Lamakaan

Sometime we do have everything in our life from this materialistic world but on the cost of so many sacrifices which we didn’t realize.
We keep trying for our goals, we keep working for our dreams, we do choose different different ways to reach to our destinations and ultimately lands up in a situation where we have to leave our family, our culture, our city, our relations and sometime our values as well!!! And finally somehow we forget about our parents as well!!!

This play will revolve around the funny family members with Hyderabadi dialect and how they keep themselves busy with crazy and mad things. It will take you on the laughter ride through the funny Nok-Jhok between the Husband, wife and a servant. Beauty of the play will come out from the secret in last which will be revealed by the Servant.

Now, you must be thinking why we wrote whole philosophical paragraph in the beginning yeahh?? DO WATCH THE PLAY TO ABOUT IT. 

Hyderabad Urban Lab invites all for a dicsussion on "The Privatisation of Schools: Solution or Problem?" with PROF. CAROL ANNE SPREEN AND PROF. SANGEETA KAMAT.

In the face of the weaknesses that plague public education systems globally, privatisation in education is being strongly advocated by several 'experts' across the world. This discussion seeks to open a conversation around the question of whether privatisation is a solution or a problem. It will examine the effects of privatisation on the right to education, quality and equity in education, and the effects on curriculum and teaching.

Carol Anne Spreen is Associate Professor at New York University. Her research centers on political and sociocultural studies of education change, particularly the influence of globalization and corporate privatization on teaching and learning.

Sangeeta Kamat is Associate Professor at University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her research centers on policy reforms in international education and their implications for the changing relations between state and civil society.

All are welcome.

A Comedy show on Cricket. Jokes only about cricket!

Silly Point - India's first cricket based Stand Up Comedy Show.

Performed by Rohit Swain & Hriday Ranjan. Hosted by Rajasekhar Mamidanna.

For passes: 9177854713 or walk in
BookMyShow Link - http://in.bookmyshow.com/hyderabad/events/silly-point/ET00036684

Inviting artists for a two Day workshop on Figure Drawing at 11am to 1pm on Sat & Sun 19, 20 Dec by eminent artist Umakanth Thumrugoti eminent Artist.

Limited seats. Candidates interested in attending should have an intermediate level drawing or painting experience - no children under the age of 15 as it involves a serious level of discourse with a live model.

For consideration of your participation, please send a sample of any one of your art works via email to: lamakaan@gmail.com

A figure drawing is a drawing of the human form in any of its various shapes and postures using any of the drawing media.

This workshop is a compressed version of the class taught in New York at Society of Illustrators, NY. This workshop is based on the book "FIGURE IT OUT" by Umakanth Thumrugoti available at www.amazon.in

Instructor:
Umakanth Thumrugoti - Over twenty years of experience in animation, film, design and drawing, including a 15 year stint at Disney Feature Animation, Los Angeles.

Free admission. Limited seats. Candidates interested in attending should have an intermediate level drawing and/or painting experience - no children under the age of 15. For consideration, please send a sample of one of your works via email to: lamakaan@gmail.com

Material recommended:
HB or 2B charcoal pencils, newsprint pad 18X24 smooth finish, kneaded Eraser, X-Acto knife, sandpaper.

For inquiries: call 9642731329

Global Pioneers is the place where entrepreneurs find meaningful connections that lead to partnerships in order to grow projects in a faster and sustainable way. People helping people to support business growth.

Happening twice a year in your region, Global Pioneers embraces the local entrepreneurial ecosystem and transforms it into a global community by connecting all the regional ecosystems.

Pioneers Hyderabad 2015 is the second edition of Pioneers in Hyderabad after our last stint in ISB Hyderabad in November 2014. The speakers last year were Karuna Gopal (President at Foundation for Futuristic Cities), Balaji Utla (CEO-HMRI), Murali Talasila (Partner-PWC), Sasidhar Nandigam (Hyderabad Angels), Hariharan S. Raman (Head - Business Enablement & Support, Tata Docomo), Keerthi Boddupally (PhD Candidate at University of Southern California), Krishna Sagar (Telangana State Head of BJP), Aditya Vuchi (Founder of Zippr), Ashhar Farhan (Owner at Hotfoon.com & Trustee at Lamakaan), Sam Rufus (CEO, Mxit India).

Watch more glimpses from Pioneers Hyderabad 2014 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8yUIzfmZ80

Agenda

9.45 AM: Attendees Walk in
10.00 AM: Welcome Note : Daniel Pitcher (Pioneers Team)
10.15 AM: Anurag S Rathor (Journey of Zify.co) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuragrathor
10:35 AM: Karthik Venkat (eSparsha to MyDreamStore) - https://in.linkedin.com/in/karthik-venkat-85a14b22
10.55 AM: Startup pitches - Vol I (6 Startups)
12.00 PM: Rajive Dhavan (STFU - Start The F Up: For Startups and SMEs) - https://in.linkedin.com/in/rajivedhavan
12.20 PM: Funding 101 Panel Discussion
1.00 PM: Lunch & Networking

Are you a startup? Apply to pitch on stage by December 16 & get a chance to join us at Pioneers Festival for free!

Startups apply here: https://pioneers.io/piobay/login/pioneers-hyderabad-apply-to-pitch

For sponsorships and other details reach out to Harish Kotra on +91-9618035273

An adaptation of Munshi Premchand’s two short stories, namely, Sadgati and Kaffan.
Adaptation and Direction: Swapan Mondal

Play :Ek Saam Premchand Ke Naam

Synopsis
The play is an amalgamation of two of Premchand’s stories, ‘Kafan’ and ‘Sadgati’. Both explore death in unlikely circumstances and play themselves out with unexpected twists and turns, all laced with the author’s humanist, equalitarian and socialist ideas. The two stories recreate the vivid reality of the Dalits, exposing pretensions and complacencies of dominant, feudal and patriarchal social forces.

The stories, that reveal the extraordinary range of Premchand’s writing, are blended together in a non-linear yet seamless narrative using ‘Burra-Katha’ - a performance art rooted in traditional storytelling, dance movement, and music in Andhra and Telangana regions.

About the author
Premchand (1880-1936) was the author of numerous short stories, novels and a play. Some of his best known works include Godan (1936), Rangabhumi (1925), Nirmala (1928), Gaban (1931) and Karmabhumi (1932). He wrote both in Hindi and Urdu.

Donor passes: Rs. 50/-(each)9440543341

Conducting a Storytelling session and later a puppet making workshop. The story telling will be on "Speedy the wicked Spider" followed by Puppet making workshop for children age group-3 to 10 years and Young mothers about how to make those puppets that are used to tell the story. Puppet making materials will be provided at the venue.
This event is organised by Sphoorthi Theatre for Educational Puppetry, Art and Craft-STEPARC.
Entry Fee-Rs 500/-
Contact: +91-9866081172 / +91-8985759361
sphoorthitheatre@gmail.com

"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 - 20th December ( Sunday ) 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

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

Drowning in Milk Brands: Whose Choice is it Anyway?

Documentary screening and Panel Discussion
Organized by
Food Sovereignty Alliance, India

In 2015, Hyderabad saw the entry of several new dairy brands, like Amul, Nandini, Parag, Narmul, etc, selling milk at incredibly low prices. Whilst consumers in the city celebrated this apparent bonanza, unbeknown to them, at the same time, small farmers, who produce the milk, were literally pouring milk onto the roads in utter despair: Companies and Cooperatives had drastically reduced the prices at which they were purchasing milk, were paying them far below their cost of production and were turning back their milk, Whilst milk producers are being paid Rs18-20/litre of cows milk (a bottle of mineral water today costs Rs 20/litre) , they expend Rs 28-30 to produce that litre of milk.

Many consumers began to pressure small vendors who deliver their fresh milk, to reduce the price, or said they would shift to cheaper “brand” milk. Reducing the price, would once again result in vendors and small farmers being thrown out of their livelihoods.

What is the story of this cheap milk? Why are small farmers who produce the milk we drink being driven out of their livelihoods? Do brands matter? Is packet milk different from fresh milk delivered by milkmen? Why does the dairy boom in India spell the deathknell for small farmers ? There is an urgent need to understand the milk we drink, from “grass to glass”.

This panel discussion will focus on understanding the current paradox of cheap milk for consumers, whilst farmers are driven to debt, and pushed out of production. Farmers of AP and Telangana, milk vendors, dairy processors and co-producers will discuss these realities.

A documentary produced by the Food Sovereignty Alliance - “Killing Our Livelihoods: The Juggernaut of Industrial Dairy Market” will be screened.

Entry - free

Inviting all for a book release of Telugu book "Vignana Nepadhya Kathalu" by Dr Vakkalanka Venkataramana followed by a classical dance performance by disciples of Smt.Swapnasundari.

Entry-Free

'PLEASE DON"T MIND!!!'
A night of 3 comedy short plays

To give a laughter ride to the audience through satire on the social issues.

SAUTAN KE JHUMKE
Written and Directed by Surender Sahil Varma.
Cast: Akshat Ajay Sharma and Madhuban Mukherjee

PAGAL PAGAL PATA CHALA HAI
Written by- Surender Sahil Varma.
Directed By- A Sunjit Rao
Cast: Amit Sharma, Raviraj Kulkarni and Rajnish Songara

PEHCHAN KAUN
Written by Surender Sahil Varma.
Directed by Krishna Shukla
Cast: A Sunjit Rao and Surender Sahil Verma

WHEN: 8 PM, Thursday 24st December' 2015
WHERE: Lamkaan, Opposite GVK Mall, Bajara Hills.
DURATION: 60 Minutes.

Donors Pass- Rs 100/-
For details please contact- Surender (+91-8125628789)

Poster Designed By: 'Nippo Nagraj'

Let's get the spirit of Christmas right here in Lamakaan..... We are conducting a workshop for kids on Christmas paper crafts. Pick up your papers and scissors for some real fun because we are going make Christmas trees and snowflakes to decorate your houses. All are welcome. Fee:150 (inclusive of material)
Contact: Dr. B. Kumudhini -7093020256

It a story of a psychology professor who tries to experiment on his thesis on his neighbour with a unique idea by hypnotizing / inducing fear in him over phone by calling him frequently to verify and confirm whether his thesis is working and his studies / finding / discoveries to create fear factor, control hypnotize and control the desire & life of his neighbour. He explores to exploit his findings on the recipient envisaged in the thesis to entail him to oblige. During the pursuit of exercising his maneuver, he learns that he succeeds on the other psychology on the death of his neighbour.

Whether he repents for being responsible of his neighbour death or feels proud on his success of enticing someone to end his life?

See and enjoy the paranormal thriller.

DATE: 25TH DECEMBER 2915
TIME: 07:30 PM

Suhas 7893022911

It is a Talk&Discussion on Emotional Intelligence. 45 minutes of time shall be spent on letting the participants know what Emotional Intelligence is all about and the rest of the time (85 minutes) shall be spent on addressing the questions and/or queries from the participants. This Talk&Discussion is useful for all those who would like to be more acceptable to others in their personal/academic/professional/social circles, without compromising with their personal choices.

Holding a one day Crochet workshop by Sarrita Surana.
Crochet is a technique of makings patterns from wool by creating loops with crochet hook.If you are a Crochet work lover but you don't know how to make it..come n join here to learn and to create your own crochet patterns n designs and make adorable crochet earrings.The fee for the workshop is Rs.350 with material.
Duration is 3 hrs.
For registration: 9177619181 Sarrita

Samyuktha Entertainments presents
చతుర్లు - The Telugu Stand-Up comedy competition
It's a unique and only Telugu stand-up comedy competition being organised to find Telugu stand-up comedians. Competition is open for anyone and everyone who registers through sending mail to "thedddp@gmail.com" .

Competition will be held on 26th December,2015 at 5pm-7pm in Lamakaan.

Winners will get attractive cash prizes.

This time, an NRI round with Online video entries is also an attraction.

Entry- Free

Manch Theatre group presents "Pratibimb - A collection of Three hindi plays".

Pratibimb:
The world outside is a reflection of who we are within. The way we see things and react to them simply shows what we are made of inside. Pratibimb is an attempt to show, what we have become as a society, to give an insight to our thoughts, our understanding of the creation around us.

Here we want put in front of the audience things that everyone wants to ignore, issues that matter but are not convenient to confront. Issues that are eating away the essence of being human because we simply do not want to do anything about it, we do not want to understand and come to terms with the truth. Pratibimb as the name suggests is a reflection of WHO WE ARE.

Lathi ki Goonj:
"Laathi ki goonj" is a mime that revolves around Mahatma Gandhi his doctrines and teachings, which have lost their meaning in the present day society. It vividly describes how we have lost touch with our value system, and how we are continuously forgetting our roots and invading our own identity. It dramatizes in a short span the fall of our generations and how we are oblivious to the "laathi ki goonj" , which is lost and we can no longer hear it.

Kashish:
“Kashish” is love story of two lesbian lovers Sana and Vidhi. This mute play symbolically describes how difficult it is for people of a different sexual orientation to come out in the open, because our society vehemently resents and repels them. It is a small story that shows what happens when one such couple decides to break the shackles and come out of the closet. It shows their relationship, their bonding and then how the world outside reacts to it.

Asmita:
An act which not only revolves around a girl who is victimized for a heinous act, they call it “Rape”. But also, questions the whole institution on which the society works. The act shows how the victim faces problems in leading a normal life again and how the society remains indifferent about it. It talks about the repercussions of two types of crimes. One which the man who raped has committed and the other committed by the girl victim. How the whole agenda of the society changes. And how the victim finally loses the battle with the society, herself and her life!!

Kashish (Manch Original)Writer: Manika ParasherDirector: Manika Parasher, Ankur VermaCast: Saumya Agrawal, Rupa Prabhakar, Madhu, Sidhanta, TBD Asmita, Writer, Director, Actor: Shailja Chaturvedi Lathi ki goonjDirector: Prateek, ShailjaCast: Prateek, Rita, Syed, Manika, Nishant, Vivek, Sanket, Haritha, Srinivas Konda, Lenin.

For more: Srikanth 8179894428

Short film made by Rajendra Shaw (1949-2013). Rajendra Shaw was a 1975 graduate of FTII, Pune. He was a well-known documentary photographer and filmmaker who worked mostly with the social sector organisations for nearly 38 years.
Rajendra Shaw adapted the story, wrote, directed and shot the film.

Ajay Bakshi commenced his education of classical music at the age of five at the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya at Pune. Here, under the tutelage of Pt.D.K.Agashe, disciple of Pt.Vinayakbua Patwardhan firm foundations of voice control, notes, and rules governing classical music, were laid. After basic training he started training under his father and famous vocalist and Guru Pt. Vijay Bakshi he learnt various raagas and various taalas.

His school and college days were of full of memories of interschool & college prizes and participating youth festival.
After completing graduation, the delicate tunes of famous Kashmir instrument i. e. Santoor fascinated him and he started learning Santoor under the guidance of well-known Santoor player Pt. Dr. Dhananjay Daithankar, a senior deciple of Padmvibhushan Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma and the journey is still going on.

Ajay has performed in various music festivals at different places in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa. He likes to play Anavaat raagas on Santoor. He has created few Gaats in different rythemic cycles and presented in concerts.

Manch Theatre group presents "Pratibimb - A collection of Three hindi plays".

Pratibimb:
The world outside is a reflection of who we are within. The way we see things and react to them simply shows what we are made of inside. Pratibimb is an attempt to show, what we have become as a society, to give an insight to our thoughts, our understanding of the creation around us.

Here we want put in front of the audience things that everyone wants to ignore, issues that matter but are not convenient to confront. Issues that are eating away the essence of being human because we simply do not want to do anything about it, we do not want to understand and come to terms with the truth. Pratibimb as the name suggests is a reflection of WHO WE ARE.

Lathi ki Goonj:
"Laathi ki goonj" is a mime that revolves around Mahatma Gandhi his doctrines and teachings, which have lost their meaning in the present day society. It vividly describes how we have lost touch with our value system, and how we are continuously forgetting our roots and invading our own identity. It dramatizes in a short span the fall of our generations and how we are oblivious to the "laathi ki goonj" , which is lost and we can no longer hear it.

Kashish:
“Kashish” is love story of two lesbian lovers Sana and Vidhi. This mute play symbolically describes how difficult it is for people of a different sexual orientation to come out in the open, because our society vehemently resents and repels them. It is a small story that shows what happens when one such couple decides to break the shackles and come out of the closet. It shows their relationship, their bonding and then how the world outside reacts to it.

Asmita:
An act which not only revolves around a girl who is victimized for a heinous act, they call it “Rape”. But also, questions the whole institution on which the society works. The act shows how the victim faces problems in leading a normal life again and how the society remains indifferent about it. It talks about the repercussions of two types of crimes. One which the man who raped has committed and the other committed by the girl victim. How the whole agenda of the society changes. And how the victim finally loses the battle with the society, herself and her life!!

Kashish (Manch Original)Writer: Manika ParasherDirector: Manika Parasher, Ankur VermaCast: Saumya Agrawal, Rupa Prabhakar, Madhu, Sidhanta, TBD Asmita, Writer, Director, Actor: Shailja Chaturvedi Lathi ki goonjDirector: Prateek, ShailjaCast: Prateek, Rita, Syed, Manika, Nishant, Vivek, Sanket, Haritha, Srinivas Konda, Lenin.

For more: Srikanth 8179894428

"The Sealed Attic"
History, and literature are witnesses, that the other, the one that is not the self, has always been misunderstood, ostracized, silenced and locked up. Whenever someone has challenged the rules by which this world works, the world has been merciless towards him or her. The eternal mad man/madwoman in the attic thus lives on, unheard, unseen and separated by the excuse of insanity from the world outside.
'The Sealed Attic' is an attempt to give voice to the madness locked away from the vision of sanity since time immemorial. We have used theatre as a device to explore the words of Shakespeare, Shelley and Dostoevsky, to traverse through this madness.
Come, explore the sealed attic with us.

For passes:9966903264

Contemperory Dance presentation by Students of Terence Lewis Academy dance workshop at Bare Sole Dance Academy.

Welcoming all for an evening of free-wheeling discussion on India and it current Democratic appeal.

Joining us are Three well known social activists and media persons: Tapan Bose social activist (Film Maker of 'Bhagalpur Blindings');
A K Rehman, Human Rights activist based in Lahore
Rita Manchanda, a known Media Person.

Together they formed "Pakistan-India peoples forum for peace and democracy" along with many other comrades.
All are welcome.

Udaan Performing Arts, Hyderabad Presents "Miyan - Biwi" A comedy play in Hindustani (Hyderabadi Hindi)

Date - 31st December 2015 (Two Shows)
First show - 07:30 pm to 08:30S
Second show - 08:30 pm to 09:30 pm.
Donor Pass 100/-
Online booking - in.bookmyshow.com
Venue - Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No - 01 Opp GVK Mall One.

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

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


Cast & Crew

Miya - Saurabh Gharipurikar
Biwi - Ekta K Hinduja
Lights, Design & Direction - Krishna Shukl
Music - Ashish Meagh

Production Controller - Ashish Meagh # 9494563573

Udaan Performing Arts, Hyderabad Presents "Miyan - Biwi" A comedy play in Hindustani (Hyderabadi Hindi)

Date - 31st December 2015 (Two Shows)
First show - 07:30 pm to 08:30S
Second show - 08:30 pm to 09:30 pm.
Donor Pass 100/-
Online booking - in.bookmyshow.com
Venue - Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No - 01 Opp GVK Mall One.

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

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


Cast & Crew

Miya - Saurabh Gharipurikar
Biwi - Ekta K Hinduja
Lights, Design & Direction - Krishna Shukl
Music - Ashish Meagh

Production Controller - Ashish Meagh # 9494563573

A night of Stand Up & Musical Comedy by The Unglis.

'The Unglis' are a fresh, young comedy collective that do what their name says- finger around.

From Parody Songs to Sketches to Standup Comedy, they come together creating edgy, irreverent comedy in the hope that they may one day get arrested- and win a cheap ticket to fame. Come, subscribe join in our noble cause.

Meet the Unglis Team in a fun behind-the-scenes chat as they get together for 'The Unglis LIVE'- a nationwide tour with Standup, Sketch and Musical comedy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFjx_hTIAAQ

For passes: http://in.bookmyshow.com/hyderabad/events/the-unglis-live/ET00037259#!Tickets
or 9177854713

Storytelling with puppets followed by puppet making workshop for children age group-3 to 6 years and Young mothers.It is all about how to make puppets and use puppets tell the story. Puppet making materials will be provided at the venue. This event is organised by Sphoorthi Theatre for Educational Puppetry, Art and Craft-STEPARC. Entry Fee-Rs 500/- Contact: +91-9866081172 / +91-8985759361 sphoorthitheatre@gmail.com

Verba Maximus, the annual Literary Fest of BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus is back with its fifth edition on the 30th and 31st of January, 2016. Inviting students of all ages from 13 years onwards of all schools and colleges for the Hyderabad regional round of Verba Maximus 2016 - the annual literary festival of BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus. The event will take place at Lamakaan on Sunday, 3rd January, featuring a Debate and a Spell Bee. Winners get prizes and a direct entry to the finals of the respective events at Verba Maximus. There is no entry fee. Do turn up and spread the word! You can know more about us www.bitsvm.in.

Caste System and its Dynamics in Telugu states:

Telugu-speaking states, namely, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh cannot be fully understood without understanding the caste dynamics. Durgam Ravinder will give us an understanding of how many castes are there? Who are upper-castes? Who are lower-castes (or backward castes)? What are the internal structures and the dynamics between Backward castes and Scheduled castes? How caste system was used to control the dominance of few castes over the others? What is the role of caste Puranas (i.e. epic of each caste) in developing a caste ideology to keep the people within the caste-related professions? What is the role of caste system presently in social life and politics?

He will also explain how the management structure of modern Multinational Companies (MNCs) is ideologically very similar to the ancient discriminatory and exploitative Caste system of India.

This talk will be in Telugu.

All are welcome.

"Phantom India: A Look at the castes" is a 1969 French seven part television documentary about India, directed by Louis Malle. It was shown on BBC television.

Malle later said that the film was his most personal work and the one he was most proud of, it is widely regarded as the crowning achievement of his career. It was initially inspired by a two-month trip to India in late 1967 that Malle made on behalf of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to present a selection of "new French cinema" throughout the country. Filming took place between January 5, 1968 and May 1, 1968 with a crew of two, a cameraman and a sound recordist. Malle arrived in India with no particular plans and financed the trip himself. The resulting 30 hours of footage was then edited down to the 363 minutes of Phantom India.

Malle starts the episode by interviewing Thomas Howard, a US Peace Corps agricultural specialist who's one of 700 volunteers there, then he shows footage from Haryana, a village in Northwest India with a huge Muslim influence. Various activities are shown, and Malle explains the four main caste categories--Brahmans (priests), Kshatriyas (warriors), Vaisyas (peasants, merchants) and Sudras (which serve the others)--as well as the Untouchables (outcasts), Harijan (backward classes) and the quarantined (those who lack any caste). He states that in India, the relationship between people is important and not the individual. Dhobi, the lowest rank of the Untouchables, are shown doing everyone's laundry. He adds that while many think caste is an Aryan innovation from about 3,000 years ago, it may have originated in even earlier Indian civilizations. He shows a funeral procession, with 'mourners' celebrating to the tune of 'For He's a Jolly Good Fellow'. With the metaphors of a blind camel endlessly forced to travel a circle to mix cement, and two teams of players playing a mixture of Red Rover and Greco-Roman wrestling, devolving into a huge free-for-all, Malle makes the claim that if India is going to prosper, it won't take fertilizer or irrigation but the changing of minds, which he feels won't take place anytime soon, both because the lowest classes don't want education of agricultural reform even if it's legislated, and those in charge of education are the Brahmans, who constitute the highest caste level. He completes the episode by showing a façade of democracy, as a village leader (sarpanch), accused of embezzlement, goes free because of his ties to the government, which consists of his caste.

Entry - Free

Inviting all for an evening of book reading of Sky Baaba's "Vegetarians Only - Stories of Telugu Muslims" by Little Theatre's Shankar Melkote and friends followed by an interaction with the writer.
This book is a translation of twelve short stories titled 'Adhure: Muslim Kadhalu' by writer Sky Baaba transalted by various writers.

This book introduces readers to the life-world of Telugu Muslims, their dreams, sorrows and predicaments. Negotiations around the burqa and dowry are interwoven with communal sharing of marriage expenses and work. Unfulfilled love, the desperation and helplessness of penury are eased by promises of migration to the Gulf. The stories present moving portraits of individuals battling prejudice and isolation, within and outside the community, with dignity and courage.

They also foreground the friendships and camaraderie between poor rural and mofussil Telugu Muslims and Dalits and invite us to share their emotional journeys.

Skybaaba’s fiction captures a ‘Muslim subalternity’ in post-colonial Deccan that finds itself at the crossroads of language, religion and economies, challenging stereotypes, even as his use of Telugurdu’ brings into focus the disparate histories of Muslim communities across India. His stories raise vital questions about Muslim and Telugu
identity in India, the status of women in Islam, and crucially—caste among Telugu Muslims.

Written in refreshingly direct and simple prose, these stories will resonate with a pan-Indian readership and lovers of Indian literature.

స్కైబాబ కథలు 'వెజిటేరియన్స్‌ ఓన్లీ -స్టోరీస్‌ ఆఫ్‌ తెలుగు ముస్లిమ్స్‌' అనే పుస్తక విడుదలకు అందరికి ఆహ్వానం.
All are welcome.

"Marhoom ki Yaad Mein – Irshad Panjatan ki Zabani" (a humorous storytelling), at Lamakaan, on Tuesday, 5th January, 2016, at 8 PM.

The man who was solely responsible for bringing mime to India during the 1960s, the veteran theatre & mime artiste Irshad Panjatan, has returned to his hometown Hyderabad.

Trained in Kathakali under Raghavan Nair and Narendra Sharma, Irshad Panjatan started his career as an actor with the Hindustani Theatre – the theatre group of Begum Qudsia Zaidi. In 1957, he enacted a scene without any dialogues in the play ‘Charudatta’, which ignited his curiosity for pantomine. He performed his first mime play in 1962, in Delhi, introducing mime theatre to India, which earned him wide acclaim. He also acted in a few Bollywood films during this period, including K.A. Abbas’ “Saat Hindustani” (1969).

Although trained in the ‘Marcel Marceau’ style of mime, he soon developed his individualistic style and language, and soon started touring with his solo mime act. He then left India to tour West Asian and European countries. After leaving India, he first performed at the Lahore Women’s College, and eventually settled down in Germany, and has continued performing as a solo artiste ever since. He has acted in German and Hollywood films such as ‘Manitou’s Shoe’ (2001), ‘God is No Soprano’ (2003), ‘Free Rainer’ (2007), and ‘Iron Sky’ (2012).
His last mime performance was in December 2008 in Pune, at the annual ‘Theatre Beyond Words’ Festival, where he performed his solo act ‘Walk of Life’.

Sutradhar brought him back to Hyderabad in July 2012, where he gave a lecture and a demonstration on mime, at Lamakaan; and Sutradhar has brought him back to perform his 55 minute solo piece ‘Patras Bookhari ki Yaad Mein. Tickets are Rs. 100/- each.

More information can be found at - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irshad_Panjatan, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patras_Bokhari.

Do not miss the once in a lifetime opportunity to learn from the veritable master of the art form!

Sutradhar also presents a mime workshop with Irshad Panjatan, at Sutradhar premises, on Sunday, 3rd January, 2016 from 10 am to 1 pm. Workshop fees are Rs. 2,000/- per person. To sign up, call/text +91-9848052541/+91-9704518555, or email team@sutradharactors.com.

Noted scholar Prof David Lelyveld of the William Paterson University, USA will deliver talk on Sir Syed Khan and the history and ideas of AMU.

Prof. Lelyveld is the author of "Aligarh's First Generation: Muslim Solidarity in British India".

This talk is being hosted by The Aligarh Club.

All are welcome. Entry - Free

Hyderabad's living heritage is under threat. Do we even care?
Join us for an evening of discussion on the need to up the ante for the antiquity.
This event is organised by Hyderabad Trails.
All are welcome.

Arts is a medium through which one's inner most feelings are beautifully expressed. For dancer Pranati Goturi, dance is not mere movement of the body, but the language of her soul. Nāyaki is a unique presentation combining pieces of English Literature with dance. Nāyaki is a celebration of womanhood. A tale if heroism, tenacity and sheer grace. The dance forms incorporated with English literature are Kuchipudi and Kathak

Pranati is an 18 year old Kuchipudi dancer who's been training in dance for the past 13 years. Having given nearly 200 stage shows all around India, Pranati is the recipient of the prestigious "Bal Shree" Award, the highest honour given to teenagers in India. She is also the first ever Kuchipudi dance to win the POGO Amazing Dancer Award - given to her by Aamir Khan and Saroj Khan in Mumbai. Pranati holds a diploma and certificate in Kuchipudi. She is a public speaker, a writer, a theatre actor and an avid reader.

Entry - Free

Theme - "Startup Hiring – Making it a cakewalk”

KINDLY NOTE - Tickets MANDATORY for attending the event. Please ensure you purchase your ticket using the below link http://www.meraevents.com/event/sshyd_jan16 .
Limited Seats.

Inviting all for an evening of Talk by Vishwas Parchure on the "Need for more Exciting Education".

With 12 years corporate experience plus 25 years in the field of education, Vishwas brings the diversity encountered in Sales & Marketing, Teaching, Peace building in communities, and Adventure.

He was a practitioner in the field of Experiential and Outdoor education before the country was aware that such a vocation existed.

Vishwas travels with Play for Peace and desire to build peaceful communities has taken him to Canada, USA, N. Ireland, South Africa, and the Middle East to work with organisations involved in building peaceful communities.

He has the ability to manage large groups, creating for them powerful experiences short and long, so that the meaning emerges as a result of their own initiative and engagement.

He currently teaches a course in Experiential Education & Practice with the Kaveri group of Institutes, Pune.

Entry -Free

Do you scribble while you’re chatting on the phone or listening to someone boring? If so, it is the time to put your creative energy into good practice with this Doodling Workshop.So, don't be afraid of white spaces.

Workshop Highlights:-

--> Learn how to doodle human hands & feet quickly.
--> Creative way to doodle Metaphors & abstract words.
--> Creative challenges to test your Doodling Skill.

REGISTRATION DETAILS:-

For Registration call- 9581610001
Registration Fee: ₹300/-
Doodling Material will be provided.
Registrations are open till 07-JAN-2016.

This incredibly fun interactive doodling workshop will keep you engrossed for hours.

In a fascinating open duel format, Mahesh Murthy, Venture Capitalist, Founder, Pinstorm. Co-founder, Seedfund., will debate for the above topic "Is Facebook Free Basics bad for India?" with Sriram Karri, a natural debator, Objectivist and strong crusader for introspecting one's most cherished ideals.

Come, join in and participate in the Questions and Answers session at the end of the debate.... and vote between the two sides!
Entry - Free.

Saiyyan Bhaye Kotwal ( A Slapstick Musical Comedy Drama )

About The Play - The famous Marathi folk play 'Vichha Majhi Puri Kara' was written by Vasant Sabnis, and was later translated in Hindi by Usha Banerjee as "Saiyyan Bhaye Kotwal".

The play has been designed for urban viewers while keeping the rural punches intact. The play follows the format of Maharashtrian Folk "Tamasha". The story is that of a king and his scheming prime minister. Following the death of the administrative head - the kotwal, the Prime Minister promptly fills the coveted post with his inept and undeserving brother-in-law. As per the hierarchy, the present Havaldar ought to have been promoted to that post. The wronged Havaldar along with his sweetheart Mainavati plans to frame the new Kotwal. Mainavati, who is a dancer, works her charms on the Kotwal and then beseeches him to fulfill her numerous wishes (hence the name, Vichha Majhi Puri Kara). She orders him to bring her the king's ring, chain and finally the king's four-poster bed (chhapri palang) - which he does. The play's slapstick comedy brings out the political undercurrents of nepotism.

Date - 10th January 2016
Time - 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm.
Venue - Sardar Patel Auditorium, Keshav Memorial Institute of tecnology, Narayanguda, Hyderabad.
Donor Pass - Rs. 100/-
Online booking on - in.bookmyshow.com

Cast & Crew

Krishna – Krishna Shukla
Pendya – Avakash Mahanta
Gwaline - Monica Rajendran, Sweekriti Goyal & Sharanjeet Kaur
Mausi – Surendar Verma
Raja – Suresh Kumar
Pradhaan – Surendar Verma
Hawldar – Sunjit Rao
Sipahi – Avakash Mahanta
Maina – Sharanjeet Kaur
Kotwaal – Krishna Shukl
Sankhya – Ashish Meagh
Singers – Monica Rajendran, Sweekriti Goyal & Sharanjeet Kaur
Lights - Pranav Gharipurikar.
Music Composed by – Shri Vinay Patankar
Tabla / Dholki / Dholak / Design & Direction by - Saurabh Gharipurikar

For more details contact Saurabh # 9290013166

Mala sankshema Sangham is calling the friends from media and press for a press conference at Lamakaan from 12pm to 2pm addressing two issues.

1) The issues of rustication of 5 students who belongs to schedule caste from H.C.U premises on the political pressure of a majority party and a buckling to a local politician's pressure.

And 2) The issue relating to GHMC elections and its reservations opportunism.

All are welcome.

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

Sometime we do have everything in our life from this materialistic world but on the cost of so many sacrifices which we didn’t realize.
We keep trying for our goals, we keep working for our dreams, we do choose different different ways to reach to our destinations and ultimately lands up in a situation where we have to leave our family, our culture, our city, our relations and sometime our values as well!!! And finally somehow we forget about our parents as well!!!

This play will revolve around the funny family members with Hyderabadi dialect and how they keep themselves busy with crazy and mad things. It will take you on the laughter ride through the funny Nok-Jhok between the Husband, wife and a servant. Beauty of the play will come out from the secret in last which will be revealed by the Servant.

Now, you must be thinking why we wrote whole philosophical paragraph in the beginning yeahh?? DO WATCH THE PLAY TO ABOUT IT. 

Hyderabad Urban Lab invites all for a dicsussion on "The Privatisation of Schools: Solution or Problem?" with PROF. CAROL ANNE SPREEN AND PROF. SANGEETA KAMAT.

In the face of the weaknesses that plague public education systems globally, privatisation in education is being strongly advocated by several 'experts' across the world. This discussion seeks to open a conversation around the question of whether privatisation is a solution or a problem. It will examine the effects of privatisation on the right to education, quality and equity in education, and the effects on curriculum and teaching.

Carol Anne Spreen is Associate Professor at New York University. Her research centers on political and sociocultural studies of education change, particularly the influence of globalization and corporate privatization on teaching and learning.

Sangeeta Kamat is Associate Professor at University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her research centers on policy reforms in international education and their implications for the changing relations between state and civil society.

All are welcome.

A Comedy show on Cricket. Jokes only about cricket!

Silly Point - India's first cricket based Stand Up Comedy Show.

Performed by Rohit Swain & Hriday Ranjan. Hosted by Rajasekhar Mamidanna.

For passes: 9177854713 or walk in
BookMyShow Link - http://in.bookmyshow.com/hyderabad/events/silly-point/ET00036684

Inviting artists for a two Day workshop on Figure Drawing at 11am to 1pm on Sat & Sun 19, 20 Dec by eminent artist Umakanth Thumrugoti eminent Artist.

Limited seats. Candidates interested in attending should have an intermediate level drawing or painting experience - no children under the age of 15 as it involves a serious level of discourse with a live model.

For consideration of your participation, please send a sample of any one of your art works via email to: lamakaan@gmail.com

A figure drawing is a drawing of the human form in any of its various shapes and postures using any of the drawing media.

This workshop is a compressed version of the class taught in New York at Society of Illustrators, NY. This workshop is based on the book "FIGURE IT OUT" by Umakanth Thumrugoti available at www.amazon.in

Instructor:
Umakanth Thumrugoti - Over twenty years of experience in animation, film, design and drawing, including a 15 year stint at Disney Feature Animation, Los Angeles.

Free admission. Limited seats. Candidates interested in attending should have an intermediate level drawing and/or painting experience - no children under the age of 15. For consideration, please send a sample of one of your works via email to: lamakaan@gmail.com

Material recommended:
HB or 2B charcoal pencils, newsprint pad 18X24 smooth finish, kneaded Eraser, X-Acto knife, sandpaper.

For inquiries: call 9642731329

Global Pioneers is the place where entrepreneurs find meaningful connections that lead to partnerships in order to grow projects in a faster and sustainable way. People helping people to support business growth.

Happening twice a year in your region, Global Pioneers embraces the local entrepreneurial ecosystem and transforms it into a global community by connecting all the regional ecosystems.

Pioneers Hyderabad 2015 is the second edition of Pioneers in Hyderabad after our last stint in ISB Hyderabad in November 2014. The speakers last year were Karuna Gopal (President at Foundation for Futuristic Cities), Balaji Utla (CEO-HMRI), Murali Talasila (Partner-PWC), Sasidhar Nandigam (Hyderabad Angels), Hariharan S. Raman (Head - Business Enablement & Support, Tata Docomo), Keerthi Boddupally (PhD Candidate at University of Southern California), Krishna Sagar (Telangana State Head of BJP), Aditya Vuchi (Founder of Zippr), Ashhar Farhan (Owner at Hotfoon.com & Trustee at Lamakaan), Sam Rufus (CEO, Mxit India).

Watch more glimpses from Pioneers Hyderabad 2014 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8yUIzfmZ80

Agenda

9.45 AM: Attendees Walk in
10.00 AM: Welcome Note : Daniel Pitcher (Pioneers Team)
10.15 AM: Anurag S Rathor (Journey of Zify.co) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuragrathor
10:35 AM: Karthik Venkat (eSparsha to MyDreamStore) - https://in.linkedin.com/in/karthik-venkat-85a14b22
10.55 AM: Startup pitches - Vol I (6 Startups)
12.00 PM: Rajive Dhavan (STFU - Start The F Up: For Startups and SMEs) - https://in.linkedin.com/in/rajivedhavan
12.20 PM: Funding 101 Panel Discussion
1.00 PM: Lunch & Networking

Are you a startup? Apply to pitch on stage by December 16 & get a chance to join us at Pioneers Festival for free!

Startups apply here: https://pioneers.io/piobay/login/pioneers-hyderabad-apply-to-pitch

For sponsorships and other details reach out to Harish Kotra on +91-9618035273

An adaptation of Munshi Premchand’s two short stories, namely, Sadgati and Kaffan.
Adaptation and Direction: Swapan Mondal

Play :Ek Saam Premchand Ke Naam

Synopsis
The play is an amalgamation of two of Premchand’s stories, ‘Kafan’ and ‘Sadgati’. Both explore death in unlikely circumstances and play themselves out with unexpected twists and turns, all laced with the author’s humanist, equalitarian and socialist ideas. The two stories recreate the vivid reality of the Dalits, exposing pretensions and complacencies of dominant, feudal and patriarchal social forces.

The stories, that reveal the extraordinary range of Premchand’s writing, are blended together in a non-linear yet seamless narrative using ‘Burra-Katha’ - a performance art rooted in traditional storytelling, dance movement, and music in Andhra and Telangana regions.

About the author
Premchand (1880-1936) was the author of numerous short stories, novels and a play. Some of his best known works include Godan (1936), Rangabhumi (1925), Nirmala (1928), Gaban (1931) and Karmabhumi (1932). He wrote both in Hindi and Urdu.

Donor passes: Rs. 50/-(each)9440543341

Conducting a Storytelling session and later a puppet making workshop. The story telling will be on "Speedy the wicked Spider" followed by Puppet making workshop for children age group-3 to 10 years and Young mothers about how to make those puppets that are used to tell the story. Puppet making materials will be provided at the venue.
This event is organised by Sphoorthi Theatre for Educational Puppetry, Art and Craft-STEPARC.
Entry Fee-Rs 500/-
Contact: +91-9866081172 / +91-8985759361
sphoorthitheatre@gmail.com

"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 - 20th December ( Sunday ) 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

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

Drowning in Milk Brands: Whose Choice is it Anyway?

Documentary screening and Panel Discussion
Organized by
Food Sovereignty Alliance, India

In 2015, Hyderabad saw the entry of several new dairy brands, like Amul, Nandini, Parag, Narmul, etc, selling milk at incredibly low prices. Whilst consumers in the city celebrated this apparent bonanza, unbeknown to them, at the same time, small farmers, who produce the milk, were literally pouring milk onto the roads in utter despair: Companies and Cooperatives had drastically reduced the prices at which they were purchasing milk, were paying them far below their cost of production and were turning back their milk, Whilst milk producers are being paid Rs18-20/litre of cows milk (a bottle of mineral water today costs Rs 20/litre) , they expend Rs 28-30 to produce that litre of milk.

Many consumers began to pressure small vendors who deliver their fresh milk, to reduce the price, or said they would shift to cheaper “brand” milk. Reducing the price, would once again result in vendors and small farmers being thrown out of their livelihoods.

What is the story of this cheap milk? Why are small farmers who produce the milk we drink being driven out of their livelihoods? Do brands matter? Is packet milk different from fresh milk delivered by milkmen? Why does the dairy boom in India spell the deathknell for small farmers ? There is an urgent need to understand the milk we drink, from “grass to glass”.

This panel discussion will focus on understanding the current paradox of cheap milk for consumers, whilst farmers are driven to debt, and pushed out of production. Farmers of AP and Telangana, milk vendors, dairy processors and co-producers will discuss these realities.

A documentary produced by the Food Sovereignty Alliance - “Killing Our Livelihoods: The Juggernaut of Industrial Dairy Market” will be screened.

Entry - free

Inviting all for a book release of Telugu book "Vignana Nepadhya Kathalu" by Dr Vakkalanka Venkataramana followed by a classical dance performance by disciples of Smt.Swapnasundari.

Entry-Free

'PLEASE DON"T MIND!!!'
A night of 3 comedy short plays

To give a laughter ride to the audience through satire on the social issues.

SAUTAN KE JHUMKE
Written and Directed by Surender Sahil Varma.
Cast: Akshat Ajay Sharma and Madhuban Mukherjee

PAGAL PAGAL PATA CHALA HAI
Written by- Surender Sahil Varma.
Directed By- A Sunjit Rao
Cast: Amit Sharma, Raviraj Kulkarni and Rajnish Songara

PEHCHAN KAUN
Written by Surender Sahil Varma.
Directed by Krishna Shukla
Cast: A Sunjit Rao and Surender Sahil Verma

WHEN: 8 PM, Thursday 24st December' 2015
WHERE: Lamkaan, Opposite GVK Mall, Bajara Hills.
DURATION: 60 Minutes.

Donors Pass- Rs 100/-
For details please contact- Surender (+91-8125628789)

Poster Designed By: 'Nippo Nagraj'

Let's get the spirit of Christmas right here in Lamakaan..... We are conducting a workshop for kids on Christmas paper crafts. Pick up your papers and scissors for some real fun because we are going make Christmas trees and snowflakes to decorate your houses. All are welcome. Fee:150 (inclusive of material)
Contact: Dr. B. Kumudhini -7093020256

It a story of a psychology professor who tries to experiment on his thesis on his neighbour with a unique idea by hypnotizing / inducing fear in him over phone by calling him frequently to verify and confirm whether his thesis is working and his studies / finding / discoveries to create fear factor, control hypnotize and control the desire & life of his neighbour. He explores to exploit his findings on the recipient envisaged in the thesis to entail him to oblige. During the pursuit of exercising his maneuver, he learns that he succeeds on the other psychology on the death of his neighbour.

Whether he repents for being responsible of his neighbour death or feels proud on his success of enticing someone to end his life?

See and enjoy the paranormal thriller.

DATE: 25TH DECEMBER 2915
TIME: 07:30 PM

Suhas 7893022911

It is a Talk&Discussion on Emotional Intelligence. 45 minutes of time shall be spent on letting the participants know what Emotional Intelligence is all about and the rest of the time (85 minutes) shall be spent on addressing the questions and/or queries from the participants. This Talk&Discussion is useful for all those who would like to be more acceptable to others in their personal/academic/professional/social circles, without compromising with their personal choices.

Holding a one day Crochet workshop by Sarrita Surana.
Crochet is a technique of makings patterns from wool by creating loops with crochet hook.If you are a Crochet work lover but you don't know how to make it..come n join here to learn and to create your own crochet patterns n designs and make adorable crochet earrings.The fee for the workshop is Rs.350 with material.
Duration is 3 hrs.
For registration: 9177619181 Sarrita

Samyuktha Entertainments presents
చతుర్లు - The Telugu Stand-Up comedy competition
It's a unique and only Telugu stand-up comedy competition being organised to find Telugu stand-up comedians. Competition is open for anyone and everyone who registers through sending mail to "thedddp@gmail.com" .

Competition will be held on 26th December,2015 at 5pm-7pm in Lamakaan.

Winners will get attractive cash prizes.

This time, an NRI round with Online video entries is also an attraction.

Entry- Free

Manch Theatre group presents "Pratibimb - A collection of Three hindi plays".

Pratibimb:
The world outside is a reflection of who we are within. The way we see things and react to them simply shows what we are made of inside. Pratibimb is an attempt to show, what we have become as a society, to give an insight to our thoughts, our understanding of the creation around us.

Here we want put in front of the audience things that everyone wants to ignore, issues that matter but are not convenient to confront. Issues that are eating away the essence of being human because we simply do not want to do anything about it, we do not want to understand and come to terms with the truth. Pratibimb as the name suggests is a reflection of WHO WE ARE.

Lathi ki Goonj:
"Laathi ki goonj" is a mime that revolves around Mahatma Gandhi his doctrines and teachings, which have lost their meaning in the present day society. It vividly describes how we have lost touch with our value system, and how we are continuously forgetting our roots and invading our own identity. It dramatizes in a short span the fall of our generations and how we are oblivious to the "laathi ki goonj" , which is lost and we can no longer hear it.

Kashish:
“Kashish” is love story of two lesbian lovers Sana and Vidhi. This mute play symbolically describes how difficult it is for people of a different sexual orientation to come out in the open, because our society vehemently resents and repels them. It is a small story that shows what happens when one such couple decides to break the shackles and come out of the closet. It shows their relationship, their bonding and then how the world outside reacts to it.

Asmita:
An act which not only revolves around a girl who is victimized for a heinous act, they call it “Rape”. But also, questions the whole institution on which the society works. The act shows how the victim faces problems in leading a normal life again and how the society remains indifferent about it. It talks about the repercussions of two types of crimes. One which the man who raped has committed and the other committed by the girl victim. How the whole agenda of the society changes. And how the victim finally loses the battle with the society, herself and her life!!

Kashish (Manch Original)Writer: Manika ParasherDirector: Manika Parasher, Ankur VermaCast: Saumya Agrawal, Rupa Prabhakar, Madhu, Sidhanta, TBD Asmita, Writer, Director, Actor: Shailja Chaturvedi Lathi ki goonjDirector: Prateek, ShailjaCast: Prateek, Rita, Syed, Manika, Nishant, Vivek, Sanket, Haritha, Srinivas Konda, Lenin.

For more: Srikanth 8179894428

Short film made by Rajendra Shaw (1949-2013). Rajendra Shaw was a 1975 graduate of FTII, Pune. He was a well-known documentary photographer and filmmaker who worked mostly with the social sector organisations for nearly 38 years.
Rajendra Shaw adapted the story, wrote, directed and shot the film.

Ajay Bakshi commenced his education of classical music at the age of five at the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya at Pune. Here, under the tutelage of Pt.D.K.Agashe, disciple of Pt.Vinayakbua Patwardhan firm foundations of voice control, notes, and rules governing classical music, were laid. After basic training he started training under his father and famous vocalist and Guru Pt. Vijay Bakshi he learnt various raagas and various taalas.

His school and college days were of full of memories of interschool & college prizes and participating youth festival.
After completing graduation, the delicate tunes of famous Kashmir instrument i. e. Santoor fascinated him and he started learning Santoor under the guidance of well-known Santoor player Pt. Dr. Dhananjay Daithankar, a senior deciple of Padmvibhushan Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma and the journey is still going on.

Ajay has performed in various music festivals at different places in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa. He likes to play Anavaat raagas on Santoor. He has created few Gaats in different rythemic cycles and presented in concerts.

Manch Theatre group presents "Pratibimb - A collection of Three hindi plays".

Pratibimb:
The world outside is a reflection of who we are within. The way we see things and react to them simply shows what we are made of inside. Pratibimb is an attempt to show, what we have become as a society, to give an insight to our thoughts, our understanding of the creation around us.

Here we want put in front of the audience things that everyone wants to ignore, issues that matter but are not convenient to confront. Issues that are eating away the essence of being human because we simply do not want to do anything about it, we do not want to understand and come to terms with the truth. Pratibimb as the name suggests is a reflection of WHO WE ARE.

Lathi ki Goonj:
"Laathi ki goonj" is a mime that revolves around Mahatma Gandhi his doctrines and teachings, which have lost their meaning in the present day society. It vividly describes how we have lost touch with our value system, and how we are continuously forgetting our roots and invading our own identity. It dramatizes in a short span the fall of our generations and how we are oblivious to the "laathi ki goonj" , which is lost and we can no longer hear it.

Kashish:
“Kashish” is love story of two lesbian lovers Sana and Vidhi. This mute play symbolically describes how difficult it is for people of a different sexual orientation to come out in the open, because our society vehemently resents and repels them. It is a small story that shows what happens when one such couple decides to break the shackles and come out of the closet. It shows their relationship, their bonding and then how the world outside reacts to it.

Asmita:
An act which not only revolves around a girl who is victimized for a heinous act, they call it “Rape”. But also, questions the whole institution on which the society works. The act shows how the victim faces problems in leading a normal life again and how the society remains indifferent about it. It talks about the repercussions of two types of crimes. One which the man who raped has committed and the other committed by the girl victim. How the whole agenda of the society changes. And how the victim finally loses the battle with the society, herself and her life!!

Kashish (Manch Original)Writer: Manika ParasherDirector: Manika Parasher, Ankur VermaCast: Saumya Agrawal, Rupa Prabhakar, Madhu, Sidhanta, TBD Asmita, Writer, Director, Actor: Shailja Chaturvedi Lathi ki goonjDirector: Prateek, ShailjaCast: Prateek, Rita, Syed, Manika, Nishant, Vivek, Sanket, Haritha, Srinivas Konda, Lenin.

For more: Srikanth 8179894428

"The Sealed Attic"
History, and literature are witnesses, that the other, the one that is not the self, has always been misunderstood, ostracized, silenced and locked up. Whenever someone has challenged the rules by which this world works, the world has been merciless towards him or her. The eternal mad man/madwoman in the attic thus lives on, unheard, unseen and separated by the excuse of insanity from the world outside.
'The Sealed Attic' is an attempt to give voice to the madness locked away from the vision of sanity since time immemorial. We have used theatre as a device to explore the words of Shakespeare, Shelley and Dostoevsky, to traverse through this madness.
Come, explore the sealed attic with us.

For passes:9966903264

Contemperory Dance presentation by Students of Terence Lewis Academy dance workshop at Bare Sole Dance Academy.

Welcoming all for an evening of free-wheeling discussion on India and it current Democratic appeal.

Joining us are Three well known social activists and media persons: Tapan Bose social activist (Film Maker of 'Bhagalpur Blindings');
A K Rehman, Human Rights activist based in Lahore
Rita Manchanda, a known Media Person.

Together they formed "Pakistan-India peoples forum for peace and democracy" along with many other comrades.
All are welcome.

Udaan Performing Arts, Hyderabad Presents "Miyan - Biwi" A comedy play in Hindustani (Hyderabadi Hindi)

Date - 31st December 2015 (Two Shows)
First show - 07:30 pm to 08:30S
Second show - 08:30 pm to 09:30 pm.
Donor Pass 100/-
Online booking - in.bookmyshow.com
Venue - Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No - 01 Opp GVK Mall One.

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

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


Cast & Crew

Miya - Saurabh Gharipurikar
Biwi - Ekta K Hinduja
Lights, Design & Direction - Krishna Shukl
Music - Ashish Meagh

Production Controller - Ashish Meagh # 9494563573

Udaan Performing Arts, Hyderabad Presents "Miyan - Biwi" A comedy play in Hindustani (Hyderabadi Hindi)

Date - 31st December 2015 (Two Shows)
First show - 07:30 pm to 08:30S
Second show - 08:30 pm to 09:30 pm.
Donor Pass 100/-
Online booking - in.bookmyshow.com
Venue - Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No - 01 Opp GVK Mall One.

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

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


Cast & Crew

Miya - Saurabh Gharipurikar
Biwi - Ekta K Hinduja
Lights, Design & Direction - Krishna Shukl
Music - Ashish Meagh

Production Controller - Ashish Meagh # 9494563573

A night of Stand Up & Musical Comedy by The Unglis.

'The Unglis' are a fresh, young comedy collective that do what their name says- finger around.

From Parody Songs to Sketches to Standup Comedy, they come together creating edgy, irreverent comedy in the hope that they may one day get arrested- and win a cheap ticket to fame. Come, subscribe join in our noble cause.

Meet the Unglis Team in a fun behind-the-scenes chat as they get together for 'The Unglis LIVE'- a nationwide tour with Standup, Sketch and Musical comedy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFjx_hTIAAQ

For passes: http://in.bookmyshow.com/hyderabad/events/the-unglis-live/ET00037259#!Tickets
or 9177854713

Storytelling with puppets followed by puppet making workshop for children age group-3 to 6 years and Young mothers.It is all about how to make puppets and use puppets tell the story. Puppet making materials will be provided at the venue. This event is organised by Sphoorthi Theatre for Educational Puppetry, Art and Craft-STEPARC. Entry Fee-Rs 500/- Contact: +91-9866081172 / +91-8985759361 sphoorthitheatre@gmail.com

Verba Maximus, the annual Literary Fest of BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus is back with its fifth edition on the 30th and 31st of January, 2016. Inviting students of all ages from 13 years onwards of all schools and colleges for the Hyderabad regional round of Verba Maximus 2016 - the annual literary festival of BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus. The event will take place at Lamakaan on Sunday, 3rd January, featuring a Debate and a Spell Bee. Winners get prizes and a direct entry to the finals of the respective events at Verba Maximus. There is no entry fee. Do turn up and spread the word! You can know more about us www.bitsvm.in.

Caste System and its Dynamics in Telugu states:

Telugu-speaking states, namely, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh cannot be fully understood without understanding the caste dynamics. Durgam Ravinder will give us an understanding of how many castes are there? Who are upper-castes? Who are lower-castes (or backward castes)? What are the internal structures and the dynamics between Backward castes and Scheduled castes? How caste system was used to control the dominance of few castes over the others? What is the role of caste Puranas (i.e. epic of each caste) in developing a caste ideology to keep the people within the caste-related professions? What is the role of caste system presently in social life and politics?

He will also explain how the management structure of modern Multinational Companies (MNCs) is ideologically very similar to the ancient discriminatory and exploitative Caste system of India.

This talk will be in Telugu.

All are welcome.

"Phantom India: A Look at the castes" is a 1969 French seven part television documentary about India, directed by Louis Malle. It was shown on BBC television.

Malle later said that the film was his most personal work and the one he was most proud of, it is widely regarded as the crowning achievement of his career. It was initially inspired by a two-month trip to India in late 1967 that Malle made on behalf of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to present a selection of "new French cinema" throughout the country. Filming took place between January 5, 1968 and May 1, 1968 with a crew of two, a cameraman and a sound recordist. Malle arrived in India with no particular plans and financed the trip himself. The resulting 30 hours of footage was then edited down to the 363 minutes of Phantom India.

Malle starts the episode by interviewing Thomas Howard, a US Peace Corps agricultural specialist who's one of 700 volunteers there, then he shows footage from Haryana, a village in Northwest India with a huge Muslim influence. Various activities are shown, and Malle explains the four main caste categories--Brahmans (priests), Kshatriyas (warriors), Vaisyas (peasants, merchants) and Sudras (which serve the others)--as well as the Untouchables (outcasts), Harijan (backward classes) and the quarantined (those who lack any caste). He states that in India, the relationship between people is important and not the individual. Dhobi, the lowest rank of the Untouchables, are shown doing everyone's laundry. He adds that while many think caste is an Aryan innovation from about 3,000 years ago, it may have originated in even earlier Indian civilizations. He shows a funeral procession, with 'mourners' celebrating to the tune of 'For He's a Jolly Good Fellow'. With the metaphors of a blind camel endlessly forced to travel a circle to mix cement, and two teams of players playing a mixture of Red Rover and Greco-Roman wrestling, devolving into a huge free-for-all, Malle makes the claim that if India is going to prosper, it won't take fertilizer or irrigation but the changing of minds, which he feels won't take place anytime soon, both because the lowest classes don't want education of agricultural reform even if it's legislated, and those in charge of education are the Brahmans, who constitute the highest caste level. He completes the episode by showing a façade of democracy, as a village leader (sarpanch), accused of embezzlement, goes free because of his ties to the government, which consists of his caste.

Entry - Free

Inviting all for an evening of book reading of Sky Baaba's "Vegetarians Only - Stories of Telugu Muslims" by Little Theatre's Shankar Melkote and friends followed by an interaction with the writer.
This book is a translation of twelve short stories titled 'Adhure: Muslim Kadhalu' by writer Sky Baaba transalted by various writers.

This book introduces readers to the life-world of Telugu Muslims, their dreams, sorrows and predicaments. Negotiations around the burqa and dowry are interwoven with communal sharing of marriage expenses and work. Unfulfilled love, the desperation and helplessness of penury are eased by promises of migration to the Gulf. The stories present moving portraits of individuals battling prejudice and isolation, within and outside the community, with dignity and courage.

They also foreground the friendships and camaraderie between poor rural and mofussil Telugu Muslims and Dalits and invite us to share their emotional journeys.

Skybaaba’s fiction captures a ‘Muslim subalternity’ in post-colonial Deccan that finds itself at the crossroads of language, religion and economies, challenging stereotypes, even as his use of Telugurdu’ brings into focus the disparate histories of Muslim communities across India. His stories raise vital questions about Muslim and Telugu
identity in India, the status of women in Islam, and crucially—caste among Telugu Muslims.

Written in refreshingly direct and simple prose, these stories will resonate with a pan-Indian readership and lovers of Indian literature.

స్కైబాబ కథలు 'వెజిటేరియన్స్‌ ఓన్లీ -స్టోరీస్‌ ఆఫ్‌ తెలుగు ముస్లిమ్స్‌' అనే పుస్తక విడుదలకు అందరికి ఆహ్వానం.
All are welcome.

"Marhoom ki Yaad Mein – Irshad Panjatan ki Zabani" (a humorous storytelling), at Lamakaan, on Tuesday, 5th January, 2016, at 8 PM.

The man who was solely responsible for bringing mime to India during the 1960s, the veteran theatre & mime artiste Irshad Panjatan, has returned to his hometown Hyderabad.

Trained in Kathakali under Raghavan Nair and Narendra Sharma, Irshad Panjatan started his career as an actor with the Hindustani Theatre – the theatre group of Begum Qudsia Zaidi. In 1957, he enacted a scene without any dialogues in the play ‘Charudatta’, which ignited his curiosity for pantomine. He performed his first mime play in 1962, in Delhi, introducing mime theatre to India, which earned him wide acclaim. He also acted in a few Bollywood films during this period, including K.A. Abbas’ “Saat Hindustani” (1969).

Although trained in the ‘Marcel Marceau’ style of mime, he soon developed his individualistic style and language, and soon started touring with his solo mime act. He then left India to tour West Asian and European countries. After leaving India, he first performed at the Lahore Women’s College, and eventually settled down in Germany, and has continued performing as a solo artiste ever since. He has acted in German and Hollywood films such as ‘Manitou’s Shoe’ (2001), ‘God is No Soprano’ (2003), ‘Free Rainer’ (2007), and ‘Iron Sky’ (2012).
His last mime performance was in December 2008 in Pune, at the annual ‘Theatre Beyond Words’ Festival, where he performed his solo act ‘Walk of Life’.

Sutradhar brought him back to Hyderabad in July 2012, where he gave a lecture and a demonstration on mime, at Lamakaan; and Sutradhar has brought him back to perform his 55 minute solo piece ‘Patras Bookhari ki Yaad Mein. Tickets are Rs. 100/- each.

More information can be found at - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irshad_Panjatan, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patras_Bokhari.

Do not miss the once in a lifetime opportunity to learn from the veritable master of the art form!

Sutradhar also presents a mime workshop with Irshad Panjatan, at Sutradhar premises, on Sunday, 3rd January, 2016 from 10 am to 1 pm. Workshop fees are Rs. 2,000/- per person. To sign up, call/text +91-9848052541/+91-9704518555, or email team@sutradharactors.com.

Noted scholar Prof David Lelyveld of the William Paterson University, USA will deliver talk on Sir Syed Khan and the history and ideas of AMU.

Prof. Lelyveld is the author of "Aligarh's First Generation: Muslim Solidarity in British India".

This talk is being hosted by The Aligarh Club.

All are welcome. Entry - Free

Hyderabad's living heritage is under threat. Do we even care?
Join us for an evening of discussion on the need to up the ante for the antiquity.
This event is organised by Hyderabad Trails.
All are welcome.

Arts is a medium through which one's inner most feelings are beautifully expressed. For dancer Pranati Goturi, dance is not mere movement of the body, but the language of her soul. Nāyaki is a unique presentation combining pieces of English Literature with dance. Nāyaki is a celebration of womanhood. A tale if heroism, tenacity and sheer grace. The dance forms incorporated with English literature are Kuchipudi and Kathak

Pranati is an 18 year old Kuchipudi dancer who's been training in dance for the past 13 years. Having given nearly 200 stage shows all around India, Pranati is the recipient of the prestigious "Bal Shree" Award, the highest honour given to teenagers in India. She is also the first ever Kuchipudi dance to win the POGO Amazing Dancer Award - given to her by Aamir Khan and Saroj Khan in Mumbai. Pranati holds a diploma and certificate in Kuchipudi. She is a public speaker, a writer, a theatre actor and an avid reader.

Entry - Free

Theme - "Startup Hiring – Making it a cakewalk”

KINDLY NOTE - Tickets MANDATORY for attending the event. Please ensure you purchase your ticket using the below link http://www.meraevents.com/event/sshyd_jan16 .
Limited Seats.

Inviting all for an evening of Talk by Vishwas Parchure on the "Need for more Exciting Education".

With 12 years corporate experience plus 25 years in the field of education, Vishwas brings the diversity encountered in Sales & Marketing, Teaching, Peace building in communities, and Adventure.

He was a practitioner in the field of Experiential and Outdoor education before the country was aware that such a vocation existed.

Vishwas travels with Play for Peace and desire to build peaceful communities has taken him to Canada, USA, N. Ireland, South Africa, and the Middle East to work with organisations involved in building peaceful communities.

He has the ability to manage large groups, creating for them powerful experiences short and long, so that the meaning emerges as a result of their own initiative and engagement.

He currently teaches a course in Experiential Education & Practice with the Kaveri group of Institutes, Pune.

Entry -Free

Do you scribble while you’re chatting on the phone or listening to someone boring? If so, it is the time to put your creative energy into good practice with this Doodling Workshop.So, don't be afraid of white spaces.

Workshop Highlights:-

--> Learn how to doodle human hands & feet quickly.
--> Creative way to doodle Metaphors & abstract words.
--> Creative challenges to test your Doodling Skill.

REGISTRATION DETAILS:-

For Registration call- 9581610001
Registration Fee: ₹300/-
Doodling Material will be provided.
Registrations are open till 07-JAN-2016.

This incredibly fun interactive doodling workshop will keep you engrossed for hours.

In a fascinating open duel format, Mahesh Murthy, Venture Capitalist, Founder, Pinstorm. Co-founder, Seedfund., will debate for the above topic "Is Facebook Free Basics bad for India?" with Sriram Karri, a natural debator, Objectivist and strong crusader for introspecting one's most cherished ideals.

Come, join in and participate in the Questions and Answers session at the end of the debate.... and vote between the two sides!
Entry - Free.

Saiyyan Bhaye Kotwal ( A Slapstick Musical Comedy Drama )

About The Play - The famous Marathi folk play 'Vichha Majhi Puri Kara' was written by Vasant Sabnis, and was later translated in Hindi by Usha Banerjee as "Saiyyan Bhaye Kotwal".

The play has been designed for urban viewers while keeping the rural punches intact. The play follows the format of Maharashtrian Folk "Tamasha". The story is that of a king and his scheming prime minister. Following the death of the administrative head - the kotwal, the Prime Minister promptly fills the coveted post with his inept and undeserving brother-in-law. As per the hierarchy, the present Havaldar ought to have been promoted to that post. The wronged Havaldar along with his sweetheart Mainavati plans to frame the new Kotwal. Mainavati, who is a dancer, works her charms on the Kotwal and then beseeches him to fulfill her numerous wishes (hence the name, Vichha Majhi Puri Kara). She orders him to bring her the king's ring, chain and finally the king's four-poster bed (chhapri palang) - which he does. The play's slapstick comedy brings out the political undercurrents of nepotism.

Date - 10th January 2016
Time - 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm.
Venue - Sardar Patel Auditorium, Keshav Memorial Institute of tecnology, Narayanguda, Hyderabad.
Donor Pass - Rs. 100/-
Online booking on - in.bookmyshow.com

Cast & Crew

Krishna – Krishna Shukla
Pendya – Avakash Mahanta
Gwaline - Monica Rajendran, Sweekriti Goyal & Sharanjeet Kaur
Mausi – Surendar Verma
Raja – Suresh Kumar
Pradhaan – Surendar Verma
Hawldar – Sunjit Rao
Sipahi – Avakash Mahanta
Maina – Sharanjeet Kaur
Kotwaal – Krishna Shukl
Sankhya – Ashish Meagh
Singers – Monica Rajendran, Sweekriti Goyal & Sharanjeet Kaur
Lights - Pranav Gharipurikar.
Music Composed by – Shri Vinay Patankar
Tabla / Dholki / Dholak / Design & Direction by - Saurabh Gharipurikar

For more details contact Saurabh # 9290013166

Mala sankshema Sangham is calling the friends from media and press for a press conference at Lamakaan from 12pm to 2pm addressing two issues.

1) The issues of rustication of 5 students who belongs to schedule caste from H.C.U premises on the political pressure of a majority party and a buckling to a local politician's pressure.

And 2) The issue relating to GHMC elections and its reservations opportunism.

All are welcome.