Lamakaan

Feminist Street Theatre – Histories and Stories
A Presentation on Feminist Street Theatre during the 1970s & 80s in Delhi by Deepti Priya Mehrotra
Friday, January 20, 2017 | 05:30 PM

The late 1970s and 80s was a particularly fertile time for street plays, within the context of a vibrant women’s movement. Deeply political plays were created by ordinary women, from colleges, bastis and women’s groups, in Delhi, and performed hundreds of times. Actor-activist memories provide occasions to explore theatre as activism, as education and art. Revisiting vintage drama scripts feels meaningful, for the history they embody and the power they still exude.

Deepti is an independent scholar and a Fellow at Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, researching towards a book on a spectrum of social movements in India of the ’70s and ’80s. Her publications include, Gulab Bai the Queen of Nautanki Theatre, Burning Bright: Irom Sharmila and the Struggle for Peace in Manipur and Home Truths: Stories of Single Mothers.

Sampurna Trust received a grant, with Deepti Priya Mehrotra as the Principal Investigator, under the Arts Research programme of India Foundation for the Arts, with part support from South Asia Women’s Fund.

Felicity, IIIT Hyderabad's annual techno-cultural fest is back on the 27th to the 29th of January.
This edition we have added a Battle of Bands competition and this is the precursor to that event. This event is a precursor for Battle of Bands.

Band Name : Nishabdh
Band Members : Arya Mihir Singh, Vivek Kaushal, Kshitij Gupta, Sourabh Rajguru, Shovan Swain, Anshul Gupta
Genre : Aleternative Acoustic Music
"We Grew Up" - Felicity Theme Song

This is an anual event conducted every year in the month of January. It's a great get together for all hams in and around Hyderabad.

Please post this for Saturday 21st January 2017 - 3 to 6 PM Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen your thoughts, spill your mind and finally make an appointment with the writer in your head. We conduct free, weekly events that foster writing. Our Meetups aim at helping writers reach their goals in a supportive, collaborative, social setting. Writing doesn't have to be all by oneself. We welcome anyone who writes, regardless of genre, language or age. We have members writing novels, short stories, poetry, screenplays, essays, school reports and more. What we do, basically: One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring forth a theme and writing exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. Once we're done writing, we read out our write-ups (optional). We also exchange feedback and constructively critique each other's works. Entry is free, anyone with an interest in writing can walk in. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation. We have Write Club sessions every Saturday afternoon – 3 PM to 6 PM

Personal Life, Familial Life, Academic Life, Professional Life, Occupational Life and Social Life are the various aspects of life a given individual has to deal with at various points of time in his/her life. It is but natural that while dealing with these aspects of one's life, one gets into a lot of dilemmas, most of which are demonstrably self-created.

"How to Resolve Dilemmas" is a Workshop during which the attendees are invited to present various dilemmas and the Conductor of the Workshop shall analyse various aspects of those dilemmas with the objective of arriving at a specific method that can help one in the process of resolving each one of those said dilemmas.

The Workshop is highly interactive. It is meant for people of all age groups and walks of life and IT IS FREE.

BABA FARID MIR PROJECT

About the Mirs

The Mirs are a music community based in the Pugal region of Rajasthan. Hereditary singers
of the Sufiyana Kalam, the Mirs have been known for their passionate and intimate renderings
of the compositions of the Sufi mystics such as Baba Sheikh Farid, Sain Bulleh Shah, Hazrat
Shah Hussain, Hazrat Sultan Bahu, Ali Haider and Khwaja Ghulam Farid. They have been
musicians of the common people, serving as mediums of devotion and harbingers of peace,
hope and love through the ecstatic performances of the bhajans and vanis of Meera, Kabir,
Gorakhnath, Baba Ramdev and Achalram, which form part of the wider repertoire of the
Mirs. Their songs are mostly in Siraiki, a dialect of West Punjab which has strong affinity with Sindhi and Punjabi. In addition to their singing, the Mirs are deft players of the been (a
kind of bagpipe) and algoza (a double barrel wind instrument). Most of these compositions
stress on love as the basis of the relationship with God, nature and other living things.

The Sufi traditions of the Mirs have primarily been traditions of dissent and have flowered on the margins of mainstream life.

Performers:

Nazru Khan, Abdul Jabbar, Antar Khan, Manji Khan, Bassu Khan, Mode Khan and Sattar Khan.

About the Baba Farid Mir project:

The Baba Farid Mir project brings together the families of Mir musicians and their patrons scattered across the Bikaner region, in an attempt to reinvigorate their musical tradition. From October 2015 to December 2016, a core team of senior as well as young artists along with patrons undertook a yatra across the far flung Mir strongholds in the Bikaner region towards facilitating musical interchanges,community interactions and mapping of musical opportunities within cultural festivals and events.

This performance is part of the Baba Farid Mir project supported under the Arts Practice programme of India Foundation for the Arts, funded by Infosys Foundation.

Do It Yourself (DIY) - The Magical products
A workshop on handmade products to know how one can make the best from anything.

DIY segments:
Cushions; Creative Shewing; Journals; Greetings; Paper bags; Gift items; Plant hoarders; Lampshades
Pen stands; Apparels; Furnitures; Interior; Jewellery; Kitchen & Handicrafts

Why: Upcoming artists or the beginners who want to learn how to make the best from anything
-Homemakers who want to utilize their free time to bring out their creativity
-Who wants to become a full-time professional!
-Who wants to showcase their artistic skills!
-Who wants to turn passion into career!
-Who wants to build useful connections!
-Who wants to get a chance to work with ThinkMagical too!

Agenda: Briefing on TM; Members Introduction; Presentations; Q&As; Tea/Snacks

Fee: INR 50 per person [for Tea & Snacks and TM's Social Responsibility events]

Those who wants to showcase your product/talent, please bring material/products. For further details, you can contact 8179992806 / thinkmagicalindia@gmail.com

Web: www.thinkmagical.in
FB: www.fb.com/thinkmagicalindia

In Memory of Janab Wahabuddin Siddique, a very active champion of water bodies particularly Firangi Nala and Yerra Kunta, we gather for Remembrance and Lunch.

Yours Queerly: A discussion with psychologists is a friendly meet between Parents, Families, Friends and allied of Queer folks who would not otherwise sought help from Psychologists. It's a space where friends and families of queer folks gather and discuss freely with the specialists and remove any inhibitions about LGBTQIA+ (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders, Gender Queer, Intersex, Asexuals and etc), and make the world a better place to live for queer folks.

India holds the dubious distinction of having the highest number of road accident deaths. There is an urgent need for us as a society to be more aware of the issues and involved so that our roads become safer and lives are saved. There will be a open discussion followed by screening of some road safety films.

Darpan Theatre Presents

Visibly Invisible (An evening of three monologues)

1. मैं मुसलमान-
Written By: Shri Hubnath Pandey
Performed By Rajnish Songara

वक़्त सबको एक साथ रखता है, वो हम है जो फ़र्क करते है | पहले दोस्ती और फिर मज़हब हालात और रिश्ते |

2.Asmita-
Written and Performed By: Shailja Chaturvedi

Asmita is a monologue performed by Shailja Chaturvedi. It is a story of a rape victim who loses her her mind and does something which she never expected from herself. An act which not only revolves around a girl who is victimized for a heinous act, they call it “Rape”. But also, questions the whole institution on which the society works. The act shows how the victim faces problems in leading a normal life again and how the society remains indifferent about it. It talks about the repercussions of two types of crimes. One which the man who raped has committed and the other committed by the girl victim. How the whole agenda of the society changes. And how the victim finally loses the battle with the society, herself and her life!!

3. I v/s Me-
Written By: Tilak Bobby
Performed By Ali Ahmed

A 10 years old guy forsaken by parents’ had to face life alone. There is a debate within his soul. This play depicts the course of events that turned him to what his heart really does not want to be.

Je ne suis pas un salud (A Decent Man by Emmanuel Finkiel) | 2015, 1 h 51 min (Above 12+)

After he is violently attacked in the street, Eddie wrongly identifies Ahmed, an ideal suspect whom he'd noticed a few days before the attack. While the legal machine gets underway with Ahmed, Eddie attempts to win back his wife and son through a new job. But Eddie soon becomes aware of the seriousness of his accusation and he'll do anything to establish the truth - even if it means he risks losing everything.

Anupam a visually challenged musician will be enthralling us with performance of Jazz, Blues, Rock & Indian fusion.

On the occasion of 68th Republic Day of India, a panel discussion titled "Constitutional Rights & Continuous Violations" to examine how the Indian State has failed its citizens.

Panelists:

Malini Subramaniam; Journalist. Malini has extensively covered the conflict in Bastar and has highlighted issues like police brutality, humans rights voilations

Padmaja Shaw: Retd Prof of Journalism, Osmania
University

K. Savitri, Advocate and member of the rights advocacy group Telangana Democratic Forum

Screening of Bommalollu - The Puppeteers, a documentary film on the surviving artists of Chekka Bommalata from Warangal district of Telangana State.

Zentangle:Art of meditational tangling.


The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.

Almost anyone can use it to create beautiful images. It increases focus and creativity, provides artistic satisfaction along with an increased sense of personal well being. The Zentangle Method is enjoyed all over this world across a wide range of skills, interests and ages.

We believe that life is an art form and that our Zentangle Method is an elegant metaphor for deliberate artistry in life.

Fee:Rs.300

"Sports Podium" is a Part of "The Sports Carnival" (Sports Conference & Expo). Sports Podium is a Monthly Event in which Experts, Influencers, Sports Personalities, Companies, Players, Coaches, Start Ups, Aspirants and Enthusiasts will attend as Speakers and also audience.

Main aim of the Event is to Promote Sports from India.

Samahaara
presents

Ajay Shukla's "TAJ MAHAL KA TENDER", a hilarious play in Hindi

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

Date: 28th Jan 2017
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyd.

Donation Rs.100/-

The play bravely takes on a situation where Emperor Shah Jahan is living in contemporary India. He decides to build Taj Mahal in the memory of his beloved Mumtaz Mahal. The succeeding chain of events takes the Emperor through all the red-tape and bureaucratic hurdles possible within the political machinery. Would he succeed in building this monument? What happens to his dream project - forms the crux of the play.

On June 12, 1817 the first bicycle was run in the town of Baden by its inventor, Karl Draise. Since then there have been millions of bicycle enthusiasts and in 2017 a very large number of events celebrating the occasion will occur all over the world.

From an ecological perspective the bicycle is one of the most sustainable and affordable mode of transport. Almost any one can afford it. It is cheaper than a smart phone! It is the transport of the future particularly when oil resources are depleting.

We at Ecologise Hysderabad will also like to celebrate the event. We open the year with a film show ‘The Bicycle-A Celebration of the Invention’. It will be followed by different people presenting the scene in Hyderabad and we hope that it will end up with forming a committee to celebrate the event in Hyderabad through out the year.

All bicycle enthusiasts are welcome!

Civil liberties and Human Rights activist,Gautam Navlakha would be sharing updates on the recent developments in Kashmir.

"SERIAL KILLER" a short play by children.

Date: 29th Jan 2017
Time: 6.00pm
Venue: Lamakaan Stage.
Language: English
Duration : 20 minutes

The play is about the addiction of daily serials. The play conveys a strong message through a series of comic incidents.

Entry Free. All are Welcome.

Performance by students of Aradhana Kharade & Suhas Sastry followed by Carnatic Music Concert by Pardhasaradhi N Ch.

N.Ch. Pardhasaradhi, an illustrious carnatic musician for the past 35 years, was born into a
family where Carnatic music thrived for many generations as a lineage. His mother Smt.
Ramanjamma is a famous violist and student of Susarla Dakshinamurthi. His teacher and uncle
‘Sangeetha Sahitya Kalanidhi’ N.Ch. Krishnamacharyulu, a famous musician and literary
composer, belongs the lineage of Saint Tyagaraja and is the 5th generation student descendant of the great saint.

Rohith Vemula - a research scholar at University of Hyderabad committed suicide which the community calls 'Institutional Murder'. So what is his story? What he suffered? Why did he sacrificed his life? Who are responsible for it ? Discover Rohith Vemula in this documentary!

Director: Srikanth Chintala
Editor: sreekar J
Camera: Amit Raj, Sandeep T, Kiran Krishnan
Co-written : PR
Background Score : Suhas Remo

Occasion -
Renowned urdu poet
Shaz tamkanat s birthday .
31 st jan 2017 at 7 pm.
Sham - e. -ghazal .
Singer - varsi brothers and few more singers .

World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Wetlands provide significant economic, social and cultural benefits. They are important for primary products such as grasslands, timber and fish. Wetlands also help reduce the impacts from storm damage and flooding, maintain good water quality in rivers, recharge groundwater, store carbon, help stabilize climatic conditions and control pests.

Wetlands are home to many special plants, birds, fish and frogs. Wetlands provide essential habitat for rare or important species such as the endangered Spoonbill Sandpiper or the Baer’s Pochard. They are an important stopover for many migratory birds and many species rely on the regular flooding cycles of wetlands (such as those on inland floodplains) to reproduce. Some plants and animals live only in particular types of wetlands, for example, in mangroves, saltmarshes or hanging swamps.

We welcome you to join us on this important day for a talk by the Honorable Secretary of Birdwatchers Society of AP Mr. Shafaat Ulla.

Three short films

1. La convention de Genève / The Geneva Convention by Benoît Martin | 2016 | 15 min

2. Le Dernier des Céfrans / The Last Frenchman by Pierre-Emmanuel Urcun | 2015 | 30 min 17 seconds

3. La Bande à Juliette / Juliet's Band by Pierre-Emmanuel Urcun | 2016 | 48 min

Online film festival - 28 films, 10 languages.

MyFrenchFilmFestival is the 1st online French Film Festival, accessible to Web users around the world.

Ten recent French feature films and ten French short films will be broadcasted in the festival competition, and 7 films out of competition.

The films will be presented in their original version subtitled in 10 languages including German, English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian.

3 prizes will be awarded at the close of the festival: an audience award, an international director prize and an International Press prize.

What after 1oth and 12th?
A career counselling workshop is organised by Education Empower Club, Hyderabad for grade 10 and 12 students at Lamakaan on 3rd Feb from 5 pm to 7pm. The workshop will be led by Dr R. B Anand and team. Entry fee Rs200.

Intezaar is a two-part radio play written by Saadat Hasan Manto. This light-hearted play represents the writer in a much different light than he is recognised for.

Intezaar is the story of a boy who is preparing for the visit of his girlfriend and his dialogue with himself in the process and what happens when the girl does not come in the end.

Intezaar ka Doosra Rukh is the girlfriend's story explaining the difficulties she faces in coming to meet with her boyfriend.

This talk is to connect consumers with farmers. As we all know there is price fluctuations very on and off, still we carry on and take those issues as just a news. But to make people understand the gaps and reasons for the price fluctuations and how much farmers get in the cost we are paying and is that amount even near to the investment he has done.

Please help post this for Saturday 4th February 2017 - 3 to 6 PM Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen your thoughts, spill your mind and finally make an appointment with the writer in your head. We conduct free, weekly events that foster writing. Our Meetups aim at helping writers reach their goals in a supportive, collaborative, social setting. Writing doesn't have to be all by oneself. We welcome anyone who writes, regardless of genre, language or age. We have members writing novels, short stories, poetry, screenplays, essays, school reports and more. What we do, basically: One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring forth a theme and writing exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. Once we're done writing, we read out our write-ups (optional). We also exchange feedback and constructively critique each other's works. Entry is free, anyone with an interest in writing can walk in. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation. We have Write Club sessions every Saturday afternoon – 3 PM to 6 PM

Online Violence Against Women: Challenges and Solution is the topic of event. There would be screening of a documentary/ movie followed by panel discussion.
There may be the gathering of around 50-80 people for this event on 4 Feb 2017, 3.30-6pm

K-Circle's monthly Non-Competitive Quiz held at Lamakaan. Everybody is welcome

Public interaction with prospective students, faculty and parents for information regarding symbiosis school for liberal arts, Pune. SSLA hosts public seminars to provide information regarding admission procedure, program structure, curricular and extra-curricular activities, academic requirements and internationalization and career growth. All students of std X,XI and XII are welcome to receive guidance for the liberal arts program at symbiosis, Pune.

Queer carnival an inclusive event which focuses on sensitizing people over LGBTQ community issues.
The event consists of flea market stalls which sell hand-made items, Culturals (Theater, monologues, dance and singing) which is message-centric, and Art exhibition.
If you want to rent a stall or have any queries about stall, please write to queercampushyd@gmail.com or call on 9959518885
Please fill the form in the following link to rent a stall and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSet76uCqTJEsFArAon3Td610eDd06QgEV2QeOC1iUQLG-4rqQ/viewform

If you want to be part of culturals like Theater, monologues, poetry reading, dance and singing, please write to us on queercampushyd@gmail.com
Call for performers - register yourselves here
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfI_Haj4yRrLPNCA22CgeNvOA5diwxlo-FB5snNtt8IH6xpTQ/viewform

If you are an artiste and want to showcase your paintings - write to us on queercampushyd@gmail.com

This is how the Queer Carnival - 2017 is going to be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie86zO2uvQs

Predictability of Politics & Growth In The US.

- A Talk by Dr. Abusaleh Shariff,Chief Scholar at the US-India Policy Institute, Washington D.C, USA & The Maulana Azad Professor & Maulana Azad University, Hyderabad.

Mr. Trump Triumphs; against all odds and against own expectation; a spectacular win indeed! With traces of racial undertones and hordes rural white-supremacists voting in vengeance to eight years of the so called ‘black rule’ of America. Mrs. Clinton is a victim of anti-incumbency -third straight Democratic rule in Washington D.C. The vote has been a close, although Mrs. Clinton has counted more of the poplar votes, the US electoral process has a unique arithmetic specific to each state which gave the coveted the winning total of 270 electoral votes to Mr. Trump. Over all Mr. Trump shifted the electorate to political right and towards the right side of American map. In real political terms this nation is split in the middle the Rural (dominantly Republican) versus the Urban (dominantly Democrat) divide. The urban concentration across the US are characteristically unique due to pluralistic, multi-ethnic and multicultural concentrations in city centers and working spaces.
There are racial undertones of white supremacy; will this fade away or consolidate during Mr. Trumps presidency is yet to be seen.

Queen-size is a choreographic exploration that takes the form of a detailed study of the intimacy between two men. Played out on a charpoy, the duet examines the nuts and bolts – carnal, mechanical and emotional – of a close encounter between two male bodies. In deliberately making this encounter visible, Queen-size poses questions around spectatorship, privacy and dissent

Duration:2.5hrs

HOW ANIMATED ARE YOU?

We are looking for actors who are very expressive and energetic to cast in an upcoming animated short film (15 mins) for lead and supporting roles(further information available on request)

LEAD, female - (22-28yrs)
FRIEND, female - (22-30yrs)
BOSS, male - (50-60yrs)
OFFICE COLLEAGUE, male - (30-35yrs)
OFFICE COLLEAGUE, 2 female - (25-30yrs)
* Age is indicative

[SYNOPSIS]

the SEARCH within... Explores the understanding of how depression critically affects a 22-28yrs old girl, and how she perceives the world around her. The surrounding world itself changes with each passing moment she drops into depression, from the closest of those to the most distant. Leaving one to wonder if she does pull through, or continue at all if she chooses to.

Irréprochable (Faultless Sébastien Marnier ) | 2015 | 1 h 43 min (12 +years)

Since Constance was fired, her financial position has become untenable. When she learns that the real estate agency in her hometown, where she began her career, is recruiting, Constance drops everything in Paris to return to her old turf. She is convinced she'll get the job, but Audrey, a twenty-year-old, is selected instead. From this moment on, Constance is single-mindedly obsessed about annihilating Audrey and getting her old job back.


Online film festival - 28 films, 10 languages. 7th edition - January 13, February 13, 2017. Worldwide.
FREE in a lot of countries.

Grandes lignes de l’intrigue
MyFrenchFilmFestival is the 1st online French Film Festival, accessible to Web users around the world.

Ten recent French feature films and ten French short films will be broadcasted in the festival competition, and 7 films out of competition.

The films will be presented in their original version subtitled in 10 languages including German, English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian.

3 prizes will be awarded at the close of the festival: an audience award, an international director prize and an International Press prize.

New edition...a lot of surprises. Stay tuned !

A fun embroidery workshop for the month love & craft!

What you will learn & create in the workshop :

For all the crafters , we will start off by making a greeting card to go along with our embroidered tote.

This fun workshop will teach you a few embroidery techniques to decorate your personalised love tote! Make this for someone special or keep it all to yourself ! 🙂

Material provided in the Kits are as follows:

Making a embroidered Greeting Card

1.Colored Craft Paper
2.Heart cut outs
3.Glue

Making an embroidered tote

4. Tote bag
5. Embroidery needle
6.Embroidery thread

Fee: 500
Payment options : Paytm , Account transfer or call and register.

casting call for camera man.music director,singers,dubbing artist,directors,artist(male and female) Etc.. For YouTube channel crystal entertainments,joykidsclub (our you tube channels)

In India, defamation laws, especially the criminal defamation laws, have been more abused than used. It is a surprise that these laws, made more than 150 years ago, still exist in a free world. It is even more surprising that a nation burdened with serious issues in justice delivery even entertains such cases when the priority should be to the contrary.

Defamation laws are used to threaten, bully and silence free speech and promote censorship so as to enable the criminal activities of a few. Very few cases have been filed with an intent to pursue truth and come clean. Anyone, with even the most remote connections, can seek out any of the thousands of lower courts in the country to mount an enormous challenge against free media. This possibility is dangerous to our democracy.

About the Speaker:
A Passionate entrepreneur, Mahesh is a qualified CA, CMA and ACS. He started his career as an investment banker with SBI capital markets. He worked at the Outlook group for 17 years and headed it for more than 10 years in the capacity of President & Publisher of India's influential news magazine group. Mahesh believes that demographic dividend India seeks can turn into a nightmare if youth are not shown the right direction to best utilise their capabilities. CAREERS 360 is the result of his deep understanding of student issues, and the information gaps that need to be filled to help students Make informed career choices.

After leaving his employment and becoming an entrepreneur, Mahesh feels unshackled. He expresses himself freely on current day happenings on political, business and education policies of the government. He believes in creating a more tolerant and transparent society where rule of law is applied in equal measure.
criminal defamation laws in the country.

A guide to Indian Men is a play about the struggles of Shwetha who is in search of finding a partner but the Indian men in her life keep letting her down

Pre Exams Handwriting skill workshop for students and teachers by renowned author, graphologist and academician Dr, B. Rout and team. Dr. B Rout is an high experienced graphologist and cursive expert conducted more than 500 workshops in India and abroad for students, executives, HR Managers, industrialists, politicians, teachers and principals. He is an author of three books. His long research based exclusive formula and methodology help the aspirants to understand themselves better and their handwriting.His scientific innovative guidance makes the handwriting change instantly and permanently. He also gives tips about how to write speedily. materials will be provided. Classes from 4th and above can participate. Limited seats (Max 25 only) First cum first serve basis. Registered participants should report on or before 1.30 pm on 11/02/2017 otherwise registration will stand cancelled. Participants can registere over phone calling 9908179810 from 27th Jan 2017 onwards. Fee Rs.200 only

The talk will be on mental health.how mental illness effects everyone..it's causes,prevention and treatment.its all about general talk,statistics of how mental illness is conquering youth...

Please help post this for Saturday 11th February 2017 - 3 to 6 PM Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen your thoughts, spill your mind and finally make an appointment with the writer in your head. We conduct free, weekly events that foster writing. Our Meetups aim at helping writers reach their goals in a supportive, collaborative, social setting. Writing doesn't have to be all by oneself. We welcome anyone who writes, regardless of genre, language or age. We have members writing novels, short stories, poetry, screenplays, essays, school reports and more. What we do, basically: One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring forth a theme and writing exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. Once we're done writing, we read out our write-ups (optional). We also exchange feedback and constructively critique each other's works. Entry is free, anyone with an interest in writing can walk in. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation. We have Write Club sessions every Saturday afternoon – 3 PM to 6 PM

Solo show. One Actor. 8 characters. Original script. Anubhuti is the first production of Ruh Manch. It has been staged 4 times so far, 2 shows in Bangalore, 2 shows in New Delhi.

Pre Exams Handwriting skill workshop for students and teachers by renowned author, graphologist and academician Dr, B. Rout and team. Dr. B Rout is an high experienced graphologist and cursive expert conducted more than 500 workshops in India and abroad for students, executives, HR Managers, industrialists, politicians, teachers and principals. He is an author of three books. His long research based exclusive formula and methodology help the aspirants to understand themselves better and their handwriting.His scientific innovative guidance makes the handwriting change instantly and permanently. He also gives tips about how to write speedily. materials will be provided. Classes from 4th and above can participate. Limited seats (Max 25 only) First cum first serve basis. Registered participants should report on or before 10.30 am on 12/02/2017 otherwise registration will stand cancelled. Participants can register over phone calling 9908179810 from 27th Jan 2017 onwards. Fee Rs.200 only

Are you struggling making a film?
Did you know why your films were rejected in film festivals?
Do you know what do judges in Film festivals look for?
Was budget really a constraint for a good film?
Video or Audio? What went wrong?
Is expensive camera really important?
What was the strength of the script in winning?
Was acting, overacting?
Doubting yourself about Guerrilla filmmaking?

Lot more after deciding to make a film???

This workshop is for you.

Please come to know what mistake we make and what it needs to win in film festivals across the globe.

Know from the film maker who won 102 Awards at National and International film festivals

All the Best!

Audition for a Student Short Film.

Actors wanted are:
Female - Early 20's - Fair - Proficient in English
Female - 6 to 9 years old - Fair - Can say basic words.

A small space would be enough for this event.

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Talking on the phone, I was told that I can book on another day,
I want to book the Terrace on Sunday, the 12th of February from 6:00 to 7:30

UDAAN Performing Arts, Hyderabad Presents A Hindi Monologue

'Shakkar Ke Paanch Dane'

About The Play - Rajkumar has been requested to write a poem for a compilation to be published. If you knew Rajkumar you’d realize the absurdity of the request.
In an hour long monologue, Rajkumar tells us about his unremarkable life in his nondescript village and the five grains of sugar – the five people – who have stood out in this drab life for reasons stranger than fiction. The filmy mother; her poet brother Pundaleek; Raghu, the school hero; old man Radhey; and the anonymous ‘Truckwala dost’ . As Rajkumar talks, the five grains become a single life-game that he has been unknowingly playing for years…and Rajkumar realizes that everyone has a story inside them.

Written by - Manav Kaul
Music / Design & Direction - Saurabh Gharipurikar
Lights by – Krishna Shukl
Performence by - Siddhesh Dharmadhikari

Date - 12 February ( Sunday ) 2017
Time - 07:30pm to 09:00 pm
Venue - Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 01
Donor Pass - 200/-
Duration - 80 minutes.
Online booking on in.bookmyshow.com

For more details contact Saurabh 9290013166 / 9494512141

A brief historical perspective of Kashmir issue, Accession and article 370, 35A in Indian constitution, the UN Resolutions, the current struggle , factors responsible for unprecedented 2016 uprising, the use of brute force to quell it and the State Response to Kashmir Question.

About the Speaker:

Professor Hamida Bano/Nayeem joined the English Department at University of Kashmir in 1985. She has been teaching Novel and Drama (British and Continental). She was awarded Ph D degree in 1993. She is the author of Rhythms of Life: The Early Fiction of Margaret Drabble and Demystifying Ideology: Identity, Gender and Politics in Kashmir. She has also published several research papers in national and international journals and books. Besides she has been on the forefront of human rights activism with particular focus on Women’s rights. She is a founder member of Women Waging Peace, a Harvard University initiative. She guides research on British and Postcolonial fiction. Her academic interests include feminism and critical theories.

This movie talks about the only way of winning a girl's heart is by loving.

Rohit loves Neha. Neha slaps Rohit when he proposes her. Disappointed Rohit discusses about this incident with his friend who instigates him to attack the stubborn girl with Acid.

later what happened, if Rohit attacked the girl with acid .. if Neha accepted Rohit's love is the story.

Written & directed by : Kishore Kumar Inapanuri

Producer & Associate Director :Nagesh Madival

DOP : Daniel Vishwas & Raghavender Reddy

Cast :
Rohit: Kishore Kumar Inapanuri
Neha : Kavitha Chari
Rohit's Friend : Nandu
Guy with the headset : Nagesh Madival
Guy with the camera: Raghavender Reddy

The Adivasi Will Not Dance is a collection of stories, set in the fecund, mineral-rich hinterland and the ever-expanding, squalid towns of Jharkhand, Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar breathes life into a set of characters who are as robustly flesh and blood as the soil from which they spring, where they live, and into which they must sometimes bleed.

It establishes Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar as one of our most important contemporary writers.

Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar is a medical officer with the government of Jharkhand. His stories
and articles have been published in Indian Literature, The Statesman, The Asian Age, Good
Housekeeping, Northeast Review, The Four Quarters Magazine, Earthen Lamp Journal, Alchemy: The Tranquebar Book of Erotic Stories II and The Times of India

A discussion on the new book of Prayas, "Many sparks, but little light: The Rhetoric and Practice of Electricity Sector Reforms in India". This book, reviews and critiques two and half decades of electricity sector reforms. It covers generation, distribution and related fuel sectors.

After a brief introduction of the book, there will be a discussion on the topic, with contribution by sector analysts.


Speakers -

Dr. Rammanohar Reddy (Reader's Editor Scroll) has given review comments for the book and will introduce the book.


Sreekumar N Prayas Energy Group, Pune): One of the authors of the book, an electrical engineer by training and a senior researcher in power sector. Prayas works towards making energy a catalyst for sustainable development

M Thimma Reddy (People's Monitoring Group on Electricity Reforms, Hyderabad)

M Venugopala Rao (Centre for Power Studies, Hyderabad)

Kian is a non profit persian theatre & music & film organization, founded by Mohammad Khezeli (Nooran) in 2003. In its 12 years history Kian has produced 15 original theatre productions, established a theatre laboratory and did several music performances on an international level (Iran, Dubai, Turkey, India).
The program includes Nooran’s own compositions, with Rumi's poems In Persian, English and Turkish languages, famous ethnic songs and a Sama dance!
Group members:
Mohammad Khezeli (Nooran): vocal/guitar – Master of theatre/art; he is pursuing his PhD at Ege University in Izmir (Turkey)
Ofogh Iraji: Kemanche player - Master of theatre/art from Arak University
Saman Hossieni: Daf player - student at Ege University; department of Music.
Sanaz Taj: Choreographer, dancer and singer - Master of Performance Art from HCU
Entry: Rs 100 - HWMF members free

Recent strike by driver-cum-owners of Uber and Ola taxi hailing app companies throws up many questions. Who are the investors of these startup companies which don’t own even a single car? Why are the foreign private equity (PE) investors pumping millions of dollars in India in these two start-ups while they are yet to make profits? Why are these two taxi companies presently making losses? What is the game-plan of these apps?

It is Indians who hire the taxis and Indians’ money is paid for the ride; it is Indians who own and drive the taxis and bear the expenses related to repairs and maintenance; it is Indian cities that are bearing the pollution and traffic jams caused by the taxis of these companies; But these foreign-funded companies are becoming monopolies at the expense of Indian peoples' interests.

Both state and central governments are paving red carpet to them. Democratic values like sovereignty and equality are at stake. The speaker will explain how democracy is taken for a ride by these companies.

About the speaker:
P. Maharshi is a researcher in Economy and is an author. In the past he worked as a consultant in the USA and Europe.

Please help post this for Saturday 18th February 2017 - 3 to 6 PM Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen your thoughts, spill your mind and finally make an appointment with the writer in your head. We conduct free, weekly events that foster writing. Our Meetups aim at helping writers reach their goals in a supportive, collaborative, social setting. Writing doesn't have to be all by oneself. We welcome anyone who writes, regardless of genre, language or age. We have members writing novels, short stories, poetry, screenplays, essays, school reports and more. What we do, basically: One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring forth a theme and writing exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. Once we're done writing, we read out our write-ups (optional). We also exchange feedback and constructively critique each other's works. Entry is free, anyone with an interest in writing can walk in. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation. We have Write Club sessions every Saturday afternoon – 3 PM to 6 PM

Water conservation played a key role in ancient India. The beautiful monuments scattered though out the country is a testament to the knowledge and wisdom of our ancestors in regards to this precious resource.

VICTORIA LAUTMAN has published a book on stepwells in rajasthan and gujarat, gathered from her travels to India for about a decade.

I have invited her to share her insight on this issue since it is of utmost importance given the role water plays in our lives and how important water conservation has become to us.

Samahaara
presents

Ajay Shukla's "TAJ MAHAL KA TENDER", a hilarious Hindi play

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

Date: 18th Feb 2017
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hils, Hyd..

The play bravely takes on a situation where Emperor Shah Jahan is living in contemporary India. He decides to build the Taj Mahal in the memory of his beloved Mumtaz Mahal. The succeeding chain of events takes the Emperor through all the red-tape and bureaucratic hurdles possible within the political machinery. Would he succeed in building this monument? What happens to his dream project - forms the crux of the play.

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

Feminist Street Theatre – Histories and Stories
A Presentation on Feminist Street Theatre during the 1970s & 80s in Delhi by Deepti Priya Mehrotra
Friday, January 20, 2017 | 05:30 PM

The late 1970s and 80s was a particularly fertile time for street plays, within the context of a vibrant women’s movement. Deeply political plays were created by ordinary women, from colleges, bastis and women’s groups, in Delhi, and performed hundreds of times. Actor-activist memories provide occasions to explore theatre as activism, as education and art. Revisiting vintage drama scripts feels meaningful, for the history they embody and the power they still exude.

Deepti is an independent scholar and a Fellow at Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, researching towards a book on a spectrum of social movements in India of the ’70s and ’80s. Her publications include, Gulab Bai the Queen of Nautanki Theatre, Burning Bright: Irom Sharmila and the Struggle for Peace in Manipur and Home Truths: Stories of Single Mothers.

Sampurna Trust received a grant, with Deepti Priya Mehrotra as the Principal Investigator, under the Arts Research programme of India Foundation for the Arts, with part support from South Asia Women’s Fund.

Felicity, IIIT Hyderabad's annual techno-cultural fest is back on the 27th to the 29th of January.
This edition we have added a Battle of Bands competition and this is the precursor to that event. This event is a precursor for Battle of Bands.

Band Name : Nishabdh
Band Members : Arya Mihir Singh, Vivek Kaushal, Kshitij Gupta, Sourabh Rajguru, Shovan Swain, Anshul Gupta
Genre : Aleternative Acoustic Music
"We Grew Up" - Felicity Theme Song

This is an anual event conducted every year in the month of January. It's a great get together for all hams in and around Hyderabad.

Please post this for Saturday 21st January 2017 - 3 to 6 PM Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen your thoughts, spill your mind and finally make an appointment with the writer in your head. We conduct free, weekly events that foster writing. Our Meetups aim at helping writers reach their goals in a supportive, collaborative, social setting. Writing doesn't have to be all by oneself. We welcome anyone who writes, regardless of genre, language or age. We have members writing novels, short stories, poetry, screenplays, essays, school reports and more. What we do, basically: One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring forth a theme and writing exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. Once we're done writing, we read out our write-ups (optional). We also exchange feedback and constructively critique each other's works. Entry is free, anyone with an interest in writing can walk in. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation. We have Write Club sessions every Saturday afternoon – 3 PM to 6 PM

Personal Life, Familial Life, Academic Life, Professional Life, Occupational Life and Social Life are the various aspects of life a given individual has to deal with at various points of time in his/her life. It is but natural that while dealing with these aspects of one's life, one gets into a lot of dilemmas, most of which are demonstrably self-created.

"How to Resolve Dilemmas" is a Workshop during which the attendees are invited to present various dilemmas and the Conductor of the Workshop shall analyse various aspects of those dilemmas with the objective of arriving at a specific method that can help one in the process of resolving each one of those said dilemmas.

The Workshop is highly interactive. It is meant for people of all age groups and walks of life and IT IS FREE.

BABA FARID MIR PROJECT

About the Mirs

The Mirs are a music community based in the Pugal region of Rajasthan. Hereditary singers
of the Sufiyana Kalam, the Mirs have been known for their passionate and intimate renderings
of the compositions of the Sufi mystics such as Baba Sheikh Farid, Sain Bulleh Shah, Hazrat
Shah Hussain, Hazrat Sultan Bahu, Ali Haider and Khwaja Ghulam Farid. They have been
musicians of the common people, serving as mediums of devotion and harbingers of peace,
hope and love through the ecstatic performances of the bhajans and vanis of Meera, Kabir,
Gorakhnath, Baba Ramdev and Achalram, which form part of the wider repertoire of the
Mirs. Their songs are mostly in Siraiki, a dialect of West Punjab which has strong affinity with Sindhi and Punjabi. In addition to their singing, the Mirs are deft players of the been (a
kind of bagpipe) and algoza (a double barrel wind instrument). Most of these compositions
stress on love as the basis of the relationship with God, nature and other living things.

The Sufi traditions of the Mirs have primarily been traditions of dissent and have flowered on the margins of mainstream life.

Performers:

Nazru Khan, Abdul Jabbar, Antar Khan, Manji Khan, Bassu Khan, Mode Khan and Sattar Khan.

About the Baba Farid Mir project:

The Baba Farid Mir project brings together the families of Mir musicians and their patrons scattered across the Bikaner region, in an attempt to reinvigorate their musical tradition. From October 2015 to December 2016, a core team of senior as well as young artists along with patrons undertook a yatra across the far flung Mir strongholds in the Bikaner region towards facilitating musical interchanges,community interactions and mapping of musical opportunities within cultural festivals and events.

This performance is part of the Baba Farid Mir project supported under the Arts Practice programme of India Foundation for the Arts, funded by Infosys Foundation.

Do It Yourself (DIY) - The Magical products
A workshop on handmade products to know how one can make the best from anything.

DIY segments:
Cushions; Creative Shewing; Journals; Greetings; Paper bags; Gift items; Plant hoarders; Lampshades
Pen stands; Apparels; Furnitures; Interior; Jewellery; Kitchen & Handicrafts

Why: Upcoming artists or the beginners who want to learn how to make the best from anything
-Homemakers who want to utilize their free time to bring out their creativity
-Who wants to become a full-time professional!
-Who wants to showcase their artistic skills!
-Who wants to turn passion into career!
-Who wants to build useful connections!
-Who wants to get a chance to work with ThinkMagical too!

Agenda: Briefing on TM; Members Introduction; Presentations; Q&As; Tea/Snacks

Fee: INR 50 per person [for Tea & Snacks and TM's Social Responsibility events]

Those who wants to showcase your product/talent, please bring material/products. For further details, you can contact 8179992806 / thinkmagicalindia@gmail.com

Web: www.thinkmagical.in
FB: www.fb.com/thinkmagicalindia

In Memory of Janab Wahabuddin Siddique, a very active champion of water bodies particularly Firangi Nala and Yerra Kunta, we gather for Remembrance and Lunch.

Yours Queerly: A discussion with psychologists is a friendly meet between Parents, Families, Friends and allied of Queer folks who would not otherwise sought help from Psychologists. It's a space where friends and families of queer folks gather and discuss freely with the specialists and remove any inhibitions about LGBTQIA+ (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders, Gender Queer, Intersex, Asexuals and etc), and make the world a better place to live for queer folks.

India holds the dubious distinction of having the highest number of road accident deaths. There is an urgent need for us as a society to be more aware of the issues and involved so that our roads become safer and lives are saved. There will be a open discussion followed by screening of some road safety films.

Darpan Theatre Presents

Visibly Invisible (An evening of three monologues)

1. मैं मुसलमान-
Written By: Shri Hubnath Pandey
Performed By Rajnish Songara

वक़्त सबको एक साथ रखता है, वो हम है जो फ़र्क करते है | पहले दोस्ती और फिर मज़हब हालात और रिश्ते |

2.Asmita-
Written and Performed By: Shailja Chaturvedi

Asmita is a monologue performed by Shailja Chaturvedi. It is a story of a rape victim who loses her her mind and does something which she never expected from herself. An act which not only revolves around a girl who is victimized for a heinous act, they call it “Rape”. But also, questions the whole institution on which the society works. The act shows how the victim faces problems in leading a normal life again and how the society remains indifferent about it. It talks about the repercussions of two types of crimes. One which the man who raped has committed and the other committed by the girl victim. How the whole agenda of the society changes. And how the victim finally loses the battle with the society, herself and her life!!

3. I v/s Me-
Written By: Tilak Bobby
Performed By Ali Ahmed

A 10 years old guy forsaken by parents’ had to face life alone. There is a debate within his soul. This play depicts the course of events that turned him to what his heart really does not want to be.

Je ne suis pas un salud (A Decent Man by Emmanuel Finkiel) | 2015, 1 h 51 min (Above 12+)

After he is violently attacked in the street, Eddie wrongly identifies Ahmed, an ideal suspect whom he'd noticed a few days before the attack. While the legal machine gets underway with Ahmed, Eddie attempts to win back his wife and son through a new job. But Eddie soon becomes aware of the seriousness of his accusation and he'll do anything to establish the truth - even if it means he risks losing everything.

Anupam a visually challenged musician will be enthralling us with performance of Jazz, Blues, Rock & Indian fusion.

On the occasion of 68th Republic Day of India, a panel discussion titled "Constitutional Rights & Continuous Violations" to examine how the Indian State has failed its citizens.

Panelists:

Malini Subramaniam; Journalist. Malini has extensively covered the conflict in Bastar and has highlighted issues like police brutality, humans rights voilations

Padmaja Shaw: Retd Prof of Journalism, Osmania
University

K. Savitri, Advocate and member of the rights advocacy group Telangana Democratic Forum

Screening of Bommalollu - The Puppeteers, a documentary film on the surviving artists of Chekka Bommalata from Warangal district of Telangana State.

Zentangle:Art of meditational tangling.


The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.

Almost anyone can use it to create beautiful images. It increases focus and creativity, provides artistic satisfaction along with an increased sense of personal well being. The Zentangle Method is enjoyed all over this world across a wide range of skills, interests and ages.

We believe that life is an art form and that our Zentangle Method is an elegant metaphor for deliberate artistry in life.

Fee:Rs.300

"Sports Podium" is a Part of "The Sports Carnival" (Sports Conference & Expo). Sports Podium is a Monthly Event in which Experts, Influencers, Sports Personalities, Companies, Players, Coaches, Start Ups, Aspirants and Enthusiasts will attend as Speakers and also audience.

Main aim of the Event is to Promote Sports from India.

Samahaara
presents

Ajay Shukla's "TAJ MAHAL KA TENDER", a hilarious play in Hindi

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

Date: 28th Jan 2017
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyd.

Donation Rs.100/-

The play bravely takes on a situation where Emperor Shah Jahan is living in contemporary India. He decides to build Taj Mahal in the memory of his beloved Mumtaz Mahal. The succeeding chain of events takes the Emperor through all the red-tape and bureaucratic hurdles possible within the political machinery. Would he succeed in building this monument? What happens to his dream project - forms the crux of the play.

On June 12, 1817 the first bicycle was run in the town of Baden by its inventor, Karl Draise. Since then there have been millions of bicycle enthusiasts and in 2017 a very large number of events celebrating the occasion will occur all over the world.

From an ecological perspective the bicycle is one of the most sustainable and affordable mode of transport. Almost any one can afford it. It is cheaper than a smart phone! It is the transport of the future particularly when oil resources are depleting.

We at Ecologise Hysderabad will also like to celebrate the event. We open the year with a film show ‘The Bicycle-A Celebration of the Invention’. It will be followed by different people presenting the scene in Hyderabad and we hope that it will end up with forming a committee to celebrate the event in Hyderabad through out the year.

All bicycle enthusiasts are welcome!

Civil liberties and Human Rights activist,Gautam Navlakha would be sharing updates on the recent developments in Kashmir.

"SERIAL KILLER" a short play by children.

Date: 29th Jan 2017
Time: 6.00pm
Venue: Lamakaan Stage.
Language: English
Duration : 20 minutes

The play is about the addiction of daily serials. The play conveys a strong message through a series of comic incidents.

Entry Free. All are Welcome.

Performance by students of Aradhana Kharade & Suhas Sastry followed by Carnatic Music Concert by Pardhasaradhi N Ch.

N.Ch. Pardhasaradhi, an illustrious carnatic musician for the past 35 years, was born into a
family where Carnatic music thrived for many generations as a lineage. His mother Smt.
Ramanjamma is a famous violist and student of Susarla Dakshinamurthi. His teacher and uncle
‘Sangeetha Sahitya Kalanidhi’ N.Ch. Krishnamacharyulu, a famous musician and literary
composer, belongs the lineage of Saint Tyagaraja and is the 5th generation student descendant of the great saint.

Rohith Vemula - a research scholar at University of Hyderabad committed suicide which the community calls 'Institutional Murder'. So what is his story? What he suffered? Why did he sacrificed his life? Who are responsible for it ? Discover Rohith Vemula in this documentary!

Director: Srikanth Chintala
Editor: sreekar J
Camera: Amit Raj, Sandeep T, Kiran Krishnan
Co-written : PR
Background Score : Suhas Remo

Occasion -
Renowned urdu poet
Shaz tamkanat s birthday .
31 st jan 2017 at 7 pm.
Sham - e. -ghazal .
Singer - varsi brothers and few more singers .

World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Wetlands provide significant economic, social and cultural benefits. They are important for primary products such as grasslands, timber and fish. Wetlands also help reduce the impacts from storm damage and flooding, maintain good water quality in rivers, recharge groundwater, store carbon, help stabilize climatic conditions and control pests.

Wetlands are home to many special plants, birds, fish and frogs. Wetlands provide essential habitat for rare or important species such as the endangered Spoonbill Sandpiper or the Baer’s Pochard. They are an important stopover for many migratory birds and many species rely on the regular flooding cycles of wetlands (such as those on inland floodplains) to reproduce. Some plants and animals live only in particular types of wetlands, for example, in mangroves, saltmarshes or hanging swamps.

We welcome you to join us on this important day for a talk by the Honorable Secretary of Birdwatchers Society of AP Mr. Shafaat Ulla.

Three short films

1. La convention de Genève / The Geneva Convention by Benoît Martin | 2016 | 15 min

2. Le Dernier des Céfrans / The Last Frenchman by Pierre-Emmanuel Urcun | 2015 | 30 min 17 seconds

3. La Bande à Juliette / Juliet's Band by Pierre-Emmanuel Urcun | 2016 | 48 min

Online film festival - 28 films, 10 languages.

MyFrenchFilmFestival is the 1st online French Film Festival, accessible to Web users around the world.

Ten recent French feature films and ten French short films will be broadcasted in the festival competition, and 7 films out of competition.

The films will be presented in their original version subtitled in 10 languages including German, English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian.

3 prizes will be awarded at the close of the festival: an audience award, an international director prize and an International Press prize.

What after 1oth and 12th?
A career counselling workshop is organised by Education Empower Club, Hyderabad for grade 10 and 12 students at Lamakaan on 3rd Feb from 5 pm to 7pm. The workshop will be led by Dr R. B Anand and team. Entry fee Rs200.

Intezaar is a two-part radio play written by Saadat Hasan Manto. This light-hearted play represents the writer in a much different light than he is recognised for.

Intezaar is the story of a boy who is preparing for the visit of his girlfriend and his dialogue with himself in the process and what happens when the girl does not come in the end.

Intezaar ka Doosra Rukh is the girlfriend's story explaining the difficulties she faces in coming to meet with her boyfriend.

This talk is to connect consumers with farmers. As we all know there is price fluctuations very on and off, still we carry on and take those issues as just a news. But to make people understand the gaps and reasons for the price fluctuations and how much farmers get in the cost we are paying and is that amount even near to the investment he has done.

Please help post this for Saturday 4th February 2017 - 3 to 6 PM Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen your thoughts, spill your mind and finally make an appointment with the writer in your head. We conduct free, weekly events that foster writing. Our Meetups aim at helping writers reach their goals in a supportive, collaborative, social setting. Writing doesn't have to be all by oneself. We welcome anyone who writes, regardless of genre, language or age. We have members writing novels, short stories, poetry, screenplays, essays, school reports and more. What we do, basically: One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring forth a theme and writing exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. Once we're done writing, we read out our write-ups (optional). We also exchange feedback and constructively critique each other's works. Entry is free, anyone with an interest in writing can walk in. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation. We have Write Club sessions every Saturday afternoon – 3 PM to 6 PM

Online Violence Against Women: Challenges and Solution is the topic of event. There would be screening of a documentary/ movie followed by panel discussion.
There may be the gathering of around 50-80 people for this event on 4 Feb 2017, 3.30-6pm

K-Circle's monthly Non-Competitive Quiz held at Lamakaan. Everybody is welcome

Public interaction with prospective students, faculty and parents for information regarding symbiosis school for liberal arts, Pune. SSLA hosts public seminars to provide information regarding admission procedure, program structure, curricular and extra-curricular activities, academic requirements and internationalization and career growth. All students of std X,XI and XII are welcome to receive guidance for the liberal arts program at symbiosis, Pune.

Queer carnival an inclusive event which focuses on sensitizing people over LGBTQ community issues.
The event consists of flea market stalls which sell hand-made items, Culturals (Theater, monologues, dance and singing) which is message-centric, and Art exhibition.
If you want to rent a stall or have any queries about stall, please write to queercampushyd@gmail.com or call on 9959518885
Please fill the form in the following link to rent a stall and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSet76uCqTJEsFArAon3Td610eDd06QgEV2QeOC1iUQLG-4rqQ/viewform

If you want to be part of culturals like Theater, monologues, poetry reading, dance and singing, please write to us on queercampushyd@gmail.com
Call for performers - register yourselves here
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfI_Haj4yRrLPNCA22CgeNvOA5diwxlo-FB5snNtt8IH6xpTQ/viewform

If you are an artiste and want to showcase your paintings - write to us on queercampushyd@gmail.com

This is how the Queer Carnival - 2017 is going to be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie86zO2uvQs

Predictability of Politics & Growth In The US.

- A Talk by Dr. Abusaleh Shariff,Chief Scholar at the US-India Policy Institute, Washington D.C, USA & The Maulana Azad Professor & Maulana Azad University, Hyderabad.

Mr. Trump Triumphs; against all odds and against own expectation; a spectacular win indeed! With traces of racial undertones and hordes rural white-supremacists voting in vengeance to eight years of the so called ‘black rule’ of America. Mrs. Clinton is a victim of anti-incumbency -third straight Democratic rule in Washington D.C. The vote has been a close, although Mrs. Clinton has counted more of the poplar votes, the US electoral process has a unique arithmetic specific to each state which gave the coveted the winning total of 270 electoral votes to Mr. Trump. Over all Mr. Trump shifted the electorate to political right and towards the right side of American map. In real political terms this nation is split in the middle the Rural (dominantly Republican) versus the Urban (dominantly Democrat) divide. The urban concentration across the US are characteristically unique due to pluralistic, multi-ethnic and multicultural concentrations in city centers and working spaces.
There are racial undertones of white supremacy; will this fade away or consolidate during Mr. Trumps presidency is yet to be seen.

Queen-size is a choreographic exploration that takes the form of a detailed study of the intimacy between two men. Played out on a charpoy, the duet examines the nuts and bolts – carnal, mechanical and emotional – of a close encounter between two male bodies. In deliberately making this encounter visible, Queen-size poses questions around spectatorship, privacy and dissent

Duration:2.5hrs

HOW ANIMATED ARE YOU?

We are looking for actors who are very expressive and energetic to cast in an upcoming animated short film (15 mins) for lead and supporting roles(further information available on request)

LEAD, female - (22-28yrs)
FRIEND, female - (22-30yrs)
BOSS, male - (50-60yrs)
OFFICE COLLEAGUE, male - (30-35yrs)
OFFICE COLLEAGUE, 2 female - (25-30yrs)
* Age is indicative

[SYNOPSIS]

the SEARCH within... Explores the understanding of how depression critically affects a 22-28yrs old girl, and how she perceives the world around her. The surrounding world itself changes with each passing moment she drops into depression, from the closest of those to the most distant. Leaving one to wonder if she does pull through, or continue at all if she chooses to.

Irréprochable (Faultless Sébastien Marnier ) | 2015 | 1 h 43 min (12 +years)

Since Constance was fired, her financial position has become untenable. When she learns that the real estate agency in her hometown, where she began her career, is recruiting, Constance drops everything in Paris to return to her old turf. She is convinced she'll get the job, but Audrey, a twenty-year-old, is selected instead. From this moment on, Constance is single-mindedly obsessed about annihilating Audrey and getting her old job back.


Online film festival - 28 films, 10 languages. 7th edition - January 13, February 13, 2017. Worldwide.
FREE in a lot of countries.

Grandes lignes de l’intrigue
MyFrenchFilmFestival is the 1st online French Film Festival, accessible to Web users around the world.

Ten recent French feature films and ten French short films will be broadcasted in the festival competition, and 7 films out of competition.

The films will be presented in their original version subtitled in 10 languages including German, English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian.

3 prizes will be awarded at the close of the festival: an audience award, an international director prize and an International Press prize.

New edition...a lot of surprises. Stay tuned !

A fun embroidery workshop for the month love & craft!

What you will learn & create in the workshop :

For all the crafters , we will start off by making a greeting card to go along with our embroidered tote.

This fun workshop will teach you a few embroidery techniques to decorate your personalised love tote! Make this for someone special or keep it all to yourself ! 🙂

Material provided in the Kits are as follows:

Making a embroidered Greeting Card

1.Colored Craft Paper
2.Heart cut outs
3.Glue

Making an embroidered tote

4. Tote bag
5. Embroidery needle
6.Embroidery thread

Fee: 500
Payment options : Paytm , Account transfer or call and register.

casting call for camera man.music director,singers,dubbing artist,directors,artist(male and female) Etc.. For YouTube channel crystal entertainments,joykidsclub (our you tube channels)

In India, defamation laws, especially the criminal defamation laws, have been more abused than used. It is a surprise that these laws, made more than 150 years ago, still exist in a free world. It is even more surprising that a nation burdened with serious issues in justice delivery even entertains such cases when the priority should be to the contrary.

Defamation laws are used to threaten, bully and silence free speech and promote censorship so as to enable the criminal activities of a few. Very few cases have been filed with an intent to pursue truth and come clean. Anyone, with even the most remote connections, can seek out any of the thousands of lower courts in the country to mount an enormous challenge against free media. This possibility is dangerous to our democracy.

About the Speaker:
A Passionate entrepreneur, Mahesh is a qualified CA, CMA and ACS. He started his career as an investment banker with SBI capital markets. He worked at the Outlook group for 17 years and headed it for more than 10 years in the capacity of President & Publisher of India's influential news magazine group. Mahesh believes that demographic dividend India seeks can turn into a nightmare if youth are not shown the right direction to best utilise their capabilities. CAREERS 360 is the result of his deep understanding of student issues, and the information gaps that need to be filled to help students Make informed career choices.

After leaving his employment and becoming an entrepreneur, Mahesh feels unshackled. He expresses himself freely on current day happenings on political, business and education policies of the government. He believes in creating a more tolerant and transparent society where rule of law is applied in equal measure.
criminal defamation laws in the country.

A guide to Indian Men is a play about the struggles of Shwetha who is in search of finding a partner but the Indian men in her life keep letting her down

Pre Exams Handwriting skill workshop for students and teachers by renowned author, graphologist and academician Dr, B. Rout and team. Dr. B Rout is an high experienced graphologist and cursive expert conducted more than 500 workshops in India and abroad for students, executives, HR Managers, industrialists, politicians, teachers and principals. He is an author of three books. His long research based exclusive formula and methodology help the aspirants to understand themselves better and their handwriting.His scientific innovative guidance makes the handwriting change instantly and permanently. He also gives tips about how to write speedily. materials will be provided. Classes from 4th and above can participate. Limited seats (Max 25 only) First cum first serve basis. Registered participants should report on or before 1.30 pm on 11/02/2017 otherwise registration will stand cancelled. Participants can registere over phone calling 9908179810 from 27th Jan 2017 onwards. Fee Rs.200 only

The talk will be on mental health.how mental illness effects everyone..it's causes,prevention and treatment.its all about general talk,statistics of how mental illness is conquering youth...

Please help post this for Saturday 11th February 2017 - 3 to 6 PM Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen your thoughts, spill your mind and finally make an appointment with the writer in your head. We conduct free, weekly events that foster writing. Our Meetups aim at helping writers reach their goals in a supportive, collaborative, social setting. Writing doesn't have to be all by oneself. We welcome anyone who writes, regardless of genre, language or age. We have members writing novels, short stories, poetry, screenplays, essays, school reports and more. What we do, basically: One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring forth a theme and writing exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. Once we're done writing, we read out our write-ups (optional). We also exchange feedback and constructively critique each other's works. Entry is free, anyone with an interest in writing can walk in. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation. We have Write Club sessions every Saturday afternoon – 3 PM to 6 PM

Solo show. One Actor. 8 characters. Original script. Anubhuti is the first production of Ruh Manch. It has been staged 4 times so far, 2 shows in Bangalore, 2 shows in New Delhi.

Pre Exams Handwriting skill workshop for students and teachers by renowned author, graphologist and academician Dr, B. Rout and team. Dr. B Rout is an high experienced graphologist and cursive expert conducted more than 500 workshops in India and abroad for students, executives, HR Managers, industrialists, politicians, teachers and principals. He is an author of three books. His long research based exclusive formula and methodology help the aspirants to understand themselves better and their handwriting.His scientific innovative guidance makes the handwriting change instantly and permanently. He also gives tips about how to write speedily. materials will be provided. Classes from 4th and above can participate. Limited seats (Max 25 only) First cum first serve basis. Registered participants should report on or before 10.30 am on 12/02/2017 otherwise registration will stand cancelled. Participants can register over phone calling 9908179810 from 27th Jan 2017 onwards. Fee Rs.200 only

Are you struggling making a film?
Did you know why your films were rejected in film festivals?
Do you know what do judges in Film festivals look for?
Was budget really a constraint for a good film?
Video or Audio? What went wrong?
Is expensive camera really important?
What was the strength of the script in winning?
Was acting, overacting?
Doubting yourself about Guerrilla filmmaking?

Lot more after deciding to make a film???

This workshop is for you.

Please come to know what mistake we make and what it needs to win in film festivals across the globe.

Know from the film maker who won 102 Awards at National and International film festivals

All the Best!

Audition for a Student Short Film.

Actors wanted are:
Female - Early 20's - Fair - Proficient in English
Female - 6 to 9 years old - Fair - Can say basic words.

A small space would be enough for this event.

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Talking on the phone, I was told that I can book on another day,
I want to book the Terrace on Sunday, the 12th of February from 6:00 to 7:30

UDAAN Performing Arts, Hyderabad Presents A Hindi Monologue

'Shakkar Ke Paanch Dane'

About The Play - Rajkumar has been requested to write a poem for a compilation to be published. If you knew Rajkumar you’d realize the absurdity of the request.
In an hour long monologue, Rajkumar tells us about his unremarkable life in his nondescript village and the five grains of sugar – the five people – who have stood out in this drab life for reasons stranger than fiction. The filmy mother; her poet brother Pundaleek; Raghu, the school hero; old man Radhey; and the anonymous ‘Truckwala dost’ . As Rajkumar talks, the five grains become a single life-game that he has been unknowingly playing for years…and Rajkumar realizes that everyone has a story inside them.

Written by - Manav Kaul
Music / Design & Direction - Saurabh Gharipurikar
Lights by – Krishna Shukl
Performence by - Siddhesh Dharmadhikari

Date - 12 February ( Sunday ) 2017
Time - 07:30pm to 09:00 pm
Venue - Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 01
Donor Pass - 200/-
Duration - 80 minutes.
Online booking on in.bookmyshow.com

For more details contact Saurabh 9290013166 / 9494512141

A brief historical perspective of Kashmir issue, Accession and article 370, 35A in Indian constitution, the UN Resolutions, the current struggle , factors responsible for unprecedented 2016 uprising, the use of brute force to quell it and the State Response to Kashmir Question.

About the Speaker:

Professor Hamida Bano/Nayeem joined the English Department at University of Kashmir in 1985. She has been teaching Novel and Drama (British and Continental). She was awarded Ph D degree in 1993. She is the author of Rhythms of Life: The Early Fiction of Margaret Drabble and Demystifying Ideology: Identity, Gender and Politics in Kashmir. She has also published several research papers in national and international journals and books. Besides she has been on the forefront of human rights activism with particular focus on Women’s rights. She is a founder member of Women Waging Peace, a Harvard University initiative. She guides research on British and Postcolonial fiction. Her academic interests include feminism and critical theories.

This movie talks about the only way of winning a girl's heart is by loving.

Rohit loves Neha. Neha slaps Rohit when he proposes her. Disappointed Rohit discusses about this incident with his friend who instigates him to attack the stubborn girl with Acid.

later what happened, if Rohit attacked the girl with acid .. if Neha accepted Rohit's love is the story.

Written & directed by : Kishore Kumar Inapanuri

Producer & Associate Director :Nagesh Madival

DOP : Daniel Vishwas & Raghavender Reddy

Cast :
Rohit: Kishore Kumar Inapanuri
Neha : Kavitha Chari
Rohit's Friend : Nandu
Guy with the headset : Nagesh Madival
Guy with the camera: Raghavender Reddy

The Adivasi Will Not Dance is a collection of stories, set in the fecund, mineral-rich hinterland and the ever-expanding, squalid towns of Jharkhand, Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar breathes life into a set of characters who are as robustly flesh and blood as the soil from which they spring, where they live, and into which they must sometimes bleed.

It establishes Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar as one of our most important contemporary writers.

Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar is a medical officer with the government of Jharkhand. His stories
and articles have been published in Indian Literature, The Statesman, The Asian Age, Good
Housekeeping, Northeast Review, The Four Quarters Magazine, Earthen Lamp Journal, Alchemy: The Tranquebar Book of Erotic Stories II and The Times of India

A discussion on the new book of Prayas, "Many sparks, but little light: The Rhetoric and Practice of Electricity Sector Reforms in India". This book, reviews and critiques two and half decades of electricity sector reforms. It covers generation, distribution and related fuel sectors.

After a brief introduction of the book, there will be a discussion on the topic, with contribution by sector analysts.


Speakers -

Dr. Rammanohar Reddy (Reader's Editor Scroll) has given review comments for the book and will introduce the book.


Sreekumar N Prayas Energy Group, Pune): One of the authors of the book, an electrical engineer by training and a senior researcher in power sector. Prayas works towards making energy a catalyst for sustainable development

M Thimma Reddy (People's Monitoring Group on Electricity Reforms, Hyderabad)

M Venugopala Rao (Centre for Power Studies, Hyderabad)

Kian is a non profit persian theatre & music & film organization, founded by Mohammad Khezeli (Nooran) in 2003. In its 12 years history Kian has produced 15 original theatre productions, established a theatre laboratory and did several music performances on an international level (Iran, Dubai, Turkey, India).
The program includes Nooran’s own compositions, with Rumi's poems In Persian, English and Turkish languages, famous ethnic songs and a Sama dance!
Group members:
Mohammad Khezeli (Nooran): vocal/guitar – Master of theatre/art; he is pursuing his PhD at Ege University in Izmir (Turkey)
Ofogh Iraji: Kemanche player - Master of theatre/art from Arak University
Saman Hossieni: Daf player - student at Ege University; department of Music.
Sanaz Taj: Choreographer, dancer and singer - Master of Performance Art from HCU
Entry: Rs 100 - HWMF members free

Recent strike by driver-cum-owners of Uber and Ola taxi hailing app companies throws up many questions. Who are the investors of these startup companies which don’t own even a single car? Why are the foreign private equity (PE) investors pumping millions of dollars in India in these two start-ups while they are yet to make profits? Why are these two taxi companies presently making losses? What is the game-plan of these apps?

It is Indians who hire the taxis and Indians’ money is paid for the ride; it is Indians who own and drive the taxis and bear the expenses related to repairs and maintenance; it is Indian cities that are bearing the pollution and traffic jams caused by the taxis of these companies; But these foreign-funded companies are becoming monopolies at the expense of Indian peoples' interests.

Both state and central governments are paving red carpet to them. Democratic values like sovereignty and equality are at stake. The speaker will explain how democracy is taken for a ride by these companies.

About the speaker:
P. Maharshi is a researcher in Economy and is an author. In the past he worked as a consultant in the USA and Europe.

Please help post this for Saturday 18th February 2017 - 3 to 6 PM Write Club Hyderabad helps you pen your thoughts, spill your mind and finally make an appointment with the writer in your head. We conduct free, weekly events that foster writing. Our Meetups aim at helping writers reach their goals in a supportive, collaborative, social setting. Writing doesn't have to be all by oneself. We welcome anyone who writes, regardless of genre, language or age. We have members writing novels, short stories, poetry, screenplays, essays, school reports and more. What we do, basically: One of the members of Write Club (anyone with a participation count over 2 consecutive meetups) hosts a session. They bring forth a theme and writing exercises. We all then write to the host’s prompts and guidelines for about an hour. Once we're done writing, we read out our write-ups (optional). We also exchange feedback and constructively critique each other's works. Entry is free, anyone with an interest in writing can walk in. Bring your writing devices and we’re all set! We promise to provide you with good coffee and a super-creative conversation. We have Write Club sessions every Saturday afternoon – 3 PM to 6 PM

Water conservation played a key role in ancient India. The beautiful monuments scattered though out the country is a testament to the knowledge and wisdom of our ancestors in regards to this precious resource.

VICTORIA LAUTMAN has published a book on stepwells in rajasthan and gujarat, gathered from her travels to India for about a decade.

I have invited her to share her insight on this issue since it is of utmost importance given the role water plays in our lives and how important water conservation has become to us.

Samahaara
presents

Ajay Shukla's "TAJ MAHAL KA TENDER", a hilarious Hindi play

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

Date: 18th Feb 2017
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hils, Hyd..

The play bravely takes on a situation where Emperor Shah Jahan is living in contemporary India. He decides to build the Taj Mahal in the memory of his beloved Mumtaz Mahal. The succeeding chain of events takes the Emperor through all the red-tape and bureaucratic hurdles possible within the political machinery. Would he succeed in building this monument? What happens to his dream project - forms the crux of the play.