Lamakaan

Welcoming parents, students, adults to an "Introduction to mathematical thinking" - a lecture by Krishna Chaitanya, an IIT graduate. This session is free for all.

Lecture description:
1. Do you ever wonder if your school math has a purpose, or do you (secretly) think that it’s just a pointless game of numbers, strange symbols and tips/tricks/methods that you’re supposed to learn and vomit in exams without ever knowing why?

2. Do you see problem solving as a gift of chance or a genetically inherited ability, or are you open to considering that it can be learnt?

3. And finally, have you wondered how exactly scientists, mathematicians and engineers in the real world go about solving problems?

If these and related questions bother/interest you or your child, then this lecture is perfect for you. It will introduce mathematical thinking, which is quite distinct from mathematics as you know it, and you will understand why it is smarter to cultivate mathematical thinking rather than to work hard at your math only to forget everything after school closes. You will get a taste of mathematical thinking through carefully designed interactions and activities.

Lecture duration: 2 hours

Lecture format: Interactive, activity based
Intended audience: Parents along with their children preferably aged 10-18 yrs, or any other interested participants

Material required to make most out of this lecture: Each participant to bring a plain paper notebook (no ruled books, laptops or tabs, please!) and pens of 3 different colours of their choice.

All are welcome and Entry- Free.

Inviting all for an awareness session on Allergy and Immunology as Dr. Arif Ahmed M.B.B.S., M.D. (Paed.-Bom.),D.C.H. conducts a free presentation session on various skin, ENT ailments especially among children at 3pm on Sunday 13th March.

Titled "ITCH SCRATCH & WHEEZE -And The QOL(quality of life)", parents of young children can benefit out of this event with the experienced physician.

Dr. Ahmed all studied from K.E.M. Mumbai and worked in US & UK for 4 years passed European Academy of Allergy & Immunology exam.

He is the Director Allermy Center for Allergic & Chest Diseases in Hyderabad- A complete Allergy centre for all Allergy procedures, investigations, education and Immunotherapy. He also works as Professor in Pediatrics at Shadaan Medical College, Hyderabad.

As a Founder Trustee & Chairperson, SOWED (specialists on wheels for economically deprived), Dr. Ahmed Conducts free specialty camps in respiratory diseases in adults and kids in the slums of in the state since last 7 years.

Entry - Free.

On Lamakaan's 6th Anniversary Day, bringing you an evening of "Jashn-e-Mizah" at 6pm on Sunday 13th March.

This evening Aslam Farshori will be curating an evening of laughter and satire of readings from Urdu/Dakhni writers and poets performed by well known broadcasters followed by a traditional Humour Mushaira of Urdu and Hindi poets of Telangana.

All are welcome.
Entry - Free.

To celebrate Lamakaan's 6th Anniversary, taking you on a historical journey into the life, culture and heritage of Hyderabad through storytelling, audio-visuals, dance, drama and poetry by AB Gopala Krishna and other artists of Hyderabad Trails.

All are welcome.
Entry - Free.

As Lamakaan turns six years, joins us this evening celebrating retro music with Dennis, George and Shakila as they bring you Blues, Ballads and Jazz Standards at 7:30pm on Wed 16th March

Dennis Powell is an accomplished pianist who celebrates over 30 years of his musical presence in the Hyderabad Public School. He joins Jazzed Friends and Funk Checkpost on keys. Be it the blues, pop or jazz, Dennis presents it to you with verve. He can be nudged into adding his vocals to a song or two or three....

Shakila has been a part of the music scene in Hyderabad for over a decade, singing pop, rock and most recently jazz. She sings with Jazz for Joy and Jazzed Friends. Shakila has been Lamakaan's curator in music in making us a quality space for Am-Pro musicians.

George Hull, the smooth saxophonist of Hyderabad is much sought after (for his soothing sax tones, of course). He coaxes the most mellow and melodious notes out of the instrument that enchant everyone who listens. He is an essential part of the Jazz for Joy trio as well as the Jazzed Friends ensemble.

For passes: At the gate on the day 7pm onwards - Wed 16th March.

In the week of Lamakaan's 6th Anniversary 'Kolaam' tribals of Gauri village from the highlands of Adilabad district will present riproaring humorous skits (‘Khel’) which are traditionally performed as ‘breaks’ during the intensely colorful and religious annual Dandaari festival of Gonds and Kolaams!

Thurday 17th March at 6pm, these Gond artists will regale us with humourous depiction of their life in various skits speaking in Gondi, Telugu, Hindi and sometimes without any language - complete with props and costumes.

The Adivasis of Adilabad district show their ‘khel’, a comic interlude during the Dandari/Ghusadi dance at Gowri Kolamguda in Jainoor annually, the topic of which revolves around their lives and its concerns generally.

These Adivasis have a subtle way of doing things, including introduction of social messages in the stream. Their current concerns are highlighted through comic skits which come as interludes during their traditional dances in the Ghusadi dance festival.

The topic changes every year in tune with their current worries and the players do not work hard on it. The skit emerges almost spontaneously.

The Gondi people are a Dravidian people of central India, spread over the states of Madhya Pradesh, eastern Maharashtra (Vidarbha), Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Western Odisha. With over ten million people, they are the largest tribe in Central India. They speak Koithur, Telugu mainly.

This event is curated and brought in by Sumanaspati Reddy who will be narrating the concept in English.

All are weclome.
Entry - Free.

Rahul Bose inhabits three worlds, all of which would be full, rich careers to pursue on their own - as an actor-director (he is in the process of finishing his second feature film after a hiatus of 15 years), an international rugby player (he represented India for 11 years from 1998-2009) and as a social activist (his NGO, The Foundation, turns 10 this year). What lessons in leadership and team building has he learnt from these worlds? Do lessons learnt in one 'life' help in another of his 'lives'? Or are life experiences in each aspect unique and impermeable to any osmosis from the other two? In a talk peppered with incredibly unique lived experiences, sharp insights and off kilter humour, Rahul says it the way we have grown to be accustomed to from him - with passion, honesty and no artifice.

Welcome to Lamaakan for an evening with Rahul Bose who joins us on our 6th Anniversary celebrations to share with us a few Practical and workable principles of leadership garnered by him through coaching and captaining a rugby team, helming an NGO and producing and directing films.

Described as the ‘Indian art house icon’, by TIME magazine, Rahul Bose won the Best Actor award at the Singapore Film Festival in 2000 for his performance in ‘Split Wide Open’. In 2002, at the Palm Springs Festival, he was awarded the runner-up prize of the John Schlesinger award for Best Debut
Director for ‘Everybody Says I’m Fine!’. Formed in 2006, his NGO, ‘The Foundation’, is dedicated to the removal of discrimination from all walks of life. An Oxfam Global Ambassador, he has launched sundry campaigns - from gender justice to the education of children.

In 2009 he was voted the Indian Youth Icon of the Year - Social Justice. In 2010, he was awarded the Green Globe award for his work onclimate change. In 2012 he was awarded NDTV’s Celebrity Sports Activist of the Year. In the same year, on India’s Independence Day, Rahul was conferred the Lt. Governor’s Commendation Award for Services to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

He delivered the prestigious Satyajit Ray memorial lecture at the Kolkata Film Festival, where eminent personalities like Satyajit Ray and Govind Nihalani have also spoken on the same subject.

All are welcome to this evening of talk and open house.
Entry - Free.

Conducting a one day workshop on the basics of android & teach how to create new apps and publish it in the play store by TechIndians.

TechIndians is a small educational startup company we do training mostly on different kinds of technology presently available in market with minimal cost as compared to the other training institutes presently in market. In this regard we are planning to create an awareness session regarding our startup and explain the basics of the Android App Development which is very much trending in market.

The session is for 3.5 hours from 10:30am to 1:30pm on Sat 19th Mar.

The Schedule for the session would be ­:

10:30: Our startup Motto and Our Vision.
10:45: ​Why Android and it's open source behavior.
11:00: ​Basics of XML and Java and install eclipse Software.
12:00­:​ Creating A sample app and making use of components.
1:00: ​Export an app and uploading it into play store.
1:20: ​Conclusion and open session.

For Registration Contact:
9700315211, P.Siva Krishna
Co­founder of TechIndians. Fee: Rs 100.

Inviting all for a Lecture on "Building a Healthy India Through a Plant-Based Diet" at 4pm on Saturday March 19th.

The talk will be followed by a cooking demonstration from a vegan chef, Madhulika Jajodia.

Zeeshan Ali, Ph.D., at the Physicians Committee in Washington, DC is embarking on a six-city tour in India to talk about the power of a plant-based diet for preventing and managing type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases.

The tour will visit Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore. Supported by the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

This event is free and open for all.

Inviting all for an evening of film screening of "Welcome to Shelbyville" - a glimpse of America at crossroads.

In this one small town in the heart of America's Bible Belt, a community grapples with rapidly changing demographics. Just a stone's throw away from Pulaski, Tennessee, longtime African American and white residents are challenged with how best to integrate with a growing Latino population and the more recent arrival of hundreds of Muslim Somali refugees.

Set on the eve of the 2008 Presidential election, the film captures the interaction between these residents as they navigate new waters against the backdrop of a tumultuous year. The economy is in crisis, factories are closing, and jobs are hard to find. The local Tyson chicken plant is hiring hundreds of new Somali refugees, and when a local reporter initiates a series of articles about the newcomers, a flurry of controversy and debate erupts within the town.

Just as the Latino population grapples with their own immigrant identity, African American residents look back at their segregated past and balance perceived threats to their livelihood and security against the values that they learned through their own long struggle for civil rights. As the newcomers — mostly of Muslim faith — attempt to make new lives for themselves and their children, leaders in this deeply religious community attempt to guide their congregations through this period of unprecedented change. Through the vibrant and colorful characters of Shelbyville, the film explores immigrant integration and the interplay between race, religion, and identity in this dynamic dialogue. The story is an intimate portrayal of a community’s struggle to understand what it means to be American.
Set in America's rural south, on the even of the recent election a town deals with issues of immigrant integration and reckons with its segregated past.

All are welcome to this screening.
Entry - Free.

Samahaara - one the leading Theatre Groups in Hyderabad joins Lamakaan's 6th Anniversary Celebrations by staging one of their magnum opus plays - "COURT MARTIAL" in Hindi, written by Swadesh Deepak's and Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy.

Date: 19th March 2016
Time: 8:00pm

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

With Holi, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa approaching, lets perfect the art of rolling Puran Poli And sweetening some Kadhi.

Conducting free cooking demo at Lamakaan on Sun 20th Mar at 11am by Zarina Ahmed, who will be demonstrating a couple of basic home food recipesfor the festival season:
1) Kesri Puran Poli &
2) Sweet Mirch Kadi.

This is a confluence combo of improvised cuisines from three central and western provinces of Deccan, Maharashtra & Gujarat.

Zarina Ahmed & parveen M Bastawalla will also be selling some home cooked savouries in the counter alongside.

All are welcome.

The Pedestrian Poet : Protest on the Sidewalk.

Sameer Thakur thinks that it is incredibly hard for one to write about themselves in third person. Other than that, Sameer's an 18 year old in law school, who fell in love with poetry when his mother would make fun of him with couplets in maithli, and never could move on. Most of his work, which will be available in The Pedestrian Poet, a collection of his poetry that is being published this year, is in English, Hindi and a pedestrian mixture of both that people his age communicate in.

The recital would involve a series of conversations, where poetry and certain really awkward conversations are had. His poetry, that in this particular scenario will talk about sedition, about the idea of a nation, protest against authority and teenage love, will seek to ensure that you encounter questions you have been trying to avoid.

The idea is to talk to our privileges, to ambush one's stereotypes, and to have a series of conversations that move you.

All are welcome to this talented youngster's recital.
Entry - Free.

Hyderabad Quiz club's monthly quiz is here and this time the quiz is on GK and current affairs.

Inviting all for an evening with Nagesh Kukunoor who will be the grand finale of Lamakaan's ten-day 6th Anniversary Celebrations.

In a talk aptly titled 'Adventures of a Genre Bender', India's pioneering indie filmmaker Nagesh will be sharing with us about what makes him make what he makes.

Mr. Kukunoor's exciting film career began in 1998 with the cross-cultural "Hyderabad Blues" that ​not only ​went on to become a cult film​ but launched the indie film scene in India.​ ​I​t was followed up with a coming-of-age ​​dorm​ tale​ "Rockford"​.​ ​T​hen came a ​satire on the film industry, "Bollywood Calling", followed by a drama-thriller "3 Deewarein", and a sports underdog classic "Iqbal".

The multi-award winning filmmaker in 2006 made a ​moving ​feminist drama "Dor", and followed it up with a daring rom-com "Bombay to Bangkok", and then ​a​ thriller "8X10 Tasveer", ​followed by a surreal drama "Aashayein" and a ​r​omantic thriller "Mod"." Lakshmi", a film he dedicated ​for ​the cause he supports​ - ​ ​f​ighting ​g​irl child trafficking and ​sexual slavery made ​an ​impact​ ​in several film festivals across the world creating awareness​for the victims.

In 2014, Nagesh started ​'​The 'Lakshmi Initiative' with Prerana Anti-Human Trafficking Foundation, Mumbai, ​to raise funds to ensure that there is no second generation sexual slavery. It currently provides scholarship​s​ to 17 daughters of trafficked women.

His latest "Dhanak" - a​ feel-good magical road journey of a blind boy and his sister won the prestigious Grand Prix and the Special Mention Crystal Bear at the Berlin Film Festival​ and is currently being screened in festivals all around the world.​

This is a great opportunity for to interact with this talented Writer-Director-Producer-Actor, and above all a fellow Hyderabadi​!​

Entry - Free

In honor of World Water Day and Women’s History Month, the U.S. Consulate General, Hyderabad and Lamakaan bring to you an event on "Water & Women". The program will open with the screening of “Dreadful Fate” - a 20-minute short film by Mr. Dulam Satyanarayana that offers an insight into the heart rending lives of people afflicted with fluorosis, a painful disease caused by consumption of drinking water laden with high level of fluoride in endemic areas.

The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion, with the panelists bringing in expertise and insight into how water issues impact rural and urban women differently, but at the same time, how the impact on both is gender-specific.

Panelists:

Chirantana Kar has 12 years of work experience in the development sector with various research institutions, government and non-government organizations. She initiated the "Green Village Project" in Mahabalipuram which was nominated for the highest Social Impact Award in the year 2011 by BBC. She was also coordinator of the project on community led total sanitation which was awarded with the highest social impact by Water Aid, UK, in the year 2014. She was selected for the prestigious International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on Sustainable cities for the year 2015 . Currently she is a freelancer and works voluntarily for community based organization on issues of WASH.

Anusha Bharadwaj is a development professional since 2002 and heads VOICE 4 Girls as the Executive Director. VOICE 4 Girls, a social enterprise that educates and empowers marginalized adolescent girls with the vision to eliminate gender inequality and violence.Her core expertise is in gender, girl child education and health, adolescent health, public health, water and sanitation and rural development. Her commitment and leadership is demonstrated by her selection into the Asia Pacific Leadership Fellow (2013-14), East West Center, USA and Harvard-Dasra Social Impact Leadership Program (2014-15).

Dulam Satyanarayana is an award-winning documentary filmmaker from the state of Telangana. He was a recipient of the prestigious U.S. Department of State’s CCIP fellowship in 2011. His debut short "Moushuni" is about a village lacking electricity until 2001 in Sunderbans that began to use solar power. Later he directed “Dreadful Fate” an expose about groundwater contamination due to fluorosis in the Nalgonda district. His powerful work depicted politicians who claimed to provide citizens with clean drinking water in exchange for votes, but failed to fulfill their promises for four decades. This documentary created an impact by raising funds to provide safe drinking water to twenty-five villages in India.

Shaik Nayeem is a social activist who founded Kriya Sangh Society in 2005. He works on several projects in the areas of water ,sanitation, environment, education, health, livelihoods and community leadership development. Nayeem’s worked on a Groundwater Project in Rasoolpura that helped 450 families have safer water and obtaining ration cards for free without paying for it. These two projects fuelled Nayeem’s passion in working both for and with people to enable them to have more dignified and fulfilling lives and works tirelessly to that end.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Gymboree presents "Jumanji" - an adventure for those who seek to find a way to leave their world behind.

Written by Arjun Menon
Directed by Taher Ali Baig
at 7:30pm on Tue 22nd March.

Inviting all for an evening of 'Shaheed Diwas' - A day of sacrifice where we remember our revolutioneries with poetry, prose reading and film viewing on this day of martyrdom of Bhagat Singh and his comrades. The vents will be in Telugu, Urdu and English.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

సాయంత్రం 6గంట‌ల‌కు - క‌విత్వ ప‌ఠ‌నం
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"రాజ్యాన్ని ప్ర‌శ్నించ‌ని వాడు క‌వి కాడు" అని విశ్వ‌సించి, ఆచ‌రించిన ప్ర‌జా క‌వులెంద‌రో ఈనేల‌పై ఉన్నారు. తాము ప్ర‌జా ప‌క్ష‌మ‌ని చాటి ప్ర‌జ‌ల మ‌దిలో శాశ్వ‌త స్థానం పొందిన క‌వులు వాళ్లు. "యువ‌త‌ర‌మా... న‌వ‌త‌ర‌మా... ఇదే అద‌ను.... క‌ద‌లిర‌మ్ము..." అంటూ యువ‌త‌ను ప్ర‌గ‌తిశీల భాట‌న న‌డిపించిన వాళ్లు. ష‌హీద్ భ‌గ‌త్ సింగ్‌, రాజ్‌గురు, సుఖ్‌దేవ్ వ‌ర్థంతి సంద‌ర్భంగా ఆ అమ‌రుల స్మృతిలో ఈ సాయంత్రం. ప్ర‌ముఖ క‌వులు ఫైజ్ అహ్మ‌ద్ ఫైజ్‌, పాష్‌, మ‌ఖ్దూం మొహియొద్దీన్‌, శ్రీశ్రీ, చెర‌బండ‌రాజు, అలిశెట్టి ప్ర‌భాక‌ర్‌ల క‌విత్వంతో ఈ సాయంత్రం.
పానెల్‌
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ఫైజ్ అహ్మ‌ద్ ఫైజ్ క‌విత్వం - న‌యీం
మ‌ఖ్ధూం క‌విత్వం - వాహెద్‌
శ్రీశ్రీ క‌విత్వం - చందు
చెర‌బండ‌రాజు క‌విత్వం - క్రాంతి
అలిశెట్టి ప్ర‌భాక‌ర్ క‌విత్వం - న‌రేష్ కుమార్‌

సాయంత్రం 7గంట‌ల‌కు
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వ‌ల‌సాధిప‌త్యాన్ని దిక్క‌రించి తిరుగుభాటు జెండానెగ‌రేసిన విప్ల‌వ వీరుడు భ‌గ‌త్ దేశ యువ‌త‌కు స్ఫూర్తి. సామ్రాజ్య‌వాదుల దోపిడీని అంత‌మొందించేందుకు "ఇంక్విలాబ్ జిందాబాద్" నినాద‌మిచ్చిన‌వాడు. పార్ల‌మెంటులో పొగ‌బాంబును వేసి స్వేచ్ఛా గీతాన్నాల‌పించిన భ‌గ‌త్‌సింగ్‌, రాజ్‌గుర్‌, సుఖ్‌దేవ్‌ల‌ను బ్రటీష్ ప్ర‌భుత్వం 1931 మార్చి 23న ఉరితీసింది. ఆ అమ‌రుల‌ను స్మ‌రించుకుంటూ... ష‌హీద్ దివ‌స్ సంద‌ర్భంగా........ చిత్ర ప్ర‌ద‌ర్శ‌న‌.

This evening let us pay tribute to 10 years of the Guy Fawkes mask - a mark of protest and readiness for martyrdom when this iconic face was presented this week in 2006 through the film 'V for Vendetta'.

"V for Vendetta" is a 2006 March film that has been seen by many political groups as an allegory of oppression by government; libertarians and anarchists have used it to promote their beliefs.

Since then the Guy Fawkes mask has now become a common brand and a convenient placard to use in protest against tyranny – with people using it.

All are welcome to this evening of poetry readings, Discussion and screenings.

It's a stand up comedy show organized by Hyderabadass comedy.

Sutradhar presents "KISI AUR KA SAPNA" written by Dr. Nand Kishore Acharya, Directed by Vinay Varma.

It is the story of five actors rehearsing a script found in a garbage bin. The play traverses through different eras in history and politics, using the journey to display the various shades of a theatre actor's life. The conflict between acting and reality, different interpretations of an idea, 'does a script really need an actor?' etc are just some of the issues the play deals with.

on March 25th, 2016, at 8 pm.

For tickets, call/text 9848052541, email team@sutradharactors.com, or log on to www.bookmyshow.com.

Visit www.sutradharactors.com.

Inviting all to an two-day exhibition from 11am-6pm on Sat & Sun 26, 27 March titled 'Gaza 51'.

Gaza 51 brings to India art works (pencil sketches, photographs, paintings, digital art), short stories, films and music produced by young Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, post the 2014 Israeli invasion of their land and homes. The festival will include talks, discussions, screening of a film, reading of short stories.

visit https://www.facebook.com/Gaza51India/

Entry - Free.

Inviting all for a talk by Prof. Chaman Lal, an authority on Bhagat Singh on the current need for the revolutionary in the contemporary political scenario that is playing out, especially in public institutions.

The recent turn of events in various Universities in Hyderabad, Delhi and other places, some say, smacks of the Raj about a century ago what with the exact archaic sedition Laws and silence the restive public with iron fist.

Parallels have been drawn in public sphere about the need for more 'Krantikaris' akin to Bhagat Singh to tackle the current crisis in univeristies. Prof. Chaman Lal comments on the imminent comparisons with Bhagat Singh and the relevance of the Shaheed's principles today.

Professor (Retired) Chaman Lal is the former Chairperson of Centre of Indian Languages in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He also served on assignments at Central University of Punjab, Bathinda and as a Visiting Professor on Hindi Chair in The University of the West Indies in St. Augustine campus.

Prof Chaman Lal has fifty plus authored/edited/ translated books to his credit in Hindi, Punjabi and English. Some of his books have been translated into Marathi, Bengali and Urdu languages as well. His main areas of interest are Translation of Indian literature, history of revolutionary movements during freedom struggle of India. He is known for his books on Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh and revolutionary Punjabi poet Pash. He has won many national and state awards in the field of literature in India, including National Prize for Translation from the National Academy of Letters(SahityaAkademi) of India. Out of his 50 plus publications, some titles include ‘Punjabi and Dalit Images in Indian Literature’, ‘Understanding Bhagat Singh’ (2013) and ‘Ghadar Party Hero: Kartar Singh Sarabha’ (2010). His latest publication is ‘Shaheed Bhagat Singh: Dastavezon ke Aaine Men (Edited-Urdu) (2014).

Professor Chaman Lal has presented papers in many national and international conferences including conferences in Monash University, Melbourne (Australia), Dongguk University, Busan (Korea), Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK), The Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam, Buo Ma Thuat (Vietnam) and The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine campus, Trinidad & Tobago. He has also delivered lectures in India and abroad, including USA, Canada, Mauritius, Pakistan and Suriname, which include more than eighty lectures on Bhagat Singh alone.

All are welcome to this event which will be hosted by Prof. Harjinder Singh Laltu of IIIT Hyderabad Ashutosh Pandey of UoH.

A Fallacy is a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc. (Courtesy: www.dictionary.com).

"Logical Fallacies" is a Talk & Discussion that aims at letting the attendees know about various types of fallacies the participants in a debate/discussion/conversation/an argument/altercation commit knowingly or otherwise. It is useful for all those who have to use their communication skills, both oral and written, to realise a specific objective related to personal/academic/professional/occupational/social life. All are welcome to take part in this Event. No Entry fee.

Inviting all for an evening of Short Stories Reading from Gaza "Agonies of July", followed by a discussion on the Occupation.

At 5:30pm on Sat 26th March.

"Agonies of July" is a compilation of short stories written and illustrated by teenagers after the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.
There will be a reading of some of these stories which are experiences of children who had to flee their homes and were living in a shelter.

The stories reading will be followed by an open discussion lead by Anant Maringanti of HUL on the Occupation.
All are welcome.

Sperm Count is a comic play that deals with one of the most common problems that men face in today's era of fast lifestyle and less-than-healthy living habits - Male Infertility.

It talks of three men, all from different backgrounds and haunted by the poor motility rates of their sperms, who find themselves humiliated and frustrated by their wait at a fertility clinic, which they visit in an attempt to recoup their manhood by engaging in a lunatic contest of wills against each other.

Note: It's an adult play. People below 18 years of age shall not be allowed.

DIRECTOR
Jay Jha, David Lohrey
ARTISTS
Sreehari Ajith, Mohammad Afaque

At 8:30pm on Sat & Sun 26,27 March.

For passes: 8374734142

As a part of two-day Palastine-Gaza-Westbank series of events, showing today an Academy nominated Best foreign language film 'Omar' preceded by readings from book 'My Dear Home'.


Omar" is a thriller and a romance with unabashedly melodramatic elements (there's even a love triangle), all of which are brought into stark relief by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Helped along by an amazing cast of mostly first-time actors, "Omar" feels very fresh due to its attitude, approach, and the fact that it offers no solutions. It's the story of three childhood friends caught up in a war that seemingly has no end. They are torn between their individual desires to have a home, a girlfriend, a family, and their devotion to the freedom of Palestine. In such an atmosphere, their best qualities will be used against them; their love for one another makes them vulnerable to betrayal.
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Writer: Hany Abu-Assad
Cast: Waleed Zuaiter, Adam Bakri, Samer Bisharat,Eyad Hourani, Leem Lubany

Made in 2013, this film gives a low-down account on the life of people under subjugation.

All are welcome.
Entry - Free.

Sperm Count is a comic play that deals with one of the most common problems that men face in today's era of fast lifestyle and less-than-healthy living habits - Male Infertility.

It talks of three men, all from different backgrounds and haunted by the poor motility rates of their sperms, who find themselves humiliated and frustrated by their wait at a fertility clinic, which they visit in an attempt to recoup their manhood by engaging in a lunatic contest of wills against each other.

Note: It's an adult play. People below 18 years of age shall not be allowed.

DIRECTOR
Jay Jha, David Lohrey
ARTISTS
Sreehari Ajith, Mohammad Afaque

At 8:30pm on Sat & Sun 26,27 March.

For passes: 8374734142

Improvised theater is a genre of theatre performed without a script- characters and scenes are taken up on the spot, based on suggestions from the audience. Come and watch the actors as they perform the same, made even more difficult by the show host, who conducts a series of 'improv' games. for passes: 9966903264

This is a preliminary version of the film made by Philippe Messier, an anthropology student during his research in Hyderabad as part of my PhD in Anthropology.

This 40 min. long (Telugu) video that explores the techniques, technologies and labour conditions of stonecutters at the margins of Special Economic Zones in Hyderabad.

Philippe is a PhD candidate at the Department of Anthropology of McGill University (Montreal, Canada)and was a Visiting Fellow at the Department of Communication at the University of Hyderabad during this research. He usually combines fieldwork research and video (Canada, Vietnam and India). He studies technological relationships, media and economy.

All are welcome to this screening.
Entry: Free.

Match Fixing is a Hindi Comedy Play adapted and directed in Hindi by Keshav Deepak. Orginal play written in Telugu By Smt.Athaluri vijayalakshmi
It's the presentation of Hunar theater group.
Sometimes fixing is the only way forward.

Based on marriage fixing theme, this is a complete fun-filled family entertainment drama. It's story of a family, their neighbors and a retired major and his family. This play will hold you to your chairs and take you on laughter ride.

Cast
1.Aryan Sharma.
2.Aashrita dubey.
3.Rajesh dubey.
4.Ankur Purey.
5.Tina khanna.
6.Avanti Deepak.
7.Hari Krishna Bharadwaj.
8.Sanchali Dasgupta.
9.Alok Jha .
10.Rina Shahi.
11.Nivarthi Vijaya Krishna.

For passes: 9247400714

Caligula, the Roman emperor, who succeeded Tiberius and preceded Claudius and ruled for less than four years (AD 37-41), remains mythic for his fanatical approach to power. The play, “Ek Soirachari Rajar Katha” is not a period piece i.e. a play concerned with a historical time. It has drawn from Camus' “Caligula” the concept of deification of emperors which was common to the pagan world, the Greek and Macedonian kings, including Alexander the Great, who ordered their priests to proclaim them Gods, as did the Caesars starting with Augustus.

In spite of restraining convention and law, the innately vicious or dangerously capricious autocratic tendency still exists. This enabled modern figures like Amin and Milosevic to indulge in ‘Caligula-ism’ – their dangerous whims and murderous eccentricities. Though it also meant that the only remedy for those who terrorized was assassination, "I (Caligula) am still alive!" (Caligula, tr. by Christopher Williams, 2007).

PLAY: EK SOIRACHARI RAJAR KATHA (Inspired by Albert Camus’ “Caligula”); LANGUAGE:BENGALI; ADAPTATION & PRODUCTION:SHUDRKA HYDERABAD; DIRECTION:SWAPAN MONDAL.

For passes: 9440543341

A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.

This is a film directed by John Ford based on the book of same name by John Steinbeck.

The film tells the story of the Joads, an Oklahoma family, who, after losing their farm during the Great Depression in the 1930s, become migrant workers and end up in California. The motion picture details their arduous journey across the United States as they travel to California in search of work and opportunities for the family members.

In 1989, this film was one of the first 25 films to be selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

Entry - Free.

గొయ్యి - నాట‌కం
Goyyi - (Pit) is a street play by Yuva Sahiti Sravanti on the exploitation of natural resources in the name of development by contemporary Indian politics where the trivkle down effect is nothing to a commoner.

పాల‌కుల అభివృద్ధి జ‌పం.. ప్ర‌జ‌ల్ని ఎలా మ‌భ్య‌పెడుతుందో క‌ళ్ల‌కు క‌ట్టే నాట‌కం ఇది. పాల‌క విధానాల వెన‌క అస‌లు ల‌క్ష్యాల్ని... కార్పోరేట్ ప్ర‌యోజ‌నాల కోసం దేశ వ‌న‌రుల్ని దోచిపెడుతున్న వైనాన్ని... మ‌త రాజ‌కీయాల కుట్ర‌ల్ని... బ‌ట్ట‌బ‌య‌లు చేసే నాట‌కం. నేత‌లు మాయ మాట‌ల‌తో ప్ర‌జ‌ల్ని ఎలా గొయ్యిలోకి తోస్తున్నారో అర్థం చేయించే ప్ర‌య‌త్నం ఇది. యువ సాహితీ స్ర‌వంతి వ‌ర్త‌మాన రాజ‌కీయాల క‌రూపొందించిన ఈ నాట‌కం... అనేకానేక వాస్త‌వాల్ని క‌ళ్ల‌ముందుతుంది.

యువ సాహితీ స్ర‌వంతి
యువ సాహితీ స్ర‌వంతి సామాజిక, రాజ‌కీయాంశాల ప‌ట్ల ప్ర‌జ‌ల్లో చైత‌న్యం ర‌గిలించేందుకు కృషి చేస్తుంది. మూడ న‌మ్మ‌కాలు, అశాస్త్రీయ భావ‌జాలానికి వ్య‌తిరేకంగా సాహిత్య‌, సాంస్కృతిక రూపాల్లో ప్ర‌చారం నిర్వ‌హిస్తుంది.

Entry - Free.

RANGADHARA THE THEATRE STREAMS PRESENTS, HINDI ONE ACT PLAY "PARTNERS".

Three Girls living in a single rooms sharing the same as partners, has their own job, lifestyle, perception towards society and leading their respective life freely until one among them encounters a sexual assault who is unaware of the trauma so faced, then the other two partners do motivate to fight back for such assault as both has been sexually harassed at different places in a different manner.

This is a story of every woman who encounters or faces the situations against her wish & will at different places and humiliated at times.

This play has all the elements of fun, love, affinity, anger, humiliation, jealous, rebel,
sexual harassment etc.

Whether these girls succumb to the society pressure / pathetic situation individually or unite together to find out the sound means to fight back by jeopardizing their life in the world of male chauvinism and to overcome the menace to protect the interest of the women.

For passes: 9949700611

On the occasion of 'World Allergy week', inviting all for an awareness session on Allergy and Immunology as Dr. Arif Ahmed M.B.B.S., M.D. (Paed.-Bom.),D.C.H. for a an awareness session on various skin, ENT ailments especially among children at 7pm on Tuesday 5th April.

"ITCH SCRATCH & WHEEZE" are the dreaded word young children and parents hear a lot of late. This Quality of Life (QoL) free session with the experienfced physician can benefit all.

Dr. Ahmed M.B.B.S., M.D. (Paed.-Bom.),D.C.H. all from K.E.M. Mumbai. Studied and worked in U.K. & U.S.A. for 4 years.
After training at Royal Manchester Children Hospital UK in Allergy, passed European Board exam conducted by EAACI (European Academy of Allergy & Immunology). Is only person from India.
Director Allermy Center for Allergic & Chest Diseases in Hyderabad- A complete Allergy centre for all Allergy procedures, investigations, education and Immunotherapy.

Professor in Pediatrics at Shadaan Medical College, Hyderabad.
National and International publications in Allergy For Indian Academy of Paediatrics BLS (basic life support) National Coordinator.
Given more than 200 lectures in allergy all over the country individually or as National Coordinator ARCTM (Allergic Rhinitis & co morbidities training module).

Founder Trustee & Chairperson SOWED (specialists on wheels for economically deprived) Conducts free specialty camps in respiratory diseases in adults and kids in the slums of Telangana since 7 years.

Entry - Free.

Sumadhura Arts Academy is organizing a Kuchipudi Dance Recital named “ Sumadhuram – Ugadi Utsavam” as the festival “Ugadi” is on the next day. In this Utsavam, Guru Kum. Sravya Manasa & her students will be performing to 6 classical compositions in Kuchipudi. Also followed by the special performance of the students who performed in the recent World Culture Fest at New Delhi.
We, the team of Sumadhura cordially invite you all to our Kuchipudi Dance Recital “Sumadhuram – Ugadi Utsavam” on this 7th of April at 7:30pm.

All are invited!

Entry: Free.

Udaan Performing Arts proudly presents BaulGaan - Mystical music 'Baul' Singing by Dr. Uttara Chousalkar.

Dr. Uttara Chousalkar is a rare combination of a mehfil researcher and a mehfil performer. She is an artist with a creative mind, who has mastered the art and gains happiness through the presentation of her art.

Performing since the tender age of twelve Uttara ji won Numerous awards from performances all over India. For the past two decades she has the privilege of being under the able tutelage of the renowned vocalist, Dr.Smt.Sushilaji Pohankar. Smt.Sushilaji who groomed her in the“ Guru Shishya Parampara ”. Uttara ji is also learning bandishes from Pt.Shankar Abhyankar and widening her repertoire. She graduated in English Literature and master’s degree in music and the title Gaana-Hira was conferred upon her for ranking first in the S.N.D.T. Women’s University’s music faculty.
A.I.R. has been broadcasting Uttara’s recitals on a regular basis since 1993. The creative urge in her has led Uttara to compose music for Marathi plays,“Waatewarati Kaachaga”, based on the sensitive issue of child abuse and child labour and set tune to the poems of the Marathi poetess Indira Sant which have been widely appreciated.

All are welcome.

Stories from the lands I had been invited to this year....Come listen to legends and folk tales from these lands and also little amusing anecdotes gathered along the way. Join me, Deepa Kiran for a morning of storytelling . Together we shall revisit these lands on the wings of words, through the world of stories.

We invite you to tea and talk online with American indologist Wendy Doniger on April 9, Saturday, at 4.30 pm On the occasion of the book launch of
"Hinduvulu: Oka Pratyamanaya Charitra" by Wendy Doniger and translated by Ashok Tankasala from her original title of "Hindus: An Alternative History".

The topics of discussion will range from Hinduism, its history and literature, the culture of the subalterns, unnoticed facts from Indian history and culture, the controversy around interpretations of Hindu mythological texts, etc.

Doniger was born in New York City to immigrant non-observant Jewish parents. She graduated in Sanskrit and Indian Studies from Radcliffe College, and received her M.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in June 1963. She then studied in India in 1963–1964 with a 12-month Junior Fellowship from the American Institute of Indian Studies. She received a Ph.D. from Harvard University with a dissertation on Asceticism and Sexuality in the Mythology of Siva, supervised by Daniel H. H. Ingalls, Sr. She obtained a D. Phil. in Oriental Studies from Oxford University, later with a dissertation on The Origins of Heresy in Hindu Mythology.

All are welcome to this evening of interaction.

My Photo Journey- is a photo exhibition of Mr. L. Vishwanatham, a senior pictorial photographer for two days.
Mr. Vishwanatham worked as a technical photographer at TPERL, Himayatsagar for more than three decades. He is a life member of India International Photographic Council (IIPC) and Telangana Photographic Society (TPS) formerly known as Andhra Pradesh Photographic Society (APPS). He has participated in several national and international salons. He is also a recipient of several awards. He was a visiting faculty at Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University and Venkateswara College of Fine Arts.

Exhibition Date: 5pm on 9 to 5pm on 10th April, 2016 Sat & Sun (2days).
All are welcome. Entry: Free.

Play
Description: Octopus studios presents "Father, Son and Holy Ghost". The play is about how we get caught up in million little things, which become our collective life. It is a story which brings generations of moments all rolled neatly and absurdly into now. Now, this is loaded with history of combination of ordinary and extraordinary. It is interesting to observe all those ordinary moments which are pregnant with emotions collide and explode to become the narrative for the future generations to follow. This slowly becomes a vicious cycle of life. It is about a family which has gone through many situations in life. The father, who is disappointed with life, a son who is disappointed with father and a mother, who always dreamed of perfect home. The idea of perfection and happiness, which leads to desperation, a strong desire to be something, which slow fades into a life, which is a prisoner of hope and fear. For Passes: 9885333273

Inviting all for an evening of Carnatic vocal by Sangeethakala and Rajya lakshmi popularly called Sangeetha Sisters on the occasion of release of Telugu stories book 'Merala kaavala'.

Sangeeta and Lakshmi have initially learned Carnatic Classical Music from her grandfather Sangeetha Vidwan late Sri Kidambi Kodandapani at the very young age.

At a young age they performed in many programmes of BalaVinodam in All India Radio and started giving Concerts including at Vaggeyakara Yuva Sangeethotsavam by Dept. of Culture, Govt. of Andhra
Pradesh and South Zone Cultural Centre Tanjore.

Awards:

Yagnarama Felicitaion Award by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha (Chennai) in 2004, Pratibha Puraskar by Surya Chandra Cultural Organisation in 2007 and vishishta puraskar of sri Eemani Shankara Shastry in 2014 are some remarkable awards won by them.

All are welcome to this event.

Inviting all for an evening book launch of 'Meralakaavala' - 18 Telugu stories from non-Telugu States in India.

This is a publication of 'Malaavarapu Veluvarinthalu', an effort of Pudota Showreelu and Sa Vem Ramesh. Joining at the launch will be story writers and Telugu literary friends to share their experience in writing.

తొమ్మిదికోట్ల మంది తెలుగు వాళ్ళు రెండు తెలుగు రాస్త్రాలలో వుంటే ఈ రెండు రాస్త్రాల బయట,మరియు ఇతర దేశాల్లో మరో తొమ్మిది కోట్లమంది తెలుగువారున్నారు. వారు అక్కడి స్తానికులతో కలిసి పోయి జీవిస్తున్నారు. అక్కడి తెలుగు వారు ఆ జీవననేపద్యంలో రాసిన తెలుగు కతలను ప్రచురించాలనే వుద్దేశంతో ఈ కతలను ఎన్నుకోవటం జరిగింది. దీనికి స.వెం.రమేశ్,ఆర్.ఎమ్.ఉమామహేశ్వరరావు అడగగానే భాద్యత తీసుకుని సంపాదకులుగా కతలను సేకరించిం ది మొదలు పుస్తక ప్రచురణ వరకుపూర్తి భాద్యత తీసుకున్నారు. పుస్తకంప్రచురించే ప్రయత్నాన్ని బుర్ల సుపర్ణ చరిత్రలో నిలిచిపోయే ఒక మంచి పుస్తకానికి పూర్తి ఆర్ధికసాయం చేయటానికి నేనున్నానంటూ ముందుకు వచ్చింది.
మల్లవరపు వెలువరింతలుకింద తెలుగు రాస్ట్రాలలోనూ పొరుగు రాస్ట్రాలలోనూ వున్న మంచి తెలుగు కతలను సేకరించి ప్రచురించాలనే మా ప్రయత్నాన్ని విజయవంతం చేస్తారని ఆశిస్తున్నాను - పూదోట శౌరీలు.
అందరికి ఆహ్వానం.

Samahaara Stand-up Night: Open Mic 5

Date : 10th April, 2016
Time: 8.00pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

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.
Donation Rs.100/-

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

Welcoming parents, students, adults to an "Introduction to mathematical thinking" - a lecture by Krishna Chaitanya, an IIT graduate. This session is free for all.

Lecture description:
1. Do you ever wonder if your school math has a purpose, or do you (secretly) think that it’s just a pointless game of numbers, strange symbols and tips/tricks/methods that you’re supposed to learn and vomit in exams without ever knowing why?

2. Do you see problem solving as a gift of chance or a genetically inherited ability, or are you open to considering that it can be learnt?

3. And finally, have you wondered how exactly scientists, mathematicians and engineers in the real world go about solving problems?

If these and related questions bother/interest you or your child, then this lecture is perfect for you. It will introduce mathematical thinking, which is quite distinct from mathematics as you know it, and you will understand why it is smarter to cultivate mathematical thinking rather than to work hard at your math only to forget everything after school closes. You will get a taste of mathematical thinking through carefully designed interactions and activities.

Lecture duration: 2 hours

Lecture format: Interactive, activity based
Intended audience: Parents along with their children preferably aged 10-18 yrs, or any other interested participants

Material required to make most out of this lecture: Each participant to bring a plain paper notebook (no ruled books, laptops or tabs, please!) and pens of 3 different colours of their choice.

All are welcome and Entry- Free.

Inviting all for an awareness session on Allergy and Immunology as Dr. Arif Ahmed M.B.B.S., M.D. (Paed.-Bom.),D.C.H. conducts a free presentation session on various skin, ENT ailments especially among children at 3pm on Sunday 13th March.

Titled "ITCH SCRATCH & WHEEZE -And The QOL(quality of life)", parents of young children can benefit out of this event with the experienced physician.

Dr. Ahmed all studied from K.E.M. Mumbai and worked in US & UK for 4 years passed European Academy of Allergy & Immunology exam.

He is the Director Allermy Center for Allergic & Chest Diseases in Hyderabad- A complete Allergy centre for all Allergy procedures, investigations, education and Immunotherapy. He also works as Professor in Pediatrics at Shadaan Medical College, Hyderabad.

As a Founder Trustee & Chairperson, SOWED (specialists on wheels for economically deprived), Dr. Ahmed Conducts free specialty camps in respiratory diseases in adults and kids in the slums of in the state since last 7 years.

Entry - Free.

On Lamakaan's 6th Anniversary Day, bringing you an evening of "Jashn-e-Mizah" at 6pm on Sunday 13th March.

This evening Aslam Farshori will be curating an evening of laughter and satire of readings from Urdu/Dakhni writers and poets performed by well known broadcasters followed by a traditional Humour Mushaira of Urdu and Hindi poets of Telangana.

All are welcome.
Entry - Free.

To celebrate Lamakaan's 6th Anniversary, taking you on a historical journey into the life, culture and heritage of Hyderabad through storytelling, audio-visuals, dance, drama and poetry by AB Gopala Krishna and other artists of Hyderabad Trails.

All are welcome.
Entry - Free.

As Lamakaan turns six years, joins us this evening celebrating retro music with Dennis, George and Shakila as they bring you Blues, Ballads and Jazz Standards at 7:30pm on Wed 16th March

Dennis Powell is an accomplished pianist who celebrates over 30 years of his musical presence in the Hyderabad Public School. He joins Jazzed Friends and Funk Checkpost on keys. Be it the blues, pop or jazz, Dennis presents it to you with verve. He can be nudged into adding his vocals to a song or two or three....

Shakila has been a part of the music scene in Hyderabad for over a decade, singing pop, rock and most recently jazz. She sings with Jazz for Joy and Jazzed Friends. Shakila has been Lamakaan's curator in music in making us a quality space for Am-Pro musicians.

George Hull, the smooth saxophonist of Hyderabad is much sought after (for his soothing sax tones, of course). He coaxes the most mellow and melodious notes out of the instrument that enchant everyone who listens. He is an essential part of the Jazz for Joy trio as well as the Jazzed Friends ensemble.

For passes: At the gate on the day 7pm onwards - Wed 16th March.

In the week of Lamakaan's 6th Anniversary 'Kolaam' tribals of Gauri village from the highlands of Adilabad district will present riproaring humorous skits (‘Khel’) which are traditionally performed as ‘breaks’ during the intensely colorful and religious annual Dandaari festival of Gonds and Kolaams!

Thurday 17th March at 6pm, these Gond artists will regale us with humourous depiction of their life in various skits speaking in Gondi, Telugu, Hindi and sometimes without any language - complete with props and costumes.

The Adivasis of Adilabad district show their ‘khel’, a comic interlude during the Dandari/Ghusadi dance at Gowri Kolamguda in Jainoor annually, the topic of which revolves around their lives and its concerns generally.

These Adivasis have a subtle way of doing things, including introduction of social messages in the stream. Their current concerns are highlighted through comic skits which come as interludes during their traditional dances in the Ghusadi dance festival.

The topic changes every year in tune with their current worries and the players do not work hard on it. The skit emerges almost spontaneously.

The Gondi people are a Dravidian people of central India, spread over the states of Madhya Pradesh, eastern Maharashtra (Vidarbha), Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Western Odisha. With over ten million people, they are the largest tribe in Central India. They speak Koithur, Telugu mainly.

This event is curated and brought in by Sumanaspati Reddy who will be narrating the concept in English.

All are weclome.
Entry - Free.

Rahul Bose inhabits three worlds, all of which would be full, rich careers to pursue on their own - as an actor-director (he is in the process of finishing his second feature film after a hiatus of 15 years), an international rugby player (he represented India for 11 years from 1998-2009) and as a social activist (his NGO, The Foundation, turns 10 this year). What lessons in leadership and team building has he learnt from these worlds? Do lessons learnt in one 'life' help in another of his 'lives'? Or are life experiences in each aspect unique and impermeable to any osmosis from the other two? In a talk peppered with incredibly unique lived experiences, sharp insights and off kilter humour, Rahul says it the way we have grown to be accustomed to from him - with passion, honesty and no artifice.

Welcome to Lamaakan for an evening with Rahul Bose who joins us on our 6th Anniversary celebrations to share with us a few Practical and workable principles of leadership garnered by him through coaching and captaining a rugby team, helming an NGO and producing and directing films.

Described as the ‘Indian art house icon’, by TIME magazine, Rahul Bose won the Best Actor award at the Singapore Film Festival in 2000 for his performance in ‘Split Wide Open’. In 2002, at the Palm Springs Festival, he was awarded the runner-up prize of the John Schlesinger award for Best Debut
Director for ‘Everybody Says I’m Fine!’. Formed in 2006, his NGO, ‘The Foundation’, is dedicated to the removal of discrimination from all walks of life. An Oxfam Global Ambassador, he has launched sundry campaigns - from gender justice to the education of children.

In 2009 he was voted the Indian Youth Icon of the Year - Social Justice. In 2010, he was awarded the Green Globe award for his work onclimate change. In 2012 he was awarded NDTV’s Celebrity Sports Activist of the Year. In the same year, on India’s Independence Day, Rahul was conferred the Lt. Governor’s Commendation Award for Services to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

He delivered the prestigious Satyajit Ray memorial lecture at the Kolkata Film Festival, where eminent personalities like Satyajit Ray and Govind Nihalani have also spoken on the same subject.

All are welcome to this evening of talk and open house.
Entry - Free.

Conducting a one day workshop on the basics of android & teach how to create new apps and publish it in the play store by TechIndians.

TechIndians is a small educational startup company we do training mostly on different kinds of technology presently available in market with minimal cost as compared to the other training institutes presently in market. In this regard we are planning to create an awareness session regarding our startup and explain the basics of the Android App Development which is very much trending in market.

The session is for 3.5 hours from 10:30am to 1:30pm on Sat 19th Mar.

The Schedule for the session would be ­:

10:30: Our startup Motto and Our Vision.
10:45: ​Why Android and it's open source behavior.
11:00: ​Basics of XML and Java and install eclipse Software.
12:00­:​ Creating A sample app and making use of components.
1:00: ​Export an app and uploading it into play store.
1:20: ​Conclusion and open session.

For Registration Contact:
9700315211, P.Siva Krishna
Co­founder of TechIndians. Fee: Rs 100.

Inviting all for a Lecture on "Building a Healthy India Through a Plant-Based Diet" at 4pm on Saturday March 19th.

The talk will be followed by a cooking demonstration from a vegan chef, Madhulika Jajodia.

Zeeshan Ali, Ph.D., at the Physicians Committee in Washington, DC is embarking on a six-city tour in India to talk about the power of a plant-based diet for preventing and managing type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases.

The tour will visit Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore. Supported by the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

This event is free and open for all.

Inviting all for an evening of film screening of "Welcome to Shelbyville" - a glimpse of America at crossroads.

In this one small town in the heart of America's Bible Belt, a community grapples with rapidly changing demographics. Just a stone's throw away from Pulaski, Tennessee, longtime African American and white residents are challenged with how best to integrate with a growing Latino population and the more recent arrival of hundreds of Muslim Somali refugees.

Set on the eve of the 2008 Presidential election, the film captures the interaction between these residents as they navigate new waters against the backdrop of a tumultuous year. The economy is in crisis, factories are closing, and jobs are hard to find. The local Tyson chicken plant is hiring hundreds of new Somali refugees, and when a local reporter initiates a series of articles about the newcomers, a flurry of controversy and debate erupts within the town.

Just as the Latino population grapples with their own immigrant identity, African American residents look back at their segregated past and balance perceived threats to their livelihood and security against the values that they learned through their own long struggle for civil rights. As the newcomers — mostly of Muslim faith — attempt to make new lives for themselves and their children, leaders in this deeply religious community attempt to guide their congregations through this period of unprecedented change. Through the vibrant and colorful characters of Shelbyville, the film explores immigrant integration and the interplay between race, religion, and identity in this dynamic dialogue. The story is an intimate portrayal of a community’s struggle to understand what it means to be American.
Set in America's rural south, on the even of the recent election a town deals with issues of immigrant integration and reckons with its segregated past.

All are welcome to this screening.
Entry - Free.

Samahaara - one the leading Theatre Groups in Hyderabad joins Lamakaan's 6th Anniversary Celebrations by staging one of their magnum opus plays - "COURT MARTIAL" in Hindi, written by Swadesh Deepak's and Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy.

Date: 19th March 2016
Time: 8:00pm

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

With Holi, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa approaching, lets perfect the art of rolling Puran Poli And sweetening some Kadhi.

Conducting free cooking demo at Lamakaan on Sun 20th Mar at 11am by Zarina Ahmed, who will be demonstrating a couple of basic home food recipesfor the festival season:
1) Kesri Puran Poli &
2) Sweet Mirch Kadi.

This is a confluence combo of improvised cuisines from three central and western provinces of Deccan, Maharashtra & Gujarat.

Zarina Ahmed & parveen M Bastawalla will also be selling some home cooked savouries in the counter alongside.

All are welcome.

The Pedestrian Poet : Protest on the Sidewalk.

Sameer Thakur thinks that it is incredibly hard for one to write about themselves in third person. Other than that, Sameer's an 18 year old in law school, who fell in love with poetry when his mother would make fun of him with couplets in maithli, and never could move on. Most of his work, which will be available in The Pedestrian Poet, a collection of his poetry that is being published this year, is in English, Hindi and a pedestrian mixture of both that people his age communicate in.

The recital would involve a series of conversations, where poetry and certain really awkward conversations are had. His poetry, that in this particular scenario will talk about sedition, about the idea of a nation, protest against authority and teenage love, will seek to ensure that you encounter questions you have been trying to avoid.

The idea is to talk to our privileges, to ambush one's stereotypes, and to have a series of conversations that move you.

All are welcome to this talented youngster's recital.
Entry - Free.

Hyderabad Quiz club's monthly quiz is here and this time the quiz is on GK and current affairs.

Inviting all for an evening with Nagesh Kukunoor who will be the grand finale of Lamakaan's ten-day 6th Anniversary Celebrations.

In a talk aptly titled 'Adventures of a Genre Bender', India's pioneering indie filmmaker Nagesh will be sharing with us about what makes him make what he makes.

Mr. Kukunoor's exciting film career began in 1998 with the cross-cultural "Hyderabad Blues" that ​not only ​went on to become a cult film​ but launched the indie film scene in India.​ ​I​t was followed up with a coming-of-age ​​dorm​ tale​ "Rockford"​.​ ​T​hen came a ​satire on the film industry, "Bollywood Calling", followed by a drama-thriller "3 Deewarein", and a sports underdog classic "Iqbal".

The multi-award winning filmmaker in 2006 made a ​moving ​feminist drama "Dor", and followed it up with a daring rom-com "Bombay to Bangkok", and then ​a​ thriller "8X10 Tasveer", ​followed by a surreal drama "Aashayein" and a ​r​omantic thriller "Mod"." Lakshmi", a film he dedicated ​for ​the cause he supports​ - ​ ​f​ighting ​g​irl child trafficking and ​sexual slavery made ​an ​impact​ ​in several film festivals across the world creating awareness​for the victims.

In 2014, Nagesh started ​'​The 'Lakshmi Initiative' with Prerana Anti-Human Trafficking Foundation, Mumbai, ​to raise funds to ensure that there is no second generation sexual slavery. It currently provides scholarship​s​ to 17 daughters of trafficked women.

His latest "Dhanak" - a​ feel-good magical road journey of a blind boy and his sister won the prestigious Grand Prix and the Special Mention Crystal Bear at the Berlin Film Festival​ and is currently being screened in festivals all around the world.​

This is a great opportunity for to interact with this talented Writer-Director-Producer-Actor, and above all a fellow Hyderabadi​!​

Entry - Free

In honor of World Water Day and Women’s History Month, the U.S. Consulate General, Hyderabad and Lamakaan bring to you an event on "Water & Women". The program will open with the screening of “Dreadful Fate” - a 20-minute short film by Mr. Dulam Satyanarayana that offers an insight into the heart rending lives of people afflicted with fluorosis, a painful disease caused by consumption of drinking water laden with high level of fluoride in endemic areas.

The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion, with the panelists bringing in expertise and insight into how water issues impact rural and urban women differently, but at the same time, how the impact on both is gender-specific.

Panelists:

Chirantana Kar has 12 years of work experience in the development sector with various research institutions, government and non-government organizations. She initiated the "Green Village Project" in Mahabalipuram which was nominated for the highest Social Impact Award in the year 2011 by BBC. She was also coordinator of the project on community led total sanitation which was awarded with the highest social impact by Water Aid, UK, in the year 2014. She was selected for the prestigious International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on Sustainable cities for the year 2015 . Currently she is a freelancer and works voluntarily for community based organization on issues of WASH.

Anusha Bharadwaj is a development professional since 2002 and heads VOICE 4 Girls as the Executive Director. VOICE 4 Girls, a social enterprise that educates and empowers marginalized adolescent girls with the vision to eliminate gender inequality and violence.Her core expertise is in gender, girl child education and health, adolescent health, public health, water and sanitation and rural development. Her commitment and leadership is demonstrated by her selection into the Asia Pacific Leadership Fellow (2013-14), East West Center, USA and Harvard-Dasra Social Impact Leadership Program (2014-15).

Dulam Satyanarayana is an award-winning documentary filmmaker from the state of Telangana. He was a recipient of the prestigious U.S. Department of State’s CCIP fellowship in 2011. His debut short "Moushuni" is about a village lacking electricity until 2001 in Sunderbans that began to use solar power. Later he directed “Dreadful Fate” an expose about groundwater contamination due to fluorosis in the Nalgonda district. His powerful work depicted politicians who claimed to provide citizens with clean drinking water in exchange for votes, but failed to fulfill their promises for four decades. This documentary created an impact by raising funds to provide safe drinking water to twenty-five villages in India.

Shaik Nayeem is a social activist who founded Kriya Sangh Society in 2005. He works on several projects in the areas of water ,sanitation, environment, education, health, livelihoods and community leadership development. Nayeem’s worked on a Groundwater Project in Rasoolpura that helped 450 families have safer water and obtaining ration cards for free without paying for it. These two projects fuelled Nayeem’s passion in working both for and with people to enable them to have more dignified and fulfilling lives and works tirelessly to that end.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Gymboree presents "Jumanji" - an adventure for those who seek to find a way to leave their world behind.

Written by Arjun Menon
Directed by Taher Ali Baig
at 7:30pm on Tue 22nd March.

Inviting all for an evening of 'Shaheed Diwas' - A day of sacrifice where we remember our revolutioneries with poetry, prose reading and film viewing on this day of martyrdom of Bhagat Singh and his comrades. The vents will be in Telugu, Urdu and English.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

సాయంత్రం 6గంట‌ల‌కు - క‌విత్వ ప‌ఠ‌నం
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"రాజ్యాన్ని ప్ర‌శ్నించ‌ని వాడు క‌వి కాడు" అని విశ్వ‌సించి, ఆచ‌రించిన ప్ర‌జా క‌వులెంద‌రో ఈనేల‌పై ఉన్నారు. తాము ప్ర‌జా ప‌క్ష‌మ‌ని చాటి ప్ర‌జ‌ల మ‌దిలో శాశ్వ‌త స్థానం పొందిన క‌వులు వాళ్లు. "యువ‌త‌ర‌మా... న‌వ‌త‌ర‌మా... ఇదే అద‌ను.... క‌ద‌లిర‌మ్ము..." అంటూ యువ‌త‌ను ప్ర‌గ‌తిశీల భాట‌న న‌డిపించిన వాళ్లు. ష‌హీద్ భ‌గ‌త్ సింగ్‌, రాజ్‌గురు, సుఖ్‌దేవ్ వ‌ర్థంతి సంద‌ర్భంగా ఆ అమ‌రుల స్మృతిలో ఈ సాయంత్రం. ప్ర‌ముఖ క‌వులు ఫైజ్ అహ్మ‌ద్ ఫైజ్‌, పాష్‌, మ‌ఖ్దూం మొహియొద్దీన్‌, శ్రీశ్రీ, చెర‌బండ‌రాజు, అలిశెట్టి ప్ర‌భాక‌ర్‌ల క‌విత్వంతో ఈ సాయంత్రం.
పానెల్‌
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ఫైజ్ అహ్మ‌ద్ ఫైజ్ క‌విత్వం - న‌యీం
మ‌ఖ్ధూం క‌విత్వం - వాహెద్‌
శ్రీశ్రీ క‌విత్వం - చందు
చెర‌బండ‌రాజు క‌విత్వం - క్రాంతి
అలిశెట్టి ప్ర‌భాక‌ర్ క‌విత్వం - న‌రేష్ కుమార్‌

సాయంత్రం 7గంట‌ల‌కు
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వ‌ల‌సాధిప‌త్యాన్ని దిక్క‌రించి తిరుగుభాటు జెండానెగ‌రేసిన విప్ల‌వ వీరుడు భ‌గ‌త్ దేశ యువ‌త‌కు స్ఫూర్తి. సామ్రాజ్య‌వాదుల దోపిడీని అంత‌మొందించేందుకు "ఇంక్విలాబ్ జిందాబాద్" నినాద‌మిచ్చిన‌వాడు. పార్ల‌మెంటులో పొగ‌బాంబును వేసి స్వేచ్ఛా గీతాన్నాల‌పించిన భ‌గ‌త్‌సింగ్‌, రాజ్‌గుర్‌, సుఖ్‌దేవ్‌ల‌ను బ్రటీష్ ప్ర‌భుత్వం 1931 మార్చి 23న ఉరితీసింది. ఆ అమ‌రుల‌ను స్మ‌రించుకుంటూ... ష‌హీద్ దివ‌స్ సంద‌ర్భంగా........ చిత్ర ప్ర‌ద‌ర్శ‌న‌.

This evening let us pay tribute to 10 years of the Guy Fawkes mask - a mark of protest and readiness for martyrdom when this iconic face was presented this week in 2006 through the film 'V for Vendetta'.

"V for Vendetta" is a 2006 March film that has been seen by many political groups as an allegory of oppression by government; libertarians and anarchists have used it to promote their beliefs.

Since then the Guy Fawkes mask has now become a common brand and a convenient placard to use in protest against tyranny – with people using it.

All are welcome to this evening of poetry readings, Discussion and screenings.

It's a stand up comedy show organized by Hyderabadass comedy.

Sutradhar presents "KISI AUR KA SAPNA" written by Dr. Nand Kishore Acharya, Directed by Vinay Varma.

It is the story of five actors rehearsing a script found in a garbage bin. The play traverses through different eras in history and politics, using the journey to display the various shades of a theatre actor's life. The conflict between acting and reality, different interpretations of an idea, 'does a script really need an actor?' etc are just some of the issues the play deals with.

on March 25th, 2016, at 8 pm.

For tickets, call/text 9848052541, email team@sutradharactors.com, or log on to www.bookmyshow.com.

Visit www.sutradharactors.com.

Inviting all to an two-day exhibition from 11am-6pm on Sat & Sun 26, 27 March titled 'Gaza 51'.

Gaza 51 brings to India art works (pencil sketches, photographs, paintings, digital art), short stories, films and music produced by young Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, post the 2014 Israeli invasion of their land and homes. The festival will include talks, discussions, screening of a film, reading of short stories.

visit https://www.facebook.com/Gaza51India/

Entry - Free.

Inviting all for a talk by Prof. Chaman Lal, an authority on Bhagat Singh on the current need for the revolutionary in the contemporary political scenario that is playing out, especially in public institutions.

The recent turn of events in various Universities in Hyderabad, Delhi and other places, some say, smacks of the Raj about a century ago what with the exact archaic sedition Laws and silence the restive public with iron fist.

Parallels have been drawn in public sphere about the need for more 'Krantikaris' akin to Bhagat Singh to tackle the current crisis in univeristies. Prof. Chaman Lal comments on the imminent comparisons with Bhagat Singh and the relevance of the Shaheed's principles today.

Professor (Retired) Chaman Lal is the former Chairperson of Centre of Indian Languages in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He also served on assignments at Central University of Punjab, Bathinda and as a Visiting Professor on Hindi Chair in The University of the West Indies in St. Augustine campus.

Prof Chaman Lal has fifty plus authored/edited/ translated books to his credit in Hindi, Punjabi and English. Some of his books have been translated into Marathi, Bengali and Urdu languages as well. His main areas of interest are Translation of Indian literature, history of revolutionary movements during freedom struggle of India. He is known for his books on Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh and revolutionary Punjabi poet Pash. He has won many national and state awards in the field of literature in India, including National Prize for Translation from the National Academy of Letters(SahityaAkademi) of India. Out of his 50 plus publications, some titles include ‘Punjabi and Dalit Images in Indian Literature’, ‘Understanding Bhagat Singh’ (2013) and ‘Ghadar Party Hero: Kartar Singh Sarabha’ (2010). His latest publication is ‘Shaheed Bhagat Singh: Dastavezon ke Aaine Men (Edited-Urdu) (2014).

Professor Chaman Lal has presented papers in many national and international conferences including conferences in Monash University, Melbourne (Australia), Dongguk University, Busan (Korea), Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK), The Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam, Buo Ma Thuat (Vietnam) and The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine campus, Trinidad & Tobago. He has also delivered lectures in India and abroad, including USA, Canada, Mauritius, Pakistan and Suriname, which include more than eighty lectures on Bhagat Singh alone.

All are welcome to this event which will be hosted by Prof. Harjinder Singh Laltu of IIIT Hyderabad Ashutosh Pandey of UoH.

A Fallacy is a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc. (Courtesy: www.dictionary.com).

"Logical Fallacies" is a Talk & Discussion that aims at letting the attendees know about various types of fallacies the participants in a debate/discussion/conversation/an argument/altercation commit knowingly or otherwise. It is useful for all those who have to use their communication skills, both oral and written, to realise a specific objective related to personal/academic/professional/occupational/social life. All are welcome to take part in this Event. No Entry fee.

Inviting all for an evening of Short Stories Reading from Gaza "Agonies of July", followed by a discussion on the Occupation.

At 5:30pm on Sat 26th March.

"Agonies of July" is a compilation of short stories written and illustrated by teenagers after the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.
There will be a reading of some of these stories which are experiences of children who had to flee their homes and were living in a shelter.

The stories reading will be followed by an open discussion lead by Anant Maringanti of HUL on the Occupation.
All are welcome.

Sperm Count is a comic play that deals with one of the most common problems that men face in today's era of fast lifestyle and less-than-healthy living habits - Male Infertility.

It talks of three men, all from different backgrounds and haunted by the poor motility rates of their sperms, who find themselves humiliated and frustrated by their wait at a fertility clinic, which they visit in an attempt to recoup their manhood by engaging in a lunatic contest of wills against each other.

Note: It's an adult play. People below 18 years of age shall not be allowed.

DIRECTOR
Jay Jha, David Lohrey
ARTISTS
Sreehari Ajith, Mohammad Afaque

At 8:30pm on Sat & Sun 26,27 March.

For passes: 8374734142

As a part of two-day Palastine-Gaza-Westbank series of events, showing today an Academy nominated Best foreign language film 'Omar' preceded by readings from book 'My Dear Home'.


Omar" is a thriller and a romance with unabashedly melodramatic elements (there's even a love triangle), all of which are brought into stark relief by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Helped along by an amazing cast of mostly first-time actors, "Omar" feels very fresh due to its attitude, approach, and the fact that it offers no solutions. It's the story of three childhood friends caught up in a war that seemingly has no end. They are torn between their individual desires to have a home, a girlfriend, a family, and their devotion to the freedom of Palestine. In such an atmosphere, their best qualities will be used against them; their love for one another makes them vulnerable to betrayal.
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Writer: Hany Abu-Assad
Cast: Waleed Zuaiter, Adam Bakri, Samer Bisharat,Eyad Hourani, Leem Lubany

Made in 2013, this film gives a low-down account on the life of people under subjugation.

All are welcome.
Entry - Free.

Sperm Count is a comic play that deals with one of the most common problems that men face in today's era of fast lifestyle and less-than-healthy living habits - Male Infertility.

It talks of three men, all from different backgrounds and haunted by the poor motility rates of their sperms, who find themselves humiliated and frustrated by their wait at a fertility clinic, which they visit in an attempt to recoup their manhood by engaging in a lunatic contest of wills against each other.

Note: It's an adult play. People below 18 years of age shall not be allowed.

DIRECTOR
Jay Jha, David Lohrey
ARTISTS
Sreehari Ajith, Mohammad Afaque

At 8:30pm on Sat & Sun 26,27 March.

For passes: 8374734142

Improvised theater is a genre of theatre performed without a script- characters and scenes are taken up on the spot, based on suggestions from the audience. Come and watch the actors as they perform the same, made even more difficult by the show host, who conducts a series of 'improv' games. for passes: 9966903264

This is a preliminary version of the film made by Philippe Messier, an anthropology student during his research in Hyderabad as part of my PhD in Anthropology.

This 40 min. long (Telugu) video that explores the techniques, technologies and labour conditions of stonecutters at the margins of Special Economic Zones in Hyderabad.

Philippe is a PhD candidate at the Department of Anthropology of McGill University (Montreal, Canada)and was a Visiting Fellow at the Department of Communication at the University of Hyderabad during this research. He usually combines fieldwork research and video (Canada, Vietnam and India). He studies technological relationships, media and economy.

All are welcome to this screening.
Entry: Free.

Match Fixing is a Hindi Comedy Play adapted and directed in Hindi by Keshav Deepak. Orginal play written in Telugu By Smt.Athaluri vijayalakshmi
It's the presentation of Hunar theater group.
Sometimes fixing is the only way forward.

Based on marriage fixing theme, this is a complete fun-filled family entertainment drama. It's story of a family, their neighbors and a retired major and his family. This play will hold you to your chairs and take you on laughter ride.

Cast
1.Aryan Sharma.
2.Aashrita dubey.
3.Rajesh dubey.
4.Ankur Purey.
5.Tina khanna.
6.Avanti Deepak.
7.Hari Krishna Bharadwaj.
8.Sanchali Dasgupta.
9.Alok Jha .
10.Rina Shahi.
11.Nivarthi Vijaya Krishna.

For passes: 9247400714

Caligula, the Roman emperor, who succeeded Tiberius and preceded Claudius and ruled for less than four years (AD 37-41), remains mythic for his fanatical approach to power. The play, “Ek Soirachari Rajar Katha” is not a period piece i.e. a play concerned with a historical time. It has drawn from Camus' “Caligula” the concept of deification of emperors which was common to the pagan world, the Greek and Macedonian kings, including Alexander the Great, who ordered their priests to proclaim them Gods, as did the Caesars starting with Augustus.

In spite of restraining convention and law, the innately vicious or dangerously capricious autocratic tendency still exists. This enabled modern figures like Amin and Milosevic to indulge in ‘Caligula-ism’ – their dangerous whims and murderous eccentricities. Though it also meant that the only remedy for those who terrorized was assassination, "I (Caligula) am still alive!" (Caligula, tr. by Christopher Williams, 2007).

PLAY: EK SOIRACHARI RAJAR KATHA (Inspired by Albert Camus’ “Caligula”); LANGUAGE:BENGALI; ADAPTATION & PRODUCTION:SHUDRKA HYDERABAD; DIRECTION:SWAPAN MONDAL.

For passes: 9440543341

A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.

This is a film directed by John Ford based on the book of same name by John Steinbeck.

The film tells the story of the Joads, an Oklahoma family, who, after losing their farm during the Great Depression in the 1930s, become migrant workers and end up in California. The motion picture details their arduous journey across the United States as they travel to California in search of work and opportunities for the family members.

In 1989, this film was one of the first 25 films to be selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

Entry - Free.

గొయ్యి - నాట‌కం
Goyyi - (Pit) is a street play by Yuva Sahiti Sravanti on the exploitation of natural resources in the name of development by contemporary Indian politics where the trivkle down effect is nothing to a commoner.

పాల‌కుల అభివృద్ధి జ‌పం.. ప్ర‌జ‌ల్ని ఎలా మ‌భ్య‌పెడుతుందో క‌ళ్ల‌కు క‌ట్టే నాట‌కం ఇది. పాల‌క విధానాల వెన‌క అస‌లు ల‌క్ష్యాల్ని... కార్పోరేట్ ప్ర‌యోజ‌నాల కోసం దేశ వ‌న‌రుల్ని దోచిపెడుతున్న వైనాన్ని... మ‌త రాజ‌కీయాల కుట్ర‌ల్ని... బ‌ట్ట‌బ‌య‌లు చేసే నాట‌కం. నేత‌లు మాయ మాట‌ల‌తో ప్ర‌జ‌ల్ని ఎలా గొయ్యిలోకి తోస్తున్నారో అర్థం చేయించే ప్ర‌య‌త్నం ఇది. యువ సాహితీ స్ర‌వంతి వ‌ర్త‌మాన రాజ‌కీయాల క‌రూపొందించిన ఈ నాట‌కం... అనేకానేక వాస్త‌వాల్ని క‌ళ్ల‌ముందుతుంది.

యువ సాహితీ స్ర‌వంతి
యువ సాహితీ స్ర‌వంతి సామాజిక, రాజ‌కీయాంశాల ప‌ట్ల ప్ర‌జ‌ల్లో చైత‌న్యం ర‌గిలించేందుకు కృషి చేస్తుంది. మూడ న‌మ్మ‌కాలు, అశాస్త్రీయ భావ‌జాలానికి వ్య‌తిరేకంగా సాహిత్య‌, సాంస్కృతిక రూపాల్లో ప్ర‌చారం నిర్వ‌హిస్తుంది.

Entry - Free.

RANGADHARA THE THEATRE STREAMS PRESENTS, HINDI ONE ACT PLAY "PARTNERS".

Three Girls living in a single rooms sharing the same as partners, has their own job, lifestyle, perception towards society and leading their respective life freely until one among them encounters a sexual assault who is unaware of the trauma so faced, then the other two partners do motivate to fight back for such assault as both has been sexually harassed at different places in a different manner.

This is a story of every woman who encounters or faces the situations against her wish & will at different places and humiliated at times.

This play has all the elements of fun, love, affinity, anger, humiliation, jealous, rebel,
sexual harassment etc.

Whether these girls succumb to the society pressure / pathetic situation individually or unite together to find out the sound means to fight back by jeopardizing their life in the world of male chauvinism and to overcome the menace to protect the interest of the women.

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On the occasion of 'World Allergy week', inviting all for an awareness session on Allergy and Immunology as Dr. Arif Ahmed M.B.B.S., M.D. (Paed.-Bom.),D.C.H. for a an awareness session on various skin, ENT ailments especially among children at 7pm on Tuesday 5th April.

"ITCH SCRATCH & WHEEZE" are the dreaded word young children and parents hear a lot of late. This Quality of Life (QoL) free session with the experienfced physician can benefit all.

Dr. Ahmed M.B.B.S., M.D. (Paed.-Bom.),D.C.H. all from K.E.M. Mumbai. Studied and worked in U.K. & U.S.A. for 4 years.
After training at Royal Manchester Children Hospital UK in Allergy, passed European Board exam conducted by EAACI (European Academy of Allergy & Immunology). Is only person from India.
Director Allermy Center for Allergic & Chest Diseases in Hyderabad- A complete Allergy centre for all Allergy procedures, investigations, education and Immunotherapy.

Professor in Pediatrics at Shadaan Medical College, Hyderabad.
National and International publications in Allergy For Indian Academy of Paediatrics BLS (basic life support) National Coordinator.
Given more than 200 lectures in allergy all over the country individually or as National Coordinator ARCTM (Allergic Rhinitis & co morbidities training module).

Founder Trustee & Chairperson SOWED (specialists on wheels for economically deprived) Conducts free specialty camps in respiratory diseases in adults and kids in the slums of Telangana since 7 years.

Entry - Free.

Sumadhura Arts Academy is organizing a Kuchipudi Dance Recital named “ Sumadhuram – Ugadi Utsavam” as the festival “Ugadi” is on the next day. In this Utsavam, Guru Kum. Sravya Manasa & her students will be performing to 6 classical compositions in Kuchipudi. Also followed by the special performance of the students who performed in the recent World Culture Fest at New Delhi.
We, the team of Sumadhura cordially invite you all to our Kuchipudi Dance Recital “Sumadhuram – Ugadi Utsavam” on this 7th of April at 7:30pm.

All are invited!

Entry: Free.

Udaan Performing Arts proudly presents BaulGaan - Mystical music 'Baul' Singing by Dr. Uttara Chousalkar.

Dr. Uttara Chousalkar is a rare combination of a mehfil researcher and a mehfil performer. She is an artist with a creative mind, who has mastered the art and gains happiness through the presentation of her art.

Performing since the tender age of twelve Uttara ji won Numerous awards from performances all over India. For the past two decades she has the privilege of being under the able tutelage of the renowned vocalist, Dr.Smt.Sushilaji Pohankar. Smt.Sushilaji who groomed her in the“ Guru Shishya Parampara ”. Uttara ji is also learning bandishes from Pt.Shankar Abhyankar and widening her repertoire. She graduated in English Literature and master’s degree in music and the title Gaana-Hira was conferred upon her for ranking first in the S.N.D.T. Women’s University’s music faculty.
A.I.R. has been broadcasting Uttara’s recitals on a regular basis since 1993. The creative urge in her has led Uttara to compose music for Marathi plays,“Waatewarati Kaachaga”, based on the sensitive issue of child abuse and child labour and set tune to the poems of the Marathi poetess Indira Sant which have been widely appreciated.

All are welcome.

Stories from the lands I had been invited to this year....Come listen to legends and folk tales from these lands and also little amusing anecdotes gathered along the way. Join me, Deepa Kiran for a morning of storytelling . Together we shall revisit these lands on the wings of words, through the world of stories.

We invite you to tea and talk online with American indologist Wendy Doniger on April 9, Saturday, at 4.30 pm On the occasion of the book launch of
"Hinduvulu: Oka Pratyamanaya Charitra" by Wendy Doniger and translated by Ashok Tankasala from her original title of "Hindus: An Alternative History".

The topics of discussion will range from Hinduism, its history and literature, the culture of the subalterns, unnoticed facts from Indian history and culture, the controversy around interpretations of Hindu mythological texts, etc.

Doniger was born in New York City to immigrant non-observant Jewish parents. She graduated in Sanskrit and Indian Studies from Radcliffe College, and received her M.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in June 1963. She then studied in India in 1963–1964 with a 12-month Junior Fellowship from the American Institute of Indian Studies. She received a Ph.D. from Harvard University with a dissertation on Asceticism and Sexuality in the Mythology of Siva, supervised by Daniel H. H. Ingalls, Sr. She obtained a D. Phil. in Oriental Studies from Oxford University, later with a dissertation on The Origins of Heresy in Hindu Mythology.

All are welcome to this evening of interaction.

My Photo Journey- is a photo exhibition of Mr. L. Vishwanatham, a senior pictorial photographer for two days.
Mr. Vishwanatham worked as a technical photographer at TPERL, Himayatsagar for more than three decades. He is a life member of India International Photographic Council (IIPC) and Telangana Photographic Society (TPS) formerly known as Andhra Pradesh Photographic Society (APPS). He has participated in several national and international salons. He is also a recipient of several awards. He was a visiting faculty at Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University and Venkateswara College of Fine Arts.

Exhibition Date: 5pm on 9 to 5pm on 10th April, 2016 Sat & Sun (2days).
All are welcome. Entry: Free.

Play
Description: Octopus studios presents "Father, Son and Holy Ghost". The play is about how we get caught up in million little things, which become our collective life. It is a story which brings generations of moments all rolled neatly and absurdly into now. Now, this is loaded with history of combination of ordinary and extraordinary. It is interesting to observe all those ordinary moments which are pregnant with emotions collide and explode to become the narrative for the future generations to follow. This slowly becomes a vicious cycle of life. It is about a family which has gone through many situations in life. The father, who is disappointed with life, a son who is disappointed with father and a mother, who always dreamed of perfect home. The idea of perfection and happiness, which leads to desperation, a strong desire to be something, which slow fades into a life, which is a prisoner of hope and fear. For Passes: 9885333273

Inviting all for an evening of Carnatic vocal by Sangeethakala and Rajya lakshmi popularly called Sangeetha Sisters on the occasion of release of Telugu stories book 'Merala kaavala'.

Sangeeta and Lakshmi have initially learned Carnatic Classical Music from her grandfather Sangeetha Vidwan late Sri Kidambi Kodandapani at the very young age.

At a young age they performed in many programmes of BalaVinodam in All India Radio and started giving Concerts including at Vaggeyakara Yuva Sangeethotsavam by Dept. of Culture, Govt. of Andhra
Pradesh and South Zone Cultural Centre Tanjore.

Awards:

Yagnarama Felicitaion Award by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha (Chennai) in 2004, Pratibha Puraskar by Surya Chandra Cultural Organisation in 2007 and vishishta puraskar of sri Eemani Shankara Shastry in 2014 are some remarkable awards won by them.

All are welcome to this event.

Inviting all for an evening book launch of 'Meralakaavala' - 18 Telugu stories from non-Telugu States in India.

This is a publication of 'Malaavarapu Veluvarinthalu', an effort of Pudota Showreelu and Sa Vem Ramesh. Joining at the launch will be story writers and Telugu literary friends to share their experience in writing.

తొమ్మిదికోట్ల మంది తెలుగు వాళ్ళు రెండు తెలుగు రాస్త్రాలలో వుంటే ఈ రెండు రాస్త్రాల బయట,మరియు ఇతర దేశాల్లో మరో తొమ్మిది కోట్లమంది తెలుగువారున్నారు. వారు అక్కడి స్తానికులతో కలిసి పోయి జీవిస్తున్నారు. అక్కడి తెలుగు వారు ఆ జీవననేపద్యంలో రాసిన తెలుగు కతలను ప్రచురించాలనే వుద్దేశంతో ఈ కతలను ఎన్నుకోవటం జరిగింది. దీనికి స.వెం.రమేశ్,ఆర్.ఎమ్.ఉమామహేశ్వరరావు అడగగానే భాద్యత తీసుకుని సంపాదకులుగా కతలను సేకరించిం ది మొదలు పుస్తక ప్రచురణ వరకుపూర్తి భాద్యత తీసుకున్నారు. పుస్తకంప్రచురించే ప్రయత్నాన్ని బుర్ల సుపర్ణ చరిత్రలో నిలిచిపోయే ఒక మంచి పుస్తకానికి పూర్తి ఆర్ధికసాయం చేయటానికి నేనున్నానంటూ ముందుకు వచ్చింది.
మల్లవరపు వెలువరింతలుకింద తెలుగు రాస్ట్రాలలోనూ పొరుగు రాస్ట్రాలలోనూ వున్న మంచి తెలుగు కతలను సేకరించి ప్రచురించాలనే మా ప్రయత్నాన్ని విజయవంతం చేస్తారని ఆశిస్తున్నాను - పూదోట శౌరీలు.
అందరికి ఆహ్వానం.

Samahaara Stand-up Night: Open Mic 5

Date : 10th April, 2016
Time: 8.00pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

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.
Donation Rs.100/-