Lamakaan

GZH, in association with Lamakaan, invites you to this month's German Movie Night.

Title: 2038 – Here Is How
Original Title: 2038 – Die Neue Gelassenheit
Year: 2021
Duration: 108 minutes
Genre: Docufiction / Mockumentary
Themes: Visual arts / design / photography, Architecture / Urban space, Social participation, Digitalisation / Internet, Environment / Ecology / Climate change

Synopsis:
A fictional documentary set in the future, exploring how humanity overcomes the crises of our time. Drawing from disciplines like climate science, sociology, and architecture, the film presents a “message in a bottle” from the year 2038. A hopeful yet complex vision of the world we could still create.

All are Welcome!

Its a discussion and conversation with individuals from the queer community talking about their experiences, challenges, and stories and also a space for audience to interact and understand more about the community.

Priyadarshini Singh is a research scholar from CSIR-CCMB. She will speak about her research focus on stress proteins in biology and their targeting in diseases like cancer. She will share insights on how normal cells function, what goes wrong when a cell becomes cancerous, how cancer develops with the help of stress proteins, and how cancer cells adapt to the stress, thereby becoming aggressive. Her research primarily focuses on how cancer cells can show heterogeneous populations, making treatments difficult. She is trying to understand how this heterogeneity arises and what could be done to address it. Her work aims to design novel therapies for these challenges towards the battle against cancer. Join in to learn and discuss current challenges in cancer treatments and how this research may answer some of these questions.

To create awareness about men mental health and breaking the taboos letting people express their emotions without any barriers.

Are you curious about the Palestinian condition, but too intimidated/ unaware about what's really going on? Are you someone who adores fiction and can really grasp an issue through reading stories and relying on your imagination? We've got something for you! The White Library, whose title is inspired by a fictitious story in a book called Invisible Libraries by Lawrence Liang, has been running book clubs both general and specific since 2019 with its host, Manasa Tantravahi. Last year, we ran an online experimental reading group that read Palestinian fiction exclusively (between July - December 2024). We're back with a new chapter of the club (with a fresh reading list!! and with a name name: 'Imagining Palestine'!) and taking it offline. What is 'Imagining Palestine' about? It's a limited discussion series slash book club that reads Palestinian fiction exclusively, now in its second run. As your host, Manasa will be talking about how to close read the novels/ short story collections that we select to read, what themes and elements to look out for, and supplementing our discussions with material surrounding each other. It's intended to be a guided, sensitive and a no-judgement space to learn about and discuss the situation, through reading novels exclusively. And don't worry about reading slow (or if you're just getting out of a slump!): the club will read no more than a book a month! *For THIS session, we're discussing: Palestine +100 by Basma Ghalayini. Feel free to join in! Contact The White Library at +91-9650628070 and/ or m.tantravahi@gmail.com for more details on the club! See you!

Kadali Writes and Publications, a renowned publishing house in the Telugu Literature is launching their recent Telugu novel Chemistry and the writer, editor and publisher are going to be there. A new wave of Telugu readers are interested to join the launch event and looking forward to explore the art and culture

Every day, countless pet dogs—especially purebreds—are illegally bred, sold, and later abandoned when they fall ill, grow old, or are no longer considered “desirable.” These animals, bred for profit, often end up neglected, abandoned on streets, or dumped in shelters.

This June at Lamakaan, Humane World for Animals, in collaboration with Citizens for Animals, is organizing a Pet Dogs Adoption & Awareness Drive.
Let’s replace exploitation with empathy, and abandonment with adoption. 💛🐾

Lamakaan invites you to a talk by Dr. Fatima Shahnaz on ‘The Iran-Israel war and implications for India’
The current talk will give you searing insights into the overt and covert narratives of the current Iran-Israel-USA debacle and how this affects India's place in the Global South.

Dr. Fatima Shahnaz, Ph.D. Sorbonne University, Paris, is an author, international human rights advocate, founding her organization in New York, US; a journalist and professor (retired) of international affairs and political science, lecturing at the University of Hyderabad and Jamia University, Delhi. The Jamia published a book by her on NATO’s new role in the post-Cold War world. She was a proactive agent for peace in the U.S., collaborated with many international groups on humanitarian issues, and her articles on international politics were published in the U.S. and India; she has been a featured speaker vocalizing the rights of the oppressed both in the West and in India. She was the first Indian woman to be invited by the Government of Iran on the Anniversary of Imam Ayatullah Khomeini’s death to give a lecture on human rights, the Geneva Conventions of the U.N. Charter of Human Rights, and on warfare at an international conference in Tehran. She is also the recipient of the second-highest award in France as ‘Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters’, ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’, by the Government of France.


All are Welcome!

In this event, compositions of famous Carnatic composers will be performed vocally accompanied by violin and mridangam.

Bhumi volunteer orientation to recruit volunteers for projects and programs we run in the organisation such as Civic volunteering and Teaching volunteering in Hyderabad

Kalamkari art, a timeless artform from the region of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu and is renowned for its intricate beauty. Dating back almost 3000 years, this art was popularised by the Rayas of Vijayanagara, and reached its heyday during the Mughal period (1526-1857) in India.
The term ‘kalamkari’ has Persian roots where ‘kalam’ means pen, and ‘kari’ means craftsmanship. Therefore, ‘kalamkari’ translates to the intricate art work done through a pen made from natural ingredients. The pen or the ‘kalam’ is obtained from the bamboo and sharpened, it is traditionally dipped in kasimi (a natural black dye) black liquid. The ‘kalam’ is wrapped with wool around it, which holds the black dye and the artist squeezes the wool to extract this dye as and when required.

You’ll Experience:
An introduction to the history and significance of kalamkari art
A guided session on creating traditional motifs and characters
Hands-on instruction in sketching and outlining using kalam

The workshop offers an immersive cultural experience that connects you with India’s rich artistic heritage. Whether you’re an art enthusiast or simply curious to try something new, this is your chance to create something beautiful.

All materials will be provided.

Perfect for: Beginers, art lovers, cultural enthusiasts.

Take Home: A traditional kalamkari painting — created by your own hands.

Workshop Details: Date: 06.07.25
Time: 11:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cost: Rs.1000/- (inclusive of all materials and you will be able to take back your art piece with you)

Registration: Whatsapp/call this number to register - +91 9154399395

Project FLI 2.0 is a dynamic continuation of the Future Leaders Initiative (FLI) — a global leadership development program that empowers young changemakers to rise as ethical, action-oriented leaders. Building on the legacy of its first edition, FLI 2.0 takes a bold step forward in redefining youth leadership by emphasizing accountability, impact, and inclusive growth.

KALAKAAR and Kafan Play
About the Play
KALAKAAR and Kafan are two thought-provoking plays that explore the complexities of human relationships, societal norms, and the human condition. With powerful storytelling, nuanced characters, and gripping dialogue, these plays will leave audiences spellbound and introspective.

KALAKAAR
KALAKAAR is a play that delves into the world of art, creativity, and identity. It follows the journey of its protagonist as they navigate the complexities of their craft and the expectations of others.

Kafan
Kafan, on the other hand, is a play that explores the themes of mortality, morality, and the human condition. It's a gripping narrative that challenges societal norms and forces audiences to confront their own mortality.

Experience the Power of Theatre
Both plays promise to deliver a unique theatrical experience that will leave you questioning, reflecting, and inspired. Don't miss the opportunity to witness these thought-provoking!

Book: The Hunger That Moved a Goddess and Other Stories
Author: Endapalli Bharathi
Publisher: SouthSide Books

In these captivating stories, Endapalli Bharathi brings to life the heart of a small Telugu-speaking community, shining a spotlight on the women who sustain it. Here, individual voices blend into a collective chorus, celebrating the joys and weathering the challenges of village life through shared routines and cultural traditions. These tales don't chase neat endings; instead, they mirror the flow of life itself: open-ended and authentic. What sets this collection apart is its rare, intimate glimpse into the world of village women, a perspective seldom explored with such depth in Indian Dalit literature.

All are welcome to attend this book launch. Follow us on Instagram @southsidebooks for more updates.

Read-a-Kitaab - Book Lovers Monthly Meetup

To commemorate the centenary of the legendary playwright and theatre visionary Badal Sircar, Shudrka Hyderabad presents KOLAJ — a multilingual theatrical tribute curated with love, politics, and memory. Staged two days prior to Sircar’s 100th birthday, Kolaj is a woven tapestry of six of his seminal plays: Udyogparba, Pagla Ghoda, Michhil, Bhoma, Khat Mat Kring, and Spartacus.

True to Sircar’s spirit of questioning, resistance, and humanism, this production traverses languages, forms, and emotions. Interlacing the personal with the political, the past with the present, Kolaj reflects Sircar’s lifelong commitment to people’s theatre and his experimentations with space, structure, and storytelling.

This is not just a performance — it is an act of remembrance, of resistance, and of return. Shudrka Hyderabad invites you to witness this homage to a playwright who redefined Indian theatre and continues to provoke and inspire across generations.

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

GZH, in association with Lamakaan, invites you to this month's German Movie Night.

Title: 2038 – Here Is How
Original Title: 2038 – Die Neue Gelassenheit
Year: 2021
Duration: 108 minutes
Genre: Docufiction / Mockumentary
Themes: Visual arts / design / photography, Architecture / Urban space, Social participation, Digitalisation / Internet, Environment / Ecology / Climate change

Synopsis:
A fictional documentary set in the future, exploring how humanity overcomes the crises of our time. Drawing from disciplines like climate science, sociology, and architecture, the film presents a “message in a bottle” from the year 2038. A hopeful yet complex vision of the world we could still create.

All are Welcome!

Its a discussion and conversation with individuals from the queer community talking about their experiences, challenges, and stories and also a space for audience to interact and understand more about the community.

Priyadarshini Singh is a research scholar from CSIR-CCMB. She will speak about her research focus on stress proteins in biology and their targeting in diseases like cancer. She will share insights on how normal cells function, what goes wrong when a cell becomes cancerous, how cancer develops with the help of stress proteins, and how cancer cells adapt to the stress, thereby becoming aggressive. Her research primarily focuses on how cancer cells can show heterogeneous populations, making treatments difficult. She is trying to understand how this heterogeneity arises and what could be done to address it. Her work aims to design novel therapies for these challenges towards the battle against cancer. Join in to learn and discuss current challenges in cancer treatments and how this research may answer some of these questions.

To create awareness about men mental health and breaking the taboos letting people express their emotions without any barriers.

Are you curious about the Palestinian condition, but too intimidated/ unaware about what's really going on? Are you someone who adores fiction and can really grasp an issue through reading stories and relying on your imagination? We've got something for you! The White Library, whose title is inspired by a fictitious story in a book called Invisible Libraries by Lawrence Liang, has been running book clubs both general and specific since 2019 with its host, Manasa Tantravahi. Last year, we ran an online experimental reading group that read Palestinian fiction exclusively (between July - December 2024). We're back with a new chapter of the club (with a fresh reading list!! and with a name name: 'Imagining Palestine'!) and taking it offline. What is 'Imagining Palestine' about? It's a limited discussion series slash book club that reads Palestinian fiction exclusively, now in its second run. As your host, Manasa will be talking about how to close read the novels/ short story collections that we select to read, what themes and elements to look out for, and supplementing our discussions with material surrounding each other. It's intended to be a guided, sensitive and a no-judgement space to learn about and discuss the situation, through reading novels exclusively. And don't worry about reading slow (or if you're just getting out of a slump!): the club will read no more than a book a month! *For THIS session, we're discussing: Palestine +100 by Basma Ghalayini. Feel free to join in! Contact The White Library at +91-9650628070 and/ or m.tantravahi@gmail.com for more details on the club! See you!

Kadali Writes and Publications, a renowned publishing house in the Telugu Literature is launching their recent Telugu novel Chemistry and the writer, editor and publisher are going to be there. A new wave of Telugu readers are interested to join the launch event and looking forward to explore the art and culture

Every day, countless pet dogs—especially purebreds—are illegally bred, sold, and later abandoned when they fall ill, grow old, or are no longer considered “desirable.” These animals, bred for profit, often end up neglected, abandoned on streets, or dumped in shelters.

This June at Lamakaan, Humane World for Animals, in collaboration with Citizens for Animals, is organizing a Pet Dogs Adoption & Awareness Drive.
Let’s replace exploitation with empathy, and abandonment with adoption. 💛🐾

Lamakaan invites you to a talk by Dr. Fatima Shahnaz on ‘The Iran-Israel war and implications for India’
The current talk will give you searing insights into the overt and covert narratives of the current Iran-Israel-USA debacle and how this affects India's place in the Global South.

Dr. Fatima Shahnaz, Ph.D. Sorbonne University, Paris, is an author, international human rights advocate, founding her organization in New York, US; a journalist and professor (retired) of international affairs and political science, lecturing at the University of Hyderabad and Jamia University, Delhi. The Jamia published a book by her on NATO’s new role in the post-Cold War world. She was a proactive agent for peace in the U.S., collaborated with many international groups on humanitarian issues, and her articles on international politics were published in the U.S. and India; she has been a featured speaker vocalizing the rights of the oppressed both in the West and in India. She was the first Indian woman to be invited by the Government of Iran on the Anniversary of Imam Ayatullah Khomeini’s death to give a lecture on human rights, the Geneva Conventions of the U.N. Charter of Human Rights, and on warfare at an international conference in Tehran. She is also the recipient of the second-highest award in France as ‘Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters’, ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’, by the Government of France.


All are Welcome!

In this event, compositions of famous Carnatic composers will be performed vocally accompanied by violin and mridangam.

Bhumi volunteer orientation to recruit volunteers for projects and programs we run in the organisation such as Civic volunteering and Teaching volunteering in Hyderabad

Kalamkari art, a timeless artform from the region of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu and is renowned for its intricate beauty. Dating back almost 3000 years, this art was popularised by the Rayas of Vijayanagara, and reached its heyday during the Mughal period (1526-1857) in India.
The term ‘kalamkari’ has Persian roots where ‘kalam’ means pen, and ‘kari’ means craftsmanship. Therefore, ‘kalamkari’ translates to the intricate art work done through a pen made from natural ingredients. The pen or the ‘kalam’ is obtained from the bamboo and sharpened, it is traditionally dipped in kasimi (a natural black dye) black liquid. The ‘kalam’ is wrapped with wool around it, which holds the black dye and the artist squeezes the wool to extract this dye as and when required.

You’ll Experience:
An introduction to the history and significance of kalamkari art
A guided session on creating traditional motifs and characters
Hands-on instruction in sketching and outlining using kalam

The workshop offers an immersive cultural experience that connects you with India’s rich artistic heritage. Whether you’re an art enthusiast or simply curious to try something new, this is your chance to create something beautiful.

All materials will be provided.

Perfect for: Beginers, art lovers, cultural enthusiasts.

Take Home: A traditional kalamkari painting — created by your own hands.

Workshop Details: Date: 06.07.25
Time: 11:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Cost: Rs.1000/- (inclusive of all materials and you will be able to take back your art piece with you)

Registration: Whatsapp/call this number to register - +91 9154399395

Project FLI 2.0 is a dynamic continuation of the Future Leaders Initiative (FLI) — a global leadership development program that empowers young changemakers to rise as ethical, action-oriented leaders. Building on the legacy of its first edition, FLI 2.0 takes a bold step forward in redefining youth leadership by emphasizing accountability, impact, and inclusive growth.

KALAKAAR and Kafan Play
About the Play
KALAKAAR and Kafan are two thought-provoking plays that explore the complexities of human relationships, societal norms, and the human condition. With powerful storytelling, nuanced characters, and gripping dialogue, these plays will leave audiences spellbound and introspective.

KALAKAAR
KALAKAAR is a play that delves into the world of art, creativity, and identity. It follows the journey of its protagonist as they navigate the complexities of their craft and the expectations of others.

Kafan
Kafan, on the other hand, is a play that explores the themes of mortality, morality, and the human condition. It's a gripping narrative that challenges societal norms and forces audiences to confront their own mortality.

Experience the Power of Theatre
Both plays promise to deliver a unique theatrical experience that will leave you questioning, reflecting, and inspired. Don't miss the opportunity to witness these thought-provoking!

Book: The Hunger That Moved a Goddess and Other Stories
Author: Endapalli Bharathi
Publisher: SouthSide Books

In these captivating stories, Endapalli Bharathi brings to life the heart of a small Telugu-speaking community, shining a spotlight on the women who sustain it. Here, individual voices blend into a collective chorus, celebrating the joys and weathering the challenges of village life through shared routines and cultural traditions. These tales don't chase neat endings; instead, they mirror the flow of life itself: open-ended and authentic. What sets this collection apart is its rare, intimate glimpse into the world of village women, a perspective seldom explored with such depth in Indian Dalit literature.

All are welcome to attend this book launch. Follow us on Instagram @southsidebooks for more updates.

Read-a-Kitaab - Book Lovers Monthly Meetup

To commemorate the centenary of the legendary playwright and theatre visionary Badal Sircar, Shudrka Hyderabad presents KOLAJ — a multilingual theatrical tribute curated with love, politics, and memory. Staged two days prior to Sircar’s 100th birthday, Kolaj is a woven tapestry of six of his seminal plays: Udyogparba, Pagla Ghoda, Michhil, Bhoma, Khat Mat Kring, and Spartacus.

True to Sircar’s spirit of questioning, resistance, and humanism, this production traverses languages, forms, and emotions. Interlacing the personal with the political, the past with the present, Kolaj reflects Sircar’s lifelong commitment to people’s theatre and his experimentations with space, structure, and storytelling.

This is not just a performance — it is an act of remembrance, of resistance, and of return. Shudrka Hyderabad invites you to witness this homage to a playwright who redefined Indian theatre and continues to provoke and inspire across generations.