Lamakaan

In April 2015, UGC issued a Guidelines on Safety of Students on and off Campuses of Higher Educational Institutions

These guidelines have invited strong reactions from student communities across the country as it is an intrusion into their privacy and personal freedom.

These directives recommend the use of biometrics for marking student attendance in classes as well as in hostels, pointing out that such measures will have the additional advantage of enabling administrations “to keep an eye on a student’s movement and whereabouts in failsafe manner”(sic).

Increasing surveillance and curbing of freedom: UGC guidelines mention use of CCTV cameras, armed security guards and "digital mechanism can enable HEIs to keep an eye on a student’s movement and whereabouts in failsafe manner"

The guidelines call for setting up a university police station within the premises of the HEIs!

It mentions that the "HEIs should organize quarterly parents-teachers meet (PTM) so that grievances and gaps in system can be addressed and resolved. Online complaint registration system can also be launched so that issues can be addressed before they slip out of hands of authorities."
Let us unite to defeat such attempts to curb campus democracy in the name of providing safety to students!

Interactive and Participative Workshop for Teachers on: Preparation for a Class, Methodology, Teacher's role beyond the Textbook etc.

Sculpture workshop, learn the basics of sculpture and chisel out your creativity!
Fees : 700/-
All material and tools will be provided.
4.00pm to 6.30pm on the 16th, 17th and 18th October!
Contact 8972132325 for further details

We cordially invite you to a two day paintings exhibition by Artist Namrata from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sat & Sun 17, 18th October.

Paintings are available for sale too.

Reading Session for Senior Citizens ...with a difference!! This will be a Reading, Listening,Reflective and Interactive Session.

Learn basic sculpture and installation art
4.00pm to 6.30pm, 17/10/15 and 18/10/15

Fees: 700/-
All tools and materials will be provided

Call 8972132325 for further details

JAZZED FRIENDS is Hyderabad’s only jazz ensemble and an initiative of Hyderabad Western Music Foundation. The band’s love of jazz brought them together to build up a repertoire of famous standards - Swing and Dixieland for starters.

JAZZED FRIENDS is an open group that encourages talented local musicians to join and learn through participation. Musicians with good sight reading skills, liking for Jazz and good sense of rhythm are welcome to join their rehearsals.

Catch our act on the 17th of October at Lamakaan, 7.30 pm.

Entry Rs. 100 (HWMF members: free).

It is bound to be an unforgettable evening! The band consists of a rhythm section, horn section and a vocalist: Raphaelle Courtay Clarinet, Shakila Kundu Vocals, Triveni Sunkara Bass, Dennis Powell Piano, Kartik Kalyan Drums, Humayun Mirza Trumpet, George Hull Saxophone, Joe Koster Trombone.

Info: www.lamakaan.com info@hydmusic.com 9912201659/9985410281

Drop by for a demo and introduction to an improvised site specific performance of Butoh - a contemporary dance.
It is the performance experiment - part of a contemporary dance and butoh collaboration led by Dust Gio (Butoh Exponent, South Korea) and Chandana Sarma (Contemporary dance Performer/Director, India).
Butoh is a form of Japanese dance theatre. First time in India, butoh collaborates with contemporary dance to create a new language of Dance. Through series of performances, workshops and community interaction the project searches the the root of dance, everyone's essential source of joy. With this performance the artists communicate and interact with the changing environment, community and people sharing inner and outer stories of each other.

All are welcome.

TED Talks have redefined the elements of a successful presentation and become the gold standard for public speaking. TED--which stands for technology, entertainment, and design--brings together the world's leading thinker to share their ideas, some of which set the world on fire.

Having been an avid viewer of most of the popular TED talks, and after having analyzed scores of them, I observed that they share the same eternal secrets of storytelling that all successful narratives ( be it film, theatre or novel) follow to create emotional, novel and memorable content.

In this workshop, we shall discuss these hidden techniques and tools for creating impactful and memorable stories, either for presentations or narrative fiction - by analyzing the most popular TED talks of all time.

Fees : Rs. 100/-

for details: 9849687318

"Reclaiming Verse, setting poetry free"

Reclaiming Verse, setting poetry free : is an open mic poetry event. It seeks to create an environment where everybody feels comfortable to share stories, because the idea is to look at poetry and people as neither make sense in isolation. The floor will be open to all styles of poetry, with no linguistic barriers ideally creating a situation where a wide spectrum of stories can be told, and heard.

This will be a safe space for the poetry and the stories, that have been silenced by the overarching noise created by people around us. We invite queer persons, feminists, straight allies and everybody else who wants to talk poetry - to come and share their stories with us. With each piece of poetry, let's reclaim verse. With each story, lets set poetry free.

We want to engage with you in a discourse around fluidity of gender and sexuality. To understand that our identities are often constructed in immutable casts that then relate to difficulties that we face. To celebrate the diversity that exists within us. To protest the periodic violence that many among us face on a regular basis. And to reclaim the militant activist space that we seem to have lost. This event is to specifically protest and oppose the transphobic violence that has been happening in Hyderabad, and to visibly agitate against it armed with poetry.

All are welcome.

Kaalpanik presents a night of three short plays.

1) "Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar" by Surender Sahil Verma
Directed by Krishna Shukla (Won 5 awards at Dramanon Skits 2015 - Best play, Best Actor Female, Best Actor Male (tie), Best Director Runner Up)

Synopsis : You know you had a great start for the day when your bowel movements didn’t bother you. What if they depend on your daily dose of current affairs and you are not able to find your newspaper? What if it came to your knowledge that it’s your neighbor’s dog’s mischief? Will you still go ahead with the day or take your neighbor to task? Well this gentleman and his wife chose to go with the latter option.

2) "A Costly Affair" by Naren Yadav
Directed by Naren Yadav

Synopsis : A couple who are about to get married enter a hotel room and what follows is a bizarre turn of events. Are they ready to take the next step together after what happened in the hotel room forms the crux of the play.

3) "Proposal Tentative" by Raviraj Kulkarni (Finalist in Dramanon Skits 2015)
Directed by Raviraj Kulkarni

Synopsis : A Theatre artist is in search of Bride and its getting tough for him due to his profession. The society pressure and demands of girl/ her Family is adding fuel to his frustration, he is been through the different processes traditional and modern (matrimony sites) but no luck. But still have hopes.

For passes: 9885333273

Inviting all for an evening of book release of 'BLACK INK' ANTHOLOGY OF Stories by Dr.M.M.Vinodini.
Dr. Vinodini is a Dalit Writer and thinker. She is working as an associate Professor in Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa. Her anthology of stories BLACK INK is Published by LIKHITA PRESS.

"దళితుల కతలు" - Dr వినోదిని గారి పుస్తక విడుదలకి అందరికి ఇదే పిలుపు. వేదిక: లామకాన్, బంజారా హిల్స్, హైదరాబాదు. సమయం: మంగళ 20 అక్టోబర్ సా.5 గo. నుండి
All are welcome.

Improvisational Theatre is full of surprises, not just for the audience but for the actors too. Come witness a bunch of theatre enthusiasts putting up an energetic, expressive, goofy to scary... all dramatic performance. We take your scenarios and bring them to life, in the best possible way.

Mint Tea Creatives' Improv Theatre Show #3

At Lamakaan, Banjara HIlls Rd#1
On Thursday, 22nd Oct 2015
From 7:30 to 9pm

Performers: Ramya, Kiran, Pratiek, Girish, Sadanand, Afaque, Jay, Sreehari and Suzanne.

Entry: Rs.100/-

*Conditions Apply: No political, racial, religious or any other derogatory topics. *We shall improvise and censor, depending on the age-group of our audience.

The play revolves around Jagu and Ganu, two acrobats who are orphan and live on the footpath. They have big dreams, one wants to become rich and another wants to become an actor. The play is all about their struggle to achieve their dreams which soon takes a magical turn in a faction of a second.

Learn all about 3D Printing technology!! 3D Printing is revolutionizing many industries such as Manufacturing, Jewellery, Medical etc. This workshop aims to teach participants about
a) What is 3D Printing
b) 3D Printing processes (FDM, SLA,,,)
c) Design considerations
d) Internal working of 3D Printer

Fee: 400/-. Tickets can be purchased at MeraEvents.com (Event id: 86656)

It is NOT a routine quiz with questions like, "Who designed this commercial?"
Who is known as the Father of Indian Advertisement," etc.

Participation is Teamwise. Each Team must have Four members. The Team should get their names registered THREE DAYS (3 days) before the day when the Competition is conducted through an email sent to the Organizer. Only FIVE TEAMS are allowed to participate. Team's participation is confirmed on FIRST COME - FIRST SERVE BASIS.

Method of conducting the Quiz:

An Advertisement is played on the Screen. Once it ends, each Team shall receive one question on that Advertisement.

Sample questions are:

"Which human emotion is this advertisement aimed to exploit?"

"What is the most unconvincing thing about this advertisement?"

A Two-Member Panel evaluates the responses by the Teams and awards the marks accordingly.

NO ENTRY FEES. The Members of the Winning Team shall receive Gift Vouchers for Books.

Inviting all for a talk by Prof. Mohammad M Anwer on the topic "Why do farmers commit suicide".

Agriculture is the primary economic activity, the necessary profession of all times, and essential to the survival of humankind. The recent spate of farmers suicide in Telangana and rest of the country is ringing alarm bells that all is not well in this important sector. The presentation explores the causes of the problem and suggests remedies that have been found practical and useful in over a decade of empirical experiment.

Professor Mohammad Anwer is the National Director of the Institute for Promotion of Agriculture which undertakes Agriculture Policy Championing and interests itself in Mega issues in Agricultural Research, Education, Extension and Consultancies. He was formerly the Director of Distance Education, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, Director of National Research Centre on Seed Spices, ICAR, Ajmer and Principal Scientist & Professor of Research Management, National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, ICAR, Hyderabad.

He is a researcher, teacher and consultant in Research Management and Horticulture. He has over 35 years of professional experience and has over 450 research papers, popular articles, book chapters, and books to his credit. He is a lucid speaker on agriculture, education and social reform.

All are welcome to discuss this issue gripping our society.

National Skills Development presents a workshop on Soft skills and technical skills which will enable students to get better at facing interviews and networking with a larger audience.
The last 15 to 20 minutes of this session would be spent in practicing these skills and networking.

Quiz on World Cricket

Inviting all for an evening of discussion on "Climate of Intolerance and role of writers and poets".

Authors, poets and artistes continue to return national/state awards and resign from the Sahitya Akademi to protest the institution’s silence on attacks against writers and intellectuals. Several writers in India have relinquished awards from one of the country’s top literary institutions over the past week, in a symbolic show of protest against what they say is a growing disregard for freedom of speech under the government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. More than 41 authors have handed back major honors in a stand against ‘vicious assaults’ on cultural diversity. Noted authors from Telangana – Bhoopal Reddy and Prof Katyayani Vidmahe have also returned their awards to mark their protest against the climate of intolerance.

Lamakaan holds this discussion on the growing intolerance in the country and role of writers and poets to country such climate. The awards returnee Bhoopal Reddy and Prof Katyayani Vidmahe will present their opinion and interact with the audiences.

About Bhoopal Reddy:
M. Bhoopal Reddy (born 1959) is a Telugu language writer and actor. He won the 2011 Kendra Sahitya Akademi Awards for Children's Literature for his work, Uggu Paalu, a compilation of 90 children stories. Bhoopal Reddy has written over 19 books. He also wrote Kotta Bag, Komaram Bheem, Gudugudu Gunchem and Vastava Potava were among the child lietrature and songs written by Reddy. He was a stage artist and acted in movies like Komaram Bheem and Daasi. He is the recipient of Kendra Sahitya Akademi Awards for Children's Literature - Uggu Paalu – 2011. He also got newly-formed Telangana state govt. award for his contribution towards separate statehood movement.
He returned both central and state governments' awards and rewards. He happens to be the first writer in Telangana state to return the awards. He returned state award in opposition to the Telangana government's FAKE encounter in which two young Telangana separate statehood activists (who later joined Maoists out of disillusionment due to Telangana govt's pro-elite policies) were killed by the Telangana govt.
As far as Sahitya Akademi award is concerned, he returned the award in protest against the growing intolerance towards minorities and attacks/killings of writers/atheists.

About Prof Katyayani Vidmahe:
Prof Katyayani Vidmahe is a noted litterateur and professor of Telugu Literature at the Telugu Department, Kakatiya University, Waranagal. She has been declared the winner of the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Telugu-2013 for her work Sahityakashamlo Sagam- Streela Asthitwa Sahityam– Kavitwam– Katha, a compilation of essays published in 2010. Born in Mailavaram village of Addanki in Prakasam district in 1955, Prof. Katyayani had completed her education in Warangal and Hyderabad. A gold medalist in MA Telugu in 1977 from Kakatiya University, her literary career spans more than two decades.
She has to her credit 275 research papers on Telugu literature, besides 28 published books and 25 books as an editor. Though her original name is Ketavarapu Katyayani, she is identified in literary circles with her pen name Katyayani ‘Vidmahe’. She started her teaching career in 1977 at Kakatiya University, where she pursued her PhD on the famous Telugu novel Chivaraku Migiledi.
Joining in the chorus of protest by the writers' community, Vidmahe said she was returning her Sahitya Akademiaward in protest against "the growing intolerance in the country". She is the second author to return the award from the Telugu land.

About Laltu:
Dr. Harjinder Singh, who is perhaps better known by his pen name ‘Laltu’ is a prolific writer and scientist. Laltu is a Hindi poet and writer. He has published five poetry collections and a short story collection, and a few works for children and translations. He also writes commentaries on contemporary affairs and is associated with grassroots movements. He is a scientist and he teaches at IIIT-H.
His biography is available here in hindi language. http://faculty.iiit.ac.in/~laltu/ http://faculty.iiit.ac.in/~laltu/hindi.html http://faculty.iiit.ac.in/~laltu/articles-and-book-reviews-English.html

All are weclome.

SUTRADHAR presents ISMAT - EK AURAT
Ismat Chughtai, was a veritable tour de force of women's writing in India, a woman who was a feminist by instinct, long before it became fashionable to flash the badge of feminism. She brought to the fore the modernity inherent in the actions of the poorest of rural Indian women as well as the stagnation in the minds of the so called urban elite. Ruthlessly honest and deeply perceptive, she presented the truth of society and its women in the same nakedness in which she saw them. She wrote with a rare courage, truth and good humour which endear her to everyone who comes across her writings. This seventy minute play is a dramatized performance of three short stories as vignettes. A letter penned by Sa’adat Hasan Manto on his view of Ismat as a woman is read out as a prelude.
at Lamakaan, on 27th October, 2015 20:00 pm
for passes: 9848052541

SUTRADHAR presents ISMAT - EK AURAT

Ismat Chughtai, was a veritable tour de force of women's writing in India, a woman who was a feminist by instinct, long before it became fashionable to flash the badge of feminism.
She brought to the fore the modernity inherent in the actions of the poorest of rural Indian women as well as the stagnation in the minds of the so called urban elite.
Ruthlessly honest and deeply perceptive, she presented the truth of society and its women in the same nakedness in which she saw them. She wrote with a rare courage, truth and good humour which endear her to everyone who comes across her writings.
This seventy minute play is a dramatized performance of three short stories as vignettes. A letter penned by Sa’adat Hasan Manto on his view of Ismat as a woman is read out as a prelude.

at Lamakaan, on 28th October, 2015
20:00 pm

Grim Pumpkin theater brings to you the first performance of our original script, Candy Cigarettes. Written by Swayamsrestha Kar, one of our own, this play explores the marital life of a seemingly ordinary young couple. But there is always a twist to every ordinary story, isn't there?

For passes: 9966903264

Gagan Damama Bajyo! is based on incidents taken from the life of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and his contemporaries.

It follows the events from the year of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919 to his hanging, along with Raj Guru and Sukhdev in 1931. Far from wanting to cause any bloodshed or violence, his decision to throw a bomb in the assembly was motivated by the desire to draw attention to the questions of freedom and equality. The play also touches on the ideological differences between Bhagat Singh and Congress.

It is a play by Piyush Mishra and performed by LCM.
For passes: 9948661033

Young Reformers Foundation, a non-profit & a non-governmental organization (regd# 354/2014), has always striven for the welfare of the orphans, uneducated & the underprivileged in the city, various slums and in the rural areas. With the motive of uplifting the weaker sections of the society via 'educational empowerment,' we look forward to conduct this 'Young Reformers Humanity Summit' Program.
This is a public event in which the volunteers of Young Reformers Foundation will be sharing their experiences and enlightening the audience about their past work and how they can really contribute to the society as a responsible reformer.
A Presentation will be shown to the audience about the history of Young Reformers Foundation and how it has stood out in conducting various awareness programs on ‘Child labor’, ‘Human Trafficking’ ,’Women empowerment’, ‘Right to Education’ etc. The audience will also be encouraged on various events that Young Reformers Foundation has conducted and will continue conducting on a regular basis like the ‘Food for all program’, ‘Education promotion in orphanage’, ‘Employment for all program’ etc. to name a few.
This will be followed by the felicitation of the active volunteers of Young Reformers Foundation concluding the event.

Studentrepreneurship is a community to connect students/youngsters with entrepreneurs in Hyderabad.

The whole idea is to help students/youngsters who want to start their own business and need direction.

We will invite entrepreneurs who failed and succeeded in their businesses and have a discussion on several topics viz. Validating ideas, writing business plan, funding, marketing/promoting biz, etc. It's a basic introductory session to discuss more about this community and form the agenda for future events.

Students/Youngsters and Entrepreneurs from any field are welcome.

RSVP here: http://www.meetup.com/passionandlife/events/226180894/

Gagan Damama Bajyo! is based on incidents taken from the life of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and his contemporaries.

It follows the events from the year of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919 to his hanging, along with Raj Guru and Sukhdev in 1931. Far from wanting to cause any bloodshed or violence, his decision to throw a bomb in the assembly was motivated by the desire to draw attention to the questions of freedom and equality. The play also touches on the ideological differences between Bhagat Singh and Congress.

It is a play by Piyush Mishra and performed by LCM.
For passes: 9948661033

Lamakaan holds a two-day Handicrafts workshop with Recycled paper. This for all ages. Women and children can participate to get to know how best to use the household objects to create an item of art like paper bags, pillow cases with old clothes, grocery bags with old items etc.

The workshop is on Sundays Nov 1st & 8th 11am-1pm.
Please bring your own material if possible.

Arunjyothi S Lokhanday is a traditional crafts person from Nalgonda with a multi-talented artistry to her name. She makes all of them in minimum budget passing the cost benefit to the customer.
She teaches students such practices which aim to protect the environment and also propagate the spread of the rich Indian culture and traditional practices for the benefit of the future generations.

For registrations - call 9704621500

Entry - Free (But material cost will be charged according to the cost)

Inviting all for a book Launch and reading of select funny pieces from the book 'Ämbling Indian' by Aina Rao.

The Ambling Indian is a character - like the common man of R K Laxman - by Aina Rao who writes a fun blog about India, as she ambles along India, keenly observing everything around her, and bringing out the laugh-out-loud humour, in her quirky style.

About the Author:
Like Chetan Bhagat, Aina Rao is an IIT-IIM graduate, and writes about India in a hilarious and thought provoking style on her blog www.amblingindian.com.

This book is the logical conclusion to her blog www.amblingindian.com; which has 100000+ views, and has been featured on yourstory.com as well as MSN.co.in.

Her just launched book ‘Ambling Indian’ is a funny, rollicking ride through India. Select Laugh -out-loud sections from the book will be read out for the audience . The event is free to all.

www.amblingindian.com
facebook : amblingindian
twitter : @amblingindian
youtube : amblingindian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFzZV44385k

Entry - Free

Samahaara Poetry Slam

An event where poets will present their work to an audience.

Slam Poetry: A type of poetry expressing a persons personal story and/or struggle usually in an intensely emotional style. Very powerful, sincere, and moving.

Want to share your story? Call 8341120303 or mail us at info@samahaara.org

Date: 01st November, 2015
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

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

Inviting all for an evening of Bharatanatyam by Vyjayanti Nrityalaya students under the tutelage of Smt. Meenakshi Ravinder Kumar.

The dancers will perform six songs: 1 Pushpanjali slokam, Alarippu; 2. Shabdam; 3. Varnam; 4. Keertana; 5. Tillana; 6. Kuaravanji.

All are welcome.

Keep Rolling presents Four original short plays ... So come along and indulge in a fun filled evening.

1.Long Distance - An exciting battle between the male persistence and the female denial.
2.Smokes and Pegs - Three guys meet up over drinks. And the conversation gets darker as we discover their vulnerabilities...
3. Idea vs Deadline - An Idea battles it out against its arch enemy, the Deadline... and it is to be seen, as to who comes out on top!
4.One Eyed Jack - . A journalist approaches a village filled with blind people. She interviews Chief, who has but one eye and she ends up finding out a lot more than what she bargained for.

For passes:9676077588

Food - Power - Fascism
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meeting on 06th nov 2015, 6pm
@ Lamakaan, Hyderabad
ఆహారంపై నిషేదం. ఆలోచ‌న‌ల‌పై నిషేదం. విశ్వాసాల‌పై నిషేదం. ఆంక్ష‌ల నుంచి హ‌త్య‌ల వ‌ర‌కు... అధికారం కొన‌సాగిస్తున్న సాంస్కృతిక ఆధిప‌త్యం. వేయి ప‌డ‌గ‌ల హైంద‌వం చిమ్ముతున్న విషం. అది బాబ్రీ మీదుగా.. గుజారాత్‌ల‌ను.. కంద‌మాల్ ల‌ను... ఖైర్లాంజీల‌ను.... ముజ‌ఫ‌ర్ న‌గ‌ర్‌ల‌ను... దాద్రిల‌ను దాటుకొస్తోంది. బ‌హుళ‌త్వాన్నిధ్వంసం చేసి... ఆధిప‌త్య సంస్కృతిని ప‌దిలం చేసుకుంటోంది. అక్ష‌రాల‌ను శిలువ వేసి.. ఆలోచ‌న‌ల్ని ఖైదు చేసి... డిజిట‌ల్ ఇండియా మంత్రం జ‌పిస్తోంది. ఇది అక్క‌డితో ఆగి పోదు... మ‌న వంట గ‌దిలోకి చొర‌బ‌డ్డ‌మే కాదు... మొత్తంగా మ‌న‌ల్నే క‌బ్జా చేస్తుంది. అది పెచ్చ‌రిల్లుతున్న హిందూ ఫాసిజం. దాన్ని.. ముక్త‌కంఠంతో ఎదుర్కోవ‌ల‌సిందే. ప్ర‌జాస్వామ్య హ‌క్కుల కోసం... క‌వులు, క‌ళాకారులు, ర‌చ‌యిత‌లు, ఆలోచ‌నా ప‌రులు ఐక్యంగా ఉద్య‌మించాల్సిందే. రండి.. హిందూ ఫాసిజానికి వ్య‌తిరేకంగా గ‌ళం విప్పుదాం. ప్ర‌జాస్వామ్య శ‌క్తుల ఐక్య‌త‌ను చాటుదాం.
ఈ నేప‌థ్యంలో హిందూ ఫాసిజానికి వ్య‌తిరేకంగా విర‌సం నిర్వ‌హ‌స్తున్న స‌మావేశంలో ప్ర‌ముఖ ర‌చ‌యిత, సామాజిక కార్య‌క‌ర్త ప్రొఫెస‌ర్ రామ్ పునియాని, ప్ర‌ముఖ క‌వి, ర‌చ‌యిత్రి, వ‌ర‌వ‌ర‌రావు (విర‌సం), యాకూబ్ (సెక్యుల‌ర్ డెమోక్ర‌టిక్ లిట‌ర‌రీ అండ్ క‌ల్చ‌ర‌ల్ ఫోరం)లు 'ఆహారం - అధికారం - సాంస్కృతిక ఆధిప‌త్యం' అనే అంశంపై ప్ర‌సంగించ‌నున్నారు. కార్య‌క్ర‌మానికి విర‌సం స‌భ్యురాలు గీతాంజ‌లి అధ్య‌క్ష‌త వ‌హిస్తారు.
ఈ సంద‌ర్భంగా హిందూ ఫాసిజం పై విర‌సం క‌విత్వం ఫోల్డ‌ర్ ఆవిష్క‌ర‌ణ ఉంటుంది.

Experience sharing meeting with 50 college students on Safetipin App usage in collaboration with British Deputy High Commission

An event that brings in the aspiring writers, published authors and publishers under one roof. We help you figure out the difference between what the writer and an author, and guide you through the process of writing to publishing and marketing, common mistakes that people usually make, and how to overcome them.

The resource persons will be:
1. Kavipriya Moorthy - Chennai based Business Analyst by profession, writer, author and blogger by passion. Author of the Chick Lit novel "I Don't Wear Sunscreen". Currently working on her second book. She will talk about the difference between the writers and authors, gap to be bridged, process of writing, vanity publishing, mistakes she made. etc.

2. VJ Eshwar - Founder of Tales4 Publishing, Chennai. Will talk about the Publishing process. How to venture into publishing. Risks involved. etc.

3. Rafi Syed - S.M.Y. Rafi is a 23 year old novelist, poet and content writer. He has published his first novel of a series, titled The Traversers' Memoirs: Wondrous Realms. It is a Mythopoeia novel, also known as High Fantasy. The world he has created for his series is called Epidrae, encompassing 9 oceans, 5 continents, 500 kingdoms, 200 races and 40 languages as of now. The races and kingdoms in Epidrae are entirely fictional, so are the landmasses. He has scribed both poetry and prose for his world, the first book featuring the same. He will talk about Fantasy writing, risks involved and the scope of high-fantasy writing in our country.

4. Raja Rahul - Published Short Story writer, will talk about the scope of anthologies and the challenges Newbies face in the writing industry.

5. Harika Bantupalli - Writer and editor, both by profession and passion. Published several short stories, edited two anthologies, currently editing a novel and working on her debut novel. Will talk about the constant rift between a writer and editor, different stages of editing, Rare genres in the country, manuscript formats and common mistakes to be avoided.

For registrations: 7660030894 (Entry - Free)

After a great response from the audience for "Shakti the power within women", Manch Theatre presents it's Original Telugu play "Shakti nelone undhi".

This play depicts the incidents in the life of a Women who discovers the immense strength in her and deals situations with courage and intent.

The play is written by directed by Srikanth Banala.
The Cast Includes Srinivas Konda, Silpa Archana, Swathi Poosapati, Sandeep Sulegaon, Gayathri Kandukuri, Sri Venkateswara Swamy Parimi,
Language: Telugu
Genre: Drama
For Passes Call: 7893977758

Inviting all film lovers for the screening of "Caste on the Menu Card" - a wonderful commentary on the current food politics the nation is seeing unfolding.

The film delves into the idea of food as a site of exclusion by focusing on beef-eating practices in Mumbai. It attempts to portray the prevalence of caste differentiation as seen in the food choices or of people in the city and touches upon concerns related to livelihood, social inclusion and human rights.

By tracing the mythological and historical roots of the meat-eating culture in our country, the film discusses the hierarchy maintained by Brahminical preferences and its intended subversions. This is seen in the stand taken on dealing with the political economy of the leather and meat industries.

The film also follows the ruptured background of universities’ caste politics over the demand of inclusion of beef in institutions. It observes that many restaurants in Mumbai offer beef delicacies, but off the menu.

Thus, the film reads ‘Caste on the Menu Card’.

All are welcome.

This Diwali Season,
Come celebrate with us at Lamakaan with...

Free Workshops on
- Mud-Diya Making
- Crafts from Waste(Old newspapers and Plastic Bottles)

Open Mic
-Music
-Storytelling

Dance Performances ( Traditional and Contemporary) open to participation for one and all.

along with Food Stalls and Organic Bazaar !

Activities for Kids
- Paint your own diya
- Color the drawings


The Festival is Free and Open to All. Everyone is Invited !

Event hosted by Hyderabad Trails:

Hyderabad Trails organizes exploratory walks in Hyderabad to help people experience the city, its heritage, food, architecture and culture.

www.hyderabadtrails.com
www.facebook.com/hyderabadtrails

P.S. If interested in volunteering, performing or offering workshops during the fair, Please message us at hyderabadtrails@gmail.com or call us at 9849687318/9966540086 ! 🙂
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Hi, The Agenda is just informal meeting, open discussion. Mainly we are looking for all seo, social media, digital marketing guys, companies, agencies to meet each other in a very informal setting.

Come up with your ideas, services, customer needs, and will discuss more.

we want our community to meet and have strong relationship among 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

SEO's, SMO's, SEM Professionals, Freelancers, Agencies, Companies, ... All who are into Digital Marketing are Welcome!!

Thank you, Chakri, 9985032005

Pranks can be notorious, but the truth can be uglier.

About the Play - How many of us have dealt with imprisonment of some sort inside our own homes? Today, freedom of speech, freedom of thought and freedom of any kind is rare to come by. Hasn`t the world seen some very disturbing parental relationships? The impact of a disturbed childhood is grave. In fact, no one else can understand just how bad it is.

This is the story of four hostel roommates (Anil, Ajay, Sirish and Rakesh), who plan to play a prank on their friend to pull his leg. As they have been friends for a while now, they know each other pretty well. One day, Ajay`s 3 friends plan to tell him tha his father is waiting for him in the room. He is shocked, because his father has never visited him in 3 years. He rushes to the room to meet him and finds only his friends there. This leads to an argument between them, which reveals more than they would like.

Welcome to an evening of interaction with Vira Satidar popular for his lead role as an activist in this year's Oscar nominated film from India "Court".

He spent his early life as a cowherd. Later in those days he started to take interest in Folk art and Music. He performs various forms of art and literature excluding painting and sculpture. Now he is known as a poet, writer, singer and lyricist. He is also an Editor of Marathi Magazine 'Vidrohi' and is a Democratic Rights activist.

Vira says that for him 'Court' is not just a movie but the personal experience of Vira Sathidar alias Vijay Ramdas Vairagade, an activist hailing from Nagpur. He plays the lead role in this National award winning movie based on the lacunas in the justice delivery system. Sathidar says the movie has boosted his activism and strengthened his will to fight against the system.

All are welcome to this evening of interaction.

A film by JR, with Robert De Niro and written by Eric Roth.

ELLIS awakens our collective memory, taking you back to the early years of Ellis Island through the experience of one immigrant. ELLIS tells the forgotten story of the immigrants who built America.

"One Man's Trash" is a new short documentary from New York based filmmaker, Kelly Adams. It follows the story of Nelson Molina, who has worked for the NYC Department of Sanitation for 34 years. Molina has a unique relationship to the objects that fill the garbage bags lining the streets. With a keen curatorial eye for finding treasure in household trash, he has created a collection of found objects in a sanitation garage in East Harlem, which he refers to as a museum of “Treasures in the Trash.” The film encourages us to rethink our relationship to the objects that we encounter every day, and to find meaning in the mundane.
Entry- Free

Screening an eye opening film on communal violence "Curfew" by Kumar Gaurav.
It is a 20-minute documentary entitled on the communal riot in Jamshedpur, in which the filmmaker portrayed how members of radical right wing groups indulged in ruthless violence against the minority Muslim community of the region, during the communal violence that broke out on July 21 this year.

Gaurav informs that his documentary features clippings which showed members of right wing groups indulging in open vandalism. It shows that during the riots these anti-social elements were moving from one shop to another and inquired if it was owned by a Hindu or Muslim. If the owner hailed from Muslim community, the shops were attacked.

Gaurav will join us for an after-screening talk online.
All are welcome.

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

In April 2015, UGC issued a Guidelines on Safety of Students on and off Campuses of Higher Educational Institutions

These guidelines have invited strong reactions from student communities across the country as it is an intrusion into their privacy and personal freedom.

These directives recommend the use of biometrics for marking student attendance in classes as well as in hostels, pointing out that such measures will have the additional advantage of enabling administrations “to keep an eye on a student’s movement and whereabouts in failsafe manner”(sic).

Increasing surveillance and curbing of freedom: UGC guidelines mention use of CCTV cameras, armed security guards and "digital mechanism can enable HEIs to keep an eye on a student’s movement and whereabouts in failsafe manner"

The guidelines call for setting up a university police station within the premises of the HEIs!

It mentions that the "HEIs should organize quarterly parents-teachers meet (PTM) so that grievances and gaps in system can be addressed and resolved. Online complaint registration system can also be launched so that issues can be addressed before they slip out of hands of authorities."
Let us unite to defeat such attempts to curb campus democracy in the name of providing safety to students!

Interactive and Participative Workshop for Teachers on: Preparation for a Class, Methodology, Teacher's role beyond the Textbook etc.

Sculpture workshop, learn the basics of sculpture and chisel out your creativity!
Fees : 700/-
All material and tools will be provided.
4.00pm to 6.30pm on the 16th, 17th and 18th October!
Contact 8972132325 for further details

We cordially invite you to a two day paintings exhibition by Artist Namrata from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sat & Sun 17, 18th October.

Paintings are available for sale too.

Reading Session for Senior Citizens ...with a difference!! This will be a Reading, Listening,Reflective and Interactive Session.

Learn basic sculpture and installation art
4.00pm to 6.30pm, 17/10/15 and 18/10/15

Fees: 700/-
All tools and materials will be provided

Call 8972132325 for further details

JAZZED FRIENDS is Hyderabad’s only jazz ensemble and an initiative of Hyderabad Western Music Foundation. The band’s love of jazz brought them together to build up a repertoire of famous standards - Swing and Dixieland for starters.

JAZZED FRIENDS is an open group that encourages talented local musicians to join and learn through participation. Musicians with good sight reading skills, liking for Jazz and good sense of rhythm are welcome to join their rehearsals.

Catch our act on the 17th of October at Lamakaan, 7.30 pm.

Entry Rs. 100 (HWMF members: free).

It is bound to be an unforgettable evening! The band consists of a rhythm section, horn section and a vocalist: Raphaelle Courtay Clarinet, Shakila Kundu Vocals, Triveni Sunkara Bass, Dennis Powell Piano, Kartik Kalyan Drums, Humayun Mirza Trumpet, George Hull Saxophone, Joe Koster Trombone.

Info: www.lamakaan.com info@hydmusic.com 9912201659/9985410281

Drop by for a demo and introduction to an improvised site specific performance of Butoh - a contemporary dance.
It is the performance experiment - part of a contemporary dance and butoh collaboration led by Dust Gio (Butoh Exponent, South Korea) and Chandana Sarma (Contemporary dance Performer/Director, India).
Butoh is a form of Japanese dance theatre. First time in India, butoh collaborates with contemporary dance to create a new language of Dance. Through series of performances, workshops and community interaction the project searches the the root of dance, everyone's essential source of joy. With this performance the artists communicate and interact with the changing environment, community and people sharing inner and outer stories of each other.

All are welcome.

TED Talks have redefined the elements of a successful presentation and become the gold standard for public speaking. TED--which stands for technology, entertainment, and design--brings together the world's leading thinker to share their ideas, some of which set the world on fire.

Having been an avid viewer of most of the popular TED talks, and after having analyzed scores of them, I observed that they share the same eternal secrets of storytelling that all successful narratives ( be it film, theatre or novel) follow to create emotional, novel and memorable content.

In this workshop, we shall discuss these hidden techniques and tools for creating impactful and memorable stories, either for presentations or narrative fiction - by analyzing the most popular TED talks of all time.

Fees : Rs. 100/-

for details: 9849687318

"Reclaiming Verse, setting poetry free"

Reclaiming Verse, setting poetry free : is an open mic poetry event. It seeks to create an environment where everybody feels comfortable to share stories, because the idea is to look at poetry and people as neither make sense in isolation. The floor will be open to all styles of poetry, with no linguistic barriers ideally creating a situation where a wide spectrum of stories can be told, and heard.

This will be a safe space for the poetry and the stories, that have been silenced by the overarching noise created by people around us. We invite queer persons, feminists, straight allies and everybody else who wants to talk poetry - to come and share their stories with us. With each piece of poetry, let's reclaim verse. With each story, lets set poetry free.

We want to engage with you in a discourse around fluidity of gender and sexuality. To understand that our identities are often constructed in immutable casts that then relate to difficulties that we face. To celebrate the diversity that exists within us. To protest the periodic violence that many among us face on a regular basis. And to reclaim the militant activist space that we seem to have lost. This event is to specifically protest and oppose the transphobic violence that has been happening in Hyderabad, and to visibly agitate against it armed with poetry.

All are welcome.

Kaalpanik presents a night of three short plays.

1) "Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar" by Surender Sahil Verma
Directed by Krishna Shukla (Won 5 awards at Dramanon Skits 2015 - Best play, Best Actor Female, Best Actor Male (tie), Best Director Runner Up)

Synopsis : You know you had a great start for the day when your bowel movements didn’t bother you. What if they depend on your daily dose of current affairs and you are not able to find your newspaper? What if it came to your knowledge that it’s your neighbor’s dog’s mischief? Will you still go ahead with the day or take your neighbor to task? Well this gentleman and his wife chose to go with the latter option.

2) "A Costly Affair" by Naren Yadav
Directed by Naren Yadav

Synopsis : A couple who are about to get married enter a hotel room and what follows is a bizarre turn of events. Are they ready to take the next step together after what happened in the hotel room forms the crux of the play.

3) "Proposal Tentative" by Raviraj Kulkarni (Finalist in Dramanon Skits 2015)
Directed by Raviraj Kulkarni

Synopsis : A Theatre artist is in search of Bride and its getting tough for him due to his profession. The society pressure and demands of girl/ her Family is adding fuel to his frustration, he is been through the different processes traditional and modern (matrimony sites) but no luck. But still have hopes.

For passes: 9885333273

Inviting all for an evening of book release of 'BLACK INK' ANTHOLOGY OF Stories by Dr.M.M.Vinodini.
Dr. Vinodini is a Dalit Writer and thinker. She is working as an associate Professor in Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa. Her anthology of stories BLACK INK is Published by LIKHITA PRESS.

"దళితుల కతలు" - Dr వినోదిని గారి పుస్తక విడుదలకి అందరికి ఇదే పిలుపు. వేదిక: లామకాన్, బంజారా హిల్స్, హైదరాబాదు. సమయం: మంగళ 20 అక్టోబర్ సా.5 గo. నుండి
All are welcome.

Improvisational Theatre is full of surprises, not just for the audience but for the actors too. Come witness a bunch of theatre enthusiasts putting up an energetic, expressive, goofy to scary... all dramatic performance. We take your scenarios and bring them to life, in the best possible way.

Mint Tea Creatives' Improv Theatre Show #3

At Lamakaan, Banjara HIlls Rd#1
On Thursday, 22nd Oct 2015
From 7:30 to 9pm

Performers: Ramya, Kiran, Pratiek, Girish, Sadanand, Afaque, Jay, Sreehari and Suzanne.

Entry: Rs.100/-

*Conditions Apply: No political, racial, religious or any other derogatory topics. *We shall improvise and censor, depending on the age-group of our audience.

The play revolves around Jagu and Ganu, two acrobats who are orphan and live on the footpath. They have big dreams, one wants to become rich and another wants to become an actor. The play is all about their struggle to achieve their dreams which soon takes a magical turn in a faction of a second.

Learn all about 3D Printing technology!! 3D Printing is revolutionizing many industries such as Manufacturing, Jewellery, Medical etc. This workshop aims to teach participants about
a) What is 3D Printing
b) 3D Printing processes (FDM, SLA,,,)
c) Design considerations
d) Internal working of 3D Printer

Fee: 400/-. Tickets can be purchased at MeraEvents.com (Event id: 86656)

It is NOT a routine quiz with questions like, "Who designed this commercial?"
Who is known as the Father of Indian Advertisement," etc.

Participation is Teamwise. Each Team must have Four members. The Team should get their names registered THREE DAYS (3 days) before the day when the Competition is conducted through an email sent to the Organizer. Only FIVE TEAMS are allowed to participate. Team's participation is confirmed on FIRST COME - FIRST SERVE BASIS.

Method of conducting the Quiz:

An Advertisement is played on the Screen. Once it ends, each Team shall receive one question on that Advertisement.

Sample questions are:

"Which human emotion is this advertisement aimed to exploit?"

"What is the most unconvincing thing about this advertisement?"

A Two-Member Panel evaluates the responses by the Teams and awards the marks accordingly.

NO ENTRY FEES. The Members of the Winning Team shall receive Gift Vouchers for Books.

Inviting all for a talk by Prof. Mohammad M Anwer on the topic "Why do farmers commit suicide".

Agriculture is the primary economic activity, the necessary profession of all times, and essential to the survival of humankind. The recent spate of farmers suicide in Telangana and rest of the country is ringing alarm bells that all is not well in this important sector. The presentation explores the causes of the problem and suggests remedies that have been found practical and useful in over a decade of empirical experiment.

Professor Mohammad Anwer is the National Director of the Institute for Promotion of Agriculture which undertakes Agriculture Policy Championing and interests itself in Mega issues in Agricultural Research, Education, Extension and Consultancies. He was formerly the Director of Distance Education, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, Director of National Research Centre on Seed Spices, ICAR, Ajmer and Principal Scientist & Professor of Research Management, National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, ICAR, Hyderabad.

He is a researcher, teacher and consultant in Research Management and Horticulture. He has over 35 years of professional experience and has over 450 research papers, popular articles, book chapters, and books to his credit. He is a lucid speaker on agriculture, education and social reform.

All are welcome to discuss this issue gripping our society.

National Skills Development presents a workshop on Soft skills and technical skills which will enable students to get better at facing interviews and networking with a larger audience.
The last 15 to 20 minutes of this session would be spent in practicing these skills and networking.

Quiz on World Cricket

Inviting all for an evening of discussion on "Climate of Intolerance and role of writers and poets".

Authors, poets and artistes continue to return national/state awards and resign from the Sahitya Akademi to protest the institution’s silence on attacks against writers and intellectuals. Several writers in India have relinquished awards from one of the country’s top literary institutions over the past week, in a symbolic show of protest against what they say is a growing disregard for freedom of speech under the government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. More than 41 authors have handed back major honors in a stand against ‘vicious assaults’ on cultural diversity. Noted authors from Telangana – Bhoopal Reddy and Prof Katyayani Vidmahe have also returned their awards to mark their protest against the climate of intolerance.

Lamakaan holds this discussion on the growing intolerance in the country and role of writers and poets to country such climate. The awards returnee Bhoopal Reddy and Prof Katyayani Vidmahe will present their opinion and interact with the audiences.

About Bhoopal Reddy:
M. Bhoopal Reddy (born 1959) is a Telugu language writer and actor. He won the 2011 Kendra Sahitya Akademi Awards for Children's Literature for his work, Uggu Paalu, a compilation of 90 children stories. Bhoopal Reddy has written over 19 books. He also wrote Kotta Bag, Komaram Bheem, Gudugudu Gunchem and Vastava Potava were among the child lietrature and songs written by Reddy. He was a stage artist and acted in movies like Komaram Bheem and Daasi. He is the recipient of Kendra Sahitya Akademi Awards for Children's Literature - Uggu Paalu – 2011. He also got newly-formed Telangana state govt. award for his contribution towards separate statehood movement.
He returned both central and state governments' awards and rewards. He happens to be the first writer in Telangana state to return the awards. He returned state award in opposition to the Telangana government's FAKE encounter in which two young Telangana separate statehood activists (who later joined Maoists out of disillusionment due to Telangana govt's pro-elite policies) were killed by the Telangana govt.
As far as Sahitya Akademi award is concerned, he returned the award in protest against the growing intolerance towards minorities and attacks/killings of writers/atheists.

About Prof Katyayani Vidmahe:
Prof Katyayani Vidmahe is a noted litterateur and professor of Telugu Literature at the Telugu Department, Kakatiya University, Waranagal. She has been declared the winner of the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Telugu-2013 for her work Sahityakashamlo Sagam- Streela Asthitwa Sahityam– Kavitwam– Katha, a compilation of essays published in 2010. Born in Mailavaram village of Addanki in Prakasam district in 1955, Prof. Katyayani had completed her education in Warangal and Hyderabad. A gold medalist in MA Telugu in 1977 from Kakatiya University, her literary career spans more than two decades.
She has to her credit 275 research papers on Telugu literature, besides 28 published books and 25 books as an editor. Though her original name is Ketavarapu Katyayani, she is identified in literary circles with her pen name Katyayani ‘Vidmahe’. She started her teaching career in 1977 at Kakatiya University, where she pursued her PhD on the famous Telugu novel Chivaraku Migiledi.
Joining in the chorus of protest by the writers' community, Vidmahe said she was returning her Sahitya Akademiaward in protest against "the growing intolerance in the country". She is the second author to return the award from the Telugu land.

About Laltu:
Dr. Harjinder Singh, who is perhaps better known by his pen name ‘Laltu’ is a prolific writer and scientist. Laltu is a Hindi poet and writer. He has published five poetry collections and a short story collection, and a few works for children and translations. He also writes commentaries on contemporary affairs and is associated with grassroots movements. He is a scientist and he teaches at IIIT-H.
His biography is available here in hindi language. http://faculty.iiit.ac.in/~laltu/ http://faculty.iiit.ac.in/~laltu/hindi.html http://faculty.iiit.ac.in/~laltu/articles-and-book-reviews-English.html

All are weclome.

SUTRADHAR presents ISMAT - EK AURAT
Ismat Chughtai, was a veritable tour de force of women's writing in India, a woman who was a feminist by instinct, long before it became fashionable to flash the badge of feminism. She brought to the fore the modernity inherent in the actions of the poorest of rural Indian women as well as the stagnation in the minds of the so called urban elite. Ruthlessly honest and deeply perceptive, she presented the truth of society and its women in the same nakedness in which she saw them. She wrote with a rare courage, truth and good humour which endear her to everyone who comes across her writings. This seventy minute play is a dramatized performance of three short stories as vignettes. A letter penned by Sa’adat Hasan Manto on his view of Ismat as a woman is read out as a prelude.
at Lamakaan, on 27th October, 2015 20:00 pm
for passes: 9848052541

SUTRADHAR presents ISMAT - EK AURAT

Ismat Chughtai, was a veritable tour de force of women's writing in India, a woman who was a feminist by instinct, long before it became fashionable to flash the badge of feminism.
She brought to the fore the modernity inherent in the actions of the poorest of rural Indian women as well as the stagnation in the minds of the so called urban elite.
Ruthlessly honest and deeply perceptive, she presented the truth of society and its women in the same nakedness in which she saw them. She wrote with a rare courage, truth and good humour which endear her to everyone who comes across her writings.
This seventy minute play is a dramatized performance of three short stories as vignettes. A letter penned by Sa’adat Hasan Manto on his view of Ismat as a woman is read out as a prelude.

at Lamakaan, on 28th October, 2015
20:00 pm

Grim Pumpkin theater brings to you the first performance of our original script, Candy Cigarettes. Written by Swayamsrestha Kar, one of our own, this play explores the marital life of a seemingly ordinary young couple. But there is always a twist to every ordinary story, isn't there?

For passes: 9966903264

Gagan Damama Bajyo! is based on incidents taken from the life of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and his contemporaries.

It follows the events from the year of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919 to his hanging, along with Raj Guru and Sukhdev in 1931. Far from wanting to cause any bloodshed or violence, his decision to throw a bomb in the assembly was motivated by the desire to draw attention to the questions of freedom and equality. The play also touches on the ideological differences between Bhagat Singh and Congress.

It is a play by Piyush Mishra and performed by LCM.
For passes: 9948661033

Young Reformers Foundation, a non-profit & a non-governmental organization (regd# 354/2014), has always striven for the welfare of the orphans, uneducated & the underprivileged in the city, various slums and in the rural areas. With the motive of uplifting the weaker sections of the society via 'educational empowerment,' we look forward to conduct this 'Young Reformers Humanity Summit' Program.
This is a public event in which the volunteers of Young Reformers Foundation will be sharing their experiences and enlightening the audience about their past work and how they can really contribute to the society as a responsible reformer.
A Presentation will be shown to the audience about the history of Young Reformers Foundation and how it has stood out in conducting various awareness programs on ‘Child labor’, ‘Human Trafficking’ ,’Women empowerment’, ‘Right to Education’ etc. The audience will also be encouraged on various events that Young Reformers Foundation has conducted and will continue conducting on a regular basis like the ‘Food for all program’, ‘Education promotion in orphanage’, ‘Employment for all program’ etc. to name a few.
This will be followed by the felicitation of the active volunteers of Young Reformers Foundation concluding the event.

Studentrepreneurship is a community to connect students/youngsters with entrepreneurs in Hyderabad.

The whole idea is to help students/youngsters who want to start their own business and need direction.

We will invite entrepreneurs who failed and succeeded in their businesses and have a discussion on several topics viz. Validating ideas, writing business plan, funding, marketing/promoting biz, etc. It's a basic introductory session to discuss more about this community and form the agenda for future events.

Students/Youngsters and Entrepreneurs from any field are welcome.

RSVP here: http://www.meetup.com/passionandlife/events/226180894/

Gagan Damama Bajyo! is based on incidents taken from the life of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and his contemporaries.

It follows the events from the year of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919 to his hanging, along with Raj Guru and Sukhdev in 1931. Far from wanting to cause any bloodshed or violence, his decision to throw a bomb in the assembly was motivated by the desire to draw attention to the questions of freedom and equality. The play also touches on the ideological differences between Bhagat Singh and Congress.

It is a play by Piyush Mishra and performed by LCM.
For passes: 9948661033

Lamakaan holds a two-day Handicrafts workshop with Recycled paper. This for all ages. Women and children can participate to get to know how best to use the household objects to create an item of art like paper bags, pillow cases with old clothes, grocery bags with old items etc.

The workshop is on Sundays Nov 1st & 8th 11am-1pm.
Please bring your own material if possible.

Arunjyothi S Lokhanday is a traditional crafts person from Nalgonda with a multi-talented artistry to her name. She makes all of them in minimum budget passing the cost benefit to the customer.
She teaches students such practices which aim to protect the environment and also propagate the spread of the rich Indian culture and traditional practices for the benefit of the future generations.

For registrations - call 9704621500

Entry - Free (But material cost will be charged according to the cost)

Inviting all for a book Launch and reading of select funny pieces from the book 'Ämbling Indian' by Aina Rao.

The Ambling Indian is a character - like the common man of R K Laxman - by Aina Rao who writes a fun blog about India, as she ambles along India, keenly observing everything around her, and bringing out the laugh-out-loud humour, in her quirky style.

About the Author:
Like Chetan Bhagat, Aina Rao is an IIT-IIM graduate, and writes about India in a hilarious and thought provoking style on her blog www.amblingindian.com.

This book is the logical conclusion to her blog www.amblingindian.com; which has 100000+ views, and has been featured on yourstory.com as well as MSN.co.in.

Her just launched book ‘Ambling Indian’ is a funny, rollicking ride through India. Select Laugh -out-loud sections from the book will be read out for the audience . The event is free to all.

www.amblingindian.com
facebook : amblingindian
twitter : @amblingindian
youtube : amblingindian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFzZV44385k

Entry - Free

Samahaara Poetry Slam

An event where poets will present their work to an audience.

Slam Poetry: A type of poetry expressing a persons personal story and/or struggle usually in an intensely emotional style. Very powerful, sincere, and moving.

Want to share your story? Call 8341120303 or mail us at info@samahaara.org

Date: 01st November, 2015
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

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

Inviting all for an evening of Bharatanatyam by Vyjayanti Nrityalaya students under the tutelage of Smt. Meenakshi Ravinder Kumar.

The dancers will perform six songs: 1 Pushpanjali slokam, Alarippu; 2. Shabdam; 3. Varnam; 4. Keertana; 5. Tillana; 6. Kuaravanji.

All are welcome.

Keep Rolling presents Four original short plays ... So come along and indulge in a fun filled evening.

1.Long Distance - An exciting battle between the male persistence and the female denial.
2.Smokes and Pegs - Three guys meet up over drinks. And the conversation gets darker as we discover their vulnerabilities...
3. Idea vs Deadline - An Idea battles it out against its arch enemy, the Deadline... and it is to be seen, as to who comes out on top!
4.One Eyed Jack - . A journalist approaches a village filled with blind people. She interviews Chief, who has but one eye and she ends up finding out a lot more than what she bargained for.

For passes:9676077588

Food - Power - Fascism
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meeting on 06th nov 2015, 6pm
@ Lamakaan, Hyderabad
ఆహారంపై నిషేదం. ఆలోచ‌న‌ల‌పై నిషేదం. విశ్వాసాల‌పై నిషేదం. ఆంక్ష‌ల నుంచి హ‌త్య‌ల వ‌ర‌కు... అధికారం కొన‌సాగిస్తున్న సాంస్కృతిక ఆధిప‌త్యం. వేయి ప‌డ‌గ‌ల హైంద‌వం చిమ్ముతున్న విషం. అది బాబ్రీ మీదుగా.. గుజారాత్‌ల‌ను.. కంద‌మాల్ ల‌ను... ఖైర్లాంజీల‌ను.... ముజ‌ఫ‌ర్ న‌గ‌ర్‌ల‌ను... దాద్రిల‌ను దాటుకొస్తోంది. బ‌హుళ‌త్వాన్నిధ్వంసం చేసి... ఆధిప‌త్య సంస్కృతిని ప‌దిలం చేసుకుంటోంది. అక్ష‌రాల‌ను శిలువ వేసి.. ఆలోచ‌న‌ల్ని ఖైదు చేసి... డిజిట‌ల్ ఇండియా మంత్రం జ‌పిస్తోంది. ఇది అక్క‌డితో ఆగి పోదు... మ‌న వంట గ‌దిలోకి చొర‌బ‌డ్డ‌మే కాదు... మొత్తంగా మ‌న‌ల్నే క‌బ్జా చేస్తుంది. అది పెచ్చ‌రిల్లుతున్న హిందూ ఫాసిజం. దాన్ని.. ముక్త‌కంఠంతో ఎదుర్కోవ‌ల‌సిందే. ప్ర‌జాస్వామ్య హ‌క్కుల కోసం... క‌వులు, క‌ళాకారులు, ర‌చ‌యిత‌లు, ఆలోచ‌నా ప‌రులు ఐక్యంగా ఉద్య‌మించాల్సిందే. రండి.. హిందూ ఫాసిజానికి వ్య‌తిరేకంగా గ‌ళం విప్పుదాం. ప్ర‌జాస్వామ్య శ‌క్తుల ఐక్య‌త‌ను చాటుదాం.
ఈ నేప‌థ్యంలో హిందూ ఫాసిజానికి వ్య‌తిరేకంగా విర‌సం నిర్వ‌హ‌స్తున్న స‌మావేశంలో ప్ర‌ముఖ ర‌చ‌యిత, సామాజిక కార్య‌క‌ర్త ప్రొఫెస‌ర్ రామ్ పునియాని, ప్ర‌ముఖ క‌వి, ర‌చ‌యిత్రి, వ‌ర‌వ‌ర‌రావు (విర‌సం), యాకూబ్ (సెక్యుల‌ర్ డెమోక్ర‌టిక్ లిట‌ర‌రీ అండ్ క‌ల్చ‌ర‌ల్ ఫోరం)లు 'ఆహారం - అధికారం - సాంస్కృతిక ఆధిప‌త్యం' అనే అంశంపై ప్ర‌సంగించ‌నున్నారు. కార్య‌క్ర‌మానికి విర‌సం స‌భ్యురాలు గీతాంజ‌లి అధ్య‌క్ష‌త వ‌హిస్తారు.
ఈ సంద‌ర్భంగా హిందూ ఫాసిజం పై విర‌సం క‌విత్వం ఫోల్డ‌ర్ ఆవిష్క‌ర‌ణ ఉంటుంది.

Experience sharing meeting with 50 college students on Safetipin App usage in collaboration with British Deputy High Commission

An event that brings in the aspiring writers, published authors and publishers under one roof. We help you figure out the difference between what the writer and an author, and guide you through the process of writing to publishing and marketing, common mistakes that people usually make, and how to overcome them.

The resource persons will be:
1. Kavipriya Moorthy - Chennai based Business Analyst by profession, writer, author and blogger by passion. Author of the Chick Lit novel "I Don't Wear Sunscreen". Currently working on her second book. She will talk about the difference between the writers and authors, gap to be bridged, process of writing, vanity publishing, mistakes she made. etc.

2. VJ Eshwar - Founder of Tales4 Publishing, Chennai. Will talk about the Publishing process. How to venture into publishing. Risks involved. etc.

3. Rafi Syed - S.M.Y. Rafi is a 23 year old novelist, poet and content writer. He has published his first novel of a series, titled The Traversers' Memoirs: Wondrous Realms. It is a Mythopoeia novel, also known as High Fantasy. The world he has created for his series is called Epidrae, encompassing 9 oceans, 5 continents, 500 kingdoms, 200 races and 40 languages as of now. The races and kingdoms in Epidrae are entirely fictional, so are the landmasses. He has scribed both poetry and prose for his world, the first book featuring the same. He will talk about Fantasy writing, risks involved and the scope of high-fantasy writing in our country.

4. Raja Rahul - Published Short Story writer, will talk about the scope of anthologies and the challenges Newbies face in the writing industry.

5. Harika Bantupalli - Writer and editor, both by profession and passion. Published several short stories, edited two anthologies, currently editing a novel and working on her debut novel. Will talk about the constant rift between a writer and editor, different stages of editing, Rare genres in the country, manuscript formats and common mistakes to be avoided.

For registrations: 7660030894 (Entry - Free)

After a great response from the audience for "Shakti the power within women", Manch Theatre presents it's Original Telugu play "Shakti nelone undhi".

This play depicts the incidents in the life of a Women who discovers the immense strength in her and deals situations with courage and intent.

The play is written by directed by Srikanth Banala.
The Cast Includes Srinivas Konda, Silpa Archana, Swathi Poosapati, Sandeep Sulegaon, Gayathri Kandukuri, Sri Venkateswara Swamy Parimi,
Language: Telugu
Genre: Drama
For Passes Call: 7893977758

Inviting all film lovers for the screening of "Caste on the Menu Card" - a wonderful commentary on the current food politics the nation is seeing unfolding.

The film delves into the idea of food as a site of exclusion by focusing on beef-eating practices in Mumbai. It attempts to portray the prevalence of caste differentiation as seen in the food choices or of people in the city and touches upon concerns related to livelihood, social inclusion and human rights.

By tracing the mythological and historical roots of the meat-eating culture in our country, the film discusses the hierarchy maintained by Brahminical preferences and its intended subversions. This is seen in the stand taken on dealing with the political economy of the leather and meat industries.

The film also follows the ruptured background of universities’ caste politics over the demand of inclusion of beef in institutions. It observes that many restaurants in Mumbai offer beef delicacies, but off the menu.

Thus, the film reads ‘Caste on the Menu Card’.

All are welcome.

This Diwali Season,
Come celebrate with us at Lamakaan with...

Free Workshops on
- Mud-Diya Making
- Crafts from Waste(Old newspapers and Plastic Bottles)

Open Mic
-Music
-Storytelling

Dance Performances ( Traditional and Contemporary) open to participation for one and all.

along with Food Stalls and Organic Bazaar !

Activities for Kids
- Paint your own diya
- Color the drawings


The Festival is Free and Open to All. Everyone is Invited !

Event hosted by Hyderabad Trails:

Hyderabad Trails organizes exploratory walks in Hyderabad to help people experience the city, its heritage, food, architecture and culture.

www.hyderabadtrails.com
www.facebook.com/hyderabadtrails

P.S. If interested in volunteering, performing or offering workshops during the fair, Please message us at hyderabadtrails@gmail.com or call us at 9849687318/9966540086 ! 🙂
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Hi, The Agenda is just informal meeting, open discussion. Mainly we are looking for all seo, social media, digital marketing guys, companies, agencies to meet each other in a very informal setting.

Come up with your ideas, services, customer needs, and will discuss more.

we want our community to meet and have strong relationship among 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

SEO's, SMO's, SEM Professionals, Freelancers, Agencies, Companies, ... All who are into Digital Marketing are Welcome!!

Thank you, Chakri, 9985032005

Pranks can be notorious, but the truth can be uglier.

About the Play - How many of us have dealt with imprisonment of some sort inside our own homes? Today, freedom of speech, freedom of thought and freedom of any kind is rare to come by. Hasn`t the world seen some very disturbing parental relationships? The impact of a disturbed childhood is grave. In fact, no one else can understand just how bad it is.

This is the story of four hostel roommates (Anil, Ajay, Sirish and Rakesh), who plan to play a prank on their friend to pull his leg. As they have been friends for a while now, they know each other pretty well. One day, Ajay`s 3 friends plan to tell him tha his father is waiting for him in the room. He is shocked, because his father has never visited him in 3 years. He rushes to the room to meet him and finds only his friends there. This leads to an argument between them, which reveals more than they would like.

Welcome to an evening of interaction with Vira Satidar popular for his lead role as an activist in this year's Oscar nominated film from India "Court".

He spent his early life as a cowherd. Later in those days he started to take interest in Folk art and Music. He performs various forms of art and literature excluding painting and sculpture. Now he is known as a poet, writer, singer and lyricist. He is also an Editor of Marathi Magazine 'Vidrohi' and is a Democratic Rights activist.

Vira says that for him 'Court' is not just a movie but the personal experience of Vira Sathidar alias Vijay Ramdas Vairagade, an activist hailing from Nagpur. He plays the lead role in this National award winning movie based on the lacunas in the justice delivery system. Sathidar says the movie has boosted his activism and strengthened his will to fight against the system.

All are welcome to this evening of interaction.

A film by JR, with Robert De Niro and written by Eric Roth.

ELLIS awakens our collective memory, taking you back to the early years of Ellis Island through the experience of one immigrant. ELLIS tells the forgotten story of the immigrants who built America.

"One Man's Trash" is a new short documentary from New York based filmmaker, Kelly Adams. It follows the story of Nelson Molina, who has worked for the NYC Department of Sanitation for 34 years. Molina has a unique relationship to the objects that fill the garbage bags lining the streets. With a keen curatorial eye for finding treasure in household trash, he has created a collection of found objects in a sanitation garage in East Harlem, which he refers to as a museum of “Treasures in the Trash.” The film encourages us to rethink our relationship to the objects that we encounter every day, and to find meaning in the mundane.
Entry- Free

Screening an eye opening film on communal violence "Curfew" by Kumar Gaurav.
It is a 20-minute documentary entitled on the communal riot in Jamshedpur, in which the filmmaker portrayed how members of radical right wing groups indulged in ruthless violence against the minority Muslim community of the region, during the communal violence that broke out on July 21 this year.

Gaurav informs that his documentary features clippings which showed members of right wing groups indulging in open vandalism. It shows that during the riots these anti-social elements were moving from one shop to another and inquired if it was owned by a Hindu or Muslim. If the owner hailed from Muslim community, the shops were attacked.

Gaurav will join us for an after-screening talk online.
All are welcome.