Lamakaan

Inviting all script writers for on ongoing series of workshops by The Scriptwriting Lab. This week the topic we will be discoursing is "Elements of Drama".

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

'READ' book club meet at Lamakaan with the month's activity of reading and discussion of the book "Autobiography of a Mad Nation" written by Sriram Karri.

Event being organised by READ - One of Hyderabad's newest but very exciting book clubs. Besides regular member meetings about books (and food) this is the first event to bring authors and readers face to face.
'MadNation' is a provocative, stylish, literary rant against India by a 24 year old awaiting capital punishment written by Author Sriram Karri

The event will have books readings by various members followed by public discussion on 3 different topics and a brief Q&A with the author.

Writer of the book Sriram Karri is an English-language novelist, writer and columnist. His first book, The Spiritual Supermarket, was published by Mosaic Books for the Indian sub-continent in 2007. It was longlisted for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award, (Non-Fiction), in 2008. His first novel, The Autobiography of a Mad Nation, was longlisted for the MAN Asian Literary Prize in 2009.

All are welcome.

Lamakaan, Independent Cinema Space Hyderabad and FTII Alumni, Hyderabad invite you for an evening "Art & Politics - An open discussion in the context of FTII protests".

With increasing involvement of the state in educational and creative institutions recently, we invite film makers, scholars and people from all walks of life to share their perspectives on the developments and their implications.

Entry - Free.

Learning? Yes, of Course. Education? No Thanks"
A talk by Amit Deshwal.

Lecture followed Q & A and discussion

About the topic:

Every child and every culture is unique. If we wish to retain this uniqueness in the children, we need to treat them with love, respect them as unique individuals, give them time and space, help them see the world through their own eyes and support them where they seek help to find their own meaning of life. In his talk, Amit Deshwal wishes to explore how the present education system is adversely affecting the diversity of life and uniqueness of being.

Brief note about Amit Deshwal:

Amit Deshwal graduated from IIT Madras in 2008 and joined the private equity arm of World Bank. Inspired by Tagore's and Tolstoy's thoughts on education, he quit his job a year later to start a learning space for children. He spent nearly three years travelling around the country learning from different spaces that were trying to understand meaning of education beyond formal schooling and volunteering there for his sustenance. These three years that he spent both in solitude and living with diverse communities were the ones, he believes, when his real education began. He spent his last three years working with a small alternative learning space in Hyderabad called Centre for Learning. While his quest continues, he now spends time working with a group of children who chose not to follow the regular schooling pattern. You could read more about his learnings and his thoughts here at earthisnotround.wordpress.com.

Entry - Free.

Social media seems to be everywhere these days.

Platforms such as Facebook,gPlus, Twitter,etc digital channels have revolutionized the way we communicate with each another. Not only does social media have the power to keep us in touch with our friends and family, it can also connect us with the world.

Let your networks know and spread the knowledge.

Entry Rs.100/-

Book Tickets at https://www.payumoney.com/events/#/buyTickets/social-media-day

Inviting all for a five day "CounterCulture Film Festival" at Lamakaan. As a part of this, there will be screenings of films that have shown 'a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm'.

Today's screening is a Telugu masterpiece 'Aakali Rajyam" that showcased the agonising 80s with India at cross roads - to chose between Tradition Vs Progression.

An amazing movie from an amazing director K. Balachander. His characterisation of an unemployed, multilingual, straight-forward, honest and a sincere person in the shallow, twisted world based on favoritism and "corporateised" world has been played to perfection by kamal Hasan. His recitation of SriSri's lines and their timing couldn't have been better tribute to the socialist poet. This is a tribute to doyens like Director KB, writer Ganesh Patro, Poet Sri Sri. MS Viswanathan, Acharya Athreya and thespian Kamal himself and other Techinicians.

Aakali Rajyam dwells on the premises of social satire and through its characters, critically analyzes the state of Indian polity and social situation.

Entry - Free.

Inviting all for "CounterCulture Film Festival" at Lamakaan. As a part of this, there will be screenings of films that have shown 'a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm'.

This day's screening is Oscar winning "Man on the wire",

It takes a look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century."

Entry - Free

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Entry - Free

"In Custody" by Ismail Merchant is one man's struggle to preserve the works of a waning intellectual.

Deven (Om Puri), a teacher who loves Urdu poetry, is asked by a local newspaper editor to interview poet Nur (Shashi Kapoor) Shahjehanabadi, an aging whale of a man. Deven goes to Bhopal from Mirpur to meet Nur, of whom he is in awe. He finds him living with feuding wives, visited by sycophants who drink his whisky, eat his food and use his hospitality. Deven wants to record Nur for posterity against many odds.
These include seeking funds to buy an aged tape recorder, to bribing Safiya, the elder wife of the poet, to get Nur into a room at a brothel for a week for the recording, and of course feeding Nur's many pals who show up from time to time. Nur's beautiful second wife, Imtiaz, too wants to be taken seriously as a poetess. Dever dismisses her. In the process, our Dev succeeds in ignoring his own wife and child much as Nur does.

In the end, what is preserved? What is in his Custody?

All are welcome for this gem made from a novel by Anita Desai by Merchant Ivory Productions.

Creative Visualization workshop, that can help you improve you creativity especially for those in the field of Arts, Cinema and students.

Learn on how to use your imagination power to create what you want in your life. learn about how mind works, learn to visualize what you have already experienced also learn visualize something that is created in your imagination.

By Software Product development specialist, who applied this technique to create world class software products.

Now he brings in his expertise to help people who needs creativity in their profession.

Entry - Free

This is a fun and interactive workshop where one learns the endless possibilities in doodling and making beautiful and abstract art reflecting one's inner thoughts and creativity.

Doodling has endless outcomes, where one can explore their inner thoughts and creativity to express themselves. Art is always a reflection of you and how you see things around you. With the help of Niyati Puri from Tree Of Art, join the fun in creating your own doodles to express yourself.

Entry - 300/- (Doddling Material will be provided). For registration: 7675063516

Troublemaking duo Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, posing as their industrious alter-egos, expose the people profiting from Hurricane Katrina, the faces behind the environmental disaster in Bhopal, and other shocking events.

Inviting all for a five day "CounterCulture Film Festival" at Lamakaan from Wed-Sun 1-5 July. As a part of this, there will be screenings of films that have shown 'a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm'.

This day's screening is a documentary "The Yes Men Fix the World" by Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno and Kurt Engfehr.

The Yes Men are a culture jamming activist duo and network of supporters created by Jacques Servin and Igor Vamos. Through actions of tactical media, the Yes Men primarily aim to raise awareness about what they consider problematic social issues. To date, the duo has produced three films: The Yes Men (2003), The Yes Men Fix the World (2009) and The Yes Men Are Revolting (2014). In these films, they impersonate entities that they dislike, a practice that they call "identity correction". The Yes Men operate under the mission statement that lies can expose truth. They create and maintain fake websites similar to ones they intend to spoof, which have led to numerous interview, conference, and TV talk show invitations. They espouse the belief that corporations and governmental organizations often act in dehumanizing ways toward the public.

All are welcome.

As part of Lamakaan's Night School, on 4th and 11th July, Night school 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?

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.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

A documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history. This film is made by Academy Award winning Alex Gibney.

This is aprt of the 5 day CounterCulture film festival at Lamakaan from Wed-Sun 1-5 Jul.

All are welcome.

Inviting all aspiring script writers for on ongoing series of workshops by The Scriptwriting Lab. This week the topic we will be discoursing is "Show, Not Tell - Cinema as an essential visual medium" - by renowned writer Sriram Karri.

Writer of a book "The autobiography of a mad nation", Sriram Karri is an English-language novelist, writer and columnist. His first book, The Spiritual Supermarket, was published by Mosaic Books for the Indian sub-continent in 2007. It was longlisted for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award, (Non-Fiction), in 2008. His first novel, The Autobiography of a Mad Nation, was longlisted for the MAN Asian Literary Prize in 2009.

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

Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen from London Bridge to the separation barrier on the Palestinian West Bank. He fiercely guards his anonymity to avoid prosecution. An eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker Guetta attempts to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner. Includes footage of Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Invader and many of the world's most infamous graffiti artists at work, on walls and in interview. As Banksy describes it, "It's basically the story of how one man set out to film the un-filmable. And failed.

Inviting all for a five day "CounterCulture Film Festival" at Lamakaan. As a part of this, there will be screenings of films that have shown 'a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm'.

This day's screening is a tribute to the Freedom of Creative Expression.

All are welcome.

Creation is a 2009 British biographical drama film about Charles Darwin's relationship with his wife Emma and his memory of their eldest daughter Annie, as he struggles to write On the Origin of Species. The film, directed by Jon Amiel and starring real life couple Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly as Charles and Emma Darwin, is a partly biographical, partly fictionalised account, based on Randal Keynes's Darwin biography Annie's Box.

Naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to find a balance between his revolutionary theories on evolution and the relationship with his religious wife, whose faith contradicts his work.

This film thus is a perfect foil to end our week long CounterCulture film festival - with a rationalist who stood against the absurdity of religion and blind faith.

This is aprt of the 5 day CounterCulture film festival at Lamakaan from Wed-Sun 1-5 Jul.

All are welcome.

The Beauty Parlour- Synopsis “The beauty Parlour’’ a solo performance is a re- reading of our concepts of beauty and female body. The performance is based on Malayalam play written by Dr.Sreenath Nair.

The play develops after a young married woman tries to commit suicide in a Beauty Parlour. The solo performance portrays that ladies are not exhibits or commodities.

On stage: Richa Jain
Music: Dr Ravindra Tejasvi
Lighting: Dr Jolly puthussery
Video Projection: Naren Yadav
Produced By Kaalpanik Theatre, Hyderabad
Scenic design and Direction: Biju Sreedharan

Nruthyam dance Academy invites all for an evening of classical dance "Narthanam - Kuchipudi Dance" by Vasudha Kundurthi and students.

Performances
1. Vinayaka Koutham
2. Koluvaithiva Rangasai
3. Ananda Thandavam
4. Kulukaga Nadavaro(Annamacharya Keerthana)
5. Jathiswaram
6. Tharangam
7. Ashtapadi
8. Devisthuthi
9. Mahishasura Mardhini

About the Dancer Vasudh. V:
Vasudha got trained by the Guru Pendyala Bharathi for about 6 years since she took to dancing at age 10years. She later continued learning from Veena Murthy, Rekha Madhukar, Chinta Adinarayana, Mahankali Mohan, Dr Anupama Kailash and present Guru Radheshyam with distinction and she performed in various places.

Vasudha got the zeal to learn Vilasini dance - an ancient temple dance form from Padmasri Swapna Sundari, an foremost Dancer of Vilasini after revival of this style.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

According to the latest news, the Telangana State Government has signed an MoU with Uber to set up Uber's largest data centre outside the United States in Hyderabad. As per the MoU, Uber will invest $50 million over the next three years in Hyderabad and undertake projects in collaboration with the Telangana State Government. This agreement promises to bring jobs, skills and technologies to the city. Lamakaan - An Open Cultural Space and Hyderabad Urban Lab , A multi Disciplinary Urban Research initiative specializing in bring to you an open discussion between Biju Mathew, author of Taxi: Cabs and Capitalism in New York and Anant Maringanti, Executive Director of Hyderabad Urban Lab. Biju Mathew teaches information systems and history of science and technology and has studied technology led business transformations in the taxi industry in the US from the point of view of taxi workers rights. Biju Mathew brings 20 years of experience as Taxi workers organizer with New York Taxi Workers Alliance to reflect on challenges of regulating technology led businesses particularly in the transportation sector.

All are welcome.

As part of Lamakaan's Night School, on 4th and 11th July, Night school 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?
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.
All are welcome. Entry - Free

Showcasing on a Sunday morning at 11am on 12th Jul is a film by Chris McGuinness "Blood Earth" followed by a small performance of Indigenous Folk Music.

This Word Sound Power's second project, Blood Earth, commenced in August 2011 in the Khonda tribal village of Kucheipadar in South Orissa. In the mid-1990s, large deposits of Bauxite, the mineral from which aluminum is made, were discovered in the area. Soon after, the district became a conflict zone where a vibrant people's movement blossomed with songs serving as a uniting force. With a mobile music studio, Word Sound Power joined local singers and musicians in Kucheipadar for a new type of collaboration.

All are welcome.

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.


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

Inviting all for an evening of talk centering on the NDA government's 1 year completion in power. The presentation is by Ashim Roy, the general secretary of New Trade Union Initiative - a trade union centre in India founded as an independent initiative from political parties.

Ashim Roy has over 25 years of experience in the trade union movement. As the President of the Chemical Mazdoor Panchayat he has led several union battles in Gujarat. Ashim Roy also has a long and rich association with social, political and human rights movements.

All are welcome.

The Beauty Parlour- Synopsis “The beauty Parlour’’ a solo performance is a re- reading of our concepts of beauty and female body. The performance is based on Malayalam play written by Dr.Sreenath Nair.
The play develops after a young married woman tries to commit suicide in a Beauty Parlour. The solo performance portrays that ladies are not exhibits or commodities.
On stage: Richa Jain Music: Dr Ravindra Tejasvi Lighting: Dr Jolly puthussery Video Projection: Naren Yadav Produced By Kaalpanik Theatre, Hyderabad Scenic design and Direction: Biju Sreedharan.

For passes: 9885333273

Inviting all for a Two-day Night school discussing the issue of "State & the Terrorism". by Prof. Sudha Ratan of Georgia Regents University.

On the first day, "An Introduction to the use of Theory in the Study of International Terrorism” will be an audio visual interactive presentation at 7pm on Tue 14th Jul
and
"States and Foreign Policy making in the Shadow of International Terrorism” will be delivered on Wed 15th Jul at 7pm.

Dr. Sudha Ratan, is a Professor & Chair, at Dept. of Political Science, Georgia Regents University, USA.

Dr. Ratan received her B.A. in History from Stella Maris College in Madras, India, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Madras, and completed her Ph.D. in International Studies from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. She is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Georgia Regents University.
Dr. Ratan teaches classes in International Terrorism and US Foreign Policy and has served for the past five years as a consultant on the AfPak region for the Rule of Law Project at the University of South Carolina and for the International and Operational Law Division, Office of The Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army, Pentagon.

All are welcome.

Inviting all to the second day of the Night school discussing the issue of "State & the Terrorism". by Prof. Sudha Ratan of Georgia Regents University.

On this day the topic addressed will be "States and Foreign Policy making in the Shadow of International Terrorism”.

Dr. Sudha Ratan, is a Professor & Chair, at Dept. of Political Science, Georgia Regents University, USA.

Dr. Ratan received her B.A. in History from Stella Maris College in Madras, India, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Madras, and completed her Ph.D. in International Studies from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. She is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Georgia Regents University.
Dr. Ratan teaches classes in International Terrorism and US Foreign Policy and has served for the past five years as a consultant on the AfPak region for the Rule of Law Project at the University of South Carolina and for the International and Operational Law Division, Office of The Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army, Pentagon.

All are welcome.

Inviting all for a two day workshop on 'Critical Reasoning' by Biju Mathew on Thu & Fri 16, 17 Jul.

Presenting on Day 1 is an Oscar winning documentary by Michael Moore "Bowling for Columbine". The film explores what Moore suggests are the main causes for the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 and other acts of violence with guns. Moore focuses on the background and environment in which the massacre took place and some common public opinions and assumptions about related issues. The film also looks into the nature of violence in the United States.
- The real world is messy and unpredictable.
- Most people knew before the general elections that the BJP would win.

The two statements above both have a ring of truth. And yet they are also contradictory. Unlike the world of Newtonian physics or mathematical abstraction the social world we inhabit is not easy analyzed through the positivist methods of science. The social world is multi layered and analyzable only through an entirely different set of methodologies - methods that seek to uncover the deeper causal structures of real world phenomenon. This two days workshop is aimed at making visible some of the techniques involved in rigorous social analysis - why we might broadly encompass under the rubric of critical Reasoning.

Biju Mathew, our speaker tonight, is a Secretary of the National Taxi Workers Alliance in the USA, a Marxist researcher of labor process and migration and a Professor of Business.
He is an associate professor of Information Systems and American studies at Rider University (New Jersey). Biju is also the co-Founder of Lamakaan.

Enrty - Free

It's a two day workshop on how to make paper jewellery from newspaper,magazines and different sheets.The workshop will focus on the techniques to make different paper beads to make neck piece,earrings and studs.The fee for the workshop is Rs.600.Timings-11am-1pm on 17-7-15 n 18-7-15.

for registration: 7799648433

Inviting all for a Two-Day workshop on 'Critical Reasoning' by Biju Mathew.
- The real world is messy and unpredictable.
- Most people knew before the general elections that the BJP would win.

The two statements above both have a ring of truth. And yet they are also contradictory. Unlike the world of Newtonian physics or mathematical abstraction the social world we inhabit is not easy analyzed through the positivist methods of science. The social world is multi layered and analyzable only through an entirely different set of methodologies - methods that seek to uncover the deeper causal structures of real world phenomenon. This two days workshop is aimed at making visible some of the techniques involved in rigorous social analysis - why we might broadly encompass under the rubric of critical Reasoning.

Biju Mathew, our speaker tonight, is a Secretary of the National Taxi Workers Alliance in the USA, a Marxist researcher of labor process and migration and a Professor of Business.
He is an associate professor of Information Systems and American studies at Rider University (New Jersey). Biju is also the co-Founder of Lamakaan.

Entry - Free.

After a successful workshop past week, on popular demand, hosting another ' Brain A-Maze Workshop' on the 18th of July, 2015 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm

The Brain A-Maze workshop is a workshop dedicated towards triggering and nourishing your Intellectual Appetite - consisting of solving Crosswords, Crypto-Codes, Mazes, Number fills, Word jumbles, Logical puzzles like Skyscrapers, Cross-sums, Crypt-arithmetic and Vedic Maths.

It has been scientifically proven that such brain activities stimulate the mind, sharpen your critical thinking skills, improve your logical reasoning abilities, build verbal skills, improve powers of concentration, perception and focus.

Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills
Date: Saturday, 18th July 2015.
Timings: 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Fees: Rs. 600 ( Inclusive of the material)
For registrations contact: 9849820222

Organizer Details:

Ms. Gayathri Nagarajan is an engineering graduate from CBIT, Osmania University. She is a Technical analyst of stock markets and has been a professional trader in the
derivatives segment for over 10 years. She is also an avid mathematician and puzzler and develops creative puzzles of varying difficulty levels to cater to people of all age groups. She has conducted many such workshops for children and adults and has gotten amazing reviews. She introduces the concept of logical reasoning with the help of easy puzzles, encouraging them to move on to difficult ones gradually.

Inviting all for a Talk on 'Medical Ethics' by Steven D. Weiss, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, USA.

The talk will be preceded by a video of Atul Gawande, Author of the book 'Being Mortal' - A deeply affecting, urgently important book one not just about dying and the limits of medicine but about living to the last with autonomy, dignity, and joy.

The talk will be followed by open session of Q & A.

Steven D. Weiss is a PhD. M.A. from University of Wisconsin.

Dr. Weiss's research interests cover ethical theory, applied ethics, 19th-century European philosophy, the history of philosophy, political theory, aesthetics, and critical thinking. He is currently working on the ethics of designer drugs for brain enhancement.

His Courses Taught in GRU are: Introduction to Philosophy; Contemporary Ethical Issues; Contemporary Political Philosophy; Environmental Ethics; Ethical Theory; Philosophy of the Human Person; Ancient Political Philosophy; 19th Century European Philosophy; Bioethics; Philosophy and Medicine; Just War Theory.

Entry - Free.

Underdog presents a comedy play "Sweet Tinder Love".

It is a comedy that looks into how modern relationships have changed due to the advancement of technology. With facebook and apps such as okcupid and tinder, real relationships are withering and new dine and dash relationships are floursishing in today’s world. Siddharth is caught in the dilemma of moving with the times or sticking to his beliefs of being a real man and dealing with real relationships. However, the lure of tinder and facebook has attracted siddhart to explore a brand new world where shallowness is respected and old school love shunned.

This is a presentation by the makers of ‘Love,Sex & Mocha’, ‘Need for weed’, ‘Whats up with Indian Men’, ‘Bev.Di’, ‘Finding Nemo’s Libido’, ‘Me,My Wife & Katrina’ present a sweet romantic comedy based on technology and love called “Sweet Tinder Love.

Time:9:00 pm

The Screenwriting 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.

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

The Beauty Parlour- Synopsis “The beauty Parlour’’ a solo performance is a re- reading of our concepts of beauty and female body. The performance is based on Malayalam play written by Dr.Sreenath Nair.
The play develops after a young married woman tries to commit suicide in a Beauty Parlour. The solo performance portrays that ladies are not exhibits or commodities.
On stage: Richa Jain Music: Dr Ravindra Tejasvi Lighting: Dr Jolly puthussery Video Projection: Naren Yadav Produced By Kaalpanik Theatre, Hyderabad Scenic design and Direction: Biju Sreedharan

For passes: 9885333273

Inviting all for a screening of "Smarana", a film made by C Vanaja on the agony of the mothers who lost their children in various movement in, Talangana and Andhra Pradesh.

About a dozen mothers who are essentially non-political and do not necessarily believe in their deceased children's politics, talk about their memories, the trauma, repression they have undergone both physically and emotionally when their children were away from home fighting for others'.

Vanaja is an award winning journalist and filmmaker based in Hyderabad whose work focuses on issues of development and social concerns. Trained in Mass Communication, she has over sixteen years’ experience across all media – print, broadcast, electronic and web. She has made critically acclaimed and award winning documentaries like Red Corridor, Smarana and Breeding Invasions.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Sutradhar presents Out at Sea - a Play written by Slawomir Mrozek and directed by Vinay Varma.

It is the story of three hungry men marooned on a raft after a ship wreck. Does humanity get lost in cannibalism and political tyranny? Is hunger for food tragedy or comedy? Can man really eat man? Absurd. But that's the reality. The truth is that reality is absurd.

For passes:9848052541

Sutradhar presents Out at Sea - a Play written by Slawomir Mrozek and directed by Vinay Varma.

It is the story of three hungry men marooned on a raft after a ship wreck. Does humanity get lost in cannibalism and political tyranny? Is hunger for food tragedy or comedy? Can man really eat man? Absurd. But that's the reality. The truth is that reality is absurd.

For passes:9848052541

Inviting all for a two day Lippan workshop on Fri & Sat 24th & 25th Jul. It is a Gujrati folk art done on wooden cuttings n planks with clay or shilpakar and embellishing it with mirrors and kundans. In this workshop they will make a lippan work wall hanging.The fee for the workshop is Rs.600.

registration: 7799648433

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.

It's an Eid gathering. Foodies from twin cities are going to gather to enjoy some good time & good food(evening snacks available @ LaMakaan)

Itna To Chalta Hai ( A Modern Nautanki )

About The Play - "Itna to chalta hain... A modern nautanki" : this play takes a dig at the illogical circumstances created by few entities giving rise to a humorous environment. This form gives a huge room to perform and enjoy the characters assigned to each.
The play designed in Udaan's ( Evoke - 6 ) acting workshop.

Date - 25th July 2015 & 25th July 2015
Time - 08:00 pm to 09:00 pm
Venue - Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 01
Duration - 60 minutes
Donor Pass - Rs. 100/-

Actors - Surender Sahil Verma, Vinayak Raikhelkar, Ashish Megh, Susheel Kumar, Munna, Saurabh Joshi, Madhuri Thorat, Pradeep, Kedar Subhedar.

Written by - Surender Sahil Verma.
Directed by - Saurabh Gharipurikar.

For more details contact Saurabh Gharipurikar # 9290013166

Hello young chocolatiers.
We at flavors want to invite you for an innovative and creative workshop for all our young aspirants who love to play with their creativity. We are looking forward to welcoming you for our chocolate making workshop for youngsters.

Registration - 350/-
9346334207 Krishna Agarwal

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I strongly recommend all industry experts to contribute your time to be a speaker . Our intention is to help people in getting jobs, freelance projects for digital marketing talents.

The meetup to take comments & suggestions from all industry experts

Thank you, Chakri, 9985032005

Itna To Chalta Hai (A Modern Nautanki).

About The Play - "Itna to chalta hain... A modern nautanki": This play takes a dig at the illogical circumstances created by few entities giving rise to a humorous environment. This form gives a huge room to perform and enjoy the characters assigned to each.

The play designed in Udaan's ( Evoke - 6 ) acting workshop.
Date - 25th July 2015 & 25th July 2015 Time - 08:00 pm to 09:00 pm Venue - Lamakaan.
Duration - 60 minutes
Donor Pass - Rs. 100/-
Actors - Surender Sahil Verma, Vinayak Raikhelkar, Ashish Megh, Susheel Kumar, Munna, Saurabh Joshi, Madhuri Thorat, Pradeep, Kedar Subhedar.
Written by - Surender Sahil Verma. Directed by - Saurabh Gharipurikar.
For more details contact Saurabh Gharipurikar # 9290013166

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

Inviting all script writers for on ongoing series of workshops by The Scriptwriting Lab. This week the topic we will be discoursing is "Elements of Drama".

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

'READ' book club meet at Lamakaan with the month's activity of reading and discussion of the book "Autobiography of a Mad Nation" written by Sriram Karri.

Event being organised by READ - One of Hyderabad's newest but very exciting book clubs. Besides regular member meetings about books (and food) this is the first event to bring authors and readers face to face.
'MadNation' is a provocative, stylish, literary rant against India by a 24 year old awaiting capital punishment written by Author Sriram Karri

The event will have books readings by various members followed by public discussion on 3 different topics and a brief Q&A with the author.

Writer of the book Sriram Karri is an English-language novelist, writer and columnist. His first book, The Spiritual Supermarket, was published by Mosaic Books for the Indian sub-continent in 2007. It was longlisted for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award, (Non-Fiction), in 2008. His first novel, The Autobiography of a Mad Nation, was longlisted for the MAN Asian Literary Prize in 2009.

All are welcome.

Lamakaan, Independent Cinema Space Hyderabad and FTII Alumni, Hyderabad invite you for an evening "Art & Politics - An open discussion in the context of FTII protests".

With increasing involvement of the state in educational and creative institutions recently, we invite film makers, scholars and people from all walks of life to share their perspectives on the developments and their implications.

Entry - Free.

Learning? Yes, of Course. Education? No Thanks"
A talk by Amit Deshwal.

Lecture followed Q & A and discussion

About the topic:

Every child and every culture is unique. If we wish to retain this uniqueness in the children, we need to treat them with love, respect them as unique individuals, give them time and space, help them see the world through their own eyes and support them where they seek help to find their own meaning of life. In his talk, Amit Deshwal wishes to explore how the present education system is adversely affecting the diversity of life and uniqueness of being.

Brief note about Amit Deshwal:

Amit Deshwal graduated from IIT Madras in 2008 and joined the private equity arm of World Bank. Inspired by Tagore's and Tolstoy's thoughts on education, he quit his job a year later to start a learning space for children. He spent nearly three years travelling around the country learning from different spaces that were trying to understand meaning of education beyond formal schooling and volunteering there for his sustenance. These three years that he spent both in solitude and living with diverse communities were the ones, he believes, when his real education began. He spent his last three years working with a small alternative learning space in Hyderabad called Centre for Learning. While his quest continues, he now spends time working with a group of children who chose not to follow the regular schooling pattern. You could read more about his learnings and his thoughts here at earthisnotround.wordpress.com.

Entry - Free.

Social media seems to be everywhere these days.

Platforms such as Facebook,gPlus, Twitter,etc digital channels have revolutionized the way we communicate with each another. Not only does social media have the power to keep us in touch with our friends and family, it can also connect us with the world.

Let your networks know and spread the knowledge.

Entry Rs.100/-

Book Tickets at https://www.payumoney.com/events/#/buyTickets/social-media-day

Inviting all for a five day "CounterCulture Film Festival" at Lamakaan. As a part of this, there will be screenings of films that have shown 'a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm'.

Today's screening is a Telugu masterpiece 'Aakali Rajyam" that showcased the agonising 80s with India at cross roads - to chose between Tradition Vs Progression.

An amazing movie from an amazing director K. Balachander. His characterisation of an unemployed, multilingual, straight-forward, honest and a sincere person in the shallow, twisted world based on favoritism and "corporateised" world has been played to perfection by kamal Hasan. His recitation of SriSri's lines and their timing couldn't have been better tribute to the socialist poet. This is a tribute to doyens like Director KB, writer Ganesh Patro, Poet Sri Sri. MS Viswanathan, Acharya Athreya and thespian Kamal himself and other Techinicians.

Aakali Rajyam dwells on the premises of social satire and through its characters, critically analyzes the state of Indian polity and social situation.

Entry - Free.

Inviting all for "CounterCulture Film Festival" at Lamakaan. As a part of this, there will be screenings of films that have shown 'a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm'.

This day's screening is Oscar winning "Man on the wire",

It takes a look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century."

Entry - Free

If a business idea is strong, it deserves to be made into a prototype. For free!
Join the BuiltForFree campaign

BuiltForFree is a global campaign to encourage budding entrepreneurs to submit their ideas and get them prototyped for free. As part of the one month campaign, we bring ideas from the entrepreneurs, self starters and individuals across the world to be reviewed by a jury of technology experts and business analysts. The winning submission will be developed into a prototype by the The Egghead Creative development team.

All you need is an idea that has a promising business potential and has a great impact

BuiltForFree is part of The Egghead Creative’s initiative to strengthen the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation with the power of technology.
Top contributors are encouraged to continue the journey of building out their products and ideas with support from event partners. The winner and Top 10 contributors selected by the jury will be awarded by the event partners.

The winning submission will be prototyped by the Egghead Creative team within 60 days. Then it is up to you to take charge of your innovation or expand your operations in collaboration with Egghead Creative The winner can choose to showcase the prototype to a prospective investor or launch the product in beta.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

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Reach out to us at support@eggheadcreative.com

Entry - Free

"In Custody" by Ismail Merchant is one man's struggle to preserve the works of a waning intellectual.

Deven (Om Puri), a teacher who loves Urdu poetry, is asked by a local newspaper editor to interview poet Nur (Shashi Kapoor) Shahjehanabadi, an aging whale of a man. Deven goes to Bhopal from Mirpur to meet Nur, of whom he is in awe. He finds him living with feuding wives, visited by sycophants who drink his whisky, eat his food and use his hospitality. Deven wants to record Nur for posterity against many odds.
These include seeking funds to buy an aged tape recorder, to bribing Safiya, the elder wife of the poet, to get Nur into a room at a brothel for a week for the recording, and of course feeding Nur's many pals who show up from time to time. Nur's beautiful second wife, Imtiaz, too wants to be taken seriously as a poetess. Dever dismisses her. In the process, our Dev succeeds in ignoring his own wife and child much as Nur does.

In the end, what is preserved? What is in his Custody?

All are welcome for this gem made from a novel by Anita Desai by Merchant Ivory Productions.

Creative Visualization workshop, that can help you improve you creativity especially for those in the field of Arts, Cinema and students.

Learn on how to use your imagination power to create what you want in your life. learn about how mind works, learn to visualize what you have already experienced also learn visualize something that is created in your imagination.

By Software Product development specialist, who applied this technique to create world class software products.

Now he brings in his expertise to help people who needs creativity in their profession.

Entry - Free

This is a fun and interactive workshop where one learns the endless possibilities in doodling and making beautiful and abstract art reflecting one's inner thoughts and creativity.

Doodling has endless outcomes, where one can explore their inner thoughts and creativity to express themselves. Art is always a reflection of you and how you see things around you. With the help of Niyati Puri from Tree Of Art, join the fun in creating your own doodles to express yourself.

Entry - 300/- (Doddling Material will be provided). For registration: 7675063516

Troublemaking duo Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, posing as their industrious alter-egos, expose the people profiting from Hurricane Katrina, the faces behind the environmental disaster in Bhopal, and other shocking events.

Inviting all for a five day "CounterCulture Film Festival" at Lamakaan from Wed-Sun 1-5 July. As a part of this, there will be screenings of films that have shown 'a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm'.

This day's screening is a documentary "The Yes Men Fix the World" by Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno and Kurt Engfehr.

The Yes Men are a culture jamming activist duo and network of supporters created by Jacques Servin and Igor Vamos. Through actions of tactical media, the Yes Men primarily aim to raise awareness about what they consider problematic social issues. To date, the duo has produced three films: The Yes Men (2003), The Yes Men Fix the World (2009) and The Yes Men Are Revolting (2014). In these films, they impersonate entities that they dislike, a practice that they call "identity correction". The Yes Men operate under the mission statement that lies can expose truth. They create and maintain fake websites similar to ones they intend to spoof, which have led to numerous interview, conference, and TV talk show invitations. They espouse the belief that corporations and governmental organizations often act in dehumanizing ways toward the public.

All are welcome.

As part of Lamakaan's Night School, on 4th and 11th July, Night school 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?

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.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

A documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history. This film is made by Academy Award winning Alex Gibney.

This is aprt of the 5 day CounterCulture film festival at Lamakaan from Wed-Sun 1-5 Jul.

All are welcome.

Inviting all aspiring script writers for on ongoing series of workshops by The Scriptwriting Lab. This week the topic we will be discoursing is "Show, Not Tell - Cinema as an essential visual medium" - by renowned writer Sriram Karri.

Writer of a book "The autobiography of a mad nation", Sriram Karri is an English-language novelist, writer and columnist. His first book, The Spiritual Supermarket, was published by Mosaic Books for the Indian sub-continent in 2007. It was longlisted for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award, (Non-Fiction), in 2008. His first novel, The Autobiography of a Mad Nation, was longlisted for the MAN Asian Literary Prize in 2009.

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

Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen from London Bridge to the separation barrier on the Palestinian West Bank. He fiercely guards his anonymity to avoid prosecution. An eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker Guetta attempts to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner. Includes footage of Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Invader and many of the world's most infamous graffiti artists at work, on walls and in interview. As Banksy describes it, "It's basically the story of how one man set out to film the un-filmable. And failed.

Inviting all for a five day "CounterCulture Film Festival" at Lamakaan. As a part of this, there will be screenings of films that have shown 'a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm'.

This day's screening is a tribute to the Freedom of Creative Expression.

All are welcome.

Creation is a 2009 British biographical drama film about Charles Darwin's relationship with his wife Emma and his memory of their eldest daughter Annie, as he struggles to write On the Origin of Species. The film, directed by Jon Amiel and starring real life couple Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly as Charles and Emma Darwin, is a partly biographical, partly fictionalised account, based on Randal Keynes's Darwin biography Annie's Box.

Naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to find a balance between his revolutionary theories on evolution and the relationship with his religious wife, whose faith contradicts his work.

This film thus is a perfect foil to end our week long CounterCulture film festival - with a rationalist who stood against the absurdity of religion and blind faith.

This is aprt of the 5 day CounterCulture film festival at Lamakaan from Wed-Sun 1-5 Jul.

All are welcome.

The Beauty Parlour- Synopsis “The beauty Parlour’’ a solo performance is a re- reading of our concepts of beauty and female body. The performance is based on Malayalam play written by Dr.Sreenath Nair.

The play develops after a young married woman tries to commit suicide in a Beauty Parlour. The solo performance portrays that ladies are not exhibits or commodities.

On stage: Richa Jain
Music: Dr Ravindra Tejasvi
Lighting: Dr Jolly puthussery
Video Projection: Naren Yadav
Produced By Kaalpanik Theatre, Hyderabad
Scenic design and Direction: Biju Sreedharan

Nruthyam dance Academy invites all for an evening of classical dance "Narthanam - Kuchipudi Dance" by Vasudha Kundurthi and students.

Performances
1. Vinayaka Koutham
2. Koluvaithiva Rangasai
3. Ananda Thandavam
4. Kulukaga Nadavaro(Annamacharya Keerthana)
5. Jathiswaram
6. Tharangam
7. Ashtapadi
8. Devisthuthi
9. Mahishasura Mardhini

About the Dancer Vasudh. V:
Vasudha got trained by the Guru Pendyala Bharathi for about 6 years since she took to dancing at age 10years. She later continued learning from Veena Murthy, Rekha Madhukar, Chinta Adinarayana, Mahankali Mohan, Dr Anupama Kailash and present Guru Radheshyam with distinction and she performed in various places.

Vasudha got the zeal to learn Vilasini dance - an ancient temple dance form from Padmasri Swapna Sundari, an foremost Dancer of Vilasini after revival of this style.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

According to the latest news, the Telangana State Government has signed an MoU with Uber to set up Uber's largest data centre outside the United States in Hyderabad. As per the MoU, Uber will invest $50 million over the next three years in Hyderabad and undertake projects in collaboration with the Telangana State Government. This agreement promises to bring jobs, skills and technologies to the city. Lamakaan - An Open Cultural Space and Hyderabad Urban Lab , A multi Disciplinary Urban Research initiative specializing in bring to you an open discussion between Biju Mathew, author of Taxi: Cabs and Capitalism in New York and Anant Maringanti, Executive Director of Hyderabad Urban Lab. Biju Mathew teaches information systems and history of science and technology and has studied technology led business transformations in the taxi industry in the US from the point of view of taxi workers rights. Biju Mathew brings 20 years of experience as Taxi workers organizer with New York Taxi Workers Alliance to reflect on challenges of regulating technology led businesses particularly in the transportation sector.

All are welcome.

As part of Lamakaan's Night School, on 4th and 11th July, Night school 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?
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.
All are welcome. Entry - Free

Showcasing on a Sunday morning at 11am on 12th Jul is a film by Chris McGuinness "Blood Earth" followed by a small performance of Indigenous Folk Music.

This Word Sound Power's second project, Blood Earth, commenced in August 2011 in the Khonda tribal village of Kucheipadar in South Orissa. In the mid-1990s, large deposits of Bauxite, the mineral from which aluminum is made, were discovered in the area. Soon after, the district became a conflict zone where a vibrant people's movement blossomed with songs serving as a uniting force. With a mobile music studio, Word Sound Power joined local singers and musicians in Kucheipadar for a new type of collaboration.

All are welcome.

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.


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

Inviting all for an evening of talk centering on the NDA government's 1 year completion in power. The presentation is by Ashim Roy, the general secretary of New Trade Union Initiative - a trade union centre in India founded as an independent initiative from political parties.

Ashim Roy has over 25 years of experience in the trade union movement. As the President of the Chemical Mazdoor Panchayat he has led several union battles in Gujarat. Ashim Roy also has a long and rich association with social, political and human rights movements.

All are welcome.

The Beauty Parlour- Synopsis “The beauty Parlour’’ a solo performance is a re- reading of our concepts of beauty and female body. The performance is based on Malayalam play written by Dr.Sreenath Nair.
The play develops after a young married woman tries to commit suicide in a Beauty Parlour. The solo performance portrays that ladies are not exhibits or commodities.
On stage: Richa Jain Music: Dr Ravindra Tejasvi Lighting: Dr Jolly puthussery Video Projection: Naren Yadav Produced By Kaalpanik Theatre, Hyderabad Scenic design and Direction: Biju Sreedharan.

For passes: 9885333273

Inviting all for a Two-day Night school discussing the issue of "State & the Terrorism". by Prof. Sudha Ratan of Georgia Regents University.

On the first day, "An Introduction to the use of Theory in the Study of International Terrorism” will be an audio visual interactive presentation at 7pm on Tue 14th Jul
and
"States and Foreign Policy making in the Shadow of International Terrorism” will be delivered on Wed 15th Jul at 7pm.

Dr. Sudha Ratan, is a Professor & Chair, at Dept. of Political Science, Georgia Regents University, USA.

Dr. Ratan received her B.A. in History from Stella Maris College in Madras, India, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Madras, and completed her Ph.D. in International Studies from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. She is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Georgia Regents University.
Dr. Ratan teaches classes in International Terrorism and US Foreign Policy and has served for the past five years as a consultant on the AfPak region for the Rule of Law Project at the University of South Carolina and for the International and Operational Law Division, Office of The Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army, Pentagon.

All are welcome.

Inviting all to the second day of the Night school discussing the issue of "State & the Terrorism". by Prof. Sudha Ratan of Georgia Regents University.

On this day the topic addressed will be "States and Foreign Policy making in the Shadow of International Terrorism”.

Dr. Sudha Ratan, is a Professor & Chair, at Dept. of Political Science, Georgia Regents University, USA.

Dr. Ratan received her B.A. in History from Stella Maris College in Madras, India, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Madras, and completed her Ph.D. in International Studies from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. She is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Georgia Regents University.
Dr. Ratan teaches classes in International Terrorism and US Foreign Policy and has served for the past five years as a consultant on the AfPak region for the Rule of Law Project at the University of South Carolina and for the International and Operational Law Division, Office of The Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army, Pentagon.

All are welcome.

Inviting all for a two day workshop on 'Critical Reasoning' by Biju Mathew on Thu & Fri 16, 17 Jul.

Presenting on Day 1 is an Oscar winning documentary by Michael Moore "Bowling for Columbine". The film explores what Moore suggests are the main causes for the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 and other acts of violence with guns. Moore focuses on the background and environment in which the massacre took place and some common public opinions and assumptions about related issues. The film also looks into the nature of violence in the United States.
- The real world is messy and unpredictable.
- Most people knew before the general elections that the BJP would win.

The two statements above both have a ring of truth. And yet they are also contradictory. Unlike the world of Newtonian physics or mathematical abstraction the social world we inhabit is not easy analyzed through the positivist methods of science. The social world is multi layered and analyzable only through an entirely different set of methodologies - methods that seek to uncover the deeper causal structures of real world phenomenon. This two days workshop is aimed at making visible some of the techniques involved in rigorous social analysis - why we might broadly encompass under the rubric of critical Reasoning.

Biju Mathew, our speaker tonight, is a Secretary of the National Taxi Workers Alliance in the USA, a Marxist researcher of labor process and migration and a Professor of Business.
He is an associate professor of Information Systems and American studies at Rider University (New Jersey). Biju is also the co-Founder of Lamakaan.

Enrty - Free

It's a two day workshop on how to make paper jewellery from newspaper,magazines and different sheets.The workshop will focus on the techniques to make different paper beads to make neck piece,earrings and studs.The fee for the workshop is Rs.600.Timings-11am-1pm on 17-7-15 n 18-7-15.

for registration: 7799648433

Inviting all for a Two-Day workshop on 'Critical Reasoning' by Biju Mathew.
- The real world is messy and unpredictable.
- Most people knew before the general elections that the BJP would win.

The two statements above both have a ring of truth. And yet they are also contradictory. Unlike the world of Newtonian physics or mathematical abstraction the social world we inhabit is not easy analyzed through the positivist methods of science. The social world is multi layered and analyzable only through an entirely different set of methodologies - methods that seek to uncover the deeper causal structures of real world phenomenon. This two days workshop is aimed at making visible some of the techniques involved in rigorous social analysis - why we might broadly encompass under the rubric of critical Reasoning.

Biju Mathew, our speaker tonight, is a Secretary of the National Taxi Workers Alliance in the USA, a Marxist researcher of labor process and migration and a Professor of Business.
He is an associate professor of Information Systems and American studies at Rider University (New Jersey). Biju is also the co-Founder of Lamakaan.

Entry - Free.

After a successful workshop past week, on popular demand, hosting another ' Brain A-Maze Workshop' on the 18th of July, 2015 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm

The Brain A-Maze workshop is a workshop dedicated towards triggering and nourishing your Intellectual Appetite - consisting of solving Crosswords, Crypto-Codes, Mazes, Number fills, Word jumbles, Logical puzzles like Skyscrapers, Cross-sums, Crypt-arithmetic and Vedic Maths.

It has been scientifically proven that such brain activities stimulate the mind, sharpen your critical thinking skills, improve your logical reasoning abilities, build verbal skills, improve powers of concentration, perception and focus.

Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills
Date: Saturday, 18th July 2015.
Timings: 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Fees: Rs. 600 ( Inclusive of the material)
For registrations contact: 9849820222

Organizer Details:

Ms. Gayathri Nagarajan is an engineering graduate from CBIT, Osmania University. She is a Technical analyst of stock markets and has been a professional trader in the
derivatives segment for over 10 years. She is also an avid mathematician and puzzler and develops creative puzzles of varying difficulty levels to cater to people of all age groups. She has conducted many such workshops for children and adults and has gotten amazing reviews. She introduces the concept of logical reasoning with the help of easy puzzles, encouraging them to move on to difficult ones gradually.

Inviting all for a Talk on 'Medical Ethics' by Steven D. Weiss, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, USA.

The talk will be preceded by a video of Atul Gawande, Author of the book 'Being Mortal' - A deeply affecting, urgently important book one not just about dying and the limits of medicine but about living to the last with autonomy, dignity, and joy.

The talk will be followed by open session of Q & A.

Steven D. Weiss is a PhD. M.A. from University of Wisconsin.

Dr. Weiss's research interests cover ethical theory, applied ethics, 19th-century European philosophy, the history of philosophy, political theory, aesthetics, and critical thinking. He is currently working on the ethics of designer drugs for brain enhancement.

His Courses Taught in GRU are: Introduction to Philosophy; Contemporary Ethical Issues; Contemporary Political Philosophy; Environmental Ethics; Ethical Theory; Philosophy of the Human Person; Ancient Political Philosophy; 19th Century European Philosophy; Bioethics; Philosophy and Medicine; Just War Theory.

Entry - Free.

Underdog presents a comedy play "Sweet Tinder Love".

It is a comedy that looks into how modern relationships have changed due to the advancement of technology. With facebook and apps such as okcupid and tinder, real relationships are withering and new dine and dash relationships are floursishing in today’s world. Siddharth is caught in the dilemma of moving with the times or sticking to his beliefs of being a real man and dealing with real relationships. However, the lure of tinder and facebook has attracted siddhart to explore a brand new world where shallowness is respected and old school love shunned.

This is a presentation by the makers of ‘Love,Sex & Mocha’, ‘Need for weed’, ‘Whats up with Indian Men’, ‘Bev.Di’, ‘Finding Nemo’s Libido’, ‘Me,My Wife & Katrina’ present a sweet romantic comedy based on technology and love called “Sweet Tinder Love.

Time:9:00 pm

The Screenwriting 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.

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

The Beauty Parlour- Synopsis “The beauty Parlour’’ a solo performance is a re- reading of our concepts of beauty and female body. The performance is based on Malayalam play written by Dr.Sreenath Nair.
The play develops after a young married woman tries to commit suicide in a Beauty Parlour. The solo performance portrays that ladies are not exhibits or commodities.
On stage: Richa Jain Music: Dr Ravindra Tejasvi Lighting: Dr Jolly puthussery Video Projection: Naren Yadav Produced By Kaalpanik Theatre, Hyderabad Scenic design and Direction: Biju Sreedharan

For passes: 9885333273

Inviting all for a screening of "Smarana", a film made by C Vanaja on the agony of the mothers who lost their children in various movement in, Talangana and Andhra Pradesh.

About a dozen mothers who are essentially non-political and do not necessarily believe in their deceased children's politics, talk about their memories, the trauma, repression they have undergone both physically and emotionally when their children were away from home fighting for others'.

Vanaja is an award winning journalist and filmmaker based in Hyderabad whose work focuses on issues of development and social concerns. Trained in Mass Communication, she has over sixteen years’ experience across all media – print, broadcast, electronic and web. She has made critically acclaimed and award winning documentaries like Red Corridor, Smarana and Breeding Invasions.

All are welcome. Entry - Free.

Sutradhar presents Out at Sea - a Play written by Slawomir Mrozek and directed by Vinay Varma.

It is the story of three hungry men marooned on a raft after a ship wreck. Does humanity get lost in cannibalism and political tyranny? Is hunger for food tragedy or comedy? Can man really eat man? Absurd. But that's the reality. The truth is that reality is absurd.

For passes:9848052541

Sutradhar presents Out at Sea - a Play written by Slawomir Mrozek and directed by Vinay Varma.

It is the story of three hungry men marooned on a raft after a ship wreck. Does humanity get lost in cannibalism and political tyranny? Is hunger for food tragedy or comedy? Can man really eat man? Absurd. But that's the reality. The truth is that reality is absurd.

For passes:9848052541

Inviting all for a two day Lippan workshop on Fri & Sat 24th & 25th Jul. It is a Gujrati folk art done on wooden cuttings n planks with clay or shilpakar and embellishing it with mirrors and kundans. In this workshop they will make a lippan work wall hanging.The fee for the workshop is Rs.600.

registration: 7799648433

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.

It's an Eid gathering. Foodies from twin cities are going to gather to enjoy some good time & good food(evening snacks available @ LaMakaan)

Itna To Chalta Hai ( A Modern Nautanki )

About The Play - "Itna to chalta hain... A modern nautanki" : this play takes a dig at the illogical circumstances created by few entities giving rise to a humorous environment. This form gives a huge room to perform and enjoy the characters assigned to each.
The play designed in Udaan's ( Evoke - 6 ) acting workshop.

Date - 25th July 2015 & 25th July 2015
Time - 08:00 pm to 09:00 pm
Venue - Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 01
Duration - 60 minutes
Donor Pass - Rs. 100/-

Actors - Surender Sahil Verma, Vinayak Raikhelkar, Ashish Megh, Susheel Kumar, Munna, Saurabh Joshi, Madhuri Thorat, Pradeep, Kedar Subhedar.

Written by - Surender Sahil Verma.
Directed by - Saurabh Gharipurikar.

For more details contact Saurabh Gharipurikar # 9290013166

Hello young chocolatiers.
We at flavors want to invite you for an innovative and creative workshop for all our young aspirants who love to play with their creativity. We are looking forward to welcoming you for our chocolate making workshop for youngsters.

Registration - 350/-
9346334207 Krishna Agarwal

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I strongly recommend all industry experts to contribute your time to be a speaker . Our intention is to help people in getting jobs, freelance projects for digital marketing talents.

The meetup to take comments & suggestions from all industry experts

Thank you, Chakri, 9985032005

Itna To Chalta Hai (A Modern Nautanki).

About The Play - "Itna to chalta hain... A modern nautanki": This play takes a dig at the illogical circumstances created by few entities giving rise to a humorous environment. This form gives a huge room to perform and enjoy the characters assigned to each.

The play designed in Udaan's ( Evoke - 6 ) acting workshop.
Date - 25th July 2015 & 25th July 2015 Time - 08:00 pm to 09:00 pm Venue - Lamakaan.
Duration - 60 minutes
Donor Pass - Rs. 100/-
Actors - Surender Sahil Verma, Vinayak Raikhelkar, Ashish Megh, Susheel Kumar, Munna, Saurabh Joshi, Madhuri Thorat, Pradeep, Kedar Subhedar.
Written by - Surender Sahil Verma. Directed by - Saurabh Gharipurikar.
For more details contact Saurabh Gharipurikar # 9290013166