Lamakaan

It's a two day workshop on how to make paper jewellery from newspaper,magazines and different sheets.The workshop will focus on the techniques to make different paper beads to make neck piece,earrings and studs.The fee for the workshop is Rs.600.Timings-11am-1pm on 17-7-15 n 18-7-15.

for registration: 7799648433

Inviting all for a Two-Day workshop on 'Critical Reasoning' by Biju Mathew.
- 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.

Entry - Free.

After a successful workshop past week, on popular demand, hosting another ' Brain A-Maze Workshop' on the 18th of July, 2015 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm

The Brain A-Maze workshop is a workshop dedicated towards triggering and nourishing your Intellectual Appetite - consisting of solving Crosswords, Crypto-Codes, Mazes, Number fills, Word jumbles, Logical puzzles like Skyscrapers, Cross-sums, Crypt-arithmetic and Vedic Maths.

It has been scientifically proven that such brain activities stimulate the mind, sharpen your critical thinking skills, improve your logical reasoning abilities, build verbal skills, improve powers of concentration, perception and focus.

Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills
Date: Saturday, 18th July 2015.
Timings: 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Fees: Rs. 600 ( Inclusive of the material)
For registrations contact: 9849820222

Organizer Details:

Ms. Gayathri Nagarajan is an engineering graduate from CBIT, Osmania University. She is a Technical analyst of stock markets and has been a professional trader in the
derivatives segment for over 10 years. She is also an avid mathematician and puzzler and develops creative puzzles of varying difficulty levels to cater to people of all age groups. She has conducted many such workshops for children and adults and has gotten amazing reviews. She introduces the concept of logical reasoning with the help of easy puzzles, encouraging them to move on to difficult ones gradually.

Inviting all for a Talk on 'Medical Ethics' by Steven D. Weiss, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, USA.

The talk will be preceded by a video of Atul Gawande, Author of the book 'Being Mortal' - A deeply affecting, urgently important book one not just about dying and the limits of medicine but about living to the last with autonomy, dignity, and joy.

The talk will be followed by open session of Q & A.

Steven D. Weiss is a PhD. M.A. from University of Wisconsin.

Dr. Weiss's research interests cover ethical theory, applied ethics, 19th-century European philosophy, the history of philosophy, political theory, aesthetics, and critical thinking. He is currently working on the ethics of designer drugs for brain enhancement.

His Courses Taught in GRU are: Introduction to Philosophy; Contemporary Ethical Issues; Contemporary Political Philosophy; Environmental Ethics; Ethical Theory; Philosophy of the Human Person; Ancient Political Philosophy; 19th Century European Philosophy; Bioethics; Philosophy and Medicine; Just War Theory.

Entry - Free.

Underdog presents a comedy play "Sweet Tinder Love".

It is a comedy that looks into how modern relationships have changed due to the advancement of technology. With facebook and apps such as okcupid and tinder, real relationships are withering and new dine and dash relationships are floursishing in today’s world. Siddharth is caught in the dilemma of moving with the times or sticking to his beliefs of being a real man and dealing with real relationships. However, the lure of tinder and facebook has attracted siddhart to explore a brand new world where shallowness is respected and old school love shunned.

This is a presentation by the makers of ‘Love,Sex & Mocha’, ‘Need for weed’, ‘Whats up with Indian Men’, ‘Bev.Di’, ‘Finding Nemo’s Libido’, ‘Me,My Wife & Katrina’ present a sweet romantic comedy based on technology and love called “Sweet Tinder Love.

Time:9:00 pm

The Screenwriting 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

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 screening of "Smarana", a film made by C Vanaja on the agony of the mothers who lost their children in various movement in, Talangana and Andhra Pradesh.

About a dozen mothers who are essentially non-political and do not necessarily believe in their deceased children's politics, talk about their memories, the trauma, repression they have undergone both physically and emotionally when their children were away from home fighting for others'.

Vanaja is an award winning journalist and filmmaker based in Hyderabad whose work focuses on issues of development and social concerns. Trained in Mass Communication, she has over sixteen years’ experience across all media – print, broadcast, electronic and web. She has made critically acclaimed and award winning documentaries like Red Corridor, Smarana and Breeding Invasions.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Sutradhar presents Out at Sea - a Play written by Slawomir Mrozek and directed by Vinay Varma.

It is the story of three hungry men marooned on a raft after a ship wreck. Does humanity get lost in cannibalism and political tyranny? Is hunger for food tragedy or comedy? Can man really eat man? Absurd. But that's the reality. The truth is that reality is absurd.

For passes:9848052541

Sutradhar presents Out at Sea - a Play written by Slawomir Mrozek and directed by Vinay Varma.

It is the story of three hungry men marooned on a raft after a ship wreck. Does humanity get lost in cannibalism and political tyranny? Is hunger for food tragedy or comedy? Can man really eat man? Absurd. But that's the reality. The truth is that reality is absurd.

For passes:9848052541

Inviting all for a two day Lippan workshop on Fri & Sat 24th & 25th Jul. It is a Gujrati folk art done on wooden cuttings n planks with clay or shilpakar and embellishing it with mirrors and kundans. In this workshop they will make a lippan work wall hanging.The fee for the workshop is Rs.600.

registration: 7799648433

Improvised theater is a genre of theatre performed without a script- characters and scenes are taken up on the spot, based on suggestions from the audience. Come and watch the actors as they perform the same, made even more difficult by the show host, who conducts a series of 'improv'games.

It's an Eid gathering. Foodies from twin cities are going to gather to enjoy some good time & good food(evening snacks available @ LaMakaan)

Itna To Chalta Hai ( A Modern Nautanki )

About The Play - "Itna to chalta hain... A modern nautanki" : this play takes a dig at the illogical circumstances created by few entities giving rise to a humorous environment. This form gives a huge room to perform and enjoy the characters assigned to each.
The play designed in Udaan's ( Evoke - 6 ) acting workshop.

Date - 25th July 2015 & 25th July 2015
Time - 08:00 pm to 09:00 pm
Venue - Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 01
Duration - 60 minutes
Donor Pass - Rs. 100/-

Actors - Surender Sahil Verma, Vinayak Raikhelkar, Ashish Megh, Susheel Kumar, Munna, Saurabh Joshi, Madhuri Thorat, Pradeep, Kedar Subhedar.

Written by - Surender Sahil Verma.
Directed by - Saurabh Gharipurikar.

For more details contact Saurabh Gharipurikar # 9290013166

Hello young chocolatiers.
We at flavors want to invite you for an innovative and creative workshop for all our young aspirants who love to play with their creativity. We are looking forward to welcoming you for our chocolate making workshop for youngsters.

Registration - 350/-
9346334207 Krishna Agarwal

Hi digital marketer's

we want our community to meet and have strong relationship among our self.As we believe we are the game changers for every company .Let us take an advantage of "how to promote our self" .meet like minded people and strengthen our skills and our community and get updated in every activity that every one of us do

I strongly recommend all industry experts to contribute your time to be a speaker . Our intention is to help people in getting jobs, freelance projects for digital marketing talents.

The meetup to take comments & suggestions from all industry experts

Thank you, Chakri, 9985032005

Itna To Chalta Hai (A Modern Nautanki).

About The Play - "Itna to chalta hain... A modern nautanki": This play takes a dig at the illogical circumstances created by few entities giving rise to a humorous environment. This form gives a huge room to perform and enjoy the characters assigned to each.

The play designed in Udaan's ( Evoke - 6 ) acting workshop.
Date - 25th July 2015 & 25th July 2015 Time - 08:00 pm to 09:00 pm Venue - Lamakaan.
Duration - 60 minutes
Donor Pass - Rs. 100/-
Actors - Surender Sahil Verma, Vinayak Raikhelkar, Ashish Megh, Susheel Kumar, Munna, Saurabh Joshi, Madhuri Thorat, Pradeep, Kedar Subhedar.
Written by - Surender Sahil Verma. Directed by - Saurabh Gharipurikar.
For more details contact Saurabh Gharipurikar # 9290013166

An evening of discussion on'The Lesson to be Learnt with the current Greece Economic Crisis'.

Joining us for a discussion are Dr.Partha Banerjee is a labor educator and human rights activist based in New York.

He will speak about the neoliberal economic policies that are silently colonizing the world, in the name of development and prosperity.

A brief by the guest speaker:

"IMF and ARISTOTLE -- When I speak to my labor union students about Greece and IMF, or "illegal" immigration and IMF, or massive unemployment and IMF, or tax cuts for the wealthy and IMF...etc... many ask what exactly is IMF? Nobody ever heard about IMF, because you never hear anything about it on mainstream media. They have kept it a closely-guarded secret. But now that Greece has stood up against IMF, World Bank, and G-8, Wall Street is angry. And Corporate media is manufacturing public consent to punish Greece. And because of this, some people are hearing the word IMF for the first time, even though they still don't know what they do, or how they do it. They don't know how IMF and World Bank work as a global credit card scam: loans you can NEVER pay back, and you're in debt, FOREVER. Your life is doomed, and your children's lives are doomed. Media and big political parties are creating mass hysteria that Greece will crash the world economy, and it's Greece's fault. Just the same way New York Times and CNN manufactured WMD consent to punish Iraq; they said it was Iraq's fault. They destroyed millions of Iraqis. Now they will destroy millions of Greeks. (I also heard Greece now has 50% unemployment. Soon, it will be 60 or 70%. And there will be new violence and bloodshed in the land of Socrates, Archimedes, Aristotle and Plato".

All are welcome to this evening of Open discussion.

Friends from Media are invited to cover "Press Conference on Gender Discrimination and Oppression in Secunderabad Club, city’s oldest 137 year old Club".

Venue: Lamakaan, in lane adjacent VengalaRao Park, Road no.5, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
Date and Time: Wednesday, 29th July, 2014 at 2 pm

Contact person: Anjana Anukriti Taggarse
Contact number: +91 98485 12997

The Brief:
The Secunderabad Club, as per their Rules, is a Social, Sports and Cultural Club where men and women are both entitled to be members. It is not a ‘gentlemen’s club’ where only men are members. However gender discrimination and gender oppression is practiced under the aegis of the Rules themselves by the Secunderabad Club.

The Rules of the Club impose disabilities on women of two kinds, (i) right of self governance through franchise/Voting and (ii) marriage/remarriage disentitles women to continued membership of Club. However, the men in the Club enjoy the rights of franchise and freedom to marry/remarry without any restrictions

Women (Associate Member Ladies (AML) members) are entitled to membership in the same way as their brothers are, both enter membership as progeny of Permanent Members of the Club and pay the same admission fee.

AML (women) members are prevented from exercising their rights of franchise/ suffrage. Under Rule 17 of the Club, only men have these rights of franchise. AML (Women) members are not permitted to
(i) exercise their vote, choose their representatives and be part of the governance process
(ii) contest for elections and participate in self governance
(iii) nominate names for managing committee or other memberships
(iv) make proposals to the General Body to amend the Rules or bring about changes in the Club
(v) their children are disentitled from membership solely because the parent/member is a woman. Children of male members have a right of membership.
(vi) not permitted to be members of the General Body of the Society. Only men can be permanent members and move resolutions and take decisions on issues governing all the members, including women and children.
(vii) Their spouses and children lose membership on the death of an AML member only because she is a woman while the family of a Permanent Member continues the membership even on the death of the permanent member.


Women of all categories (AML / Lady / Associate or Spousal) are sought to be prevented from marrying or remarrying.
(i) Rules restrain Widows /spousal members from remarrying (Rule VII(3))
(ii) Rules restrain Lady members (single / divorced / separated from remarrying (Rule VII)

(Then the history of this fight, etc. and the final call for action below)

Thanks so much! Anjana

Sampradaya invites you all for an evening of tea and talk with an eminent counsellor Dr Vasuprada Kartic to help us in Understanding and Mastering the Art of dealing with Expectation, Delivery and Acceptance, failure of which leads to Depression, Low self-esteem and Frustration resulting in rise of Suicides among the youth.

Dr Vasuprada Kartic is a double Masters in counseling and Psychotherapy with a Diploma in Special Education and is a Ph.D(AM) in Holistic Psychotherapy using complementary and alternative tools.

She is Certified from Medical Section, Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland as an Anthroposophic Psychotherapist , the first of the two Indian Psychotherapists to be certified in that area of work. She was the founder President of Deeksha Foundation in 2006 working towards Prevention of disability & Maintenance of Mental health.

All are welcome.

Inviting all for a Dance evening "Impressions" - a double bill presentation by two contemporary dance artists: Chandana Sarma (from The School of Terence Lewis Academy, Mumbai) and Durgakoteshwar Rao (from The School of Attakalari, Bangalore).

The performances use dance and movement in a theatrical manner to convey two chosen themes.

Performance 1: "peek-a-boo" is about realities that exist beyond our knowledge.
Performance 2: "Alone" is about expressing emotions through a body devoid of a face.

All are welcome.

Lamakaan invites you to

Cinema Talk with filmmaker S Amarnath

followed by the screening of ‘Documenting Reality by Ranu Sharma’

Objective of this evening in the words of the filmmaker:

"Is it possible to engage a thought keeping fiction and non-fiction films on the same plane and explore

how we 'see' them?"

"In a place like Hyderabad, overpowered by 300-crore club mainstream 'films’, talking about no-returns-

promised documentary films is surely interesting and challenging; more so in a place like Lamakaan, with

such a diverse audience/ crowd hopping in and out. Given this backdrop, it is only natural to have

narrow popular notions about a documentary when you position it as another ‘film’.

After all it doesn’t have that money or stars; they don’t show in the theaters; they don’t ‘seem’ to have

any entertainment; they are too complicated to engage with; they show poverty, issues, problems and

what not! These are only a few but there are loads of other interesting popular notions we get to hear

only to make a Documentary film more complicated, inaccessible and one that’s boring. It’s an irony that

the history of Cinema starts with documentary film and today we ‘perceive’ it as ‘second cousin’ to the

mainstream fiction.

Being a film buff myself I have had my own journey of growing through these popular notions and

realizing how fun, empowering, adventurous and expressive documentary films can be. And took it up as

a career for the sheer excitement it promised. Through this talk I want to explore all the impressions/

ideas/ notions/ perceptions we as filmmakers/ audiences carry about documentary films and share my

own excitement about them as a practitioner leading to a collective realization of ‘ways of looking at

documentary films.'"

About the film being screened:

Documenting Reality

by Ranu Sharma

30 min, English, India

As an extension to his talk/ conversation, Amar will show ‘Documenting Reality by Ranu Sharma’ that

ponders over the ideas of reality, Point-of-view, politics and why we document things. The film explores

the ‘constructedness’ of reality and the processes behind establishing it in documentary films and delves

into how ‘truths’ are created. This film triggers a lot of questions about ‘ways of looking’ at audio-visual

materials produced around us in general and the people behind it.

About the speaker:

S Amarnath is an independent filmmaker from Hyderabad. He is an alumnus of Sri Aurobindo Centre for

Arts and Communication (SACAC), Delhi, and has been a film practitioner for the last 7 years. Extending

his association with SACAC, he worked as Course Co-ordinator, visiting faculty and screenings organizer

at their Twilight Film Club. He has catalogued about 1000 films for JDCA Film Forum, Delhi, for their film

archive and co-ordinated their annual film festival on Art & Artists in 2008 in Bhubaneswar.

His last film, Mana Kaloji, has had various screenings in Telangana, including the Hyderabad Literary

Festival in January 2015.

Surprise film screening:

After collectively consolidating all ideas around 'reality' the evening closes with a surprise film. This film

tries to further evoke ideas around 'truths' for you to sleep over with before you leave the venue.

You gotta stick around till the end to watch it coz it promises to be fun!

Entry -Free

Showcase by Inklinkelements, an art blogger for 2 Days 10am - 6pm on Sat- Sun 1st and 2nd August.

A self taught artist, Bhargavi has been doodling and creating pen and ink work from the last four years. It has to just be a new place, person, event, restaurant, patterns or surroundings – for the artist to fish out her sketch book to capture the essence of that moment. Not to mention casual conversations, interesting travel journeys or even just something at home which inspires her to sketch. With Mrs. Nature being her inspiration, with the bird as the messenger of emotion. She took up doodling and pen and ink work 3 years back – mostly as a pastime during weekends or simply as a stressbuster! She started dabbing herself in pen+colour+ ink work through paintings for her friends – as an effort to capture their existence. More colours seeped through her palette and inklinkelements was born. She just inks and links elements!

This showcase would be exhibiting the works done till now and the audience would also be able to glance through her sketchbooks.

All are welcome.

Samahaara Comedy Night: 8th Edition

Date: August 01st, Saturday, 2015
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills
Time: 7.30pm

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

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.

Stand-up performances by

* Abhijeeth Deshpandey
* Bhavneeth Singh
* Mayank Parakh



"The Proposal" (A Short play by Anton Chekhov)

The play is set in rural countryside of Russia. When Ivan arrives at the home of the Chubukov family, the elderly Stepan assumes that the well-dressed young man has come to borrow money. Instead, Stepan is pleased when Ivan asks for his daughter's hand in marriage. Stepan whole-heartedly bestows his blessing, declaring that he already loves him like a son. The old man then leaves to fetch his daughter, assuring the younger man that Natalya will graciously accept the proposal. Will she?

Starring
* Kalloli Dutta
* Abhinav Rastogi
* Jonas David

Entry by Donation Rs.100/-
Available at in.bookmyshow.com

Come and discover:
Wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries
Homemade Breads and other baked goods;
Organic Lunch,
Handicrafts and Handlooms,
Handmade Jewelry,
Terrace Gardening Corner,
Creative Design Spaces.
Every Sunday 10:30am - 2:30pm
For details: 9642731329.

Kahaniwala Suhas tells stories related to Gautam Buddha. This session is Free and for all adults as well as for children too.
Suhas delivered lectures and had participated in the open mic session at Hyderabad Literary Festival 2015. He have started writing in Hindi one year back and have completed the poem collections in Hindi. The one SAFARNAMA.
Suhas is available on www.speakingtree.in as a blogger. facebook ID is Suhas Bhatnagar and also available on twitter.

Entry - Free.

The Screenwriting 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

A open discussion on gender identity. This discussion is geared towards individual development of identity and the process of gender identity discovery, to clarify misconception people have about physical attributes. This discussion is based on scientific theory- nature versus nurture.

Entry - Free

Is Kambakht Sathe Ka Kya Karen is an adaptation of the Marathi play, Sathecha Kay Karaycha, penned by the noted playwright Rajiv Naik and translated into Hindi by Jyoti Subhash.

The story focuses on the tender relationship between a husband and a wife. It tells us about the happily married life of a couple - Abhay, an ad filmmaker and Salma, a lecturer in college. Each of them face different tribulations in their professional lives, but Abhay takes his troubles far too seriously. He is of the opinion that his colleague Sathe does not deserve the recognition he gets. On the other hand, Salma loves her work and does not care about quick promotion and success. She believes that everything should be done with a pure heart. At a peak point, Salma deals with the situation and handles Abhay's frustration. At the end of the play, both build a strong trust in the relationship and create a companionship that surpasses understanding. The twists and turns and the tribulations the couple faces in balancing their married and professional lives form the rest of the story. This play tries to depict that a positive attitude can make things better.

Cast & Crew
Abhay – Saurabh Gharipurikar
Salma – Richa Jain
Lights – Krishna Shukl
Music – Ashish Megh
Design & Direction - Saurabh Gharipurikar

Date – 2nd August 2015 (Sunday) & repeat show on 9th August 2015 (Sunday)
Time – 08:00pm
Venue – Lamakaan, Opp. GVK Mall One, Banjara Hills, Rd No 01
Donor Pass – 100/-
Duration – 70 Minutes
More details contact Saurabh @ 9290013166

A children playlet (telugu)its about stop deforestation and to save animals and birds.

Entey free.

Inviting all for an evening with Harsh Mander, writer and social worker for the release of his Book “Looking Away: Inequality, Prejudice And Indifference In New India”.

In the book, he takes a dig at the indifference of the privileged class about the apathy they show towards the issues of Inequality, Prejudice and Indifference in New India. He argues that it is their very act of "looking away" that allows the present sorry state of affairs in India to persist. A frame work is created whereby such an injustices and exploitation are justified legitimized, he laments.

All are welcome.

My experiments with colors - a painting exhibition by Sunila Gollapudi. This will a painting exhibition of over 35 paintings on canvas done using acrylic and water based paints.

It will be on for 3 days on Tue-Thu 9-11th Jun 10am to 6pm.

All are welcome.

This talk showcases through an audiovisual medium the sorry state that Hyderabad’s great cultural heritage has fallen into: its historic architecture is crumbling (if not being actively torn down), and its art treasures are falling to pieces, through a lethal combination of carelessness and callousness. As Dalrymple pointed out on a recent visit, it’s tragic that while cities like Jaipur and Jodhpur have done such a great job of conserving their heritage, in Hyderabad – which had so much more to offer – nobody really gives a damn.

In light of the latest predicament we face as a city, we have organised this discussion on the need to preserve our heritage monuments. The Musi river, though in a state of ecological deterioration, strings along with it architectural marvels from the Asaf Jahi era and is testimony to the artistic brilliance and visionary planning of the erstwhile rulers of Hyderabad City. Lets meet to discus the possibility of losing one of them; The Osmania General Hospital.

Come and discover: Wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Breads and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts and Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces. Every Sunday 10:30am - 2:30pm For details: 9642731329.

The Screenwriting 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.

Entry - Free

Is Kambakht Sathe Ka Kya Karen is an adaptation of the Marathi play, Sathecha Kay Karaycha, penned by the noted playwright Rajiv Naik and translated into Hindi by Jyoti Subhash.

The story focuses on the tender relationship between a husband and a wife. It tells us about the happily married life of a couple - Abhay, an ad filmmaker and Salma, a lecturer in college. Each of them face different tribulations in their professional lives, but Abhay takes his troubles far too seriously. He is of the opinion that his colleague Sathe does not deserve the recognition he gets. On the other hand, Salma loves her work and does not care about quick promotion and success. She believes that everything should be done with a pure heart. At a peak point, Salma deals with the situation and handles Abhay's frustration. At the end of the play, both build a strong trust in the relationship and create a companionship that surpasses understanding. The twists and turns and the tribulations the couple faces in balancing their married and professional lives form the rest of the story. This play tries to depict that a positive attitude can make things better.

Cast & Crew
Abhay – Saurabh Gharipurikar
Salma – Richa Jain
Lights – Krishna Shukl
Music – Ashish Megh
Design & Direction - Saurabh Gharipurikar

Date – 2nd August 2015 (Sunday) & repeat show on 9th August 2015 (Sunday)
Time – 08:00pm
Venue – Lamakaan, Opp. GVK Mall One, Banjara Hills, Rd No 01
Donor Pass – 100/-
Duration – 70 Minutes
More details contact Saurabh @ 9290013166

M P Ranjan, a pillar of Design in India whose life was always an inspiration, Left us on 9th August, 2015.

Prof M P Ranjan is a design thinker with 40 years of experience in design education and practice. He helped visualize and set up two new design schools in India, one for the crafts sector and the other for the bamboo sector. His teaching extended from design theory to inclusive design action and from rural employment to usability of information technology applications and services.

He writes a blog called “Design for India” on thoughts and initiatives for the spread of design in all sectors of the economy. With 150,000 visitors it has become a major platform for Indian design discourse.

He is on the Governing Council of the IICD, Jaipur and lives and works from Ahmedabad in India. He has been acknowledged by peers as one of the international thought leaders in Design Thinking today.

Ranjan's quote:"Design is like a potent seed that can grow if it is nurtured by society and through these collaborative processes produce huge change in the world."

A gathering to pay tribute to our favorite design guru.

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

Book launch & reading session of 'The Last Mughal Warrior in Love.' It is a historical fiction based on Emperor Aurangzeb’s passionate love story.

Sutradhar presents SIYAAH HAASHIYE written by Sa'adat Hasan Manto and directed by Deepti Girotra and Vinay Varma.

A medley of 32 short and very short stories based on the events that took place during partition. The stories illustrate the heinous and mercenary stupidity to which human beings can stoop when they get a chance. The shortness of the stories creates the impression that we are entering a war zone i.e Black Borders or Siyaah Haashiye.
Presented partly in narrative and partly as a combination of narrative and performance, Siyaah Haashiye transports us to the morbid world of loot, killing and rape being committed in the name of religion.

Entry Passes: 9848052541

Inviting all of you to the Rakshabandhan special event - "Designer Minion Rakhee Workshop" using Quilling" on the 15th of august at 10:30 am

Celebrate this rakshabandhan with specially handmade Minion rakhees (using quilling) for your loved ones. Minions are the hot craze among children this season and they would be really thrilled to wear the minion rakhees. Explore your creative side and charm your children with handmade minion rakhees.

Event: Desinger Minion Rakhee Workshop
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills
Date: Saturday, 15th August 2015
Time: 10:30 am
duration: 3 hrs
Fees: Rs. 600 (Inclusive of the quilling kit)
For further details contact: 9849820222

Organizer: Ms. Poornima KC

Ms. Poornima is a software engineer who is passionate about art and craft. She conducts classes on quilling, glass painting, decoupage. She also designs handmade cards , ear-rings and rakhees for special occasions.

Inviting all for an evening of Talk by Gail Omvedt on on Ambedkar, Dalits & Democratic Revolutions".

Gail Omvedt is an American-born Indian scholar, sociologist and human rights activist. She is a prolific writer and has published numerous books on the anti-caste movement, Dalit politics, and women's struggles in India. Omvedt has been involved in Dalit and anti-caste movements, environmental, farmers' and women's movements, especially with rural women.

Omvedt's dissertation was titled Cultural Revolt in a Colonial Society: The Non-Brahman Movement in Western India.

Lamakaan invites all for a second Hasan Memorial Lecture by a leading political activist Bharat Patankar on the topic titled 'Bol, ke Lab Azaad Hain Tere: 'Cultural Freedom Curtailed'

Mr. Patankar will be delivering this lecture on the increasing intolerance by the state on cultural and political activists and institutions in India.

Bharat Patankar is an activist intellectual who has worked for almost 40 years in movements of workers, farmers, dam evictees, agricultural laborers, the drought eradication movement, alternative cultural movement, women’s liberation movement, anti-SEZ and coal-based power plant movement based on alternative energy proposals, rights of farmers on windmills, and radical anti-caste movements.

Lamakaan's Annual Hasan Memorial Lecture is mooted to engage in the current political scenario and question its deviations.

Prof Moyed Hasan in whose memory the annual lecture is named, was a scientist, a photographer, an environmentalist and a person with deep concern for the lives of ordinary people. His house, that he named Lamakaan (as in the Sufi literary tradition to mean 'an abode for those who travel without any worldly possessions') has now become an important part of Hyderabad’s cultural and political life. The once-in-a-year lecture is dedicated to foregrounding the most important political questions of our contemporary moment. Prof Hasan left behind an imaginary of what an engaged life is. From science to art, and environment to international affairs he encompassed a vision of how we must live our lives meaningfully. There is no better way to memorialize such a life than to bring it into play the liberal activists.

All are welcome to this evening's talk.

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

It's a two day workshop on how to make paper jewellery from newspaper,magazines and different sheets.The workshop will focus on the techniques to make different paper beads to make neck piece,earrings and studs.The fee for the workshop is Rs.600.Timings-11am-1pm on 17-7-15 n 18-7-15.

for registration: 7799648433

Inviting all for a Two-Day workshop on 'Critical Reasoning' by Biju Mathew.
- 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.

Entry - Free.

After a successful workshop past week, on popular demand, hosting another ' Brain A-Maze Workshop' on the 18th of July, 2015 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm

The Brain A-Maze workshop is a workshop dedicated towards triggering and nourishing your Intellectual Appetite - consisting of solving Crosswords, Crypto-Codes, Mazes, Number fills, Word jumbles, Logical puzzles like Skyscrapers, Cross-sums, Crypt-arithmetic and Vedic Maths.

It has been scientifically proven that such brain activities stimulate the mind, sharpen your critical thinking skills, improve your logical reasoning abilities, build verbal skills, improve powers of concentration, perception and focus.

Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills
Date: Saturday, 18th July 2015.
Timings: 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Fees: Rs. 600 ( Inclusive of the material)
For registrations contact: 9849820222

Organizer Details:

Ms. Gayathri Nagarajan is an engineering graduate from CBIT, Osmania University. She is a Technical analyst of stock markets and has been a professional trader in the
derivatives segment for over 10 years. She is also an avid mathematician and puzzler and develops creative puzzles of varying difficulty levels to cater to people of all age groups. She has conducted many such workshops for children and adults and has gotten amazing reviews. She introduces the concept of logical reasoning with the help of easy puzzles, encouraging them to move on to difficult ones gradually.

Inviting all for a Talk on 'Medical Ethics' by Steven D. Weiss, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, USA.

The talk will be preceded by a video of Atul Gawande, Author of the book 'Being Mortal' - A deeply affecting, urgently important book one not just about dying and the limits of medicine but about living to the last with autonomy, dignity, and joy.

The talk will be followed by open session of Q & A.

Steven D. Weiss is a PhD. M.A. from University of Wisconsin.

Dr. Weiss's research interests cover ethical theory, applied ethics, 19th-century European philosophy, the history of philosophy, political theory, aesthetics, and critical thinking. He is currently working on the ethics of designer drugs for brain enhancement.

His Courses Taught in GRU are: Introduction to Philosophy; Contemporary Ethical Issues; Contemporary Political Philosophy; Environmental Ethics; Ethical Theory; Philosophy of the Human Person; Ancient Political Philosophy; 19th Century European Philosophy; Bioethics; Philosophy and Medicine; Just War Theory.

Entry - Free.

Underdog presents a comedy play "Sweet Tinder Love".

It is a comedy that looks into how modern relationships have changed due to the advancement of technology. With facebook and apps such as okcupid and tinder, real relationships are withering and new dine and dash relationships are floursishing in today’s world. Siddharth is caught in the dilemma of moving with the times or sticking to his beliefs of being a real man and dealing with real relationships. However, the lure of tinder and facebook has attracted siddhart to explore a brand new world where shallowness is respected and old school love shunned.

This is a presentation by the makers of ‘Love,Sex & Mocha’, ‘Need for weed’, ‘Whats up with Indian Men’, ‘Bev.Di’, ‘Finding Nemo’s Libido’, ‘Me,My Wife & Katrina’ present a sweet romantic comedy based on technology and love called “Sweet Tinder Love.

Time:9:00 pm

The Screenwriting 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

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 screening of "Smarana", a film made by C Vanaja on the agony of the mothers who lost their children in various movement in, Talangana and Andhra Pradesh.

About a dozen mothers who are essentially non-political and do not necessarily believe in their deceased children's politics, talk about their memories, the trauma, repression they have undergone both physically and emotionally when their children were away from home fighting for others'.

Vanaja is an award winning journalist and filmmaker based in Hyderabad whose work focuses on issues of development and social concerns. Trained in Mass Communication, she has over sixteen years’ experience across all media – print, broadcast, electronic and web. She has made critically acclaimed and award winning documentaries like Red Corridor, Smarana and Breeding Invasions.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Sutradhar presents Out at Sea - a Play written by Slawomir Mrozek and directed by Vinay Varma.

It is the story of three hungry men marooned on a raft after a ship wreck. Does humanity get lost in cannibalism and political tyranny? Is hunger for food tragedy or comedy? Can man really eat man? Absurd. But that's the reality. The truth is that reality is absurd.

For passes:9848052541

Sutradhar presents Out at Sea - a Play written by Slawomir Mrozek and directed by Vinay Varma.

It is the story of three hungry men marooned on a raft after a ship wreck. Does humanity get lost in cannibalism and political tyranny? Is hunger for food tragedy or comedy? Can man really eat man? Absurd. But that's the reality. The truth is that reality is absurd.

For passes:9848052541

Inviting all for a two day Lippan workshop on Fri & Sat 24th & 25th Jul. It is a Gujrati folk art done on wooden cuttings n planks with clay or shilpakar and embellishing it with mirrors and kundans. In this workshop they will make a lippan work wall hanging.The fee for the workshop is Rs.600.

registration: 7799648433

Improvised theater is a genre of theatre performed without a script- characters and scenes are taken up on the spot, based on suggestions from the audience. Come and watch the actors as they perform the same, made even more difficult by the show host, who conducts a series of 'improv'games.

It's an Eid gathering. Foodies from twin cities are going to gather to enjoy some good time & good food(evening snacks available @ LaMakaan)

Itna To Chalta Hai ( A Modern Nautanki )

About The Play - "Itna to chalta hain... A modern nautanki" : this play takes a dig at the illogical circumstances created by few entities giving rise to a humorous environment. This form gives a huge room to perform and enjoy the characters assigned to each.
The play designed in Udaan's ( Evoke - 6 ) acting workshop.

Date - 25th July 2015 & 25th July 2015
Time - 08:00 pm to 09:00 pm
Venue - Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 01
Duration - 60 minutes
Donor Pass - Rs. 100/-

Actors - Surender Sahil Verma, Vinayak Raikhelkar, Ashish Megh, Susheel Kumar, Munna, Saurabh Joshi, Madhuri Thorat, Pradeep, Kedar Subhedar.

Written by - Surender Sahil Verma.
Directed by - Saurabh Gharipurikar.

For more details contact Saurabh Gharipurikar # 9290013166

Hello young chocolatiers.
We at flavors want to invite you for an innovative and creative workshop for all our young aspirants who love to play with their creativity. We are looking forward to welcoming you for our chocolate making workshop for youngsters.

Registration - 350/-
9346334207 Krishna Agarwal

Hi digital marketer's

we want our community to meet and have strong relationship among our self.As we believe we are the game changers for every company .Let us take an advantage of "how to promote our self" .meet like minded people and strengthen our skills and our community and get updated in every activity that every one of us do

I strongly recommend all industry experts to contribute your time to be a speaker . Our intention is to help people in getting jobs, freelance projects for digital marketing talents.

The meetup to take comments & suggestions from all industry experts

Thank you, Chakri, 9985032005

Itna To Chalta Hai (A Modern Nautanki).

About The Play - "Itna to chalta hain... A modern nautanki": This play takes a dig at the illogical circumstances created by few entities giving rise to a humorous environment. This form gives a huge room to perform and enjoy the characters assigned to each.

The play designed in Udaan's ( Evoke - 6 ) acting workshop.
Date - 25th July 2015 & 25th July 2015 Time - 08:00 pm to 09:00 pm Venue - Lamakaan.
Duration - 60 minutes
Donor Pass - Rs. 100/-
Actors - Surender Sahil Verma, Vinayak Raikhelkar, Ashish Megh, Susheel Kumar, Munna, Saurabh Joshi, Madhuri Thorat, Pradeep, Kedar Subhedar.
Written by - Surender Sahil Verma. Directed by - Saurabh Gharipurikar.
For more details contact Saurabh Gharipurikar # 9290013166

An evening of discussion on'The Lesson to be Learnt with the current Greece Economic Crisis'.

Joining us for a discussion are Dr.Partha Banerjee is a labor educator and human rights activist based in New York.

He will speak about the neoliberal economic policies that are silently colonizing the world, in the name of development and prosperity.

A brief by the guest speaker:

"IMF and ARISTOTLE -- When I speak to my labor union students about Greece and IMF, or "illegal" immigration and IMF, or massive unemployment and IMF, or tax cuts for the wealthy and IMF...etc... many ask what exactly is IMF? Nobody ever heard about IMF, because you never hear anything about it on mainstream media. They have kept it a closely-guarded secret. But now that Greece has stood up against IMF, World Bank, and G-8, Wall Street is angry. And Corporate media is manufacturing public consent to punish Greece. And because of this, some people are hearing the word IMF for the first time, even though they still don't know what they do, or how they do it. They don't know how IMF and World Bank work as a global credit card scam: loans you can NEVER pay back, and you're in debt, FOREVER. Your life is doomed, and your children's lives are doomed. Media and big political parties are creating mass hysteria that Greece will crash the world economy, and it's Greece's fault. Just the same way New York Times and CNN manufactured WMD consent to punish Iraq; they said it was Iraq's fault. They destroyed millions of Iraqis. Now they will destroy millions of Greeks. (I also heard Greece now has 50% unemployment. Soon, it will be 60 or 70%. And there will be new violence and bloodshed in the land of Socrates, Archimedes, Aristotle and Plato".

All are welcome to this evening of Open discussion.

Friends from Media are invited to cover "Press Conference on Gender Discrimination and Oppression in Secunderabad Club, city’s oldest 137 year old Club".

Venue: Lamakaan, in lane adjacent VengalaRao Park, Road no.5, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
Date and Time: Wednesday, 29th July, 2014 at 2 pm

Contact person: Anjana Anukriti Taggarse
Contact number: +91 98485 12997

The Brief:
The Secunderabad Club, as per their Rules, is a Social, Sports and Cultural Club where men and women are both entitled to be members. It is not a ‘gentlemen’s club’ where only men are members. However gender discrimination and gender oppression is practiced under the aegis of the Rules themselves by the Secunderabad Club.

The Rules of the Club impose disabilities on women of two kinds, (i) right of self governance through franchise/Voting and (ii) marriage/remarriage disentitles women to continued membership of Club. However, the men in the Club enjoy the rights of franchise and freedom to marry/remarry without any restrictions

Women (Associate Member Ladies (AML) members) are entitled to membership in the same way as their brothers are, both enter membership as progeny of Permanent Members of the Club and pay the same admission fee.

AML (women) members are prevented from exercising their rights of franchise/ suffrage. Under Rule 17 of the Club, only men have these rights of franchise. AML (Women) members are not permitted to
(i) exercise their vote, choose their representatives and be part of the governance process
(ii) contest for elections and participate in self governance
(iii) nominate names for managing committee or other memberships
(iv) make proposals to the General Body to amend the Rules or bring about changes in the Club
(v) their children are disentitled from membership solely because the parent/member is a woman. Children of male members have a right of membership.
(vi) not permitted to be members of the General Body of the Society. Only men can be permanent members and move resolutions and take decisions on issues governing all the members, including women and children.
(vii) Their spouses and children lose membership on the death of an AML member only because she is a woman while the family of a Permanent Member continues the membership even on the death of the permanent member.


Women of all categories (AML / Lady / Associate or Spousal) are sought to be prevented from marrying or remarrying.
(i) Rules restrain Widows /spousal members from remarrying (Rule VII(3))
(ii) Rules restrain Lady members (single / divorced / separated from remarrying (Rule VII)

(Then the history of this fight, etc. and the final call for action below)

Thanks so much! Anjana

Sampradaya invites you all for an evening of tea and talk with an eminent counsellor Dr Vasuprada Kartic to help us in Understanding and Mastering the Art of dealing with Expectation, Delivery and Acceptance, failure of which leads to Depression, Low self-esteem and Frustration resulting in rise of Suicides among the youth.

Dr Vasuprada Kartic is a double Masters in counseling and Psychotherapy with a Diploma in Special Education and is a Ph.D(AM) in Holistic Psychotherapy using complementary and alternative tools.

She is Certified from Medical Section, Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland as an Anthroposophic Psychotherapist , the first of the two Indian Psychotherapists to be certified in that area of work. She was the founder President of Deeksha Foundation in 2006 working towards Prevention of disability & Maintenance of Mental health.

All are welcome.

Inviting all for a Dance evening "Impressions" - a double bill presentation by two contemporary dance artists: Chandana Sarma (from The School of Terence Lewis Academy, Mumbai) and Durgakoteshwar Rao (from The School of Attakalari, Bangalore).

The performances use dance and movement in a theatrical manner to convey two chosen themes.

Performance 1: "peek-a-boo" is about realities that exist beyond our knowledge.
Performance 2: "Alone" is about expressing emotions through a body devoid of a face.

All are welcome.

Lamakaan invites you to

Cinema Talk with filmmaker S Amarnath

followed by the screening of ‘Documenting Reality by Ranu Sharma’

Objective of this evening in the words of the filmmaker:

"Is it possible to engage a thought keeping fiction and non-fiction films on the same plane and explore

how we 'see' them?"

"In a place like Hyderabad, overpowered by 300-crore club mainstream 'films’, talking about no-returns-

promised documentary films is surely interesting and challenging; more so in a place like Lamakaan, with

such a diverse audience/ crowd hopping in and out. Given this backdrop, it is only natural to have

narrow popular notions about a documentary when you position it as another ‘film’.

After all it doesn’t have that money or stars; they don’t show in the theaters; they don’t ‘seem’ to have

any entertainment; they are too complicated to engage with; they show poverty, issues, problems and

what not! These are only a few but there are loads of other interesting popular notions we get to hear

only to make a Documentary film more complicated, inaccessible and one that’s boring. It’s an irony that

the history of Cinema starts with documentary film and today we ‘perceive’ it as ‘second cousin’ to the

mainstream fiction.

Being a film buff myself I have had my own journey of growing through these popular notions and

realizing how fun, empowering, adventurous and expressive documentary films can be. And took it up as

a career for the sheer excitement it promised. Through this talk I want to explore all the impressions/

ideas/ notions/ perceptions we as filmmakers/ audiences carry about documentary films and share my

own excitement about them as a practitioner leading to a collective realization of ‘ways of looking at

documentary films.'"

About the film being screened:

Documenting Reality

by Ranu Sharma

30 min, English, India

As an extension to his talk/ conversation, Amar will show ‘Documenting Reality by Ranu Sharma’ that

ponders over the ideas of reality, Point-of-view, politics and why we document things. The film explores

the ‘constructedness’ of reality and the processes behind establishing it in documentary films and delves

into how ‘truths’ are created. This film triggers a lot of questions about ‘ways of looking’ at audio-visual

materials produced around us in general and the people behind it.

About the speaker:

S Amarnath is an independent filmmaker from Hyderabad. He is an alumnus of Sri Aurobindo Centre for

Arts and Communication (SACAC), Delhi, and has been a film practitioner for the last 7 years. Extending

his association with SACAC, he worked as Course Co-ordinator, visiting faculty and screenings organizer

at their Twilight Film Club. He has catalogued about 1000 films for JDCA Film Forum, Delhi, for their film

archive and co-ordinated their annual film festival on Art & Artists in 2008 in Bhubaneswar.

His last film, Mana Kaloji, has had various screenings in Telangana, including the Hyderabad Literary

Festival in January 2015.

Surprise film screening:

After collectively consolidating all ideas around 'reality' the evening closes with a surprise film. This film

tries to further evoke ideas around 'truths' for you to sleep over with before you leave the venue.

You gotta stick around till the end to watch it coz it promises to be fun!

Entry -Free

Showcase by Inklinkelements, an art blogger for 2 Days 10am - 6pm on Sat- Sun 1st and 2nd August.

A self taught artist, Bhargavi has been doodling and creating pen and ink work from the last four years. It has to just be a new place, person, event, restaurant, patterns or surroundings – for the artist to fish out her sketch book to capture the essence of that moment. Not to mention casual conversations, interesting travel journeys or even just something at home which inspires her to sketch. With Mrs. Nature being her inspiration, with the bird as the messenger of emotion. She took up doodling and pen and ink work 3 years back – mostly as a pastime during weekends or simply as a stressbuster! She started dabbing herself in pen+colour+ ink work through paintings for her friends – as an effort to capture their existence. More colours seeped through her palette and inklinkelements was born. She just inks and links elements!

This showcase would be exhibiting the works done till now and the audience would also be able to glance through her sketchbooks.

All are welcome.

Samahaara Comedy Night: 8th Edition

Date: August 01st, Saturday, 2015
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills
Time: 7.30pm

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

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.

Stand-up performances by

* Abhijeeth Deshpandey
* Bhavneeth Singh
* Mayank Parakh



"The Proposal" (A Short play by Anton Chekhov)

The play is set in rural countryside of Russia. When Ivan arrives at the home of the Chubukov family, the elderly Stepan assumes that the well-dressed young man has come to borrow money. Instead, Stepan is pleased when Ivan asks for his daughter's hand in marriage. Stepan whole-heartedly bestows his blessing, declaring that he already loves him like a son. The old man then leaves to fetch his daughter, assuring the younger man that Natalya will graciously accept the proposal. Will she?

Starring
* Kalloli Dutta
* Abhinav Rastogi
* Jonas David

Entry by Donation Rs.100/-
Available at in.bookmyshow.com

Come and discover:
Wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries
Homemade Breads and other baked goods;
Organic Lunch,
Handicrafts and Handlooms,
Handmade Jewelry,
Terrace Gardening Corner,
Creative Design Spaces.
Every Sunday 10:30am - 2:30pm
For details: 9642731329.

Kahaniwala Suhas tells stories related to Gautam Buddha. This session is Free and for all adults as well as for children too.
Suhas delivered lectures and had participated in the open mic session at Hyderabad Literary Festival 2015. He have started writing in Hindi one year back and have completed the poem collections in Hindi. The one SAFARNAMA.
Suhas is available on www.speakingtree.in as a blogger. facebook ID is Suhas Bhatnagar and also available on twitter.

Entry - Free.

The Screenwriting 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

A open discussion on gender identity. This discussion is geared towards individual development of identity and the process of gender identity discovery, to clarify misconception people have about physical attributes. This discussion is based on scientific theory- nature versus nurture.

Entry - Free

Is Kambakht Sathe Ka Kya Karen is an adaptation of the Marathi play, Sathecha Kay Karaycha, penned by the noted playwright Rajiv Naik and translated into Hindi by Jyoti Subhash.

The story focuses on the tender relationship between a husband and a wife. It tells us about the happily married life of a couple - Abhay, an ad filmmaker and Salma, a lecturer in college. Each of them face different tribulations in their professional lives, but Abhay takes his troubles far too seriously. He is of the opinion that his colleague Sathe does not deserve the recognition he gets. On the other hand, Salma loves her work and does not care about quick promotion and success. She believes that everything should be done with a pure heart. At a peak point, Salma deals with the situation and handles Abhay's frustration. At the end of the play, both build a strong trust in the relationship and create a companionship that surpasses understanding. The twists and turns and the tribulations the couple faces in balancing their married and professional lives form the rest of the story. This play tries to depict that a positive attitude can make things better.

Cast & Crew
Abhay – Saurabh Gharipurikar
Salma – Richa Jain
Lights – Krishna Shukl
Music – Ashish Megh
Design & Direction - Saurabh Gharipurikar

Date – 2nd August 2015 (Sunday) & repeat show on 9th August 2015 (Sunday)
Time – 08:00pm
Venue – Lamakaan, Opp. GVK Mall One, Banjara Hills, Rd No 01
Donor Pass – 100/-
Duration – 70 Minutes
More details contact Saurabh @ 9290013166

A children playlet (telugu)its about stop deforestation and to save animals and birds.

Entey free.

Inviting all for an evening with Harsh Mander, writer and social worker for the release of his Book “Looking Away: Inequality, Prejudice And Indifference In New India”.

In the book, he takes a dig at the indifference of the privileged class about the apathy they show towards the issues of Inequality, Prejudice and Indifference in New India. He argues that it is their very act of "looking away" that allows the present sorry state of affairs in India to persist. A frame work is created whereby such an injustices and exploitation are justified legitimized, he laments.

All are welcome.

My experiments with colors - a painting exhibition by Sunila Gollapudi. This will a painting exhibition of over 35 paintings on canvas done using acrylic and water based paints.

It will be on for 3 days on Tue-Thu 9-11th Jun 10am to 6pm.

All are welcome.

This talk showcases through an audiovisual medium the sorry state that Hyderabad’s great cultural heritage has fallen into: its historic architecture is crumbling (if not being actively torn down), and its art treasures are falling to pieces, through a lethal combination of carelessness and callousness. As Dalrymple pointed out on a recent visit, it’s tragic that while cities like Jaipur and Jodhpur have done such a great job of conserving their heritage, in Hyderabad – which had so much more to offer – nobody really gives a damn.

In light of the latest predicament we face as a city, we have organised this discussion on the need to preserve our heritage monuments. The Musi river, though in a state of ecological deterioration, strings along with it architectural marvels from the Asaf Jahi era and is testimony to the artistic brilliance and visionary planning of the erstwhile rulers of Hyderabad City. Lets meet to discus the possibility of losing one of them; The Osmania General Hospital.

Come and discover: Wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Breads and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts and Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces. Every Sunday 10:30am - 2:30pm For details: 9642731329.

The Screenwriting 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.

Entry - Free

Is Kambakht Sathe Ka Kya Karen is an adaptation of the Marathi play, Sathecha Kay Karaycha, penned by the noted playwright Rajiv Naik and translated into Hindi by Jyoti Subhash.

The story focuses on the tender relationship between a husband and a wife. It tells us about the happily married life of a couple - Abhay, an ad filmmaker and Salma, a lecturer in college. Each of them face different tribulations in their professional lives, but Abhay takes his troubles far too seriously. He is of the opinion that his colleague Sathe does not deserve the recognition he gets. On the other hand, Salma loves her work and does not care about quick promotion and success. She believes that everything should be done with a pure heart. At a peak point, Salma deals with the situation and handles Abhay's frustration. At the end of the play, both build a strong trust in the relationship and create a companionship that surpasses understanding. The twists and turns and the tribulations the couple faces in balancing their married and professional lives form the rest of the story. This play tries to depict that a positive attitude can make things better.

Cast & Crew
Abhay – Saurabh Gharipurikar
Salma – Richa Jain
Lights – Krishna Shukl
Music – Ashish Megh
Design & Direction - Saurabh Gharipurikar

Date – 2nd August 2015 (Sunday) & repeat show on 9th August 2015 (Sunday)
Time – 08:00pm
Venue – Lamakaan, Opp. GVK Mall One, Banjara Hills, Rd No 01
Donor Pass – 100/-
Duration – 70 Minutes
More details contact Saurabh @ 9290013166

M P Ranjan, a pillar of Design in India whose life was always an inspiration, Left us on 9th August, 2015.

Prof M P Ranjan is a design thinker with 40 years of experience in design education and practice. He helped visualize and set up two new design schools in India, one for the crafts sector and the other for the bamboo sector. His teaching extended from design theory to inclusive design action and from rural employment to usability of information technology applications and services.

He writes a blog called “Design for India” on thoughts and initiatives for the spread of design in all sectors of the economy. With 150,000 visitors it has become a major platform for Indian design discourse.

He is on the Governing Council of the IICD, Jaipur and lives and works from Ahmedabad in India. He has been acknowledged by peers as one of the international thought leaders in Design Thinking today.

Ranjan's quote:"Design is like a potent seed that can grow if it is nurtured by society and through these collaborative processes produce huge change in the world."

A gathering to pay tribute to our favorite design guru.

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

Book launch & reading session of 'The Last Mughal Warrior in Love.' It is a historical fiction based on Emperor Aurangzeb’s passionate love story.

Sutradhar presents SIYAAH HAASHIYE written by Sa'adat Hasan Manto and directed by Deepti Girotra and Vinay Varma.

A medley of 32 short and very short stories based on the events that took place during partition. The stories illustrate the heinous and mercenary stupidity to which human beings can stoop when they get a chance. The shortness of the stories creates the impression that we are entering a war zone i.e Black Borders or Siyaah Haashiye.
Presented partly in narrative and partly as a combination of narrative and performance, Siyaah Haashiye transports us to the morbid world of loot, killing and rape being committed in the name of religion.

Entry Passes: 9848052541

Inviting all of you to the Rakshabandhan special event - "Designer Minion Rakhee Workshop" using Quilling" on the 15th of august at 10:30 am

Celebrate this rakshabandhan with specially handmade Minion rakhees (using quilling) for your loved ones. Minions are the hot craze among children this season and they would be really thrilled to wear the minion rakhees. Explore your creative side and charm your children with handmade minion rakhees.

Event: Desinger Minion Rakhee Workshop
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills
Date: Saturday, 15th August 2015
Time: 10:30 am
duration: 3 hrs
Fees: Rs. 600 (Inclusive of the quilling kit)
For further details contact: 9849820222

Organizer: Ms. Poornima KC

Ms. Poornima is a software engineer who is passionate about art and craft. She conducts classes on quilling, glass painting, decoupage. She also designs handmade cards , ear-rings and rakhees for special occasions.

Inviting all for an evening of Talk by Gail Omvedt on on Ambedkar, Dalits & Democratic Revolutions".

Gail Omvedt is an American-born Indian scholar, sociologist and human rights activist. She is a prolific writer and has published numerous books on the anti-caste movement, Dalit politics, and women's struggles in India. Omvedt has been involved in Dalit and anti-caste movements, environmental, farmers' and women's movements, especially with rural women.

Omvedt's dissertation was titled Cultural Revolt in a Colonial Society: The Non-Brahman Movement in Western India.

Lamakaan invites all for a second Hasan Memorial Lecture by a leading political activist Bharat Patankar on the topic titled 'Bol, ke Lab Azaad Hain Tere: 'Cultural Freedom Curtailed'

Mr. Patankar will be delivering this lecture on the increasing intolerance by the state on cultural and political activists and institutions in India.

Bharat Patankar is an activist intellectual who has worked for almost 40 years in movements of workers, farmers, dam evictees, agricultural laborers, the drought eradication movement, alternative cultural movement, women’s liberation movement, anti-SEZ and coal-based power plant movement based on alternative energy proposals, rights of farmers on windmills, and radical anti-caste movements.

Lamakaan's Annual Hasan Memorial Lecture is mooted to engage in the current political scenario and question its deviations.

Prof Moyed Hasan in whose memory the annual lecture is named, was a scientist, a photographer, an environmentalist and a person with deep concern for the lives of ordinary people. His house, that he named Lamakaan (as in the Sufi literary tradition to mean 'an abode for those who travel without any worldly possessions') has now become an important part of Hyderabad’s cultural and political life. The once-in-a-year lecture is dedicated to foregrounding the most important political questions of our contemporary moment. Prof Hasan left behind an imaginary of what an engaged life is. From science to art, and environment to international affairs he encompassed a vision of how we must live our lives meaningfully. There is no better way to memorialize such a life than to bring it into play the liberal activists.

All are welcome to this evening's talk.