Lamakaan

The Internet Researchers Conference (IRC) is annual conference initiated by the Researchers at Work (RAW) programme at the Centre for Internet and Society in 2016 to gather researchers, academic or otherwise, studying internet in/from India to congregate, share insights and tensions, and chart the ways forward.
The fourth edition of this conference in 2019 will focus on the theme of the 'List.'

For more details on the previous IRC's, see: https://cis-india.github.io/irc/index.html

The story of India, over the past seven decades, has been one of development and social and political change, which has often been forgotten, pushed to the recesses of our memories. Ankur, Seema and Sushant refresh those memories in Note by Note, linking the events of each year to a significant film song. For in a country that has a song for every season, every emotion, nothing qualifies as much as the film song to be a metaphor for the nation. The Hindi film song has uncannily encapsulated the sentiment of its era, reflecting, as well as forming, the consciousness of the country's identity and mood.

Differing in their journalistic experiences and personal interests, authors Ankur Bhardwaj, Seema Chisti and Sushant Singh teamed up to draw one song per year, to complement the twists and travails of 70 years of post-independence India. Note by Note captures the rhythm of the country’s socio-economic and political rumblings to the beat of popular film music and the symphony it creates is imaginative, interesting and engaging albeit in parts.

Resisting Hindutva: Reclaiming Hinduism - Interfaith efforts to resist religious extremism

Purpose of this gathering is to explore interfaith efforts to secure democracy and human rights in India, and in particular, the role of faith-based activists.

Format: 5-minute presentations by several faith-based activists/advocates for human rights and secular democracy in India followed by open discussion among all gathered.

Speaker: SUNITA will speak about progressive Hinduism which is devoted to the human rights of all faiths.

Some of the questions to explore during the discussion are: Does the "left" in India collaborate with faith-based efforts for human rights? Do such collaborations and interfaith efforts in India that stand for minority rights include Hindus? Are there Hindus who connect their activism against Hindu nationalism to the teachings of the Gita and Vedas etc. Of course, we know of Swami Agnvesh, Shashi Tharoor, KP Ramanunni -- but these are individuals. Are such views and efforts present in broader interfaith organizing in India? How can Sadhana support such efforts in India, from so far away?

ENTRY IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL!!!

Organizer

Sunita Vishwanath and Lamakaan

* Leila (1996) - Iranian Movies Month.


FREE EVENT

Leila - Leila is a kind-hearted and loving woman whose marriage to Reza starts off happily. What happens after ?


Director: Dariush Mehrjui
Run Time: 110 mins

Taglines: The tragedy of a love torn apart by each partner's overeagerness to please the other.

Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:10 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussion

The Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) is an annual conference initiated by the Researchers at Work (RAW) programme at the Centre for Internet and Society to gather researchers, academic or otherwise, studying internet in/from India to congregate, share insights and tensions, and chart the ways forward.The theme for the fourth edition of the conference, to be held in February 2019, is the 'list'. For more on the previous IRCs, see: https://cis-india.github.io/irc/index.html

Tech for Democracy a Talk by Y. Kiran Chandra

The months of November and December 2018 were abuzz with political discussions and discussions all over the social media very intensely in the states of Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Telangana. These elections were considered to be the semifinals to the General Elections to be held in the first half of 2019. Soon we shall see intense political discussions and discourses in social media across the country. It is important for us to see if this is going to be another tool for the subversion of the democratic process?
In India, we have witnessed certain methods pursued by a large section of the political parties that consistently subvert the electoral process to ensure their victories. The conventional methods included distribution of money to voters, unleashing violence, polarising people based on caste, religion, region etc. Now political parties are betting big on the usage of social media, at least the two mainstream political parties at the national level. The ruling party is far ahead with infrastructure in place, having an IT wing and a troll army comprising of their activists. The president of BJP has even claimed publicly that they are now in a position to trend whatever they decided to trend! Is it just because they have the numbers to do it? The answer to this question is not trivial and just having the troll army or the numbers isn’t sufficient enough to become influential in dealing with the new avenues of technology and fresh ways of utilizing media such as instant messaging, micro-blogging and social networks. These platforms themselves, in social medium also facilitate this process for a cost. This is a key aspect in which the subversion of the electoral process is going to be in 2019.
In hindsight, when we look at the General elections of 2014, they were very different from the preceding elections. It was for the first time that internet as a medium was also crucial in deciding the fate of the contestants in at least 160 parliament seats. The availability of the “smart phone” in the 2014 elections was limited to the rich, urban middle class and rural elite. In-spite of this limitation, the number of interactions among people was staggering. According to Facebook, “From the day elections were announced to the day polling ended, 29 million people conducted 227 million interactions (posts, comments, shares, and likes) regarding the elections on Facebook.”

The 2019 elections will see an exponential increase in these interactions. The interactions in 2014 were mainly through Facebook and Twitter, while the usage of WhatsApp was relatively less. With the advent of Reliance Jio and the falling mobile data rates, internet penetration has almost doubled now and we have close to 40 Cr smart phone users in India today. The total number of WhatsApp users in 2014 May was close to 5 Cr while now it is above 25 Cr. Now the total user base of WhatsApp supersedes any other platform. However, Facebook owns WhatsApp and it is evident that Facebook holds most of the information. The consequence of this increase in number will have an impact on the interactions and will be staggering. All the interactions on these platforms reside in the servers of these platforms even if the user removes it. The behavioural patterns of the users has been profiled by these platforms and are being sold for advertisers as audience by these platforms. Forbes estimated that WhatsApp’s total revenue will be $5 billion and the average revenue per user to be $4 by 2020. As of February 2018, WhatsApp had over 1.5 billion users and sees 60 billion messages sent per day, according to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a Q4 2017 conference call. Billions of dollars of revenue come to these platforms by the selling the information generated by the users in these platforms.

About the Speaker:
Mr Y. Kiran Chandra is the General Secretary Free Software Movement of India, A national coalition of organisations working
for free software, free knowledge and free society.
Founding member and Chairman, Swecha, A free software Initiative working on developing and
building free software infrastructure on a movement mode. Involves significant interventions in local
language computing, policy change in curriculum, deployment, training and development of free
software along with work on issues of patents and copyright
Associated with policy level changes in imparting free software based computer education in
schools. Building and incubating FOSS delivery models.
Worked as a consultant for media houses on services over the internet.
Extensively toured India for the propagation of free software and nurture building of free software
communities.
Is an active proponent of Digital Freedom and has been in the forefront of the struggles against 66A
Free basics and other issues.
Have been actively campaigning on the issues of internet surveillance.

ENTRY FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

The Internet Researchers Conference (IRC) is annual conference initiated by the Researchers at Work (RAW) programme at the Centre for Internet and Society in 2016 to gather researchers, academic or otherwise, studying internet in/from India to congregate, share insights and tensions, and chart the ways forward.
The fourth edition of this conference in 2019 will focus on the theme of the 'List.'
For more details on the previous IRC's, see: https://cis-india.github.io/irc/index.html

Inviting all for an evening concert of Hindustani Classical vocal by Smt. Srivani Jade on Sat 1st Feb 2019 at 7 pm.

Srivani Jade was introduced to music at the age of four by her father Bhavani Prasad Jade and uncle Raghavendra Tilwalli. She studied Khayal initially with Dr. Sharad Gadre in the Gwalior style (2002-03), and in the Kirana style with Pandit Parameshwar Hegde since 2006. Srivani also enjoys singing an eclectic repertoire of light classical music, such as Thumri-dadra, Tappa and Bhajans.

Although she grew up performing on the stage and radio in India, she debuted as a Khayal singer in Ragamala's Utsav festival (Seattle, 2008) and Devanandan Ubhayaker Yuva Sangeet Utsav for emerging artists (Bengaluru, 2009). She has since continued to study, teach, and perform Hindustani Gayaki in both North America and India--Kalakendra (Portland), Ragamala (Seattle), Chhandayan (New York), Anindo Chatterjee Institute of Tabla, Suburban Music Circle (Mumbai) to name a few--and major music festivals such as the Sawai Gandharv Bhimsen Mahotsav (2014).

A 3-hour workshop on live storytelling, teaching the master tips of how to be a better storyteller on stage, conducted by Hari Sankar, founder at Beatmap and Director of Strategy at Kommune.

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 is today India's oldest quiz club, formed in 1972, and is based in the twin cities of Hyderabad & Secunderabad. This Saturday would be the K-Circle Quiz of the Month at Pheonix Arena which would be a lively, engaging and informally informative quiz session that anybody is welcome to attend! This is a non-competitive event, where teams are formed on the spot

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.

Ventriloquism workshop by ventriloquism Artiste santhosh kumar from Hyderabad. He is the only Ventriloquism artiste who is participating regularly and representing India at international ventriloquist convention at Kentucky USA.

This Sunday brings us the 6th session of the Hyderabad feminist reading group! As always, newcomers are more than welcome. We'll once again meet at Lamakaan (terrace) on Sunday (27th Jan) at 13:30.

Here is the link to this session’s reading: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hOYbXXdjEy3ABOVICvSZx6F5z3MlQ_W4

This time we’ll read a paper titled “Insidious Dangers of Benevolent Sexism: Consequences for Women’s Performance” by Benoit Dardenne. In it, she discusses four experiments which suggest that benevolent, or a sort of patronizing sexism is worse than hostile sexism for women’s cognitive performance. Despite being garbed in apparently positive and harmless tone, benevolent sexism seems to be more harmful than the hostile kind.

This paper was suggest by Pallavi, another member of our reading group, who also suggested that we could go easy on the sections where she details the four experiments and instead lend greater attention to the discussion following each experiment.

This time, we’ll only have one reading. This is for three reasons, arranged here by the order of their predominance:
1. I am vacationing in Pondicherry and it was quite difficult take time off from eating to look for papers.
2. Since I am putting up this post a little later than usual, some of us might only have time for one.
3. Having one reading could prevent us from doing a shallow reading - which we otherwise might have done in the rush to finish both the readings.

While you're reading the text, please do make notes of what you agree or disagree with. Or of what you don't get. Or what you think is an example of benevolent sexism. That will make for a richer discussion.

If you want to keep getting notified of these sessions we do every other week, you can join our FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1451288351669247/

See you then <3

Title : Breaking away
Director : Peter Yates
Synopsis :
A small-town boy obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl.

Plan for the event :
Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:10 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussion

Seminar on how to sell online on your own branded website.

What we cover?
Online selling, setting up your online shop, pricing strategy, discounts and offers, customer grouping, shipping

Target Audience: Business Owners, Startups, Home based business owners and Women Entrepreneurs.

Filmnagar Film Academy conducts Work Shop on Script Writing & Film Direction, by Hemanth Puvvada - Script writer & Film Director. 30 Years experience in cinfield, in Direction department. Wok shops conducted at many place.Level- level -II.
Per head Rs/- 200/- only

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

Photography Exhibition:-
Exhibition of the selected photographs of a Photography Competition for children in the age 10 to 14 yrs. Photographs showcasing the hopes of young minds towards a brand-new outlook for Hyderabad in 2019.

Protest Poetry – open mic with Sabika Abbas
We live in an age where voices of dissent are curbed because they question those in power. There is a lack of any effective tool to articulate an effective challenge. In a world where the media and the social media are controlled by vested interests, where safe spaces are increasingly decreasing, we have turned to poetry.
Because poetry, like political language is rarely spoken without intention. As Audre Lorde puts it, “Poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence. It forms the quality of the light within which we predicate our hopes and dreams toward survival and change, first made into language, then into idea, then into more tangible action. Poetry is the way we help give name to the nameless so it can be thought. The farthest horizons of our hopes and fears are cobbled by our poems, carved from the rock experiences of our daily lives.”
What makes poetry so powerful as a tool of protest? as a weapon we can use to challenge the malicious powers that have risen to prominence in this age? Because poetry is far more than syntax and grammar– the terms and measurements that help us identify and discuss language. It is more than copy on a page. It is rhythm; it is sensations; it is incantation. And, through this, poetry becomes meaning. It becomes truth.
We at lamakaan are happy to invite you come and participate in a poet led revolution. A revolution towards a more equal, trusting and loving society. Along with Sabika Abbas Naqvi, who is a protest poet and has performed at numerous occasions and more importantly, at numerous street corners, we invite you to write your own protest poems and read them to an audience on the 9th of February.

Photography Exhibition

Exhibition of the selected photographs of a Photography Competition for children in the age 10 to 14 yrs. Photographs showcasing the hopes of young minds towards a brand-new outlook for Hyderabad in 2019.

Based on Tarapada Roy's story, dramatised by Soumitra Basu, Gadha Kahini is a political satire that portrays through a story telling style on how some of the decision making authorities are being driven by their whims and fancies and how it all turns out to be a comedy of errors

Ecologise invites one and all to a panel discussion on DECLARING A Global EMERGENCY ON CLIMATE CHANGE followed by a Q & A Session

Proposed Agenda:
Presentation of paper by Sagar Dhara
On environmental emergency:The cause effect and social relevance of protesting as a group

ALL ARE WELCOME!

A VILLAGE OF ONE: Song Cycle With Soul.

American musician, composer and director Paula Jeanine Bennett brings an evening of her folk opera for all folk, "A Village Of One" (AVOO) to Lamakaan. AVOO is a music and theater piece that has traveled to Indonesia, Morocco and recently Bhubaneswar, Odisha, at the Kalanirvana Art Center. It is work that addresses the loneliness of the modern soul backlit by village sensibilities and illuminated by catchy songs - and solar lighting! For this presentation, Paula will talk about her recent experiences adapting the piece in India and share her compositions.
The audience will be invited to raise their voices too

About Artist:
Paula Jeanine Bennett, born in Cleveland, Ohio, the heartland of the USA, is a vocalist, percussionist, composer, lyricist and cultural arts activist. Her long and luminous association with Indian music began in 2001 when she was invited to participate in the elite Jazz India Vocal Institute program in Mumbai. She has returned to India many times and participated in a variety of festivals and concerts, most notably at the NCPA, the Kala Ghoda Festival and the Capital Jazz Festival. Paula has adapted numerous ghazals and thumris and was presented by the American Center in a 5-city tour of Western India performing this material in collaboration with local ensembles. She has also composed new material reflecting her deep love for the pure voice exemplified in North Indian classical traditions as evinced on her release on India's Mystica Music, "Melody Sky" (with guitarist Lee Boice).
She lives on the Brooklyn waterfront and can see the Statue of Liberty from her rooftop.

“Eunuchs: India’s Third Gender”, exploring the ancient tradition of the Hijras of India and how their life style has changed from healing gurus to prostitution in modern India.

Michael Yorke : As an anthropologist I had always relied on talking to the Indian Hijra community wherever I was doing research. They had some of the most analytical and critical minds among rural agricultural people. Not having access to land in a patriarchal society, and not being able to nurture a family, they were a community of people who relied on their wits, intellect and intelligence to make a living. Whenever I needed to know why a tradition was followed, they never jut said “because my grandfather did it”; they would search out the human motivations and historical reasons for habitual mode of conduct. They were a people always free from received ideas. They were an uninhibited group of free-thinkers. They were the most valuable informants an anthropologist could have.

While discussing this with a friend of mine in Delhi, who had once married into a grand Rajasthani regal family, she said that when living in an old fashioned zenana, she had relied on the Hijra guards of the zenana to adjust to her new life. So together we determined to make a film exploring the profound and ancient tradition that India maintains to accommodation people of transgender inclinations in a society where masculine and feminine role are so widely separated. Her contact with the ancient and traditional hijras of Ajmer gave us the most extraordinary access to this otherwise hidden and deeply private world, that finally took us into the world of modern hijra prostitutes in Hijra Gully in Mumbai.

This film is an anthropological insight and analysis into the ancient Indian tradition of transgenderism for a western audience where transgender issues have only recently become an issue of great social concern.

PAULA JEANINE BENNETT: West Faces East.

American jazz and fusion vocalist, percussionist and lyricist Paula Jeanine Bennett comes to Lamakaan with an evening of music from many streams. From her background in jazz to forays into North Indian semi-classical forms (ghazal, thumri) and new approaches for the pure voice, Paula will present original and adapted compositions from a variety of sources.
This will be Paula's last performance before returning to wintery New York City.
The evening will be fun, unusual and highly melodi

DCH & Lamakaan Presents

‘THE JEEVES & WOOSTER GANG’

Readings from PG Wodehouse
Directed by Pranava Singhal


Dramatic Circle Hyderabad presents selected dramatized readings from the stories of the great humourist PG Wodehouse, at 7.30 pm on Friday,15th Feb 2019.

The readings are aimed at introducing the uninitiated to the delights of Wodehouse’s world, and also an evening of reunion for the cognoscenti to pay their respects on the Master’s 44th death anniversary !

“ The Funniest writer ever to put pen to paper.” – Hugh Laurie

“ Wodehouse is the greatest comic writer ever.” – Douglas Adams

“ You don’t analyse such sunlit perfection, you just sit back in its warmth and splendour. – Stephen Fry

Admission : Free Passes on ‘First-come’ basis

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

Evenings of Dance is a series wherein different artistes of Indian Classical Dance background perform Solo presentations conveying stories through Indian Dance

Mandalas and Brush Lettering Workshop
By Nishat and Eisha

Mandalas help in relieving tension and anxiety. It also relaxes and heals the body, mind, and spirit. Brush Lettering is also a form of therapeutic art which helps to create art with letters and words.

This workshop will include:
~ Basics of mandala making and brush lettering
~ Combining both art forms and creating a unique artwork to take back with you
P.S. You'll be given a hand-lettered name card and a mini mandala as gifts by the facilitators!

This workshop is designed for people who are enthusiastic about learning new art forms!

No drawing experience required.

Fee:
Online registration - 600/-
On-spot - 800/-

For registrations, contact: 9704295140/ 8985500910

We Are from social post media team, and we are going to organise Candle light tribute to our brave Indian soldiers At Lamakaan
The Speakers That Are Participating in this Programe are
1.Mr.K. Srinivas Rao ACP..CCS Hyderabad
2.Dr.E.Ravishankar Senior Endocrinologist Appolo Hospitals
3. Sonia Akula Founder Prasident AASA Foundation

Title : Places in the Heart
Director : Robert Benton
Runtime : 111 mins
Synopsis :
In central Texas in the 1930s, a widow, with two small children, tries to run her small 40-acre farm with the help of two disparate people.

Plan for the event :
Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:10 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussion

Title : The Crying Game
Director : Neil Jordan
Runtime : 112 mins
Synopsis :
A British soldier kidnapped by IRA terrorists soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.

Plan for the event:
Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:10 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussion

A poetry reading and interaction with Danish poet Claus Ankerson, Hyderabad-based poets Nabina Das, Meherin Roshanara, Soumya Venkatesan, Dheeraj Kumar and Rebecca Vedavathy.

Blood is the most precious gift that anyone can give to another person — the gift of life. A decision to donate your blood can save a life or even several if your blood is separated into its components — red cells, platelets and plasma — which can be used individually for patients with specific conditions. Donating blood is an active way of helping others and the whole of society. Donating blood is a lifesaving act. By donating blood you can save lives.

Keeping the above noble gesture in mind on the occasion of Rotary Formation Day, Rotary Club of Hyderabad and Twin Cities Rotary Club proposes to conduct a Mega Blood Donation Camp in association with the Indian Red Cross Hyderabad. It is proposed to conduct the camp in 15-20 places across the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad on the 23rd of February 2019.


The blood collected during the camp will be utilised by Indian Red Cross Hyderabad for the Thalassemia patients and other needy patients.

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 word mandala comes from Sanskrit, and it means “sacred circle.” Mandalas bring along a feeling of relaxation. Designing and coloring mandalas can help you focus. That’s why they’re a great exercise for calming down when you’re stressed. Another thing they do is push aside thoughts and let your creativity flow.

I am Prerika and am conducting a workshop on how to make a mandala on the 24th of February at 10:30AM.
All my works are available at @jab.chai.met.doodles on Instagram.

In 2018, with a lot of diligence, I launched “Pataka” (An online store) on Facebook and Instagram. I have conducted art workshops before and am looking forward to conduct more of them this year. 🙂 I have also judged various art contests and competitions for schools and colleges in Hyd. I was the regional winner in the red bull doodle contest (2017).

Things you will get to learn -

1. What is a Mandala? How to make it from scratch?
2. The types of pens to use.
3. Ideas on making more of them.
4. What else can be done after making a mandala? (Getting them printed on phone cases etc.)

Fees - Rs.1250/- (Includes food and materials)

You can reach out to me at 6309800163 and I will be more than happy to answer your queries! 🙂

I am sure you will take along a lot of memories, meet people with similar interests and take home the mandala you just made for yourself!

Chai is definitely on me! 😀 Hoping to see you.

Thank you,
Prerika

India has a rich tradition of folk arts. The custodians of which are the many tribes that live in the interiors of various states. Warli art is a beautiful folk art of Maharashtra.

The most important aspect of the painting is that it does not depict mythological characters or images of deities, but depicts social life.

Participate in the Warli Art Workshop, get a chance to appreciate the art form and create you very own Warli Art masterpiece.

Contact for registration: Trishna Patnaik
9867982075

Lasya Sandhya- An evening of Mohiniyattam

Mohiniyattam the classical dance form of Kerala exudes in abundant grace and is thus known as the dance of the enchantress. The movements in Mohiniyattam evoke in one’s mind the exotic swaying of palm leaves or that of paddy in the gentle breeze. The costume in off-white and gold symbolizes simplicity, purity and richness of the cultural heritage of Kerala.

Entry Free


For details about the school

https://www.facebook.com/anitapeter.lasyadrutha/

The Trust Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Pratishthana was founded by Government of Karnataka in the name of Rashtrakavi Kuvempu, greatest writer of 20th century Kannada literature. Its Head Office is at Kuppali,a village in Shivamogga district where poet's house has been converted into a Museum of literary- cultural importance. The place has become a tourist centre, particularly for lovers of literature. Every day nearly 250 people visit the place and samadhi of poet on the top of nearby hill.The pratishthana has instituted " Kuvempu Rashtreeya Puraskar". a National award in the name of poet, which carries a Cash prize of Five Lakh Rupees. The Award of 2018 was given to Jeelani Bano and Rattan Singh, Noida.
Jeelani Ji could not attend the award giving ceremony at Kuppali. Hence Office bearers will come to Hyderabad on Tuesday the 26th February evening to present the prestigious Kuvempu Puraskar, in the presence of writers of Urdu and other languages.

Title : Talk to Her
Director : Pedro Almodóvar
Runtime : 112 mins
Synopsis :
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
Plan for the event :
Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:10 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussion

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

The Internet Researchers Conference (IRC) is annual conference initiated by the Researchers at Work (RAW) programme at the Centre for Internet and Society in 2016 to gather researchers, academic or otherwise, studying internet in/from India to congregate, share insights and tensions, and chart the ways forward.
The fourth edition of this conference in 2019 will focus on the theme of the 'List.'

For more details on the previous IRC's, see: https://cis-india.github.io/irc/index.html

The story of India, over the past seven decades, has been one of development and social and political change, which has often been forgotten, pushed to the recesses of our memories. Ankur, Seema and Sushant refresh those memories in Note by Note, linking the events of each year to a significant film song. For in a country that has a song for every season, every emotion, nothing qualifies as much as the film song to be a metaphor for the nation. The Hindi film song has uncannily encapsulated the sentiment of its era, reflecting, as well as forming, the consciousness of the country's identity and mood.

Differing in their journalistic experiences and personal interests, authors Ankur Bhardwaj, Seema Chisti and Sushant Singh teamed up to draw one song per year, to complement the twists and travails of 70 years of post-independence India. Note by Note captures the rhythm of the country’s socio-economic and political rumblings to the beat of popular film music and the symphony it creates is imaginative, interesting and engaging albeit in parts.

Resisting Hindutva: Reclaiming Hinduism - Interfaith efforts to resist religious extremism

Purpose of this gathering is to explore interfaith efforts to secure democracy and human rights in India, and in particular, the role of faith-based activists.

Format: 5-minute presentations by several faith-based activists/advocates for human rights and secular democracy in India followed by open discussion among all gathered.

Speaker: SUNITA will speak about progressive Hinduism which is devoted to the human rights of all faiths.

Some of the questions to explore during the discussion are: Does the "left" in India collaborate with faith-based efforts for human rights? Do such collaborations and interfaith efforts in India that stand for minority rights include Hindus? Are there Hindus who connect their activism against Hindu nationalism to the teachings of the Gita and Vedas etc. Of course, we know of Swami Agnvesh, Shashi Tharoor, KP Ramanunni -- but these are individuals. Are such views and efforts present in broader interfaith organizing in India? How can Sadhana support such efforts in India, from so far away?

ENTRY IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL!!!

Organizer

Sunita Vishwanath and Lamakaan

* Leila (1996) - Iranian Movies Month.


FREE EVENT

Leila - Leila is a kind-hearted and loving woman whose marriage to Reza starts off happily. What happens after ?


Director: Dariush Mehrjui
Run Time: 110 mins

Taglines: The tragedy of a love torn apart by each partner's overeagerness to please the other.

Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:10 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussion

The Internet Researchers' Conference (IRC) is an annual conference initiated by the Researchers at Work (RAW) programme at the Centre for Internet and Society to gather researchers, academic or otherwise, studying internet in/from India to congregate, share insights and tensions, and chart the ways forward.The theme for the fourth edition of the conference, to be held in February 2019, is the 'list'. For more on the previous IRCs, see: https://cis-india.github.io/irc/index.html

Tech for Democracy a Talk by Y. Kiran Chandra

The months of November and December 2018 were abuzz with political discussions and discussions all over the social media very intensely in the states of Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Telangana. These elections were considered to be the semifinals to the General Elections to be held in the first half of 2019. Soon we shall see intense political discussions and discourses in social media across the country. It is important for us to see if this is going to be another tool for the subversion of the democratic process?
In India, we have witnessed certain methods pursued by a large section of the political parties that consistently subvert the electoral process to ensure their victories. The conventional methods included distribution of money to voters, unleashing violence, polarising people based on caste, religion, region etc. Now political parties are betting big on the usage of social media, at least the two mainstream political parties at the national level. The ruling party is far ahead with infrastructure in place, having an IT wing and a troll army comprising of their activists. The president of BJP has even claimed publicly that they are now in a position to trend whatever they decided to trend! Is it just because they have the numbers to do it? The answer to this question is not trivial and just having the troll army or the numbers isn’t sufficient enough to become influential in dealing with the new avenues of technology and fresh ways of utilizing media such as instant messaging, micro-blogging and social networks. These platforms themselves, in social medium also facilitate this process for a cost. This is a key aspect in which the subversion of the electoral process is going to be in 2019.
In hindsight, when we look at the General elections of 2014, they were very different from the preceding elections. It was for the first time that internet as a medium was also crucial in deciding the fate of the contestants in at least 160 parliament seats. The availability of the “smart phone” in the 2014 elections was limited to the rich, urban middle class and rural elite. In-spite of this limitation, the number of interactions among people was staggering. According to Facebook, “From the day elections were announced to the day polling ended, 29 million people conducted 227 million interactions (posts, comments, shares, and likes) regarding the elections on Facebook.”

The 2019 elections will see an exponential increase in these interactions. The interactions in 2014 were mainly through Facebook and Twitter, while the usage of WhatsApp was relatively less. With the advent of Reliance Jio and the falling mobile data rates, internet penetration has almost doubled now and we have close to 40 Cr smart phone users in India today. The total number of WhatsApp users in 2014 May was close to 5 Cr while now it is above 25 Cr. Now the total user base of WhatsApp supersedes any other platform. However, Facebook owns WhatsApp and it is evident that Facebook holds most of the information. The consequence of this increase in number will have an impact on the interactions and will be staggering. All the interactions on these platforms reside in the servers of these platforms even if the user removes it. The behavioural patterns of the users has been profiled by these platforms and are being sold for advertisers as audience by these platforms. Forbes estimated that WhatsApp’s total revenue will be $5 billion and the average revenue per user to be $4 by 2020. As of February 2018, WhatsApp had over 1.5 billion users and sees 60 billion messages sent per day, according to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a Q4 2017 conference call. Billions of dollars of revenue come to these platforms by the selling the information generated by the users in these platforms.

About the Speaker:
Mr Y. Kiran Chandra is the General Secretary Free Software Movement of India, A national coalition of organisations working
for free software, free knowledge and free society.
Founding member and Chairman, Swecha, A free software Initiative working on developing and
building free software infrastructure on a movement mode. Involves significant interventions in local
language computing, policy change in curriculum, deployment, training and development of free
software along with work on issues of patents and copyright
Associated with policy level changes in imparting free software based computer education in
schools. Building and incubating FOSS delivery models.
Worked as a consultant for media houses on services over the internet.
Extensively toured India for the propagation of free software and nurture building of free software
communities.
Is an active proponent of Digital Freedom and has been in the forefront of the struggles against 66A
Free basics and other issues.
Have been actively campaigning on the issues of internet surveillance.

ENTRY FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

The Internet Researchers Conference (IRC) is annual conference initiated by the Researchers at Work (RAW) programme at the Centre for Internet and Society in 2016 to gather researchers, academic or otherwise, studying internet in/from India to congregate, share insights and tensions, and chart the ways forward.
The fourth edition of this conference in 2019 will focus on the theme of the 'List.'
For more details on the previous IRC's, see: https://cis-india.github.io/irc/index.html

Inviting all for an evening concert of Hindustani Classical vocal by Smt. Srivani Jade on Sat 1st Feb 2019 at 7 pm.

Srivani Jade was introduced to music at the age of four by her father Bhavani Prasad Jade and uncle Raghavendra Tilwalli. She studied Khayal initially with Dr. Sharad Gadre in the Gwalior style (2002-03), and in the Kirana style with Pandit Parameshwar Hegde since 2006. Srivani also enjoys singing an eclectic repertoire of light classical music, such as Thumri-dadra, Tappa and Bhajans.

Although she grew up performing on the stage and radio in India, she debuted as a Khayal singer in Ragamala's Utsav festival (Seattle, 2008) and Devanandan Ubhayaker Yuva Sangeet Utsav for emerging artists (Bengaluru, 2009). She has since continued to study, teach, and perform Hindustani Gayaki in both North America and India--Kalakendra (Portland), Ragamala (Seattle), Chhandayan (New York), Anindo Chatterjee Institute of Tabla, Suburban Music Circle (Mumbai) to name a few--and major music festivals such as the Sawai Gandharv Bhimsen Mahotsav (2014).

A 3-hour workshop on live storytelling, teaching the master tips of how to be a better storyteller on stage, conducted by Hari Sankar, founder at Beatmap and Director of Strategy at Kommune.

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 is today India's oldest quiz club, formed in 1972, and is based in the twin cities of Hyderabad & Secunderabad. This Saturday would be the K-Circle Quiz of the Month at Pheonix Arena which would be a lively, engaging and informally informative quiz session that anybody is welcome to attend! This is a non-competitive event, where teams are formed on the spot

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.

Ventriloquism workshop by ventriloquism Artiste santhosh kumar from Hyderabad. He is the only Ventriloquism artiste who is participating regularly and representing India at international ventriloquist convention at Kentucky USA.

This Sunday brings us the 6th session of the Hyderabad feminist reading group! As always, newcomers are more than welcome. We'll once again meet at Lamakaan (terrace) on Sunday (27th Jan) at 13:30.

Here is the link to this session’s reading: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hOYbXXdjEy3ABOVICvSZx6F5z3MlQ_W4

This time we’ll read a paper titled “Insidious Dangers of Benevolent Sexism: Consequences for Women’s Performance” by Benoit Dardenne. In it, she discusses four experiments which suggest that benevolent, or a sort of patronizing sexism is worse than hostile sexism for women’s cognitive performance. Despite being garbed in apparently positive and harmless tone, benevolent sexism seems to be more harmful than the hostile kind.

This paper was suggest by Pallavi, another member of our reading group, who also suggested that we could go easy on the sections where she details the four experiments and instead lend greater attention to the discussion following each experiment.

This time, we’ll only have one reading. This is for three reasons, arranged here by the order of their predominance:
1. I am vacationing in Pondicherry and it was quite difficult take time off from eating to look for papers.
2. Since I am putting up this post a little later than usual, some of us might only have time for one.
3. Having one reading could prevent us from doing a shallow reading - which we otherwise might have done in the rush to finish both the readings.

While you're reading the text, please do make notes of what you agree or disagree with. Or of what you don't get. Or what you think is an example of benevolent sexism. That will make for a richer discussion.

If you want to keep getting notified of these sessions we do every other week, you can join our FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1451288351669247/

See you then <3

Title : Breaking away
Director : Peter Yates
Synopsis :
A small-town boy obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl.

Plan for the event :
Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:10 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussion

Seminar on how to sell online on your own branded website.

What we cover?
Online selling, setting up your online shop, pricing strategy, discounts and offers, customer grouping, shipping

Target Audience: Business Owners, Startups, Home based business owners and Women Entrepreneurs.

Filmnagar Film Academy conducts Work Shop on Script Writing & Film Direction, by Hemanth Puvvada - Script writer & Film Director. 30 Years experience in cinfield, in Direction department. Wok shops conducted at many place.Level- level -II.
Per head Rs/- 200/- only

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

Photography Exhibition:-
Exhibition of the selected photographs of a Photography Competition for children in the age 10 to 14 yrs. Photographs showcasing the hopes of young minds towards a brand-new outlook for Hyderabad in 2019.

Protest Poetry – open mic with Sabika Abbas
We live in an age where voices of dissent are curbed because they question those in power. There is a lack of any effective tool to articulate an effective challenge. In a world where the media and the social media are controlled by vested interests, where safe spaces are increasingly decreasing, we have turned to poetry.
Because poetry, like political language is rarely spoken without intention. As Audre Lorde puts it, “Poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence. It forms the quality of the light within which we predicate our hopes and dreams toward survival and change, first made into language, then into idea, then into more tangible action. Poetry is the way we help give name to the nameless so it can be thought. The farthest horizons of our hopes and fears are cobbled by our poems, carved from the rock experiences of our daily lives.”
What makes poetry so powerful as a tool of protest? as a weapon we can use to challenge the malicious powers that have risen to prominence in this age? Because poetry is far more than syntax and grammar– the terms and measurements that help us identify and discuss language. It is more than copy on a page. It is rhythm; it is sensations; it is incantation. And, through this, poetry becomes meaning. It becomes truth.
We at lamakaan are happy to invite you come and participate in a poet led revolution. A revolution towards a more equal, trusting and loving society. Along with Sabika Abbas Naqvi, who is a protest poet and has performed at numerous occasions and more importantly, at numerous street corners, we invite you to write your own protest poems and read them to an audience on the 9th of February.

Photography Exhibition

Exhibition of the selected photographs of a Photography Competition for children in the age 10 to 14 yrs. Photographs showcasing the hopes of young minds towards a brand-new outlook for Hyderabad in 2019.

Based on Tarapada Roy's story, dramatised by Soumitra Basu, Gadha Kahini is a political satire that portrays through a story telling style on how some of the decision making authorities are being driven by their whims and fancies and how it all turns out to be a comedy of errors

Ecologise invites one and all to a panel discussion on DECLARING A Global EMERGENCY ON CLIMATE CHANGE followed by a Q & A Session

Proposed Agenda:
Presentation of paper by Sagar Dhara
On environmental emergency:The cause effect and social relevance of protesting as a group

ALL ARE WELCOME!

A VILLAGE OF ONE: Song Cycle With Soul.

American musician, composer and director Paula Jeanine Bennett brings an evening of her folk opera for all folk, "A Village Of One" (AVOO) to Lamakaan. AVOO is a music and theater piece that has traveled to Indonesia, Morocco and recently Bhubaneswar, Odisha, at the Kalanirvana Art Center. It is work that addresses the loneliness of the modern soul backlit by village sensibilities and illuminated by catchy songs - and solar lighting! For this presentation, Paula will talk about her recent experiences adapting the piece in India and share her compositions.
The audience will be invited to raise their voices too

About Artist:
Paula Jeanine Bennett, born in Cleveland, Ohio, the heartland of the USA, is a vocalist, percussionist, composer, lyricist and cultural arts activist. Her long and luminous association with Indian music began in 2001 when she was invited to participate in the elite Jazz India Vocal Institute program in Mumbai. She has returned to India many times and participated in a variety of festivals and concerts, most notably at the NCPA, the Kala Ghoda Festival and the Capital Jazz Festival. Paula has adapted numerous ghazals and thumris and was presented by the American Center in a 5-city tour of Western India performing this material in collaboration with local ensembles. She has also composed new material reflecting her deep love for the pure voice exemplified in North Indian classical traditions as evinced on her release on India's Mystica Music, "Melody Sky" (with guitarist Lee Boice).
She lives on the Brooklyn waterfront and can see the Statue of Liberty from her rooftop.

“Eunuchs: India’s Third Gender”, exploring the ancient tradition of the Hijras of India and how their life style has changed from healing gurus to prostitution in modern India.

Michael Yorke : As an anthropologist I had always relied on talking to the Indian Hijra community wherever I was doing research. They had some of the most analytical and critical minds among rural agricultural people. Not having access to land in a patriarchal society, and not being able to nurture a family, they were a community of people who relied on their wits, intellect and intelligence to make a living. Whenever I needed to know why a tradition was followed, they never jut said “because my grandfather did it”; they would search out the human motivations and historical reasons for habitual mode of conduct. They were a people always free from received ideas. They were an uninhibited group of free-thinkers. They were the most valuable informants an anthropologist could have.

While discussing this with a friend of mine in Delhi, who had once married into a grand Rajasthani regal family, she said that when living in an old fashioned zenana, she had relied on the Hijra guards of the zenana to adjust to her new life. So together we determined to make a film exploring the profound and ancient tradition that India maintains to accommodation people of transgender inclinations in a society where masculine and feminine role are so widely separated. Her contact with the ancient and traditional hijras of Ajmer gave us the most extraordinary access to this otherwise hidden and deeply private world, that finally took us into the world of modern hijra prostitutes in Hijra Gully in Mumbai.

This film is an anthropological insight and analysis into the ancient Indian tradition of transgenderism for a western audience where transgender issues have only recently become an issue of great social concern.

PAULA JEANINE BENNETT: West Faces East.

American jazz and fusion vocalist, percussionist and lyricist Paula Jeanine Bennett comes to Lamakaan with an evening of music from many streams. From her background in jazz to forays into North Indian semi-classical forms (ghazal, thumri) and new approaches for the pure voice, Paula will present original and adapted compositions from a variety of sources.
This will be Paula's last performance before returning to wintery New York City.
The evening will be fun, unusual and highly melodi

DCH & Lamakaan Presents

‘THE JEEVES & WOOSTER GANG’

Readings from PG Wodehouse
Directed by Pranava Singhal


Dramatic Circle Hyderabad presents selected dramatized readings from the stories of the great humourist PG Wodehouse, at 7.30 pm on Friday,15th Feb 2019.

The readings are aimed at introducing the uninitiated to the delights of Wodehouse’s world, and also an evening of reunion for the cognoscenti to pay their respects on the Master’s 44th death anniversary !

“ The Funniest writer ever to put pen to paper.” – Hugh Laurie

“ Wodehouse is the greatest comic writer ever.” – Douglas Adams

“ You don’t analyse such sunlit perfection, you just sit back in its warmth and splendour. – Stephen Fry

Admission : Free Passes on ‘First-come’ basis

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

Evenings of Dance is a series wherein different artistes of Indian Classical Dance background perform Solo presentations conveying stories through Indian Dance

Mandalas and Brush Lettering Workshop
By Nishat and Eisha

Mandalas help in relieving tension and anxiety. It also relaxes and heals the body, mind, and spirit. Brush Lettering is also a form of therapeutic art which helps to create art with letters and words.

This workshop will include:
~ Basics of mandala making and brush lettering
~ Combining both art forms and creating a unique artwork to take back with you
P.S. You'll be given a hand-lettered name card and a mini mandala as gifts by the facilitators!

This workshop is designed for people who are enthusiastic about learning new art forms!

No drawing experience required.

Fee:
Online registration - 600/-
On-spot - 800/-

For registrations, contact: 9704295140/ 8985500910

We Are from social post media team, and we are going to organise Candle light tribute to our brave Indian soldiers At Lamakaan
The Speakers That Are Participating in this Programe are
1.Mr.K. Srinivas Rao ACP..CCS Hyderabad
2.Dr.E.Ravishankar Senior Endocrinologist Appolo Hospitals
3. Sonia Akula Founder Prasident AASA Foundation

Title : Places in the Heart
Director : Robert Benton
Runtime : 111 mins
Synopsis :
In central Texas in the 1930s, a widow, with two small children, tries to run her small 40-acre farm with the help of two disparate people.

Plan for the event :
Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:10 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussion

Title : The Crying Game
Director : Neil Jordan
Runtime : 112 mins
Synopsis :
A British soldier kidnapped by IRA terrorists soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.

Plan for the event:
Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:10 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussion

A poetry reading and interaction with Danish poet Claus Ankerson, Hyderabad-based poets Nabina Das, Meherin Roshanara, Soumya Venkatesan, Dheeraj Kumar and Rebecca Vedavathy.

Blood is the most precious gift that anyone can give to another person — the gift of life. A decision to donate your blood can save a life or even several if your blood is separated into its components — red cells, platelets and plasma — which can be used individually for patients with specific conditions. Donating blood is an active way of helping others and the whole of society. Donating blood is a lifesaving act. By donating blood you can save lives.

Keeping the above noble gesture in mind on the occasion of Rotary Formation Day, Rotary Club of Hyderabad and Twin Cities Rotary Club proposes to conduct a Mega Blood Donation Camp in association with the Indian Red Cross Hyderabad. It is proposed to conduct the camp in 15-20 places across the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad on the 23rd of February 2019.


The blood collected during the camp will be utilised by Indian Red Cross Hyderabad for the Thalassemia patients and other needy patients.

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 word mandala comes from Sanskrit, and it means “sacred circle.” Mandalas bring along a feeling of relaxation. Designing and coloring mandalas can help you focus. That’s why they’re a great exercise for calming down when you’re stressed. Another thing they do is push aside thoughts and let your creativity flow.

I am Prerika and am conducting a workshop on how to make a mandala on the 24th of February at 10:30AM.
All my works are available at @jab.chai.met.doodles on Instagram.

In 2018, with a lot of diligence, I launched “Pataka” (An online store) on Facebook and Instagram. I have conducted art workshops before and am looking forward to conduct more of them this year. 🙂 I have also judged various art contests and competitions for schools and colleges in Hyd. I was the regional winner in the red bull doodle contest (2017).

Things you will get to learn -

1. What is a Mandala? How to make it from scratch?
2. The types of pens to use.
3. Ideas on making more of them.
4. What else can be done after making a mandala? (Getting them printed on phone cases etc.)

Fees - Rs.1250/- (Includes food and materials)

You can reach out to me at 6309800163 and I will be more than happy to answer your queries! 🙂

I am sure you will take along a lot of memories, meet people with similar interests and take home the mandala you just made for yourself!

Chai is definitely on me! 😀 Hoping to see you.

Thank you,
Prerika

India has a rich tradition of folk arts. The custodians of which are the many tribes that live in the interiors of various states. Warli art is a beautiful folk art of Maharashtra.

The most important aspect of the painting is that it does not depict mythological characters or images of deities, but depicts social life.

Participate in the Warli Art Workshop, get a chance to appreciate the art form and create you very own Warli Art masterpiece.

Contact for registration: Trishna Patnaik
9867982075

Lasya Sandhya- An evening of Mohiniyattam

Mohiniyattam the classical dance form of Kerala exudes in abundant grace and is thus known as the dance of the enchantress. The movements in Mohiniyattam evoke in one’s mind the exotic swaying of palm leaves or that of paddy in the gentle breeze. The costume in off-white and gold symbolizes simplicity, purity and richness of the cultural heritage of Kerala.

Entry Free


For details about the school

https://www.facebook.com/anitapeter.lasyadrutha/

The Trust Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Pratishthana was founded by Government of Karnataka in the name of Rashtrakavi Kuvempu, greatest writer of 20th century Kannada literature. Its Head Office is at Kuppali,a village in Shivamogga district where poet's house has been converted into a Museum of literary- cultural importance. The place has become a tourist centre, particularly for lovers of literature. Every day nearly 250 people visit the place and samadhi of poet on the top of nearby hill.The pratishthana has instituted " Kuvempu Rashtreeya Puraskar". a National award in the name of poet, which carries a Cash prize of Five Lakh Rupees. The Award of 2018 was given to Jeelani Bano and Rattan Singh, Noida.
Jeelani Ji could not attend the award giving ceremony at Kuppali. Hence Office bearers will come to Hyderabad on Tuesday the 26th February evening to present the prestigious Kuvempu Puraskar, in the presence of writers of Urdu and other languages.

Title : Talk to Her
Director : Pedro Almodóvar
Runtime : 112 mins
Synopsis :
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
Plan for the event :
Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:10 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussion