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Steven Allan Spielberg, born (December 18, 1946), is an American director, writer, and producer. He is the most commercially successful director of all time, a significant figure of the New Hollywood era, and a pioneer of the modern blockbuster. Spielberg receives various accolades, including three Academy Awards, a Kennedy Center honor, a Cecil B. DeMille Award, and an AFI Life Achievement Award. Seven of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.


Film Title: Schindler's List |1993| 195 minutes | English


About the film: Schindler's List is a 1993 American epic historical drama directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian. It is based on the 1982 novel Schindler's Ark by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally. The film follows Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist who saved more than a thousand, mostly Polish-Jewish refugees, from the Holocaust by employing them in his factories during World War II. It stars Liam Neeson as Schindler, Ralph Fiennes as SS officer Amon Göth, and Ben Kingsley as Schindler's Jewish accountant Itzhak Stern.


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ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

At the beginning of December, Hyderabad Urban Lab invited ideas / proposals from the public for well designed, low cost urban community infrastructure projects. These proposals ranging from neighborhood regeneration to community toilet provision will be evaluated and ranked by a jury for possible funding. On Thursday, Association of Designers of India, Hyderabad chapter and Hyderabad Urban Lab host these these teams before the evaluation by the jury, as they share these ideas with the public.

Tejo Tungabhadra tells the story of two rivers on different continents whose souls are bound together by history. On the banks of the river Tejo in Lisbon, Bella, a young Jewish refugee, and her family face daily threats to their lives and dignity from the deeply antisemitic society around them. Gabriel, her lover, sails to India with General Albuquerque’s fleet seeking wealth and a secure future for themselves. Meanwhile, on the banks of the Tungabhadra in the Vijayanagara Empire, the young couple Hampamma and Keshava find themselves caught in the storm of religious violence and the cruel rigmarole of tradition. The two stories converge in Goa with all the thunder and gush of meeting rivers. Set in the late 15th and early 16th century, Tejo Tungabhadra is a grand saga of love, ambition, greed, and a deep zest for life through the tossing waves of history.

THE WORLD HAD SEEN TALES OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND TRAGIC LOVER STORIES WHICH CREATED REVOLUTION ACROSS THE WORLD AND INSPIRED SEVERAL WRITERS ACROSS THE GLOBE. WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING YOU SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR LOVE STORIES WHICH SHOW THE POWER AND DEPTH OF LOVE.

THE WORLD HAD SEEN TALES OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND TRAGIC LOVER STORIES WHICH CREATED REVOLUTION ACROSS THE WORLD AND INSPIRED SEVERAL WRITERS ACROSS THE GLOBE. WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING YOU SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR LOVE STORIES WHICH SHOW THE POWER AND DEPTH OF LOVE.

With New Year 2023, Lamakaan brings to you some of the finest films of Hayao Miyazaki, whose birthday also falls in January.

About Hayao Miyazaki: Hayao Miyazaki, born January 5, 1941) is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films. He is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished filmmakers in animation history.

Miyazaki co-founded Studio Ghibli in 1985. He directed numerous films with Ghibli, including Castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), and Porco Rosso (1992). The films were met with critical and commercial success in Japan. Miyazaki's film Princess Mononoke was the first animated film ever to win the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year. It briefly became the highest-grossing film in Japan following its release in 1997; its distribution to the Western world significantly increased Ghibli's popularity and influence outside Japan. His 2001 film Spirited Away became the highest-grossing film in Japanese history, winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards. He is frequently ranked among the greatest films of the 2000s. Miyazaki's later films—Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Ponyo (2008), and The Wind Rises (2013)—also enjoyed critical and commercial success. Following the release of The Wind Rises, Miyazaki announced his retirement from feature films, though he returned in 2016 to work on the upcoming feature film How Do You Live? (2023).


Film Title: My Neighbor Totoro | 1988 | 88 minutes | Japanese language subtitled in English |

About the film: My Neighbor Totoro is a 1988 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten. The film—which stars the voice actors Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, and Hitoshi Takagi—tells the story of a professor's two young daughters (Satsuki and Mei) and their interactions with friendly wood spirits in postwar rural Japan.

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION! ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

I'm Raghav here want to premiere the music video called thadim thim thanana, and along with it a live performance of our singer arviz

BARIBATHALA RAJU
A Comedy Telugu Play Performed by Bhoomika Theatre Group, Hyderabad. Adapted into Telugu from Hindi play ‘Nanga Raja’ by Alakanandan, Directed by Rajeev Ranjan

About the play

Baribathala Raju (బరిబత్తల రాజు) is a farce comedy adapted from ‘Nanga Raja’ a Hindi play written by writer Alakanandan. It is originally an Uzbek Folk Tale. Due to its satirical tone, the play repeatedly bursts with laughter.

A King is so obsessed with his clothes that he neglects his people and their problems in his own kingdom.

Nature is bountiful and 100 odd years ago, we farmed naturally and derived health. Now, we douse the produce with chemicals and pay the price with our deteriorating health. Let's see how we can get it back.

Team Natyaved in collaboration with Unmasked productions presents an evening of 'Comedy Threesome', a collage of three short plays in different genres of Comedy.
Join us on 7th & 8th January, 2023, 8:00 p.m at Lamakaan, Banjara Hills.
Start your New year with triple dose of Comedy, fun and laughter.

Team Natyaved in collaboration with Unmasked productions presents an evening of 'Comedy Threesome', a collage of three short plays in different genres of Comedy.
Join us on 7th & 8th January, 2023, 8:00 p.m at Lamakaan, Banjara Hills.
Start your New year with triple dose of Comedy, fun and laughter.

Dastaan-E-Ghalib
Prof. Ashraf Rafi
Former Head of Dept, Urdu, Osmania University
Will discuss Ghalib's life, the letters he wrote and his inimitable sense of Humor.Accompanying her Smt. Raheeman Begum, Dr. Humera Sayeed and Mr. Syed Zaheeruddin.

Smt. Lakshmi Devi Raj - Will preside over the event. She is a promoter of Art and Culture particularly Theatre, Music and Dance.

Smt. Poorva Guru
Will sing selected Ghazals from Ghalib's Deewan. A popular singer, who has an "A" grade in Doordarshan and AIR.

With New Year 2023, Lamakaan brings to you some of the finest films of Hayao Miyazaki, whose birthday also falls in January.

About Hayao Miyazaki: Hayao Miyazaki, born January 5, 1941) is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films. He is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished filmmakers in animation history.

Miyazaki co-founded Studio Ghibli in 1985. He directed numerous films with Ghibli, including Castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), and Porco Rosso (1992). The films were met with critical and commercial success in Japan. Miyazaki's film Princess Mononoke was the first animated film ever to win the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year. It briefly became the highest-grossing film in Japan following its release in 1997; its distribution to the Western world significantly increased Ghibli's popularity and influence outside Japan. His 2001 film Spirited Away became the highest-grossing film in Japanese history, winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards. He is frequently ranked among the greatest films of the 2000s. Miyazaki's later films—Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Ponyo (2008), and The Wind Rises (2013)—also enjoyed critical and commercial success. Following the release of The Wind Rises, Miyazaki announced his retirement from feature films, though he returned in 2016 to work on the upcoming feature film How Do You Live? (2023).

Film Title: Kiki's Delivery Service | 1989 | 103 minutes | Japanese language subtitled in English |

About the film: Kiki's Delivery Service, lit. 'Witch's Express Home Delivery') is a 1989 Japanese animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, adapted from the 1985 novel by Eiko Kadono. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Yamato Transport (which licensed the trademark Takkyūbin for the film), and the Nippon Television Network. It stars the voices of Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, and Kappei Yamaguchi. The story follows Kiki (Takayama), a young witch who moves to a new town and uses her flying ability to earn a living. According to Miyazaki, the movie portrays the gulf between independence and reliance among teenage Japanese girls.

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Welcome to meet Dr. Mohammad Jameel on 12th January 2023 @Lamakaan from 5-7 pm.

Dr. Mohammad Jameel is a practicing physician in Chicago IL, and a Founder member of the Indian Americans Forum, which believes in secularism and Democracy. IAF virtually organizes global discussions on discrimination, injustice, and inequalities in building public opinion. He was very active in the Telangana statehood movement through TDF. He is a native of Warangal, graduated in Medicine from Deccan Medical College, Hyderabad, and did his masters in the USA. He is active in US politics, ran for Civic elections, and was recently appointed by the Governor of Illinois to the state medical Board.

-Telangana for Peace and Unity

Hyderabad Cinephiles is screening Satyajit Ray's Mahanagar (1963) at 7pm, on Saturday, 21 January at Lamakaan, Banjara Hills. Mahanagar was Ray's answer to the questions of his time, as he inspects the fabric of the family amid changing economic conditions. Based on a short story by Narendranath Mitra, the film follows Aarti, a young wife's entry into the workforce and the changes created in her personal and new professional life. The screening will be followed by a discussion.

A Hindustani Vocal Recital by Rishita Biswas
Accompanied by Manoj Biswas and Rahul Deshpande

Author Naseem Sen will introduce her Non-fiction Memoir

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don't go to sleep, come & watch how the author's eloquent and kind stature breaks all negative chains.

With New Year 2023, Lamakaan brings to you some of the finest films of Hayao Miyazaki, whose birthday also falls in January.

About Hayao Miyazaki: Hayao Miyazaki, born January 5, 1941) is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films. He is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished filmmakers in animation history.

Miyazaki co-founded Studio Ghibli in 1985. He directed numerous films with Ghibli, including Castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), and Porco Rosso (1992). The films were met with critical and commercial success in Japan. Miyazaki's film Princess Mononoke was the first animated film ever to win the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year. It briefly became the highest-grossing film in Japan following its release in 1997; its distribution to the Western world significantly increased Ghibli's popularity and influence outside Japan. His 2001 film Spirited Away became the highest-grossing film in Japanese history, winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards. He is frequently ranked among the greatest films of the 2000s. Miyazaki's later films—Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Ponyo (2008), and The Wind Rises (2013)—also enjoyed critical and commercial success. Following the release of The Wind Rises, Miyazaki announced his retirement from feature films, though he returned in 2016 to work on the upcoming feature film How Do You Live? (2023).

Film Title: Princess Mononoke | 1997 | 133 minutes | Japanese language subtitled in English |

About the film: Princess Mononoke is a 1997 Japanese animated epic historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, and Dentsu. The film stars the voices of Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijo, Akihiro Miwa, Mitsuko Mori, and Hisaya Morishige.

Film Title: Howl's Moving Castle | 2004 | 119 minutes | Japanese language subtitled in English |

About the film: Howl's Moving Castle is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is loosely based on the 1986 novel of the same name by British author Diana Wynne Jones. The film was produced by Toshio Suzuki, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by Toho. The Japanese voice cast featured Chieko Baisho and Takuya Kimura, while the English dub version starred Jean Simmons, Emily Mortimer, Lauren Bacall, Christian Bale, Josh Hutcherson, and Billy Crystal.


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Topic: “Bidding Adieu to the Homeland: Greener Pastures Amidst ‘Acche Din’" A Discussion

In a Lok Sabha session in early December, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan himself informed the Parliament that over 1 lakh Indians renounced their citizenship between January 2022 to October 2022 (Source: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/over-1-lakh-indian-gave-up-citizenship-between-january-to-october-2022-government-informs-lok-sabha-11670589857164.html).

He also further broke down the numbers by year from 2015.

“131,489 people gave up their Indian citizenship in 2015, 141,603 in 2016, 133,049 in 2017, 134,561 in 2018, 144,017 in 2019, 85,256 in 2020, 163,370 in 2021 and 1,83,741 till October 31 this year.”

Migration to the US, UK, and Canada from India isn’t anything new, from Punjab to Toronto or Tamil Nadu to California. But by elaborating upon these numbers after being asked by a lawmaker from the opposition as to how many renounced their Indian, the MoS—External Affairs may have scored a self-goal.

Since 2014, more than 9 lakh Indians no longer have the three-header tiger on their passports. That has been replaced by the bald eagle or a coat of arms of another country.

To try and make sense of this, join us at Lamakaan for an open-ended discussion about a trend that seems to be gaining more steam.

ALL ARE WELCOME

How about sitting in a circle and listening to stories as the sun goes down? The late evening Performance storytelling session for adults by Vikram Sridhar will explore stories from folklore, mythology, heritage , travel narratives across the country etc. over an hour. Limited to 30 people, the event`s stories will bring in emotions of love, valor, humour, joy, etc.

BARIBATHALA RAJU
A Comedy Telugu Play Performed by Bhoomika Theatre Group, Hyderabad. Adapted into Telugu from Hindi play ‘Nanga Raja’ by Alakanandan, Directed by Rajeev Ranjan

About the play

Baribathala Raju (బరిబత్తల రాజు) is a farce comedy adapted from ‘Nanga Raja’ a Hindi play written by writer Alakanandan. It is originally an Uzbek Folk Tale. Due to its satirical tone, the play repeatedly bursts with laughter.A King is so obsessed with his clothes that he neglects his people and their problems in his own kingdom. He is surrounded by a corrupt and a sycophant minister and a reckless attendant. His Queen and her melodramatic attendant are desperate for his attention too. In this situation, the King is challenged by the neighbouring king in an interesting contest. Enter three smart thugs who come to loot the king in the pretext of helping him for the contest.

Dr. Vasant Kumar Bawa will be remembered for many things. He was the founding vice-chairperson of Hyderabad Urban Development Authority; director of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh state archives, main force behind the founding of many important environmental, heritage and scholarly initiatives including the Centre for Deccan Studies and Deccan Studies journal.
In his passing on 9th January 2023, many of us have lost a dear friend, mentor and guiding light. We gather on 22nd January 2023 at 11 am at Lamakaan to remember him. Please join us.
Centre for Deccan Studies, INTACH- Hyderabad, Hyderabad Urban Lab

Shakkar Ke Paanch Daane a play by Manav Kaul.
It is a story of a man who comes from a middle class family. The story talks about lifestyle of every person who might not want much from life and do not have great ambitions.
This man is entangled in the existence of society and how he thinks beyond it. He tries to crossover the society with his conversations and ponderings.
The suppressed desires and our attempt to make it up to it, how the people we live around comes in between, how the responsibilities become a hurdle, this man narrates it all!

With New Year 2023, Lamakaan brings to you some of the finest films of Hayao Miyazaki, whose birthday also falls in January.

About Hayao Miyazaki: Hayao Miyazaki, born January 5, 1941) is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films. He is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished filmmakers in animation history.

Miyazaki co-founded Studio Ghibli in 1985. He directed numerous films with Ghibli, including Castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), and Porco Rosso (1992). The films were met with critical and commercial success in Japan. Miyazaki's film Princess Mononoke was the first animated film ever to win the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year. It briefly became the highest-grossing film in Japan following its release in 1997; its distribution to the Western world significantly increased Ghibli's popularity and influence outside Japan. His 2001 film Spirited Away became the highest-grossing film in Japanese history, winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards. He is frequently ranked among the greatest films of the 2000s. Miyazaki's later films—Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Ponyo (2008), and The Wind Rises (2013)—also enjoyed critical and commercial success. Following the release of The Wind Rises, Miyazaki announced his retirement from feature films, though he returned in 2016 to work on the upcoming feature film How Do You Live? (2023).

Film Title: Spirited Away | 2001 | 125 minutes | Japanese language subtitled in English |


About the film: Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Tohokushinsha Film, and Mitsubishi and distributed by Toho. The film features the voices of Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takeshi Naito, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Tsunehiko Kamijō, Takehiko Ono, and Bunta Sugawara. Spirited Away tells the story of Chihiro Ogino (Hiiragi), a ten-year-old girl who, while moving to a new neighborhood, enters the world of Kami (spirits of Japanese Shinto folklore). After her parents are turned into pigs by the witch Yubaba (Natsuki), Chihiro takes a job working in Yubaba's bathhouse to find a way to free herself and her parents and return to the human world.


Film Title: The Wind Rises | 2013 | 126 minutes | Japanese language subtitled in English |


About the film: The Wind Rises is a 2013 Japanese animated historical drama film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, Toho, and KDDI. It was released in Japan on 20 July 2013 by Toho, and in North America by Touchstone Pictures on 21 February 2014.


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On this 26th January, the Indian republic will turn 73 years. As always the rulers have started preparations of the extravagant celebration and display of the might of the Indian state. But, for an ordinary citizen it's time to assess its performance of Indian republic vis-a-vis the tall claims made at the beginning of the journey of Indian republic. This is what we intend to discuss during this open discussion. All are welcome to join.

Moham attakalari will organize a Koodiyattam and experimental Mohiniyattam performance. Koodiyattam is the most ancient form of Sanskrit theatre that has been in practice in Kerala. A team of artists trained in Koodiyattam from Kerala Kalamandalam, among whom, two are faculty in the Fine and Performing Arts Department of GITAM University will present an abbrieviated performance of Jatayu Vadham.
The experimental Mohiniyattam performance, Panchaali- simhika Samvaadam, is a situation taken from the Kathakali attakatha Keechakavadham. The artist, Mythili will present two characters, Panchaali and the Demoness, Simhika. The performance is inspired by the technique of Kathakali.

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

Steven Allan Spielberg, born (December 18, 1946), is an American director, writer, and producer. He is the most commercially successful director of all time, a significant figure of the New Hollywood era, and a pioneer of the modern blockbuster. Spielberg receives various accolades, including three Academy Awards, a Kennedy Center honor, a Cecil B. DeMille Award, and an AFI Life Achievement Award. Seven of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.


Film Title: Schindler's List |1993| 195 minutes | English


About the film: Schindler's List is a 1993 American epic historical drama directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian. It is based on the 1982 novel Schindler's Ark by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally. The film follows Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist who saved more than a thousand, mostly Polish-Jewish refugees, from the Holocaust by employing them in his factories during World War II. It stars Liam Neeson as Schindler, Ralph Fiennes as SS officer Amon Göth, and Ben Kingsley as Schindler's Jewish accountant Itzhak Stern.


SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION!
ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

At the beginning of December, Hyderabad Urban Lab invited ideas / proposals from the public for well designed, low cost urban community infrastructure projects. These proposals ranging from neighborhood regeneration to community toilet provision will be evaluated and ranked by a jury for possible funding. On Thursday, Association of Designers of India, Hyderabad chapter and Hyderabad Urban Lab host these these teams before the evaluation by the jury, as they share these ideas with the public.

Tejo Tungabhadra tells the story of two rivers on different continents whose souls are bound together by history. On the banks of the river Tejo in Lisbon, Bella, a young Jewish refugee, and her family face daily threats to their lives and dignity from the deeply antisemitic society around them. Gabriel, her lover, sails to India with General Albuquerque’s fleet seeking wealth and a secure future for themselves. Meanwhile, on the banks of the Tungabhadra in the Vijayanagara Empire, the young couple Hampamma and Keshava find themselves caught in the storm of religious violence and the cruel rigmarole of tradition. The two stories converge in Goa with all the thunder and gush of meeting rivers. Set in the late 15th and early 16th century, Tejo Tungabhadra is a grand saga of love, ambition, greed, and a deep zest for life through the tossing waves of history.

THE WORLD HAD SEEN TALES OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND TRAGIC LOVER STORIES WHICH CREATED REVOLUTION ACROSS THE WORLD AND INSPIRED SEVERAL WRITERS ACROSS THE GLOBE. WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING YOU SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR LOVE STORIES WHICH SHOW THE POWER AND DEPTH OF LOVE.

THE WORLD HAD SEEN TALES OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND TRAGIC LOVER STORIES WHICH CREATED REVOLUTION ACROSS THE WORLD AND INSPIRED SEVERAL WRITERS ACROSS THE GLOBE. WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING YOU SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR LOVE STORIES WHICH SHOW THE POWER AND DEPTH OF LOVE.

With New Year 2023, Lamakaan brings to you some of the finest films of Hayao Miyazaki, whose birthday also falls in January.

About Hayao Miyazaki: Hayao Miyazaki, born January 5, 1941) is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films. He is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished filmmakers in animation history.

Miyazaki co-founded Studio Ghibli in 1985. He directed numerous films with Ghibli, including Castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), and Porco Rosso (1992). The films were met with critical and commercial success in Japan. Miyazaki's film Princess Mononoke was the first animated film ever to win the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year. It briefly became the highest-grossing film in Japan following its release in 1997; its distribution to the Western world significantly increased Ghibli's popularity and influence outside Japan. His 2001 film Spirited Away became the highest-grossing film in Japanese history, winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards. He is frequently ranked among the greatest films of the 2000s. Miyazaki's later films—Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Ponyo (2008), and The Wind Rises (2013)—also enjoyed critical and commercial success. Following the release of The Wind Rises, Miyazaki announced his retirement from feature films, though he returned in 2016 to work on the upcoming feature film How Do You Live? (2023).


Film Title: My Neighbor Totoro | 1988 | 88 minutes | Japanese language subtitled in English |

About the film: My Neighbor Totoro is a 1988 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten. The film—which stars the voice actors Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, and Hitoshi Takagi—tells the story of a professor's two young daughters (Satsuki and Mei) and their interactions with friendly wood spirits in postwar rural Japan.

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION! ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

I'm Raghav here want to premiere the music video called thadim thim thanana, and along with it a live performance of our singer arviz

BARIBATHALA RAJU
A Comedy Telugu Play Performed by Bhoomika Theatre Group, Hyderabad. Adapted into Telugu from Hindi play ‘Nanga Raja’ by Alakanandan, Directed by Rajeev Ranjan

About the play

Baribathala Raju (బరిబత్తల రాజు) is a farce comedy adapted from ‘Nanga Raja’ a Hindi play written by writer Alakanandan. It is originally an Uzbek Folk Tale. Due to its satirical tone, the play repeatedly bursts with laughter.

A King is so obsessed with his clothes that he neglects his people and their problems in his own kingdom.

Nature is bountiful and 100 odd years ago, we farmed naturally and derived health. Now, we douse the produce with chemicals and pay the price with our deteriorating health. Let's see how we can get it back.

Team Natyaved in collaboration with Unmasked productions presents an evening of 'Comedy Threesome', a collage of three short plays in different genres of Comedy.
Join us on 7th & 8th January, 2023, 8:00 p.m at Lamakaan, Banjara Hills.
Start your New year with triple dose of Comedy, fun and laughter.

Team Natyaved in collaboration with Unmasked productions presents an evening of 'Comedy Threesome', a collage of three short plays in different genres of Comedy.
Join us on 7th & 8th January, 2023, 8:00 p.m at Lamakaan, Banjara Hills.
Start your New year with triple dose of Comedy, fun and laughter.

Dastaan-E-Ghalib
Prof. Ashraf Rafi
Former Head of Dept, Urdu, Osmania University
Will discuss Ghalib's life, the letters he wrote and his inimitable sense of Humor.Accompanying her Smt. Raheeman Begum, Dr. Humera Sayeed and Mr. Syed Zaheeruddin.

Smt. Lakshmi Devi Raj - Will preside over the event. She is a promoter of Art and Culture particularly Theatre, Music and Dance.

Smt. Poorva Guru
Will sing selected Ghazals from Ghalib's Deewan. A popular singer, who has an "A" grade in Doordarshan and AIR.

With New Year 2023, Lamakaan brings to you some of the finest films of Hayao Miyazaki, whose birthday also falls in January.

About Hayao Miyazaki: Hayao Miyazaki, born January 5, 1941) is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films. He is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished filmmakers in animation history.

Miyazaki co-founded Studio Ghibli in 1985. He directed numerous films with Ghibli, including Castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), and Porco Rosso (1992). The films were met with critical and commercial success in Japan. Miyazaki's film Princess Mononoke was the first animated film ever to win the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year. It briefly became the highest-grossing film in Japan following its release in 1997; its distribution to the Western world significantly increased Ghibli's popularity and influence outside Japan. His 2001 film Spirited Away became the highest-grossing film in Japanese history, winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards. He is frequently ranked among the greatest films of the 2000s. Miyazaki's later films—Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Ponyo (2008), and The Wind Rises (2013)—also enjoyed critical and commercial success. Following the release of The Wind Rises, Miyazaki announced his retirement from feature films, though he returned in 2016 to work on the upcoming feature film How Do You Live? (2023).

Film Title: Kiki's Delivery Service | 1989 | 103 minutes | Japanese language subtitled in English |

About the film: Kiki's Delivery Service, lit. 'Witch's Express Home Delivery') is a 1989 Japanese animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, adapted from the 1985 novel by Eiko Kadono. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Yamato Transport (which licensed the trademark Takkyūbin for the film), and the Nippon Television Network. It stars the voices of Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, and Kappei Yamaguchi. The story follows Kiki (Takayama), a young witch who moves to a new town and uses her flying ability to earn a living. According to Miyazaki, the movie portrays the gulf between independence and reliance among teenage Japanese girls.

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Welcome to meet Dr. Mohammad Jameel on 12th January 2023 @Lamakaan from 5-7 pm.

Dr. Mohammad Jameel is a practicing physician in Chicago IL, and a Founder member of the Indian Americans Forum, which believes in secularism and Democracy. IAF virtually organizes global discussions on discrimination, injustice, and inequalities in building public opinion. He was very active in the Telangana statehood movement through TDF. He is a native of Warangal, graduated in Medicine from Deccan Medical College, Hyderabad, and did his masters in the USA. He is active in US politics, ran for Civic elections, and was recently appointed by the Governor of Illinois to the state medical Board.

-Telangana for Peace and Unity

Hyderabad Cinephiles is screening Satyajit Ray's Mahanagar (1963) at 7pm, on Saturday, 21 January at Lamakaan, Banjara Hills. Mahanagar was Ray's answer to the questions of his time, as he inspects the fabric of the family amid changing economic conditions. Based on a short story by Narendranath Mitra, the film follows Aarti, a young wife's entry into the workforce and the changes created in her personal and new professional life. The screening will be followed by a discussion.

A Hindustani Vocal Recital by Rishita Biswas
Accompanied by Manoj Biswas and Rahul Deshpande

Author Naseem Sen will introduce her Non-fiction Memoir

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don't go to sleep, come & watch how the author's eloquent and kind stature breaks all negative chains.

With New Year 2023, Lamakaan brings to you some of the finest films of Hayao Miyazaki, whose birthday also falls in January.

About Hayao Miyazaki: Hayao Miyazaki, born January 5, 1941) is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films. He is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished filmmakers in animation history.

Miyazaki co-founded Studio Ghibli in 1985. He directed numerous films with Ghibli, including Castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), and Porco Rosso (1992). The films were met with critical and commercial success in Japan. Miyazaki's film Princess Mononoke was the first animated film ever to win the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year. It briefly became the highest-grossing film in Japan following its release in 1997; its distribution to the Western world significantly increased Ghibli's popularity and influence outside Japan. His 2001 film Spirited Away became the highest-grossing film in Japanese history, winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards. He is frequently ranked among the greatest films of the 2000s. Miyazaki's later films—Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Ponyo (2008), and The Wind Rises (2013)—also enjoyed critical and commercial success. Following the release of The Wind Rises, Miyazaki announced his retirement from feature films, though he returned in 2016 to work on the upcoming feature film How Do You Live? (2023).

Film Title: Princess Mononoke | 1997 | 133 minutes | Japanese language subtitled in English |

About the film: Princess Mononoke is a 1997 Japanese animated epic historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, and Dentsu. The film stars the voices of Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijo, Akihiro Miwa, Mitsuko Mori, and Hisaya Morishige.

Film Title: Howl's Moving Castle | 2004 | 119 minutes | Japanese language subtitled in English |

About the film: Howl's Moving Castle is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is loosely based on the 1986 novel of the same name by British author Diana Wynne Jones. The film was produced by Toshio Suzuki, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by Toho. The Japanese voice cast featured Chieko Baisho and Takuya Kimura, while the English dub version starred Jean Simmons, Emily Mortimer, Lauren Bacall, Christian Bale, Josh Hutcherson, and Billy Crystal.


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Topic: “Bidding Adieu to the Homeland: Greener Pastures Amidst ‘Acche Din’" A Discussion

In a Lok Sabha session in early December, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan himself informed the Parliament that over 1 lakh Indians renounced their citizenship between January 2022 to October 2022 (Source: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/over-1-lakh-indian-gave-up-citizenship-between-january-to-october-2022-government-informs-lok-sabha-11670589857164.html).

He also further broke down the numbers by year from 2015.

“131,489 people gave up their Indian citizenship in 2015, 141,603 in 2016, 133,049 in 2017, 134,561 in 2018, 144,017 in 2019, 85,256 in 2020, 163,370 in 2021 and 1,83,741 till October 31 this year.”

Migration to the US, UK, and Canada from India isn’t anything new, from Punjab to Toronto or Tamil Nadu to California. But by elaborating upon these numbers after being asked by a lawmaker from the opposition as to how many renounced their Indian, the MoS—External Affairs may have scored a self-goal.

Since 2014, more than 9 lakh Indians no longer have the three-header tiger on their passports. That has been replaced by the bald eagle or a coat of arms of another country.

To try and make sense of this, join us at Lamakaan for an open-ended discussion about a trend that seems to be gaining more steam.

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How about sitting in a circle and listening to stories as the sun goes down? The late evening Performance storytelling session for adults by Vikram Sridhar will explore stories from folklore, mythology, heritage , travel narratives across the country etc. over an hour. Limited to 30 people, the event`s stories will bring in emotions of love, valor, humour, joy, etc.

BARIBATHALA RAJU
A Comedy Telugu Play Performed by Bhoomika Theatre Group, Hyderabad. Adapted into Telugu from Hindi play ‘Nanga Raja’ by Alakanandan, Directed by Rajeev Ranjan

About the play

Baribathala Raju (బరిబత్తల రాజు) is a farce comedy adapted from ‘Nanga Raja’ a Hindi play written by writer Alakanandan. It is originally an Uzbek Folk Tale. Due to its satirical tone, the play repeatedly bursts with laughter.A King is so obsessed with his clothes that he neglects his people and their problems in his own kingdom. He is surrounded by a corrupt and a sycophant minister and a reckless attendant. His Queen and her melodramatic attendant are desperate for his attention too. In this situation, the King is challenged by the neighbouring king in an interesting contest. Enter three smart thugs who come to loot the king in the pretext of helping him for the contest.

Dr. Vasant Kumar Bawa will be remembered for many things. He was the founding vice-chairperson of Hyderabad Urban Development Authority; director of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh state archives, main force behind the founding of many important environmental, heritage and scholarly initiatives including the Centre for Deccan Studies and Deccan Studies journal.
In his passing on 9th January 2023, many of us have lost a dear friend, mentor and guiding light. We gather on 22nd January 2023 at 11 am at Lamakaan to remember him. Please join us.
Centre for Deccan Studies, INTACH- Hyderabad, Hyderabad Urban Lab

Shakkar Ke Paanch Daane a play by Manav Kaul.
It is a story of a man who comes from a middle class family. The story talks about lifestyle of every person who might not want much from life and do not have great ambitions.
This man is entangled in the existence of society and how he thinks beyond it. He tries to crossover the society with his conversations and ponderings.
The suppressed desires and our attempt to make it up to it, how the people we live around comes in between, how the responsibilities become a hurdle, this man narrates it all!

With New Year 2023, Lamakaan brings to you some of the finest films of Hayao Miyazaki, whose birthday also falls in January.

About Hayao Miyazaki: Hayao Miyazaki, born January 5, 1941) is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films. He is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished filmmakers in animation history.

Miyazaki co-founded Studio Ghibli in 1985. He directed numerous films with Ghibli, including Castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), and Porco Rosso (1992). The films were met with critical and commercial success in Japan. Miyazaki's film Princess Mononoke was the first animated film ever to win the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year. It briefly became the highest-grossing film in Japan following its release in 1997; its distribution to the Western world significantly increased Ghibli's popularity and influence outside Japan. His 2001 film Spirited Away became the highest-grossing film in Japanese history, winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards. He is frequently ranked among the greatest films of the 2000s. Miyazaki's later films—Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Ponyo (2008), and The Wind Rises (2013)—also enjoyed critical and commercial success. Following the release of The Wind Rises, Miyazaki announced his retirement from feature films, though he returned in 2016 to work on the upcoming feature film How Do You Live? (2023).

Film Title: Spirited Away | 2001 | 125 minutes | Japanese language subtitled in English |


About the film: Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Tohokushinsha Film, and Mitsubishi and distributed by Toho. The film features the voices of Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takeshi Naito, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Tsunehiko Kamijō, Takehiko Ono, and Bunta Sugawara. Spirited Away tells the story of Chihiro Ogino (Hiiragi), a ten-year-old girl who, while moving to a new neighborhood, enters the world of Kami (spirits of Japanese Shinto folklore). After her parents are turned into pigs by the witch Yubaba (Natsuki), Chihiro takes a job working in Yubaba's bathhouse to find a way to free herself and her parents and return to the human world.


Film Title: The Wind Rises | 2013 | 126 minutes | Japanese language subtitled in English |


About the film: The Wind Rises is a 2013 Japanese animated historical drama film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, Toho, and KDDI. It was released in Japan on 20 July 2013 by Toho, and in North America by Touchstone Pictures on 21 February 2014.


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On this 26th January, the Indian republic will turn 73 years. As always the rulers have started preparations of the extravagant celebration and display of the might of the Indian state. But, for an ordinary citizen it's time to assess its performance of Indian republic vis-a-vis the tall claims made at the beginning of the journey of Indian republic. This is what we intend to discuss during this open discussion. All are welcome to join.

Moham attakalari will organize a Koodiyattam and experimental Mohiniyattam performance. Koodiyattam is the most ancient form of Sanskrit theatre that has been in practice in Kerala. A team of artists trained in Koodiyattam from Kerala Kalamandalam, among whom, two are faculty in the Fine and Performing Arts Department of GITAM University will present an abbrieviated performance of Jatayu Vadham.
The experimental Mohiniyattam performance, Panchaali- simhika Samvaadam, is a situation taken from the Kathakali attakatha Keechakavadham. The artist, Mythili will present two characters, Panchaali and the Demoness, Simhika. The performance is inspired by the technique of Kathakali.