Lamakaan

Bazm e Sukhan is a weekly gathering of those interested in Urdu literature. A bunch of 20 odd people meet every Wednesday at 5 pm at Lamakaan and discuss Urdu poetry and prose. Each session usually focuses on one poet, or writer or a particular aspect of the form, structure or grammar of Urdu writing

During WWII, Rick, a nightclub owner in Casablanca, agrees to help his former lover Ilsa and her husband. Soon, Ilsa's feelings for Rick resurface and she finds herself renewing her love for him.

The Budget 2020 comes at a time when the Indian economy is struggling on alll fronts. What does the Union budget offer as a set of solutions? Of special interest this year is the precarious situation with respect to Jobs, inflation, agriculture, taxation and exports. On the 6th of February, join us at Lamakaan for our annual session with Prof Amir Ullah Khan

Badlav is an original hindi psychological play written and directed by Amaan Ahmad. Touching the core of Theatre of the Absurd, ‘Badlav’ is a one of a kind play that traverses through multiple questions concerning human consciousness in a twisted manner. Set in an indefinite timeline, the play questions the very nature of ‘change’. Gayathri, the protagonist, being a hypocrite herself, is determined to seek ‘Badlav’. A complex psychotic character who comes with an overflow of deranged emotions, Gayathri is perpetually restless. Kalpana is an absolute nihilist. She throws absurd remarks at everything under the sun. Meanwhile, Radha who appears naïve and utterly ignorant, unknowingly unfolds a series of poetic and philosophical aspects of the play. In some other unexplored dimension, we see two men immersed in a paradoxical, absurd and digressive conversation which takes unexpected twists and turns. Watch the play to see what happens with 'Badlav' and these dimensions.

Mushairah to be organised by Anjuman e Fannan in rememberance of Hazrat Riyasath Ali Taaj, where reputed Urdu poets of the city will present their work.

February is the month in which eight Hindi film lyricists of the golden era of the industry- Makhdoom Mohiuddin , Jan Nisar Akhtar, Kavi Pradeep
S H Bihari, Indivar, Naqsh Lyallpuri, Nusrat Badr and Nida Fazli have their birth/death anniversaries. A discussion on their works, their genres and their lives and times would be held. The event would comprise medley of film clips and audio clips wherever necessary.

Khud ki Khushi is a Hindi playlet that revolves around the life a girl named Kushi who wins all the obstacles in her life and finally attains happiness. The play relates to every house and gives positive energy and hope to attain happiness in our lives.

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.

As a build-up to the much-awaited Hyderabad pride march (Queer Swabhimana Yatra) the city’s LGBTQ community and allies organing a Queer Carnival 2020 at a cultural centre . The event focuses on sensitising people about the issues faced by the LGBTQ community and raising funds for the upcoming Pride March

Bheem is a Telugu Patriotic play written by Harsha Chakilam based on the life story of Komaram Bheem.

Komaram Bheem was a Telugu Indian tribal leader who fought against the Asaf Jahi Dynasty for the liberation of Hyderabad. Komaram Bheem openly fought against the ruling Nizam government in a guerrilla campaign. He defied courts, laws, and any other form of Nizam authority, living off the sustenance of the forest. He took up arms against Nizam Nawab's soldiers and fought Babi Jhari until his last breath.

He gave the slogan of "Jal, Jungle, Zameen" (Water, Forest, Land). It means that the people who live in forests should have rights on all the resources of the forest.

Bazm e Sukhan is a weekly gathering of those interested in Urdu literature. A bunch of 20 odd people meet every Wednesday at 5 pm at Lamakaan and discuss Urdu poetry and prose. Each session usually focuses on one poet, or writer or a particular aspect of the form, structure or grammar of Urdu writing

A Moment to Remember is a 2004 South Korean film based on the 2001 Japanese television drama Pure Soul. It stars Son Ye-jin and Jung Woo-sung and follows the theme of discovery in a relationship and the burdens of loss caused by Alzheimer's disease

All The Wrong Turns -Book Launch and Discussion.

Coming on the heels of one of the most critical budgets to be presented and in a situation where the Indian economy is fighting steep decline, this event brings together some of our best minds.

The panel will discuss the contours of economic policy that the authors analyse in detail in one of the most exciting books to come out recently.

Y V Reddy was Governor of the RBI and successfully ran it during it's most difficult days. He also Chaired the 14th Finance Comission.

V Bhaskar retired as Special Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh. He also served as Chairperson of the AP Electricity Regulatory Comission and as Joint Secretary to the 13th Finance Comission.

Amir Ullah Khan is Professor of Economics at MCRHRDI and visiting Professor at NALSAR, TISS and ISB. He is a former head of strategic planning at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and was earlier Executive Director and Editor at Encyclopedia Britannica.

T. C. A. RANGANATHAN was a career banker for close to four decades and retired as the Chairman of the Export Import Bank of India (Exim Bank). In 2006, he set up SBI Shanghai, the first Indian bank in China. Africa. He was later the Managing Director of State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, an associate of the SBI, which was his last assignment within the SBI system prior to appointment as Chairman of Export Import Bank of India in April 2010.

T.C.A. SRINIVASA RAGHAVAN began his career in 1975 as the Economics Editor at Macmillan India. Over the next thirty-three years he worked at the Free Press Journal, Eastern Economist, Financial Express, Indian Express, The Economic Times, Business Standard and The Hindu Business Line. He is currently a columnist and writes on economics, politics and books.

Free for all.

The Collective Resistances of Shaheenbaag.

Likened to historical political movements it isn't a wonder that the ShaheenBaag protest is drawing allegories of a soaring hawk - the Shaheen.
It has so far defied all definitions and categorization in religious and other binaries that the Indian political milieu and partisan media is adept in propagating.
Despite being led by women of muslim community it could not be fixated under the gender binary and has gone to inspire many ShaheenBaag's in every other States and even abroad. More than 50 days later it has not stopped intriguing and teasing it's critics and detractors who have contributed to tainting it in every imaginable way.
This one hour interactive talk by Dr Manisha Bangar will delve deeper to find whose movement is it anyways and which trajectory is it likely to assume in the near future.

In solidarity with the resistance against CAA & NRC, artists of Hyderabad come together to voice their opinion. Come and join us at Lamakaan on Friday,14 February 2020 at 7:30pm

AGIDIGBA PROJECT
presents
Introductions and promo master class
“LADO,
Eclectic way of Finding Harmony”
by professional Russian dance and stage movement teacher, physical culture coach
Natasha Shiraz:

I do not invent the wheel, discover America or promise magic in one day - I simply share my own experience, my passion and joy!

My aim is to attract attention especially of people who have given up on themselves, leading to a sedentary lifestyle and numerous health issues, and to convince them to get rid of their self-belief “I can not dance” or “It’s too late”, “I have no time” and to prove that anybody, no doubts - ANYBODY can and should dance for it endless and obvious benefits and goals.
I would like to “shake it off” and show how easy, pleasant and most importantly, healthy dance practice can be, which I combine with vast numbers of rehabilitation gymnastic, stretching, energetic and relaxation techniques, games and many more, depend on the age and fitness level of participants as well as their priorities and wishes, so it will be easy to find and select what will be interesting and suitable for you.


based on different dance and movement techniques,
open to all who are young at heart.
Very dense and tense concentrated essentials of
Russian Classic and Modern Jazz,
Vortex gymnastic,
morning Energetic rejuvenating routine,
Regal posture and cat walk,
Self Choreography
Physiological Gestures
and many more…
Simple steps, easy to understand and pleasant to practice.

You can look forward to expert guidance in exploring the limitless possibilities
of body and mind through movement with awareness;
with a take home body-mind balancing routine that is quick and beneficial for people from all walks of life,
absolute beginners and zero experience,
suitable for
housewives and entrepreneurs,
grannies and teens, busy and retired, active and not really…
Best for those who gave up, unconfident and very lazy.

Indian youth club is organizing an event named OPEN MIC EVENING. In this event different types of artists will show their talents.

Please help schedule this for this Saturday: 15th February 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

Dastan-e-Tamanna-e-Sarfaroshi is based on the Kakori Revolution, also known as Kakori Episode that happened on August 9, 1925. This musical Dastan brings to life the political beliefs, courage and the struggle for freedom of the revolutionaries of that time. The Dastan primarily focuses on Ashfaqulla Khan and Ram Prasad Bismil. Although these revolutionaries came a generation before Bhagat Singh, and greatly inspired him, not much has been done to keep them alive in our history.
Ashfaq and Bismil, were not only the main thinkers behind the Kakori Episode, but also shared a deep friendship. In India’s National Movement, their friendship was a great example of Hindu-Muslim unity. Both of them were born in the same city and became close friends. Together, they fought the battle for freedom and sacrificed their lives for it.
They both dreamt of an India where every one was treated equally and no one was discriminated against on the basis of caste or religion. Passionately written and narrated by Himashu Bajpai and woven together with the poetry by Ashfaq and Bismil that has been beautifully set to music and sung by Vedanth Bharadwaj. Saurabh Joshi will be accompanying them on percussions.

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.

DIALOGUE TOWARDS AN ALTERNATIVE

Event tittle - " WHO ARE THE OTHERS OF INDIA? " Let's discuss the rise in segregation, discrimination and hate speech .

16th feb 2020 4pm onwards till 6:30 pm
@lamakaan

Urban naxal, illegal immigrant, anti national, sickular etc are terms that have become our everyday, every house hold staple in recent times. People have openly refused food delivered by a Muslim. A chunk people have applauded Kapil Gujjar ( the one who fired two rounds in Shaheen Bhag) for his statement " Yaha sirf hinduon ki chalegi".
Rambhakt Gopal( the one who fired Shadab at Jamia) is to be felicitated by a right wing organisation.

On jan 5th 2020 JNU students were brutally beaten up ABVP goons and at the same time there people outside the campus gates sloganeering " desh ke gaddaron ko goli maro saalonko", they even stopped ambulances from reaching the victims.

These continous incidents of hate speech and voilent attempts to choke dissenting voices by brandishing them as enemies of the country or "others" only points to the fact how ginormously the segregation, discrimination has risen in multifolds in the short span of time.
While sikhs continous gestures of support, courage and solidarity to the minority communities is heartening and generates hapes, it should also make us question why there is such rise hate and how do we fight it?

So to discuss this let us meet on 16th February 2020 4pm at lamakaan.

This Valentine's Day Weekend
16 February 2020
we gather to celebrate
INDIA MY VALENTINE

Joining us Faye D'Souza in conversation with Mohan Guruswami.

And

Aditi S Mittal.

Faye D'Souza is a Senior journalist and she anchored on subjects of corruption, communal violence and independent press.

Aditi Mittal is a stand-up comedian, actress and writer.One of the first women to do stand-up comedy in India, Mittal has been rated amongst India's top 10 stand-up comedians by The Times of India. CNNIBN.com named her as one of the top 30 "witty, intelligent and incredibly funny" Indian women to follow on Twitter.

Open for all, Entry Free.

Conducted by the young Orators club of secundrabad, this event is going to be a group discussion on 'the growth of right wing fascism'. People of all ages are welcome to join the discussion and participate

Title: Al maidan (The Square)
Duration: 1hr 35 min
Directed by: Jehane Noujaim

Al maidan is an observational documentary that tells the real story of the struggle of the Egyptian Revolution through the eyes of six very different protesters. Starting in the tents of Tahrir square in the days leading up to the fall of Hosni Mubarak, it follows the characters on a life-changing journey through the euphoria of victory into the uncertainties and dangers of the current 'transitional period' under military rule.

The film screening will be followed by a discussion.

ENTRY FREE & OPEN TO ALL

విశ్వ 'నాదం'
సినీ ప్రియులకు, కళాభిమానులకు స్వాగతం
శాస్త్రీయ సంగీతానికి , నాట్య కళా సంస్ర్కృతికి తన సినిమాల్లో సమోన్నత స్థానమిచ్చి.. తెలుగు సాంప్రదాయానికి పట్టాభిషేకం చేసిన అద్వితీయ దర్శకుడు కళా తపస్వి శ్రీ కె.విశ్వనాథ్ గారు. ఈ నెల 19న ఆయన జన్మదినం సందర్భంగా లమాకాన్ వేదిక గా ఆయన సినిమాల్లోని సాహితీ విలువలు కలిగిన పలు గీతాల్ని ప్రదర్శిస్తున్నాం. అనంతరం ఆ పాటల గొప్పతనాన్ని, అందులోని సాహిత్యాన్ని ప్రస్తావిస్తూ చర్చా కార్యక్రమం ఉంటుంది. ఈ సందర్భంగా విశ్వనాథ్ గారి అభిమానులను, సినీ ప్రియుల్ని ఈ కార్యక్రమానికి సవినయంగా ఆహ్వానిస్తున్నాం .
మూవీవాల్యూమ్ .కామ్ ఆధ్వర్యంలో జరగబోవు ఈ కార్యక్రమానికి అందరూ తప్పక విచ్చేయ ప్రార్ధన.

Bazm e Sukhan is a weekly gathering of those interested in Urdu literature. A bunch of 20 odd people meet every Wednesday at 5 pm at Lamakaan and discuss Urdu poetry and prose. Each session usually focuses on one poet, or writer or a particular aspect of the form, structure or grammar of Urdu writing

Octogenarian couple George and Anne's happy life comes to a halt, when Anne suffers from a stroke and George must do everything possible to help her recover.

Sutradhar Presents Its first Telugu Play “ABBEY! EM LEDU…” Writer: Sankaramanchi Parthasarathy Director: Vinay Varma.
A loving couple, their “deaf” cook, a colorful boss, two intruders, a lost ring, a Doctor who never turns up… and an adventure with the “forbidden apple”. On a relaxed weekend, a young homemaker loses her expensive ring as she’s leaving for a family function. The husband, as it happens often, suspects the deaf and “ailing” cook – at loggerheads with him all the time - of stealing and promises to find the ring by the time she returns. Enter the boss, planning a rendezvous. Absence of wife at home brings in sneaky opportunities for the husband to explore. As he steps out, two small-time thieves enter for a quick robbery. The Boss now pretends to be the cook in front of the intruders, whom he presumes to be the Doctor and his Compounder, misleading to a mashup of events. What follows next is a comedy of errors, creating more confusion, just as the ring is found…And the wife returns…Who is the thief? Does the wife eventually get her ring back?
Find out all this and much more harmless mischief in Sankaramanchi Parthasarathy’s Telugu One-Act “Abbey! Em Ledu…”, directed by Vinay Varma.
At Lamakaan on 20th and 21st February 2020. 8 pm on both the days. Ticket: Rs. 200/-, available with www.bookmyshow.com
Contact: Swetha @ 9949567427 and Subhra @ 7337420894

Sutradhar Presents Its first Telugu Play “ABBEY! EM LEDU…” Writer: Sankaramanchi Parthasarathy Director: Vinay Varma.
A loving couple, their “deaf” cook, a colorful boss, two intruders, a lost ring, a Doctor who never turns up… and an adventure with the “forbidden apple”. On a relaxed weekend, a young homemaker loses her expensive ring as she’s leaving for a family function. The husband, as it happens often, suspects the deaf and “ailing” cook – at loggerheads with him all the time - of stealing and promises to find the ring by the time she returns. Enter the boss, planning a rendezvous. Absence of wife at home brings in sneaky opportunities for the husband to explore. As he steps out, two small-time thieves enter for a quick robbery. The Boss now pretends to be the cook in front of the intruders, whom he presumes to be the Doctor and his Compounder, misleading to a mashup of events. What follows next is a comedy of errors, creating more confusion, just as the ring is found…And the wife returns…Who is the thief? Does the wife eventually get her ring back?
Find out all this and much more harmless mischief in Sankaramanchi Parthasarathy’s Telugu One-Act “Abbey! Em Ledu…”, directed by Vinay Varma.
At Lamakaan on 20th and 21st February 2020. 8 pm on both the days. Ticket: Rs. 200/-, available with www.bookmyshow.com
Contact: Swetha @ 9949567427 and Subhra @ 7337420894

Savitribai Phule Drawing Class is a open space for children from marginalised background to learn art.We are located in Masjid Banda, Hyderabad. Twenty children attend our weekend classes on a regular basis. We completed two years. This we like to showcase children's art done during the last one year to a larger audience.

Please help schedule this for Saturday 22nd February 3-6 PM. Apologies for the delay.
Brutally Honest is a special meetup by Write Club Hyderabad. Here, we work on how to review scripts, books, delicacies to a three-person death metal scream fest at Moonshine and art pieces that look the same upside down. We aspire to critique with a pair of magnifying glasses and yank up standards for literature and art over time, here at ‘Brutally Honest’ and if pouring over someone else’s work and letting yourself be either blown over or bogged down gets you riled up, do sign up.

Bengalis in Hyderabad is organising a cultural evening providing its members a platform to showcase a range of talents. The evening, commemorating some of the premier literary figures from Bengal, will feature song, dance, skits, recitation and more. Join us as we celebrate the rich tradition of Bengal in our own way and create everlasting memories through lively interactions and networking.

Bengalis in Hyderabad is a young, dynamic, not-for-profit organisation which started its journey in 2006 as an unofficial group on the erstwhile Orkut platform. Today, it's a registered society with upwards of 20K members across social media channels and widely known for its contribution in the field of art, culture, cinema, societal causes and more. Upholding the spirit of Bengal and in relentless pursuit of cultural exchange, BiH has evolved to be one of the premier regional organisations in the twin cities.

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.

AGIDIGBA PROJECT
presents
Introductions and promo master class
“LADO,
Eclectic way of Finding Harmony”
by professional Russian dance and stage movement teacher, physical culture coach
Natasha Shiraz:

I do not invent the wheel, discover America or promise magic in one day - I simply share my own experience, my passion and joy!

My aim is to attract attention especially of people who have given up on themselves, leading to a sedentary lifestyle and numerous health issues, and to convince them to get rid of their self-belief “I can not dance” or “It’s too late”, “I have no time” and to prove that anybody, no doubts - ANYBODY can and should dance for it endless and obvious benefits and goals.
I would like to “shake it off” and show how easy, pleasant and most importantly, healthy dance practice can be, which I combine with vast numbers of rehabilitation gymnastic, stretching, energetic and relaxation techniques, games and many more, depend on the age and fitness level of participants as well as their priorities and wishes, so it will be easy to find and select what will be interesting and suitable for you.


based on different dance and movement techniques,
open to all who are young at heart.
Very dense and tense concentrated essentials of
Russian Classic and Modern Jazz,
Vortex gymnastic,
morning Energetic rejuvenating routine,
Regal posture and cat walk,
Self Choreography
Physiological Gestures
and many more…
Simple steps, easy to understand and pleasant to practice.

You can look forward to expert guidance in exploring the limitless possibilities
of body and mind through movement with awareness;
with a take home body-mind balancing routine that is quick and beneficial for people from all walks of life,
absolute beginners and zero experience,
suitable for
housewives and entrepreneurs,
grannies and teens, busy and retired, active and not really…
Best for those who gave up, unconfident and very lazy.

The toughest part in any conversation or situation is saying “No”. It’s always easy to say a “Yes”, but saying “No” requires strength and courage and when someone says “NO”, then it means “NO”. Period!

Strange-r’s connect presents to you, the very first event of 2020, “’No’ Power, ‘No’ Stories”. A place, where you can come and share your first “No” experience. Whether you said “No” to a friend or to a loved one Or said “No” to your bosses in your workplace, it all matters. Starting from a situation to a person, from a habit to a decision, YOUR No stories count. Telling these stories requires a lot of courage, but again these are the stories which empowers and encourages someone to say these two powerful syllable and avoid ugly circumstances.

So come ahead and share. Inspire your kind and help your peer. Be assured that your story holds the potential to give someone a boost of courage and hope!

This session is a discussion on the recent citizenship notices by UIDAI to 127 people in Telangana. We will be discussing the role of UIDAI in NPR and NRC.

It has been a roller coaster 21st century for south Indian cinema in the first two decades of the millennium. We media students of Bhavan's College of Communication and Management would present a discussion on the ebbs and tides the four southern film industries have faced. This is proposed to be the first of a series to be held every month which is aimed at being informative and comprehensive. Entry is free for all cinema lovers irrespective of age and gender.

Bazm e Sukhan is a weekly gathering of those interested in Urdu literature. A bunch of 20 odd people meet every Wednesday at 5 pm at Lamakaan and discuss Urdu poetry and prose. Each session usually focuses on one poet, or writer or a particular aspect of the form, structure or grammar of Urdu writing

Alvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.

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 27th February. This month, Aradhana Karhade, the famous khayal singer will breakdown a Chhota Khayal. Explain the nuances with examples.

The show is about to begin. The actor is struggling with the absurd dialogues that her director has thrown at her. She is in slipping away in her inner turmoil. How would the director react? Would she succeed in executing her part well or will the show end up being a total fiasco?
Watch the frustrated actor Krishna Soni unleash a tirade of psychotic episodes with multiple emotional shifts in the monologue play - 'TM POTLE - The Missing Pieces of Your Tiny Little Egos'
Warning: Explicit content.

COUNTERING ONLINE HATE

Open Discussion

At lamakaan Feb 28th 6 p.m
Moderated by Ritu Sharma

Ritu has done research on the coverage of Islam in the post ISIS Germany by the newspapet sites She has been doing research on use of social media during the protests in Kashmir. She has been looking at how Social Media has been trying to decoding the role played by social media in fomenting religious hate in the present day world. She would prepare a ground for a brainstorming session in countering the online hate by outlining the scenario and the movements going on across the world to deal with hate online.

Dear craft lovers, Thank you all for your whole hearted support for our Programme named LEELA Ten Months Ten Crafts in collaboration with Lamakaan. The Forth in the series of work shops is on BOBIN LACE Workshop scheduled for 29th Fen and 1st March 2020 at LAMAKAAN.
Fee 800/-

This workshop discusses the current political moment using some historical and contemporary texts and aims at producing the tale of our times in our own voices. It aims to end with a theatre presentation.

ChangeChitra is a yearlong mentoring program in which 60 young novice filmmakers produced 16 high-quality documentary films on social issues. Participants in this immersive program were provided professional equipment and learned filmmaking and editing techniques at three residential workshops of six days each and worked in teams to research, ideate and produce compelling short documentaries, that explored India’s myriad challenges and successes from new angles and revealed untold stories.

Please help schedule this for this Saturday: 29th February 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

A meeting of small publishers working in Telugu is to be held on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Lamakaan from 3-5 pm. It is likely that the meeting will discuss the issues of change in reading habits of Telugu-speaking people, the future of Telugu literature, the travails of small publishers publishing in Telugu, the issues of publicity, distribution and marketing and the quality of editing, translations and original works.

The meeting is open to all.

Play : “Urdu Zamaney key ICU mey”
Written by: Nayeem Javed
Directed by: Ali Faisal

The content of the play deals with the subject of Urdu and its social relevance. Few characters are symbolic like “Ghazal” appears and introduce her contribution. Another Character “Bharat Mata” concludes that Urdu is my child, born and brought up in India. A clear message of national integration. Similarly, a film maker, Rap song lover add humor. One negative roles who take money from govt but never support language-cause. One humor spicing politician share lot of humor. One “ZabaN Dost” takes lead and suggest that every language should flourish with Urdu.
It’s based on humor, satire and literary dialogues.

Dear craft lovers, Thank you all for your whole hearted support for our Programme named LEELA Ten Months Ten Crafts in collaboration with Lamakaan. The Forth in the series of work shops is on BOBIN LACE Workshop scheduled for 29th Fen and 1st March 2020 at LAMAKAAN.
Fee 800/-

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.

Wait, what is a zine?
Zines are a DIY form of self-publishing that we hope to explore further with you this Tuesday!

Who are we?
Devashree Somani and Riya Behl are recent graduates of Ashoka University, currently engaging in the development sector. We will be speaking Hindi and English during this workshop.

What will we be doing?
As young people, who are on the journey of finding our voices in a country struggling to uphold the values of a democracy, we would like to democratize the process of making art with you. The focus of this workshop will be 'Hope in struggle'. We will go over the history and technique of making zines following which, participants will start working on individual zines.

At the end of the workshop, we will make photocopies for each other to swap - in original zine-style that removed money from the exchange of ideas - and hopefully, keep sharing through this form.

Participants are required to:
- Think of a concept or narrative for the Zine
- Carry A3/A4 paper(s) that will be your canvas. We encourage re-using paper, so it could be any old paper with one side blank. Please remember to bring photographs, news clippings, anything you might want in your Zine.
- Carry any other stationery like scissors, glue, stickers etc., that you wish to use.
- If you have made zines before or have them at home, bring them along too. It will confirm for first-timers that what you can include in a zine is only limited by your imagination!
- Carry yourselves, and on time!

See you soon!

Women is Today's Politics and people's movements.

Proving comprehensive knowledge on Theatre, Recitation, Music, Drama, Mime, Puppet, etc. to the people who have cultural inhabitationnor economically backward to dicover their talent. To maintain a vocational training course for women, youth under self help group for physically, mentally and financially challenged children. To provide therapeutic services to assist parents and mentally challenged individuals. To organise awarenes programmes on healthy and social evils and bad customs. To prepare good cultural performance and to research work.

Bazm e Sukhan is a weekly gathering of those interested in Urdu literature. A bunch of 20 odd people meet every Wednesday at 5 pm at Lamakaan and discuss Urdu poetry and prose. Each session usually focuses on one poet, or writer or a particular aspect of the form, structure or grammar of Urdu writing

Kaufman, a screen writer, struggles to adapt Orlean's book about Laroche, who clones rare orchids and sells them to collectors. Their lives get intertwined with unpredictable results.

SUTRADHAR
Presents
‘KISI AUR KA SAPNA’
Written by Dr. Nand Kishore Acharya
Directed by Shahrukh Surani
It is the story of five actors rehearsing a script found in a garbage bin. The play traverses through different eras in history and politics, using the journey to display the various shades of a theatre actor's life. The conflict between acting and reality, different interpretations of an idea, 'does a script really need an actor?' etc are just some of the issues the play deals with.

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

Bazm e Sukhan is a weekly gathering of those interested in Urdu literature. A bunch of 20 odd people meet every Wednesday at 5 pm at Lamakaan and discuss Urdu poetry and prose. Each session usually focuses on one poet, or writer or a particular aspect of the form, structure or grammar of Urdu writing

During WWII, Rick, a nightclub owner in Casablanca, agrees to help his former lover Ilsa and her husband. Soon, Ilsa's feelings for Rick resurface and she finds herself renewing her love for him.

The Budget 2020 comes at a time when the Indian economy is struggling on alll fronts. What does the Union budget offer as a set of solutions? Of special interest this year is the precarious situation with respect to Jobs, inflation, agriculture, taxation and exports. On the 6th of February, join us at Lamakaan for our annual session with Prof Amir Ullah Khan

Badlav is an original hindi psychological play written and directed by Amaan Ahmad. Touching the core of Theatre of the Absurd, ‘Badlav’ is a one of a kind play that traverses through multiple questions concerning human consciousness in a twisted manner. Set in an indefinite timeline, the play questions the very nature of ‘change’. Gayathri, the protagonist, being a hypocrite herself, is determined to seek ‘Badlav’. A complex psychotic character who comes with an overflow of deranged emotions, Gayathri is perpetually restless. Kalpana is an absolute nihilist. She throws absurd remarks at everything under the sun. Meanwhile, Radha who appears naïve and utterly ignorant, unknowingly unfolds a series of poetic and philosophical aspects of the play. In some other unexplored dimension, we see two men immersed in a paradoxical, absurd and digressive conversation which takes unexpected twists and turns. Watch the play to see what happens with 'Badlav' and these dimensions.

Mushairah to be organised by Anjuman e Fannan in rememberance of Hazrat Riyasath Ali Taaj, where reputed Urdu poets of the city will present their work.

February is the month in which eight Hindi film lyricists of the golden era of the industry- Makhdoom Mohiuddin , Jan Nisar Akhtar, Kavi Pradeep
S H Bihari, Indivar, Naqsh Lyallpuri, Nusrat Badr and Nida Fazli have their birth/death anniversaries. A discussion on their works, their genres and their lives and times would be held. The event would comprise medley of film clips and audio clips wherever necessary.

Khud ki Khushi is a Hindi playlet that revolves around the life a girl named Kushi who wins all the obstacles in her life and finally attains happiness. The play relates to every house and gives positive energy and hope to attain happiness in our lives.

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.

As a build-up to the much-awaited Hyderabad pride march (Queer Swabhimana Yatra) the city’s LGBTQ community and allies organing a Queer Carnival 2020 at a cultural centre . The event focuses on sensitising people about the issues faced by the LGBTQ community and raising funds for the upcoming Pride March

Bheem is a Telugu Patriotic play written by Harsha Chakilam based on the life story of Komaram Bheem.

Komaram Bheem was a Telugu Indian tribal leader who fought against the Asaf Jahi Dynasty for the liberation of Hyderabad. Komaram Bheem openly fought against the ruling Nizam government in a guerrilla campaign. He defied courts, laws, and any other form of Nizam authority, living off the sustenance of the forest. He took up arms against Nizam Nawab's soldiers and fought Babi Jhari until his last breath.

He gave the slogan of "Jal, Jungle, Zameen" (Water, Forest, Land). It means that the people who live in forests should have rights on all the resources of the forest.

Bazm e Sukhan is a weekly gathering of those interested in Urdu literature. A bunch of 20 odd people meet every Wednesday at 5 pm at Lamakaan and discuss Urdu poetry and prose. Each session usually focuses on one poet, or writer or a particular aspect of the form, structure or grammar of Urdu writing

A Moment to Remember is a 2004 South Korean film based on the 2001 Japanese television drama Pure Soul. It stars Son Ye-jin and Jung Woo-sung and follows the theme of discovery in a relationship and the burdens of loss caused by Alzheimer's disease

All The Wrong Turns -Book Launch and Discussion.

Coming on the heels of one of the most critical budgets to be presented and in a situation where the Indian economy is fighting steep decline, this event brings together some of our best minds.

The panel will discuss the contours of economic policy that the authors analyse in detail in one of the most exciting books to come out recently.

Y V Reddy was Governor of the RBI and successfully ran it during it's most difficult days. He also Chaired the 14th Finance Comission.

V Bhaskar retired as Special Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh. He also served as Chairperson of the AP Electricity Regulatory Comission and as Joint Secretary to the 13th Finance Comission.

Amir Ullah Khan is Professor of Economics at MCRHRDI and visiting Professor at NALSAR, TISS and ISB. He is a former head of strategic planning at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and was earlier Executive Director and Editor at Encyclopedia Britannica.

T. C. A. RANGANATHAN was a career banker for close to four decades and retired as the Chairman of the Export Import Bank of India (Exim Bank). In 2006, he set up SBI Shanghai, the first Indian bank in China. Africa. He was later the Managing Director of State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, an associate of the SBI, which was his last assignment within the SBI system prior to appointment as Chairman of Export Import Bank of India in April 2010.

T.C.A. SRINIVASA RAGHAVAN began his career in 1975 as the Economics Editor at Macmillan India. Over the next thirty-three years he worked at the Free Press Journal, Eastern Economist, Financial Express, Indian Express, The Economic Times, Business Standard and The Hindu Business Line. He is currently a columnist and writes on economics, politics and books.

Free for all.

The Collective Resistances of Shaheenbaag.

Likened to historical political movements it isn't a wonder that the ShaheenBaag protest is drawing allegories of a soaring hawk - the Shaheen.
It has so far defied all definitions and categorization in religious and other binaries that the Indian political milieu and partisan media is adept in propagating.
Despite being led by women of muslim community it could not be fixated under the gender binary and has gone to inspire many ShaheenBaag's in every other States and even abroad. More than 50 days later it has not stopped intriguing and teasing it's critics and detractors who have contributed to tainting it in every imaginable way.
This one hour interactive talk by Dr Manisha Bangar will delve deeper to find whose movement is it anyways and which trajectory is it likely to assume in the near future.

In solidarity with the resistance against CAA & NRC, artists of Hyderabad come together to voice their opinion. Come and join us at Lamakaan on Friday,14 February 2020 at 7:30pm

AGIDIGBA PROJECT
presents
Introductions and promo master class
“LADO,
Eclectic way of Finding Harmony”
by professional Russian dance and stage movement teacher, physical culture coach
Natasha Shiraz:

I do not invent the wheel, discover America or promise magic in one day - I simply share my own experience, my passion and joy!

My aim is to attract attention especially of people who have given up on themselves, leading to a sedentary lifestyle and numerous health issues, and to convince them to get rid of their self-belief “I can not dance” or “It’s too late”, “I have no time” and to prove that anybody, no doubts - ANYBODY can and should dance for it endless and obvious benefits and goals.
I would like to “shake it off” and show how easy, pleasant and most importantly, healthy dance practice can be, which I combine with vast numbers of rehabilitation gymnastic, stretching, energetic and relaxation techniques, games and many more, depend on the age and fitness level of participants as well as their priorities and wishes, so it will be easy to find and select what will be interesting and suitable for you.


based on different dance and movement techniques,
open to all who are young at heart.
Very dense and tense concentrated essentials of
Russian Classic and Modern Jazz,
Vortex gymnastic,
morning Energetic rejuvenating routine,
Regal posture and cat walk,
Self Choreography
Physiological Gestures
and many more…
Simple steps, easy to understand and pleasant to practice.

You can look forward to expert guidance in exploring the limitless possibilities
of body and mind through movement with awareness;
with a take home body-mind balancing routine that is quick and beneficial for people from all walks of life,
absolute beginners and zero experience,
suitable for
housewives and entrepreneurs,
grannies and teens, busy and retired, active and not really…
Best for those who gave up, unconfident and very lazy.

Indian youth club is organizing an event named OPEN MIC EVENING. In this event different types of artists will show their talents.

Please help schedule this for this Saturday: 15th February 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

Dastan-e-Tamanna-e-Sarfaroshi is based on the Kakori Revolution, also known as Kakori Episode that happened on August 9, 1925. This musical Dastan brings to life the political beliefs, courage and the struggle for freedom of the revolutionaries of that time. The Dastan primarily focuses on Ashfaqulla Khan and Ram Prasad Bismil. Although these revolutionaries came a generation before Bhagat Singh, and greatly inspired him, not much has been done to keep them alive in our history.
Ashfaq and Bismil, were not only the main thinkers behind the Kakori Episode, but also shared a deep friendship. In India’s National Movement, their friendship was a great example of Hindu-Muslim unity. Both of them were born in the same city and became close friends. Together, they fought the battle for freedom and sacrificed their lives for it.
They both dreamt of an India where every one was treated equally and no one was discriminated against on the basis of caste or religion. Passionately written and narrated by Himashu Bajpai and woven together with the poetry by Ashfaq and Bismil that has been beautifully set to music and sung by Vedanth Bharadwaj. Saurabh Joshi will be accompanying them on percussions.

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.

DIALOGUE TOWARDS AN ALTERNATIVE

Event tittle - " WHO ARE THE OTHERS OF INDIA? " Let's discuss the rise in segregation, discrimination and hate speech .

16th feb 2020 4pm onwards till 6:30 pm
@lamakaan

Urban naxal, illegal immigrant, anti national, sickular etc are terms that have become our everyday, every house hold staple in recent times. People have openly refused food delivered by a Muslim. A chunk people have applauded Kapil Gujjar ( the one who fired two rounds in Shaheen Bhag) for his statement " Yaha sirf hinduon ki chalegi".
Rambhakt Gopal( the one who fired Shadab at Jamia) is to be felicitated by a right wing organisation.

On jan 5th 2020 JNU students were brutally beaten up ABVP goons and at the same time there people outside the campus gates sloganeering " desh ke gaddaron ko goli maro saalonko", they even stopped ambulances from reaching the victims.

These continous incidents of hate speech and voilent attempts to choke dissenting voices by brandishing them as enemies of the country or "others" only points to the fact how ginormously the segregation, discrimination has risen in multifolds in the short span of time.
While sikhs continous gestures of support, courage and solidarity to the minority communities is heartening and generates hapes, it should also make us question why there is such rise hate and how do we fight it?

So to discuss this let us meet on 16th February 2020 4pm at lamakaan.

This Valentine's Day Weekend
16 February 2020
we gather to celebrate
INDIA MY VALENTINE

Joining us Faye D'Souza in conversation with Mohan Guruswami.

And

Aditi S Mittal.

Faye D'Souza is a Senior journalist and she anchored on subjects of corruption, communal violence and independent press.

Aditi Mittal is a stand-up comedian, actress and writer.One of the first women to do stand-up comedy in India, Mittal has been rated amongst India's top 10 stand-up comedians by The Times of India. CNNIBN.com named her as one of the top 30 "witty, intelligent and incredibly funny" Indian women to follow on Twitter.

Open for all, Entry Free.

Conducted by the young Orators club of secundrabad, this event is going to be a group discussion on 'the growth of right wing fascism'. People of all ages are welcome to join the discussion and participate

Title: Al maidan (The Square)
Duration: 1hr 35 min
Directed by: Jehane Noujaim

Al maidan is an observational documentary that tells the real story of the struggle of the Egyptian Revolution through the eyes of six very different protesters. Starting in the tents of Tahrir square in the days leading up to the fall of Hosni Mubarak, it follows the characters on a life-changing journey through the euphoria of victory into the uncertainties and dangers of the current 'transitional period' under military rule.

The film screening will be followed by a discussion.

ENTRY FREE & OPEN TO ALL

విశ్వ 'నాదం'
సినీ ప్రియులకు, కళాభిమానులకు స్వాగతం
శాస్త్రీయ సంగీతానికి , నాట్య కళా సంస్ర్కృతికి తన సినిమాల్లో సమోన్నత స్థానమిచ్చి.. తెలుగు సాంప్రదాయానికి పట్టాభిషేకం చేసిన అద్వితీయ దర్శకుడు కళా తపస్వి శ్రీ కె.విశ్వనాథ్ గారు. ఈ నెల 19న ఆయన జన్మదినం సందర్భంగా లమాకాన్ వేదిక గా ఆయన సినిమాల్లోని సాహితీ విలువలు కలిగిన పలు గీతాల్ని ప్రదర్శిస్తున్నాం. అనంతరం ఆ పాటల గొప్పతనాన్ని, అందులోని సాహిత్యాన్ని ప్రస్తావిస్తూ చర్చా కార్యక్రమం ఉంటుంది. ఈ సందర్భంగా విశ్వనాథ్ గారి అభిమానులను, సినీ ప్రియుల్ని ఈ కార్యక్రమానికి సవినయంగా ఆహ్వానిస్తున్నాం .
మూవీవాల్యూమ్ .కామ్ ఆధ్వర్యంలో జరగబోవు ఈ కార్యక్రమానికి అందరూ తప్పక విచ్చేయ ప్రార్ధన.

Bazm e Sukhan is a weekly gathering of those interested in Urdu literature. A bunch of 20 odd people meet every Wednesday at 5 pm at Lamakaan and discuss Urdu poetry and prose. Each session usually focuses on one poet, or writer or a particular aspect of the form, structure or grammar of Urdu writing

Octogenarian couple George and Anne's happy life comes to a halt, when Anne suffers from a stroke and George must do everything possible to help her recover.

Sutradhar Presents Its first Telugu Play “ABBEY! EM LEDU…” Writer: Sankaramanchi Parthasarathy Director: Vinay Varma.
A loving couple, their “deaf” cook, a colorful boss, two intruders, a lost ring, a Doctor who never turns up… and an adventure with the “forbidden apple”. On a relaxed weekend, a young homemaker loses her expensive ring as she’s leaving for a family function. The husband, as it happens often, suspects the deaf and “ailing” cook – at loggerheads with him all the time - of stealing and promises to find the ring by the time she returns. Enter the boss, planning a rendezvous. Absence of wife at home brings in sneaky opportunities for the husband to explore. As he steps out, two small-time thieves enter for a quick robbery. The Boss now pretends to be the cook in front of the intruders, whom he presumes to be the Doctor and his Compounder, misleading to a mashup of events. What follows next is a comedy of errors, creating more confusion, just as the ring is found…And the wife returns…Who is the thief? Does the wife eventually get her ring back?
Find out all this and much more harmless mischief in Sankaramanchi Parthasarathy’s Telugu One-Act “Abbey! Em Ledu…”, directed by Vinay Varma.
At Lamakaan on 20th and 21st February 2020. 8 pm on both the days. Ticket: Rs. 200/-, available with www.bookmyshow.com
Contact: Swetha @ 9949567427 and Subhra @ 7337420894

Sutradhar Presents Its first Telugu Play “ABBEY! EM LEDU…” Writer: Sankaramanchi Parthasarathy Director: Vinay Varma.
A loving couple, their “deaf” cook, a colorful boss, two intruders, a lost ring, a Doctor who never turns up… and an adventure with the “forbidden apple”. On a relaxed weekend, a young homemaker loses her expensive ring as she’s leaving for a family function. The husband, as it happens often, suspects the deaf and “ailing” cook – at loggerheads with him all the time - of stealing and promises to find the ring by the time she returns. Enter the boss, planning a rendezvous. Absence of wife at home brings in sneaky opportunities for the husband to explore. As he steps out, two small-time thieves enter for a quick robbery. The Boss now pretends to be the cook in front of the intruders, whom he presumes to be the Doctor and his Compounder, misleading to a mashup of events. What follows next is a comedy of errors, creating more confusion, just as the ring is found…And the wife returns…Who is the thief? Does the wife eventually get her ring back?
Find out all this and much more harmless mischief in Sankaramanchi Parthasarathy’s Telugu One-Act “Abbey! Em Ledu…”, directed by Vinay Varma.
At Lamakaan on 20th and 21st February 2020. 8 pm on both the days. Ticket: Rs. 200/-, available with www.bookmyshow.com
Contact: Swetha @ 9949567427 and Subhra @ 7337420894

Savitribai Phule Drawing Class is a open space for children from marginalised background to learn art.We are located in Masjid Banda, Hyderabad. Twenty children attend our weekend classes on a regular basis. We completed two years. This we like to showcase children's art done during the last one year to a larger audience.

Please help schedule this for Saturday 22nd February 3-6 PM. Apologies for the delay.
Brutally Honest is a special meetup by Write Club Hyderabad. Here, we work on how to review scripts, books, delicacies to a three-person death metal scream fest at Moonshine and art pieces that look the same upside down. We aspire to critique with a pair of magnifying glasses and yank up standards for literature and art over time, here at ‘Brutally Honest’ and if pouring over someone else’s work and letting yourself be either blown over or bogged down gets you riled up, do sign up.

Bengalis in Hyderabad is organising a cultural evening providing its members a platform to showcase a range of talents. The evening, commemorating some of the premier literary figures from Bengal, will feature song, dance, skits, recitation and more. Join us as we celebrate the rich tradition of Bengal in our own way and create everlasting memories through lively interactions and networking.

Bengalis in Hyderabad is a young, dynamic, not-for-profit organisation which started its journey in 2006 as an unofficial group on the erstwhile Orkut platform. Today, it's a registered society with upwards of 20K members across social media channels and widely known for its contribution in the field of art, culture, cinema, societal causes and more. Upholding the spirit of Bengal and in relentless pursuit of cultural exchange, BiH has evolved to be one of the premier regional organisations in the twin cities.

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.

AGIDIGBA PROJECT
presents
Introductions and promo master class
“LADO,
Eclectic way of Finding Harmony”
by professional Russian dance and stage movement teacher, physical culture coach
Natasha Shiraz:

I do not invent the wheel, discover America or promise magic in one day - I simply share my own experience, my passion and joy!

My aim is to attract attention especially of people who have given up on themselves, leading to a sedentary lifestyle and numerous health issues, and to convince them to get rid of their self-belief “I can not dance” or “It’s too late”, “I have no time” and to prove that anybody, no doubts - ANYBODY can and should dance for it endless and obvious benefits and goals.
I would like to “shake it off” and show how easy, pleasant and most importantly, healthy dance practice can be, which I combine with vast numbers of rehabilitation gymnastic, stretching, energetic and relaxation techniques, games and many more, depend on the age and fitness level of participants as well as their priorities and wishes, so it will be easy to find and select what will be interesting and suitable for you.


based on different dance and movement techniques,
open to all who are young at heart.
Very dense and tense concentrated essentials of
Russian Classic and Modern Jazz,
Vortex gymnastic,
morning Energetic rejuvenating routine,
Regal posture and cat walk,
Self Choreography
Physiological Gestures
and many more…
Simple steps, easy to understand and pleasant to practice.

You can look forward to expert guidance in exploring the limitless possibilities
of body and mind through movement with awareness;
with a take home body-mind balancing routine that is quick and beneficial for people from all walks of life,
absolute beginners and zero experience,
suitable for
housewives and entrepreneurs,
grannies and teens, busy and retired, active and not really…
Best for those who gave up, unconfident and very lazy.

The toughest part in any conversation or situation is saying “No”. It’s always easy to say a “Yes”, but saying “No” requires strength and courage and when someone says “NO”, then it means “NO”. Period!

Strange-r’s connect presents to you, the very first event of 2020, “’No’ Power, ‘No’ Stories”. A place, where you can come and share your first “No” experience. Whether you said “No” to a friend or to a loved one Or said “No” to your bosses in your workplace, it all matters. Starting from a situation to a person, from a habit to a decision, YOUR No stories count. Telling these stories requires a lot of courage, but again these are the stories which empowers and encourages someone to say these two powerful syllable and avoid ugly circumstances.

So come ahead and share. Inspire your kind and help your peer. Be assured that your story holds the potential to give someone a boost of courage and hope!

This session is a discussion on the recent citizenship notices by UIDAI to 127 people in Telangana. We will be discussing the role of UIDAI in NPR and NRC.

It has been a roller coaster 21st century for south Indian cinema in the first two decades of the millennium. We media students of Bhavan's College of Communication and Management would present a discussion on the ebbs and tides the four southern film industries have faced. This is proposed to be the first of a series to be held every month which is aimed at being informative and comprehensive. Entry is free for all cinema lovers irrespective of age and gender.

Bazm e Sukhan is a weekly gathering of those interested in Urdu literature. A bunch of 20 odd people meet every Wednesday at 5 pm at Lamakaan and discuss Urdu poetry and prose. Each session usually focuses on one poet, or writer or a particular aspect of the form, structure or grammar of Urdu writing

Alvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.

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 27th February. This month, Aradhana Karhade, the famous khayal singer will breakdown a Chhota Khayal. Explain the nuances with examples.

The show is about to begin. The actor is struggling with the absurd dialogues that her director has thrown at her. She is in slipping away in her inner turmoil. How would the director react? Would she succeed in executing her part well or will the show end up being a total fiasco?
Watch the frustrated actor Krishna Soni unleash a tirade of psychotic episodes with multiple emotional shifts in the monologue play - 'TM POTLE - The Missing Pieces of Your Tiny Little Egos'
Warning: Explicit content.

COUNTERING ONLINE HATE

Open Discussion

At lamakaan Feb 28th 6 p.m
Moderated by Ritu Sharma

Ritu has done research on the coverage of Islam in the post ISIS Germany by the newspapet sites She has been doing research on use of social media during the protests in Kashmir. She has been looking at how Social Media has been trying to decoding the role played by social media in fomenting religious hate in the present day world. She would prepare a ground for a brainstorming session in countering the online hate by outlining the scenario and the movements going on across the world to deal with hate online.

Dear craft lovers, Thank you all for your whole hearted support for our Programme named LEELA Ten Months Ten Crafts in collaboration with Lamakaan. The Forth in the series of work shops is on BOBIN LACE Workshop scheduled for 29th Fen and 1st March 2020 at LAMAKAAN.
Fee 800/-

This workshop discusses the current political moment using some historical and contemporary texts and aims at producing the tale of our times in our own voices. It aims to end with a theatre presentation.

ChangeChitra is a yearlong mentoring program in which 60 young novice filmmakers produced 16 high-quality documentary films on social issues. Participants in this immersive program were provided professional equipment and learned filmmaking and editing techniques at three residential workshops of six days each and worked in teams to research, ideate and produce compelling short documentaries, that explored India’s myriad challenges and successes from new angles and revealed untold stories.

Please help schedule this for this Saturday: 29th February 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

A meeting of small publishers working in Telugu is to be held on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Lamakaan from 3-5 pm. It is likely that the meeting will discuss the issues of change in reading habits of Telugu-speaking people, the future of Telugu literature, the travails of small publishers publishing in Telugu, the issues of publicity, distribution and marketing and the quality of editing, translations and original works.

The meeting is open to all.

Play : “Urdu Zamaney key ICU mey”
Written by: Nayeem Javed
Directed by: Ali Faisal

The content of the play deals with the subject of Urdu and its social relevance. Few characters are symbolic like “Ghazal” appears and introduce her contribution. Another Character “Bharat Mata” concludes that Urdu is my child, born and brought up in India. A clear message of national integration. Similarly, a film maker, Rap song lover add humor. One negative roles who take money from govt but never support language-cause. One humor spicing politician share lot of humor. One “ZabaN Dost” takes lead and suggest that every language should flourish with Urdu.
It’s based on humor, satire and literary dialogues.

Dear craft lovers, Thank you all for your whole hearted support for our Programme named LEELA Ten Months Ten Crafts in collaboration with Lamakaan. The Forth in the series of work shops is on BOBIN LACE Workshop scheduled for 29th Fen and 1st March 2020 at LAMAKAAN.
Fee 800/-

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.

Wait, what is a zine?
Zines are a DIY form of self-publishing that we hope to explore further with you this Tuesday!

Who are we?
Devashree Somani and Riya Behl are recent graduates of Ashoka University, currently engaging in the development sector. We will be speaking Hindi and English during this workshop.

What will we be doing?
As young people, who are on the journey of finding our voices in a country struggling to uphold the values of a democracy, we would like to democratize the process of making art with you. The focus of this workshop will be 'Hope in struggle'. We will go over the history and technique of making zines following which, participants will start working on individual zines.

At the end of the workshop, we will make photocopies for each other to swap - in original zine-style that removed money from the exchange of ideas - and hopefully, keep sharing through this form.

Participants are required to:
- Think of a concept or narrative for the Zine
- Carry A3/A4 paper(s) that will be your canvas. We encourage re-using paper, so it could be any old paper with one side blank. Please remember to bring photographs, news clippings, anything you might want in your Zine.
- Carry any other stationery like scissors, glue, stickers etc., that you wish to use.
- If you have made zines before or have them at home, bring them along too. It will confirm for first-timers that what you can include in a zine is only limited by your imagination!
- Carry yourselves, and on time!

See you soon!

Women is Today's Politics and people's movements.

Proving comprehensive knowledge on Theatre, Recitation, Music, Drama, Mime, Puppet, etc. to the people who have cultural inhabitationnor economically backward to dicover their talent. To maintain a vocational training course for women, youth under self help group for physically, mentally and financially challenged children. To provide therapeutic services to assist parents and mentally challenged individuals. To organise awarenes programmes on healthy and social evils and bad customs. To prepare good cultural performance and to research work.

Bazm e Sukhan is a weekly gathering of those interested in Urdu literature. A bunch of 20 odd people meet every Wednesday at 5 pm at Lamakaan and discuss Urdu poetry and prose. Each session usually focuses on one poet, or writer or a particular aspect of the form, structure or grammar of Urdu writing

Kaufman, a screen writer, struggles to adapt Orlean's book about Laroche, who clones rare orchids and sells them to collectors. Their lives get intertwined with unpredictable results.

SUTRADHAR
Presents
‘KISI AUR KA SAPNA’
Written by Dr. Nand Kishore Acharya
Directed by Shahrukh Surani
It is the story of five actors rehearsing a script found in a garbage bin. The play traverses through different eras in history and politics, using the journey to display the various shades of a theatre actor's life. The conflict between acting and reality, different interpretations of an idea, 'does a script really need an actor?' etc are just some of the issues the play deals with.