Lamakaan

KINDLY NOTE - Tickets MANDATORY for attending the event. Please ensure you purchase your ticket using the below link http://www.meraevents.com/event/sshyd_nov . Limited Seats.

Startup Saturday Hyderabad - November 2015
Theme: B2B solutions, startups, models markets.

With SAAS now a way of business, a new wave of cloud based business solutions are coming up that go much beyond the traditional business systems like ERP, supply chain, financial systems and HR systems. From expense management to specific purpose/function business analytics to employee wellness to building energy management and many more startups in the B2B sector are quietly scripting their success stories and are estimated to grow to $700 billion by 2020.
This months SS will uncover some of the new startups in the B2B space and glean learnings on the emerging opportunities, new operating modes and go-to-market experiences along with deeper insights from the experts, successful entrepreneurs and investors in the expert-speak panel.

PS: You may bump into some of the wisest brains while networking over yummy samosas!

For nominating panelist or startup speakers, write to us at hyderabad@headstart.in
Tweet: #SSHYD @starthyd

Shakkar Ke Paanch Daane ( a monologue in Hindi )

UDAAN Performing Arts
Presents A Hindi Play

Shakkar Ke Paanch Dane ( a monologue in Hindi )

About The Play - Rajkumar has been requested to write a poem for a compilation to be published. If you knew Rajkumar you’d realize the absurdity of the request.
In an hour long monologue, Rajkumar tells us about his unremarkable life in his nondescript village and the five grains of sugar – the five people – who have stood out in this drab life for reasons stranger than fiction. The filmy mother; her poet brother Pundaleek; Raghu, the school hero; old man Radhey; and the anonymous ‘Truckwala dost’ . As Rajkumar talks, the five grains become a single life-game that he has been unknowingly playing for years…and Rajkumar realizes that everyone has a story inside them.



Written by - Manav Kaul
Music / Design & Direction - Saurabh Gharipurikar
Lights by – Krishna Shukl
Performence by - Siddhesh Dharmadhikari

Date 14th November ( Saturday ) 201

Time - 08:00 pm

Venue - Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 01.

Donor Pass - Rs. 100/-

Duration - 80 minutes.

Online ticket booking on - in.bookmyshow.com

For more details contact our production manager Ashish Meagh # 9494563573

An event to mark the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims which is observed on the Third Sunday of November each year. It provides an occasion to remember the lakhs of people killed each year in road accidents and the trauma and suffering faced by the families. It also thanks the effort of emergency services in saving lives.

Everyday in India, more than 375 people are killed in road accidents, which is an avoidable man made tragedy. The loss of life causes severe emotional trauma and financial burden to the families. World Day of Remembrance is commemorated on the third Sunday of November each year by NGOs around the world. Observing this day along with victims' families provides an opportunity for people to understand their pain and offer support and solidarity. It also helps to draw the public's attention to road accident deaths, their consequences and the steps that can be taken to prevent them. The day also provides an opportunity to remind governments and the society of their responsibility to make the roads safer.
Admission free.

All are welcome.

Often described as ‘a bellyful of laughs’, Alan Ayckbourn’s unusual play ‘GIZMO’ was written specifically for performance by young people and offers a challenging and entertaining performance piece for young actors. A light-hearted, slightly futuristic comedy, ‘Gizmo’ offers convincing dialogue and a degree of physicality that would certainly be great fun for young people to enact.

Entry - Free

Asiya Khan Will be giving a presentation on the trees along the Musi river. The ancient heritage trees and others presently growing along its course. Identifying the trees lining the banks of the river Musi and the stories woven around them.

All are welcome.

Hyderabad Urban Lab and US Consulate, Hyderabad present James Brainard, the mayor of Carmel, Indiana.
In this evening talk, Mayor Brainard narrates his experience of turning around the city of Carmel. His lecture addresses several questions including the issues of infrastructure funding, partnerships between private and government sectors, and utilization of hybrid and bio-fuels driven vehicles in the city. Mayor Brainard argues that the inclusion of adequate educational, cultural and public spaces have led Carmel to adapt to the issues of climate change better.

All are welcome. Entry- Free

“Documentaries about France”.

AU BORD DU MONDE (on THE EDGE OF THE WORLD);
Director : Claus Drexel,
Year : 2013, Duration : 98min. French with English Subtitles.

Paris, at night. This is where Jeni, Wenceslas, Christine, Pascal and the others live. Homeless, they haunt the streets and bridges, and corridors of the metro ; on the edge of a world where society no longer offers protection. They face us and they talk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpX3veILyy8

Entry - Free.

Inviting all for an evening of Talk on the Human Rights issues and LGBTQ Rights by Steffan DeClue.

This talk is happening on the eve of the International Transgender Day of Remembrance which is observed on November 20th. And would focus on

· The process of political lobbying, mobilization for LGBT community

· How to plan educational research and information dissemination to promote the visibility of LGBT issues

· Working with several players, simultaneously and collectively and strategizing to influence the cause of the LGBT community.

· Involvement at different levels of the government in the USA, preparing and implementing the Equality Index etc.

· Advocating for non-discrimination legislation.

· How to secure grants and financial assistance.

Steffan DeClue is the Senior Grant Officer and Associate Director of Foundation Relations for the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the Human Rights Campaign, the world’s largest organization working toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality with domestic and international programs. His team handles the foundation’s $10 million annual budget that advances and sponsors basic educational research and information dissemination to promote the visibility of LGBT issues with an emphasis on workplace concerns, family issues including adoption, bullying and marriage equality, among others. Prior to joining the HRC Foundation almost a decade ago, DeClue worked for the Rockefeller Family Fund and the Gill Foundation promoting environmental issues and LGBT equality, respectively. His experience includes work with the State Department on international cultural issues in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Outside of work, DeClue is an avid traveler and a volunteer at the DC Center for the LGBT Community on asylum issues for a growing number of individuals fleeing draconian laws directed at sexual minorities and seeking refuge in the United States.

The talk will be followed by Q & A.

All are welcome.

Panel Discussion on "Hyderabad City: Past Mistakes and Future Hopes"
curated by Smt. Anuradha Reddy, a photogapher-historian and the Convener of INTACH, Hyderabad Chapter.

Panelists: Anant Maringanti of HUL among other members.

Entry - Free

Join us for a two day lecture on "Nation-State and India: Examining critically and dialectically" by Maharishi at 11am on Sat & Sun on 21,22 Nov.

India’s education is a market-driven, job-oriented and certificate-churning system. Such an education system neither has the inclination nor the ideological capability to equip us with the scientific tools to examine the complex, non-linear, unequal and dynamic societies and systems of India with ca. 130 Crore peoples and the world with ca. 730 crore peoples.

Concepts like Critical-thinking have been co-opted into serving the same narrow goals of the job-market more efficiently and scoring top marks but not for empowering us with the scientific tools to look at the world critically and make it a humane place to live for next generations.

It is from this backdrop, we would like to hold series of sessions at Lamakaan. The aim is to equip the participants with the scientific tools by dwelling deep into one topic and looking at it critically and dialectically using scientific perspectives.

Such sessions help us not only in understanding people in our personal lives scientifically but also help us examine the world around us - whether it is societies or systems - dispassionately with intellectual maturity.

The first topic selected for this series is “Nation-State and India: Examining critically”. It covers

- What does a nation-state mean?
- How nation-states emerged?
- How ideology forms nations.
- Is India a nation-state?
- Pre and post-1947 characteristics of India
- Violence and nation-states
- How sacred is sovereignty?
- What does it take to be INDIAN?
- Crisis of global economy and ecology vis-à-vis future of nation-states

About the speaker:
P. Maharishi is a learner and researcher on Marxian Methods of Analysis and Synthesis. While working in the USA and Europe for couple of years he observed those societies and systems closely and enriched his perspective. He wishes the Mother Earth to be without borders, military, police, courts, jails and worst of all currency, which gave birth to all these and some more unearthly concepts. He opines that Mother does not like her children to divide and fight/hate each other.

All are welcome to these interactive classes. Researchers, students, activists can benefit from these free sessions.

Workshop aims to introduce Trainers/teachers/mentors/participants to the benefits of using the production of short films/videos as a learning tool to enhance communication skills and promote general awareness about the society among young learners.

Description of Workshop

ICT offers innovative opportunities for children to develop a range of skills—research, writing, speaking, presentation, communication, team work, leadership and more. It is a tool that can provide an effective experiential and collaborative learning experience that encourages independent initiative and a spirit of enquiry. Activities such as vlogging, blogging and community radio can help children relate what has been taught in the classroom to real life experience and encourage them to reach out "beyond the text book".

The workshop is meant for teachers, educationists and teaching volunteers who wish to explore the wide opportunities offered by ICT in education, particularly at the school level, and serve as mentors to children and guide them to use audio visual media to engage with their community and society and effectively present what they have learnt. The two hour workshop will introduce participants to the basics of videography, editing and broadcasting using simple tools and the basics of establishing, mentoring and nurturing the initiative in their schools or communities.

Schedule

• Introduction by Sravanthi Kovur: Media-craft as Learning Tool (10 min)
• Video Screening: Short films produced by children (10 min)
• Workshop Session 1: Basics of Video Film making using Simple Tools
Resource Persons: Rajnish Sharma (Educator and Independent Film Maker); Anshul Sinha (Award winning Independent Film Maker) (40 min)
• Announcement of Hyderabad Literacy Festival Short Film Initiative (5-7 min)
• Workshop Session 2: Broadcasting Your Work: Mentoring Media Clubs in your Schools and Communities (30 min)
• Announcement of Summer CAMP (5 min)
• Q & A (20 min)

Dramanon presents "Dark Light" a collection of 4 short plays.
Date: 21st November 2015
Time: 8:00 PM
No. of shows: 1
Age Limit: 15yrs & above
Duration: 60 Min
Directed By: R K Shenoy

List of Plays:
1. Rules is Rules
2. Seeing the Thing
3. Echo
4. Hangman

Synopsis:
RULES IS RULES:
There are families who make the rules, and then there are families who LIVE by the rules. What happens when you BEND those RULEs? We cannot TELL you because… ‘Rules is Rules’
CAST: Rahul Premchander and R.K Shenoy.


SEEING THE THING
Starlit sky, two best friends and 'the thing'. Some friends are like this. Some see it, some don't. Will you?
Written by: John Cariani
Cast: Harika Vedula & Saurabh Sensharma

ECHO:
It begins as a usual day of auditions for a PLAY. Enters an unusual candidate filled with HOPE. What we get is a unique premise for a PLOT. You got to see it to believe it!
CAST: Harika Vedula, Adnan Hararwala & Rahul Premchander.


HANGMAN: An existential debate between an executioner and a prisoner while life hangs by a thread.
CAST: R K Shenoy & Saurabh Sensharma
WRITTEN BY: William Borden
For passes: R K Shenoy 9701052861

Join us for a two day lecture on "Nation-State and India: Examining critically and dialectically" by Maharishi at 11am on Sat & Sun on 21,22 Nov.

India’s education is a market-driven, job-oriented and certificate-churning system. Such an education system neither has the inclination nor the ideological capability to equip us with the scientific tools to examine the complex, non-linear, unequal and dynamic societies and systems of India with ca. 130 Crore peoples and the world with ca. 730 crore peoples.

Concepts like Critical-thinking have been co-opted into serving the same narrow goals of the job-market more efficiently and scoring top marks but not for empowering us with the scientific tools to look at the world critically and make it a humane place to live for next generations.

It is from this backdrop, we would like to hold series of sessions at Lamakaan. The aim is to equip the participants with the scientific tools by dwelling deep into one topic and looking at it critically and dialectically using scientific perspectives.

Such sessions help us not only in understanding people in our personal lives scientifically but also help us examine the world around us - whether it is societies or systems - dispassionately with intellectual maturity.

The first topic selected for this series is “Nation-State and India: Examining critically”. It covers

- What does a nation-state mean?
- How nation-states emerged?
- How ideology forms nations.
- Is India a nation-state?
- Pre and post-1947 characteristics of India
- Violence and nation-states
- How sacred is sovereignty?
- What does it take to be INDIAN?
- Crisis of global economy and ecology vis-à-vis future of nation-states

About the speaker:
P. Maharishi is a learner and researcher on Marxian Methods of Analysis and Synthesis. While working in the USA and Europe for couple of years he observed those societies and systems closely and enriched his perspective. He wishes the Mother Earth to be without borders, military, police, courts, jails and worst of all currency, which gave birth to all these and some more unearthly concepts. He opines that Mother does not like her children to divide and fight/hate each other.

All are welcome to these interactive classes. Researchers, students, activists can benefit from these free sessions.

This is one renowned works by Marxist Philosopher Slovaj Zizek as he talks about various films to drive home his point on ideology.

The sequel to The Pervert's Guide to Cinema, the sequel to 'The Pervert's Guide to Ideology' sees the reunion of brilliant philosopher Slavoj with filmmaker Sophie Fiennes, now using their inventive interpretation of moving pictures to examine ideology - the collective fantasies that shape our beliefs and practices.

All are welcome.

Welcome to an evening of Telugu Ghazals by G Diwakar, who will sing from the works of various poets like C.Narayana Reddy, Dasaradhi among others as a part of World Heritage week celebrations.

Diwakar is a atypical Hyderabadi in ethos. Born and brouth up in the old city, he acquired the taste for the musical sense and lucidity of the ghazals.

He will sing songs penned by famous Telangana, Andhra, Hyderabadi poets in Telugu and some in Urdu too. Diwakar has been awarded by many organisations across the country. He will be accompanied on musical instruments by Yekub, Vinod, Aslam, Yugandar, Surender, Sunil, Sattar and compered by Dasari Ranga.

All are welcome. Voluntary donation welcome for the artists.
Entry - Free.

"Heritage Festival Hyderabad 2015" World Heritage Week Celebrations organised by Hyderabad trails invites you for a Presentation by Mr. K.K. Mohammed on "Excavations and Conservation Efforts at Qutub Shahi Tombs : New Findings and the Project thus far".

Mr. K. K. Muhammed, is a renowned Indian archaeologist. He was the Regional Director (North) of the Archaeological Survey of India(ASI), and is currently serving as Project Archaeological Director in Aga Khan Trust for Culture. He is also known as the 'Man of Monuments'.

Entry - Free

“Awarded by Institut Français”, this film is aprt of 'Month of documentaries by AFH".

HAUTES TERRES / HIGHLANDS
by Marie-Pierre Brêtas (Year 2013/ 90 min) French with English Subtitles.
In the Brazilian Nordeste, Vanilda and her husband, along with 20 families spend 4 years occupying a camp in a remote mountain. They settle a farming community in their new lands. The collective management turns out to be an adventure more demanding than the conquest of the lands.

Entry - Free.

Samahaara presents
Swadesh Deepak's "COURT MARTIAL" A play in Hindi
Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

Court Martial is a gripping, engrossing and powerful play written by Swadesh Deepak. It is the story of a recruit Ramchandar who is accused of killing his senior officer and injuring another. Ramchandar's trial brings startling facts into light that questions the norms of society. This Court Martial is presided by war veteran Col. Surat Singh, accustomed to the brutality of life but is left completely unarmed and broken during the course of this trial. Ramchandar's trial is not only a fight for his life but a fight for a bigger truth. A truth that is more important than his own life.

For passes: 9885288982

Decoupage is an ancient Victorian art where paper or fabric is cut and pasted on any smooth surface and then varnished and sanded down to make it appear as an inlay work of art.

Inviting you for a day-long workshop in bottle art 'Decoupage' workshop on Sat Nov 21th 10:30am-4pm with artist Sarosh Master.

Decoupage is the art of decorating objects by cutting and sticking paper with multiple coats of varnish. The result looks like painting or an inlay work of art. This technique dates back to around 18th century in France and Italy when it was considerably expensive to change household furniture.

You can use any surface for your decoupage projects and these could include: Boxes, Furniture, Plates, Bottles, Glasses, Trays, Garden Pots, Photo Frames, Vases, candles, Shoes, trinket Boxes.
The workshop familiarizes you with the basics of decoupage.

Come join the decoupage fraternity...its not just arty and crafty...it's a stress buster too.
For registration: Sarosh Master at 09849953778 or saroshmaster2000@yahoo.com

Presenting an evening of two plays: "The shadow of life - Irom Sharmila" and "The dance and the Railroad" on both Sat & Sun Oct 28th & 29th.

Play 1 at 7pm: "The shadow of life - Irom Sharmila". (English-Hindi)
This play is about Irom Sharmila the human rights activist “The Iron lady of Manipur”. Presenting the glimpses of her life incidents, struggle against AFSPA, and her protest against armed personnel violence for a decade, about the situation in Manipur, the inner journey of Sharmila through her struggle and factual documentation about the situation in Manipur.
Direction & Script - Sajida,
On stage - Titas Dutta, Sarika Pareek,
Light - Govind Singh Yadav,
Music & projector - Joy Maisnam.

Play 2 at 8:30pm: "The Dance and the Railroad"
This play is about the conflict between "The dance” (the value of east) versus "The Railroad" (Technology). The railroad is an apt symbol and this play construct in the master and pupil relationship. "Loya" (workman) who trained in the Manipuri Natya (acting style) for eight year before seeking his fortune on gold mountain (metaphor)( is approached by "robin" (workman) newly arrived in the working area. The young man wants to learn the secrets of the Natya. You think it's same as the workman? He challenges his pupil. But in the process of the education, the teacher learns more from the student and "loya" ultimately sees himself. In the finale "Loya" asks the pupil to help him props, symbols of his own realistic dream. The play is depicted using three martial art forms.
Design & Direction - Joy Maisnam Writer - David Henry Hwang Duration - 1hr Language - Manipuri & English.

For passes: Sajida 08130553575

Inviting all for a workshop on making Soya milk with organic farmer Geeta.
This is a goo opportunity for all the vegans.
Soy milk or soya milk, is a plant milk produced by soaking certain type of dried soybeans and grinding them in water.

A traditional staple of East Asian cuisine, soy milk is a stable emulsion of oil, water and protein. Soy milk can be produced at home using a soy milk machine.

The soya available in market is not conducive to make milk out of it. So our organic expert Geeta will be carrying the needed type of Soya beans to teach and share the knowledge.

Entry Fee:300/-
For more information: 9581213939

Presenting an evening of two plays: "The shadow of life - Irom Sharmila" and "The dance and the Railroad".

Play 1 at 7pm: "The shadow of life - Irom Sharmila". (English-Hindi)
This play is about Irom Sharmila the human rights activist “The Iron lady of Manipur”. Presenting the glimpses of her life incidents, struggle against AFSPA, and her protest against armed personnel violence for a decade, about the situation in Manipur, the inner journey of Sharmila through her struggle and factual documentation about the situation in Manipur.
Direction & Script - Sajida,
On stage - Titas Dutta, Sarika Pareek,
Light - Govind Singh Yadav,
Music & projector - Joy Maisnam.

Play 2 at 8:30pm: "The Dance and the Railroad"
This play is about the conflict between "The dance” (the value of east) versus "The Railroad" (Technology). The railroad is an apt symbol and this play construct in the master and pupil relationship. "Loya" (workman) who trained in the Manipuri Natya (acting style) for eight year before seeking his fortune on gold mountain (metaphor)( is approached by "robin" (workman) newly arrived in the working area. The young man wants to learn the secrets of the Natya. You think it's same as the workman? He challenges his pupil. But in the process of the education, the teacher learns more from the student and "loya" ultimately sees himself. In the finale "Loya" asks the pupil to help him props, symbols of his own realistic dream. The play is depicted using three martial art forms.
Design & Direction - Joy Maisnam Writer - David Henry Hwang Duration - 1hr Language - Manipuri & English.

For passes: Sajida 08130553575

TITLE: THREE COMEDY SHORT PLAYS BY SURENDAR SAHIL VERMA
1. Pagal pagal pata chala hai - A comedy play based on the satire of current affairs.
2. Bakra the breaking news - A comedy play based on news channels.
3. Pehchan kaun - A comedy play on corruption.

The duration of the plays would be for an hour.

For passes: Rab Productions, 9000908108.

About the play:

A HINDI ONE ACT PLAY - ABHAAS - YA - BHAAS
ORIGINALLY WRITTEN BY SHRI. KEDAR SHINDE

Abhaas ya bhaas is a play that depicts the problems and wishes of street boys who are deprived of minimum needs. The play
tells us the story of two boys who are spared and given a chance by yamraaj by granting them bonus of six hours and six
wishes where each wish will last for just an hour. Watch the play to find out what do the baffled boys wish for and what
happens at the end of the sixth hour. The play is a satirical take on the destitute, politicians, and the ?mango people?.

ADAPTED BY SHRI. PRAKASH PHADNIS
Directed by: Ali Ahmed
CAST: Ali Ahmed, K. rahul

Screening a film KHOON DIY BAARAV (Kashmiri/English) by Iffat Fatima.

The film loosely meaning 'Blood leaves a trail' made over nine years, enters the vexed political scenario in Kashmir through the lives of families of the victims of enforced disappearances. It explores memory as a mode of resistance, constantly confronting reality and morphing from the personal to the political, the individual to the collective. Struggling to find new ways of expression - storytelling, art, symbol and ritual - sometimes spilling out on to the streets, it looks at the ways in which those affected by violence have no choice but to remember. The chain of memory, often non-linear, is both their defense as well as their act of defiance against powerful instruments of the state that try to erase their individuality.

The conflict in Kashmir is among the long-standing political conflicts in the world. It has taken a heavy toll on lives, on sanity and on the idea of normality. While it has turned the Indian state coarse and brutal, it has turned the local population, recipients of several decades of unrelenting violence, defiant and angry.

The film is a non-sequential account of personal narratives and reminiscences ruptured by violence, undermined by erasure and over-ridden by official documents that challenge truth. Opening out the real and the human as against the abstract and the brutal the film seeks to confront advocates of amnesia in Kashmir as well as in other conflict zones. It questions the militaristic approach to resolve political problems, by which communities and lives within it get invaded and destroyed, even as it shatters personal dreams and desires. The film appeals for a political resolution to the Kashmir issue, which has by now affected five generations of people in the region.

Running Time: 93 minutes Production Year: 2015

Iffat Fatima is an independent filmmaker from Kashmir, based in Delhi. She started making documentary films from 1990, soon after getting her masters degree in Mass Communication from Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Her documentary films include, Lanka- the other side of war and peace (2005), which focuses on the issues of memory and violence in Sri Lanka: The Kesar Saga (2000), which explores the story telling tradition in the Himalayan region of Ladakh: In the Realm of the Visual (1998), on one of India’s most prolific and versatile artist and designer Dashrath Patel: Boojh Sakey to Boojh (1996), on the contemporary understanding of the 13th century Sufi poet and scholar Amir Khusro. Her films have been screened at important venues and film festivals in India and all over the world, including Berlin, Yamagata, Salzburg, London, Dublin, San Francisco, New York and Chicago.

Her most recent work (2014) is a compendium on the writings of Khwaja Ahmed Abbas, one of India’s foremost filmmakers and writers of the 1960’s. In 2010, her video installation Ethnography of a European city: Conversations in Salzburg, which questions some of the assumptions in the east west polarity/ dichotomy /disparity traveled to Berlin, Brussels, Zagreb, Vienna and Salzburg. In 2004, she completed a Brandeis International Fellowship Program, Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts, at the Brandeis University, Boston, and USA. In 2001, she was awarded the Asia Fellowship for her work in Sri Lanka, Intercommoned Relations and Education: The Sri Lankan Experience.

Since 2006 she is working in Kashmir on the issue of Enforced Disappearances in collaboration with the Association Of Parents Of Disappeared Persons (APDP), a collective of the family members of the victims of enforced disappearances in Kashmir, campaigning for information on the whereabouts of their disappeared kin. She very recently completed her documentary Khoon Diy Baarav (Blood Leaves its Trail) which explores issues of violence and memory in Kashmir- a society ravaged by a prolonged political conflict.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

We are going to conduct a workshop on fabric flower making with organdy cloth. Learn to make these pretty flowers which are fun to make and needs little expertise These flowers are perfect to light up a corner in your house or for gifting your loved ones. The material required for the workshop will be provided by us.
Fees: 300/- per person

Understand the Space with Rayyan : Rayyan is a 10 year old astronomer. In this lecture, he will tell us about the incredible jounrey of the Voyager spacecraft as the only man made object to go beyond the solar system . We explore the the star system closest to our Sun, the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud.
After the Chai and Samosa break we talk about the Milky way, Wormholes, Black holes, stars the size of Earth and planets the size of the Sun.
Astronomy made easy in a fun and simple way.
Moderated by Prof. Najam, Head of Astronomy, OU and Dean of Academics (MANUU).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiJCXZv42Mw

Entry- free

"Phandi" a play in Hindi written by Mr. Shankar Shesh is all about legal battle for mercy killing. A person is accused for killing his father who was suffering through last stage of cancer. The play is written and presented in sequence of court scenes in comical way and finally opens up a debate with audience "does mercy killing is relevant and necessary for person who has no chance of survival?"

Date - 5th December ( Saturday ) 2015
Time - 07:30 pm ( Duration of the play is 100 minutes )
Venue - LaMakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No - 01,
Lamakaan - An Open Cultural Space
Donor Pass - Rs. 100/-
Book your ticket (s) on in.bookmyshow.com
CLICK ON - http://in.bookmyshow.com/hyderabad/plays/phandi/ET00006368

Cast & Crew

Actors - Krishna Shukla, Naren Yadav & Prashaant Sharma.
Design & Direction - Saurabh Gharipurikar
Lights - Ashish Meagh

For more details contact our production manager Ashish Meagh # 9494563573

Ultimate Survivor Krav Maga - International is conducting free workshops on Self Defense using Krav Maga as a part of Awareness Campaign (in December) to teach how one can defend themselves against common street attacks like slaps, chokes and knife attacks. Instructor, Ram, Ultimate Survivor Krav Maga - Hyd Chapter.
Entry - Free

Presenting an evening of talk on 'the Culture, History and Social structure of Kakatiya Dynasty' by Durgam Ravinder.
Mr. Durgam would like to state few points on the Kakatiya rule. In these 692 years, since the curtains were down on Kakatiya dynasty as Prataparudra was arrested in 1324; so many stories have been in circulation about Kakatiyas. Though, Kakatiyas rule was not that old, much research has not been done and importance not given so far to know the true facts.
After the Telangana state is formed, as TSPSC has included Kakatiya history in the curriculum, dialogue about the Kakatiya rule is greater now than ever before.

All are welcome.

Samahaara Stand-up Night: Open Mic 4

Date : 06th Dec, 2015
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan

After many successful stand-up events and comedy plays, Samahaara calls out to all the Comedians out there - new, upcoming, pro! Sit down for an exclusive stand-up show and watch a range of comics test their skills out. Or come join the fun, it's an Open Mic after all. Most of the big guns in comedy today started out like this - discover the next big thing in comedy or be one yourself. For those who never miss out on a good laugh, Samahaara Stand-up Night promises to be one of laughter, music and masti.

Every year the United Nation declares the period from 25 November, International day for the Eradication of Violence Against Women, to 10 December, International Human Rights Day, as the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence across the world.
As part of this campaign Rubaroo is organising a discussion through film screening to decode what Violence vis a vis Gender, means to people and how it is perceived by the masses.

Entry - Free

Manch Theatre Group is back, this time with a comedy package of two Original Telugu plays Swamy kalyanam and Nuvella ante ala.

మంచ్ థియేటర్ మీ అందరి అనందం కోసం నవ్వుల మువ్వలు అంటూ మీ ముందుకు రెండు హాస్య నాటికలు తీసుకు వస్తుంది.

Swamy Kalynam is about a Father's plot against the plot of the boyfriend to win his daughter.


స్వామి కళ్యాణం : ఒక అమ్మాయి ని ఒక నిరుద్యోగిగా ఉన్న అబ్బాయి ఎలా పెళ్లి చేసుకోవాలని ప్లాన్ వేస్తాడు, ఆ ప్లాన్ ని అమ్మాయి తండ్రి ఎలా తిప్పి కొడతాడు, తనకి ఎలా కళ్యాణం చేస్తాడు అనే ఈ కథ నవ్వుల వర్షాన్ని కురిపిస్తుంది.


Nuvela ante ela is a play which shows the backstroke of a simple plan of a Lazy husband.


నువెలా అంటే అల : ఈ నాటకంలో ఒక బార్య బాధితుడు, తన బార్య పెట్టె కష్టాలనుంచి ఎలా బయట పదాలని అనుకుంటాడు, ఆ లక్ష్య సాదనలో ఎలా "నువెలా అంటే అల" అని అంటూ కడుపు చెక్కలు చేస్తాడు.


The Plays are written and Directed by Srikanth Banala and Kiran Abbaraju

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Language: Telugu


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Theme: Structuring Equity in a Startup.

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Startup Saturday Hyderabad - December 2015 Theme: Structuring Equity in a Startup. With an ever evolving startup eco-system, we see a variety of new startups scripting success stories like never before. The number of people interested in starting up or joining a startup is growing rapidly. This brings with it a specific challenge - of Structuring the Equity. One of the most valuable aspects of a startup is the equity and not handling it with care can lead to disastrous consequences. Equity related disputes/challenges are far too common in a startup than we can ever imagine. It is a classic founders dilemma of "how much is too much!". In an effort to clear the air around structuring the equity, we bring to you a set of startup founders and eminent panelists who share insights on various aspects of Equity in a startup. PS: You may bump into some of the wisest brains while networking over yummy samosas! Agenda- 09:45 am - Registrations 10:10 am - Intros 10:20 am - Ecosystem Announcements (&Hyderabad4innovation.in/news) 10:30 am to 11:30 am - Featured Startups 11:30 am - Panel discussion with experts, accomplished entrepreneurs, and enablers. 12:30 pm - Networking For nominating panelist or startup speakers, write to us at hyderabad@headstart.in Tweet: #SSHYD @starthyd

A collection of photographs that essentially portray human solitude; the truth of one's reality shown with brutal honesty through photographs. the reasons and the mood of the photographs are open to personal interpretation.

A collection of photographs made at New York City while on a photography course at Columbia University. These photographs portray human solitude and longing; undiscovered Love; and an undiscovered self on the path to finding one's own reality. The collection was made by Puranjani Kabra, with guidance and inspiration from some brilliant photographers like Thomas Roma, Inbal Abergil and Kai McBride. I am studying literature at St. Francis College. I am a photographer and I've studied photography at Columbia University in New York city. I've recently started a photography and video company with a partner, called Project Sonder.

All welcome
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We strongly believe that the future of India is online. Online Payment plays very significant role in any businesses in this digital era. We would like to empower people who are interested in business online. Sellers are not interested only in Payments. They are interested in sales we love them to keep happy by giving better success rates on their transactions.

Nevertheless there is a revolution in online business where you see buy button on Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, WhatsApp…etc.). Mobile transactions are skyrocketing.

The growth of mobile transactions is constantly and continually increasing. Let us discuss on lucrative online business with help of Payment Gateway.

The word ‘Aajir’ stands for one who has sold himself into slavery for a paltry sum. In the play, ‘Aajir’, the story of a slave held by a bond signed by an ancestor – a slavery that denies him the right to love, marry and live a life of a human being – discovering that the bond has long turned to dust, but discovering it only too late, is a metaphor for the traditional constraints that bind the individual in our country long after their legal authority has given way. Exploitation operates beyond the law and with the tacit acquiescence of an exploited class held in thrall by a load of conventional role – obligations. Legal reforms or legal defences for the exploited have rarely affected the exploitative mechanism sustained by the illiteracy and ignorance of the exploited. Paatan, the bonded slave, whose ancestor had sold himself, his family and his descendant to perpetual slavery, is a supreme example of the slave suffering forever in a historical perspective that goes on and on.

Mataang, the epitome of manipulation, relegates his wife to a position of inferiority and subjugation tantamounting almost to the bonded position of Paatan. Religious traditions, under the preponderant influence of Hinduism, provide the ideological basis for patriarchy and assign women an inferior role in the family and society.

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Screening a film on and about poetry of Ramashankar Yadav "Vidrohi" who passed away this week in JNU, Delhi. The film is made by Nitin K Pamnani.

There is a poet on the streets of Delhi called ‘Vidrohi’ – the rebel. He roams around the old city, spouting Molotov cocktails of words.The citizen name of the ‘Vidrohi’ is Ramashankar Yadav, a raggedy old man from Sultanpur. Vidrohi is a title that has been conferred to Indian poets before, such as Kazi Najrul Islam and Damodar Swarup, but has it had such an organic development so as to overshadow the real name.

The subjects of his poems deal with universal struggle and suffering, imbued with socio-political perspectives. He uses historical places, times and names to constitute his subjects with historical relevance. There is a history behind each system of oppression and a game of constant manipulation to make people forget that history. Vidrohi’s poems fight against the politics of re-memory and re-interpretation by retelling and reconstructing the discourse of suffering.

His poems are mostly composed in Hindi. He uses everyday phrases in his poems to make them comprehensible to people from all walks of life, but even with ordinary words he creates powerful images, like a burnt corpse of a woman lying on the last step of Mohenjodaro, her corpse embodying the history of continuous exploitation and violence committed by imperialist powers all over the world. He also writes about the interconnectedness of class and gender oppression. Each of his poems deal with one powerful image around which he constructs the narrative.
Ramashankar Yadav is a people’s poet, a rebel at heart who carries on the legacy of poets like Kabir and Nagarjun. He spends most of his time around Delhi and inside Jawaharlal Nehru University’s campus. A former student of JNU, he was rusticated from the University for being part of a mass movement in the 80s. It was after this incident that he started living under the trees inside the campus. Away from his faraway home and wife, Vidrohi has chosen the life of a vagabond, roaming around with his bag full of the poetry of rebellion. There is no bitterness between his family members and himself for his chosen lifestyle of living on the streets. He lives off people’s kindness, living by the people he writes for, of which JNU students play a crucial part.

This film was to be on a poet and his poetry. It became a story of a person who lives a poem. We try to understand the person we see the poem, we try to understand the poetry; the poet comes and stands in front of us. And as we journey through the poetry and the poet, we end up with a mirror. In the mirror, a roughly-hewn life, small, innocent.... a dream-like existence, in the scrub forest, among the silent ruins, the old streets in the middle of the polis.

The poetry slowly shows us the way, and the way slowly becomes poetry Ramashankar Vidrohi has never written poetry, he speaks out poetry. He is poet of our unknown, unorganized, underground nation. He is the poet of those whose constituency is always bearing the cost of empire builders, the women, the children, and the billions who lie on the steps to the center of power structure.

Film has won International Award for Best Documentary at MIFF ( Mumbai International Documentary Festival 2011).

అది... ఢిల్లీ జవహర్‌లాల్ నెహ్రూ యూనివర్సిటీ (జేఎన్‌యూ) క్యాంపస్. వసతి గృహాలకు దూరంగా... దట్టమైన చెట్లపొదలు. ఓ చెట్టు కొమ్మకు ఏవో ప్లాస్టిక్ సంచులు వేలాడుతున్న‌యి. చెట్టు కింద... నిండా కంబలి కప్పుకొని నిద్రిస్తున్న మనిషి ఒకరు. పక్కన ఖాళీ సిగరేట్ పెట్టెలు. పక్షుల కిచకిచ శబ్ధాల నడుమ అతను నిద్రలేచాడు. ముడతలు పడిన శరీరం.... మురికి బట్టలు... బక్కపలచని దేహం. అతను గడిచిన మూడు దశాబ్ధాలుగా ఆ చెట్టు కిందే జీవిస్తున్నాడు. పేరు రాం శంకర్ యాద‌వ్‌(విద్రోహి). వయసు 50ఏళ్లపైనే ఉంటుంది. విద్యార్థులు ఉండే విశ్వవిద్యాలయంలో ఇతనేం చేస్తున్నాడనుకునేరు. ఆయన నిరంతర విద్యార్థి. 80ల్లో విద్యార్థిగా విశ్వవిద్యాలయంలో అడుగుపెట్టాడు. జీవితమంటే చదువొక్కటే కాదు... పోరాటం కూడా అని నమ్మాడు. చివరి వరకూ న‌మ్మిన‌దాన్నే ఆచరించాడు. అవును... ఆ విద్యాలయంతో మూడు పదుల అనుబంధాన్ని చాలించుకొని డిసెంబ‌ర్ 8న‌ తుదిశ్వాస విడిచాడు.

విద్రోహి సాధారణ విద్యార్థి మాత్రమే కాదు.. అతనో కవి.. సాంస్కృతిక కార్యకర్త. క్యాంపస్ లోప‌ల, బయట... ఎక్కడ ఏ పోరాటం జరిగినా అక్కడ ప్రత్యక్షమవుతాడు. కవితా ప్రవాహాన్ని వెంట మోసుకెళ్తాడు. అలుపెరగని ఆ కవితాఝురికి ʹబ్రెయిన్ డెడ్ʹ బ్రేక్ వేసింది.

అతని కవిత్వం.. వివక్షను సవాల్ చేస్తుంది. సమాజపు వెకిలితనాన్ని వెక్కిరిస్తుంది. అవును.. కుల, మత, లింగ అణచివేతకు వ్యతిరేకంగా అతను కవితాగానం చేస్తాడు. ʹఆమెʹ కన్నీటిని ఆవేదనపూరితంగా ఆలపిస్తాడు. కుల వ్యవస్థను నిలదీస్తాడు. శ్రమజీవితాల్ని కీర్తిస్తాడు.

ఆయ‌న ప్ర‌జా క‌వి. జ‌న జీవిత‌పు క‌ష్ట సుఖాల్ని త‌న క‌విత్వంలోకి ఒంపి.... గానం చేస్తాడు. క్యాంటీన్‌లో చాయ్ తాగుతూ... మ‌ధ్య మ‌ధ్య‌లో గుప్పు గుప్పున ఓ సిగ‌రేట్ కాల్చేసి త‌న క‌వితాలోకంలో మునిగిపోతాడు. క్యాంప‌సే అత‌ని ప్ర‌పంచం. బాదిత ప్ర‌జ‌లు, వాళ్ల పోరాటాలే అత‌ని క‌వితా వ‌స్తువులు. చ‌రిత్ర‌ను త‌వ్వి తోడి దోషిగా నిల‌బెడ‌తాడు. ʹఅది భార‌త్ కావ‌చ్చు... బ్రిట‌న్ కావ‌చ్చు... అమెరికా కావ‌చ్చు... ఇరాన్ కావ‌చ్చు. రాజ్యం ఎక్క‌డైనా... రాజ్య‌మే. ప్ర‌జ‌ల ప‌ట్ల అది క‌ర్క‌షంగానే ఉంటుందిʹ అంటాడు.

1983లో విద్రోహి విద్యార్థి ఉద్యమంలో క్రియాశీలకంగా పాల్గొన్న కారణంగా డిల్లీ జె. ఎన్. యూనివర్సిటీ నుంచి రెస్టికేట్ అయ్యాడు. కానీ అతను క్యాంపస్ వదిలి వెళ్లలేదు. “నా ఆత్మ ఇక్కడే ఉంది. నా ప్రేక్షకులూ ఇక్కడే ఉన్నారు” అంటూ తాను అక్కడే ఉండిపోయాడు. అతనికి క్యాంపస్లో ప్రతి ఒక్కరూ పరిచయం. విద్యార్థులు, అధ్యాపకులు అతనికి ఎంతో కొంత సాయం చేస్తుండేవారు. అలా క్యాంపస్నే తన ప్రపంచంగా మార్చుకున్న విద్రోహి... చాయ్, సిగరేట్, ప్రొయెట్రీతో.... ఎన్ని వేల రాత్రులు గడిపాడో అక్కడ. ఎన్నెన్ని హృదయాల్ని తట్టిలేపాడో. అలాంటి ఉద్యమ కవిని కోల్పోవడం నిజంగా బాధాకరం. కవీ... నీ జ్ఞాపకం శాశ్వతం. నీ గానం అజరామరం.

All are welcome to this evening of tribute.

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

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Startup Saturday Hyderabad - November 2015
Theme: B2B solutions, startups, models markets.

With SAAS now a way of business, a new wave of cloud based business solutions are coming up that go much beyond the traditional business systems like ERP, supply chain, financial systems and HR systems. From expense management to specific purpose/function business analytics to employee wellness to building energy management and many more startups in the B2B sector are quietly scripting their success stories and are estimated to grow to $700 billion by 2020.
This months SS will uncover some of the new startups in the B2B space and glean learnings on the emerging opportunities, new operating modes and go-to-market experiences along with deeper insights from the experts, successful entrepreneurs and investors in the expert-speak panel.

PS: You may bump into some of the wisest brains while networking over yummy samosas!

For nominating panelist or startup speakers, write to us at hyderabad@headstart.in
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Shakkar Ke Paanch Daane ( a monologue in Hindi )

UDAAN Performing Arts
Presents A Hindi Play

Shakkar Ke Paanch Dane ( a monologue in Hindi )

About The Play - Rajkumar has been requested to write a poem for a compilation to be published. If you knew Rajkumar you’d realize the absurdity of the request.
In an hour long monologue, Rajkumar tells us about his unremarkable life in his nondescript village and the five grains of sugar – the five people – who have stood out in this drab life for reasons stranger than fiction. The filmy mother; her poet brother Pundaleek; Raghu, the school hero; old man Radhey; and the anonymous ‘Truckwala dost’ . As Rajkumar talks, the five grains become a single life-game that he has been unknowingly playing for years…and Rajkumar realizes that everyone has a story inside them.



Written by - Manav Kaul
Music / Design & Direction - Saurabh Gharipurikar
Lights by – Krishna Shukl
Performence by - Siddhesh Dharmadhikari

Date 14th November ( Saturday ) 201

Time - 08:00 pm

Venue - Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 01.

Donor Pass - Rs. 100/-

Duration - 80 minutes.

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For more details contact our production manager Ashish Meagh # 9494563573

An event to mark the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims which is observed on the Third Sunday of November each year. It provides an occasion to remember the lakhs of people killed each year in road accidents and the trauma and suffering faced by the families. It also thanks the effort of emergency services in saving lives.

Everyday in India, more than 375 people are killed in road accidents, which is an avoidable man made tragedy. The loss of life causes severe emotional trauma and financial burden to the families. World Day of Remembrance is commemorated on the third Sunday of November each year by NGOs around the world. Observing this day along with victims' families provides an opportunity for people to understand their pain and offer support and solidarity. It also helps to draw the public's attention to road accident deaths, their consequences and the steps that can be taken to prevent them. The day also provides an opportunity to remind governments and the society of their responsibility to make the roads safer.
Admission free.

All are welcome.

Often described as ‘a bellyful of laughs’, Alan Ayckbourn’s unusual play ‘GIZMO’ was written specifically for performance by young people and offers a challenging and entertaining performance piece for young actors. A light-hearted, slightly futuristic comedy, ‘Gizmo’ offers convincing dialogue and a degree of physicality that would certainly be great fun for young people to enact.

Entry - Free

Asiya Khan Will be giving a presentation on the trees along the Musi river. The ancient heritage trees and others presently growing along its course. Identifying the trees lining the banks of the river Musi and the stories woven around them.

All are welcome.

Hyderabad Urban Lab and US Consulate, Hyderabad present James Brainard, the mayor of Carmel, Indiana.
In this evening talk, Mayor Brainard narrates his experience of turning around the city of Carmel. His lecture addresses several questions including the issues of infrastructure funding, partnerships between private and government sectors, and utilization of hybrid and bio-fuels driven vehicles in the city. Mayor Brainard argues that the inclusion of adequate educational, cultural and public spaces have led Carmel to adapt to the issues of climate change better.

All are welcome. Entry- Free

“Documentaries about France”.

AU BORD DU MONDE (on THE EDGE OF THE WORLD);
Director : Claus Drexel,
Year : 2013, Duration : 98min. French with English Subtitles.

Paris, at night. This is where Jeni, Wenceslas, Christine, Pascal and the others live. Homeless, they haunt the streets and bridges, and corridors of the metro ; on the edge of a world where society no longer offers protection. They face us and they talk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpX3veILyy8

Entry - Free.

Inviting all for an evening of Talk on the Human Rights issues and LGBTQ Rights by Steffan DeClue.

This talk is happening on the eve of the International Transgender Day of Remembrance which is observed on November 20th. And would focus on

· The process of political lobbying, mobilization for LGBT community

· How to plan educational research and information dissemination to promote the visibility of LGBT issues

· Working with several players, simultaneously and collectively and strategizing to influence the cause of the LGBT community.

· Involvement at different levels of the government in the USA, preparing and implementing the Equality Index etc.

· Advocating for non-discrimination legislation.

· How to secure grants and financial assistance.

Steffan DeClue is the Senior Grant Officer and Associate Director of Foundation Relations for the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the Human Rights Campaign, the world’s largest organization working toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality with domestic and international programs. His team handles the foundation’s $10 million annual budget that advances and sponsors basic educational research and information dissemination to promote the visibility of LGBT issues with an emphasis on workplace concerns, family issues including adoption, bullying and marriage equality, among others. Prior to joining the HRC Foundation almost a decade ago, DeClue worked for the Rockefeller Family Fund and the Gill Foundation promoting environmental issues and LGBT equality, respectively. His experience includes work with the State Department on international cultural issues in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Outside of work, DeClue is an avid traveler and a volunteer at the DC Center for the LGBT Community on asylum issues for a growing number of individuals fleeing draconian laws directed at sexual minorities and seeking refuge in the United States.

The talk will be followed by Q & A.

All are welcome.

Panel Discussion on "Hyderabad City: Past Mistakes and Future Hopes"
curated by Smt. Anuradha Reddy, a photogapher-historian and the Convener of INTACH, Hyderabad Chapter.

Panelists: Anant Maringanti of HUL among other members.

Entry - Free

Join us for a two day lecture on "Nation-State and India: Examining critically and dialectically" by Maharishi at 11am on Sat & Sun on 21,22 Nov.

India’s education is a market-driven, job-oriented and certificate-churning system. Such an education system neither has the inclination nor the ideological capability to equip us with the scientific tools to examine the complex, non-linear, unequal and dynamic societies and systems of India with ca. 130 Crore peoples and the world with ca. 730 crore peoples.

Concepts like Critical-thinking have been co-opted into serving the same narrow goals of the job-market more efficiently and scoring top marks but not for empowering us with the scientific tools to look at the world critically and make it a humane place to live for next generations.

It is from this backdrop, we would like to hold series of sessions at Lamakaan. The aim is to equip the participants with the scientific tools by dwelling deep into one topic and looking at it critically and dialectically using scientific perspectives.

Such sessions help us not only in understanding people in our personal lives scientifically but also help us examine the world around us - whether it is societies or systems - dispassionately with intellectual maturity.

The first topic selected for this series is “Nation-State and India: Examining critically”. It covers

- What does a nation-state mean?
- How nation-states emerged?
- How ideology forms nations.
- Is India a nation-state?
- Pre and post-1947 characteristics of India
- Violence and nation-states
- How sacred is sovereignty?
- What does it take to be INDIAN?
- Crisis of global economy and ecology vis-à-vis future of nation-states

About the speaker:
P. Maharishi is a learner and researcher on Marxian Methods of Analysis and Synthesis. While working in the USA and Europe for couple of years he observed those societies and systems closely and enriched his perspective. He wishes the Mother Earth to be without borders, military, police, courts, jails and worst of all currency, which gave birth to all these and some more unearthly concepts. He opines that Mother does not like her children to divide and fight/hate each other.

All are welcome to these interactive classes. Researchers, students, activists can benefit from these free sessions.

Workshop aims to introduce Trainers/teachers/mentors/participants to the benefits of using the production of short films/videos as a learning tool to enhance communication skills and promote general awareness about the society among young learners.

Description of Workshop

ICT offers innovative opportunities for children to develop a range of skills—research, writing, speaking, presentation, communication, team work, leadership and more. It is a tool that can provide an effective experiential and collaborative learning experience that encourages independent initiative and a spirit of enquiry. Activities such as vlogging, blogging and community radio can help children relate what has been taught in the classroom to real life experience and encourage them to reach out "beyond the text book".

The workshop is meant for teachers, educationists and teaching volunteers who wish to explore the wide opportunities offered by ICT in education, particularly at the school level, and serve as mentors to children and guide them to use audio visual media to engage with their community and society and effectively present what they have learnt. The two hour workshop will introduce participants to the basics of videography, editing and broadcasting using simple tools and the basics of establishing, mentoring and nurturing the initiative in their schools or communities.

Schedule

• Introduction by Sravanthi Kovur: Media-craft as Learning Tool (10 min)
• Video Screening: Short films produced by children (10 min)
• Workshop Session 1: Basics of Video Film making using Simple Tools
Resource Persons: Rajnish Sharma (Educator and Independent Film Maker); Anshul Sinha (Award winning Independent Film Maker) (40 min)
• Announcement of Hyderabad Literacy Festival Short Film Initiative (5-7 min)
• Workshop Session 2: Broadcasting Your Work: Mentoring Media Clubs in your Schools and Communities (30 min)
• Announcement of Summer CAMP (5 min)
• Q & A (20 min)

Dramanon presents "Dark Light" a collection of 4 short plays.
Date: 21st November 2015
Time: 8:00 PM
No. of shows: 1
Age Limit: 15yrs & above
Duration: 60 Min
Directed By: R K Shenoy

List of Plays:
1. Rules is Rules
2. Seeing the Thing
3. Echo
4. Hangman

Synopsis:
RULES IS RULES:
There are families who make the rules, and then there are families who LIVE by the rules. What happens when you BEND those RULEs? We cannot TELL you because… ‘Rules is Rules’
CAST: Rahul Premchander and R.K Shenoy.


SEEING THE THING
Starlit sky, two best friends and 'the thing'. Some friends are like this. Some see it, some don't. Will you?
Written by: John Cariani
Cast: Harika Vedula & Saurabh Sensharma

ECHO:
It begins as a usual day of auditions for a PLAY. Enters an unusual candidate filled with HOPE. What we get is a unique premise for a PLOT. You got to see it to believe it!
CAST: Harika Vedula, Adnan Hararwala & Rahul Premchander.


HANGMAN: An existential debate between an executioner and a prisoner while life hangs by a thread.
CAST: R K Shenoy & Saurabh Sensharma
WRITTEN BY: William Borden
For passes: R K Shenoy 9701052861

Join us for a two day lecture on "Nation-State and India: Examining critically and dialectically" by Maharishi at 11am on Sat & Sun on 21,22 Nov.

India’s education is a market-driven, job-oriented and certificate-churning system. Such an education system neither has the inclination nor the ideological capability to equip us with the scientific tools to examine the complex, non-linear, unequal and dynamic societies and systems of India with ca. 130 Crore peoples and the world with ca. 730 crore peoples.

Concepts like Critical-thinking have been co-opted into serving the same narrow goals of the job-market more efficiently and scoring top marks but not for empowering us with the scientific tools to look at the world critically and make it a humane place to live for next generations.

It is from this backdrop, we would like to hold series of sessions at Lamakaan. The aim is to equip the participants with the scientific tools by dwelling deep into one topic and looking at it critically and dialectically using scientific perspectives.

Such sessions help us not only in understanding people in our personal lives scientifically but also help us examine the world around us - whether it is societies or systems - dispassionately with intellectual maturity.

The first topic selected for this series is “Nation-State and India: Examining critically”. It covers

- What does a nation-state mean?
- How nation-states emerged?
- How ideology forms nations.
- Is India a nation-state?
- Pre and post-1947 characteristics of India
- Violence and nation-states
- How sacred is sovereignty?
- What does it take to be INDIAN?
- Crisis of global economy and ecology vis-à-vis future of nation-states

About the speaker:
P. Maharishi is a learner and researcher on Marxian Methods of Analysis and Synthesis. While working in the USA and Europe for couple of years he observed those societies and systems closely and enriched his perspective. He wishes the Mother Earth to be without borders, military, police, courts, jails and worst of all currency, which gave birth to all these and some more unearthly concepts. He opines that Mother does not like her children to divide and fight/hate each other.

All are welcome to these interactive classes. Researchers, students, activists can benefit from these free sessions.

This is one renowned works by Marxist Philosopher Slovaj Zizek as he talks about various films to drive home his point on ideology.

The sequel to The Pervert's Guide to Cinema, the sequel to 'The Pervert's Guide to Ideology' sees the reunion of brilliant philosopher Slavoj with filmmaker Sophie Fiennes, now using their inventive interpretation of moving pictures to examine ideology - the collective fantasies that shape our beliefs and practices.

All are welcome.

Welcome to an evening of Telugu Ghazals by G Diwakar, who will sing from the works of various poets like C.Narayana Reddy, Dasaradhi among others as a part of World Heritage week celebrations.

Diwakar is a atypical Hyderabadi in ethos. Born and brouth up in the old city, he acquired the taste for the musical sense and lucidity of the ghazals.

He will sing songs penned by famous Telangana, Andhra, Hyderabadi poets in Telugu and some in Urdu too. Diwakar has been awarded by many organisations across the country. He will be accompanied on musical instruments by Yekub, Vinod, Aslam, Yugandar, Surender, Sunil, Sattar and compered by Dasari Ranga.

All are welcome. Voluntary donation welcome for the artists.
Entry - Free.

"Heritage Festival Hyderabad 2015" World Heritage Week Celebrations organised by Hyderabad trails invites you for a Presentation by Mr. K.K. Mohammed on "Excavations and Conservation Efforts at Qutub Shahi Tombs : New Findings and the Project thus far".

Mr. K. K. Muhammed, is a renowned Indian archaeologist. He was the Regional Director (North) of the Archaeological Survey of India(ASI), and is currently serving as Project Archaeological Director in Aga Khan Trust for Culture. He is also known as the 'Man of Monuments'.

Entry - Free

“Awarded by Institut Français”, this film is aprt of 'Month of documentaries by AFH".

HAUTES TERRES / HIGHLANDS
by Marie-Pierre Brêtas (Year 2013/ 90 min) French with English Subtitles.
In the Brazilian Nordeste, Vanilda and her husband, along with 20 families spend 4 years occupying a camp in a remote mountain. They settle a farming community in their new lands. The collective management turns out to be an adventure more demanding than the conquest of the lands.

Entry - Free.

Samahaara presents
Swadesh Deepak's "COURT MARTIAL" A play in Hindi
Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

Court Martial is a gripping, engrossing and powerful play written by Swadesh Deepak. It is the story of a recruit Ramchandar who is accused of killing his senior officer and injuring another. Ramchandar's trial brings startling facts into light that questions the norms of society. This Court Martial is presided by war veteran Col. Surat Singh, accustomed to the brutality of life but is left completely unarmed and broken during the course of this trial. Ramchandar's trial is not only a fight for his life but a fight for a bigger truth. A truth that is more important than his own life.

For passes: 9885288982

Decoupage is an ancient Victorian art where paper or fabric is cut and pasted on any smooth surface and then varnished and sanded down to make it appear as an inlay work of art.

Inviting you for a day-long workshop in bottle art 'Decoupage' workshop on Sat Nov 21th 10:30am-4pm with artist Sarosh Master.

Decoupage is the art of decorating objects by cutting and sticking paper with multiple coats of varnish. The result looks like painting or an inlay work of art. This technique dates back to around 18th century in France and Italy when it was considerably expensive to change household furniture.

You can use any surface for your decoupage projects and these could include: Boxes, Furniture, Plates, Bottles, Glasses, Trays, Garden Pots, Photo Frames, Vases, candles, Shoes, trinket Boxes.
The workshop familiarizes you with the basics of decoupage.

Come join the decoupage fraternity...its not just arty and crafty...it's a stress buster too.
For registration: Sarosh Master at 09849953778 or saroshmaster2000@yahoo.com

Presenting an evening of two plays: "The shadow of life - Irom Sharmila" and "The dance and the Railroad" on both Sat & Sun Oct 28th & 29th.

Play 1 at 7pm: "The shadow of life - Irom Sharmila". (English-Hindi)
This play is about Irom Sharmila the human rights activist “The Iron lady of Manipur”. Presenting the glimpses of her life incidents, struggle against AFSPA, and her protest against armed personnel violence for a decade, about the situation in Manipur, the inner journey of Sharmila through her struggle and factual documentation about the situation in Manipur.
Direction & Script - Sajida,
On stage - Titas Dutta, Sarika Pareek,
Light - Govind Singh Yadav,
Music & projector - Joy Maisnam.

Play 2 at 8:30pm: "The Dance and the Railroad"
This play is about the conflict between "The dance” (the value of east) versus "The Railroad" (Technology). The railroad is an apt symbol and this play construct in the master and pupil relationship. "Loya" (workman) who trained in the Manipuri Natya (acting style) for eight year before seeking his fortune on gold mountain (metaphor)( is approached by "robin" (workman) newly arrived in the working area. The young man wants to learn the secrets of the Natya. You think it's same as the workman? He challenges his pupil. But in the process of the education, the teacher learns more from the student and "loya" ultimately sees himself. In the finale "Loya" asks the pupil to help him props, symbols of his own realistic dream. The play is depicted using three martial art forms.
Design & Direction - Joy Maisnam Writer - David Henry Hwang Duration - 1hr Language - Manipuri & English.

For passes: Sajida 08130553575

Inviting all for a workshop on making Soya milk with organic farmer Geeta.
This is a goo opportunity for all the vegans.
Soy milk or soya milk, is a plant milk produced by soaking certain type of dried soybeans and grinding them in water.

A traditional staple of East Asian cuisine, soy milk is a stable emulsion of oil, water and protein. Soy milk can be produced at home using a soy milk machine.

The soya available in market is not conducive to make milk out of it. So our organic expert Geeta will be carrying the needed type of Soya beans to teach and share the knowledge.

Entry Fee:300/-
For more information: 9581213939

Presenting an evening of two plays: "The shadow of life - Irom Sharmila" and "The dance and the Railroad".

Play 1 at 7pm: "The shadow of life - Irom Sharmila". (English-Hindi)
This play is about Irom Sharmila the human rights activist “The Iron lady of Manipur”. Presenting the glimpses of her life incidents, struggle against AFSPA, and her protest against armed personnel violence for a decade, about the situation in Manipur, the inner journey of Sharmila through her struggle and factual documentation about the situation in Manipur.
Direction & Script - Sajida,
On stage - Titas Dutta, Sarika Pareek,
Light - Govind Singh Yadav,
Music & projector - Joy Maisnam.

Play 2 at 8:30pm: "The Dance and the Railroad"
This play is about the conflict between "The dance” (the value of east) versus "The Railroad" (Technology). The railroad is an apt symbol and this play construct in the master and pupil relationship. "Loya" (workman) who trained in the Manipuri Natya (acting style) for eight year before seeking his fortune on gold mountain (metaphor)( is approached by "robin" (workman) newly arrived in the working area. The young man wants to learn the secrets of the Natya. You think it's same as the workman? He challenges his pupil. But in the process of the education, the teacher learns more from the student and "loya" ultimately sees himself. In the finale "Loya" asks the pupil to help him props, symbols of his own realistic dream. The play is depicted using three martial art forms.
Design & Direction - Joy Maisnam Writer - David Henry Hwang Duration - 1hr Language - Manipuri & English.

For passes: Sajida 08130553575

TITLE: THREE COMEDY SHORT PLAYS BY SURENDAR SAHIL VERMA
1. Pagal pagal pata chala hai - A comedy play based on the satire of current affairs.
2. Bakra the breaking news - A comedy play based on news channels.
3. Pehchan kaun - A comedy play on corruption.

The duration of the plays would be for an hour.

For passes: Rab Productions, 9000908108.

About the play:

A HINDI ONE ACT PLAY - ABHAAS - YA - BHAAS
ORIGINALLY WRITTEN BY SHRI. KEDAR SHINDE

Abhaas ya bhaas is a play that depicts the problems and wishes of street boys who are deprived of minimum needs. The play
tells us the story of two boys who are spared and given a chance by yamraaj by granting them bonus of six hours and six
wishes where each wish will last for just an hour. Watch the play to find out what do the baffled boys wish for and what
happens at the end of the sixth hour. The play is a satirical take on the destitute, politicians, and the ?mango people?.

ADAPTED BY SHRI. PRAKASH PHADNIS
Directed by: Ali Ahmed
CAST: Ali Ahmed, K. rahul

Screening a film KHOON DIY BAARAV (Kashmiri/English) by Iffat Fatima.

The film loosely meaning 'Blood leaves a trail' made over nine years, enters the vexed political scenario in Kashmir through the lives of families of the victims of enforced disappearances. It explores memory as a mode of resistance, constantly confronting reality and morphing from the personal to the political, the individual to the collective. Struggling to find new ways of expression - storytelling, art, symbol and ritual - sometimes spilling out on to the streets, it looks at the ways in which those affected by violence have no choice but to remember. The chain of memory, often non-linear, is both their defense as well as their act of defiance against powerful instruments of the state that try to erase their individuality.

The conflict in Kashmir is among the long-standing political conflicts in the world. It has taken a heavy toll on lives, on sanity and on the idea of normality. While it has turned the Indian state coarse and brutal, it has turned the local population, recipients of several decades of unrelenting violence, defiant and angry.

The film is a non-sequential account of personal narratives and reminiscences ruptured by violence, undermined by erasure and over-ridden by official documents that challenge truth. Opening out the real and the human as against the abstract and the brutal the film seeks to confront advocates of amnesia in Kashmir as well as in other conflict zones. It questions the militaristic approach to resolve political problems, by which communities and lives within it get invaded and destroyed, even as it shatters personal dreams and desires. The film appeals for a political resolution to the Kashmir issue, which has by now affected five generations of people in the region.

Running Time: 93 minutes Production Year: 2015

Iffat Fatima is an independent filmmaker from Kashmir, based in Delhi. She started making documentary films from 1990, soon after getting her masters degree in Mass Communication from Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Her documentary films include, Lanka- the other side of war and peace (2005), which focuses on the issues of memory and violence in Sri Lanka: The Kesar Saga (2000), which explores the story telling tradition in the Himalayan region of Ladakh: In the Realm of the Visual (1998), on one of India’s most prolific and versatile artist and designer Dashrath Patel: Boojh Sakey to Boojh (1996), on the contemporary understanding of the 13th century Sufi poet and scholar Amir Khusro. Her films have been screened at important venues and film festivals in India and all over the world, including Berlin, Yamagata, Salzburg, London, Dublin, San Francisco, New York and Chicago.

Her most recent work (2014) is a compendium on the writings of Khwaja Ahmed Abbas, one of India’s foremost filmmakers and writers of the 1960’s. In 2010, her video installation Ethnography of a European city: Conversations in Salzburg, which questions some of the assumptions in the east west polarity/ dichotomy /disparity traveled to Berlin, Brussels, Zagreb, Vienna and Salzburg. In 2004, she completed a Brandeis International Fellowship Program, Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts, at the Brandeis University, Boston, and USA. In 2001, she was awarded the Asia Fellowship for her work in Sri Lanka, Intercommoned Relations and Education: The Sri Lankan Experience.

Since 2006 she is working in Kashmir on the issue of Enforced Disappearances in collaboration with the Association Of Parents Of Disappeared Persons (APDP), a collective of the family members of the victims of enforced disappearances in Kashmir, campaigning for information on the whereabouts of their disappeared kin. She very recently completed her documentary Khoon Diy Baarav (Blood Leaves its Trail) which explores issues of violence and memory in Kashmir- a society ravaged by a prolonged political conflict.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

We are going to conduct a workshop on fabric flower making with organdy cloth. Learn to make these pretty flowers which are fun to make and needs little expertise These flowers are perfect to light up a corner in your house or for gifting your loved ones. The material required for the workshop will be provided by us.
Fees: 300/- per person

Understand the Space with Rayyan : Rayyan is a 10 year old astronomer. In this lecture, he will tell us about the incredible jounrey of the Voyager spacecraft as the only man made object to go beyond the solar system . We explore the the star system closest to our Sun, the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud.
After the Chai and Samosa break we talk about the Milky way, Wormholes, Black holes, stars the size of Earth and planets the size of the Sun.
Astronomy made easy in a fun and simple way.
Moderated by Prof. Najam, Head of Astronomy, OU and Dean of Academics (MANUU).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiJCXZv42Mw

Entry- free

"Phandi" a play in Hindi written by Mr. Shankar Shesh is all about legal battle for mercy killing. A person is accused for killing his father who was suffering through last stage of cancer. The play is written and presented in sequence of court scenes in comical way and finally opens up a debate with audience "does mercy killing is relevant and necessary for person who has no chance of survival?"

Date - 5th December ( Saturday ) 2015
Time - 07:30 pm ( Duration of the play is 100 minutes )
Venue - LaMakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No - 01,
Lamakaan - An Open Cultural Space
Donor Pass - Rs. 100/-
Book your ticket (s) on in.bookmyshow.com
CLICK ON - http://in.bookmyshow.com/hyderabad/plays/phandi/ET00006368

Cast & Crew

Actors - Krishna Shukla, Naren Yadav & Prashaant Sharma.
Design & Direction - Saurabh Gharipurikar
Lights - Ashish Meagh

For more details contact our production manager Ashish Meagh # 9494563573

Ultimate Survivor Krav Maga - International is conducting free workshops on Self Defense using Krav Maga as a part of Awareness Campaign (in December) to teach how one can defend themselves against common street attacks like slaps, chokes and knife attacks. Instructor, Ram, Ultimate Survivor Krav Maga - Hyd Chapter.
Entry - Free

Presenting an evening of talk on 'the Culture, History and Social structure of Kakatiya Dynasty' by Durgam Ravinder.
Mr. Durgam would like to state few points on the Kakatiya rule. In these 692 years, since the curtains were down on Kakatiya dynasty as Prataparudra was arrested in 1324; so many stories have been in circulation about Kakatiyas. Though, Kakatiyas rule was not that old, much research has not been done and importance not given so far to know the true facts.
After the Telangana state is formed, as TSPSC has included Kakatiya history in the curriculum, dialogue about the Kakatiya rule is greater now than ever before.

All are welcome.

Samahaara Stand-up Night: Open Mic 4

Date : 06th Dec, 2015
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan

After many successful stand-up events and comedy plays, Samahaara calls out to all the Comedians out there - new, upcoming, pro! Sit down for an exclusive stand-up show and watch a range of comics test their skills out. Or come join the fun, it's an Open Mic after all. Most of the big guns in comedy today started out like this - discover the next big thing in comedy or be one yourself. For those who never miss out on a good laugh, Samahaara Stand-up Night promises to be one of laughter, music and masti.

Every year the United Nation declares the period from 25 November, International day for the Eradication of Violence Against Women, to 10 December, International Human Rights Day, as the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence across the world.
As part of this campaign Rubaroo is organising a discussion through film screening to decode what Violence vis a vis Gender, means to people and how it is perceived by the masses.

Entry - Free

Manch Theatre Group is back, this time with a comedy package of two Original Telugu plays Swamy kalyanam and Nuvella ante ala.

మంచ్ థియేటర్ మీ అందరి అనందం కోసం నవ్వుల మువ్వలు అంటూ మీ ముందుకు రెండు హాస్య నాటికలు తీసుకు వస్తుంది.

Swamy Kalynam is about a Father's plot against the plot of the boyfriend to win his daughter.


స్వామి కళ్యాణం : ఒక అమ్మాయి ని ఒక నిరుద్యోగిగా ఉన్న అబ్బాయి ఎలా పెళ్లి చేసుకోవాలని ప్లాన్ వేస్తాడు, ఆ ప్లాన్ ని అమ్మాయి తండ్రి ఎలా తిప్పి కొడతాడు, తనకి ఎలా కళ్యాణం చేస్తాడు అనే ఈ కథ నవ్వుల వర్షాన్ని కురిపిస్తుంది.


Nuvela ante ela is a play which shows the backstroke of a simple plan of a Lazy husband.


నువెలా అంటే అల : ఈ నాటకంలో ఒక బార్య బాధితుడు, తన బార్య పెట్టె కష్టాలనుంచి ఎలా బయట పదాలని అనుకుంటాడు, ఆ లక్ష్య సాదనలో ఎలా "నువెలా అంటే అల" అని అంటూ కడుపు చెక్కలు చేస్తాడు.


The Plays are written and Directed by Srikanth Banala and Kiran Abbaraju

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Language: Telugu


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Theme: Structuring Equity in a Startup.

KINDLY NOTE - Tickets MANDATORY for attending the event. Please ensure you purchase your ticket using the below link http://www.meraevents.com/event/sshyd_dec .
Limited Seats.

Startup Saturday Hyderabad - December 2015 Theme: Structuring Equity in a Startup. With an ever evolving startup eco-system, we see a variety of new startups scripting success stories like never before. The number of people interested in starting up or joining a startup is growing rapidly. This brings with it a specific challenge - of Structuring the Equity. One of the most valuable aspects of a startup is the equity and not handling it with care can lead to disastrous consequences. Equity related disputes/challenges are far too common in a startup than we can ever imagine. It is a classic founders dilemma of "how much is too much!". In an effort to clear the air around structuring the equity, we bring to you a set of startup founders and eminent panelists who share insights on various aspects of Equity in a startup. PS: You may bump into some of the wisest brains while networking over yummy samosas! Agenda- 09:45 am - Registrations 10:10 am - Intros 10:20 am - Ecosystem Announcements (&Hyderabad4innovation.in/news) 10:30 am to 11:30 am - Featured Startups 11:30 am - Panel discussion with experts, accomplished entrepreneurs, and enablers. 12:30 pm - Networking For nominating panelist or startup speakers, write to us at hyderabad@headstart.in Tweet: #SSHYD @starthyd

A collection of photographs that essentially portray human solitude; the truth of one's reality shown with brutal honesty through photographs. the reasons and the mood of the photographs are open to personal interpretation.

A collection of photographs made at New York City while on a photography course at Columbia University. These photographs portray human solitude and longing; undiscovered Love; and an undiscovered self on the path to finding one's own reality. The collection was made by Puranjani Kabra, with guidance and inspiration from some brilliant photographers like Thomas Roma, Inbal Abergil and Kai McBride. I am studying literature at St. Francis College. I am a photographer and I've studied photography at Columbia University in New York city. I've recently started a photography and video company with a partner, called Project Sonder.

All welcome
Entry-Free

We strongly believe that the future of India is online. Online Payment plays very significant role in any businesses in this digital era. We would like to empower people who are interested in business online. Sellers are not interested only in Payments. They are interested in sales we love them to keep happy by giving better success rates on their transactions.

Nevertheless there is a revolution in online business where you see buy button on Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, WhatsApp…etc.). Mobile transactions are skyrocketing.

The growth of mobile transactions is constantly and continually increasing. Let us discuss on lucrative online business with help of Payment Gateway.

The word ‘Aajir’ stands for one who has sold himself into slavery for a paltry sum. In the play, ‘Aajir’, the story of a slave held by a bond signed by an ancestor – a slavery that denies him the right to love, marry and live a life of a human being – discovering that the bond has long turned to dust, but discovering it only too late, is a metaphor for the traditional constraints that bind the individual in our country long after their legal authority has given way. Exploitation operates beyond the law and with the tacit acquiescence of an exploited class held in thrall by a load of conventional role – obligations. Legal reforms or legal defences for the exploited have rarely affected the exploitative mechanism sustained by the illiteracy and ignorance of the exploited. Paatan, the bonded slave, whose ancestor had sold himself, his family and his descendant to perpetual slavery, is a supreme example of the slave suffering forever in a historical perspective that goes on and on.

Mataang, the epitome of manipulation, relegates his wife to a position of inferiority and subjugation tantamounting almost to the bonded position of Paatan. Religious traditions, under the preponderant influence of Hinduism, provide the ideological basis for patriarchy and assign women an inferior role in the family and society.

For passes: 9440543341

Screening a film on and about poetry of Ramashankar Yadav "Vidrohi" who passed away this week in JNU, Delhi. The film is made by Nitin K Pamnani.

There is a poet on the streets of Delhi called ‘Vidrohi’ – the rebel. He roams around the old city, spouting Molotov cocktails of words.The citizen name of the ‘Vidrohi’ is Ramashankar Yadav, a raggedy old man from Sultanpur. Vidrohi is a title that has been conferred to Indian poets before, such as Kazi Najrul Islam and Damodar Swarup, but has it had such an organic development so as to overshadow the real name.

The subjects of his poems deal with universal struggle and suffering, imbued with socio-political perspectives. He uses historical places, times and names to constitute his subjects with historical relevance. There is a history behind each system of oppression and a game of constant manipulation to make people forget that history. Vidrohi’s poems fight against the politics of re-memory and re-interpretation by retelling and reconstructing the discourse of suffering.

His poems are mostly composed in Hindi. He uses everyday phrases in his poems to make them comprehensible to people from all walks of life, but even with ordinary words he creates powerful images, like a burnt corpse of a woman lying on the last step of Mohenjodaro, her corpse embodying the history of continuous exploitation and violence committed by imperialist powers all over the world. He also writes about the interconnectedness of class and gender oppression. Each of his poems deal with one powerful image around which he constructs the narrative.
Ramashankar Yadav is a people’s poet, a rebel at heart who carries on the legacy of poets like Kabir and Nagarjun. He spends most of his time around Delhi and inside Jawaharlal Nehru University’s campus. A former student of JNU, he was rusticated from the University for being part of a mass movement in the 80s. It was after this incident that he started living under the trees inside the campus. Away from his faraway home and wife, Vidrohi has chosen the life of a vagabond, roaming around with his bag full of the poetry of rebellion. There is no bitterness between his family members and himself for his chosen lifestyle of living on the streets. He lives off people’s kindness, living by the people he writes for, of which JNU students play a crucial part.

This film was to be on a poet and his poetry. It became a story of a person who lives a poem. We try to understand the person we see the poem, we try to understand the poetry; the poet comes and stands in front of us. And as we journey through the poetry and the poet, we end up with a mirror. In the mirror, a roughly-hewn life, small, innocent.... a dream-like existence, in the scrub forest, among the silent ruins, the old streets in the middle of the polis.

The poetry slowly shows us the way, and the way slowly becomes poetry Ramashankar Vidrohi has never written poetry, he speaks out poetry. He is poet of our unknown, unorganized, underground nation. He is the poet of those whose constituency is always bearing the cost of empire builders, the women, the children, and the billions who lie on the steps to the center of power structure.

Film has won International Award for Best Documentary at MIFF ( Mumbai International Documentary Festival 2011).

అది... ఢిల్లీ జవహర్‌లాల్ నెహ్రూ యూనివర్సిటీ (జేఎన్‌యూ) క్యాంపస్. వసతి గృహాలకు దూరంగా... దట్టమైన చెట్లపొదలు. ఓ చెట్టు కొమ్మకు ఏవో ప్లాస్టిక్ సంచులు వేలాడుతున్న‌యి. చెట్టు కింద... నిండా కంబలి కప్పుకొని నిద్రిస్తున్న మనిషి ఒకరు. పక్కన ఖాళీ సిగరేట్ పెట్టెలు. పక్షుల కిచకిచ శబ్ధాల నడుమ అతను నిద్రలేచాడు. ముడతలు పడిన శరీరం.... మురికి బట్టలు... బక్కపలచని దేహం. అతను గడిచిన మూడు దశాబ్ధాలుగా ఆ చెట్టు కిందే జీవిస్తున్నాడు. పేరు రాం శంకర్ యాద‌వ్‌(విద్రోహి). వయసు 50ఏళ్లపైనే ఉంటుంది. విద్యార్థులు ఉండే విశ్వవిద్యాలయంలో ఇతనేం చేస్తున్నాడనుకునేరు. ఆయన నిరంతర విద్యార్థి. 80ల్లో విద్యార్థిగా విశ్వవిద్యాలయంలో అడుగుపెట్టాడు. జీవితమంటే చదువొక్కటే కాదు... పోరాటం కూడా అని నమ్మాడు. చివరి వరకూ న‌మ్మిన‌దాన్నే ఆచరించాడు. అవును... ఆ విద్యాలయంతో మూడు పదుల అనుబంధాన్ని చాలించుకొని డిసెంబ‌ర్ 8న‌ తుదిశ్వాస విడిచాడు.

విద్రోహి సాధారణ విద్యార్థి మాత్రమే కాదు.. అతనో కవి.. సాంస్కృతిక కార్యకర్త. క్యాంపస్ లోప‌ల, బయట... ఎక్కడ ఏ పోరాటం జరిగినా అక్కడ ప్రత్యక్షమవుతాడు. కవితా ప్రవాహాన్ని వెంట మోసుకెళ్తాడు. అలుపెరగని ఆ కవితాఝురికి ʹబ్రెయిన్ డెడ్ʹ బ్రేక్ వేసింది.

అతని కవిత్వం.. వివక్షను సవాల్ చేస్తుంది. సమాజపు వెకిలితనాన్ని వెక్కిరిస్తుంది. అవును.. కుల, మత, లింగ అణచివేతకు వ్యతిరేకంగా అతను కవితాగానం చేస్తాడు. ʹఆమెʹ కన్నీటిని ఆవేదనపూరితంగా ఆలపిస్తాడు. కుల వ్యవస్థను నిలదీస్తాడు. శ్రమజీవితాల్ని కీర్తిస్తాడు.

ఆయ‌న ప్ర‌జా క‌వి. జ‌న జీవిత‌పు క‌ష్ట సుఖాల్ని త‌న క‌విత్వంలోకి ఒంపి.... గానం చేస్తాడు. క్యాంటీన్‌లో చాయ్ తాగుతూ... మ‌ధ్య మ‌ధ్య‌లో గుప్పు గుప్పున ఓ సిగ‌రేట్ కాల్చేసి త‌న క‌వితాలోకంలో మునిగిపోతాడు. క్యాంప‌సే అత‌ని ప్ర‌పంచం. బాదిత ప్ర‌జ‌లు, వాళ్ల పోరాటాలే అత‌ని క‌వితా వ‌స్తువులు. చ‌రిత్ర‌ను త‌వ్వి తోడి దోషిగా నిల‌బెడ‌తాడు. ʹఅది భార‌త్ కావ‌చ్చు... బ్రిట‌న్ కావ‌చ్చు... అమెరికా కావ‌చ్చు... ఇరాన్ కావ‌చ్చు. రాజ్యం ఎక్క‌డైనా... రాజ్య‌మే. ప్ర‌జ‌ల ప‌ట్ల అది క‌ర్క‌షంగానే ఉంటుందిʹ అంటాడు.

1983లో విద్రోహి విద్యార్థి ఉద్యమంలో క్రియాశీలకంగా పాల్గొన్న కారణంగా డిల్లీ జె. ఎన్. యూనివర్సిటీ నుంచి రెస్టికేట్ అయ్యాడు. కానీ అతను క్యాంపస్ వదిలి వెళ్లలేదు. “నా ఆత్మ ఇక్కడే ఉంది. నా ప్రేక్షకులూ ఇక్కడే ఉన్నారు” అంటూ తాను అక్కడే ఉండిపోయాడు. అతనికి క్యాంపస్లో ప్రతి ఒక్కరూ పరిచయం. విద్యార్థులు, అధ్యాపకులు అతనికి ఎంతో కొంత సాయం చేస్తుండేవారు. అలా క్యాంపస్నే తన ప్రపంచంగా మార్చుకున్న విద్రోహి... చాయ్, సిగరేట్, ప్రొయెట్రీతో.... ఎన్ని వేల రాత్రులు గడిపాడో అక్కడ. ఎన్నెన్ని హృదయాల్ని తట్టిలేపాడో. అలాంటి ఉద్యమ కవిని కోల్పోవడం నిజంగా బాధాకరం. కవీ... నీ జ్ఞాపకం శాశ్వతం. నీ గానం అజరామరం.

All are welcome to this evening of tribute.