Lamakaan

A vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant, with only the girl's brother and a handsome doctor standing in her way.
Director: Mario Bava
Writers: Ennio De Concini (screenplay), Mario Serandrei (screenplay)
Stars: Barbara Steele, John Richardson, Andrea Checchi

Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:10 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussio

This workshop will be beneficial for students of all disciplines of music and dance without exception. Therefore, this workshop isn’t necessarily restricted to students of Tabla - other students can join in too. In particular, we are focusing on students of Tabla, Hindustani classical music, Sitar, Flute, etc.

This two-hour workshop will be charged at Rs. 500 per candidate. Students will get to learn about the concept of Laya & Layakari, which forms the foundation for music, from Shri. Suhas Shastri, a renowned expert in the field.

Interested participants will have to register themselves with us, before the 25th of May, 2018.

Starlight Film Festival is an international quarterly short film festival organized to foster the indie filmmaking spirit and to cross-pollinate and encourage the local hyderabad talent with international exposure.

An exclusive singing workshop for western classical singers by Ashrita D'Souza.

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 to 6 PM

K-Circle's monthly quiz at Lamakaan. Open to all.

Chitraa is a modernized English translation of Rabindranath Tagore's Chitraa- a one act play. It is considered one of the highest works of Tagore.

The story of Chitrangada is a simple one, taken from the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata; Arjuna, then in celibacy roams through the jungles reaches Manipur which is ruled by princess Chitra; a woman who has been born and brought up like a man, a fierce warrior and archer.

She meets Arjuna one day and falls in love with her but knowing the fact that she is not a typical woman she adorned herself in bracelets, anklets etc and comes to Arjuna to express her desire to marry him. Ajuna refuses.

So Chitra, dejected by the rejection seeks the help of God Madana to change her into a more feminine, fair and beautiful woman.

After the boon she transforms and comes to Arjuna again as a completely different woman. Will Arjuna accept her? Fall in love with her? Are men really visual?

Why does a woman have to deck herself up for the attention of a Man?

Why is fairness of the skin a prerequisite quality for a woman to be taken as beautiful?

these are some of the questions the play goes on to answer.

Chitra played by Anshulika Kapoor & Archana Kariappa

Arjuna played by Surya Vasishta

Madana played by Nevin Pearl & Subhabrata Kundu

Vasantha played by Shashwath Malli

Entry through Donor Pass - Rs 200/- Per Head

On this Sunday morning through afternoon come and explore wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Breads and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts and Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces. Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm For details: 9642731329. Entry Free. All are Welcome.

This workshop is all about Carving the letters on Chock peice before carving the letters on the Pencil Lid. After this session people will be professionals to carving names on the Pencil Lid.

Paisal Evi Bhe? is the Political Satire with a Twist right across the line from no where. Make some time and Do come and join us in Banjara Hiills. Encourage us _/\_ and love us 🙂 #LoveTheatre #TeluguTheatre #ComedyTheatre #Satire #Hillarious play!!

Desham Masth Galeeezga undedhi, inka Galeezgane unnadhi. inka galeezga untadho, manchigaithadho mee chethlane undedhi ennikala mundhu,

Iga ippudaithe etlaina galeezgane unnadhi kabatti.Ilanti mana deshamla, Mana rashtramla.. Mana niyojakavargam lantidhe oka niyojakavargam undhi. Ganla manalanti prajalaki oka prathinidhi.. Praja Bandhu ani gattiga cheppukunta thirige oka MLA unnadu.. motham eedane chepparu,
Lamakaan la cheptharu. vacheyandri.
Comedy Telugu Play
Written and Directed by Srikanth Banala
Entry @ 100/- Duration 1hour more details at https://www.facebook.com/ThePopuDabba Do like us and Support us.

Synopsis of the story:
Solo play Maut Ek Madhyantra ;The story deals with 15 days of a wife with her dying husband in an ICU of a hospital.

What Cobrapost Expose tells us about the media? Aniruddha Bahal in conversation with Mohan Guruswamy
Moderated by Manoj Mitta

Cobrapost, an investigative journalism website and TV production house, sting operation revealedtop honchos of some newspapers and TV houses agreeing to run propaganda journalism in return for money.

Some big names are caught in a hidden camera of an undercover reporter discussing ways of money movement through channels abroad and voicing their readiness to peddle Hindutva agenda that can potentially influence voters.

The sting involved managers of media houses like TOI, India Today, HT, Zee News, Network 18, Star India, ABP News, Jagaran Group, Radio One, Suvarna News, Red FM, Lokmat, ABN Andhra Jyothy, TV5, Dinamalar, Big FM, K News, India Voice, The New Indian Express, MVTV and Open magazine. All those accused in the sting have denied and dismissed its contents as false.

Come and find out the real story behind the sting operation from the horses mouth.

About the speakers:
Aniruddha Bahal (born c. 1967) Born in Allahabad, is the founder and editor-in-chief of Cobrapost, an Indian news website and television production house. Previously, he has worked for India Today, Outlook, Down to Earth and Financial Express among other publications. He also co-founded Tehelka. While at Tehelka, Bahal conceived and carried out an undercover investigative operation which caught members of Indian Cricket Team accepting bribes to throw matches on camera. It resulted in a series of articles on match fixing in Indian Cricket, which were eventually published as a book - Fallen Heroes. Bahal is also known for his part in Operation West End, another undercover investigative operation.

Dr Mohan Guruswamy had his undergraduate education in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry at Nizam College, Hyderabad, India. He has post-graduate qualifications in Public Policy, International Affairs and Management. He is an alumnus of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. With an interesting career path that included teaching, senior management, journalism and in government as the Advisor to the Finance Minister with the rank of Secretary to the Government of India, he now heads the Centre for Policy Alternatives, New Delhi. Dr Mohan Guruswamy is widely travelled in India and abroad, and is the author of several books on policy issues.

Manoj Mitta is a Delhi-based journalist tracking legal, human rights and social justice issues. Over three decades, he worked in leading print publications: the Times of India, Indian Express and India Today. He wrote books on the two most egregious instances of communal violence in the country. In 2007, he co-authored When a Tree Shook Delhi: The 1984 Carnage and its Aftermath. And in the run-up to the 2014 general election, he came out with The Fiction of Fact-Finding: Modi and Godhra. He is currently working on a book on judicial and legislative battles over caste and untouchability.

ALL ARE WELCOME. ENTRY IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

It's a canvas painting workshop for kids of 2 batches. We will be dealing with acrylic paints. All the materials will be provided by the organizer. The participants just need to carry materials like basic stationery like pencil, eraser, sharpener, an apron , a waste cloth and a container.
The workshop will be taken by Mrs. Lakshmi Samavedam

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 to 6 PM

Doodling is not only a great way to pass time, but it can help you improve your artistic skills, brings out the creative side in you and more often helps you relax. Let your hands do the thinking and you'll be on your way to having original, funny, or even gorgeous doodles.

I am pretty tensed and excited to conduct my first ever DOODLE WORKSHOP EVER !-
We will be talking about-
1. How to start doodling?
2. How to put thoughts in doodling?
3. Learn how to doodle.
4. Making this a profession.
5. More styles- Mandalas, cartooning, zentangles !

MOVIE SCREENING - JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG DESCRIPTION - After the end of World War II, the world gradually became aware of the full extent of the war crimes perpetrated by the Third Reich. In 1948, a series of trials were held in Nuremberg, Germany, by an international tribunal, headed by American legal and military officials, with the intent of bringing to justice those guilty of crimes against humanity. However, by that time most of the major figures of the Nazi regime were either dead or long missing, and in the resulting legal proceedings American judges often found themselves confronting the question of how much responsibility someone held who had "just followed orders." Judgment at Nuremberg is a dramatized version of the proceedings at one of these trials, in which Judge Dan Haywood (Spencer Tracy) is overseeing the trials of four German judges -- most notably Dr. Ernst Janning (Burt Lancaster) and Emil Hahn (Werner Klemperer) -- accused of knowingly sentencing innocent men to death in collusion with the Nazis. DATE AND TIME - 8TH JUNE @ 19:30 HRS VENUE - LAMAKAAN , BANJARA HILLS, HYDERABAD

On this Sunday morning through afternoon come and explore wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Breads and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts and Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces. Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm For details: 9642731329. Entry Free. All are Welcome.

Hi, I am Vishala, I grew up with the passion for art and fashion. I am into Madhubani paintings, Aquarelle, Geometric pattern & zentangle arts.
I am conducting a workshop on how to make Madhubani paintings on 10th June from 2PM to 5PM for a fee of Rs.999/-
To Register : Whatsapp/call- 8500181256

Things You'll learn :
Brief Introduction to the history
Learning popular motifs and borders
Working with templates

Mithila painting (or Madhubani painting as it is now beginning to be called) is a style of Indian painting practiced in the Mithila region of Bihar and the adjoining parts of Terai in Nepal.
Madhubani literally means forests of honey. These paintings were done traditionally by the women on freshly plastered mud walls and floors of huts but now they are also done on cloth, handmade paper and canvas.
Drawing started as a punishment for me when I had to draw biology diagrams all by myself..but it helped me in realizing that drawing is what I am born to do. This could be your biology diagram! Hope to see you there!

Samahaara
presents

Oscar Wilde’s
“THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST”

A Trivial Comedy for Serious People.

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

Date: 10th June 2018
Time: 07:30PM
Venue: Lamakaan, Hyderabad.

Entry by Donation Rs.200/-

Written with subtlety and wit, Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” has survived all possible trials of time and has catered to the amusement of its audiences to become one of the most famous plays in English literature. The playwright attempts to highlight the pretentious lifestyle of the Victorian society only to mock it using humour, contradictions, and sarcasm. One of his most famous works, the play provides a window-view into his own life which aroused great controversies for him. However, this style is commendable and his “comedy of manners” is evergreen, as his play holds the extraordinary ability of being relatable by any societal structure.

“The Importance of Being Earnest” revolves around two bachelors, Jack 'John' Worthing and Algernon 'Algy' Moncrieff. They both lead a double life, aided by a fictional alterego, to escape the hassles caused by societal obligations. John’s alterego is his wicked younger brother, Ernest; and Algy’s is his permanent invalid friend, Bunbury, who are both indispensably resourceful. They attempt to win the hearts of two women, Gwenolden Fairfax and Cecily Cardew, respectively. However, complications arise when the women discover that their beaus are not as “Earnest” as they claim to be. To top it all off, the conflict reaches its zenith with the formidable Lady Bracknell’s earnest disapproval of their sordid affair. Will Jack and Algy successfully overcome all obstacles to get the women of their dreams?

With jealous fiancées, mixed-up lies, a villainous matriarch and a controversial handbag, this play guarantees an evening of laughter. 'Bunbury' with us through this whimsical tale of deception, disguise, misadventure and love, and witness one of the most famous comedies to have ever been written!

ADDABAZI IS AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION FORUM - IT IS MEANT TO DISCUSS OPENLY ABOUT VARIOUS SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHENOMENON. THIS TIME WE ARE ORGANISING THE DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC - "FOUR YEARS OF MODI GOVERNMENT"

DATE - 12 JUNE

TIME - 7:30 PM

VENUE - LAMAKAAN, BANJARA HILLS , HYDERABAD

Pixote (Hector Brabanco, 1981)

The life of a boy in the streets of Sao Paulo, involved with crimes, prostitution, and drugs.

Director: Hector Babenco
Writers: Hector Babenco (story), Jorge Durán (story)
Stars: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura

Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:10 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussion

Hi,
My Name is Ram and i'm a self defense instructor from International Ultimate Krav Maga Federation (IUKMF).

We're conducting free workshops on Self Defense using Krav Maga as a part of Awareness Campaign to teach how one can defend themselves against common street attacks like slaps, chokes and knife attacks.

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 to 6 PM

Bhumi is an NGO working for unprivileged child education and other social causes. This is a zonal meetup of bhumi volunteers. Those who wants to join hands with us are always welcome.

Mitti
Back to roots
Genre- Social
Duration- 120 Minutes
Language- Hindi
Logline: A young agricultural scientist who saves a village from being sold.

Synopsis: Ekta, A young agricultural scientist finds out of her research that there are several harmful chemicals being consumed in our daily food and vegetables and does her part to break this poisonous cycle. Further she finds the major reasons behind the agrarian crisis and farmer suicides happening in our country. The story revolves around three farmers facing several problems in farming and how the guidance of a young scientist will help them in saving their village from being sold.

Objective: This project is a result of one year of research on the reasons behind the suicides of the farmers in our country. The research was done by our team headed by Mr.Anshul Sinha under the mentorship of Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Hyderabad founded by Mr. G V Ramanjaneyulu, an Agricultural scientist. The project portrays 25 major issues of agrarian crisis which are the main reasons behind 25 lakhs farmer suicides happened in our nation.

Vision: The film aims at saving every farmer from giving up farming & their life, inspiring them and society on the basic aspects of the organic farming and having a clear glimpse of the problems known from our research.

Firefly Community presents an lgbtq+ event where we will have an open mic as well as featured performers who'll talk about the struggles they face, and the decrimination they face everyday. We are trying to create a safe space for everybody. This event will happen in the month because it is the pride month. It is going to be on 17th june(Sunday) from 3:30-6PM

The play, “Ek Soirachari Rajar Katha” (The Story of a Despotic Emperor) has drawn from Camus' “Caligula” the concept of deification of emperors which was common to the pagan world, the Greek and Macedonian kings.

Raja (the king) discovers on the death of his sister and lover, Apurupa, that people die and they are not happy. From this point on, obsessed by his search for the absolute, poisoned with contempt and horror, he tries to exercise, through murders and systematic perversion of all values. He rejects friendship, love, simple human solidarity, and the concepts of good and evil. He takes literally all those around him like Taruni, his poet-friend, and forces them to see things logically, and levels everything around him through the force of his rejection.

But if his truth involves revolting against destiny, his mistake is to deny humanity. One cannot destroy everything without destroying one's self. This is why Raja depopulates the world around him and, faithful to his own logic, decides to strangle Kamini, his mistress, uttering his gospel of hate at everything around him. This play is the story of a superior suicide, as described by Camus. It is the most human of stories and the most tragic of errors. Faithless to humanity out of faith in himself, he accepts to die for having understood that no one can save himself by himself, and that one cannot be free while opposing humanity.

The play remains universally relevant. It represents the face of contemporary despotism, not only in terms of the whimsical madness of rulers, but also in terms of how people react to such rule with a glimmer of hope for the future

Want to Join handsfor a small prayer meet and awareness event for the departed souls of our two brother Nilotpal Das and Abhijeet Nath who lost their lives against mob lyncing due to fake rumors spread through social media as child traffickers (Assam Incident).

Central Station (Walter Salles, 1998)
An emotive journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.

Director: Walter Salles
Writers: Marcos Bernstein, João Emanuel Carneiro
Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra

Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:10 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussion

Waves, BITS Pilani Goa is one of India's largest college level cultural festivals. As a part of Waves, we are organising InVerse, a slam poetry competition. The competition will have regional level qualifying rounds in five metropolises, Hyderabad being one of them. We are planning to conduct the Hyderabad qualifiers in Lamakaan.

'A man called compassion' is a documentary on George Rakesh Babu - a man who has dedicated his life to giving the destitute and homeless a new life. The documentary has been directed by Nishan Sampreeth Chilkuri.

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 to 6 PM

Safarnama Theatre presents Coat ki Jeb - A love story from 1960s

Rightly said, love is the greatest virtue of life. It has evolved through time but the essence has remained the same. In yesteryears, love blossomed through eyes & ornamented our soul. And now is an era, when passion has become a compatibility measurement. We have involved too much of brain in the matters of heart.From waiting for your beloved for hours in doubt to waiting for the ticks to be blue on whatsapp, love has surely travelled a long way.

Safarnama Theatre presents before you, Coat Ki Jeb, a love story that transcends generations. Based on a novel written by Shri Saheb Sharan Lal Srivastava, it is set in 1960s & will help us all explore the real meaning of love.The play, Directed by Shashank Srivastava, will showcase how budding feelings of affection can be transformed into its true form called 'LOVE' just by giving a little push. We invite you to this time machine, come revisit the golden era with us!

Written by: Shri Saheb Sharan Lal Srivastava
Cast: Ashish Shrivastava, Eipsa Aru, Shashank Srivastava, Deepali Tiwari, Chetan Gupta, Prity Kumari, Abhishek Mishra, Jochhan Banerjee

For more details, Contact:
Shashank Srivastava (+91 8897344405)
Ashish Shrivastava (+91 7702778557)

On this Sunday morning through afternoon come and explore wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Breads and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts and Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces. Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm For details: 9642731329. Entry Free. All are Welcome.

On this Sunday morning through afternoon come and explore wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Breads and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts and Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces. Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm For details: 9642731329. Entry Free. All are Welcome.

Bhumi is one of India’s largest independent youth volunteer non-profit organisations.
Bhumi as a platform will enable over 12,000 volunteers in more than 14 cities across India for causes like education, environment, animals and community welfare.
We conducting an orientation for our new volunteers.

Celebrating World Music Day.

Vocal recital by Smt.Aradhana Karhade Shastri Accompanied on tabla by Shri.Suhas Shastri and harmonium by Shri.Rahul Deshpande.

Republic of Caste - Thinking Equality in the Time of Neoliberal Hindutva by Anand Teltumbdee

Book Launch and Discussion

Navayana & Lamakaan invite you to the launch of Anand Teltumbde's opus, Republic of Caste: Thinking Equality in the Time of Neoliberal Hindutva. It is truly a new kind of history of post-independence India. We could well call it "India After Ambedkar" but then Teltumbde is not beholden even to the cult of Ambedkar, while he hugely draws from Ambedkar. Teltumbde is unafraid of taking what seems an unconventional position on reservation, naxalism or even the Constitution. For instance, he has often argued that reservation for Dalits has, in fact, stigmatized them and consecrated caste in India’s polity.

The book, featuring a foreword by the historian Sunil Khilnani, will be launched in Hyderabad on 24th June Sunday at 7 pm at Lamakaan.

Teltumbde will be in conversation with historian Bhangya Bhukya of University of Hyderabad;
Kalpana Kannabiran, Director of Council for Social Development;
and Social Activist & Research Scholar, HCU, Firduas Soni.

About the Book:
Commanding in its scope, revelatory and unsparing in argument, Republic of Caste amounts to a new map of post-Independence India. Anand Teltumbde identifies the watershed moments of its journey: from the adoption of a flawed Constitution to the Green Revolution, the OBC upsurge, the rise of regional parties, and up to the nexus of neoliberalism and hindutva in the present day. Joining the dots between a wide range of events on the ground and the prevailing structure of power, he debunks the pieties of state and Constitution, political parties and identitarian rhetoric, to reveal the pernicious energies they have unleashed and their dire impact on India’s most marginalised people, the dalits.

The exclusion and disempowerment of dalits emerges as intrinsic to India’s republican system, whether expressed through state policies on education, agriculture and land ownership, or the tacit encouragement of caste embedded in both law and political practice. Here, the carrot of reservations comes with the stick of atrocities. As a politics of symbolism exploits the fissile nature of caste to devitalise India’s poorest whilst appropriating their votes, Teltumbde’s damning analysis also shows progressive politics a way out of the present impasse.

About Anand Teltumbde:
Anand Teltumbde is a civil rights activist and a columnist with the Economic & Political Weekly. Among his many books are Dalits: Past, Present and Future, Mahad: The Making of the First Dalit Revolt and The Persistence of Caste: The Khairlanji Murders and India’s Hidden Apartheid. He teaches at the Goa Institute of Management.


ALL ARE WELCOME. ENTRY FREE

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13 Years: A Naxalite’s Prison Diary by Ramchandra Singh—book launch

Navayana and Lamakaan invite you to the launch of Ramchandra Singh's 13 Years: A Naxalite’s Prison Diary.

Civil rights activist B. Anuradha, chronicler of the Naxalite movement Sumanta Banerjee, political scientist K.Y. Ratnam and Virasam co-founder Varavara Rao will discuss the book.

About the book:

September 1970. Ramchandra Singh enters the Hardoi District Jail in Uttar Pradesh as a Naxalite undertrial. Barely twenty, his life of expanding prospects—in studies, politics and love—is reduced to the horizon of a life term. The odds are stacked against the survival of his humanity and imagination, but Singh regenerates his gifts of empathy, humour, reflection and, above all, language—in a secret diary smuggled out with the help of friends.

A singular record of recent history and of an individual witness, Singh’s prison diary, newly expanded, appears in English for the first time. Offering unprecedented intimacy with the everyday life of the imprisoned everyman, Singh challenges us to look without flinching and question our assumptions about crime and punishment.

Ramchandra Singh (1949–2018), of Bangarmau village in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh, was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Star and served on its Central Committee. He was part of the editorial board of Red Star Monthly (Hindi). He passed away when this book was in press.

Translator Madhu Singh is a professor in the Department of English and Modern European Languages, University of Lucknow. She has previously translated the scholar G.N. Devy’s work, A Nomad Called Thief, into Hindi as Ghumantu Hain Chor Nahin.

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music teachers work shop

When the estranged daughter of a hard-working live-in housekeeper suddenly appears, the unspoken class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray.

Director: Anna Muylaert
Writer: Anna Muylaert
Stars: Regina Casé, Helena Albergaria, Michel Joelsas

Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:10 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussion

music teachers work shop

By Rahul Deshpande

music teachers work shop

The book Lost & Found is written by me and I would like to share it with people and know their perspective as well on the poems. The people in the audience can read and share what the poetry makes them feel. In the end, the people can also express themselves by writing a poem.

An Evening of Kuchipudi by Smt.Archana & Team

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

A vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant, with only the girl's brother and a handsome doctor standing in her way.
Director: Mario Bava
Writers: Ennio De Concini (screenplay), Mario Serandrei (screenplay)
Stars: Barbara Steele, John Richardson, Andrea Checchi

Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:10 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussio

This workshop will be beneficial for students of all disciplines of music and dance without exception. Therefore, this workshop isn’t necessarily restricted to students of Tabla - other students can join in too. In particular, we are focusing on students of Tabla, Hindustani classical music, Sitar, Flute, etc.

This two-hour workshop will be charged at Rs. 500 per candidate. Students will get to learn about the concept of Laya & Layakari, which forms the foundation for music, from Shri. Suhas Shastri, a renowned expert in the field.

Interested participants will have to register themselves with us, before the 25th of May, 2018.

Starlight Film Festival is an international quarterly short film festival organized to foster the indie filmmaking spirit and to cross-pollinate and encourage the local hyderabad talent with international exposure.

An exclusive singing workshop for western classical singers by Ashrita D'Souza.

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 to 6 PM

K-Circle's monthly quiz at Lamakaan. Open to all.

Chitraa is a modernized English translation of Rabindranath Tagore's Chitraa- a one act play. It is considered one of the highest works of Tagore.

The story of Chitrangada is a simple one, taken from the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata; Arjuna, then in celibacy roams through the jungles reaches Manipur which is ruled by princess Chitra; a woman who has been born and brought up like a man, a fierce warrior and archer.

She meets Arjuna one day and falls in love with her but knowing the fact that she is not a typical woman she adorned herself in bracelets, anklets etc and comes to Arjuna to express her desire to marry him. Ajuna refuses.

So Chitra, dejected by the rejection seeks the help of God Madana to change her into a more feminine, fair and beautiful woman.

After the boon she transforms and comes to Arjuna again as a completely different woman. Will Arjuna accept her? Fall in love with her? Are men really visual?

Why does a woman have to deck herself up for the attention of a Man?

Why is fairness of the skin a prerequisite quality for a woman to be taken as beautiful?

these are some of the questions the play goes on to answer.

Chitra played by Anshulika Kapoor & Archana Kariappa

Arjuna played by Surya Vasishta

Madana played by Nevin Pearl & Subhabrata Kundu

Vasantha played by Shashwath Malli

Entry through Donor Pass - Rs 200/- Per Head

On this Sunday morning through afternoon come and explore wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Breads and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts and Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces. Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm For details: 9642731329. Entry Free. All are Welcome.

This workshop is all about Carving the letters on Chock peice before carving the letters on the Pencil Lid. After this session people will be professionals to carving names on the Pencil Lid.

Paisal Evi Bhe? is the Political Satire with a Twist right across the line from no where. Make some time and Do come and join us in Banjara Hiills. Encourage us _/\_ and love us 🙂 #LoveTheatre #TeluguTheatre #ComedyTheatre #Satire #Hillarious play!!

Desham Masth Galeeezga undedhi, inka Galeezgane unnadhi. inka galeezga untadho, manchigaithadho mee chethlane undedhi ennikala mundhu,

Iga ippudaithe etlaina galeezgane unnadhi kabatti.Ilanti mana deshamla, Mana rashtramla.. Mana niyojakavargam lantidhe oka niyojakavargam undhi. Ganla manalanti prajalaki oka prathinidhi.. Praja Bandhu ani gattiga cheppukunta thirige oka MLA unnadu.. motham eedane chepparu,
Lamakaan la cheptharu. vacheyandri.
Comedy Telugu Play
Written and Directed by Srikanth Banala
Entry @ 100/- Duration 1hour more details at https://www.facebook.com/ThePopuDabba Do like us and Support us.

Synopsis of the story:
Solo play Maut Ek Madhyantra ;The story deals with 15 days of a wife with her dying husband in an ICU of a hospital.

What Cobrapost Expose tells us about the media? Aniruddha Bahal in conversation with Mohan Guruswamy
Moderated by Manoj Mitta

Cobrapost, an investigative journalism website and TV production house, sting operation revealedtop honchos of some newspapers and TV houses agreeing to run propaganda journalism in return for money.

Some big names are caught in a hidden camera of an undercover reporter discussing ways of money movement through channels abroad and voicing their readiness to peddle Hindutva agenda that can potentially influence voters.

The sting involved managers of media houses like TOI, India Today, HT, Zee News, Network 18, Star India, ABP News, Jagaran Group, Radio One, Suvarna News, Red FM, Lokmat, ABN Andhra Jyothy, TV5, Dinamalar, Big FM, K News, India Voice, The New Indian Express, MVTV and Open magazine. All those accused in the sting have denied and dismissed its contents as false.

Come and find out the real story behind the sting operation from the horses mouth.

About the speakers:
Aniruddha Bahal (born c. 1967) Born in Allahabad, is the founder and editor-in-chief of Cobrapost, an Indian news website and television production house. Previously, he has worked for India Today, Outlook, Down to Earth and Financial Express among other publications. He also co-founded Tehelka. While at Tehelka, Bahal conceived and carried out an undercover investigative operation which caught members of Indian Cricket Team accepting bribes to throw matches on camera. It resulted in a series of articles on match fixing in Indian Cricket, which were eventually published as a book - Fallen Heroes. Bahal is also known for his part in Operation West End, another undercover investigative operation.

Dr Mohan Guruswamy had his undergraduate education in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry at Nizam College, Hyderabad, India. He has post-graduate qualifications in Public Policy, International Affairs and Management. He is an alumnus of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. With an interesting career path that included teaching, senior management, journalism and in government as the Advisor to the Finance Minister with the rank of Secretary to the Government of India, he now heads the Centre for Policy Alternatives, New Delhi. Dr Mohan Guruswamy is widely travelled in India and abroad, and is the author of several books on policy issues.

Manoj Mitta is a Delhi-based journalist tracking legal, human rights and social justice issues. Over three decades, he worked in leading print publications: the Times of India, Indian Express and India Today. He wrote books on the two most egregious instances of communal violence in the country. In 2007, he co-authored When a Tree Shook Delhi: The 1984 Carnage and its Aftermath. And in the run-up to the 2014 general election, he came out with The Fiction of Fact-Finding: Modi and Godhra. He is currently working on a book on judicial and legislative battles over caste and untouchability.

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It's a canvas painting workshop for kids of 2 batches. We will be dealing with acrylic paints. All the materials will be provided by the organizer. The participants just need to carry materials like basic stationery like pencil, eraser, sharpener, an apron , a waste cloth and a container.
The workshop will be taken by Mrs. Lakshmi Samavedam

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 to 6 PM

Doodling is not only a great way to pass time, but it can help you improve your artistic skills, brings out the creative side in you and more often helps you relax. Let your hands do the thinking and you'll be on your way to having original, funny, or even gorgeous doodles.

I am pretty tensed and excited to conduct my first ever DOODLE WORKSHOP EVER !-
We will be talking about-
1. How to start doodling?
2. How to put thoughts in doodling?
3. Learn how to doodle.
4. Making this a profession.
5. More styles- Mandalas, cartooning, zentangles !

MOVIE SCREENING - JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG DESCRIPTION - After the end of World War II, the world gradually became aware of the full extent of the war crimes perpetrated by the Third Reich. In 1948, a series of trials were held in Nuremberg, Germany, by an international tribunal, headed by American legal and military officials, with the intent of bringing to justice those guilty of crimes against humanity. However, by that time most of the major figures of the Nazi regime were either dead or long missing, and in the resulting legal proceedings American judges often found themselves confronting the question of how much responsibility someone held who had "just followed orders." Judgment at Nuremberg is a dramatized version of the proceedings at one of these trials, in which Judge Dan Haywood (Spencer Tracy) is overseeing the trials of four German judges -- most notably Dr. Ernst Janning (Burt Lancaster) and Emil Hahn (Werner Klemperer) -- accused of knowingly sentencing innocent men to death in collusion with the Nazis. DATE AND TIME - 8TH JUNE @ 19:30 HRS VENUE - LAMAKAAN , BANJARA HILLS, HYDERABAD

On this Sunday morning through afternoon come and explore wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Breads and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts and Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces. Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm For details: 9642731329. Entry Free. All are Welcome.

Hi, I am Vishala, I grew up with the passion for art and fashion. I am into Madhubani paintings, Aquarelle, Geometric pattern & zentangle arts.
I am conducting a workshop on how to make Madhubani paintings on 10th June from 2PM to 5PM for a fee of Rs.999/-
To Register : Whatsapp/call- 8500181256

Things You'll learn :
Brief Introduction to the history
Learning popular motifs and borders
Working with templates

Mithila painting (or Madhubani painting as it is now beginning to be called) is a style of Indian painting practiced in the Mithila region of Bihar and the adjoining parts of Terai in Nepal.
Madhubani literally means forests of honey. These paintings were done traditionally by the women on freshly plastered mud walls and floors of huts but now they are also done on cloth, handmade paper and canvas.
Drawing started as a punishment for me when I had to draw biology diagrams all by myself..but it helped me in realizing that drawing is what I am born to do. This could be your biology diagram! Hope to see you there!

Samahaara
presents

Oscar Wilde’s
“THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST”

A Trivial Comedy for Serious People.

Directed by Rathna Shekar Reddy

Date: 10th June 2018
Time: 07:30PM
Venue: Lamakaan, Hyderabad.

Entry by Donation Rs.200/-

Written with subtlety and wit, Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” has survived all possible trials of time and has catered to the amusement of its audiences to become one of the most famous plays in English literature. The playwright attempts to highlight the pretentious lifestyle of the Victorian society only to mock it using humour, contradictions, and sarcasm. One of his most famous works, the play provides a window-view into his own life which aroused great controversies for him. However, this style is commendable and his “comedy of manners” is evergreen, as his play holds the extraordinary ability of being relatable by any societal structure.

“The Importance of Being Earnest” revolves around two bachelors, Jack 'John' Worthing and Algernon 'Algy' Moncrieff. They both lead a double life, aided by a fictional alterego, to escape the hassles caused by societal obligations. John’s alterego is his wicked younger brother, Ernest; and Algy’s is his permanent invalid friend, Bunbury, who are both indispensably resourceful. They attempt to win the hearts of two women, Gwenolden Fairfax and Cecily Cardew, respectively. However, complications arise when the women discover that their beaus are not as “Earnest” as they claim to be. To top it all off, the conflict reaches its zenith with the formidable Lady Bracknell’s earnest disapproval of their sordid affair. Will Jack and Algy successfully overcome all obstacles to get the women of their dreams?

With jealous fiancées, mixed-up lies, a villainous matriarch and a controversial handbag, this play guarantees an evening of laughter. 'Bunbury' with us through this whimsical tale of deception, disguise, misadventure and love, and witness one of the most famous comedies to have ever been written!

ADDABAZI IS AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION FORUM - IT IS MEANT TO DISCUSS OPENLY ABOUT VARIOUS SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHENOMENON. THIS TIME WE ARE ORGANISING THE DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC - "FOUR YEARS OF MODI GOVERNMENT"

DATE - 12 JUNE

TIME - 7:30 PM

VENUE - LAMAKAAN, BANJARA HILLS , HYDERABAD

Pixote (Hector Brabanco, 1981)

The life of a boy in the streets of Sao Paulo, involved with crimes, prostitution, and drugs.

Director: Hector Babenco
Writers: Hector Babenco (story), Jorge Durán (story)
Stars: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura

Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:10 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussion

Hi,
My Name is Ram and i'm a self defense instructor from International Ultimate Krav Maga Federation (IUKMF).

We're conducting free workshops on Self Defense using Krav Maga as a part of Awareness Campaign to teach how one can defend themselves against common street attacks like slaps, chokes and knife attacks.

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 to 6 PM

Bhumi is an NGO working for unprivileged child education and other social causes. This is a zonal meetup of bhumi volunteers. Those who wants to join hands with us are always welcome.

Mitti
Back to roots
Genre- Social
Duration- 120 Minutes
Language- Hindi
Logline: A young agricultural scientist who saves a village from being sold.

Synopsis: Ekta, A young agricultural scientist finds out of her research that there are several harmful chemicals being consumed in our daily food and vegetables and does her part to break this poisonous cycle. Further she finds the major reasons behind the agrarian crisis and farmer suicides happening in our country. The story revolves around three farmers facing several problems in farming and how the guidance of a young scientist will help them in saving their village from being sold.

Objective: This project is a result of one year of research on the reasons behind the suicides of the farmers in our country. The research was done by our team headed by Mr.Anshul Sinha under the mentorship of Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Hyderabad founded by Mr. G V Ramanjaneyulu, an Agricultural scientist. The project portrays 25 major issues of agrarian crisis which are the main reasons behind 25 lakhs farmer suicides happened in our nation.

Vision: The film aims at saving every farmer from giving up farming & their life, inspiring them and society on the basic aspects of the organic farming and having a clear glimpse of the problems known from our research.

Firefly Community presents an lgbtq+ event where we will have an open mic as well as featured performers who'll talk about the struggles they face, and the decrimination they face everyday. We are trying to create a safe space for everybody. This event will happen in the month because it is the pride month. It is going to be on 17th june(Sunday) from 3:30-6PM

The play, “Ek Soirachari Rajar Katha” (The Story of a Despotic Emperor) has drawn from Camus' “Caligula” the concept of deification of emperors which was common to the pagan world, the Greek and Macedonian kings.

Raja (the king) discovers on the death of his sister and lover, Apurupa, that people die and they are not happy. From this point on, obsessed by his search for the absolute, poisoned with contempt and horror, he tries to exercise, through murders and systematic perversion of all values. He rejects friendship, love, simple human solidarity, and the concepts of good and evil. He takes literally all those around him like Taruni, his poet-friend, and forces them to see things logically, and levels everything around him through the force of his rejection.

But if his truth involves revolting against destiny, his mistake is to deny humanity. One cannot destroy everything without destroying one's self. This is why Raja depopulates the world around him and, faithful to his own logic, decides to strangle Kamini, his mistress, uttering his gospel of hate at everything around him. This play is the story of a superior suicide, as described by Camus. It is the most human of stories and the most tragic of errors. Faithless to humanity out of faith in himself, he accepts to die for having understood that no one can save himself by himself, and that one cannot be free while opposing humanity.

The play remains universally relevant. It represents the face of contemporary despotism, not only in terms of the whimsical madness of rulers, but also in terms of how people react to such rule with a glimmer of hope for the future

Want to Join handsfor a small prayer meet and awareness event for the departed souls of our two brother Nilotpal Das and Abhijeet Nath who lost their lives against mob lyncing due to fake rumors spread through social media as child traffickers (Assam Incident).

Central Station (Walter Salles, 1998)
An emotive journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.

Director: Walter Salles
Writers: Marcos Bernstein, João Emanuel Carneiro
Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra

Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:10 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussion

Waves, BITS Pilani Goa is one of India's largest college level cultural festivals. As a part of Waves, we are organising InVerse, a slam poetry competition. The competition will have regional level qualifying rounds in five metropolises, Hyderabad being one of them. We are planning to conduct the Hyderabad qualifiers in Lamakaan.

'A man called compassion' is a documentary on George Rakesh Babu - a man who has dedicated his life to giving the destitute and homeless a new life. The documentary has been directed by Nishan Sampreeth Chilkuri.

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 to 6 PM

Safarnama Theatre presents Coat ki Jeb - A love story from 1960s

Rightly said, love is the greatest virtue of life. It has evolved through time but the essence has remained the same. In yesteryears, love blossomed through eyes & ornamented our soul. And now is an era, when passion has become a compatibility measurement. We have involved too much of brain in the matters of heart.From waiting for your beloved for hours in doubt to waiting for the ticks to be blue on whatsapp, love has surely travelled a long way.

Safarnama Theatre presents before you, Coat Ki Jeb, a love story that transcends generations. Based on a novel written by Shri Saheb Sharan Lal Srivastava, it is set in 1960s & will help us all explore the real meaning of love.The play, Directed by Shashank Srivastava, will showcase how budding feelings of affection can be transformed into its true form called 'LOVE' just by giving a little push. We invite you to this time machine, come revisit the golden era with us!

Written by: Shri Saheb Sharan Lal Srivastava
Cast: Ashish Shrivastava, Eipsa Aru, Shashank Srivastava, Deepali Tiwari, Chetan Gupta, Prity Kumari, Abhishek Mishra, Jochhan Banerjee

For more details, Contact:
Shashank Srivastava (+91 8897344405)
Ashish Shrivastava (+91 7702778557)

On this Sunday morning through afternoon come and explore wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Breads and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts and Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces. Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm For details: 9642731329. Entry Free. All are Welcome.

On this Sunday morning through afternoon come and explore wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Breads and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts and Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces. Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm For details: 9642731329. Entry Free. All are Welcome.

Bhumi is one of India’s largest independent youth volunteer non-profit organisations.
Bhumi as a platform will enable over 12,000 volunteers in more than 14 cities across India for causes like education, environment, animals and community welfare.
We conducting an orientation for our new volunteers.

Celebrating World Music Day.

Vocal recital by Smt.Aradhana Karhade Shastri Accompanied on tabla by Shri.Suhas Shastri and harmonium by Shri.Rahul Deshpande.

Republic of Caste - Thinking Equality in the Time of Neoliberal Hindutva by Anand Teltumbdee

Book Launch and Discussion

Navayana & Lamakaan invite you to the launch of Anand Teltumbde's opus, Republic of Caste: Thinking Equality in the Time of Neoliberal Hindutva. It is truly a new kind of history of post-independence India. We could well call it "India After Ambedkar" but then Teltumbde is not beholden even to the cult of Ambedkar, while he hugely draws from Ambedkar. Teltumbde is unafraid of taking what seems an unconventional position on reservation, naxalism or even the Constitution. For instance, he has often argued that reservation for Dalits has, in fact, stigmatized them and consecrated caste in India’s polity.

The book, featuring a foreword by the historian Sunil Khilnani, will be launched in Hyderabad on 24th June Sunday at 7 pm at Lamakaan.

Teltumbde will be in conversation with historian Bhangya Bhukya of University of Hyderabad;
Kalpana Kannabiran, Director of Council for Social Development;
and Social Activist & Research Scholar, HCU, Firduas Soni.

About the Book:
Commanding in its scope, revelatory and unsparing in argument, Republic of Caste amounts to a new map of post-Independence India. Anand Teltumbde identifies the watershed moments of its journey: from the adoption of a flawed Constitution to the Green Revolution, the OBC upsurge, the rise of regional parties, and up to the nexus of neoliberalism and hindutva in the present day. Joining the dots between a wide range of events on the ground and the prevailing structure of power, he debunks the pieties of state and Constitution, political parties and identitarian rhetoric, to reveal the pernicious energies they have unleashed and their dire impact on India’s most marginalised people, the dalits.

The exclusion and disempowerment of dalits emerges as intrinsic to India’s republican system, whether expressed through state policies on education, agriculture and land ownership, or the tacit encouragement of caste embedded in both law and political practice. Here, the carrot of reservations comes with the stick of atrocities. As a politics of symbolism exploits the fissile nature of caste to devitalise India’s poorest whilst appropriating their votes, Teltumbde’s damning analysis also shows progressive politics a way out of the present impasse.

About Anand Teltumbde:
Anand Teltumbde is a civil rights activist and a columnist with the Economic & Political Weekly. Among his many books are Dalits: Past, Present and Future, Mahad: The Making of the First Dalit Revolt and The Persistence of Caste: The Khairlanji Murders and India’s Hidden Apartheid. He teaches at the Goa Institute of Management.


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13 Years: A Naxalite’s Prison Diary by Ramchandra Singh—book launch

Navayana and Lamakaan invite you to the launch of Ramchandra Singh's 13 Years: A Naxalite’s Prison Diary.

Civil rights activist B. Anuradha, chronicler of the Naxalite movement Sumanta Banerjee, political scientist K.Y. Ratnam and Virasam co-founder Varavara Rao will discuss the book.

About the book:

September 1970. Ramchandra Singh enters the Hardoi District Jail in Uttar Pradesh as a Naxalite undertrial. Barely twenty, his life of expanding prospects—in studies, politics and love—is reduced to the horizon of a life term. The odds are stacked against the survival of his humanity and imagination, but Singh regenerates his gifts of empathy, humour, reflection and, above all, language—in a secret diary smuggled out with the help of friends.

A singular record of recent history and of an individual witness, Singh’s prison diary, newly expanded, appears in English for the first time. Offering unprecedented intimacy with the everyday life of the imprisoned everyman, Singh challenges us to look without flinching and question our assumptions about crime and punishment.

Ramchandra Singh (1949–2018), of Bangarmau village in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh, was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Star and served on its Central Committee. He was part of the editorial board of Red Star Monthly (Hindi). He passed away when this book was in press.

Translator Madhu Singh is a professor in the Department of English and Modern European Languages, University of Lucknow. She has previously translated the scholar G.N. Devy’s work, A Nomad Called Thief, into Hindi as Ghumantu Hain Chor Nahin.

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When the estranged daughter of a hard-working live-in housekeeper suddenly appears, the unspoken class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray.

Director: Anna Muylaert
Writer: Anna Muylaert
Stars: Regina Casé, Helena Albergaria, Michel Joelsas

Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:10 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussion

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By Rahul Deshpande

music teachers work shop

The book Lost & Found is written by me and I would like to share it with people and know their perspective as well on the poems. The people in the audience can read and share what the poetry makes them feel. In the end, the people can also express themselves by writing a poem.

An Evening of Kuchipudi by Smt.Archana & Team