Lamakaan

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

KUCH THEATER KUCH ZINDAGI Directed by Bhasker Shewalkar

Kuch Theater Kuch Zindagi is all about Prof. Bhasker Shewalkar’s untiring journey spanning over 6 decades of Theater career in which he directed as many as 90 plays in Hindi, Urdu, Telugu, English and Marathi. Many of these plays were adapted from Russian, German and English plays. In this tete a tete with Vinay Verma, Prof Shewalkar shall talk about his life and theater, recollecting some of the reminiscences, anecdotes & experiences.

Prof. Shewalkar is the Curator of Theater at Lamakaan & he is also the Founder-President of the Rangadhara Theatre Stream, the oldest surviving theater group of Hyderabad. After his retirement as a Professor from SN School of Performing Arts, University of Hyderabad, he has dedicated himself to practical theater, training, & mentoring of actors.
The conversation will be interspersed with Reading from Untouched Play by Deepti Girotra, Reading from Sonata Play by Rita Ghosh & Reading from Qatl Play by Vinay Varma.

Entry is Free & Open to All!!!

2-DAY LEELA'S EXHIBITION OF CRAFTS
Showcasing one of the finest handcrafted products like stones used in cave paintings, or 350-year-old manuscripts and finest handlooms and handicrafts from different parts of India which are 60-120 years old. More than 160 shades of natural dyes are also being exhibited.

Exhibitor: Ramesh Ramanadhan

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A FISSURED HORIZON: THE CONTRADICTIONS OF INDIAN DEMOCRACY A Talk by Vinod K. Jose

Freedom House, a Washington DC-based monitoring group that measures democracy/authoritarianism, downgraded India in 2021 to "partly free". In 2022 it reiterated its "partly free" rating for India.

What is this condition of being partly free? It suggests both a deterioration in the institutions of democracy and yet holds out the possibility of recovery, all within the texture of persistent anxiety.

Vinod Jose, one of India's most dynamic and courageous journalists, explores the contradictions that underlie this condition -- as to what becomes visible of the strategies that seek to turn India into a Hindu Rashtra and simultaneously the rapid blooming off a decentralized resistance. The talk seeks to promote an engagement for each of us to find our role in a partly free country.

Vinod K. Jose is the Executive Editor of the Caravan.

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On the occasion of Lamakaan’s 12th Anniversary, Aradhana Karhade brings an evening filled with Hindustani Classical Music performance.
Aradhana Karhade
A Khayal singer and music teacher based in Hyderabad is also a student of Vasantrao Rajurkar. She studied under from mother the Late Smt. Usha Karhade then from her father the Late Dr. N. K. Karhade. She has given many memorable performances in Hyderabad, Maharashtra, Delhi, Belgaum, and Mumbai. A student of Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Maha Vidhyalaya, she stood 1st in the All India Sangeet Alankar Exam. She's a B-High Grade Artists of All India Radio.

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2-DAY LEELA'S EXHIBITION OF CRAFTS Showcasing one of the finest handcrafted products like stones used in cave paintings, or 350-year-old manuscripts and finest handlooms and handicrafts from different parts of India which are 60-120 years old. More than 160 shades of natural dyes are also being exhibited.

Exhibitor: Ramesh Ramanadhan

Entry is Free & Open to All!!!

Hyderabad Remembers - A Discussion

Cities have a way of remembering. We remember grief and injury and pain collectively. We remember joy and pleasure and pride collectively. In March 2020, even as Lamakaan, the open cultural space of Hyderabad was celebrating its tenth anniversary, India went into a lockdown. An entire country of one and a quarter billion people entered a tunnel with no idea of what lay ahead. Since then, three waves of covid and several rounds of total and partial lockdowns, have left millions of households broken, economically, emotionally. Right through this, quietly hundreds of men and women rose to the occasion. Even as we were ourselves being infected, even as we were ourselves were losing near and dear, we rallied together to reach out. On this occasion of this 12th anniversary, of Lamakaan, we come together again to recall what we have been through. What we did. What dreams we put on hold. Please join us to hear the stories. Join us to tell your story.

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MARAASIM: Sameer Rahat’s Urdu Blues Music, Poetry & Legacy of Rahat Indori.

Sameer Rahat is a Film/Music Composer, Performer, and Lyricist/Poet based out of Mumbai. He also plays his own brand of Urdu-blues music, experimenting with the poetry of contemporary and progressive Urdu poets from the Indian subcontinent. His debut album Aamad has gotten rave reviews and has received critical acclaim from various publications.
As part of Maraasim, he will be singing solo Urdu blues and talking about the legacy of Rahat Indori sahab’s poetry.

Syed Mohammed will be in conversation with Sameer Rahat followed by Rahat's performances.

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All Roads lead somewhere- no? After all, they are meant to take us to one destination or another. From the Gali-koochi of small towns and villages to the M G Roads of the big metros; they offer us the promise of salvation- of one kind or another. Money, fame, jobs that pay the rent or the jobs that keep us in the chakki-peesing and peesing. But we are happy or at least try to be, as long as we are on a journey, find a likable misery and some company to go along with that misery. What if the destinations were changed midway? What if we end up in a loop - On the same journey, again and again and yet again? What then? Avatari Devi, along with other artists as part of Team B invite you on a journey of many kinds - through the inside and outside, through the highways seen and unseen. Journeys made and unmade over the past two years. "All Roads Lead Where?" is a space to share, learn and heal together through our memories of the pandemic.

Come & explore a wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Bread, and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts, Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces, and many more things...

Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm

Entry Free. All are welcome.

For details: 9642731329

Open discussion on GO111, Osman Sagar(Gundipet), Himayath Sagar

Himayath Sagar and Osman Sagar (Gundipet) have saved the city from floods when there is excess rains and at the same time give us drinking water when there are no rains.
These two heritage lakes have a security ring in the form of GO111. Chief Minister of Telangana has announced in floor of Assembly that he is going to scrap GO111.

Hence we propose Open discussion on GO111, Osman Sagar(Gundipet), Himayath Sagar.

Hyderabad Storytellers Association invites you to an evening of stories for a family audience, on the occasion of World Storytelling Day. Open and free for all. Come, experience the magic of stories unfold!

*Topic*: Talk and Discussion on The Real Kashmir Files

*Description*: "The Kashmir Files" movie claims to show the truth behind the killings and exodus of Kashmiri Pandits. However, in reality it is a deceitful mix of half-truths and naked lies aimed at spreading hatred against Muslims, Secularists and Leftists rather than giving an insight into the plight of Kashmiri Pandits. But the question is, how do we understand the problem of Kashmiri Pandits from secular perspective and how it is related to the larger Kashmir problem. Who was responsible for the killings and exodus of the pandits from the Kashmir valley? The talk and discussion will be focussed on addressing these questions.

"Main Speaker" : Anand Singh , political activist and analyst
(Anand has visited kashmir valley and interacted with ordinary Kashmiris about various aspects of Kashmir problem)

**Organiser*: *Secular intervention* and *In Defense of Reason*

YOCS is a not-for-profit organization that promotes oratory and critical thinking through lively debates and discussions on topics ranging from politics, philosophy to science and technology. After hosting our sessions and meetings online for a long time since the pandemic, we would like to host a in-person session at Lamakaan. The session will consist of a minor, a 15 minute talk delivered by a member followed by an evaluation and a Q/A session and a major, a speaking session, where everyone present can speak on a given topic.

Come & explore a wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Bread, and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts, Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces, and many more things...

Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm

Entry Free. All are welcome.

For details: 9642731329

Open discussion of political panel, scientists panel, activists and press & public - on GO111, Osman Sagar(Gundipet), Himayath Sagar



Himayath Sagar and Osman Sagar (Gundipet) have saved the city from floods when there is excess rains and at the same time give us drinking water when there are no rains.
These two heritage lakes have a security ring in the form of GO111. Chief Minister of Telangana has announced in floor of Assembly that he is going to scrap GO111.

Afsaana- a literary club in Hyderabad is planning to host its very first open mic event at Lamakaan.

The event will be an opportunity for anyone to showcase their talents like storytelling, slam poetry, stand up comedy, and so on.

Everybody will be given a time of 5 minutes to perform anything they want to!

Shudrka Hyderabad presents a Bengali play titled "EBAR DHORMORAJYO" (Comes Now Kingdom of Justice!). The play is based on Mahabharata. If there is one issue that occurs again and again in Mahābhārata, it is dharma. It is perhaps the most debated and yet perhaps the most compromised. The play begins on the eighteenth, and last, day of the Kurukshetra war.

Come & explore a wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Bread, and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts, Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces, and many more things...

Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm

Entry Free. All are welcome.

For details: 9642731329

An event with beautiful dance performances, singing, coming out stories, poetry, encouraging Queer Entrepreneurs to keep their stalls which are handmade

The month of April 2022 is dedicated to the finest Finnish Screenwriter & Director, Aki Olavi Kaurismäki, born 4 April 1957.

Kaurismäki is known for his extremely minimalistic style. He has been called an auteur, since he writes, directs, produces, and usually edits the films himself, and thus introduces his personal "drollery and deadpan" style. The dialogue is famously laconic: the articulation is unadorned, direct, and in strict standard language, without showing much emotion or drama. Characters frequently stand still and recite the dialogue as if it consisted of eternal truths or nothing at all. These characters rarely smile, nod sadly, and smoke constantly. The camera is usually still. Events are shown in a plain manner and characters are usually left alone to face the consequences. However, despite their tragedies and setbacks, the characters don't give up and eventually survive.

Movie: Ariel (1988), Dur: 73 minutes

A Finnish coal miner is convicted for a crime he didn't commit and dreams of breaking out to board the 'Ariel'- a ship bound for South America.

The screening will be followed by a discussion about the film and its elements.

ALL ARE WELCOME!!!