1. Train Friends - A collection of essays by Ranjani Rao and Nandini Patwardhan
2. Dangling Gandhi and other stories - a collection of short stories by Jayanthi Sankar
There will be readings from the books and discussion. Authors will their books.
MAIN RAHI MASOOM, a solo performance enacted by Vinay Varma and directed by Prof. Bhaskar Shewalkar is a biographical sketch of the famous Hindi and Urdu writer, the Late Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza. This performance is first of its kind on Rahi.
This 70-minute poignant monologue shows how Rahi detested communal and vote-bank politics, and how he fought against the divisive forces in the country through his writings. He was a strong nationalist first and a Muslim next. He also staunchly opposed pseudo-secularism. Sample this: “main ek Hindustani musalman hoon aur iske siva meri aur koee pehchaan naheen hai” or “vatan mazhab nahin jo badla ja sake”. He was upfront against the fundamentalists on both sides of the divide. He was brutally honest regarding politics of hatred, and felt that the interest of communal elements among both Hindus and Muslims lies in keeping the two communities aloof from each other and to create distrust among them”…sampradaaikta(communalism) ka koee dharm nain hota” or “zahid-e-tang nazar ne mujhe kaafir jaana aur kaafir ye samajhta hai ki musalman hoon main……”
The monologue ends with Rahi’s rare nazm Vaseeyat.
Rahi’s journey begins on 1st September, 1927 in Gangauli, a small village in the Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh and ends with his vaseeyat in which he wills that he be laid to rest in the lap of Ganga, whom he considered his second mother. He passed away on 15 March 1992.
During his illustrious career, Rahi Masoom Raza has written lyrics, dialogues and stories for various movies and television series. His high came with the telecast of TV series 'Mahabharat' that was based on the Hindu epic Mahabharat. Rahi, a Muslim, wrote the screenplay and dialogue of the TV series that went on to become the most watched TV series in India. At one time, its TRP was a staggering 86 %. This was a triumph for Rahi as some Hindu zealots had criticized his inclusion in the team. Terms of address like “Matashri”, “Pitashri”, “Bhratashri”, and “Jijashri” etc. were brought into the popular realm by Rahi.
Speaker: Srinivas Kodali
ARE MPs and MLAs USING THEIR EXISTING POWERS TO SAVE CONSTITUTION AND ETHICS?
CONTEXT: Statements made by the Hon'ble PM and the HM
ETHICS COMMITTEE OF LOK SABHA; STATE ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS'
Discussion organized by : United India Action Committee(a movement of individuals, organizations, and political parties)
Date: 5 January 2020 Time: 7.30pm to 8.30pm Discussion with Magsaysay Awardee Prof Sandeep Pandey, Dr Lubna Sarwath, Maqbool Mateen, (consent awaited from Justice Chandrakumar, Dr Jasveen Jairath, Janab Ahmad Khan and others)
EVERY CITIZEN IS REQUESTED TO PARTICIPATE
This screening session is going to be a delectable treat for film lovers.
It features three short films directed by K. GOVINDA RAJU (hailing from Mancheriyal in Telanagana) and another film scripted by him, but directed by SAKSHI GULATI (from Delhi). The films were made as part of their Film Direction courses at Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and have been highly appreciated.
1. GOLDEN MANGO (Marathi/ 10min/ 2013) // Director : K. GOVINDARAJU
A little boy throws a tantrum for mangoes and gets ticked off by his mother. He is mollified by his grandmother who tells him the story of golden mangoes reaped by a villager.
Midway through the story, the boy slips into a dream in which he touches the golden mango and turns it into an ordinary one.
Awards and Nominations :
o MIFF. IDPA award for Best student film(2014) – Winner
o Berlinale Film Festival (2013) (Competition)
o HFF Konrad Wolf Potsdam-Germany 2014
o Student Film and Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy, China.(2012) (Nominated)
o International Film Festival of India (2012) (Screened)
o Pune International Short Film Festival(2013) (Nominated)
o International Short & Independent Film Festival, Dhaka(2013) (Nominated)
2. SARUS (Marathi/ 20 min/ 2016) // Director : K. GOVINDARAJU
Vishnu (14) lives an idyllic life in a small fishing village. Vishnu is skilled at hand fishing but he, as a rule never fishes in excess. He is attracted to Meenakshi(14) but her proximity to another boy compels Vishnu to act in a way that will forever crease his fabric of innocence.
Awards and Nominations :
o Winner (2nd) : Alpavirama South Asian Short and Documentary Film Festival -NID - 2016
o Student Film and Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy, China.(2016) (Nominated)
o CMS Vatavaran Film Festival, India (2017) Nominated)
3. SNAKES (music video/ 5 min/ 2015 // Director : K. GOVINDARAJU
4. NEON (Marathi/ 27 min/ 2018) // Director : SAKSHI GULATI
Synopsis :
Having recently moved to Mumbai, a working class family rents out their balcony to an advertising company in order to supplement their meager income. A gigantic billboard that reads “Add value to your life” now blocks all natural sunlight to their cramped apartment, disturbing the family’s natural rhythms and forcing them to adjust to life suspended in a permanent evening illuminated by a strange neon glow. As the parents struggle to bear their compromised present in hopes for a better future that appears increasingly elusive, the children, hopeful and resilient, find comfort in each other and look for cracks through which the light creeps in.
Awards and Nominations :
o Winner (2nd) : Alpavirama South Asian Short and Documentary Film Festival -NID 2016
o Student Film and Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy, China.(2016) (Nominated)
K. GOVINDA RAJU
His passion for storytelling led him to do a course in fine arts followed by film making training from Film and Television Institute of india (FTII Pune).
His short film 'Golden Mango' was screened in 17 different countries and won many awards, including the Prestigious Berlinale -Germany.
His film school graduation film Sarus was screened in ISFVF Beijing-china, and won Silver Comma Awards 2017.
A minimalist aesthetic, relying on fine detailing and pre-visualization allows him to be appropriately communicative and efficient during execution.
Culturally rooted reality and a magical allegorical realism find an unusual confluence in the stories he works with.
SAKSHI GULATI
Sakshi Gulati is a Filmmaker & Media Educator.
She has worked with grass root initiatives, fiction and non-fiction films, documentation of Folk
Cultures & Media literacy initiatives, producing documentaries & a series of shorts made by
children & young adults before joining film school.
Her films have been screened at various platforms.
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On Sunday night,masked ABVP goons with sticks, lathis and stones, attacked students and teachers of JNU. This happened after the home minister asked people to take revenge from anti nationals and urban naxals. Such state supported attack has never happened for any University in past. These are challenging times for people who are opposing the governments anti constitutional and anti people moves. All progressive people should come out and extend solidarity with those who are standing against this state tyranny. Lamakaan is organising a solidarity event to extend support to JNU students and to all those who are fighting for civil and democratic rights of people. All are welcome to attend this event on 9.1.2020 at lamakaan at 7:00 PM
Topic 1: Subsidized Education - A Social Contract between students and government.
Topic 2: Discussion on CAA, NRC and NPR - issues and Implementation.
Entry: Free
ElectroFor#Truth is a platform that gives the sexual assault survivors and predators to share their experiences anonymously for the common audience to develop an awareness to tackle the stressing issues.
Why do I do the things, which I do? I think rubbish. I feel rubbish... Who am I? I am not a hardcore rightist, nor a leftist. Not even a orthodox brahmin nor a suppressed dalit. Not a gay nor a part of the minority, not a lefty, or mentally ill.. Who the hell am I? Just a oversensitive guy.. confused.. trapped! Where do I go.. ? What do I do? Will drugs help? Or should turn a blind eye? That wont help, I have tried.. I have tried everything.. Everybody has tried everything..” Straight out of the minds of 21 year olds. The story of a youngster who finally goes to a reality show which is there to create an extremist, terrorist young force..
Is it fundamentalist? Religious? Regional? Certainly not! Exactly what happened with the young parents, involved in liberal, leftist, socialist movements in and after the 1975 Emergency? What happened with the concept of a free, secular, liberal and ideal nation worth to give a birth to a child?? What happened with the values and ethics which they expected from their previous generation of freedom fighters?
What exactly did happen in the last 21 years...
Why do I do the things, which I do? I think rubbish. I feel rubbish... Who am I? I am not a hardcore rightist, nor a leftist. Not even a orthodox brahmin nor a suppressed dalit. Not a gay nor a part of the minority, not a lefty, or mentally ill.. Who the hell am I? Just a oversensitive guy.. confused.. trapped! Where do I go.. ? What do I do? Will drugs help? Or should turn a blind eye? That wont help, I have tried.. I have tried everything.. Everybody has tried everything..” Straight out of the minds of 21 year olds. The story of a youngster who finally goes to a reality show which is there to create an extremist, terrorist young force..
Is it fundamentalist? Religious? Regional? Certainly not! Exactly what happened with the young parents, involved in liberal, leftist, socialist movements in and after the 1975 Emergency? What happened with the concept of a free, secular, liberal and ideal nation worth to give a birth to a child?? What happened with the values and ethics which they expected from their previous generation of freedom fighters?
What exactly did happen in the last 21 years...
*Marking 4th Shaheed Rohith Vemula Smriti Divas*
*WE THE PEOPLE | हम भारत के लोग | ہم بھارت کے عوام*
&
*Citizens Against CAA-NRC-NPR*
Invite You for a Talk on
*Citizenship, Constitutionality and Social Justice: CAA-NRC-NPR & Beyond*
*Speakers:*
*Radhika Vemula*
(Anti-Caste Activist and Leader, Justice for Rohith Movement)
*Yogendra Yadav*
(Political and Social Activist, Swaraj Abhiyan)
*Asma Rasheed*
(Faculty, EFLU & Hyderabad Muslim Women's Forum - HMWF)
*P. Shankar*
(Dalit Bahujan Front-DBF)
Date: *17th Jan | Friday| 10 am to 1 pm*
Venue: *Lamakaan*, Opp GVK, Banjara Hills, Rd. No. 1, Hyderabad
*All Are Welcome*
There is a unique thinking each one is having about Kashmir. Some see it as the Paradise, some say it was. For some, it maybe seen as a state that seen a load of bloodshed while some will see it as oppressed one.
The Urban Kashmir Project tries to capture a webbed compilation of your mind to create a collective Urban picture of Kashmir as we see. At the end, we would want to see how Hyderabad sees Kashmir it as of today. A mixture of realities
For more details, contact Chetan (+91-9515125320)
if u have a story,poem or any piece that you would like to share with us,come and participate in open mice event at lamakaan.
A discussion in context with the recent encounter and death penalty to rape convicts.
Revenge begets revenge, anger leads to anger, hate leads to more hate and blood lust has no end. People are seen believing and demanding capital punishment as the solution for henious crimes including cases of Nirbhaya and Disha.
Retributive justice punishment makes the offender pay his debt for the sin committed whereas reformative justice is about forgiveness, healing and reintegration of offender. Criminal law has moved from retributive to reformative as historically we have understood former theory only looks at the crime and the fitting punishment, on the other hand latter theory delves into various aspects of crime like the social environment, pyschogical, therapeutic rehabilitation, etc with understanding that punishment should benefit the society as a whole and produce more good to society than the harm of the crime.
It's very painful and disturbing to witness the most henious crimes occuring around us especially sexual offences against women. The way how these crimes are dealt with is more important as we have to check how helpful is the present system in curbing the crime and preventing it in future.
In the context of growing demand for killing of offenders we invite you to participate in a 'dialogue' on whether 'Rigorous punishments reduce crime' at Lamakaan on 18th January at 6pm.
When communal crisis arises, people open their mouths and scream and shout and say this is not what they want from Indian society. But we don’t have enough people discussing what it really means to be a secular society.
Eventually secularism has become a curse word today. Fascists refer to it as sickular and people claiming themselves as secular are called anti nationals too. In order to discuss the real meaning of secularism and the way it is being distorted, In Defense of Reason and Lamakaan prog council is organising a discussion on 19th January 2020. All are welcome !!
This gives us a sense of who we are related to what we are aware of. This documentary reveals that awareness itself is not what you think.
National Register Of Citizens.
Uniform Civil Code
Poverty
Talk by:-
Dr Saxena on poverty and the Muslim minorities.
Prof Kundu on Citizenship.
Dr Sharif on NPR and Prof Shaban on UCC.
A star studded galaxy.
All are welcome.
A documentary that chronicles the life of young college professor, Angela Davis, and how her social activism implicates her in a botched kidnapping attmpt that ends with a shootout, four dead, and her name on the FBI's 10 most wanted list.
Directed by Shola Lynch
Duration: 1 Hour 42 minutes
Film screening followed by a Discussion.
ALL ARE WELCOME
As they interact and talk further, they discuss every possible topic in very different and insane style to watch yourself giggling throughout the evening come and enjoy the play.
Goonj Theatres in association with Hobnobs EnE presents Coat ki Jeb - A love story from 1960s
A love story that transcends generations. Based on a novel written by Shri Saheb Sharan Lal Srivastava, it is set in 1960s & will help us all explore the real meaning of love.The play will showcase how budding feelings of affection can be transformed into it's true form called 'LOVE' just by giving a little push.
Written by: Sri Saheb Sharan Lal Srivastava
Directed by: Shashank Srivastava
Cast: Ashish Shrivastava, Eipsa Aru, Prerna Gupta, Shashank Srivastava, Chetan Gupta, Prity Kumari, Parikshit Sinha, Akshay Kurseja
For more details, contact:
Chetan Gupta (+91 9515125320)
Ashish Shrivastava (+91 7702778557)
Shashank Srivastava(+91 8897344405)
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Join us on 26th Of January 2020
At a time when the nation is exercising its beautiful right to voice opinions, dissent, and protest, it becomes crucial to evoke our constitution and the uniting principles and vision it represents.
Through poetry, art, music and dance, let us together reflect upon and celebrate our constitution, its significance to us individually and as a nation. Together, let’s pledge to make our country stand by our constitution’s promise of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity.
Do you want to share and listen to music, talk about it, understand and appreciate it better?
Then you can join us Last Thursday's of every month, at 6:30 pm at Lamakaan.
It is an informal group with no restrictions on entry. Drop in on 30th January. This month, Aradhana Karhade, the famous khayal singer will breakdown a Chhota Khayal. Explain the nuances with examples.
SYNOPSIS:
"What is Kashmir, but a simple beauty and an ugly truth."
Kashmir has been a conflict zone for more than 72 years, and the recent abrogation of Article 370 has plunged it into yet another crisis.
Come witness an inventive take on the history of Kashmir, from mythology to contemporary reality, touching narratives and counter-narratives that continue to colour our perspectives about the valley and its people.
This play was a part of THESPO- India's Biggest Youth Theatre Festival and The Roots India Short Play Festival 2020 and performed at Prithvi Theatre and at LTG Auditorium, Mandi House, Delhi.
Till now it has been performed 10times in different cities like Udaipur, Jaipur, Delhi and Mumbai.
Written By: Karan Chaudhary
Directed By: Vivek Tyagi
Cast :-
Ashish Singh Rajput, Sarthak Gaba, Jai Vardhan Rai, Shrey Kaushik, Tushar Ranga and Abhishek Kumar Singh
Lights:- Kanak Sekhawat
For more details, Call or Whatsapp
Chetan Gupta (+91 9515125320)
Ashish Shrivastava (+91 7702778557)
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As an independent photojournalist, I have attended the organized as well as the flash protests in Hyderabad to capture the people's determination, energy, resistance against the system, against the discrimination, and most importantly, the unity and harmony which the system wants to disrupt.
I would like to showcase this resistance, as the people reclaim their voice, their power, their opinions in a photo exhibition over a period of two days. From 1st February 2020 - 2nd February 2020.
Price: Rs 1000/-
Only 6 slots available. Registration is compulsory.
Call @9949030543 or Whatsapp @9666776457 for more details.
SYNOPSIS:
"What is Kashmir, but a simple beauty and an ugly truth."
Kashmir has been a conflict zone for more than 72 years, and the recent abrogation of Article 370 has plunged it into yet another crisis.
Come witness an inventive take on the history of Kashmir, from mythology to contemporary reality, touching narratives and counter-narratives that continue to colour our perspectives about the valley and its people.
This play was a part of THESPO- India's Biggest Youth Theatre Festival and The Roots India Short Play Festival 2020 and performed at Prithvi Theatre and at LTG Auditorium, Mandi House, Delhi.
Till now it has been performed 10times in different cities like Udaipur, Jaipur, Delhi and Mumbai.
Written By: Karan Chaudhary
Directed By: Vivek Tyagi
Cast :-
Ashish Singh Rajput, Sarthak Gaba, Jai Vardhan Rai, Shrey Kaushik, Tushar Ranga and Abhishek Kumar Singh
Lights:- Kanak Sekhawat
For more details, Call or Whatsapp
Chetan Gupta (+91 9515125320)
Ashish Shrivastava (+91 7702778557)
Media Handles:
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