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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 2020

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The Times of Harvey Milk
Wed Jan 1, 7:00 PM
Cinephiles Film Club
A true twentieth-century trailblazer, Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people a ... Read More »
Rise of New Masculine
Thu Jan 2, 7:30 PM
Manish Srivastava
Poetry reading & intimate dialogue based on the book: Trading Armour for a Flower: Rise of New Masculine. We will explore: What is the true purpose of masculine energy within men and women? How can we heal the the wounded masculine (manifested as gen ... Read More »
People’s Assembly 1
Fri Jan 3, 3:00 PM
Usama Hazari
An open platform for people to discuss and debate issues related Economy, Climate Change, corruption,etc. Read More »
Mushaira of Satire on NRC & CAA
Fri Jan 3, 6:30 PM
Lamakaan An Open Cultural Space
Mushaira of Satire on NRC and CAA
Time - 6:30 pm, 3rd January, Friday.

Hyderabadi Poets will recite Protest Poems written about the NRC and CAA.
Witty, bittersweet and heartbreaking poetry in Hyderabadi language by the city's most irreverent and ... Read More »
Calligraphy
Sat Jan 4, 11:00 AM
Monika Lokhanday
Calligraphy workshop, teaching everything right from the basics of how to hold the pen and the basic strokes on day 1. Day 2 practice to write letters. Read More »
Write Club Meetup 220
Sat Jan 4, 3:00 PM
Write Club Hyderabad
Please help schedule this for this Saturday: 4th January 2020. 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 Mee ... Read More »
Book Launch
Sat Jan 4, 4:00 PM
Ranjani Rao
The event will include the Hyderabad launch of two books.
1. Train Friends - A collection of essays by Ranjani Rao and Nandini Patwardhan
2. Dangling Gandhi and other stories - a collection of short stories by Jayanthi Sankar
There will be readin ... Read More »
Main Rahi Masoom
Sat Jan 4, 7:30 PM
Sutradhar
About the play:

MAIN RAHI MASOOM, a solo performance enacted by Vinay Varma and directed by Prof. Bhaskar Shewalkar is a biographical sketch of the famous Hindi and Urdu writer, the Late Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza. This performance is first of its kind ... Read More »
Calligraphy
Sun Jan 5, 11:00 AM
Monika Lokhanday
Calligraphy is the art of beautiful writing. In this workshop you can learn to write amazing fonts by holding the calligraphy pen right.

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NRC, Aadhaar, CAA: Tech/State
Sun Jan 5, 5:00 PM
The Legal Unconscious
This is a talk about the history leading up the current conjuncture of the use of technology by the state in relation to the population

Speaker: Srinivas Kodali Read More »
Confusion on NRC
Sun Jan 5, 7:30 PM
Lamakaan An Open Cultural Space
Contradicting statements by PM and HM


ARE MPs and MLAs USING THEIR EXISTING POWERS TO SAVE CONSTITUTION AND ETHICS?
CONTEXT: Statements made by the Hon'ble PM and the HM

ETHICS COMMITTEE OF LOK SABHA; STATE ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIONS'

Discussi ... Read More »
4 Short Films Screening
Tue Jan 7, 7:30 PM
Lamakaan An Open Cultural Space
4 Short films by K. GOVINDARAJU and SAKSHI GULATI.

This screening session is going to be a delectable treat for film lovers.

It features three short films directed by K. GOVINDA RAJU (hailing from Mancheriyal in Telanagana) and another film sc ... Read More »
God and the Scientists
Wed Jan 8, 7:00 PM
Cinephiles Film Club
Why are we here, how did we come to be, and can these common existential questions best be explained through faith or proven facts? Oxford University Professor of Neuroscience Colin Blakemore gives viewers an overview of Christianity's historically v ... Read More »
One day master class
Thu Jan 9, 11:00 AM
Sania jaweed
We're basically trying to help out people in enhancing their henna skills by conducting a one day henna master classes for the people who always wanted to learn henna with easy techniques & super tips.
Email Description: We're offering this workshop ... Read More »
In solidarity with JNU
Thu Jan 9, 7:30 PM
Lamakaan An Open Cultural Space
in solidarity with JNU against ABVP hooliganism.

On Sunday night,masked ABVP goons with sticks, lathis and stones, attacked students and teachers of JNU. This happened after the home minister asked people to take revenge from anti nationals and ur ... Read More »
Revolution 2020 - Discussions
Fri Jan 10, 6:30 PM
Ashish Shrivastava in association with Team Hobnobs
Hobnob Events and Entertainment presents ReVolution 2020, An Open Discussion Forum to discuss upon all such current issues and take not just resolutions but create a revolution for a better India. In our first of the kind series, we bring following t ... Read More »
ElectroFor#Rape
Sat Jan 11, 4:00 PM
Siddharth Mandala
Revealing the rapist's mindset.

ElectroFor#Truth is a platform that gives the sexual assault survivors and predators to share their experiences anonymously for the common audience to develop an awareness to tackle the stressing issues. Read More »
Pichle Ikkis Saal ( Hindi Play )
Sat Jan 11, 7:30 PM
Udaan Performing Arts, Hyderabad
Synopsis : “Insecurity, complex, pollution, money, cell phones, drugs, orkut, facebook, relationships, manners, ethics, love, parents, pressure, sex, freedom, capitalism, education , dependance, awareness, guilt, communication, happiness, confusion.. ... Read More »
People’s Assembly-2
Sun Jan 12, 1:30 PM
Phoenix
An open platform for people to discuss, debate and learn about serious issues. Read More »
Pichle Ikkis Saal ( Hindi Play )
Sun Jan 12, 7:30 PM
Udaan Performing Arts, Hyderabad
Synopsis : “Insecurity, complex, pollution, money, cell phones, drugs, orkut, facebook, relationships, manners, ethics, love, parents, pressure, sex, freedom, capitalism, education , dependance, awareness, guilt, communication, happiness, confusion.. ... Read More »
HOME Documentary
Wed Jan 15, 7:00 PM
Cinephiles Film Club
Home is a 2009 French documentary film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on Earth. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the pla ... Read More »
SOCIAL JUSTICE DAY
Fri Jan 17, 10:30 AM
Meera Sanghamitra
*SOCIAL JUSTICE DAY*

*Marking 4th Shaheed Rohith Vemula Smriti Divas*

*WE THE PEOPLE | हम भारत के लोग | ہم بھارت کے عوام*

&

*Citizens Against CAA-NRC-NPR*

Invite You for a Talk on

*Citizenship, Constitutionality and Social Justic ... Read More »
Dialogue
Fri Jan 17, 3:00 PM
Riasath Ali Asrar
A gathering of students, artists, activists and laymen on the on-going political issues - to discuss the problems, its preferred solutions and demands. Read More »
The Urban Kashmir Project
Sat Jan 18, 10:30 AM
Hobnob Events and Entertainments
What comes to an Urban living's Mind, staying in a city, far away from the lands, never visited, when he hears the word "Kashmir". A very less percent of Hyderabad Population might have gone to Kashmir and seen or known it by themselves and if visite ... Read More »
voice your opinion
Sat Jan 18, 2:00 PM
k suraj
hyderbad,chance to pitch your emotion
if u have a story,poem or any piece that you would like to share with us,come and participate in open mice event at lamakaan.
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Write Club Meetup 221
Sat Jan 18, 3:00 PM
Write Club Hyderabad
Please help schedule this for this Saturday: 18th January 2020. Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen 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 ... Read More »
A Discussion on Death penalty
Sat Jan 18, 5:30 PM
Dialogue towards an alternative
CAN RIGOROUS PUNISHMENTS REDUCE CRIME?

A discussion in context with the recent encounter and death penalty to rape convicts.

Revenge begets revenge, anger leads to anger, hate leads to more hate and blood lust has no end. People are seen belie ... Read More »
Dramatic narration
Sat Jan 18, 8:00 PM
Utkarsh singh
Its a dramatic narration of two short stories written by sadat hasan manto (toba tek singh and khol do) which describes the traumatic conditions of the people of India when the nation got separated into two parts i.e. India and pakistan. Read More »
Secularism A Curse Today
Sun Jan 19, 4:30 PM
Lamakaan An Open Cultural Space
We have just accepted secularism as a constitutionally declared value but have not asked ourselves what it means to be secular as a society. We have just gone on mouthing slogans about secularism for decades. But we haven’t yet started discussing wha ... Read More »
EK DURACHARI RAJA
Sun Jan 19, 7:30 PM
Shudrka Hyderabad
The play, EK DURACHARO RAJA has drawn from Camus' “Caligula” the concept of deification of emperors which was common to the pagan world, the Greek and Macedonian kings. Raja (the king) discovers on the death of his sister and lover, Apurupa, that peo ... Read More »
Pencil carving
Tue Jan 21, 3:00 PM
Uday Kumar Sangisetti
Pencil miniatures sales and exhibition Read More »
Einstein sapekshata sanganara manusthe play
Tue Jan 21, 8:00 PM
Prakash Phadnis
the play is seton the eve of einstein's 70th birthday.it is a monologue by Dr Bhuthadia. Read More »
Beyond Thought Documentary
Wed Jan 22, 7:00 PM
Cinephiles Film Club
In a world full of constant change, we are always aware of what's going on and what we think about it.

This gives us a sense of who we are related to what we are aware of. This documentary reveals that awareness itself is not what you think. Read More »
The State Of The Nation
Thu Jan 23, 5:00 PM
Lamakaan An Open Cultural Space
A talk on The State Of The Nation

National Register Of Citizens.
Uniform Civil Code
Poverty

Talk by:-
Dr Saxena on poverty and the Muslim minorities.

Prof Kundu on Citizenship.

Dr Sharif on NPR and Prof Shaban on UCC.

A star st ... Read More »
Free Angela & All Pol Prisoners
Thu Jan 23, 7:30 PM
Lamakaan & Docu Circle of Hyderabad
Documentary Film screening of Free Angela and All Political Prisoners

A documentary that chronicles the life of young college professor, Angela Davis, and how her social activism implicates her in a botched kidnapping attmpt that ends with a shoot ... Read More »
Samajdar log
Fri Jan 24, 7:30 PM
Darpan theatre
It's a socio-political satire which involves a conversation between three crazy men who are talking about different social aspects directly/indirectly and suddenly a stranger enters and that is when story begins, according to this forth person he is ... Read More »
Documentary Screening
Sat Jan 25, 12:30 PM
Sonika
"Cowspiracy" is a groundbreaking feature-length documentary which uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet. It deeply explains about animal agriculture as the leading cause of deforestration and climate change. It is all about science ... Read More »
Coat ki Jeb - A 1960s Love Story
Sat Jan 25, 7:30 PM
Ashish Shrivastava in association with Hobnobs EnE
Coat ki Jeb - A love story from 1960s

Goonj Theatres in association with Hobnobs EnE presents Coat ki Jeb - A love story from 1960s

A love story that transcends generations. Based on a novel written by Shri Saheb Sharan Lal Srivastava, it is se ... Read More »
Palm Leaf Craft
Sun Jan 26, 11:00 AM
Lamakaan An Open Cultural Space
Dear craft lovers we bring to you 3rd workshop titled Palm Leaf Craft this is part of series of workshops program named Leela Ten Months Ten Crafts this is an initiative to sustain traditional crafts that are on the verge of extinction.
Join us on 2 ... Read More »
Ek Shaam... Samvidaan ke Naam
Sun Jan 26, 3:00 PM
Muslim Women's Forum, Women & Transgender JAC, Queer Swabhimana
This Republic Day, we the people of India have solemnly resolved to celebrate our constitution!

At a time when the nation is exercising its beautiful right to voice opinions, dissent, and protest, it becomes crucial to evoke our constitution and ... Read More »
Who reads newspapers these days?
Wed Jan 29, 5:00 PM
Bhavan's College Alumni Association
January 29 has been earmarked as Indian Newspaper Day by the Indian Newspaper Society. On this Day, Bhavan's College Alumni Association, a registered Society in Hyderabad would hold an open meeting to understand and deliberate on various issues and i ... Read More »
The Act of Killing Documentary
Wed Jan 29, 7:30 PM
Cinephiles Film Club
Filmmakers expose the horrifying mass executions of accused communists in Indonesia and those who are celebrated in their country for perpetrating the crime. Read More »
Music Club,
Thu Jan 30, 6:30 PM
Lamakaan An Open Cultural Space
Music Club,

Do you want to share and listen to music, talk about it, understand and appreciate it better?

Then you can join us Last Thursday's of every month, at 6:30 pm at Lamakaan.

It is an informal group with no restrictions on entry. Dro ... Read More »
Aksariyat Akliyat - Hindi Play
Fri Jan 31, 7:30 PM
Alternative Space Projects in association with Hobnob EnE
Alternative Spaces Project in association with Hobnob Events and Entertainment presents AKSARIYAT-AKLIYAT - A Platform Theatrical

SYNOPSIS:
"What is Kashmir, but a simple beauty and an ugly truth."

Kashmir has been a conflict zone for more tha ... Read More »