Lamakaan

Adaptation of 12 Angry Men, Ek Ruka Hua Faisla is a courtroom drama by Basu Chatterjee where the fate of a poor teenage boy charged with murder rests with a jury. The film quite successfully portrays the class and caste prejudices of all the jurists but one who argues in myriad ways against their prejudiced stances.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a War Room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.

Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writers: Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), Terry Southern (screenplay)
Stars: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden

Movies Intro : 7:00 PM
Movies Starts at 7:10 PM
Post-Screening Discussion - 15 mins

Tamana Slathia, Peacebuilder, Feminist and one of National Organisers of #IWillGoOut, comes to Hyderabad to share the stories and voices of the residents of Jammu and Kashmir. As a peacebuilder, she has her ears to the ground and in her talk, she dispels the myths propagated by the mainstream media and the popular narratives about J&K issues.

White Rabbit Red Rabbit performed by Vinay Varma

No rehearsals! No director! A different actor each performance, who receives the script on stage!

White Rabbit Red Rabbit is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning play by Iranian writer Nassim Soleimanpour. It is an audacious theatrical experiment and a potent reminder of the transgressive and transformative power of theatre.

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

Awaiting period is over.... 🙂 After phenomenal performance & overwhelming response in Bikaner National Theatre Festival 2019...Here we present its 8th performance in Hyderabad after 2 long years, at lamakaan, Hyderabad on 30th March 2019 ( Saturday ) @ 07:30 pm. Donor Pass 250/-

Sainyan Bhaye Kotwal' ( Tamasha Play in Hindi )

Come join us on a Demo and workshop on different techniques of water colour.

Decoupage is the art of decorating objects of different surfaces with paper . This workshop is a beginners guide to this form of art. Towards the end of the workshop the participants would be familiar with the process of decoupage using different kinds of paper and fabric .

Elections: The Saga of Broken Promises - A Dialogue

The elections in April will commence the 17th Loksabha elections in India. At this crucial juncture, every political party opens its box of schemes to lure the voters. If the bait of schemes did not create the sir that they expected, the latest trick up their wily sleeve is to spread propaganda, jumle baazi.

The history of 16th Loksabha elections has taught us that elections in India are just the never-ending saga of broken promises and of course costly affair too with crores of rupees are being pumped into publicity and promotions.

So as the lead participants of this high voltage political act let us all ask some important questions like:
What is that we should recall and assess before voting in these elections?

Does our vote matter?
Does NOTA bear any weight?

What should we learn from the broken promises?
Should we be voting for the MP or PM?
And many more such questions...

Do join us for a Dialogue on the biggest and largest exercise of Indian Democracy.

In this world where we live, nothing is what it seems - '
जो है वह नहीं है, और जो नहीं है असल में वही है'..this isn't just a mere play of words and yet it is a play after all!
A train; a chain and 11 passengers caught up in the journey to madness and mayhem - oh yes, a thief and police as well!
Confusions and conundrums abound as they all try to answer the question -"Who is the real player after all?!"
Sutradhar brings you its latest workshop production, 'Thief! Police!', a play written by Vijay Tendulkar, which shows us different faces of the society we live in.
The cast and crew of the play comprise of participants of Sutradhar's various workshop productions who will use various dramatic devices, improvisations and employ the art of observation and transformation.

It is a video series debunking myths about Muslims in India. The characters, Sajju - a logical Indian and Shambu - a right-winger have a discussion on various issues surrounding Indian Muslims.

I Even Met Happy Gypsies(1967)

Synopsis:
The Yugoslavian leading man Bekim Fehmiu plays a charismatic but mean-spirited gypsy, married to the submissive woman (Olivera Vuco). The gypsy couple's various escapades end up in a desperate flight from the Law.

Nrityanjali Dance Academy presents Nrityaarpanam - A Dance Dedication. This is a Kuchipudi Dance recital dedicated to the Supreme God.

Dhrupad is an ancient music of India with its own vocabulary and deep style of rendering. It is oldest and purest style of music of India.
At the same time flamenco is UNESCO PROTECTED art forms from Spain and it has it's own magnetism. In this event , we are trying to create a musical dialogue between these 2 traditional styles ,without diluting any form, and create a unique rendering with unique dialogue of Dhrupad Vocal, Rare instrument Surbahar and Flamenco Guitar.

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

Story Pipers is an initiative taken up to provide children with books that are based on the real world; a world they can relate to. Being ardent believers of Maria Montessori’s philosophy, all the books are factual and realistic.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS -

Dr. Sneha, holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Delhi. Her zeal for writing and storytelling propelled her to pen down stories for children. With this book, she is in pursuit of their rewarding smiles and sparkling eyes.


Amina Banu, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from St. Francis College, Hyderabad; and a diploma in Montessori education from AMI. She has a vast experience in teaching in Montessori schools. This book, conceptualized by her, is one of her unceasing efforts to offer something constructive to children.

The promise of providing (to the youth especially) two crore jobs by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre has now become a thorn in its flesh. And data pertaining to the unemployment rate was never published. While the Centre and BJP functionaries have made various claims of providing jobs, one man’s resignation in protest over the alleged withholding of the real statistics caused a furor earlier in January.


P.C. Mohanan would have been just another name on a long list of government officials, but the then acting chairman of the National Statistical Commission (NCS) took the decision to resign, later the unemployment data was leaked and published by a newspaper. It showed that at 6.1%, unemployment was at its highest in the last 45 years.
To understand what exactly the Centre was not wanting to publish, and why Mr. Mohanan decided to resign, come join us for a talk and a Q&A session with the man himself at Lamakaan on Sunday, 7 April, at 730 pm. The former acting chairman of the NSC will explain the wider issues behind his resignation, and the employment data generation process in India and what the report would have meant for public discourse and why official data should be a public good.


ENTRY FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

Poet and cultural icon Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) is living in San Francisco in the mid-'50s with friends and fellow writers Jack Kerouac (Todd Rotondi) and Neal Cassady (Jon Prescott) when he conceives "Howl," a poem that is credited with popularizing the Beat movement. When bookstore owner Lawrence Ferlinghetti (Andrew Rogers) publishes the poem, he is put on trial for obscenity. The film includes animated portions depicting interpretations of the poem itself.

Duration: 90 minutes followed by Discussion

ALL ARE WELCOME.

Balkan Express

Synopsis:
Group of petty criminals is trying to make some money under the disguise of musical band in Nazi-occupied Serbia.

Samahaara Workshop Productions
presents

"Aaj Ka Yamlok"
A Comedy in Hindi

Written by Dr. Kailash Chandra Sharma
Directed by Sandeep Sahu

Date : 12th April 2019
Time : 8.00pm
Venue : Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

The play ‘Aaj Ka Yamlok’ is a meaningful satire depicting the corruption that is taking a front seat in our contemporary society. If there is a law to understand gravity, there must be something to understand life as well, and this play explains "the modern life" in a unique way.

‘Yamraj’ the God of Death in his previous incarnation was a chief minister and all the officials of his ‘Yamlok’ were the citizens of his state. Not to mention they all indulged in corruption. Now in ‘Yamlok’ they dispose of their duties with the same ‘earnestness’. Problems arise when God himself decides to inspect this Yamlok. How does this modern time Yamraj find his way out, let us sit back and discover…..

Entry by Donation. Available at in.bookmyshow.com

Dear Members,
HDPC - Hyderabad Digtal Photography Club is organiing DSLR Camera Basics Workshop for Beginners, exclusively for those who want to use photography as a medium to express themselves creatively.

Topics to be covered:

Understanding the camera and it's working
Different modes in Camera
Understanding exposure, lenses and focusing
Introduction to Aperture,Shutter Speed,ISO
Types of Lenses
Understanding Light and colour
Creativity and composition
Tips for taking better pictures
Hands on Practical Session.

Duration: 5 hrs
Limited slots available on first come first serve.

Confirmation Registration Fee: 300/-
(Can do Paytm/Google pay on 9849014399)

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

Ashadh Ka Ek Din is a Hindi play by Mohan Rakesh that debuted in 1958 and is considered the first Modern Hindi play.The title of the play derives from the second verse of the Sanskrit dramatist Kalidas's play Meghadūta. It literally means A day in the month of Ashadh. Mohan Rakesh noted in the introduction to a subsequent play, King-swans of the waves, that, whenever he read Kalidas' Meghdoot, he felt that the poet had distilled out his sense of acute guilt and alienation from his own being into that play, and that this realization is what motivated Mohan Rakesh's writing of Ashadh ka ek din.The play received a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for best play in 1959 and has been staged by several prominent directors to critical acclaim. This play explains the facts about time, the cost you have to pay for the oppourtunities given by time and the time doesn't wait.

Being a passionate baker I would like to conduct a workshop with an oncoming concept of “No bake” desserts so it is to prepare the dessert without the use of electricity and fuel. This would be beneficial for nature as well as humans being and as said it is our duty to save environment and its beauty.
This would a very great experience of baking delicious and mouth-watering desserts within less time.
We will impart our knowledge on 4-5 desserts like: tiramisu, cheese cakes, chocolate balls, chilli chocolate balls etc

Date:- 14 april 2019
Time:- 3:30 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
(2.5 hrs followed by Q&A)
For registration contact:- 9571117210
Registration fees:- 500/-
(Can do paytm or google pay or pay during workshop)
Limited seats :- 15 people

Satya Harischandreeyamu -Varanaasi ghattamu

Start Ups have become a buzz word in the recent times. Looking at the ups and downs in the field industry experts analysed that young entrepreneurs lack the knowledge, skills and attitude of present unemployed youth, largely clueless, which comes out of various Engg and Management institutions in India. As the industries are less and jobs are few, Start Ups are the only mantra which can help the present generation. Those who realize this definitely need suitable skills before venturing into Start-Ups. In this regard, a session is conceived by Dr Kalyana Chakravarthi, Visiting Professor & Skills Coach, aiming at brainstorming and deliberating on 'Skills for Start-Ups' which provides a platform for youth and individuals to upgrade their knowledge for the present and future needs.

The presenter's professional details can be viewed at: www.skillosophyconsulting.in

ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!

Who's singing over there?

Synopsis:
n 1941 Yugoslavia, smooth young singer Pevac (Dragan Nikolic) joins a group of disparate and colorful characters on a bus destined for the capital, Belgrade. Among them is a grouchy World War I veteran, a Germanophile, a strange huntsman armed with a rifle, an athletic hypochondriac and a pair of gypsy musicians.

Children's Production from Muse Musical School of Music and Drama.

Internet of Things A Talk by Ray

All that one needs to know about the Internet of Things is going to be explained in lucid and easy to understand manner.

This is a more general talk about IoT and its implications in the practical world. No prior knowledge about IoT is needed to attend this talk.

About the Speaker:
Ray is a Technocrat Entrepreneur, Manager, Creative Visualiser, Innovator, and Leader - having a very rich and varied experience of 10 years on a wide range of Technologies, Domains, Managerial and Functional specialties.


He has a wide experience of startup development, program leadership, product development, software engineering & system architecture.
He has worked across various domains including Internet of Things, Port Solutions, eCommerce, Healthcare and Pharmaceutical (distribution and logistics.


He is a Designer and technology architect, he started his first startup at the age of 16 which was a social network with a focus on music and video sharing.
He has provided leadership and direction for Human experience design and helped multiple startups in the technology and bringing ideas to reality.


He believes in simplicity, minimalism and an ardent willingness to push the envelope, envisioning the betterment of usable and practical solutions.

Ray is working on a product called Rubus, which is an Integrated Activity Response Management Systems and a smart infrastructure solution, Internet of Things platform for integrating sensors, automation systems with enterprise systems with a focus to help customers to manage their smarter infrastructure, production and process systems for monitoring, optimisation, performance improvements, and emergency response systems.



ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

With extreme weather events occurring with unprecedented frequency and natural resources depleting rapidly, environmental degradation is a matter of grave concern for most people today. Climate Change is also an important social justice issue, as it affects the disprivileged the worst - those who are perhaps the least responsible for it in the first place. ’Cowspiracy’ is a ground-breaking yet humorous documentary that uncovers one of the most devastating, yet most ignored human acts, despite mounting scientific evidence, and offers a path to sustainability.

Are we ready to invest two hours of our Saturday to make our planet thriving, for our kids and their kids; for those disprivileged who will be the worst affected; to do our precious bit to prevent islands going under sea?

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

From Ameer Khusro to Tagore: A Journey through the Syncretic Tradition of Indian Music

This is a presentation to remind ourselves as we pass through a difficult period of communal
tensions and violence, about India’s history of syncretic culture. The people of India have lived
in peace and harmony over the ages. Despite differences in religions, they have all contributed to
building a very rich and composite culture, and this is beautifully reflected in our literature and
music.
This programme is a musical journey through India’s traditions of secular poetry & music, in a
historical order beginning from the 13 the century to the present day. Most of the music is
composed and sung by Dr Subhendu Ghosh and is based on Hindustani ragas or other musical
forms including the traditional folk songs. The narrative includes the following poets – Hazrat
Ameer Khusro, Kabir, Guru Nanak, Mian Taan Sen, Bulle Shah, Lalan Faqir, Nazeer
Akbarabadi, Ram Prasad Bismil, Haribans Ray Bachchan, Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Rabindranath
Tagore.
This is a small effort to highlight the poetic genius of our Indian poets and pay our tribute to
those who dedicated their lives for a Secular India.

The program will have a Poetry recitation by Laltu at the beginning of the event.

ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

Artist Lateef Farooqui will be giving a live demo in Oil on canvas along with Urbansketchers Hyderabad

A chocolate moulding workshop that will teach people how to make chocolate at home
Like chocolate bar, truffles and bon bon chocolates.

A talk on Indian Martial Arts :

Join us in this talk with Master Nischal Yodha, who talks about the history, evolution, philosophy and application of Indian martial arts in warfare as well as in our daily life. With over 3 decades of practical experience in learning & teaching Indian martial arts and various other combat systems of the world, Master Nischal now extracts some of the hidden gems and secret wisdom behind our country's martial art systems and conveys it to the people at large. With the discovery of these profound insights, he now guides you in a realistic journey of holistic fitness, healing, reverse ageing and other spiritual benefits which some of our rare & ancient arts still hold.

About the master :

Master Nischal is the 7th generation master of the Indian martial art called "Dommi-Saamu". He has been trained by many legendary masters in some of the rarest Indian martial arts like Vajramushti, Mallayudham and Marma-Kala. He is a well experienced and senior teacher in yoga & therapeutic yoga.

Master Nischal is also trained in many deadly combat arts like World War II combat and old school Indian unarmed combat. He is a black belt holder in Judo, Jujutsu and Karate. He is also a certified instructor in Authentic Fu Shen Yuan Taichi and Krav-maga. He is the last disciple of PadmaShri Nataraja Ramakrishna guruji under whose direct guidance he has learnt Perini.

He acts as a consultant for Telangana State Police (Tactical Wing) as well as for other private security agencies. He has also been a mentor / adviser for many special forces in the state of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in India.

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Corporate Education: Students' Suicides

The education system in India today is appalling. In the last few years higher education has become a costly affair. This made higher education a distant dream for the students under the poverty line and students of the middle class families are taking loans to provide education to their children. There has been a considerable decrease in number of free seats in public and private universities because of this the competition is at all time high. This competition has become the breeding ground for ruthless coaching institutions which are costly and have a 16 hour long schedule in a day along with weekly exams. This environment of constant pressure, lack of physical activity and guilt has lead to the sharp increase in mental health problems among students especially depression, anxiety and suicidal tendencies. In a span of 2 months in 2017 , 47 students commited suicide in Telangana and Andhra pradesh and around 18 students go missing every year.

There is neither any investigation on these suicides nor any attempt by the state & central government to prevent these suicides. While many suggest and believe that eliminating corporate education, reinstalling efficient public education is the solution. The political parties funded by these corporate private institutions aren't leaning in to change anything.

Nori Art and Puppetry Centre will be presenting- Puppet Tales of Wisddom.It is A Contemporary Puppet performance.Two Stories The Pious Cat and The Magic Shank will be performed with a variety of puppets,glove, rod, mouth and rod in an experimental bunraku style

Before the Rain (1994)

Synopsis:
In the republic of Macedonia, amid war in Bosnia, an Albanian girl being hunted by Christians is offered protection by a monk who has taken a vow of silence.

Khaki: Poems on Pulwama by Dr Fatima Shahnaz

Fatima Shahnaz's collection, "KHAKI - Poems on Pulwama" is an outpouring of the shock, outrage and emotional distress felt across India after the terrorist suicide attack on unarmed Indian forces at Pulwama, Kashmir, in which forty-four Indian soldiers were killed. These poems were written and completed within barely two weeks, from February 14, 2019 to March 3, 2019, following the assault, purportedly by a terrorist in Pakistan's proxy war on India. The range of these poems embodies the poet's academic career as an author and an advocate of international human rights who has been vocal for racial and social justice and as an anti-war activist promoting global peace in the New York area, where she lived after growing up in Europe. She has also proactively condemned violence against women in speeches and activism in India since her return to her homeland.

The poems in KHAKI are unabashedly patriotic, reflecting Fatima's yearning for her homeland throughout her life. While the poetry additionally reflects her humanitarian mission as she continues to uphold her ideals of global justice and peace, she is also aware of the compelling urgency for the preservation of the Indian democracy, the largest in the world, and the pluralism and secular ideals at its core


About the Writer

Dr. Fatima Shahnaz’s first novel, GOLCONDA, was published in New York by
News-India (Times); Khaki, Poems on Pulwama follows several collections of her
poetry include Sarasavati, Shards and others; an introduction and poem by her were
selected for an anthology, “In the Arms of Words,” published by Sherman Asher
Publishers in the United States, and the proceeds from this supported relief for victims
of the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. She was appointed the first Indian, and
Asian, Head Girl in the British girl’s boarding school she attended in Europe; after

achieving General School Certificates, Ordinary and Advanced levels (Oxford-
Cambridge Boards), she obtained her B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in French Literature at the

Sorbonne University in Paris, France. She was awarded a citation by the Government
of France in 2010 as “Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” (‘Knight of the
Order of Arts and Letters’). Before her teens she won the Jawaharlal Nehru Gold
Medal for writing, and several first prizes from the Shankar’s institution in India. She
has written extensively as a journalist and academic on global politics has been a
featured poet on the New York and Indian poetry circuits and has given numerous
speeches as a writer, professor, and advocate of international human rights.

ENTRY FREE & OPEN TO ALL

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

Adaptation of 12 Angry Men, Ek Ruka Hua Faisla is a courtroom drama by Basu Chatterjee where the fate of a poor teenage boy charged with murder rests with a jury. The film quite successfully portrays the class and caste prejudices of all the jurists but one who argues in myriad ways against their prejudiced stances.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a War Room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.

Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writers: Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), Terry Southern (screenplay)
Stars: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden

Movies Intro : 7:00 PM
Movies Starts at 7:10 PM
Post-Screening Discussion - 15 mins

Tamana Slathia, Peacebuilder, Feminist and one of National Organisers of #IWillGoOut, comes to Hyderabad to share the stories and voices of the residents of Jammu and Kashmir. As a peacebuilder, she has her ears to the ground and in her talk, she dispels the myths propagated by the mainstream media and the popular narratives about J&K issues.

White Rabbit Red Rabbit performed by Vinay Varma

No rehearsals! No director! A different actor each performance, who receives the script on stage!

White Rabbit Red Rabbit is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning play by Iranian writer Nassim Soleimanpour. It is an audacious theatrical experiment and a potent reminder of the transgressive and transformative power of theatre.

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

Awaiting period is over.... 🙂 After phenomenal performance & overwhelming response in Bikaner National Theatre Festival 2019...Here we present its 8th performance in Hyderabad after 2 long years, at lamakaan, Hyderabad on 30th March 2019 ( Saturday ) @ 07:30 pm. Donor Pass 250/-

Sainyan Bhaye Kotwal' ( Tamasha Play in Hindi )

Come join us on a Demo and workshop on different techniques of water colour.

Decoupage is the art of decorating objects of different surfaces with paper . This workshop is a beginners guide to this form of art. Towards the end of the workshop the participants would be familiar with the process of decoupage using different kinds of paper and fabric .

Elections: The Saga of Broken Promises - A Dialogue

The elections in April will commence the 17th Loksabha elections in India. At this crucial juncture, every political party opens its box of schemes to lure the voters. If the bait of schemes did not create the sir that they expected, the latest trick up their wily sleeve is to spread propaganda, jumle baazi.

The history of 16th Loksabha elections has taught us that elections in India are just the never-ending saga of broken promises and of course costly affair too with crores of rupees are being pumped into publicity and promotions.

So as the lead participants of this high voltage political act let us all ask some important questions like:
What is that we should recall and assess before voting in these elections?

Does our vote matter?
Does NOTA bear any weight?

What should we learn from the broken promises?
Should we be voting for the MP or PM?
And many more such questions...

Do join us for a Dialogue on the biggest and largest exercise of Indian Democracy.

In this world where we live, nothing is what it seems - '
जो है वह नहीं है, और जो नहीं है असल में वही है'..this isn't just a mere play of words and yet it is a play after all!
A train; a chain and 11 passengers caught up in the journey to madness and mayhem - oh yes, a thief and police as well!
Confusions and conundrums abound as they all try to answer the question -"Who is the real player after all?!"
Sutradhar brings you its latest workshop production, 'Thief! Police!', a play written by Vijay Tendulkar, which shows us different faces of the society we live in.
The cast and crew of the play comprise of participants of Sutradhar's various workshop productions who will use various dramatic devices, improvisations and employ the art of observation and transformation.

It is a video series debunking myths about Muslims in India. The characters, Sajju - a logical Indian and Shambu - a right-winger have a discussion on various issues surrounding Indian Muslims.

I Even Met Happy Gypsies(1967)

Synopsis:
The Yugoslavian leading man Bekim Fehmiu plays a charismatic but mean-spirited gypsy, married to the submissive woman (Olivera Vuco). The gypsy couple's various escapades end up in a desperate flight from the Law.

Nrityanjali Dance Academy presents Nrityaarpanam - A Dance Dedication. This is a Kuchipudi Dance recital dedicated to the Supreme God.

Dhrupad is an ancient music of India with its own vocabulary and deep style of rendering. It is oldest and purest style of music of India.
At the same time flamenco is UNESCO PROTECTED art forms from Spain and it has it's own magnetism. In this event , we are trying to create a musical dialogue between these 2 traditional styles ,without diluting any form, and create a unique rendering with unique dialogue of Dhrupad Vocal, Rare instrument Surbahar and Flamenco Guitar.

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

Story Pipers is an initiative taken up to provide children with books that are based on the real world; a world they can relate to. Being ardent believers of Maria Montessori’s philosophy, all the books are factual and realistic.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS -

Dr. Sneha, holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Delhi. Her zeal for writing and storytelling propelled her to pen down stories for children. With this book, she is in pursuit of their rewarding smiles and sparkling eyes.


Amina Banu, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from St. Francis College, Hyderabad; and a diploma in Montessori education from AMI. She has a vast experience in teaching in Montessori schools. This book, conceptualized by her, is one of her unceasing efforts to offer something constructive to children.

The promise of providing (to the youth especially) two crore jobs by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre has now become a thorn in its flesh. And data pertaining to the unemployment rate was never published. While the Centre and BJP functionaries have made various claims of providing jobs, one man’s resignation in protest over the alleged withholding of the real statistics caused a furor earlier in January.


P.C. Mohanan would have been just another name on a long list of government officials, but the then acting chairman of the National Statistical Commission (NCS) took the decision to resign, later the unemployment data was leaked and published by a newspaper. It showed that at 6.1%, unemployment was at its highest in the last 45 years.
To understand what exactly the Centre was not wanting to publish, and why Mr. Mohanan decided to resign, come join us for a talk and a Q&A session with the man himself at Lamakaan on Sunday, 7 April, at 730 pm. The former acting chairman of the NSC will explain the wider issues behind his resignation, and the employment data generation process in India and what the report would have meant for public discourse and why official data should be a public good.


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Poet and cultural icon Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) is living in San Francisco in the mid-'50s with friends and fellow writers Jack Kerouac (Todd Rotondi) and Neal Cassady (Jon Prescott) when he conceives "Howl," a poem that is credited with popularizing the Beat movement. When bookstore owner Lawrence Ferlinghetti (Andrew Rogers) publishes the poem, he is put on trial for obscenity. The film includes animated portions depicting interpretations of the poem itself.

Duration: 90 minutes followed by Discussion

ALL ARE WELCOME.

Balkan Express

Synopsis:
Group of petty criminals is trying to make some money under the disguise of musical band in Nazi-occupied Serbia.

Samahaara Workshop Productions
presents

"Aaj Ka Yamlok"
A Comedy in Hindi

Written by Dr. Kailash Chandra Sharma
Directed by Sandeep Sahu

Date : 12th April 2019
Time : 8.00pm
Venue : Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

The play ‘Aaj Ka Yamlok’ is a meaningful satire depicting the corruption that is taking a front seat in our contemporary society. If there is a law to understand gravity, there must be something to understand life as well, and this play explains "the modern life" in a unique way.

‘Yamraj’ the God of Death in his previous incarnation was a chief minister and all the officials of his ‘Yamlok’ were the citizens of his state. Not to mention they all indulged in corruption. Now in ‘Yamlok’ they dispose of their duties with the same ‘earnestness’. Problems arise when God himself decides to inspect this Yamlok. How does this modern time Yamraj find his way out, let us sit back and discover…..

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Dear Members,
HDPC - Hyderabad Digtal Photography Club is organiing DSLR Camera Basics Workshop for Beginners, exclusively for those who want to use photography as a medium to express themselves creatively.

Topics to be covered:

Understanding the camera and it's working
Different modes in Camera
Understanding exposure, lenses and focusing
Introduction to Aperture,Shutter Speed,ISO
Types of Lenses
Understanding Light and colour
Creativity and composition
Tips for taking better pictures
Hands on Practical Session.

Duration: 5 hrs
Limited slots available on first come first serve.

Confirmation Registration Fee: 300/-
(Can do Paytm/Google pay on 9849014399)

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

Ashadh Ka Ek Din is a Hindi play by Mohan Rakesh that debuted in 1958 and is considered the first Modern Hindi play.The title of the play derives from the second verse of the Sanskrit dramatist Kalidas's play Meghadūta. It literally means A day in the month of Ashadh. Mohan Rakesh noted in the introduction to a subsequent play, King-swans of the waves, that, whenever he read Kalidas' Meghdoot, he felt that the poet had distilled out his sense of acute guilt and alienation from his own being into that play, and that this realization is what motivated Mohan Rakesh's writing of Ashadh ka ek din.The play received a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for best play in 1959 and has been staged by several prominent directors to critical acclaim. This play explains the facts about time, the cost you have to pay for the oppourtunities given by time and the time doesn't wait.

Being a passionate baker I would like to conduct a workshop with an oncoming concept of “No bake” desserts so it is to prepare the dessert without the use of electricity and fuel. This would be beneficial for nature as well as humans being and as said it is our duty to save environment and its beauty.
This would a very great experience of baking delicious and mouth-watering desserts within less time.
We will impart our knowledge on 4-5 desserts like: tiramisu, cheese cakes, chocolate balls, chilli chocolate balls etc

Date:- 14 april 2019
Time:- 3:30 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
(2.5 hrs followed by Q&A)
For registration contact:- 9571117210
Registration fees:- 500/-
(Can do paytm or google pay or pay during workshop)
Limited seats :- 15 people

Satya Harischandreeyamu -Varanaasi ghattamu

Start Ups have become a buzz word in the recent times. Looking at the ups and downs in the field industry experts analysed that young entrepreneurs lack the knowledge, skills and attitude of present unemployed youth, largely clueless, which comes out of various Engg and Management institutions in India. As the industries are less and jobs are few, Start Ups are the only mantra which can help the present generation. Those who realize this definitely need suitable skills before venturing into Start-Ups. In this regard, a session is conceived by Dr Kalyana Chakravarthi, Visiting Professor & Skills Coach, aiming at brainstorming and deliberating on 'Skills for Start-Ups' which provides a platform for youth and individuals to upgrade their knowledge for the present and future needs.

The presenter's professional details can be viewed at: www.skillosophyconsulting.in

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Who's singing over there?

Synopsis:
n 1941 Yugoslavia, smooth young singer Pevac (Dragan Nikolic) joins a group of disparate and colorful characters on a bus destined for the capital, Belgrade. Among them is a grouchy World War I veteran, a Germanophile, a strange huntsman armed with a rifle, an athletic hypochondriac and a pair of gypsy musicians.

Children's Production from Muse Musical School of Music and Drama.

Internet of Things A Talk by Ray

All that one needs to know about the Internet of Things is going to be explained in lucid and easy to understand manner.

This is a more general talk about IoT and its implications in the practical world. No prior knowledge about IoT is needed to attend this talk.

About the Speaker:
Ray is a Technocrat Entrepreneur, Manager, Creative Visualiser, Innovator, and Leader - having a very rich and varied experience of 10 years on a wide range of Technologies, Domains, Managerial and Functional specialties.


He has a wide experience of startup development, program leadership, product development, software engineering & system architecture.
He has worked across various domains including Internet of Things, Port Solutions, eCommerce, Healthcare and Pharmaceutical (distribution and logistics.


He is a Designer and technology architect, he started his first startup at the age of 16 which was a social network with a focus on music and video sharing.
He has provided leadership and direction for Human experience design and helped multiple startups in the technology and bringing ideas to reality.


He believes in simplicity, minimalism and an ardent willingness to push the envelope, envisioning the betterment of usable and practical solutions.

Ray is working on a product called Rubus, which is an Integrated Activity Response Management Systems and a smart infrastructure solution, Internet of Things platform for integrating sensors, automation systems with enterprise systems with a focus to help customers to manage their smarter infrastructure, production and process systems for monitoring, optimisation, performance improvements, and emergency response systems.



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With extreme weather events occurring with unprecedented frequency and natural resources depleting rapidly, environmental degradation is a matter of grave concern for most people today. Climate Change is also an important social justice issue, as it affects the disprivileged the worst - those who are perhaps the least responsible for it in the first place. ’Cowspiracy’ is a ground-breaking yet humorous documentary that uncovers one of the most devastating, yet most ignored human acts, despite mounting scientific evidence, and offers a path to sustainability.

Are we ready to invest two hours of our Saturday to make our planet thriving, for our kids and their kids; for those disprivileged who will be the worst affected; to do our precious bit to prevent islands going under sea?

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

From Ameer Khusro to Tagore: A Journey through the Syncretic Tradition of Indian Music

This is a presentation to remind ourselves as we pass through a difficult period of communal
tensions and violence, about India’s history of syncretic culture. The people of India have lived
in peace and harmony over the ages. Despite differences in religions, they have all contributed to
building a very rich and composite culture, and this is beautifully reflected in our literature and
music.
This programme is a musical journey through India’s traditions of secular poetry & music, in a
historical order beginning from the 13 the century to the present day. Most of the music is
composed and sung by Dr Subhendu Ghosh and is based on Hindustani ragas or other musical
forms including the traditional folk songs. The narrative includes the following poets – Hazrat
Ameer Khusro, Kabir, Guru Nanak, Mian Taan Sen, Bulle Shah, Lalan Faqir, Nazeer
Akbarabadi, Ram Prasad Bismil, Haribans Ray Bachchan, Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Rabindranath
Tagore.
This is a small effort to highlight the poetic genius of our Indian poets and pay our tribute to
those who dedicated their lives for a Secular India.

The program will have a Poetry recitation by Laltu at the beginning of the event.

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Artist Lateef Farooqui will be giving a live demo in Oil on canvas along with Urbansketchers Hyderabad

A chocolate moulding workshop that will teach people how to make chocolate at home
Like chocolate bar, truffles and bon bon chocolates.

A talk on Indian Martial Arts :

Join us in this talk with Master Nischal Yodha, who talks about the history, evolution, philosophy and application of Indian martial arts in warfare as well as in our daily life. With over 3 decades of practical experience in learning & teaching Indian martial arts and various other combat systems of the world, Master Nischal now extracts some of the hidden gems and secret wisdom behind our country's martial art systems and conveys it to the people at large. With the discovery of these profound insights, he now guides you in a realistic journey of holistic fitness, healing, reverse ageing and other spiritual benefits which some of our rare & ancient arts still hold.

About the master :

Master Nischal is the 7th generation master of the Indian martial art called "Dommi-Saamu". He has been trained by many legendary masters in some of the rarest Indian martial arts like Vajramushti, Mallayudham and Marma-Kala. He is a well experienced and senior teacher in yoga & therapeutic yoga.

Master Nischal is also trained in many deadly combat arts like World War II combat and old school Indian unarmed combat. He is a black belt holder in Judo, Jujutsu and Karate. He is also a certified instructor in Authentic Fu Shen Yuan Taichi and Krav-maga. He is the last disciple of PadmaShri Nataraja Ramakrishna guruji under whose direct guidance he has learnt Perini.

He acts as a consultant for Telangana State Police (Tactical Wing) as well as for other private security agencies. He has also been a mentor / adviser for many special forces in the state of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in India.

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Corporate Education: Students' Suicides

The education system in India today is appalling. In the last few years higher education has become a costly affair. This made higher education a distant dream for the students under the poverty line and students of the middle class families are taking loans to provide education to their children. There has been a considerable decrease in number of free seats in public and private universities because of this the competition is at all time high. This competition has become the breeding ground for ruthless coaching institutions which are costly and have a 16 hour long schedule in a day along with weekly exams. This environment of constant pressure, lack of physical activity and guilt has lead to the sharp increase in mental health problems among students especially depression, anxiety and suicidal tendencies. In a span of 2 months in 2017 , 47 students commited suicide in Telangana and Andhra pradesh and around 18 students go missing every year.

There is neither any investigation on these suicides nor any attempt by the state & central government to prevent these suicides. While many suggest and believe that eliminating corporate education, reinstalling efficient public education is the solution. The political parties funded by these corporate private institutions aren't leaning in to change anything.

Nori Art and Puppetry Centre will be presenting- Puppet Tales of Wisddom.It is A Contemporary Puppet performance.Two Stories The Pious Cat and The Magic Shank will be performed with a variety of puppets,glove, rod, mouth and rod in an experimental bunraku style

Before the Rain (1994)

Synopsis:
In the republic of Macedonia, amid war in Bosnia, an Albanian girl being hunted by Christians is offered protection by a monk who has taken a vow of silence.

Khaki: Poems on Pulwama by Dr Fatima Shahnaz

Fatima Shahnaz's collection, "KHAKI - Poems on Pulwama" is an outpouring of the shock, outrage and emotional distress felt across India after the terrorist suicide attack on unarmed Indian forces at Pulwama, Kashmir, in which forty-four Indian soldiers were killed. These poems were written and completed within barely two weeks, from February 14, 2019 to March 3, 2019, following the assault, purportedly by a terrorist in Pakistan's proxy war on India. The range of these poems embodies the poet's academic career as an author and an advocate of international human rights who has been vocal for racial and social justice and as an anti-war activist promoting global peace in the New York area, where she lived after growing up in Europe. She has also proactively condemned violence against women in speeches and activism in India since her return to her homeland.

The poems in KHAKI are unabashedly patriotic, reflecting Fatima's yearning for her homeland throughout her life. While the poetry additionally reflects her humanitarian mission as she continues to uphold her ideals of global justice and peace, she is also aware of the compelling urgency for the preservation of the Indian democracy, the largest in the world, and the pluralism and secular ideals at its core


About the Writer

Dr. Fatima Shahnaz’s first novel, GOLCONDA, was published in New York by
News-India (Times); Khaki, Poems on Pulwama follows several collections of her
poetry include Sarasavati, Shards and others; an introduction and poem by her were
selected for an anthology, “In the Arms of Words,” published by Sherman Asher
Publishers in the United States, and the proceeds from this supported relief for victims
of the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. She was appointed the first Indian, and
Asian, Head Girl in the British girl’s boarding school she attended in Europe; after

achieving General School Certificates, Ordinary and Advanced levels (Oxford-
Cambridge Boards), she obtained her B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in French Literature at the

Sorbonne University in Paris, France. She was awarded a citation by the Government
of France in 2010 as “Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” (‘Knight of the
Order of Arts and Letters’). Before her teens she won the Jawaharlal Nehru Gold
Medal for writing, and several first prizes from the Shankar’s institution in India. She
has written extensively as a journalist and academic on global politics has been a
featured poet on the New York and Indian poetry circuits and has given numerous
speeches as a writer, professor, and advocate of international human rights.

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