartpriareddy

All are welcome. Entry - Free

Inviting all for a talk on "Outdoor Education" by Diyanat Ali, an adventure educator. It is a free event and all age groups are welcome.

Outdoors have been man’s best teacher for time immemorial. Whether it is spending time in nature or taking part in various outdoor sports and activities, the learning from outdoors are immense. The essence of outdoor education however lies in reflection which is not fully realized and valued these days. The trend is more on using outdoors
for recreation purposes only. However outdoors can be one of the greatest teacher for humans and plays a vital role in development of human psyche. The talk will focus on the importance of outdoor
education and why it should be a regular part of our lives.

Speaker: Diyanat Ali is a pakka Hyderabadi and the founder of India's Largest and most active adventure club "Great Hyderabad Adventure Club www.ghac.in. He is an Outdoor and Experiential Educator and spends his time volunteering with GHAC for community building and youth development activities or is busy conducting leadership development programs for corporate using outdoors and experiential learning
through his startup www.outlife.in

Fore more info: 09603473470, 04068888087

Entry - Free

The Scriptwriting Lab is an ongoing series of weekend workshops with writers and film makers, where we discuss and practise the craft of writing for cinema.
Each session shall focus on a distinct aspect of scriptwriting in detail, with specific techniques and examples, and involving practise exercises followed by sharing/feedback. The session is free and open to all.

Organized by : Indepdent Cinema Space

Independent Cinema Space is a forum for Independent film makers of the city to facilitate sharing, learning, collaboration and networking. The forum is an attempt to build a community of film-makers, writers and people from the cinematic arts in the city, who believe in alternative, independent and honest cinema.

Facebook Link :
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Independent-Cinema-Space/975784255785435?fref=ts

On the eve of World Storytelling Day and World Music day - both coinciding on Jun 21st - renowned storyteller Deepa Kiran presents a Musical storytelling for the community. A journey into the lives of Bhakti poets and the Bhakti movement; unravelling through stories, music and movement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZosobApZCE
As part of the global initiative of storyteller-members of International Storytelling Network, http://www.storiestochangetheworld.blogspot.in/, this event is being organized in Hyderabad by Story Arts India.

This is an attempt to bring joy of the oral tradition, of sharing narratives with each other. Conceptualised as an evening of musical storytelling for the community, where young and old gather around the warmth of stories and music and relive the childhood memories of story time.

Deepa Kiran is the founder of Story Arts India. She is a storyteller, education consultant, writer and voice-over artist. She weaves in music and movement into her telling. She holds training programs for teachers on employing storytelling in the language classroom. She has performed at festivals such as Kala Ghoda Arts Festival Mumbai, and Hyderabad Literature Festival. Deepa worked with All India Radio, is an alumni of University of Hyderabad and EFLU.
www.storyartsindia.com
FB storyartsindiaofficial
youtube story arts india

Entry - Free.

Bishnu Prasad Rabha was a popular socialist activist from Assam, well known for his literary and cultural contributions. As an advocate of peoples' cultural movement, he drew heavily from different genres of classical and folk cultural traditions. In his home state, people affectionately called him Kala Guru 'the master of the arts'. Assamese people staying across globe commemmorate 20th June his death anniversary as a “Rabha Divas”.

Continuing the tradition alive the greater Hyderabad community of Assam staying in and around Hyderabad celeb are organizing a Literary and Cultural contributions to greater assamese community at 3pm on Sunday 21st June.

The main objective of the workshop to make familiar of “Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha’ works to youner generation in particular of Assamese people and in general to all.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Celebrate world Music day this evening with "Indian and Western instruments"

'Sitar' by Suhit Rakshit (Rag Jaunpuri & Dhune) (30mins).
'Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad' (HaLoH) (6 members of the group) Who will play with tracks.
'Sitar' by Ramprapanna Bhattacharya (Rag Behag & Dhune/Kirtan) Accompanied by Suhit and Ramprapanna.

Suhit Rakshit, student of Delhi Public School, Hyderabad started his music lessons in Western Classical Piano in Japan. At five he was introduced to Hindustan Classical music in Sitar under the guidance of Late Ms. Sarada Mookherjee of Bishnupur gharana.

Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad (HaLoH) is an organization, who believe on ‘Music is a language of God’. Members of the club meet every Sunday at Indira Park. HaLoH was established in 2009.

Ramprapanna Bhattacharya is a next generation Sitar virtuoso, teacher and performer. He is representative of the younger generation of the famous Etawah Gharana. Having excellent musical career, Ramprapanna is an Electronics & Communication Engineer.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Lamakaan is holding a five-day Night-School on the topic called "Introduction to Leftist Ideology". The entry is free.

About the topic:
This is a rare opportunity for all those who are interested to have an understanding of what is actually Leftist ideology and how it all started in Europe, how it came into India and what's the present situation in India. When it comes to Leftist ideology or parties there are many questions. What is CPI? What is CPM? What is CPI(ML)? Why there are many ML parties? Who are Naxalites? What is the difference between Socialism propagated by Marx and the one advocated by social democrats? Is capitalism nearing its end? What kind of society will replace capitalist system? What is the difference between Marx, Lenin and Mao?

Lamakaan has roped in four experts on this subject. Come, attend this unique night-school.

The dates are following:

First day: 23rd June 7pm-9.30pm
Second day: 24th June 7pm-9.30pm
Third day: 25th June 7pm-9.30pm
Fourth day: 04th July 7pm-9.30pm
Fifth day: 11th July 7pm-9.30pm


First day: 23rd June 7pm-9.30pm:

About B.S.Raju: Er. B. S. Raju (Speaker): Er. B.S.Raju is an engineering consultant by profession. He is now consulting on energy conservation and alternative energy technologies. His other interest is ‘Study of the history of peoples’ struggles against Capital and the Peoples’ alternatives to Capitalism’. He edits a bulletin called ‘SRAMIKA NESTHAM’ in Telugu language. • He wrote and published a book (in Telugu language) called ‘NITYA JEEVITHAMLO SOCIALISM’ (Socialism in Daily Life) as part of a trilogy on ‘SOCIALISM: YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW’. • He is also working on a project called SAP - SOCIALIST AWARENESS PROJECT.

B.S.Raju will speak on the 1st day of Lamakaan's night-school on 23rd June. He will give us an understanding of how and why Karl Marx and Engels came up with a pro-people alternative to capitalism, which is serving the interests of only the capitalists. He will explain what are the further contributions of Lenin and Stalin in Soviet Russia and Mao in China in implementing this alternative, namely socialism.

Second day: 24th June 7pm-9.30pm

About Dr. Kasim: Dr. Kasim is a professor of Osmania University. He is the editor of Nadustunna Telangana, a monthly magazine. He is a prolific writer. He teaches Marxist philosophy. Dr.Kasim will give us an understanding of what is Marxist philosophy, how Marx applied science to society and developed Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism, the most powerful tools to understand the society (i.e. socio-political and economic developments in the society) in a scientific way.

Third day: 25th June 7pm-9.30pm

About Narasimha Reddy: Narasimha Reddy served as the state President of the biggest left-oriented teachers' union called Andhra Pradesh Teachers' Federation. He is an author of many books dealing with a wide-array of topics on political-economy. He has so far written hundreds of articles to various magazines and newspapers. He is a Marxist thinker and gives classes on Marxist political-economy.

Narasimha Reddy will give us a Marxist understanding of how capitalism evolved into imperialism and is the root-cause behind the world-wars, regional wars, frequent economic crises, growing unemployment and poverty, ever-widening economic disparities and ever-increasing violence on people by the ruling-class.

Fourth day: 04th July 7pm-9.30pm
Fifth day: 11th July 7pm-9.30pm

About Venugopal Rao: Venugopal Rao is a senior Telugu journalist. He is the editor of Veekshanam, a Telugu magazine. He is the author of many books. He writes articles extensively on the latest socio-political and economic developments of India and the world. He is a Marxist thinker. He gives classes on Marxist philosophy.

On 4th and 11th July, Venugopal Rao will give us an understanding of how and when the Communist party first came into existence in India. What is CPI and CPM? What is CPI(ML)? Why are there many splinter parties within CPI(ML)? Who are Naxalites and what is their agenda? What is the difference between mainstream Communist parties and CPI(ML) parties?

All are welcome.

Lamakaan invites all for a 3 Night schools of learning on "Introduction to Marxist Philosophy" on Tue-Thu 23,24,25th Jun 7pm every Evening.
This Ideology is built on the theoretical under pinning of Marxism and Leninism and some aspects of Mao thought. This course, from experts is suitable for those who are interested in MLM ideology and wanted to explore and understand more about the topic. It will introduce the audiences to the theory Marxism-Leninism, providing the apparatus needed to understand, analyze, and reflect upon. This three-day night school will provide the basis for the further study Marxist thought from a theoretical and practical point of view. The language of teaching will be in both English and Telugu.

About 'Night School'concept: Night School concept is not new to the world. Government, NGOs and civilized groups have always tried to impart quality education and thought to the people. This is a unique way to get engaged and learn worldly issues without disturbing the regular work. It’s an indulgence into intellectual learning post work hours.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Lamakaan invites all for a 3 Night schools of learning on "Introduction to the history of Left ideology and Leftist parties in India" on Tue-Thu 23,24,25th Jun 7pm every Evening. This Ideology is built on the theoretical under pinning of Marxism and Leninism and some aspects of Mao thought. This course, from experts is suitable for those who are interested in MLM ideology and wanted to explore and understand more about the topic. It will introduce the audiences to the theory Marxism-Leninism, providing the apparatus needed to understand, analyze, and reflect upon. This three-day night school will provide the basis for the further study Marxist thought from a theoretical and practical point of view. The language of teaching will be in both English and Telugu.
About 'Night School'concept: Night School concept is not new to the world. Government, NGOs and civilized groups have always tried to impart quality education and thought to the people. This is a unique way to get engaged and learn worldly issues without disturbing the regular work. It’s an indulgence into intellectual learning post work hours.
All are welcome. Entry - Free.

SAMAHAARA COMEDY NIGHT : 7th EDITION

Stand-up Comedy & Short Plays
by
Team Samahaara

Featuring Four Short Plays written by Anjali Parvati Koda
Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

A Samahaara Workshop Production

Date: 26th & 27th June, 2015
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

Entry for ages 16 years and above only.

It's baaaaaaaack, with a new set of short plays and stand-up comedy. Remember how much fun we had last time? It's going to be Double the Fun as always with Comedy Plays and Stand-up. Get that funny bone tickled with mad, funny, impish, satirical and hilarious characters and situations.

Entry by Donation - 8341120303
Available at in.bookmyshow.com

A fun and interactive workshop where one can convert old beer bottles into fun and quirky table lamps. This fun workshop lets us explore endless & innovative possibilities of recycling old bottles into beautiful lamps which can be adorned in your homes. The best part is you learn the art yourself with the help of Niyati Puri from Tree Of Art and bring out your creative side.
For inquiries: 7675063516

The endless street workshop on photography is about freeing street photography from the conventional frame's rectangle.
Join us as we delve into the factors that limit street photography and ways to go beyond them to capture the street in its truest essence. A field workshop follows in the streets of Old Hyderabad in which you get an opportunity to help us make the longest - or the largest - street photograph of the rich-Ramzan-time Charminar Area in Hyderabad.

Columbus is a story of a 6 years old boy who comes from an unsophisticated back ground, loses his parents and looked after by his uncle, an unfortunate night changes his destiny.
what happens after that?
whether he survived or died??
how did he overcome hunger??

Entry - Free.

Stand-up Comedy & Short Plays
by
Team Samahaara

Featuring Four Short Plays written by Anjali Parvati Koda

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

A Samahaara Workshop Production

Date: 26th & 27th June, 2015
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

Entry for ages 16 years and above only.

It's baaaaaaaack, with a new set of short plays and stand-up comedy. Remember how much fun we had last time? It's going to be Double the Fun as always with Comedy Plays and Stand-up. Get that funny bone tickled with mad, funny, impish, satirical and hilarious characters and situations.

Entry by Donation - 8341120303
Available at in.bookmyshow.com

Inviting all script writers for on ongoing series of workshops by The Scriptwriting Lab. This week the topic we will be discoursing is "Elements of Drama".

The Scriptwriting Lab is an ongoing series of weekend workshops with writers and film makers, where we discuss and practise the craft of writing for cinema. Each session shall focus on a distinct aspect of scriptwriting in detail, with specific techniques and examples, and involving practise exercises followed by sharing/feedback.

The session is free and open to all.

Organized by : Indepdent Cinema Space
Independent Cinema Space is a forum for Independent film makers of the city to facilitate sharing, learning, collaboration and networking. The forum is an attempt to build a community of film-makers, writers and people from the cinematic arts in the city, who believe in alternative, independent and honest cinema.
Facebook Link : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Independent-Cinema-Space/975784255785435?fref=ts

'READ' book club meet at Lamakaan with the month's activity of reading and discussion of the book "Autobiography of a Mad Nation" written by Sriram Karri.

Event being organised by READ - One of Hyderabad's newest but very exciting book clubs. Besides regular member meetings about books (and food) this is the first event to bring authors and readers face to face.
'MadNation' is a provocative, stylish, literary rant against India by a 24 year old awaiting capital punishment written by Author Sriram Karri

The event will have books readings by various members followed by public discussion on 3 different topics and a brief Q&A with the author.

Writer of the book Sriram Karri is an English-language novelist, writer and columnist. His first book, The Spiritual Supermarket, was published by Mosaic Books for the Indian sub-continent in 2007. It was longlisted for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award, (Non-Fiction), in 2008. His first novel, The Autobiography of a Mad Nation, was longlisted for the MAN Asian Literary Prize in 2009.

All are welcome.

Lamakaan, Independent Cinema Space Hyderabad and FTII Alumni, Hyderabad invite you for an evening "Art & Politics - An open discussion in the context of FTII protests".

With increasing involvement of the state in educational and creative institutions recently, we invite film makers, scholars and people from all walks of life to share their perspectives on the developments and their implications.

Entry - Free.

Learning? Yes, of Course. Education? No Thanks"
A talk by Amit Deshwal.

Lecture followed Q & A and discussion

About the topic:

Every child and every culture is unique. If we wish to retain this uniqueness in the children, we need to treat them with love, respect them as unique individuals, give them time and space, help them see the world through their own eyes and support them where they seek help to find their own meaning of life. In his talk, Amit Deshwal wishes to explore how the present education system is adversely affecting the diversity of life and uniqueness of being.

Brief note about Amit Deshwal:

Amit Deshwal graduated from IIT Madras in 2008 and joined the private equity arm of World Bank. Inspired by Tagore's and Tolstoy's thoughts on education, he quit his job a year later to start a learning space for children. He spent nearly three years travelling around the country learning from different spaces that were trying to understand meaning of education beyond formal schooling and volunteering there for his sustenance. These three years that he spent both in solitude and living with diverse communities were the ones, he believes, when his real education began. He spent his last three years working with a small alternative learning space in Hyderabad called Centre for Learning. While his quest continues, he now spends time working with a group of children who chose not to follow the regular schooling pattern. You could read more about his learnings and his thoughts here at earthisnotround.wordpress.com.

Entry - Free.

Social media seems to be everywhere these days.

Platforms such as Facebook,gPlus, Twitter,etc digital channels have revolutionized the way we communicate with each another. Not only does social media have the power to keep us in touch with our friends and family, it can also connect us with the world.

Let your networks know and spread the knowledge.

Entry Rs.100/-

Book Tickets at https://www.payumoney.com/events/#/buyTickets/social-media-day

Inviting all for a five day "CounterCulture Film Festival" at Lamakaan. As a part of this, there will be screenings of films that have shown 'a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm'.

Today's screening is a Telugu masterpiece 'Aakali Rajyam" that showcased the agonising 80s with India at cross roads - to chose between Tradition Vs Progression.

An amazing movie from an amazing director K. Balachander. His characterisation of an unemployed, multilingual, straight-forward, honest and a sincere person in the shallow, twisted world based on favoritism and "corporateised" world has been played to perfection by kamal Hasan. His recitation of SriSri's lines and their timing couldn't have been better tribute to the socialist poet. This is a tribute to doyens like Director KB, writer Ganesh Patro, Poet Sri Sri. MS Viswanathan, Acharya Athreya and thespian Kamal himself and other Techinicians.

Aakali Rajyam dwells on the premises of social satire and through its characters, critically analyzes the state of Indian polity and social situation.

Entry - Free.

Inviting all for "CounterCulture Film Festival" at Lamakaan. As a part of this, there will be screenings of films that have shown 'a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm'.

This day's screening is Oscar winning "Man on the wire",

It takes a look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century."

Entry - Free

If a business idea is strong, it deserves to be made into a prototype. For free!
Join the BuiltForFree campaign

BuiltForFree is a global campaign to encourage budding entrepreneurs to submit their ideas and get them prototyped for free. As part of the one month campaign, we bring ideas from the entrepreneurs, self starters and individuals across the world to be reviewed by a jury of technology experts and business analysts. The winning submission will be developed into a prototype by the The Egghead Creative development team.

All you need is an idea that has a promising business potential and has a great impact

BuiltForFree is part of The Egghead Creative’s initiative to strengthen the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation with the power of technology.
Top contributors are encouraged to continue the journey of building out their products and ideas with support from event partners. The winner and Top 10 contributors selected by the jury will be awarded by the event partners.

The winning submission will be prototyped by the Egghead Creative team within 60 days. Then it is up to you to take charge of your innovation or expand your operations in collaboration with Egghead Creative The winner can choose to showcase the prototype to a prospective investor or launch the product in beta.

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Entry - Free

"In Custody" by Ismail Merchant is one man's struggle to preserve the works of a waning intellectual.

Deven (Om Puri), a teacher who loves Urdu poetry, is asked by a local newspaper editor to interview poet Nur (Shashi Kapoor) Shahjehanabadi, an aging whale of a man. Deven goes to Bhopal from Mirpur to meet Nur, of whom he is in awe. He finds him living with feuding wives, visited by sycophants who drink his whisky, eat his food and use his hospitality. Deven wants to record Nur for posterity against many odds.
These include seeking funds to buy an aged tape recorder, to bribing Safiya, the elder wife of the poet, to get Nur into a room at a brothel for a week for the recording, and of course feeding Nur's many pals who show up from time to time. Nur's beautiful second wife, Imtiaz, too wants to be taken seriously as a poetess. Dever dismisses her. In the process, our Dev succeeds in ignoring his own wife and child much as Nur does.

In the end, what is preserved? What is in his Custody?

All are welcome for this gem made from a novel by Anita Desai by Merchant Ivory Productions.

Creative Visualization workshop, that can help you improve you creativity especially for those in the field of Arts, Cinema and students.

Learn on how to use your imagination power to create what you want in your life. learn about how mind works, learn to visualize what you have already experienced also learn visualize something that is created in your imagination.

By Software Product development specialist, who applied this technique to create world class software products.

Now he brings in his expertise to help people who needs creativity in their profession.

Entry - Free

This is a fun and interactive workshop where one learns the endless possibilities in doodling and making beautiful and abstract art reflecting one's inner thoughts and creativity.

Doodling has endless outcomes, where one can explore their inner thoughts and creativity to express themselves. Art is always a reflection of you and how you see things around you. With the help of Niyati Puri from Tree Of Art, join the fun in creating your own doodles to express yourself.

Entry - 300/- (Doddling Material will be provided). For registration: 7675063516

Troublemaking duo Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, posing as their industrious alter-egos, expose the people profiting from Hurricane Katrina, the faces behind the environmental disaster in Bhopal, and other shocking events.

Inviting all for a five day "CounterCulture Film Festival" at Lamakaan from Wed-Sun 1-5 July. As a part of this, there will be screenings of films that have shown 'a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm'.

This day's screening is a documentary "The Yes Men Fix the World" by Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno and Kurt Engfehr.

The Yes Men are a culture jamming activist duo and network of supporters created by Jacques Servin and Igor Vamos. Through actions of tactical media, the Yes Men primarily aim to raise awareness about what they consider problematic social issues. To date, the duo has produced three films: The Yes Men (2003), The Yes Men Fix the World (2009) and The Yes Men Are Revolting (2014). In these films, they impersonate entities that they dislike, a practice that they call "identity correction". The Yes Men operate under the mission statement that lies can expose truth. They create and maintain fake websites similar to ones they intend to spoof, which have led to numerous interview, conference, and TV talk show invitations. They espouse the belief that corporations and governmental organizations often act in dehumanizing ways toward the public.

All are welcome.

As part of Lamakaan's Night School, on 4th and 11th July, Night school Venugopal Rao will give us an understanding of how and when the Communist party first came into existence in India. What is CPI and CPM? What is CPI(ML)? Why are there many splinter parties within CPI(ML)? Who are Naxalites and what is their agenda? What is the difference between mainstream Communist parties and CPI(ML) parties?

About Venugopal Rao: Venugopal Rao is a senior Telugu journalist. He is the editor of Veekshanam, a Telugu magazine. He is the author of many books. He writes articles extensively on the latest socio-political and economic developments of India and the world. He is a Marxist thinker. He gives classes on Marxist philosophy.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

A documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history. This film is made by Academy Award winning Alex Gibney.

This is aprt of the 5 day CounterCulture film festival at Lamakaan from Wed-Sun 1-5 Jul.

All are welcome.

Inviting all aspiring script writers for on ongoing series of workshops by The Scriptwriting Lab. This week the topic we will be discoursing is "Show, Not Tell - Cinema as an essential visual medium" - by renowned writer Sriram Karri.

Writer of a book "The autobiography of a mad nation", Sriram Karri is an English-language novelist, writer and columnist. His first book, The Spiritual Supermarket, was published by Mosaic Books for the Indian sub-continent in 2007. It was longlisted for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award, (Non-Fiction), in 2008. His first novel, The Autobiography of a Mad Nation, was longlisted for the MAN Asian Literary Prize in 2009.

The Scriptwriting Lab is an ongoing series of weekend workshops with writers and film makers, where we discuss and practise the craft of writing for cinema. Each session shall focus on a distinct aspect of scriptwriting in detail, with specific techniques and examples, and involving practise exercises followed by sharing/feedback.
The session is free and open to all.
Organized by : Indepdent Cinema Space Independent Cinema Space is a forum for Independent film makers of the city to facilitate sharing, learning, collaboration and networking. The forum is an attempt to build a community of film-makers, writers and people from the cinematic arts in the city, who believe in alternative, independent and honest cinema. Facebook Link : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Independent-Cinema-Space/975784255785435?fref=ts

Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen from London Bridge to the separation barrier on the Palestinian West Bank. He fiercely guards his anonymity to avoid prosecution. An eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker Guetta attempts to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner. Includes footage of Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Invader and many of the world's most infamous graffiti artists at work, on walls and in interview. As Banksy describes it, "It's basically the story of how one man set out to film the un-filmable. And failed.

Inviting all for a five day "CounterCulture Film Festival" at Lamakaan. As a part of this, there will be screenings of films that have shown 'a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm'.

This day's screening is a tribute to the Freedom of Creative Expression.

All are welcome.

Creation is a 2009 British biographical drama film about Charles Darwin's relationship with his wife Emma and his memory of their eldest daughter Annie, as he struggles to write On the Origin of Species. The film, directed by Jon Amiel and starring real life couple Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly as Charles and Emma Darwin, is a partly biographical, partly fictionalised account, based on Randal Keynes's Darwin biography Annie's Box.

Naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to find a balance between his revolutionary theories on evolution and the relationship with his religious wife, whose faith contradicts his work.

This film thus is a perfect foil to end our week long CounterCulture film festival - with a rationalist who stood against the absurdity of religion and blind faith.

This is aprt of the 5 day CounterCulture film festival at Lamakaan from Wed-Sun 1-5 Jul.

All are welcome.

The Beauty Parlour- Synopsis “The beauty Parlour’’ a solo performance is a re- reading of our concepts of beauty and female body. The performance is based on Malayalam play written by Dr.Sreenath Nair.

The play develops after a young married woman tries to commit suicide in a Beauty Parlour. The solo performance portrays that ladies are not exhibits or commodities.

On stage: Richa Jain
Music: Dr Ravindra Tejasvi
Lighting: Dr Jolly puthussery
Video Projection: Naren Yadav
Produced By Kaalpanik Theatre, Hyderabad
Scenic design and Direction: Biju Sreedharan

Nruthyam dance Academy invites all for an evening of classical dance "Narthanam - Kuchipudi Dance" by Vasudha Kundurthi and students.

Performances
1. Vinayaka Koutham
2. Koluvaithiva Rangasai
3. Ananda Thandavam
4. Kulukaga Nadavaro(Annamacharya Keerthana)
5. Jathiswaram
6. Tharangam
7. Ashtapadi
8. Devisthuthi
9. Mahishasura Mardhini

About the Dancer Vasudh. V:
Vasudha got trained by the Guru Pendyala Bharathi for about 6 years since she took to dancing at age 10years. She later continued learning from Veena Murthy, Rekha Madhukar, Chinta Adinarayana, Mahankali Mohan, Dr Anupama Kailash and present Guru Radheshyam with distinction and she performed in various places.

Vasudha got the zeal to learn Vilasini dance - an ancient temple dance form from Padmasri Swapna Sundari, an foremost Dancer of Vilasini after revival of this style.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

According to the latest news, the Telangana State Government has signed an MoU with Uber to set up Uber's largest data centre outside the United States in Hyderabad. As per the MoU, Uber will invest $50 million over the next three years in Hyderabad and undertake projects in collaboration with the Telangana State Government. This agreement promises to bring jobs, skills and technologies to the city. Lamakaan - An Open Cultural Space and Hyderabad Urban Lab , A multi Disciplinary Urban Research initiative specializing in bring to you an open discussion between Biju Mathew, author of Taxi: Cabs and Capitalism in New York and Anant Maringanti, Executive Director of Hyderabad Urban Lab. Biju Mathew teaches information systems and history of science and technology and has studied technology led business transformations in the taxi industry in the US from the point of view of taxi workers rights. Biju Mathew brings 20 years of experience as Taxi workers organizer with New York Taxi Workers Alliance to reflect on challenges of regulating technology led businesses particularly in the transportation sector.

All are welcome.

As part of Lamakaan's Night School, on 4th and 11th July, Night school Venugopal Rao will give us an understanding of how and when the Communist party first came into existence in India. What is CPI and CPM? What is CPI(ML)? Why are there many splinter parties within CPI(ML)? Who are Naxalites and what is their agenda? What is the difference between mainstream Communist parties and CPI(ML) parties?
About Venugopal Rao: Venugopal Rao is a senior Telugu journalist. He is the editor of Veekshanam, a Telugu magazine. He is the author of many books. He writes articles extensively on the latest socio-political and economic developments of India and the world. He is a Marxist thinker. He gives classes on Marxist philosophy.
All are welcome. Entry - Free

Showcasing on a Sunday morning at 11am on 12th Jul is a film by Chris McGuinness "Blood Earth" followed by a small performance of Indigenous Folk Music.

This Word Sound Power's second project, Blood Earth, commenced in August 2011 in the Khonda tribal village of Kucheipadar in South Orissa. In the mid-1990s, large deposits of Bauxite, the mineral from which aluminum is made, were discovered in the area. Soon after, the district became a conflict zone where a vibrant people's movement blossomed with songs serving as a uniting force. With a mobile music studio, Word Sound Power joined local singers and musicians in Kucheipadar for a new type of collaboration.

All are welcome.

The Scriptwriting Lab is an ongoing series of weekend workshops with writers and film makers, where we discuss and practise the craft of writing for cinema. Each session shall focus on a distinct aspect of scriptwriting in detail, with specific techniques and examples, and involving practise exercises followed by sharing/feedback.


Facebook Link : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Independent-Cinema-Space/975784255785435?fref=ts

Inviting all for an evening of talk centering on the NDA government's 1 year completion in power. The presentation is by Ashim Roy, the general secretary of New Trade Union Initiative - a trade union centre in India founded as an independent initiative from political parties.

Ashim Roy has over 25 years of experience in the trade union movement. As the President of the Chemical Mazdoor Panchayat he has led several union battles in Gujarat. Ashim Roy also has a long and rich association with social, political and human rights movements.

All are welcome.

The Beauty Parlour- Synopsis “The beauty Parlour’’ a solo performance is a re- reading of our concepts of beauty and female body. The performance is based on Malayalam play written by Dr.Sreenath Nair.
The play develops after a young married woman tries to commit suicide in a Beauty Parlour. The solo performance portrays that ladies are not exhibits or commodities.
On stage: Richa Jain Music: Dr Ravindra Tejasvi Lighting: Dr Jolly puthussery Video Projection: Naren Yadav Produced By Kaalpanik Theatre, Hyderabad Scenic design and Direction: Biju Sreedharan.

For passes: 9885333273

Inviting all for a Two-day Night school discussing the issue of "State & the Terrorism". by Prof. Sudha Ratan of Georgia Regents University.

On the first day, "An Introduction to the use of Theory in the Study of International Terrorism” will be an audio visual interactive presentation at 7pm on Tue 14th Jul
and
"States and Foreign Policy making in the Shadow of International Terrorism” will be delivered on Wed 15th Jul at 7pm.

Dr. Sudha Ratan, is a Professor & Chair, at Dept. of Political Science, Georgia Regents University, USA.

Dr. Ratan received her B.A. in History from Stella Maris College in Madras, India, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Madras, and completed her Ph.D. in International Studies from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. She is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Georgia Regents University.
Dr. Ratan teaches classes in International Terrorism and US Foreign Policy and has served for the past five years as a consultant on the AfPak region for the Rule of Law Project at the University of South Carolina and for the International and Operational Law Division, Office of The Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army, Pentagon.

All are welcome.

Inviting all to the second day of the Night school discussing the issue of "State & the Terrorism". by Prof. Sudha Ratan of Georgia Regents University.

On this day the topic addressed will be "States and Foreign Policy making in the Shadow of International Terrorism”.

Dr. Sudha Ratan, is a Professor & Chair, at Dept. of Political Science, Georgia Regents University, USA.

Dr. Ratan received her B.A. in History from Stella Maris College in Madras, India, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Madras, and completed her Ph.D. in International Studies from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. She is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Georgia Regents University.
Dr. Ratan teaches classes in International Terrorism and US Foreign Policy and has served for the past five years as a consultant on the AfPak region for the Rule of Law Project at the University of South Carolina and for the International and Operational Law Division, Office of The Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army, Pentagon.

All are welcome.

Inviting all for a two day workshop on 'Critical Reasoning' by Biju Mathew on Thu & Fri 16, 17 Jul.

Presenting on Day 1 is an Oscar winning documentary by Michael Moore "Bowling for Columbine". The film explores what Moore suggests are the main causes for the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 and other acts of violence with guns. Moore focuses on the background and environment in which the massacre took place and some common public opinions and assumptions about related issues. The film also looks into the nature of violence in the United States.
- The real world is messy and unpredictable.
- Most people knew before the general elections that the BJP would win.

The two statements above both have a ring of truth. And yet they are also contradictory. Unlike the world of Newtonian physics or mathematical abstraction the social world we inhabit is not easy analyzed through the positivist methods of science. The social world is multi layered and analyzable only through an entirely different set of methodologies - methods that seek to uncover the deeper causal structures of real world phenomenon. This two days workshop is aimed at making visible some of the techniques involved in rigorous social analysis - why we might broadly encompass under the rubric of critical Reasoning.

Biju Mathew, our speaker tonight, is a Secretary of the National Taxi Workers Alliance in the USA, a Marxist researcher of labor process and migration and a Professor of Business.
He is an associate professor of Information Systems and American studies at Rider University (New Jersey). Biju is also the co-Founder of Lamakaan.

Enrty - Free