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Lamakaan has been open since 2010. Here are the events held since then, month by month, and the recordings of talks and performances on our YouTube channel.

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Events in January 2015

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Andhon Ka Haathi
Thu Jan 1, 8:00 PM
UDAAN Performing Arts
UDAAN Performing Arts, presents its workshop production "Anhdon Ka Haathi" written by Sharad Joshi and directed by Saurabh Gharipurikar.

About The Play - The play though written many years ago has a concept that is quite contemporary. It unfolds t ... Read More »
Anhdon Ka Haathi
Fri Jan 2, 8:00 PM
UDAAN Performing Arts
UDAAN Performing Arts, presents its workshop production "Anhdon Ka Haathi" written by Sharad Joshi and directed by Saurabh Gharipurikar.

About The Play - The play though written many years ago has a concept that is quite contemporary. It unfolds t ... Read More »
Who is the cinema author?
Sat Jan 3, 10:30 AM
Upender Apparasu
A one day talk on 'Cinema authorship'.

'Who is the cinema author? Sound? Camera? Action? or Money?' Film writer and critic Upender Apparasu will be talking seriously the four aspects of film making to arrive at a conclusion of how cinema, the 20th ... Read More »
Jan Samwaad - Urban Folk Music
Sat Jan 3, 7:00 PM
Jan Samwaad
A faculty at The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), a musician, a composer, a poet, and a social activist, Negi's music fits into the genre of urban folk engaging the audience into social and political issues plaguing our society and ou ... Read More »
Verba Maximus'15 Hyderabad round
Sun Jan 4, 10:30 AM
Sagar Shah
Verba Maximus, the annual Literary Fest of BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus is back with its fourth edition on 31st January and 1st February, 2015.
nviting students of all ages from 13 years onwards of all schools and colleges for the Hyderabad regional ... Read More »
"Off Track" Book Release
Sun Jan 4, 3:00 PM
Vineeta Tyagi
Natasha Roy, a Forensic data analyst with an audit firm, finds her perfect life crumbling to pieces when the love of her life, Neil, is brutally murdered right after an ugly separation. It is then that she discovers that Neil’s friend, Ranveer, an ex ... Read More »
Making of the Modern Indian City
Sun Jan 4, 4:00 PM
Hyderabad Urban Lab
Lamakaan and Hyderabad Urban Lab invite you to a lecture/ Open discussion with Prof. Prashant Kidambi on 'Crisis' and the Making of the Modern Indian City on Sunday the 4th Jan at 4pm.


'Crisis' and the Making of the Modern Indian City
Recent ye ... Read More »
The Last Laugh - Comedy Night
Sun Jan 4, 8:00 PM
Rohit Swain
The Last Laugh - 4th Jan 2015, 7PM

Funny Side Up presents a theme-based comedy about the year 2014. There is a lot which happened in 2014 - life-changing events like Big Boss, small incidents like general elections, Salman Khans sister got married ... Read More »
Youth Economic Growth Meet
Tue Jan 6, 6:00 PM
Prof. Zia
Inviting all for a talk on youth economics by Prof. Nora Ann Colton.

A D Phil from Oxford, Prof. Nora Ann Colton is the Vice Chancellor UEL (London).

International Youth Economic Meet is one of its kind meet focused on developing better econom ... Read More »
Marx, Gandhi and Modernity
Wed Jan 7, 5:00 PM
Ravichandran
Tribute to an outstanding social scientist and Marxist.
As a tribute to Javeed Alam and his exemplary life, some of his close friends and admirers have come together in this volume with reflections on the range of themes that he pursued in his work ... Read More »
Bathuku Batalo Puli- Tigers Life
Thu Jan 8, 6:00 PM
Imran Siddiqui
The Book of Padmashree Dr. K. Ullas Karanth, The way of the Tiger was translated in Telugu. This books talks about the ecology, life cycle and conservation issues of tigers. This book is translated to spread awareness among Telugu speakers about Tige ... Read More »
VIBGYOR Int. Film Festival
Sat Jan 10, 10:30 AM
Shailendra Boora
The festival would be a touring festival of International Film Festival of ViBGYOR Collective(www.vibgyorfilm.org), which is conducted every year at Thrissur, Kerala.

As a forerunner, Lamakaan is holding a 2 day screenings on Sat 10th (10am 10pm) ... Read More »
VIBGYOR Int. Film Festival
Sat Jan 10, 6:30 PM
Shailendra Boora
The festival would be a touring festival of International Film Festival of ViBGYOR Collective(www.vibgyorfilm.org), which is conducted every year at Thrissur, Kerala.
As a forerunner, Lamakaan is holding a 2 day screenings on Sat 10th (10am 10pm) & ... Read More »
VIBGYOR intl. film festival
Sun Jan 11, 10:30 AM
Shailendra Boora
The festival would be a touring festival of International Film Festival of ViBGYOR Collective(www.vibgyorfilm.org), which is conducted every year at Thrissur, Kerala.
As a forerunner, Lamakaan is holding a 2 day screenings on Sat 10th (10am 10pm) & ... Read More »
Shakespeare at its simplest
Sun Jan 11, 7:00 PM
Vaishali Bisht's Theatre Workshop
Vaishali Bisht’s Theatre Workshop presents an evening of Shakespeare at its simplest: spoken and performed by children aged 11 to 16 years. Excerpts from 4 Shakespeare plays staged as the culmination of a 4 weekend workshop bringing Shakespeare’s wor ... Read More »
Carnival (Diversity Fair)
Sat Jan 17, 10:30 AM
Queer Campus Hyderabad
Queer Campus Hyderabad (an informal group) QueerCampus Hyderabad is an agglomeration of queer youth in Hyderabad. The focus group that we like to concentrate on is students though we entertain no age biases. This group was started, and is run by stud ... Read More »
Bare Naked Poetry
Sat Jan 17, 7:30 PM
Kathryn Hummel
Bare Naked Poetry calls all loving listeners to Lamakaan for a night of poetry, pictures and sound. Based on the original work of Australian writer Kat Hummel--accompanied by local musician Ujjal Kumar Saha--and performed in the spirit of free expres ... Read More »
Samahaara Theatre Workshop
Sat Jan 24, 10:30 AM
Samahaara
Samahaara Weekend Theatre Workshop

"Bring out the Actor in You"

Date: 24th Jan to 15th March, 2015
Duration: 8 Weekends
Time: 10.00am to 12.00pm, Saturday & Sunday
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
Ages : 14 Yrs and Above

Works ... Read More »
The Himalayas&You-A Quid Pro Quo
Sat Jan 24, 3:00 PM
Anand Shankar
The Kalap Story - where Anand Shankar talks to people about the village and living and working in the Himalayas. Along with it we exhibit photographs and art of the place taken during the course of work.

It is a talk at 6pm and day long exhibition ... Read More »
I wanna become an Entrepreneur
Sat Jan 24, 3:00 PM
Kamal Pabba
Can India produce Mark Zuckerberg?

*What are the pre-requisites to become an entrepreneur?
*The challenges one face as an entrepreneur?
*What's the scope for youngsters & women?
*How can one continue this journey of entrepreneurship in spite of ... Read More »
Radio Amateurs Eyeball of LARC
Sun Jan 25, 10:30 AM
Lamakaan Amateur Radio Club
The annual eyeball meeting of Lamakaan Amateur Radio Club. Read More »
ChenaKintu Ajana- Jatra Folk art
Sun Jan 25, 7:00 PM
Sumanapati Reddy
‘Chena Kintu Ajana – Known Strangers’: A synopsis.

The history of jatra, a popular folk theatre form of Eastern India, dates back to nearly 400 years being one of the oldest performing arts of India. One of the most vibrant chapters in the history ... Read More »
love lust mocha
Thu Jan 29, 8:00 PM
Abhishek varma
Love lust mocha a play which infuses slam poetry and theater has done successful shows in chennai bangalore and Hyderabad under the production house underdog entertainment which has done 91 shows to date .
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Gandhism and Relevance-Elocution
Fri Jan 30, 10:30 AM
Sarvodaya International AP Chapter
Sarvodaya International Trust AP Chapter on the occasion of Martyr’s Day on January 30 2015 is conducting an elocution competition for students of classes VIII to X and a fashion show on the innovative use of khadi.

Venue: LaMakaan, Banjara Hiils ... Read More »
Eshwar Allah Tero Naam
Fri Jan 30, 7:30 PM
Nishumbita Cultural Organization
NISHUMBITA WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORTH THE "KADHWA SACH" & THE AGONY OF "INDIA - PAKISTAN - PARTITION" THROUGH... KHADER KHAN’S- ESHWAR ALLAH TERO NAAM.

As the title suggests, the present play is based on communal harmony. India has many epithets, ... Read More »
3D Printing Workshop- (Free)
Sat Jan 31, 10:30 AM
Raja Sekhar Upputuri
We are planning to conduct a 3D printing workshop to create awareness on this latest technology. 3D printing is considered the next big technology revolution that mankind shall experience this decade. The workshop gives a brief on the 3D printing tec ... Read More »
COURT MARTIAL: Play by Samahaara
Sat Jan 31, 7:30 PM
Samahaara
Samahaara
presents

Swadesh Deepak's
"COURT MARTIAL" A play in Hindi

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

Date: 31st Jan, 2015
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

Court Martial is a gripping, engrossing and powerful play ... Read More »