Lamakaan

Yeah! You heard it right. A call for all IoT enthusiasts and wake up call for all freshers. Join us to learn and experiment the stunning technology of present time. As a part to raise great open source hardware community, we decided to do series of workshops. Here's is our first event. Stay in touch to be part of change.

Here are few topics we will be covering in our first event.

Join us for more updates and surprises. Get ready to celebrate the innovation in DIY

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Theoretical Sessions :

->Introduction To Digital World
->Analog World Vs Digital World
->Extracting Information From Big Data
->Introduction To Digital Circuits , Microprocessors , Microcontrollers
->Introduction To Opensource Electronics
->Arduino Vs Raspberry Pi
->Introduction to Internet of Things
->What is IoT and its need?

Practical Sessions :

->Programming Arduino For Various Applications
->Creating Robotics Applications Using Arduino
->Line Follower Robot
->Mobile Phone Controlled Robot
->Connect With Your Own Facebook Account With Arduino Using IoT

Renowned Archaeologist Dr. KK Muhammed gives a Lamakaan Lecture on Excavation and Conservation of Early Buddhist sites in U.P and Bihar.

Excavation and Conservation of Buddhist sites in U.P and Bihar is nothing but a Power Point Presentation of some of the Important sites associated with Lord Buddha in flesh and blood. The rock on which he sat became hallowed one and the message he gave to the world from here still echoes at the doorstep of the Human kind.
In this presentation you will be travelling with some one who himself has excavated some of such hither to unknown Stupas and played an important role in the conservation of the classical sites such as Nalanda, Vikramshila, Vaishali, Kesariya, Sarnath and Kushinagar. The task was challenging and often bristling with dangers as he had to fight with vested interests and anti social elements.

Karingamannu Kuzhiyil Muhammed, better known as K. K. Muhammed, is a renowned Indian archaeologist. He was the Regional Director (North) of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and is currently serving as Project Archaeological Director in Aga Khan Trust for Culture.

Come and listen to an interesting talk at Lamakan at 7pm on Sat 30th May.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Learn more about different topics by participating in quizzes! This month the quiz is on General Knowledge!

Conducted by Niti Gupta, this quiz is open to all.

Entry - Free

Phantom India: Reflections of a voyage is a 1969 French seven part television documentary mini-series about India, directed by Louis Malle. It was shown on BBC television as Phantom India.

Malle later said that the film was his most personal work and the one he was most proud of, it is widely regarded as the crowning achievement of his career. It was initially inspired by a two-month trip to India in late 1967 that Malle made on behalf of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to present a selection of "new French cinema" throughout the country. Filming took place between January 5, 1968 and May 1, 1968 with a crew of two, a cameraman and a sound recordist. Malle arrived in India with no particular plans and financed the trip himself. The resulting 30 hours of footage was then edited down to the 363 minutes of Phantom India. The 105-minute long Calcutta used the footage he had recorded over his three-week stay in that city. Phantom India was shown on French television and the BBC in the UK in 1969. Many British Indians and the Indian Government felt that Malle had shown a one-sided portrait of India, focussing on the impoverished, rather than the developing, parts of the country. A diplomatic incident occurred when the Indian government asked the BBC to stop broadcasting the programme. The BBC refused and were briefly asked to leave their New Delhi bureau.

Had Louis Malle only made Phantom India, he would still hold an honored place in the history of film. Made with a small crew consisiting of cinematographer Etienne Becker and sound man Jean-Claude Laureux, Phantom India is not only a remarkable document of a time and place, but also a meditation on the difficulty of truly knowing the Other. Malle found this work to be inspirational: "In the autumn of 1967 I was asked by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to present in India a series of eight French films... I was supposed to stay two weeks but I ended up staying almost two months... After those two months I realized that although India was impossible to understand for a foreigner - it was so opaque - yet I was so completely fascinated by it that I would have to come back. So I returned to France at the end of 1967, and in a couple of weeks I raised the money I needed... My proposition was that we would start in Calcutta, look around and eventually shoot. No plans, no script, no lighting equipment, no distribution commitments of any kind... It was enormously important for me, and I'm still trying to make sense of it today."

Born to a family of wealth and privilege, Louis Malle emerged in the 1950s as one of the maverick voices of the French New Wave. Unlike many of his New Wave contemporaries, Malle defied the auteurist trappings of the movement by exploring new formal and thematic concerns with each project.

After 37 years of those films, when we are commemorating an year of new governments both at the centre and the state, it will be stark in comparision to see much of India is already same - Good and Badin equalmeasures and not much has changed through these years.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

"Why is the Urdu Ghazal Popular Even Today?" what makes its durability?
A Talk by Dr. Fakhre Alam, Associate Professor, Department of Urdu, Khaja Mohiuddin Chisti Urdu, Farsi, Arabic University, Lucknow.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad at 7.00 pm.

The Urdu Ghazal as a poetic form has continued to fascinate successive generations of poetry lovers in the sub-continent. It has remained the most pre-eminent and popular form of poetic expression in Urdu. What makes the Ghazal tick? How have poets in different ages expressed themselves in this seemingly compressed form, some of them becoming immortal through their creative use of themes, language, images, symbols and metaphors? How has the Urdu Ghazal evolved from the times of Quli Qutub Shah, Wali and Siraj, to the age of Mir and Sauda, to its zenith during the era of Ghalib and Momin, to the period of daaGh and Ameer Minai, to the twentieth century represented mainly by AsGhar, Hasrat Mohaani, Faani and Jigar, as also to some extent by Firaq and later by Khumaar and Shahryar, among several others?

What was the influence of some of the path-breaking movements such as the Progressive Writers' Movement spearheaded by Faiz, Kaifi, Majrooh, MaKhdoom and others on the Urdu Ghazal? These questions among others, will feature in Dr. Alam's talk.

Dr. Fakhre Alam is a distinguished scholar, critic, poet and academic of Urdu and Faarsi literature. He has published numerous articles and is the editor and author of several books.

Entry - Free.

"The Journey" An adaptation from grandma tales. A Gymboree Kids workshop production written by Taher Ali Baig and directed by Raviraj.

Entry - Free

Two day workshop on quilling 10:30am to 1:30pm on Thu & Fri 4,5 Jun. Learn basic shapes and different techniques in quilling along with quilling jewellery making.
Fee - 1800/-per (Including material). call 9494054335 for details.

DRAMANON presents 'Take 5'

A workshop production of Workshop conducted by Ramakrishna Shenoy.

1. Sad and Glad
is a story of two estranged lovers who happened to run into each other at the back of a bar. What ensues is a series of awww's or ick's and a realization that Nothing Lasts for EVER. Whether it makes you SAD or GLAD you decide!

Written by John Cariani
Directed by Adity Roy Sinha
Performed by Mimansa, Sapna and Sunil

2. Good Sam
Is it fair to ignore a problem if it doesn't affect you directly? Is it enough to wait for someone else to get their hands dirty while you just stand at a distance and spectate? After all, don't actions do speak louder than words? These are some questions that "The Good Sam" ask while trying tickle your funny bone. What you take away from it, we leave it to you.

An adaptation of a biblical story by RK Shenoy
Directed by Rahul Ghosh
Performed by Anisha, Nikhil, Rahul, Saakshi, Siddharth & Trupti

3. Sneeze
A government clerk over-apologizes and has a nervous breakdown after accidentally sneezing on a general during a night out at the opera.

Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Ankit Bakshi
Performed by Madhu, Manish, Naveen and Nikharika

4. Breakfast
A customer steps to a restaurant for a quick bite between meetings. She asks the waiter to get her some fast food. What she gets is anything but fast, or food.

Written by Norman A Bert
Adapted by Kanishka Dasgupta and RK Shenoy
Directed by Harika Vedula
Performed by Honey, KC and Shwetha

5. Getting it Back
John Cariani’s Getting it Back is an amiably absurdist vignette about life and love. The story tiptoes into the lives of a couple, who would like to take back the love they have given each other. What follows next is an exploration of love, with a touch of good-natured magic realism.

Written by John Cariani
Directed by Kanishka Dasgupta
Performed by Anvidha and Karan

Production by Netra, Rutwik, Adnan, Faiz, Nandini, Jagadish, Nabeela, Siddharth and Nikhil

For passes: 7799060457

On the eve of world environment day on Jun 5th at 7pm, Lamakaan presents a talk by Asiya Khan, a Naturalist and a regular at Lamakaan.

She would be speaking on the wild trees that can commonly be seen growing in open habitats and protected areas in and around Hyderabad.

All are welcome.
Entry - Free

Inviting all for a science conversation "Pushing the Boundaries: The Emergence of Nano".

Speaker:
Pulickel M. Ajayan (ajayan@rice.edu)
Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering
Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA

Abstract:
In this general talk, I will discuss the emergence of the nanoscale in materials and devices that will have a profound impact on the technologies of the future. The development of nano-engineered
structures and architectures is both challenging and exciting. Talk will discuss the opportunities in this field based on nearly 25 years of work done in the speaker’s lab on various nanomaterials such
as carbon nanotubes, nanocomposites, graphene and other 2D materials etc. The exploration of nanostructures, their assembly, their remarkable properties, and the challenges involved in integrating them into real applications will be the basis of discussion. The advent of nanotechnology will have a significant role in the shaping of a next generations of technologies and society at large.

Entry - Free

The Cmplt Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged) is three actors effort to stage the entire works of William Shakespeare on Stage. Their effort include an abridged version of Romeo and Juliet, Titus Andronicus as a cookery show, Othello as a rap song, rest of the comedies in one convoluted reading, all the histories through a football game, reduced versions of Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra and Macbeth, and to end Hamlet multiple times, speeding it up every time and backwards.

The Scriptwriting Lab is an ongoing series of weekend workshops with writers and film makers, where we discuss and practise the craft of writing for cinema.

Each session shall focus on a distinct aspect of scriptwriting in detail, with specific techniques and examples, and involving practise exercises followed by sharing/feedback.

The first session will be hosted by Triparna Banerjee. Triparna is the writer of "The Untold Tale", the first Indian feature to be selected for L’atelier du Cinefondation at Cannes Film Festival in 2012.

Triparna will talk about "Understanding Story and Story Structure"

The session is free and open to all.

The Cmplt Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged) is three actors effort to stage the entire works of William Shakespeare on Stage. Their effort include an abridged version of Romeo and Juliet, Titus Andronicus as a cookery show, Othello as a rap song, rest of the comedies in one convoluted reading, all the histories through a football game, reduced versions of Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra and Macbeth, and to end Hamlet multiple times, speeding it up every time and backwards.

Udaan Performing Arts, presents its 5th workshop production "Tareeka E Ishq" improvised play by workshop participants. Thsi is udaan's 28th theatre production.

About the play - The story is about college going students who lives in a hostel and one of them is in love with a girl who is his classmate in the college. Now his friends are giving him an idea to propose the girl in funny ways. Do come and watch what happens in the end.

Written by - Surendar Sahil Verma
Guidance by - Saurabh Gharipurikar
Actors - Surendar Verma, Saurabh Joshi, Pradeep, Bikram, Ashish Megh & Madhuri Thorat.

Date - 9th June 2015
Time - 08 pm
Venue - Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 01
Duration - 60 minutes
Donor Pass - 100/-

For more details contact Saurabh # 9290013166

"The Journey" An adaptation from grandma tales. A Gymboree Kids workshop production written by Taher Ali Baig and directed by Raviraj.
For passes:
Flickrollers
# +91 9848066664
email: taher@flickrollers.com
web www.flickrollers.com/

Screening of a documentary & instructional movie featuring interviews of several eminent script writers and script consultants on writing Character for Films and TV.
The screening will be followed by a discussion.

Improvised theater is a genre of theatre performed without a script- characters and scenes are taken up on the spot, based on suggestions from the audience. Come and watch the actors as they perform the same, made even more difficult by the show host, who conducts a series of 'improv'games.

India Foundation for the Arts in collaboration with Lamakaan and Hyderabad Urban Lab is delighted to bring the IFA Open House to Lamakaan, Hyderabad.

We invite you to join us for an Open House on June 13, at 10:30 am at Lamakaan where our Programme Executive, Arts Practice Programme, Tanveer Ajsi will be in conversation with artists, scholars and other practitioners about the IFA and its programmes. These are informative and interactive sessions where IFA programme executives will answer queries ranging from grant criteria to the application process and more.

Come and join the conversation, whether you have specific questions about IFA grants, or would just like to sit in and listen to the multiple exchanges at Lamakaan!

Entry - Free

Come and join the conversation, whether you have specific questions about IFA grants, or would just like to sit in and listen to the multiple exchanges at Lamakaan!

Grantee Presentation:
IFA is proud to present three projects by IFA grantees
Saturday| June 13, 2015 |7:00PM
Lamakaan, Hyderabad
(An evening of stimulating presentations and animated conversations)

Yousuf Saeed, a Delhi-based filmmaker, author and archivist will talk about the historical and socio-political relevance of printed images from popular Urdu literature produced in the first half of the 20th century. He will present on Urdu's transformation from a language reflecting the cultural plurality of North India, to one associated with Islam.

Epsita Halder teaches Comparative Literature at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. She will present glimpses of Muharram from West Bengal. The presentation will study the varied renderings of the narratives of the Karbala Battle as recounted by Shia Muslims across different districts of West Bengal during the holy month of Muharram. She is a poet in Bangla and a regular contributor to dailies and periodicals.

Ashima Sood, a Hyderabad-based writer and researcher on the urban, will highlight ways in which elements of religious and spiritual pluralism are woven into the lyrical and musical idioms, rites and modes of worship associated with community kirtan or devotional music practice in middle and lower middle class South Delhi
India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) is a national, not-for-profit, grant-making organisation that supports practice, research and education in the arts in India. IFA’s mission is to enrich practice and knowledge, by widening public access to the arts while strengthening infrastructure of the arts in India by supporting innovative projects, commissioning research and creating public platforms. IFA has supported over 400 grants across twenty-one states disbursing over Rs 21 crore to both individuals and institutions under our various Programmes—Arts Research, Arts Practice and Arts Education and Archival and Museum Fellowships.
We invite you all to be part of IFA’s engagement with Hyderabad.
Hope to see you there!

Beta Customers / Reviewers / Visitors / Audience Networking

Are you looking for Beta Customers/ Users/ Visitors/ Early Adopters / Reviewers to validate / evaluate your Idea / Audio / Video / startup?

OR

Looking to become yourself as a Beta Customer / Audience / Visitor / User / Tester / Early Adopter / Reviewer of products & services or audio / video of other startups? Which ever side you are on, come join us in the Indian Startups Beta Club. The club provides you the platform to find Beta Customers or facilitates in becoming one.


Advantages for those looking for Beta Customers/Users:

As an entrepreneur / startup you are cash strapped and cannot afford to advertise / market your product or service. Also, you cannot grow your startup with out the necessary customers / users trying your products / services. This is where the Beta Club can help you. Join the club and find appropriate Beta customers and request them to evaluate your products and services in live / production environment.

Advantages in becoming a Beta Customer/User / Tester / Evaluator / Early Adopter:

You are interested in helping other entrepreneurs / startups succeed. While doing so you want to gain tangible or intangible benefits from these startups. Once you enroll in the Beta Club, you will gain access to many freebies from other startups. Essentially you will be enjoying the free products / services from these organization and still be able to help them grow.

This is a Win-Win for both who are looking for Beta Customers/ Users and for those who wish to enroll as Beta folks.

Come join us in the Beta Club and help each other. It is our community, we can grow together. Please RSVP on http://www.meetup.com/IndianStartups/events/222983534/

The Scriptwriting Lab is an ongoing series of weekend workshops with writers and film makers, where we discuss and practise the craft of writing for cinema.

Each session shall focus on a distinct aspect of scriptwriting in detail, with specific techniques and examples, and involving practise exercises followed by sharing/feedback.
The session is free and open to all.

LAMAKAAN LECTURE SERIES

invites you to

A Lecture on

"Stories from Behind the Walls of Prisons: A sorry state of Indian prison system"
by

Arun Ferreira

About the topic:

The life on the other side of the wall is very different. The prisoners are made to feel like slaves and each one is at the mercy of the authorities. The Indian prison system perpetuates many of the injustices of the penal system set up by the British. For example, inmates of foreign origin or of high caste and social status are routinely imprisoned under relatively better conditions and segregated from those inmates who are poorer and of lower social position. Tribal and Dalit inmates are subject to various forms of abuse, ranging from the denial of visitors and refusal to provide medical care, to prolonged labor, sexual harassment, rape and “concealed” physical and mental torture. Many of India’s prisons date back to the era of British colonial rule, with thousands of prisoners kept in crumbling facilities largely unchanged since the beginning of the last century. The only major all-Indian prison reform ever implemented dates back to the Indian Jails Committee of 1919-1920. This lecture dispels myths, misconceptions and many claims of reforms by the authorities and gives a personal account of the speaker on the gory, plight and merciful conditions of the Indian prisons.

Brief note about Arun Ferreira:

Arun Ferreira is an Indian political activist and cartoonist based in Mumbai. In 2007, he was branded as the leader of the propaganda and communications wing of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist). He was acquitted of all charges in 2014. Arun Ferreira was a free man. He reveals the horrors he faced in prison and describes how several others are facing similar situations all around India. He is the author of several articles and books. His recent book “Colors of the Cage: A Prison Memoir” is an eye-witness account of life in an Indian prison.

Entry - Free.

Lamakaan and Hyd Urban Lab invites you for an evening of film screening "Khayal Darpan - A Mirror of Imagination" by Yousuf Saeed.

Khayal Darpan, divided into four parts, totaling a 100 minutes, starts by exploring Pakistan's melodic past, especially in Lahore where south Asia's most famous musicians of early 20th century performed in large concerts as well as small baithaks (homely gatherings) and takias (shrines). It talks about the legendary Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Raushanara Begum, and Nazakat-Salamat Ali, and their discerning local audience who could not be pleased by any substandard music. The partition of India changed the scenario drastically as hundreds of musician families migrated from India to Pakistan, while many Hindu and Sikh patrons of music migrated the other way around. The film looks at the innovative ways in which the musicians struggled to keep their art alive for the new generations.

Synopsis:
While much of the literature on the Partition of India provides disturbing accounts of separation and violence, very little academic research has been done on its impact on the material culture of South Asia, especially the arts, music and other traditional forms. Since the apparent justification for the Partition, the ‘two-nation theory’, recognized Hindus and Muslims as two dissimilar communities unlikely to coexist, it was popularly assumed that the Indian Muslims migrating to Pakistan took with them whatever “belonged” to them, leaving behind the “purer” culture of the Hindus in India. As it seemed like the closing of a chapter on cultural co-existence, new chapters had to be written on both sides of the border to sort out what belonged to whom. North Indian classical music, along with other traditional cultural forms, had to bear the brunt of this tug of war, since it represented one of the most vigorous examples of cultural plurality, besides being practiced abundantly in the regions affected by the Partition.

Yousuf Saeed, an Indian filmmaker from Delhi, visited Pakistan in 2005 on research fellowship to explore the impact of 1947 partition on the cultural traditions, especially the classical music of the region. Spending over 5 month traveling through Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad - interviewing musicians and scholars, attending music concerts, and observing the teaching of music in various institutions, Yousuf not only managed to document some of the surviving practitioners and patrons of art music, but also raised many vital questions about cultural identity, nationalism, legitimacy of music in Islam, Pakistan's popular culture and its affairs with India, and the survival of classical music itself in South Asia. The result is a feature-length documentary film, Khayal Darpan, highlighting some well-known as well as many lesser known but talented musicians of Pakistan, breaking many stereotypes about the country.

About the Filmmaker:
Graduating from Jamia Millia’s Mass Communication Research Centre (Delhi), Yousuf Saeed started his career in television with the Times TV (Times of India) in 1990, co-directing the science series Turning Point. Later, Yousuf directed many documentary films for Doordarshan and other institutions, including a series on Ladakh and one on the Sufi poet Amir Khusrau. His short films Basant, The Train to Heaven and others have been shown at prestigious international venues such as the universities of Harvard, Boston, Columbia, Chicago, Texas (in the US) and of Heidelberg (Germany), and Vienna (Austria). His other recent films are Qasba Sanskriti: Amroha, Making of the Taj, and Khusrau Darya Prem Ka, among others. He also wrote the illustrated book Muslim Devotional Art in India (Routledge, 2012). More details about Yousuf Saeed at www.yousufsaeed.com
Contact the filmmaker: saeed.yousuf@gmail.com

Entry - Free.

Inviting all for an "a Talk on Cyber crime: Threat and Prevention" by Mr.U Ramamohan SP Cyber Crime, CID, Hyderabad.

Living in the world of 3G, everyone today is virtually active. With the rise of people getting virtually active the risk of cyber crime is increasing side-by-side. It is good to be connected to cyber world but with that most important is to know how to prevent oneself from getting trapped and from becoming a victim of cyber crime. This evening, the cyber crime C.I.D S.P Mr. Ram Mohan shares his experiences and his knowledge about types of cyber crime happening these days and he shares ways to get prevented.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Parampara Dance and Music forum presents an evening of Kathak Dance 'ANANYA' - a unique dance presentation adapting different types of music to Kathak idiom by Sanjay Kumar Joshi and his disciples.

All are welcome.

Entry - Free.

Cinema Talk @ Lamakaan invites all for an evening of a lecture and an interaction with filmmaker Pavan Sadineni followed by his Telugu film "Prema Ishq Kadal"

India produce a large of number of films every year. There are many young directors who would like to make a mark in the film industry through talent and competence. But they come across a variety of issues ranging from finding a suitable producer to digital revolution. Creativity is another issue that keep bogging the minds of young director. How do they take these challenges and overcome? What apparatus and techniques they use to combat the oligopoly forces? In this talk the budding film maker tries to address the issues which govern the new film makers.

Brief note about Pavan Sadineni:

Pavan Sadineni is young and budding Tollywood film maker. His short films have also caught the attention of audiences and fans. Pavan, who rose to fame after the success of his debut film Prema Ishq Kadhal, has now signed his second film as a director.. Apart from directing films he also writes scripts. He has been passionate about film making and writing.

Entry - Free.

Lamakaan hosts a two day exclusive digital art exhibition by Priya Reddy. It is awork done using plain paint brush on computer without any other tools, graphics etc. It is done using simple mouse printing on canvas and framed giving it the original look.

https://www.facebook.com/digiartpriareddy

All are welcome. Entry - Free

Inviting all for a talk on "Outdoor Education" by Diyanat Ali, an adventure educator. It is a free event and all age groups are welcome.

Outdoors have been man’s best teacher for time immemorial. Whether it is spending time in nature or taking part in various outdoor sports and activities, the learning from outdoors are immense. The essence of outdoor education however lies in reflection which is not fully realized and valued these days. The trend is more on using outdoors
for recreation purposes only. However outdoors can be one of the greatest teacher for humans and plays a vital role in development of human psyche. The talk will focus on the importance of outdoor
education and why it should be a regular part of our lives.

Speaker: Diyanat Ali is a pakka Hyderabadi and the founder of India's Largest and most active adventure club "Great Hyderabad Adventure Club www.ghac.in. He is an Outdoor and Experiential Educator and spends his time volunteering with GHAC for community building and youth development activities or is busy conducting leadership development programs for corporate using outdoors and experiential learning
through his startup www.outlife.in

Fore more info: 09603473470, 04068888087

Entry - Free

The Scriptwriting Lab is an ongoing series of weekend workshops with writers and film makers, where we discuss and practise the craft of writing for cinema.
Each session shall focus on a distinct aspect of scriptwriting in detail, with specific techniques and examples, and involving practise exercises followed by sharing/feedback. The session is free and open to all.

Organized by : Indepdent Cinema Space

Independent Cinema Space is a forum for Independent film makers of the city to facilitate sharing, learning, collaboration and networking. The forum is an attempt to build a community of film-makers, writers and people from the cinematic arts in the city, who believe in alternative, independent and honest cinema.

Facebook Link :
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Independent-Cinema-Space/975784255785435?fref=ts

On the eve of World Storytelling Day and World Music day - both coinciding on Jun 21st - renowned storyteller Deepa Kiran presents a Musical storytelling for the community. A journey into the lives of Bhakti poets and the Bhakti movement; unravelling through stories, music and movement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZosobApZCE
As part of the global initiative of storyteller-members of International Storytelling Network, http://www.storiestochangetheworld.blogspot.in/, this event is being organized in Hyderabad by Story Arts India.

This is an attempt to bring joy of the oral tradition, of sharing narratives with each other. Conceptualised as an evening of musical storytelling for the community, where young and old gather around the warmth of stories and music and relive the childhood memories of story time.

Deepa Kiran is the founder of Story Arts India. She is a storyteller, education consultant, writer and voice-over artist. She weaves in music and movement into her telling. She holds training programs for teachers on employing storytelling in the language classroom. She has performed at festivals such as Kala Ghoda Arts Festival Mumbai, and Hyderabad Literature Festival. Deepa worked with All India Radio, is an alumni of University of Hyderabad and EFLU.
www.storyartsindia.com
FB storyartsindiaofficial
youtube story arts india

Entry - Free.

Bishnu Prasad Rabha was a popular socialist activist from Assam, well known for his literary and cultural contributions. As an advocate of peoples' cultural movement, he drew heavily from different genres of classical and folk cultural traditions. In his home state, people affectionately called him Kala Guru 'the master of the arts'. Assamese people staying across globe commemmorate 20th June his death anniversary as a “Rabha Divas”.

Continuing the tradition alive the greater Hyderabad community of Assam staying in and around Hyderabad celeb are organizing a Literary and Cultural contributions to greater assamese community at 3pm on Sunday 21st June.

The main objective of the workshop to make familiar of “Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha’ works to youner generation in particular of Assamese people and in general to all.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Celebrate world Music day this evening with "Indian and Western instruments"

'Sitar' by Suhit Rakshit (Rag Jaunpuri & Dhune) (30mins).
'Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad' (HaLoH) (6 members of the group) Who will play with tracks.
'Sitar' by Ramprapanna Bhattacharya (Rag Behag & Dhune/Kirtan) Accompanied by Suhit and Ramprapanna.

Suhit Rakshit, student of Delhi Public School, Hyderabad started his music lessons in Western Classical Piano in Japan. At five he was introduced to Hindustan Classical music in Sitar under the guidance of Late Ms. Sarada Mookherjee of Bishnupur gharana.

Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad (HaLoH) is an organization, who believe on ‘Music is a language of God’. Members of the club meet every Sunday at Indira Park. HaLoH was established in 2009.

Ramprapanna Bhattacharya is a next generation Sitar virtuoso, teacher and performer. He is representative of the younger generation of the famous Etawah Gharana. Having excellent musical career, Ramprapanna is an Electronics & Communication Engineer.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Lamakaan is holding a five-day Night-School on the topic called "Introduction to Leftist Ideology". The entry is free.

About the topic:
This is a rare opportunity for all those who are interested to have an understanding of what is actually Leftist ideology and how it all started in Europe, how it came into India and what's the present situation in India. When it comes to Leftist ideology or parties there are many questions. What is CPI? What is CPM? What is CPI(ML)? Why there are many ML parties? Who are Naxalites? What is the difference between Socialism propagated by Marx and the one advocated by social democrats? Is capitalism nearing its end? What kind of society will replace capitalist system? What is the difference between Marx, Lenin and Mao?

Lamakaan has roped in four experts on this subject. Come, attend this unique night-school.

The dates are following:

First day: 23rd June 7pm-9.30pm
Second day: 24th June 7pm-9.30pm
Third day: 25th June 7pm-9.30pm
Fourth day: 04th July 7pm-9.30pm
Fifth day: 11th July 7pm-9.30pm


First day: 23rd June 7pm-9.30pm:

About B.S.Raju: Er. B. S. Raju (Speaker): Er. B.S.Raju is an engineering consultant by profession. He is now consulting on energy conservation and alternative energy technologies. His other interest is ‘Study of the history of peoples’ struggles against Capital and the Peoples’ alternatives to Capitalism’. He edits a bulletin called ‘SRAMIKA NESTHAM’ in Telugu language. • He wrote and published a book (in Telugu language) called ‘NITYA JEEVITHAMLO SOCIALISM’ (Socialism in Daily Life) as part of a trilogy on ‘SOCIALISM: YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW’. • He is also working on a project called SAP - SOCIALIST AWARENESS PROJECT.

B.S.Raju will speak on the 1st day of Lamakaan's night-school on 23rd June. He will give us an understanding of how and why Karl Marx and Engels came up with a pro-people alternative to capitalism, which is serving the interests of only the capitalists. He will explain what are the further contributions of Lenin and Stalin in Soviet Russia and Mao in China in implementing this alternative, namely socialism.

Second day: 24th June 7pm-9.30pm

About Dr. Kasim: Dr. Kasim is a professor of Osmania University. He is the editor of Nadustunna Telangana, a monthly magazine. He is a prolific writer. He teaches Marxist philosophy. Dr.Kasim will give us an understanding of what is Marxist philosophy, how Marx applied science to society and developed Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism, the most powerful tools to understand the society (i.e. socio-political and economic developments in the society) in a scientific way.

Third day: 25th June 7pm-9.30pm

About Narasimha Reddy: Narasimha Reddy served as the state President of the biggest left-oriented teachers' union called Andhra Pradesh Teachers' Federation. He is an author of many books dealing with a wide-array of topics on political-economy. He has so far written hundreds of articles to various magazines and newspapers. He is a Marxist thinker and gives classes on Marxist political-economy.

Narasimha Reddy will give us a Marxist understanding of how capitalism evolved into imperialism and is the root-cause behind the world-wars, regional wars, frequent economic crises, growing unemployment and poverty, ever-widening economic disparities and ever-increasing violence on people by the ruling-class.

Fourth day: 04th July 7pm-9.30pm
Fifth day: 11th July 7pm-9.30pm

About Venugopal Rao: Venugopal Rao is a senior Telugu journalist. He is the editor of Veekshanam, a Telugu magazine. He is the author of many books. He writes articles extensively on the latest socio-political and economic developments of India and the world. He is a Marxist thinker. He gives classes on Marxist philosophy.

On 4th and 11th July, Venugopal Rao will give us an understanding of how and when the Communist party first came into existence in India. What is CPI and CPM? What is CPI(ML)? Why are there many splinter parties within CPI(ML)? Who are Naxalites and what is their agenda? What is the difference between mainstream Communist parties and CPI(ML) parties?

All are welcome.

Lamakaan invites all for a 3 Night schools of learning on "Introduction to Marxist Philosophy" on Tue-Thu 23,24,25th Jun 7pm every Evening.
This Ideology is built on the theoretical under pinning of Marxism and Leninism and some aspects of Mao thought. This course, from experts is suitable for those who are interested in MLM ideology and wanted to explore and understand more about the topic. It will introduce the audiences to the theory Marxism-Leninism, providing the apparatus needed to understand, analyze, and reflect upon. This three-day night school will provide the basis for the further study Marxist thought from a theoretical and practical point of view. The language of teaching will be in both English and Telugu.

About 'Night School'concept: Night School concept is not new to the world. Government, NGOs and civilized groups have always tried to impart quality education and thought to the people. This is a unique way to get engaged and learn worldly issues without disturbing the regular work. It’s an indulgence into intellectual learning post work hours.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Lamakaan invites all for a 3 Night schools of learning on "Introduction to the history of Left ideology and Leftist parties in India" on Tue-Thu 23,24,25th Jun 7pm every Evening. This Ideology is built on the theoretical under pinning of Marxism and Leninism and some aspects of Mao thought. This course, from experts is suitable for those who are interested in MLM ideology and wanted to explore and understand more about the topic. It will introduce the audiences to the theory Marxism-Leninism, providing the apparatus needed to understand, analyze, and reflect upon. This three-day night school will provide the basis for the further study Marxist thought from a theoretical and practical point of view. The language of teaching will be in both English and Telugu.
About 'Night School'concept: Night School concept is not new to the world. Government, NGOs and civilized groups have always tried to impart quality education and thought to the people. This is a unique way to get engaged and learn worldly issues without disturbing the regular work. It’s an indulgence into intellectual learning post work hours.
All are welcome. Entry - Free.

SAMAHAARA COMEDY NIGHT : 7th EDITION

Stand-up Comedy & Short Plays
by
Team Samahaara

Featuring Four Short Plays written by Anjali Parvati Koda
Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

A Samahaara Workshop Production

Date: 26th & 27th June, 2015
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

Entry for ages 16 years and above only.

It's baaaaaaaack, with a new set of short plays and stand-up comedy. Remember how much fun we had last time? It's going to be Double the Fun as always with Comedy Plays and Stand-up. Get that funny bone tickled with mad, funny, impish, satirical and hilarious characters and situations.

Entry by Donation - 8341120303
Available at in.bookmyshow.com

A fun and interactive workshop where one can convert old beer bottles into fun and quirky table lamps. This fun workshop lets us explore endless & innovative possibilities of recycling old bottles into beautiful lamps which can be adorned in your homes. The best part is you learn the art yourself with the help of Niyati Puri from Tree Of Art and bring out your creative side.
For inquiries: 7675063516

The endless street workshop on photography is about freeing street photography from the conventional frame's rectangle.
Join us as we delve into the factors that limit street photography and ways to go beyond them to capture the street in its truest essence. A field workshop follows in the streets of Old Hyderabad in which you get an opportunity to help us make the longest - or the largest - street photograph of the rich-Ramzan-time Charminar Area in Hyderabad.

Columbus is a story of a 6 years old boy who comes from an unsophisticated back ground, loses his parents and looked after by his uncle, an unfortunate night changes his destiny.
what happens after that?
whether he survived or died??
how did he overcome hunger??

Entry - Free.

Stand-up Comedy & Short Plays
by
Team Samahaara

Featuring Four Short Plays written by Anjali Parvati Koda

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

A Samahaara Workshop Production

Date: 26th & 27th June, 2015
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

Entry for ages 16 years and above only.

It's baaaaaaaack, with a new set of short plays and stand-up comedy. Remember how much fun we had last time? It's going to be Double the Fun as always with Comedy Plays and Stand-up. Get that funny bone tickled with mad, funny, impish, satirical and hilarious characters and situations.

Entry by Donation - 8341120303
Available at in.bookmyshow.com

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

Yeah! You heard it right. A call for all IoT enthusiasts and wake up call for all freshers. Join us to learn and experiment the stunning technology of present time. As a part to raise great open source hardware community, we decided to do series of workshops. Here's is our first event. Stay in touch to be part of change.

Here are few topics we will be covering in our first event.

Join us for more updates and surprises. Get ready to celebrate the innovation in DIY

Registrations to be confirmed.


Theoretical Sessions :

->Introduction To Digital World
->Analog World Vs Digital World
->Extracting Information From Big Data
->Introduction To Digital Circuits , Microprocessors , Microcontrollers
->Introduction To Opensource Electronics
->Arduino Vs Raspberry Pi
->Introduction to Internet of Things
->What is IoT and its need?

Practical Sessions :

->Programming Arduino For Various Applications
->Creating Robotics Applications Using Arduino
->Line Follower Robot
->Mobile Phone Controlled Robot
->Connect With Your Own Facebook Account With Arduino Using IoT

Renowned Archaeologist Dr. KK Muhammed gives a Lamakaan Lecture on Excavation and Conservation of Early Buddhist sites in U.P and Bihar.

Excavation and Conservation of Buddhist sites in U.P and Bihar is nothing but a Power Point Presentation of some of the Important sites associated with Lord Buddha in flesh and blood. The rock on which he sat became hallowed one and the message he gave to the world from here still echoes at the doorstep of the Human kind.
In this presentation you will be travelling with some one who himself has excavated some of such hither to unknown Stupas and played an important role in the conservation of the classical sites such as Nalanda, Vikramshila, Vaishali, Kesariya, Sarnath and Kushinagar. The task was challenging and often bristling with dangers as he had to fight with vested interests and anti social elements.

Karingamannu Kuzhiyil Muhammed, better known as K. K. Muhammed, is a renowned Indian archaeologist. He was the Regional Director (North) of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and is currently serving as Project Archaeological Director in Aga Khan Trust for Culture.

Come and listen to an interesting talk at Lamakan at 7pm on Sat 30th May.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Learn more about different topics by participating in quizzes! This month the quiz is on General Knowledge!

Conducted by Niti Gupta, this quiz is open to all.

Entry - Free

Phantom India: Reflections of a voyage is a 1969 French seven part television documentary mini-series about India, directed by Louis Malle. It was shown on BBC television as Phantom India.

Malle later said that the film was his most personal work and the one he was most proud of, it is widely regarded as the crowning achievement of his career. It was initially inspired by a two-month trip to India in late 1967 that Malle made on behalf of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to present a selection of "new French cinema" throughout the country. Filming took place between January 5, 1968 and May 1, 1968 with a crew of two, a cameraman and a sound recordist. Malle arrived in India with no particular plans and financed the trip himself. The resulting 30 hours of footage was then edited down to the 363 minutes of Phantom India. The 105-minute long Calcutta used the footage he had recorded over his three-week stay in that city. Phantom India was shown on French television and the BBC in the UK in 1969. Many British Indians and the Indian Government felt that Malle had shown a one-sided portrait of India, focussing on the impoverished, rather than the developing, parts of the country. A diplomatic incident occurred when the Indian government asked the BBC to stop broadcasting the programme. The BBC refused and were briefly asked to leave their New Delhi bureau.

Had Louis Malle only made Phantom India, he would still hold an honored place in the history of film. Made with a small crew consisiting of cinematographer Etienne Becker and sound man Jean-Claude Laureux, Phantom India is not only a remarkable document of a time and place, but also a meditation on the difficulty of truly knowing the Other. Malle found this work to be inspirational: "In the autumn of 1967 I was asked by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to present in India a series of eight French films... I was supposed to stay two weeks but I ended up staying almost two months... After those two months I realized that although India was impossible to understand for a foreigner - it was so opaque - yet I was so completely fascinated by it that I would have to come back. So I returned to France at the end of 1967, and in a couple of weeks I raised the money I needed... My proposition was that we would start in Calcutta, look around and eventually shoot. No plans, no script, no lighting equipment, no distribution commitments of any kind... It was enormously important for me, and I'm still trying to make sense of it today."

Born to a family of wealth and privilege, Louis Malle emerged in the 1950s as one of the maverick voices of the French New Wave. Unlike many of his New Wave contemporaries, Malle defied the auteurist trappings of the movement by exploring new formal and thematic concerns with each project.

After 37 years of those films, when we are commemorating an year of new governments both at the centre and the state, it will be stark in comparision to see much of India is already same - Good and Badin equalmeasures and not much has changed through these years.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

"Why is the Urdu Ghazal Popular Even Today?" what makes its durability?
A Talk by Dr. Fakhre Alam, Associate Professor, Department of Urdu, Khaja Mohiuddin Chisti Urdu, Farsi, Arabic University, Lucknow.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad at 7.00 pm.

The Urdu Ghazal as a poetic form has continued to fascinate successive generations of poetry lovers in the sub-continent. It has remained the most pre-eminent and popular form of poetic expression in Urdu. What makes the Ghazal tick? How have poets in different ages expressed themselves in this seemingly compressed form, some of them becoming immortal through their creative use of themes, language, images, symbols and metaphors? How has the Urdu Ghazal evolved from the times of Quli Qutub Shah, Wali and Siraj, to the age of Mir and Sauda, to its zenith during the era of Ghalib and Momin, to the period of daaGh and Ameer Minai, to the twentieth century represented mainly by AsGhar, Hasrat Mohaani, Faani and Jigar, as also to some extent by Firaq and later by Khumaar and Shahryar, among several others?

What was the influence of some of the path-breaking movements such as the Progressive Writers' Movement spearheaded by Faiz, Kaifi, Majrooh, MaKhdoom and others on the Urdu Ghazal? These questions among others, will feature in Dr. Alam's talk.

Dr. Fakhre Alam is a distinguished scholar, critic, poet and academic of Urdu and Faarsi literature. He has published numerous articles and is the editor and author of several books.

Entry - Free.

"The Journey" An adaptation from grandma tales. A Gymboree Kids workshop production written by Taher Ali Baig and directed by Raviraj.

Entry - Free

Two day workshop on quilling 10:30am to 1:30pm on Thu & Fri 4,5 Jun. Learn basic shapes and different techniques in quilling along with quilling jewellery making.
Fee - 1800/-per (Including material). call 9494054335 for details.

DRAMANON presents 'Take 5'

A workshop production of Workshop conducted by Ramakrishna Shenoy.

1. Sad and Glad
is a story of two estranged lovers who happened to run into each other at the back of a bar. What ensues is a series of awww's or ick's and a realization that Nothing Lasts for EVER. Whether it makes you SAD or GLAD you decide!

Written by John Cariani
Directed by Adity Roy Sinha
Performed by Mimansa, Sapna and Sunil

2. Good Sam
Is it fair to ignore a problem if it doesn't affect you directly? Is it enough to wait for someone else to get their hands dirty while you just stand at a distance and spectate? After all, don't actions do speak louder than words? These are some questions that "The Good Sam" ask while trying tickle your funny bone. What you take away from it, we leave it to you.

An adaptation of a biblical story by RK Shenoy
Directed by Rahul Ghosh
Performed by Anisha, Nikhil, Rahul, Saakshi, Siddharth & Trupti

3. Sneeze
A government clerk over-apologizes and has a nervous breakdown after accidentally sneezing on a general during a night out at the opera.

Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Ankit Bakshi
Performed by Madhu, Manish, Naveen and Nikharika

4. Breakfast
A customer steps to a restaurant for a quick bite between meetings. She asks the waiter to get her some fast food. What she gets is anything but fast, or food.

Written by Norman A Bert
Adapted by Kanishka Dasgupta and RK Shenoy
Directed by Harika Vedula
Performed by Honey, KC and Shwetha

5. Getting it Back
John Cariani’s Getting it Back is an amiably absurdist vignette about life and love. The story tiptoes into the lives of a couple, who would like to take back the love they have given each other. What follows next is an exploration of love, with a touch of good-natured magic realism.

Written by John Cariani
Directed by Kanishka Dasgupta
Performed by Anvidha and Karan

Production by Netra, Rutwik, Adnan, Faiz, Nandini, Jagadish, Nabeela, Siddharth and Nikhil

For passes: 7799060457

On the eve of world environment day on Jun 5th at 7pm, Lamakaan presents a talk by Asiya Khan, a Naturalist and a regular at Lamakaan.

She would be speaking on the wild trees that can commonly be seen growing in open habitats and protected areas in and around Hyderabad.

All are welcome.
Entry - Free

Inviting all for a science conversation "Pushing the Boundaries: The Emergence of Nano".

Speaker:
Pulickel M. Ajayan (ajayan@rice.edu)
Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering
Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA

Abstract:
In this general talk, I will discuss the emergence of the nanoscale in materials and devices that will have a profound impact on the technologies of the future. The development of nano-engineered
structures and architectures is both challenging and exciting. Talk will discuss the opportunities in this field based on nearly 25 years of work done in the speaker’s lab on various nanomaterials such
as carbon nanotubes, nanocomposites, graphene and other 2D materials etc. The exploration of nanostructures, their assembly, their remarkable properties, and the challenges involved in integrating them into real applications will be the basis of discussion. The advent of nanotechnology will have a significant role in the shaping of a next generations of technologies and society at large.

Entry - Free

The Cmplt Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged) is three actors effort to stage the entire works of William Shakespeare on Stage. Their effort include an abridged version of Romeo and Juliet, Titus Andronicus as a cookery show, Othello as a rap song, rest of the comedies in one convoluted reading, all the histories through a football game, reduced versions of Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra and Macbeth, and to end Hamlet multiple times, speeding it up every time and backwards.

The Scriptwriting Lab is an ongoing series of weekend workshops with writers and film makers, where we discuss and practise the craft of writing for cinema.

Each session shall focus on a distinct aspect of scriptwriting in detail, with specific techniques and examples, and involving practise exercises followed by sharing/feedback.

The first session will be hosted by Triparna Banerjee. Triparna is the writer of "The Untold Tale", the first Indian feature to be selected for L’atelier du Cinefondation at Cannes Film Festival in 2012.

Triparna will talk about "Understanding Story and Story Structure"

The session is free and open to all.

The Cmplt Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged) is three actors effort to stage the entire works of William Shakespeare on Stage. Their effort include an abridged version of Romeo and Juliet, Titus Andronicus as a cookery show, Othello as a rap song, rest of the comedies in one convoluted reading, all the histories through a football game, reduced versions of Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra and Macbeth, and to end Hamlet multiple times, speeding it up every time and backwards.

Udaan Performing Arts, presents its 5th workshop production "Tareeka E Ishq" improvised play by workshop participants. Thsi is udaan's 28th theatre production.

About the play - The story is about college going students who lives in a hostel and one of them is in love with a girl who is his classmate in the college. Now his friends are giving him an idea to propose the girl in funny ways. Do come and watch what happens in the end.

Written by - Surendar Sahil Verma
Guidance by - Saurabh Gharipurikar
Actors - Surendar Verma, Saurabh Joshi, Pradeep, Bikram, Ashish Megh & Madhuri Thorat.

Date - 9th June 2015
Time - 08 pm
Venue - Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 01
Duration - 60 minutes
Donor Pass - 100/-

For more details contact Saurabh # 9290013166

"The Journey" An adaptation from grandma tales. A Gymboree Kids workshop production written by Taher Ali Baig and directed by Raviraj.
For passes:
Flickrollers
# +91 9848066664
email: taher@flickrollers.com
web www.flickrollers.com/

Screening of a documentary & instructional movie featuring interviews of several eminent script writers and script consultants on writing Character for Films and TV.
The screening will be followed by a discussion.

Improvised theater is a genre of theatre performed without a script- characters and scenes are taken up on the spot, based on suggestions from the audience. Come and watch the actors as they perform the same, made even more difficult by the show host, who conducts a series of 'improv'games.

India Foundation for the Arts in collaboration with Lamakaan and Hyderabad Urban Lab is delighted to bring the IFA Open House to Lamakaan, Hyderabad.

We invite you to join us for an Open House on June 13, at 10:30 am at Lamakaan where our Programme Executive, Arts Practice Programme, Tanveer Ajsi will be in conversation with artists, scholars and other practitioners about the IFA and its programmes. These are informative and interactive sessions where IFA programme executives will answer queries ranging from grant criteria to the application process and more.

Come and join the conversation, whether you have specific questions about IFA grants, or would just like to sit in and listen to the multiple exchanges at Lamakaan!

Entry - Free

Come and join the conversation, whether you have specific questions about IFA grants, or would just like to sit in and listen to the multiple exchanges at Lamakaan!

Grantee Presentation:
IFA is proud to present three projects by IFA grantees
Saturday| June 13, 2015 |7:00PM
Lamakaan, Hyderabad
(An evening of stimulating presentations and animated conversations)

Yousuf Saeed, a Delhi-based filmmaker, author and archivist will talk about the historical and socio-political relevance of printed images from popular Urdu literature produced in the first half of the 20th century. He will present on Urdu's transformation from a language reflecting the cultural plurality of North India, to one associated with Islam.

Epsita Halder teaches Comparative Literature at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. She will present glimpses of Muharram from West Bengal. The presentation will study the varied renderings of the narratives of the Karbala Battle as recounted by Shia Muslims across different districts of West Bengal during the holy month of Muharram. She is a poet in Bangla and a regular contributor to dailies and periodicals.

Ashima Sood, a Hyderabad-based writer and researcher on the urban, will highlight ways in which elements of religious and spiritual pluralism are woven into the lyrical and musical idioms, rites and modes of worship associated with community kirtan or devotional music practice in middle and lower middle class South Delhi
India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) is a national, not-for-profit, grant-making organisation that supports practice, research and education in the arts in India. IFA’s mission is to enrich practice and knowledge, by widening public access to the arts while strengthening infrastructure of the arts in India by supporting innovative projects, commissioning research and creating public platforms. IFA has supported over 400 grants across twenty-one states disbursing over Rs 21 crore to both individuals and institutions under our various Programmes—Arts Research, Arts Practice and Arts Education and Archival and Museum Fellowships.
We invite you all to be part of IFA’s engagement with Hyderabad.
Hope to see you there!

Beta Customers / Reviewers / Visitors / Audience Networking

Are you looking for Beta Customers/ Users/ Visitors/ Early Adopters / Reviewers to validate / evaluate your Idea / Audio / Video / startup?

OR

Looking to become yourself as a Beta Customer / Audience / Visitor / User / Tester / Early Adopter / Reviewer of products & services or audio / video of other startups? Which ever side you are on, come join us in the Indian Startups Beta Club. The club provides you the platform to find Beta Customers or facilitates in becoming one.


Advantages for those looking for Beta Customers/Users:

As an entrepreneur / startup you are cash strapped and cannot afford to advertise / market your product or service. Also, you cannot grow your startup with out the necessary customers / users trying your products / services. This is where the Beta Club can help you. Join the club and find appropriate Beta customers and request them to evaluate your products and services in live / production environment.

Advantages in becoming a Beta Customer/User / Tester / Evaluator / Early Adopter:

You are interested in helping other entrepreneurs / startups succeed. While doing so you want to gain tangible or intangible benefits from these startups. Once you enroll in the Beta Club, you will gain access to many freebies from other startups. Essentially you will be enjoying the free products / services from these organization and still be able to help them grow.

This is a Win-Win for both who are looking for Beta Customers/ Users and for those who wish to enroll as Beta folks.

Come join us in the Beta Club and help each other. It is our community, we can grow together. Please RSVP on http://www.meetup.com/IndianStartups/events/222983534/

The Scriptwriting Lab is an ongoing series of weekend workshops with writers and film makers, where we discuss and practise the craft of writing for cinema.

Each session shall focus on a distinct aspect of scriptwriting in detail, with specific techniques and examples, and involving practise exercises followed by sharing/feedback.
The session is free and open to all.

LAMAKAAN LECTURE SERIES

invites you to

A Lecture on

"Stories from Behind the Walls of Prisons: A sorry state of Indian prison system"
by

Arun Ferreira

About the topic:

The life on the other side of the wall is very different. The prisoners are made to feel like slaves and each one is at the mercy of the authorities. The Indian prison system perpetuates many of the injustices of the penal system set up by the British. For example, inmates of foreign origin or of high caste and social status are routinely imprisoned under relatively better conditions and segregated from those inmates who are poorer and of lower social position. Tribal and Dalit inmates are subject to various forms of abuse, ranging from the denial of visitors and refusal to provide medical care, to prolonged labor, sexual harassment, rape and “concealed” physical and mental torture. Many of India’s prisons date back to the era of British colonial rule, with thousands of prisoners kept in crumbling facilities largely unchanged since the beginning of the last century. The only major all-Indian prison reform ever implemented dates back to the Indian Jails Committee of 1919-1920. This lecture dispels myths, misconceptions and many claims of reforms by the authorities and gives a personal account of the speaker on the gory, plight and merciful conditions of the Indian prisons.

Brief note about Arun Ferreira:

Arun Ferreira is an Indian political activist and cartoonist based in Mumbai. In 2007, he was branded as the leader of the propaganda and communications wing of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist). He was acquitted of all charges in 2014. Arun Ferreira was a free man. He reveals the horrors he faced in prison and describes how several others are facing similar situations all around India. He is the author of several articles and books. His recent book “Colors of the Cage: A Prison Memoir” is an eye-witness account of life in an Indian prison.

Entry - Free.

Lamakaan and Hyd Urban Lab invites you for an evening of film screening "Khayal Darpan - A Mirror of Imagination" by Yousuf Saeed.

Khayal Darpan, divided into four parts, totaling a 100 minutes, starts by exploring Pakistan's melodic past, especially in Lahore where south Asia's most famous musicians of early 20th century performed in large concerts as well as small baithaks (homely gatherings) and takias (shrines). It talks about the legendary Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Raushanara Begum, and Nazakat-Salamat Ali, and their discerning local audience who could not be pleased by any substandard music. The partition of India changed the scenario drastically as hundreds of musician families migrated from India to Pakistan, while many Hindu and Sikh patrons of music migrated the other way around. The film looks at the innovative ways in which the musicians struggled to keep their art alive for the new generations.

Synopsis:
While much of the literature on the Partition of India provides disturbing accounts of separation and violence, very little academic research has been done on its impact on the material culture of South Asia, especially the arts, music and other traditional forms. Since the apparent justification for the Partition, the ‘two-nation theory’, recognized Hindus and Muslims as two dissimilar communities unlikely to coexist, it was popularly assumed that the Indian Muslims migrating to Pakistan took with them whatever “belonged” to them, leaving behind the “purer” culture of the Hindus in India. As it seemed like the closing of a chapter on cultural co-existence, new chapters had to be written on both sides of the border to sort out what belonged to whom. North Indian classical music, along with other traditional cultural forms, had to bear the brunt of this tug of war, since it represented one of the most vigorous examples of cultural plurality, besides being practiced abundantly in the regions affected by the Partition.

Yousuf Saeed, an Indian filmmaker from Delhi, visited Pakistan in 2005 on research fellowship to explore the impact of 1947 partition on the cultural traditions, especially the classical music of the region. Spending over 5 month traveling through Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad - interviewing musicians and scholars, attending music concerts, and observing the teaching of music in various institutions, Yousuf not only managed to document some of the surviving practitioners and patrons of art music, but also raised many vital questions about cultural identity, nationalism, legitimacy of music in Islam, Pakistan's popular culture and its affairs with India, and the survival of classical music itself in South Asia. The result is a feature-length documentary film, Khayal Darpan, highlighting some well-known as well as many lesser known but talented musicians of Pakistan, breaking many stereotypes about the country.

About the Filmmaker:
Graduating from Jamia Millia’s Mass Communication Research Centre (Delhi), Yousuf Saeed started his career in television with the Times TV (Times of India) in 1990, co-directing the science series Turning Point. Later, Yousuf directed many documentary films for Doordarshan and other institutions, including a series on Ladakh and one on the Sufi poet Amir Khusrau. His short films Basant, The Train to Heaven and others have been shown at prestigious international venues such as the universities of Harvard, Boston, Columbia, Chicago, Texas (in the US) and of Heidelberg (Germany), and Vienna (Austria). His other recent films are Qasba Sanskriti: Amroha, Making of the Taj, and Khusrau Darya Prem Ka, among others. He also wrote the illustrated book Muslim Devotional Art in India (Routledge, 2012). More details about Yousuf Saeed at www.yousufsaeed.com
Contact the filmmaker: saeed.yousuf@gmail.com

Entry - Free.

Inviting all for an "a Talk on Cyber crime: Threat and Prevention" by Mr.U Ramamohan SP Cyber Crime, CID, Hyderabad.

Living in the world of 3G, everyone today is virtually active. With the rise of people getting virtually active the risk of cyber crime is increasing side-by-side. It is good to be connected to cyber world but with that most important is to know how to prevent oneself from getting trapped and from becoming a victim of cyber crime. This evening, the cyber crime C.I.D S.P Mr. Ram Mohan shares his experiences and his knowledge about types of cyber crime happening these days and he shares ways to get prevented.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Parampara Dance and Music forum presents an evening of Kathak Dance 'ANANYA' - a unique dance presentation adapting different types of music to Kathak idiom by Sanjay Kumar Joshi and his disciples.

All are welcome.

Entry - Free.

Cinema Talk @ Lamakaan invites all for an evening of a lecture and an interaction with filmmaker Pavan Sadineni followed by his Telugu film "Prema Ishq Kadal"

India produce a large of number of films every year. There are many young directors who would like to make a mark in the film industry through talent and competence. But they come across a variety of issues ranging from finding a suitable producer to digital revolution. Creativity is another issue that keep bogging the minds of young director. How do they take these challenges and overcome? What apparatus and techniques they use to combat the oligopoly forces? In this talk the budding film maker tries to address the issues which govern the new film makers.

Brief note about Pavan Sadineni:

Pavan Sadineni is young and budding Tollywood film maker. His short films have also caught the attention of audiences and fans. Pavan, who rose to fame after the success of his debut film Prema Ishq Kadhal, has now signed his second film as a director.. Apart from directing films he also writes scripts. He has been passionate about film making and writing.

Entry - Free.

Lamakaan hosts a two day exclusive digital art exhibition by Priya Reddy. It is awork done using plain paint brush on computer without any other tools, graphics etc. It is done using simple mouse printing on canvas and framed giving it the original look.

https://www.facebook.com/digiartpriareddy

All are welcome. Entry - Free

Inviting all for a talk on "Outdoor Education" by Diyanat Ali, an adventure educator. It is a free event and all age groups are welcome.

Outdoors have been man’s best teacher for time immemorial. Whether it is spending time in nature or taking part in various outdoor sports and activities, the learning from outdoors are immense. The essence of outdoor education however lies in reflection which is not fully realized and valued these days. The trend is more on using outdoors
for recreation purposes only. However outdoors can be one of the greatest teacher for humans and plays a vital role in development of human psyche. The talk will focus on the importance of outdoor
education and why it should be a regular part of our lives.

Speaker: Diyanat Ali is a pakka Hyderabadi and the founder of India's Largest and most active adventure club "Great Hyderabad Adventure Club www.ghac.in. He is an Outdoor and Experiential Educator and spends his time volunteering with GHAC for community building and youth development activities or is busy conducting leadership development programs for corporate using outdoors and experiential learning
through his startup www.outlife.in

Fore more info: 09603473470, 04068888087

Entry - Free

The Scriptwriting Lab is an ongoing series of weekend workshops with writers and film makers, where we discuss and practise the craft of writing for cinema.
Each session shall focus on a distinct aspect of scriptwriting in detail, with specific techniques and examples, and involving practise exercises followed by sharing/feedback. The session is free and open to all.

Organized by : Indepdent Cinema Space

Independent Cinema Space is a forum for Independent film makers of the city to facilitate sharing, learning, collaboration and networking. The forum is an attempt to build a community of film-makers, writers and people from the cinematic arts in the city, who believe in alternative, independent and honest cinema.

Facebook Link :
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Independent-Cinema-Space/975784255785435?fref=ts

On the eve of World Storytelling Day and World Music day - both coinciding on Jun 21st - renowned storyteller Deepa Kiran presents a Musical storytelling for the community. A journey into the lives of Bhakti poets and the Bhakti movement; unravelling through stories, music and movement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZosobApZCE
As part of the global initiative of storyteller-members of International Storytelling Network, http://www.storiestochangetheworld.blogspot.in/, this event is being organized in Hyderabad by Story Arts India.

This is an attempt to bring joy of the oral tradition, of sharing narratives with each other. Conceptualised as an evening of musical storytelling for the community, where young and old gather around the warmth of stories and music and relive the childhood memories of story time.

Deepa Kiran is the founder of Story Arts India. She is a storyteller, education consultant, writer and voice-over artist. She weaves in music and movement into her telling. She holds training programs for teachers on employing storytelling in the language classroom. She has performed at festivals such as Kala Ghoda Arts Festival Mumbai, and Hyderabad Literature Festival. Deepa worked with All India Radio, is an alumni of University of Hyderabad and EFLU.
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Entry - Free.

Bishnu Prasad Rabha was a popular socialist activist from Assam, well known for his literary and cultural contributions. As an advocate of peoples' cultural movement, he drew heavily from different genres of classical and folk cultural traditions. In his home state, people affectionately called him Kala Guru 'the master of the arts'. Assamese people staying across globe commemmorate 20th June his death anniversary as a “Rabha Divas”.

Continuing the tradition alive the greater Hyderabad community of Assam staying in and around Hyderabad celeb are organizing a Literary and Cultural contributions to greater assamese community at 3pm on Sunday 21st June.

The main objective of the workshop to make familiar of “Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha’ works to youner generation in particular of Assamese people and in general to all.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Celebrate world Music day this evening with "Indian and Western instruments"

'Sitar' by Suhit Rakshit (Rag Jaunpuri & Dhune) (30mins).
'Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad' (HaLoH) (6 members of the group) Who will play with tracks.
'Sitar' by Ramprapanna Bhattacharya (Rag Behag & Dhune/Kirtan) Accompanied by Suhit and Ramprapanna.

Suhit Rakshit, student of Delhi Public School, Hyderabad started his music lessons in Western Classical Piano in Japan. At five he was introduced to Hindustan Classical music in Sitar under the guidance of Late Ms. Sarada Mookherjee of Bishnupur gharana.

Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad (HaLoH) is an organization, who believe on ‘Music is a language of God’. Members of the club meet every Sunday at Indira Park. HaLoH was established in 2009.

Ramprapanna Bhattacharya is a next generation Sitar virtuoso, teacher and performer. He is representative of the younger generation of the famous Etawah Gharana. Having excellent musical career, Ramprapanna is an Electronics & Communication Engineer.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Lamakaan is holding a five-day Night-School on the topic called "Introduction to Leftist Ideology". The entry is free.

About the topic:
This is a rare opportunity for all those who are interested to have an understanding of what is actually Leftist ideology and how it all started in Europe, how it came into India and what's the present situation in India. When it comes to Leftist ideology or parties there are many questions. What is CPI? What is CPM? What is CPI(ML)? Why there are many ML parties? Who are Naxalites? What is the difference between Socialism propagated by Marx and the one advocated by social democrats? Is capitalism nearing its end? What kind of society will replace capitalist system? What is the difference between Marx, Lenin and Mao?

Lamakaan has roped in four experts on this subject. Come, attend this unique night-school.

The dates are following:

First day: 23rd June 7pm-9.30pm
Second day: 24th June 7pm-9.30pm
Third day: 25th June 7pm-9.30pm
Fourth day: 04th July 7pm-9.30pm
Fifth day: 11th July 7pm-9.30pm


First day: 23rd June 7pm-9.30pm:

About B.S.Raju: Er. B. S. Raju (Speaker): Er. B.S.Raju is an engineering consultant by profession. He is now consulting on energy conservation and alternative energy technologies. His other interest is ‘Study of the history of peoples’ struggles against Capital and the Peoples’ alternatives to Capitalism’. He edits a bulletin called ‘SRAMIKA NESTHAM’ in Telugu language. • He wrote and published a book (in Telugu language) called ‘NITYA JEEVITHAMLO SOCIALISM’ (Socialism in Daily Life) as part of a trilogy on ‘SOCIALISM: YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW’. • He is also working on a project called SAP - SOCIALIST AWARENESS PROJECT.

B.S.Raju will speak on the 1st day of Lamakaan's night-school on 23rd June. He will give us an understanding of how and why Karl Marx and Engels came up with a pro-people alternative to capitalism, which is serving the interests of only the capitalists. He will explain what are the further contributions of Lenin and Stalin in Soviet Russia and Mao in China in implementing this alternative, namely socialism.

Second day: 24th June 7pm-9.30pm

About Dr. Kasim: Dr. Kasim is a professor of Osmania University. He is the editor of Nadustunna Telangana, a monthly magazine. He is a prolific writer. He teaches Marxist philosophy. Dr.Kasim will give us an understanding of what is Marxist philosophy, how Marx applied science to society and developed Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism, the most powerful tools to understand the society (i.e. socio-political and economic developments in the society) in a scientific way.

Third day: 25th June 7pm-9.30pm

About Narasimha Reddy: Narasimha Reddy served as the state President of the biggest left-oriented teachers' union called Andhra Pradesh Teachers' Federation. He is an author of many books dealing with a wide-array of topics on political-economy. He has so far written hundreds of articles to various magazines and newspapers. He is a Marxist thinker and gives classes on Marxist political-economy.

Narasimha Reddy will give us a Marxist understanding of how capitalism evolved into imperialism and is the root-cause behind the world-wars, regional wars, frequent economic crises, growing unemployment and poverty, ever-widening economic disparities and ever-increasing violence on people by the ruling-class.

Fourth day: 04th July 7pm-9.30pm
Fifth day: 11th July 7pm-9.30pm

About Venugopal Rao: Venugopal Rao is a senior Telugu journalist. He is the editor of Veekshanam, a Telugu magazine. He is the author of many books. He writes articles extensively on the latest socio-political and economic developments of India and the world. He is a Marxist thinker. He gives classes on Marxist philosophy.

On 4th and 11th July, Venugopal Rao will give us an understanding of how and when the Communist party first came into existence in India. What is CPI and CPM? What is CPI(ML)? Why are there many splinter parties within CPI(ML)? Who are Naxalites and what is their agenda? What is the difference between mainstream Communist parties and CPI(ML) parties?

All are welcome.

Lamakaan invites all for a 3 Night schools of learning on "Introduction to Marxist Philosophy" on Tue-Thu 23,24,25th Jun 7pm every Evening.
This Ideology is built on the theoretical under pinning of Marxism and Leninism and some aspects of Mao thought. This course, from experts is suitable for those who are interested in MLM ideology and wanted to explore and understand more about the topic. It will introduce the audiences to the theory Marxism-Leninism, providing the apparatus needed to understand, analyze, and reflect upon. This three-day night school will provide the basis for the further study Marxist thought from a theoretical and practical point of view. The language of teaching will be in both English and Telugu.

About 'Night School'concept: Night School concept is not new to the world. Government, NGOs and civilized groups have always tried to impart quality education and thought to the people. This is a unique way to get engaged and learn worldly issues without disturbing the regular work. It’s an indulgence into intellectual learning post work hours.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Lamakaan invites all for a 3 Night schools of learning on "Introduction to the history of Left ideology and Leftist parties in India" on Tue-Thu 23,24,25th Jun 7pm every Evening. This Ideology is built on the theoretical under pinning of Marxism and Leninism and some aspects of Mao thought. This course, from experts is suitable for those who are interested in MLM ideology and wanted to explore and understand more about the topic. It will introduce the audiences to the theory Marxism-Leninism, providing the apparatus needed to understand, analyze, and reflect upon. This three-day night school will provide the basis for the further study Marxist thought from a theoretical and practical point of view. The language of teaching will be in both English and Telugu.
About 'Night School'concept: Night School concept is not new to the world. Government, NGOs and civilized groups have always tried to impart quality education and thought to the people. This is a unique way to get engaged and learn worldly issues without disturbing the regular work. It’s an indulgence into intellectual learning post work hours.
All are welcome. Entry - Free.

SAMAHAARA COMEDY NIGHT : 7th EDITION

Stand-up Comedy & Short Plays
by
Team Samahaara

Featuring Four Short Plays written by Anjali Parvati Koda
Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

A Samahaara Workshop Production

Date: 26th & 27th June, 2015
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

Entry for ages 16 years and above only.

It's baaaaaaaack, with a new set of short plays and stand-up comedy. Remember how much fun we had last time? It's going to be Double the Fun as always with Comedy Plays and Stand-up. Get that funny bone tickled with mad, funny, impish, satirical and hilarious characters and situations.

Entry by Donation - 8341120303
Available at in.bookmyshow.com

A fun and interactive workshop where one can convert old beer bottles into fun and quirky table lamps. This fun workshop lets us explore endless & innovative possibilities of recycling old bottles into beautiful lamps which can be adorned in your homes. The best part is you learn the art yourself with the help of Niyati Puri from Tree Of Art and bring out your creative side.
For inquiries: 7675063516

The endless street workshop on photography is about freeing street photography from the conventional frame's rectangle.
Join us as we delve into the factors that limit street photography and ways to go beyond them to capture the street in its truest essence. A field workshop follows in the streets of Old Hyderabad in which you get an opportunity to help us make the longest - or the largest - street photograph of the rich-Ramzan-time Charminar Area in Hyderabad.

Columbus is a story of a 6 years old boy who comes from an unsophisticated back ground, loses his parents and looked after by his uncle, an unfortunate night changes his destiny.
what happens after that?
whether he survived or died??
how did he overcome hunger??

Entry - Free.

Stand-up Comedy & Short Plays
by
Team Samahaara

Featuring Four Short Plays written by Anjali Parvati Koda

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

A Samahaara Workshop Production

Date: 26th & 27th June, 2015
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

Entry for ages 16 years and above only.

It's baaaaaaaack, with a new set of short plays and stand-up comedy. Remember how much fun we had last time? It's going to be Double the Fun as always with Comedy Plays and Stand-up. Get that funny bone tickled with mad, funny, impish, satirical and hilarious characters and situations.

Entry by Donation - 8341120303
Available at in.bookmyshow.com