Upcoming Events

Allow me to introduce myself.

I am Anuja Bhosle ( Casting Associate ) for Mukesh Chhabra Casting Company. Our organisation is a renowned casting company of Bollywood, and has been into business for several years working with the likes of Rajkumar Hirani,Anurag Kashyap,Imitiaz Ali, Nitesh Tiwari,Anand L. Rai and many more.

We are casting for a film titled "SOORMA" directed by Navdeep Singh,produced by Anand L.Rai, and scouting for Hyderabadi male actors in the age group of 25-70 for the same.Wanted to check if your database consists of these actors and if you can help me with the same. No MODELS strictly.

Looking forward to your reply.

Mithila painting (or Madhubani painting ) is a style of Indian painting practiced in the Mithila region of Bihar and the adjoining parts of Terai in Nepal. Madhubani literally means forests of honey. Its main feature is the line drawings filled in by bright colours which have high contrasts and very intricate details and patterns.The master artist Vidyanath Jha is one of the most famous Madhubani painters. His son Krishna Kumar Jha is a state awardee in Kalanand Art Contest of Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation in 2016.The workshop would be for 3 hours wherein the participants would learn the different motifs and also draw an art on a A4 size paper.All the material would be supplied by us.

Whether you consider yourself a seasoned professional, an emerging filmmaker, or a beginner,this workshop will make it easy for you on how to make documentary films with limited resources. Beginners may want to check out introductory production, pre-production, editing, and storytelling. Those filmmakers with more experience will get a chance to enhance their work in taking your camerawork or editing to the next level. We also explain how to get funds raised for making your first Indie-documentary films.

A creative story writing workshop for creative minds.

Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen your thoughts, spill your mind and finally make an appointment with the writer in your head. We conduct free, weekly events that foster writing. Our Meetups aim at helping writers reach their goals in a supportive, collaborative, social setting. Writing doesn't have to be all by oneself. We welcome anyone who writes, regardless of genre, language or age. We have members writing novels, short stories, poetry, screenplays, essays, school reports and more. What we do, basically: One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring forth a theme and writing exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. Once we're done writing, we read out our write-ups (optional). We also exchange feedback and constructively critique each other's works. Entry is free, anyone with an interest in writing can walk in. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation. We have Write Club sessions every Saturday afternoon – 3 to 6 PM

A lot can happen over a cup of tea! Masala Chai by 'KissaGo' revolves around the concept tea being a form of social network. People get together for tea and build long term friendships with tea being the binding factor in many relationships. Masala Chai will be a presentation of Divya Prakash Dubey's Hindi Monologues - Jeevanshaadi.com, Hum Do Humara Ek and Love You Forever and Fill in the blanks. Cast - Surender Sahil Verma, Ravi Raj, Shailja Chaturvedi, Jay Jha Directed By - Krishna Shukla Passes - 150/- Contact # 9700074079

Brush calligraphy workshop for beginners

3,999 cups and more...

Four young children from school are on an expedition to get their work back to normal under any circumstance. They are willing to take all kinds of risks to ensure that their town is protected, family is safe and work is not suffered.

Experience a fun filled play based on an adventurous and magical story written and illustrated by children and enacted by them about saving their little town in Telangana.

Safarnama Theatre presents

Play 1: Dharm-Shastra

Mahabharata, as we all know is an exemplary mythological tale which imparts wisdom on human ethics & righteousness, relationships & betrayal, hatred & vanity, greed & wrong-doing. Undoubtedly the teachings of this saga hold true in modern times as well.

Padma Bhushan awardee, Rashtrakavi Sri Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’’s highly applauded work ‘Rashmirathi’ is weaved around instances from this life size story which in itself is an institution.

Safarnama Theater brings you an adaptation of a few verses from the masterpiece ‘Rashmirathi’ titled ‘Dharm-Shastra’ written & directed by Ashish Srivastava where the characters, their emotions & mindset as examined by Dinkar Ji have been explored.

It deals with the background story of Karn, one of the most skilled & accomplished warrior of his times, his identity & ideologies. Also, the important role Lord Krishna played in the series of events which unfolds to the epic battle.

Cast: Ashish Shrivastava, Shashank Srivastava, Abhishek, Amir Ali Khan
Adapted and Directed by: Ashish Shrivastava

Play 2: Atma-Dwand

Life changes every moment and it teaches us to move ahead. But sometimes, we encounter a few events which change our perspective towards instances completely. Atma- Dwand, an in-house production of Safarnama, revolves around such life changing events of strangers who decide to sit together one night and share their stories. What would really happen by the end of the very night? Will it bring a change in the lives of those strangers? Or will they just dust themselves and move on in life?

Cast: Dev Bhardwaj, Smitali Das, Prerna Gupta, Srishti Mathur
Written & Directed by: Smitali Das

For more details, Contact:
Ashish (+91 77027 78557)
Shashank (+91-8897344405)

Bol is a telugu short film by suneeth kumar alladi

Bol is a telugu short film by suneeth kumar alladi

This november, as part of the japanese film retrospective, we(cinephiles film club) are planning to screen 4 critically acclaimed films from japan, this is the first movie from the list, expected to be screened on first wednesday of this novemeber.

movie title : Ugetsu(1953)
country : Japan
synopsis:
A tale of ambition, family, love, and war set in the midst of the Japanese Civil Wars of the sixteenth century.
Genre: Drama,Fantasy,War
Plan for the event:
1. Introduction to the film (10 minutes)
2. Screening @7:40 pm sharp (Runtime: 96 mins)
3. Post screening discussion (15 minutes)

An Evening with Scherzade on Art and Survival will be a talk by renowned pyschotherapist, clinical pyschologist, social scientist and performance artist Scherzade Siobhan on the transformative and cathartic powers of art and art therapy to combat ,mental health issues in people today. She runs a consulting space called "The Talking Compass" which attempts to enable a humanistic approach towards providing mental health to the marginalized.

Open Auditions for a Hindi Feature Film and a Web Series under the banner "Kulkarni Creations".
Age Group: 18 and above
Female & Male Artists

Zonal Computing Olympiad is organized by IARCS (Indian Association for Research in Computing Science) to screen out talented students who could represent India at IOI, the world's second largest olympiad, which witnessed participation of 84 countries last year.

The students who clear ZCO/ZIO qualify to write ZIO and the students who qualify ICO then qualify for Training Camp through which the Indian delegation is selected. IIIT Hyd, IIIT Delhi, CMI Chennai admit students on the basis of ICO scores. Ivy League universities have accepted students basis IOI performance.

The orientation session helps students in understanding ZCO/ZIO and a few prev year questions would be solved.

Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen your thoughts, spill your mind and finally make an appointment with the writer in your head. We conduct free, weekly events that foster writing. Our Meetups aim at helping writers reach their goals in a supportive, collaborative, social setting. Writing doesn't have to be all by oneself. We welcome anyone who writes, regardless of genre, language or age. We have members writing novels, short stories, poetry, screenplays, essays, school reports and more. What we do, basically: One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring forth a theme and writing exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. Once we're done writing, we read out our write-ups (optional). We also exchange feedback and constructively critique each other's works. Entry is free, anyone with an interest in writing can walk in. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation. We have Write Club sessions every Saturday afternoon – 3 to 6 PM

K-Circle, India's Oldest Quizzing Organisation, will be conducting a Non-Competitive quiz at LaMakaan. The event will be packed with a great amount of trivia and will be a great place to start for those who wish to begin indulging in quizzes.

A note about the play:

The play is not only acted by mostly women but also has being produced, directed and scripted by the women. It captures vibrancy of womanhood and life through its colourful woman protagonists.

All the artists are women who share a common passion of telling stories through theatre. Despite being mothers, home makers and working women we take out time to pursue our passion and we are enthralled every time we hear the audience’s applause.

The sum of all colours in a rainbow results in white colour. Similarly, we as a troupe are also like the colours of a rainbow which merges into white light at home but on stage each colour has its own unique identity and style.

On this Sunday morning through afternoon come and explore wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Breads and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts and Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces. Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm For details: 9642731329. Entry Free. All are Welcome.

Open Auditions for a Hindi Feature Film and a Web Series under the banner "Kulkarni Creations".
Age Group: 18 and above
Female & Male Artists

Story Telling workshop for Parents

It is a free event.

Nupur Aggarwal from Storywallahs will be conducting the workshop for all the parents and along with it an art or craft activity will be conducted for children.

We would prefer having a room in the 1st floor and a mike setup is also required.

A unique initiative, a padyatra, was undertaken by Harsh Mander and several others to replace the growing wave of radical hate with the spreading of radical love. A long journey from Nagaon in Assam to Porbandar in Gujarat, carrying the message of love is certainly healing. Harsh Mander and Amrit Kosaraju share their experiences of this eventful
saga across the breadth of the country. Discussion follows

SPEAKERS
Harsh Mander is a social activist who works with survivors of mass violence, hunger and other deprivations. He is the Director of Centre of Equity studies and a Special Commissioner to the Supreme Court of India.

A sensitive comedy by Neil Simon, presented by DCH

Remembering the Queen of Thumris Girija Devi who left the mortal world on 24th October 2017. It's a great loss to the lovers of thumri music. She has contributed immensely to the Hindustani classical music through impeccable voice and rendition.

The queen of Thumri may be no more, but her music lives on.
Program:
7.30 - Screening of the movie "Glimpses of her life and Music" A short film (dur: 50 min) by Films Division
8.20 - Talk by Amitji and Aradhana Karhade Sastri on the life and legacy of the legendary singer followed by open discussion on her work.

ALL ARE WELCOME!

This november, as part of the japanese film retrospective we(cinephiles film club) are planning to screen 4 critically acclaimed films from japan, this is the second movie from the list, expected to be screened on second wednesday of this novemeber.

movie title : Princess mononoke (1997)
country : Japan
synopsis:
On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.
Genre: Animation,Adventure,Fantasy
Plan for the event:
1. Introduction to the film (10 minutes)
2. Screening @7:40 pm sharp (Runtime: 134 mins)
3. Post screening discussion (15 minutes)

Maya Bazaar Successfully completed 60 years...we are going to celebrate this beautiful occasion at Lamakaan with the support of LamakaanTeam
విజ‌యావారి మాయాబ‌జార్ ప్రేమికుల‌కు ఆహ్వానం
తెలుగు తెర అద్భుతం విజ‌యా వారి మాయాబ‌జార్ సినిమా విడుద‌లై 2017 మార్చి 27 నాటికి అర‌వై ఏళ్లు. ఆ సంద‌ర్భంగా చాలా ప‌త్రిక‌లు ప్ర‌త్యేక‌ వ్యాసాలు వెలువ‌రించాయి. కొన్ని సాంస్కృతిక సంస్ధ‌ల వారు స‌మావేశాలూ పెట్టారు. అయితే ... ఇప్పుడు ....
మాయాబ‌జార్ ష‌ష్టిపూర్తి సంవ‌త్స‌రం ముగింపు సంద‌ర్భంగా న‌వంబ‌ర్ 9వ తేదీన
హైద్రాబాద్ బంజారా హిల్స్ రోడ్ నంబ‌ర్ ఒన్ , జీవీకే మాల్ ద‌గ్గ‌ర్లో ఉన్న లా మ‌కాన్ లో మాయాబ‌జార్ స్క్రీనింగ్ జ‌రుపుతున్నాం.సినిమా స్క్రీనింగుతో పాటు సినిమా మ‌న‌పై వేసిన ముద్ర‌ను గురించి మాట్లాడుకోడానికి ఇష్టాగోష్టి స‌మావేశం కూడా ఏర్పాటు చేయ‌డం జరిగిన‌ది.
మ‌ధ్యాహ్నం మూడున్న‌ర గంట‌ల‌కు స్క్రీనింగు కార్య‌క్ర‌మం ఉంటుంది. స్క్రీనింగ్ ముగిసిన అనంత‌రం చిత్ర విశేషాల‌పై స‌మావేశం జ‌రుగుతుంది. ఈ స‌మావేశాన్ని స‌భ‌ను ఓల్డ్ సినిమా ల‌వ‌ర్స్ వారు మూవీ వాల్యూమ్ యుట్యూబ్ ఛాన‌ల్ (https://www.youtube.com/movievolume ) మ‌రియు లామ‌కాన్ ఫిలిం స‌ర్కిల్ స‌హ‌కారంతో ఏర్పాటు చేస్తున్నారు. మాయాబ‌జార్ మీద అభిమానం ఉన్న వారంద‌రూ ఆహ్వానితులే ... మాయాబ‌జార్ మీద ప్ర‌తి ఒక్క‌రూ ఒక్కో థీసిస్ మ‌న‌స్సుల్లో రాసేసుకుని ఉంటారు. వాటిని అక్క‌డ మాతో పంచుకుంటే బాగుంటుంది క‌దా ...
విజ‌యా సంస్ధ‌తో స‌న్నిహిత సంబంధాలు క‌లిగిన వారు విజ‌య‌చిత్ర సంపాద‌క వ‌ర్గంలో ప‌నిచేసిన శ్రీ రావి కొండ‌ల‌రావు గారు ప్ర‌త్యేక ఆహ్వానితులు.
రండి ... మాయాబ‌జార్ షష్టిపూర్తి వేడుక‌ల‌ను ఘ‌నంగా జ‌రుపుకుందాం ....
గ‌మ‌నిక ః ఈ ఆహ్వాన‌ప‌త్రిక‌ను షేర్ చేసి మీ మిత్ర బృందంలోని మాయాబ‌జార్ ప్రేమికులు కూడా స‌మావేశానికి వచ్చేలా తోడ్పాటు అందించ‌గ‌ల‌ర‌ని మ‌న‌వి ....

The following seminar is about how the rapid development of Artificial Intelligence will lead to an extraordinary difference between the current vs the future human life! And how this affects our economies, our transportation, our health care, the way we consume food or educate our children, how we work, entertain ourselves or even die?

Screening of Film "IN MEMORY OF FRIENDS". It documents the violence and terror in Punjab, India – a land torn apart by religious fundamentalists and a repressive government. After examining the political turmoil of the late 1970′s and the rise of Sikh fundamentalism, the film focuses on the legacy of Bhagat Singh, a young socialist executed by the British in 1931 at the age of 23. Singh has since become a legend. Today the State eulogizes him as a nationalist while Sikh separatists portray him as a Sikh militant. In fact, Singh was neither. Just prior to his death he wrote a book which he entitled ‘Why I Am An Atheist.’ Bhagat Singhs idea of Secularism and Socialism are still very much relevant and worth understanding.

With growing Hindu and Muslim fundamentalism across India, the importance of such a political, ideological, intellectual and human document as that produced by Anand Patwardhan is immense.

After the screening of the movie, Shri Arundeep Co-Convener, The People's Voice from Punjab will brief the audience about the backdrop of such fundamentalism during that time. He will also tell how this film was made and the importance of putting up resistance through progressive cinema against the mainstream cinema. There will be a discussion on the movie and its art in which all the viewers are welcome to participate.

Date: 10 November 2017
Time: 07:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Venue: Lamakaan Open Cultural Space, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad-34
For registration(Free of Cost),
Pls Contact: 9989170226
facebook.com/HyderabadCinephiles

ALL ARE WELCOME! Entry Free!!

YHAI is an associate member of the Hostelling International, U.K., a premier international NGO promoting the Youth Hostelling movement, with a widespread network in 90 countries worldwide with more than 4000 unique hostels. Vision - To become a centre of safe, affordable and clean accommodation for young people during their travel, to enourage youth travelling in India and education & understanding through personal experience. We believe in the saying - Wandering, one gathers Honey. The National Office is the headquarter of the association and is located in the National Capital of India- Delhi. It also has 23 State Branches, and more than 300 District Units to provide appropriate and convenient services to all the members, who belong to different regions and part of the country. This also ensures smooth operation of the association. There are various adventure activities, camps and events in a calendar year that include activities organized by the National Office and the State Branches. The information regarding the programs can be accessed by the website well in advance. Website - www.yhaindia.org

Email etiquette is the art and discipline to communicate via email(written format) with others in context.

As in today's world communication is very important for each one of us, it plays a major role in your career as you grow.

Its a 1 hour session, by end of this session you will learn how to write a proper and perfect emails to your friends or colleagues or relatives.

Agenda:

Introduction & Overview
Outlook of email
Structure
Format & Rules
Do’s & Don’ts
Examples cases & scenarios
FAQ’s
Conclusion


Entry Fee: Free

Revenge- A love story of a couple since 7 years in flash back. Its their journey of life and experience.

Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen your thoughts, spill your mind and finally make an appointment with the writer in your head. We conduct free, weekly events that foster writing. Our Meetups aim at helping writers reach their goals in a supportive, collaborative, social setting. Writing doesn't have to be all by oneself. We welcome anyone who writes, regardless of genre, language or age. We have members writing novels, short stories, poetry, screenplays, essays, school reports and more. What we do, basically: One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring forth a theme and writing exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. Once we're done writing, we read out our write-ups (optional). We also exchange feedback and constructively critique each other's works. Entry is free, anyone with an interest in writing can walk in. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation. We have Write Club sessions every Saturday afternoon – 3 to 6 PM

The day before Heinrich Heine, a German scholar, poet and essayist died on 17th February, 1856 said, "God will pardon me, it is his trade."

But what happens when God decides to step down from his pedestal after twenty eight centuries.

We mortals often turn to God only to obtain the impossible. He is so bored and tired and sick of the rituals, century after century. He also wants change. He wants to come out of the dark corner of the temple and live like an ordinary being.

God's descent and his inability to find a job lay bares the problems faced by the common people and the devices they have to adopt to stay afloat in the social mire.

Mandir Mein Hadtal, a hilarious comedy, is Hindi adaptation of Marathi play "Vithal To Aala Aala" by Sh P L Deshpande with subtle message presented by KissaGo's after our highly acclaimed productions - Jee Huzoor, Kamla, Ilhaam and Masala Chai.

Directed by - Subhash Gupta
Passes - 200

On the occasion of Children's Day 2017, we are planning to host a creative session in 4 Cities - Kolkata, Mumbai, Bhubaneswar and Hyderabad, in the form of a Sit & Draw Competition for kids, from the age group 6 to 18. There will be an open group for aged above 18 as well, to indulge the child among all of us. The event is tentatively scheduled as per the below mentioned details:

The day before Heinrich Heine, a German scholar, poet and essayist died on 17th February, 1856 said, "God will pardon me, it is his trade."

But what happens when God decides to step down from his pedestal after twenty eight centuries.

We mortals often turn to God only to obtain the impossible. He is so bored and tired and sick of the rituals, century after century. He also wants change. He wants to come out of the dark corner of the temple and live like an ordinary being.

God's descent and his inability to find a job lay bares the problems faced by the common people and the devices they have to adopt to stay afloat in the social mire.

Mandir Mein Hadtal, a hilarious comedy, is Hindi adaptation of Marathi play "Vithal To Aala Aala" by Sh P L Deshpande with subtle message presented by KissaGo's after our highly acclaimed productions - Jee Huzoor, Kamla, Ilhaam and Masala Chai.

Directed by - Subhash Gupta
Passes - 200

This november, as part of the japanese film retrospective we(cinephiles film club) are planning to screen 4 critically acclaimed films from japan, this is the third movie from the list, expected to be screened on third wednesday of this novemeber.

movie title : Night and fog in japan(1960)
country : Japan
synopsis:
Long takes and a highly theatrical visual approach combine to form a tense and confrontational look at the decline of a socialist student activists' movement in Japan.

Genre: Drama
Plan for the event:
1. Introduction to the film (10 minutes)
2. Screening @7:40 pm sharp (Runtime: 107 mins)
3. Post screening discussion (15 minutes)

A collection of hit Hindi film songs drawn from the 1950s to the 1980s, featuring singers, music directors and film directors who were born and who died in the month of November

Ekaansh (a unit of nishan) in collaboration with Darpan theatre presents "Dedh Inch Upar"

Dedh Inch Upar is a play written by Nirmal Verma is a story of a man – one of the many lives impacted by Second World War. A story unfolds with a common man who was living a simple married life until one day suddenly from nowhere his wife was arrested by Gestapo for Anti-Nazi activities leaving no clue for him about her past and present. Today after 15 years, while he is sitting in a Bar he takes a swing in past and through many beautiful memories, he is still searching answers to many unanswered questions.

Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen your thoughts, spill your mind and finally make an appointment with the writer in your head. We conduct free, weekly events that foster writing. Our Meetups aim at helping writers reach their goals in a supportive, collaborative, social setting. Writing doesn't have to be all by oneself. We welcome anyone who writes, regardless of genre, language or age. We have members writing novels, short stories, poetry, screenplays, essays, school reports and more. What we do, basically: One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring forth a theme and writing exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. Once we're done writing, we read out our write-ups (optional). We also exchange feedback and constructively critique each other's works. Entry is free, anyone with an interest in writing can walk in. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation. We have Write Club sessions every Saturday afternoon – 3 to 6 PM

the workshop on

Self-care and the Collective: Queer lives, Queer spaces

Hindustani classical music is a heritage that has evolved through the centuries. It is a blend of ritualistic, folk and cultural expression of the sub-continent and represents music of different genres. The two singers, namely, Barnali and Anindita, will explore the integration of native and folk traditions with Hindustani classical music. This type of collaborative performance, stepping outside of the traditional bounds of Indian classical music, will be an experimental endeavour.

A Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) session to come together and dwell deeper into the self.

DMT is the organic use of free movements to connect with our inner selves in the presence of facilitators and an intimate community.

Eleanor's Secret (original French title Kérity, la maison des contes) is a 2009 Franco-Italian animated feature film directed by Dominique Monféry. It won the special distinction prize at the 2010 Annecy International Animated Film Festival

Bitter Chocolate is a book written by journalist and author Pinki Virani, published in 2000.

We have adapted several case studies from the book and constructed a narrative-based
show with subtle performances.
Bitter Chocolate provides an unapologetic and honest look at the rampant problem of child
sexual abuse in our country. Both the book and the author Pinki Virani have won the National
Award. This book is the first of its kind in the Indian sub-continent not only on the subject of child
sexual abuse, but also including previously unrevealed case studies and long term side effects.
It has broken Indian publishing records in non-fiction by recently celebrating its silver jubilee
edition. Pinki Virani has also been lauded internationally for being the first person, and woman,
in the Indian sub-continent to stand up publicly and bravely talk about the sexual abuse in her
childhood which included incest and rape. She has worked with three central governments
and bureaucrats to ensure a set of strict laws against child sexual abuse. The law Protection of
Children from Sexual Offenses Act passed in 2012, includes four of her suggestions.

nenu na camera short film

An evening with full of the music from North Indian Classical genre to mesmerise the audience for the first time with a Sarod by Shri Srinjoy Mukherjee(Kolkata)and Tabla by Sri Nilimesh Chakraborty(Kolkata).

Details- Srinjoy Mukherjee(Sarod)- Srinjoy Mukherjee has recieve many accolades in his musical career through several performances all over India and abroad.The training started firstly with Late. Pt Kamal Mallick and then after with the very famous Ustad Amaan Ali Khan of the Senia-Bangash Gharana.The distinct implementation of the Sarod from Rabab has emerged into his play. He also had the rare opportunity to learn and perform with his dada-guru Padmavibhushan Ustad Amjad Ali Khan. He is a graduated with the First class 1st in M.A from the Rabindra Bharti University(kolkata) Nilimesh Chakraborty(Tabla)- Nilimesh was born in a musical family.He began his training under his uncle Shri Ajay Chakraborty of Lucknow Gharana, then with Sri Debasish Majumdar of Farukkabad Gharana and then after he is currently under the training of the legendary guru Pt.Swapan Siva of Farukkabad Gharana. The distinct style of his Tabla solo and accompaniment has made him perform at several prestigious concerts in India and abroad. He has the rare opportunity to perform with his guru on stage and mesmerise the audiences. He has the rarest opportunity to accompany many legends like Late Pt.Kamal Mallick,Pt. Parthosarothy,Pt.Joydeep Ghosh,Pt,Kushal Das,Ustad Amaan Ali khan,Ustad Rashid khan to name a few. He is the first and youngest tabla player to accompany the doyen of sarod Padmavibhushan Ustad Amjad Ali khan. He is also an empaneled artist of the government of India under the I.C.C.R and S.P.I.C.M.A.C.A.Y. In educational field he is graduated in English honours from the Calcutta University

This november, as part of the japanese film retrospective we(cinephiles film club) are planning to screen FIVE critically acclaimed films from japan, this is the FOURTH movie from the list, expected to be screened on fourth wednesday of this novemeber.

movie title : Intentions of murder (1964)
country : Japan
synopsis:
A housewife living under her tyrannical husband has her life stressfully turned upside down after getting raped by a burglar.
Genre: Drama
Plan for the event:
1. Introduction to the film (10 minutes)
2. Screening @7:40 pm sharp (Runtime: 150 mins)
3. Post screening discussion (15 minutes)

In dystopia, we intend to explore the impact that radical technologies will have on our lives. From the advent of AI, cryptocurrencies, decentralised and distributed digital ledgers, internet of things, immersive virtual reality/augmented reality, 3D printing and powered exoskeleton in mainstream markets to extensive research being made in areas such as nanotech, brain-computer interface, synthetic biology to endeavours in speculative tech such as cryonics, artificial uterus and radical life extension.

From Desh-Prem to Rashtra-vaad: Rise of the Assertive and Insecure Indian

Talk by Vipul Rikhi
followed by songs of Kabir

How do we understand or relate to the current climate of aggressive 'nationalism', and are there different models for expressing and sharing a love of the country? This talk by Vipul Rikhi touches on aspects of insecurity and identity crisis which may lie at the root of streaks of assertion and aggression by which the 'nation' is sought to be defined. Drawing upon local wisdom traditions and figures such as Kabir and Tagore, the talk aims to offer a broader understanding of self as well as country, and how the two may be related.

The talk will be followed by some songs of Kabir, performed by Vipul Rikhi.