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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 February 2018

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Knowledge Knots -Science Talks1
Thu Feb 1, 7:30 PM
Lamakaan Programming Team
Knowledge Knots -Science Talks1
by Prof Harjinder Singh (Laltu)
The series of three talks will be on elementary aspects of knowledge as a problem; primary means of knowledge acquisition, knowledge in natural sciences and knowledge in human sciences ... Read More »
Andher nagari chopat raja
Fri Feb 2, 8:00 PM
Rangeen sapney theatre
"Andher nagari chopat " is Bhartendu harishchander's clasic satire on politics and culture is being adapted by surrender Sahil Verma to reflect Modern Indian scenario.this black Comedy is being staged by rangeen sapney Theatre,
To provide commentary ... Read More »
How to do a Budget Euro Trip
Sat Feb 3, 11:00 AM
ANIRUDH THANDRA
I am Anirudh and am just back from a 3 months long unplanned euro Trip. I have had some amazing experiences and adventures and got to know a lot about Travel in europe through this Trip. I did the trip very economically and would have done it much le ... Read More »
Sawaal Jawaab
Sat Feb 3, 1:00 PM
Anusheela Chatterjee
An informal discussion with scientists, 'Sawaal-Jawaab' is a public science outreach initiative of TIFR Hyderabad. Read More »
K-Circle Quiz Of The Month
Sat Feb 3, 5:00 PM
K-Circle Quiz Club
K-Circle's monthly quiz at Lamakaan. Open to all. Read More »
Shakkar k Paanch Daane & Wajeh
Sat Feb 3, 7:30 PM
Safarnama Theatre
Safarnama Theatre presents Shakkar k Paanch Daane & Wajeh - Set of 2 Plays

Play 1: Shakkar k Paanch Daane

As Rajkumar speaks about his unremarkable life in his nondescript village he mentions the five grains of sugar – the five people – who ha ... Read More »
Group meetup
Sun Feb 4, 11:00 AM
Suresh Kola
Filmmaking group meeting and discussing the films. Discussions on stories. Read More »
Roof Top Gardening
Sun Feb 4, 1:00 PM
Street Cause Eforce
"STREET CAUSE EFORCE" is an environmental wing of STREET CAUSE, one of the largest student run NGO's in our city which works for the betterment of the society in various aspects. As a part of EFORCE, we deal with the environmental issues.
We try to ... Read More »
Soz: A Ballad of Maladies
Sun Feb 4, 7:30 PM
Lamakaan Programming Team
Come and watch one of the most significant films of our times.

Soz: A Ballad of Maladies - Premier show in Hyderabad
a film byTUSHAR MADHAV & SARVNIK KAUR

Film screening followed by the discussion with the filmmakers.

About the film:
A de ... Read More »
Knowledge Knots - Talk2
Tue Feb 6, 7:30 PM
Lamakaan Programming Team
Knowledge knots- Talk2 by Prof Harjinder Singh (Laltu)
Continuing from the first talk, we move on to natural sciences and demarcation of science and pseudoscience. Structural revolutions in science with examples will also be discussed.

No prior k ... Read More »
Miles Ahead (2015, USA)
Wed Feb 7, 6:00 PM
CINEPHILES FILM CLUB
Title : Miles Ahead (2015)
Country : USA
Director : Don Cheadle
Synopsis :
"An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis."
Length : 100 minutes

Plan for the event:
1. Introduction to the film (10 minutes)
2. Screening @6:40 pm sha ... Read More »
Kaishiki - Glimpse of Mohini
Wed Feb 7, 7:30 PM
Kadambari Jagtap
Kadambari Jagtap, Mohiniattam artist from Mumbai and student of Padma Bhushan Dr. Kanak Rele brings to you a glimpse of Mohiniattam through varied performances in this classical dance style. Read More »
A Funny Thing Called Life
Fri Feb 9, 7:30 PM
Piyush Agarwal
Tahatto (Bangalore) presents, 'A Funny Thing Called Life' is a vignette of comedic sketches about urban life in our Big Ol' City. Centered around everyday situations we all encounter; they quickly turn into a twisted, funny joke where you wonder how ... Read More »
octopus auditions
Sat Feb 10, 10:30 AM
himabindu
auditions for hindi project Read More »
NGS Data Analysis INTRO Talk
Sat Feb 10, 11:00 AM
Praharshit Sharma
Low-cost sequencing has grown in demand over the years, and that has driven the development of high-throughput sequencing, also called next generation sequencing (NGS). In a parallel mode, millions of sequences are concurrently produced in a single n ... Read More »
Write Club Saturday General #139
Sat Feb 10, 3:00 PM
Write Club Hyderabad
Please schedule this for Saturday, Feb 3rd 3-6PM. 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 h ... Read More »
Bird trapper or Beggar
Sat Feb 10, 7:30 PM
Lamakaan Programming Team, Vanaja & Vinod Raja
Sikkidre Shikari, Ildidre Bhikari (Bird trapper or Beggar)a film by Vinod Raja Film screening followed by discussion with the Director.
Do come and bring your friends along. ENTRY FREE and OPEN TO ALL!!!
SHORT SYNOPSIS- “If I trap a prey I am a Hun ... Read More »
Lamakaan Organic Bazaar
Sun Feb 11, 10:30 AM
Lamakaan
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 S ... Read More »
Auditions - Orphan (Short Film)
Sun Feb 11, 4:00 PM
Venkat Murthy
Auditions for Lead Characters - Male Early 20's, 2 Female - Early 30's & Child Artists - 8 to 10 Years
Must be Fluent in English. Read More »
"Jaanch Padtaal" by Samahaara
Sun Feb 11, 7:30 PM
Samahaara
"JAANCH PADTAAL" A hilarious play in Hindi by Samahaara

Design and Direction - Sandeep Sahu

A Samahaara Workshop Production

"Jaanch Padtaal" is a hilarious comedy based on Nikolai Gogol’s play “The Inspector General” adapted into Hindi by D ... Read More »
Addabazi ; Topic-IT Layoffs
Tue Feb 13, 7:30 PM
Lamakaan Programming Council Addabazi
Massive layoffs have hit the IT sector ! Recruitment is shrinking to day by day.
An IT professional faces numerous other exploitation as well.
A global systemic crisis, increased automation for more profits and global trend of protectionism are few ... Read More »
High and Low (1963, Japan)
Wed Feb 14, 7:30 PM
CINEPHILES FILM CLUB
Title : High and Low
Country : Japan
Director : Akira kurosawa

Synopsis :

"An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom."

Length : 143 minutes

Plan for the ... Read More »
Knowledge Knots - Talk3
Wed Feb 14, 7:30 PM
Lamakaan Programming Team
Knowledge knots- Talk3 by Prof Harjinder Singh (Laltu)

In this last of the three talks, human sciences, their similarity to and differences from natural sciences will be discussed. Finally, a plea for a planetary narrative will be made.


No p ... Read More »
Koyaanisqatsi (Documentary)
Fri Feb 16, 7:30 PM
Artview Alliance
1h 26min | Documentary | 24 August 1983 (France)

A collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on nature, humanity and the relationship between them.
Director: Godfrey Reggio
Writers: Ron Fricke, ... Read More »
Write Club Saturday General #140
Sat Feb 17, 3:00 PM
Write Club Hyderabad
Please schedule this for Saturday, Feb 10th 3-6PM. 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 ... Read More »
Memorial Meeting: Asma Jahangir
Sat Feb 17, 5:00 PM
COVA and Lamakaan programming council
Asma Jahangir of Pakistan was a leading Supreme Court Lawyer, Renowned Human Rights Activist, UN Rapporteur and a staunch votary of India - Pakistan peace. Her demise on 11th Feb 2018 due to cardiac arrest is an irreparable loss for South Asia. She h ... Read More »
‘beyond the horizon beyond’
Sat Feb 17, 7:30 PM
Kala Ramesh
Through the cultural aesthetics of Japan and India, through Zen stories, haiku and haibun weave in and out of abhinaya.
Kala along with three Bharatanatyam dancers, Vrushali Chitaley-Lele, Rama Ajay Kuknur and Manasi Sandeep create magic on the sta ... Read More »
Children: Chutkan Ki Mahabhart
Sun Feb 18, 11:00 AM
Chota Bioscope
Chutkan’s Mahabharat
Director: Sankalp Meshram
Chutkan lives with the family of his uncle who make him do all their work. His only escape is his imagination. Things go horribly wrong when Chutkan begins altering reality through his dreams. He chang ... Read More »
Book launch
Sun Feb 18, 11:00 AM
Mansoor
Display and promote a book on Sufism titled " Sr Aurobindo and Sufism " a comparative study by Mr. MG Umar Read More »
Aao Hindi Likhein
Sun Feb 18, 2:30 PM
Aditi
चलो एक सुबह कुछ हिन्दी लिखें
कुछ शब्द, कुछ एहसास
कुछ कहानियाँ, कुछ हक़ीक़त
थोड़ी फुरसत की धूप सेंके
चलो एक सुबह थोड़ी हिन्दी लिखें

A creative Hindi writing workshop where you can brush your Hindi writing skills.All writing materials will be pr ... Read More »
Social Venture Partners Hyd Meet
Tue Feb 20, 5:00 PM
Social Venture Partners
We are holding SVP's hyderabad chapter's 3rd quarterly meeting. All existing and some potential partners would attend the meeting. Read More »
Rangulakala -B Narsing Rao films
Tue Feb 20, 7:30 PM
Lamakaan
Lamakaan hosts a week-long (20th to 25th Feb 2018) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies have created a speci ... Read More »
Daasi - B Narsing Rao Films
Wed Feb 21, 7:30 PM
Lamakaan
Lamakaan hosts a week-long ( 20th to 25th Feb 2018 )film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies have created a spec ... Read More »
Screening of Grief walker
Thu Feb 22, 4:00 PM
Dr Sneha Rooh
Grief walker is a documentary whose subject is Stephan jetkinson who has worked several years in palliative medicine and now has founded "The Orphan wisdom school".

This movie is about death, dying and grief and what does it mean to be graceful in ... Read More »
Matti manushulu - B NarsingRao's
Thu Feb 22, 7:30 PM
Lamakaan
Lamakaan hosts a week-long (20th to 25th Feb 2018) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies have created a speci ... Read More »
HariVillu - B Narsing Rao Films
Fri Feb 23, 7:30 PM
Lamakaan
Lamakaan hosts a week-long (20th to 25th Feb 2018) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies have created a speci ... Read More »
Write Club Saturday General #141
Sat Feb 24, 3:00 PM
Write Club Hyderabad
Please schedule this for Saturday, Feb 17th 3-6PM. 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 ... Read More »
Menstruation, art, activism
Sat Feb 24, 4:30 PM
Dr Sneha Rooh
This presentation will portray menstrual art as a tool for feminist activism.Showcasing works of artists from around the globe, this seminar will help us ponder why menstruation is shied away from even in progressive and feminist discourse. Read More »
Krishnarang
Sat Feb 24, 6:00 PM
Asmita Kale
Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam) Read More »
The City -A film by B NarsingRao
Sat Feb 24, 8:00 PM
Lamakaan
Lamakaan hosts a week-long (20th to 25th Feb 2018) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films. Narsing Rao is one of the pioneers of Art Film Movement in Indian cinema in general and Telugu cinema in particular. His movies have created a speci ... Read More »
Organic Bazar
Sun Feb 25, 10:30 AM
Lamakaan
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 S ... Read More »
Aspiring Film Makers Meetup
Sun Feb 25, 11:00 AM
Suresh Kumar Kola
Group of filmmakers is meeting together and discussing on making films. Read More »
Film meet up
Sun Feb 25, 1:30 PM
G SARATH CHANDRA
Predominantly a film discussion, which is scarce around.
The discussions on goes with two topics. One the personal opinions we have on a certain topic, which is just a meet and greet. The other is technical, where planned questions were raised and ... Read More »
Cosy Ears: We listen..
Sun Feb 25, 4:00 PM
Cosy Ears
We live in a world where no one has the time to listen. In fact, we ourselves in many cases, keep back from truly listening. Which in turn had enormously affected our need for EXPRESSION!

"Cosy Ears" is a genuine initiative towards addressing the ... Read More »
Maa Ooru, & Akruthi - 2 Films
Sun Feb 25, 7:30 PM
Lamakaan
Lamakaan hosts a week-long (20th to 25th Feb 2018) film Festival of B.Narasing Rao's classical films.

MAA OORU (MY VILLAGE) (1988) His documentary 'Maa Ooru'--'My village'-- is remniscent of his early years in a sleepy village, where little change ... Read More »
TURNING POINT
Tue Feb 27, 7:00 PM
J.B.FILMS PRESENTS
Family Drama. Life Journey of Father, Mother and Son. Read More »
Legal Awareness Camp:Cab Drivers
Wed Feb 28, 11:00 AM
M. Sunil
Legal Awareness Camp to Un organized workers.

Honorable Senior Civil Judge Cum Secretary Sri G. Sudarshan will preside over the meeting. Read More »
Communal Harmony Film Festival
Wed Feb 28, 6:00 PM
Lamakaan & HoneyBee Media Works
Communal Harmony Film Festival - 28th February to 2nd March 2018
16 years ago on the morning of 27th February 2002 Godhra train burning accident occurred in which 59 people were killed. This event triggered massive violence and pogrom against Muslim ... Read More »