Lamakaan

4 Short films by K. GOVINDARAJU and SAKSHI GULATI.

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.

Why are we here, how did we come to be, and can these common existential questions best be explained through faith or proven facts? Oxford University Professor of Neuroscience Colin Blakemore gives viewers an overview of Christianity's historically volatile relationship with science in this amusing and thought provoking film.

We're basically trying to help out people in enhancing their henna skills by conducting a one day henna master classes for the people who always wanted to learn henna with easy techniques & super tips.
Email Description: We're offering this workshop in

in solidarity with JNU against ABVP hooliganism.

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

Hobnob Events and Entertainment presents ReVolution 2020, An Open Discussion Forum to discuss upon all such current issues and take not just resolutions but create a revolution for a better India. In our first of the kind series, we bring following topics for discussion with eminent personalities from across Hyderabad. Let there be solutions at the end of these discussions which can be shared with the larger community.

Topic 1: Subsidized Education - A Social Contract between students and government.

Topic 2: Discussion on CAA, NRC and NPR - issues and Implementation.

Entry: Free

Revealing the rapist's mindset.

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.

Synopsis : “Insecurity, complex, pollution, money, cell phones, drugs, orkut, facebook, relationships, manners, ethics, love, parents, pressure, sex, freedom, capitalism, education , dependance, awareness, guilt, communication, happiness, confusion...

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...

An open platform for people to discuss, debate and learn about serious issues.

Synopsis : “Insecurity, complex, pollution, money, cell phones, drugs, orkut, facebook, relationships, manners, ethics, love, parents, pressure, sex, freedom, capitalism, education , dependance, awareness, guilt, communication, happiness, confusion...

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...

Home is a 2009 French documentary film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on Earth. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet.

*SOCIAL JUSTICE DAY*

*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*

A gathering of students, artists, activists and laymen on the on-going political issues - to discuss the problems, its preferred solutions and demands.

What comes to an Urban living's Mind, staying in a city, far away from the lands, never visited, when he hears the word "Kashmir". A very less percent of Hyderabad Population might have gone to Kashmir and seen or known it by themselves and if visited, even then wouldn't have known any ground realities. All we know, interpret is what we see, hear or read through media.

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)

hyderbad,chance to pitch your emotion
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.

Please help schedule this for this Saturday: 18th January 2020. Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen 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 alternate Saturday afternoon – 3 to 6 PM

CAN RIGOROUS PUNISHMENTS REDUCE CRIME?

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.

Its a dramatic narration of two short stories written by sadat hasan manto (toba tek singh and khol do) which describes the traumatic conditions of the people of India when the nation got separated into two parts i.e. India and pakistan.

We have just accepted secularism as a constitutionally declared value but have not asked ourselves what it means to be secular as a society. We have just gone on mouthing slogans about secularism for decades. But we haven’t yet started discussing what happens when a society has to be secularized.

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 !!

The play, EK DURACHARO RAJA has drawn from Camus' “Caligula” the concept of deification of emperors which was common to the pagan world, the Greek and Macedonian kings. Raja (the king) discovers on the death of his sister and lover, Apurupa, that people die and they are not happy. From this point on, obsessed by his search for the absolute, poisoned with contempt and horror, he tries to exercise, through murders and systematic perversion of all values. He rejects friendship, love, simple human solidarity, and the concepts of good and evil. He takes literally all those around him like Taruni, his poet-friend, and forces them to see things logically, and levels everything around him through the force of his rejection. But if his truth involves revolting against destiny, his mistake is to deny humanity One cannot destroy everything without destroying one's self. This is why Raja depopulates the world around him and, faithful to his own logic, decides to strangle Kamini, his mistress, uttering his gospel of hate at everything around him. This play is the story of a superior suicide, as described by Camus. It is the most human of stories and the most tragic of errors. Faithless to humanity out of faith in himself, he accepts to die for having understood that no one can save himself by himself, and that one cannot be free while opposing humanity. The play remains universally relevant. It represents the face of contemporary despotism, not only in terms of the whimsical madness of rulers, but also in terms of how people react to such rule with a glimmer of hope for the future.

Pencil miniatures sales and exhibition

the play is seton the eve of einstein's 70th birthday.it is a monologue by Dr Bhuthadia.

In a world full of constant change, we are always aware of what's going on and what we think about it.

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.

A talk on The State Of The Nation

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.

Documentary Film screening of Free Angela and All Political Prisoners

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

It's a socio-political satire which involves a conversation between three crazy men who are talking about different social aspects directly/indirectly and suddenly a stranger enters and that is when story begins, according to this forth person he is not an insane rather very educated even then also he is in mental asylum.
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.

"Cowspiracy" is a groundbreaking feature-length documentary which uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet. It deeply explains about animal agriculture as the leading cause of deforestration and climate change. It is all about science and thought provoking facts

Coat ki Jeb - A love story from 1960s

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)

Media Handles:
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Dear craft lovers we bring to you 3rd workshop titled Palm Leaf Craft this is part of series of workshops program named Leela Ten Months Ten Crafts this is an initiative to sustain traditional crafts that are on the verge of extinction.
Join us on 26th Of January 2020

This Republic Day, we the people of India have solemnly resolved to celebrate our constitution!

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.

January 29 has been earmarked as Indian Newspaper Day by the Indian Newspaper Society. On this Day, Bhavan's College Alumni Association, a registered Society in Hyderabad would hold an open meeting to understand and deliberate on various issues and insights about the print media in India. Entry is free and young newspaper readers are encouraged to join and share their experiences.

Filmmakers expose the horrifying mass executions of accused communists in Indonesia and those who are celebrated in their country for perpetrating the crime.

Music Club,

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.

Alternative Spaces Project in association with Hobnob Events and Entertainment presents AKSARIYAT-AKLIYAT - A Platform Theatrical

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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Since December, people across India have mobilized to protest against the government after it passed a law that many see as discriminatory against Muslims, tribals, scheduled caste and scheduled tribes, lower and weaker income community, orphanages, old age homes, and the LGBTQ community. People, especially women have been on the front lines of these protests.

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.

Please help schedule this for this Saturday: 4th December 2020. 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 alternate Saturday afternoon – 3 to 6 PM

K-Circle is today India's oldest quiz club, and is based in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Every weekend, it facilitates lively, engaging and informally informative quiz sessions that anybody is welcome to attend.

Zarafet, a dance production by the Choreography Society of TISS Hyderabad, is an ensemble of phenomenal performances on a wide range of dance genres; from Indian Classical dance to Rajasthani folk, and from Western to Indian Contemporary.

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.

Bring out the artist in you and create an amazing piece of Sleeping Buddha art with palette knife.
Price: Rs 1000/-
Only 6 slots available. Registration is compulsory.
Call @9949030543 or Whatsapp @9666776457 for more details.

The students all over the country are on the streets protesting today, for affordable education, against discriminatory bills/acts, to protect the Constitution. Amidst all this there are people who think that students can, will and should change the course of our history but there are others as well who think that students should just study and leave the politics to the politicians. Our HRD minister Ramesh Pokriyal recently said that students must keep to themselves and that they should not indulge in any political matters of the country. But history says else, be it freedom struggle for our country, struggle for seperate Telangana, etc students have always been the one lead revolutions then why do we still differ on this or have the times changed. Let's discuss youth and their role in the politics of a country on 2nd Feb 2020 4.00pm onwards.

Alternative Spaces Project in association with Hobnob Events and Entertainment presents AKSARIYAT-AKLIYAT - A Platform Theatrical

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:
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/We.hobnobs Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/we.hobnobs/

A fairly faithful dramatization of an earlier literary work of the same name (The River, authored by Rumer Godden), the movie attests to a teenager's coming of age and first love, and how her heart is broken when the man she falls in love with is smitten with her best friend instead.

Jean Renoir was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s. His films La Grande Illusion (1937) and The Rules of the Game (1939) are often cited by critics as among the greatest films ever made. He was ranked by the BFI's Sight & Sound poll of critics in 2002 as the fourth greatest director of all time.

The film was produced by Kenneth McEldowney, and original music was by M. A. Partha Sarathy. The cast includes Esmond Knight, Nora Swinburne and Arthur Shields.

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

4 Short films by K. GOVINDARAJU and SAKSHI GULATI.

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.

Why are we here, how did we come to be, and can these common existential questions best be explained through faith or proven facts? Oxford University Professor of Neuroscience Colin Blakemore gives viewers an overview of Christianity's historically volatile relationship with science in this amusing and thought provoking film.

We're basically trying to help out people in enhancing their henna skills by conducting a one day henna master classes for the people who always wanted to learn henna with easy techniques & super tips.
Email Description: We're offering this workshop in

in solidarity with JNU against ABVP hooliganism.

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

Hobnob Events and Entertainment presents ReVolution 2020, An Open Discussion Forum to discuss upon all such current issues and take not just resolutions but create a revolution for a better India. In our first of the kind series, we bring following topics for discussion with eminent personalities from across Hyderabad. Let there be solutions at the end of these discussions which can be shared with the larger community.

Topic 1: Subsidized Education - A Social Contract between students and government.

Topic 2: Discussion on CAA, NRC and NPR - issues and Implementation.

Entry: Free

Revealing the rapist's mindset.

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.

Synopsis : “Insecurity, complex, pollution, money, cell phones, drugs, orkut, facebook, relationships, manners, ethics, love, parents, pressure, sex, freedom, capitalism, education , dependance, awareness, guilt, communication, happiness, confusion...

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...

An open platform for people to discuss, debate and learn about serious issues.

Synopsis : “Insecurity, complex, pollution, money, cell phones, drugs, orkut, facebook, relationships, manners, ethics, love, parents, pressure, sex, freedom, capitalism, education , dependance, awareness, guilt, communication, happiness, confusion...

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...

Home is a 2009 French documentary film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on Earth. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet.

*SOCIAL JUSTICE DAY*

*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*

A gathering of students, artists, activists and laymen on the on-going political issues - to discuss the problems, its preferred solutions and demands.

What comes to an Urban living's Mind, staying in a city, far away from the lands, never visited, when he hears the word "Kashmir". A very less percent of Hyderabad Population might have gone to Kashmir and seen or known it by themselves and if visited, even then wouldn't have known any ground realities. All we know, interpret is what we see, hear or read through media.

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)

hyderbad,chance to pitch your emotion
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.

Please help schedule this for this Saturday: 18th January 2020. Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen 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 alternate Saturday afternoon – 3 to 6 PM

CAN RIGOROUS PUNISHMENTS REDUCE CRIME?

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.

Its a dramatic narration of two short stories written by sadat hasan manto (toba tek singh and khol do) which describes the traumatic conditions of the people of India when the nation got separated into two parts i.e. India and pakistan.

We have just accepted secularism as a constitutionally declared value but have not asked ourselves what it means to be secular as a society. We have just gone on mouthing slogans about secularism for decades. But we haven’t yet started discussing what happens when a society has to be secularized.

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 !!

The play, EK DURACHARO RAJA has drawn from Camus' “Caligula” the concept of deification of emperors which was common to the pagan world, the Greek and Macedonian kings. Raja (the king) discovers on the death of his sister and lover, Apurupa, that people die and they are not happy. From this point on, obsessed by his search for the absolute, poisoned with contempt and horror, he tries to exercise, through murders and systematic perversion of all values. He rejects friendship, love, simple human solidarity, and the concepts of good and evil. He takes literally all those around him like Taruni, his poet-friend, and forces them to see things logically, and levels everything around him through the force of his rejection. But if his truth involves revolting against destiny, his mistake is to deny humanity One cannot destroy everything without destroying one's self. This is why Raja depopulates the world around him and, faithful to his own logic, decides to strangle Kamini, his mistress, uttering his gospel of hate at everything around him. This play is the story of a superior suicide, as described by Camus. It is the most human of stories and the most tragic of errors. Faithless to humanity out of faith in himself, he accepts to die for having understood that no one can save himself by himself, and that one cannot be free while opposing humanity. The play remains universally relevant. It represents the face of contemporary despotism, not only in terms of the whimsical madness of rulers, but also in terms of how people react to such rule with a glimmer of hope for the future.

Pencil miniatures sales and exhibition

the play is seton the eve of einstein's 70th birthday.it is a monologue by Dr Bhuthadia.

In a world full of constant change, we are always aware of what's going on and what we think about it.

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.

A talk on The State Of The Nation

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.

Documentary Film screening of Free Angela and All Political Prisoners

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

It's a socio-political satire which involves a conversation between three crazy men who are talking about different social aspects directly/indirectly and suddenly a stranger enters and that is when story begins, according to this forth person he is not an insane rather very educated even then also he is in mental asylum.
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.

"Cowspiracy" is a groundbreaking feature-length documentary which uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet. It deeply explains about animal agriculture as the leading cause of deforestration and climate change. It is all about science and thought provoking facts

Coat ki Jeb - A love story from 1960s

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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Dear craft lovers we bring to you 3rd workshop titled Palm Leaf Craft this is part of series of workshops program named Leela Ten Months Ten Crafts this is an initiative to sustain traditional crafts that are on the verge of extinction.
Join us on 26th Of January 2020

This Republic Day, we the people of India have solemnly resolved to celebrate our constitution!

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.

January 29 has been earmarked as Indian Newspaper Day by the Indian Newspaper Society. On this Day, Bhavan's College Alumni Association, a registered Society in Hyderabad would hold an open meeting to understand and deliberate on various issues and insights about the print media in India. Entry is free and young newspaper readers are encouraged to join and share their experiences.

Filmmakers expose the horrifying mass executions of accused communists in Indonesia and those who are celebrated in their country for perpetrating the crime.

Music Club,

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.

Alternative Spaces Project in association with Hobnob Events and Entertainment presents AKSARIYAT-AKLIYAT - A Platform Theatrical

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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Since December, people across India have mobilized to protest against the government after it passed a law that many see as discriminatory against Muslims, tribals, scheduled caste and scheduled tribes, lower and weaker income community, orphanages, old age homes, and the LGBTQ community. People, especially women have been on the front lines of these protests.

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.

Please help schedule this for this Saturday: 4th December 2020. 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 alternate Saturday afternoon – 3 to 6 PM

K-Circle is today India's oldest quiz club, and is based in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Every weekend, it facilitates lively, engaging and informally informative quiz sessions that anybody is welcome to attend.

Zarafet, a dance production by the Choreography Society of TISS Hyderabad, is an ensemble of phenomenal performances on a wide range of dance genres; from Indian Classical dance to Rajasthani folk, and from Western to Indian Contemporary.

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.

Bring out the artist in you and create an amazing piece of Sleeping Buddha art with palette knife.
Price: Rs 1000/-
Only 6 slots available. Registration is compulsory.
Call @9949030543 or Whatsapp @9666776457 for more details.

The students all over the country are on the streets protesting today, for affordable education, against discriminatory bills/acts, to protect the Constitution. Amidst all this there are people who think that students can, will and should change the course of our history but there are others as well who think that students should just study and leave the politics to the politicians. Our HRD minister Ramesh Pokriyal recently said that students must keep to themselves and that they should not indulge in any political matters of the country. But history says else, be it freedom struggle for our country, struggle for seperate Telangana, etc students have always been the one lead revolutions then why do we still differ on this or have the times changed. Let's discuss youth and their role in the politics of a country on 2nd Feb 2020 4.00pm onwards.

Alternative Spaces Project in association with Hobnob Events and Entertainment presents AKSARIYAT-AKLIYAT - A Platform Theatrical

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:
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/We.hobnobs Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/we.hobnobs/

A fairly faithful dramatization of an earlier literary work of the same name (The River, authored by Rumer Godden), the movie attests to a teenager's coming of age and first love, and how her heart is broken when the man she falls in love with is smitten with her best friend instead.

Jean Renoir was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s. His films La Grande Illusion (1937) and The Rules of the Game (1939) are often cited by critics as among the greatest films ever made. He was ranked by the BFI's Sight & Sound poll of critics in 2002 as the fourth greatest director of all time.

The film was produced by Kenneth McEldowney, and original music was by M. A. Partha Sarathy. The cast includes Esmond Knight, Nora Swinburne and Arthur Shields.