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As we bid bye-bye to the rains and welcome a new season, Lamakaan brings you freshness in the Wednesday screenings, Celebrating Peter Jackson known for his zombie, adventure and big Hollywood films.

About Peter Jackson: Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ KNZM (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003) and the Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. Other notable films include the critically lauded drama Heavenly Creatures (1994), the horror comedy The Frighteners (1996), the epic monster remake film King Kong (2005), the World War I documentary film They Shall Not Grow Old (2018), and the documentary The Beatles: Get Back (2021). He is the fourth-highest-grossing film director of all time, his films having made over $6.5 billion worldwide.

Film Title: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King| 2003 | 201 Mins | English Language with Subtitles

About the film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson. It is based on 1955's The Return of the King, the third volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The sequel to 2002's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the film is the final instalment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis, Ian Holm, and Sean Bean. Continuing the plot of the previous film, Frodo, Sam and Gollum are making their final way toward Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring, unaware of Gollum's true intentions, while Merry, Pippin, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli and the others join forces together against Sauron and his legions in Minas Tirith..

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION! ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

Palestine is back into the news after the unprecedented series of attacks by the Palestinian resistance movement which is being led by the Islamist group HAMAS. As expected, the Zionist Israeli state retaliated with brute force and the region has again turned into a theatre of war. The leaders of several countries including India have squarely blamed HAMAS for its act of 'terror' and supported the right of Israel to its "self-defense". Many people are blaming both the sides and making a humanitarian appeal for peace. But, is it even possible to think about peace in a situation of extreme injustice, brutal Israeli colonial occupation of Palestine and a devious zionist design to annihilate the entire Palestinian people? What are the roots of the conflict in Palestine? These are the questions we wish to raise and discuss as part of this extremely important discussion. We cordially invite one and all to attend this discussion.

Contact: 9971196111

Hyderabad Cinephiles will be screening the movie School of Rock on 20th October, at Lamakaan.

The movie follows the journey of Dewy Finn, a rock musician kicked out of his band, and a bunch of stuck-up kids from an elite school. The two forces, in the journey of teaching and learning rock music, teach each other many poignant lessons about life and society. Come join us to watch this movie to feel the essence of rock, that is, resistance and rebellion.

The screening will be followed by a discussion.

The event's main focus will be on four of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals: reduced inequalities, gender equality, climate action, and peace, justice, and strong institutions. Through a diverse array of activities, including open mic performances by various artists, interactive games, role-plays, and impromptu audience contributions, our goal is to create awareness and inspire action toward a more sustainable and equitable future.

Aahatha Sangeetalayam
Sat Oct 21, 7:30 pm
D Jayasurya
Musical Concert - vocal, violin, Veena, dance, Mridangam and paint

Duddukuri Jayasurua
Venue : LAMAKAAN , banjara hills.
Duration: 2 hours
Description : We will give a concert of 1 hour where everyone irrespective of age, all will enjoy the concert

Free of cost

Aahatha Sangeetalayam : An institute of cultural organisation, where we will teach vocal, violin, Veena, dance, Mridangam and paint here.

Objective of Aahatha Sangeetalayam:
The main objective of Aahatha Sangeetalayam is to promote and pass on the classical music to next generation.
Our institution encourages people to learn music which glorifies the life and allow people to nourish the beauty of music.

we are a group of psychiatrists who love to watch movies and do analysis of a movie. Art and literature can be seen as extensions of the human mind. very often they can reveal what lies within, sometimes visibly, and sometimes, not quite so visibly. A movie may be treated as a true story or, alternatively, can be used as a tool to try and figure out what went on in the director's head when the movie was made.

As we bid bye-bye to the rains and welcome a new season, Lamakaan brings you freshness in the Wednesday screenings, Celebrating Peter Jackson known for his zombie, adventure and big Hollywood films.

About Peter Jackson: Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ KNZM (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003) and the Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. Other notable films include the critically lauded drama Heavenly Creatures (1994), the horror comedy The Frighteners (1996), the epic monster remake film King Kong (2005), the World War I documentary film They Shall Not Grow Old (2018), and the documentary The Beatles: Get Back (2021). He is the fourth-highest-grossing film director of all time, his films having made over $6.5 billion worldwide.

Film Title: THE LOVELY BONES | 2009 | 135 Mins | English Language with Subtitles

About the film: The Lovely Bones is a 2009 American supernatural thriller drama film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay he co-wrote with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. It is based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel of the same name and stars Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, and Saoirse Ronan. The plot follows a girl who is murdered and watches over her family from "the in-between" and is torn between seeking vengeance on her killer and allowing her family to heal.

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION! ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

As a part of the promotional activities of our film PLOT which is releasing on the 3rd of November, we are hosting this movie screening to reach out to passionate filmmakers, cinephiles, and people who would appreciate good films and initiate conversations about our film.

Synopsis of the Film.

Rahul (a failed businessman) and Deepu (a drug dealer) go into hiding in Yemmiganur. Deepu
is being tracked by Sameer, the brother of the man she killed in Hyderabad.
Rahul, while trying to sell his house to leave the country with Deepu, cracks the real estate
business and becomes a success. When Sameer comes looking, they kill him and bury him in a
land that Rahul is selling.
When everything appears to start going in Rahul's way, a stranger threatens him to stop his
business. When Rahul begins to probe who the stranger is, he finds out more about himself and
his past and their common history.

Under My Umbrella is a psycho education about Neurodiversity and spreading awareness about it all across. The event will consist of presentation, activities and open discussion of topics related to Neurodiversity.

K.Vaishali our co organizer is also an author who wrote the book Homeless: Growing up Lesbian and Dyslexic in India and she is hoping to do a tiny giveaway of a copy of her book by the end of the event. She will be reading an excerpt from her book as a part of the event.

Create inner peace through art with our Buddha-themed bottle art workshop. Hand-painted Buddha design on glass, illuminated by a soothing cork light.

Dance Therapy is the psychotherapeutic use of movement and dance to support intellectual, emotional, and motor functions of the body. It focuses on helping members improve self-esteem and body image, and develop effective communication skills and relationships.

'Anushtup' is a prgressive rock band dedicated to the cause of toiling masses. It seeks to use music to raise the pressing problems of our society and give voice to the voiceless. It performs the songs written by revolutionary writers and poets such as Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Habib Jalib, Bertolt Brecht etc. It also makes an intervention in various mass movements to strengthen the voice of working class. So far it has performed in Delhi and Lucknow. This is going to be it's first performance in Hyderabad.

Hello everyone, as we know, it's been 76 years since independence, but our Vision for our country, inscribed in our constitution, is still a distant dream. Our preamble emphasizes social justice, economic justice, and political justice, and due to the changing circumstances, it became a mandate to practice environmental justice to protect our earth. Therefore, we believe that upholding these four justice principles is crucial for becoming a progressive nation. Understanding this Vision, we - a group of responsible citizens, have started the "Justice Movement of India." It is a long-term movement aimed at bringing citizens, activists, experts, NGOs, Civil society organizations, and intellectuals together for the sake of our Nation's progress.

We are organizing a "Citizens Dialogue" on 29th October from 3 pm to 5:30 pm, and we request you to attend to discuss "30 years of Local self-governance. Does decentralization or centralization lead to development?" ( The Dialogue will take place in Telugu ).

Website: https://justicemovementofindia.org/

Thanks
Akarsh Sriramoju(Educational Psychologist)
JMI- Organizer

Saadat Hasan Manto is known to most of us as the ‘serious, brooding’ playwright.
But Manto also authored a series of hilarious urdu radio plays on the bitter-sweet squabbles between couples.

Each play’s title begins with Aao… (Come) and the series is written around three primary characters, Kishore, his wife Lajwanti and his friend Narayan.
Darpan Theatre Group presents Mazhaiya Mizaj E Manto, his comical take on the sweet and tangy relationship between a couple and will be staging two stories from Manto’s lesser-known ‘Aao...’ series, Aao Khoj Karein and Aao Kahani Likhein. The plot revolves around delightful banter between Kishore and Lajwanti and the timely interception of Narayan in each new situation.

Aao kahani likhein’ has Lajwanti insisting that she and Kishore “write a story together”. Narayan joins them and three drive the story in three different directions till they end up with a real comical script.

Aao Khoj Lagayein is a story where Kishore tries to find the thief and how they react when they come to know about the thief's motive behind stealing?

As Darpan revisits plays from Manto's Aao series, be a part of this beautiful adventure and witness the humorous scrapes and escapades between the Kishore, Lajwanti and Narayan, this October 24th at Lamakaan performed by Kunal , Chitra Narayanan, Akram,sumit

Krishnamadhuri is a musical comedy love drama short film, here Krishna is a love failure,here one fine day he is on the way to his friends where he met a couple where they are waking up in love to get married,suddenly Krishna turns around and he found that the girl in the car is none other than that his girlfriend, and now the rest what happens in the car and over the night is the story.

Heywood Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American filmmaker, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades. Allen has received many accolades, including the most nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, with 16. He has won four Academy Awards, ten BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for a Emmy Award and a Tony Award. Allen was awarded an Honorary Golden Lion in 1995, the BAFTA Fellowship in 1997, an Honorary Palme d'Or in 2002, and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2014. Two of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

Allen began his career writing material for television in the 1950s, alongside Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart, and Neil Simon. He also published several books of short stories and wrote humor pieces for The New Yorker. In the early 1960s, he performed as a stand-up comedian in Greenwich Village, where he developed a monologue style (rather than traditional jokes) and the persona of an insecure, intellectual, fretful nebbish. During this time, he released three comedy albums, earning a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album nomination for the self-titled Woody Allen (1964)

Film Title: ANNIE HALL | 1977 | 93 Mins | English & Gernam Languages with English Subtitles

About the film: Annie Hall is a 1977 American satirical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Woody Allen from a screenplay written by Allen and Marshall Brickman, and produced by Allen's manager, Charles H. Joffe. The film stars Allen as Alvy Singer, who tries to figure out the reasons for the failure of his relationship with the eponymous female lead, played by Diane Keaton in a role written specifically for her.

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION! ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

Looking for some interesting craft workshop this weekend. Join in for this amazing upcycling workshop where you will learn to upcycle leftover fabric scraps and turn them into beautiful jewellery pieces using different techniques. You will make a neckpiece,a pair of earrings and bangle in this workshop.All materials will be provided. Fee: 850(including material) Age: 12 years and above For further queries and registration DM @ kalavithii

The Mandala (Sanskrit for “circle” or “completion”) has a long history and is recognized for its deep spiritual meaning and representation of wholeness with many people and cultures vouching for the mandala’s intrinsic meaning.

This workshop will not only help you learn this meditative art form but will also help you create a balance in life through the use of art as a meditation.

Session’s Brief:

1- Introduction and basic rules of Mandala

2- Mandala art form history and types

3- The science behind the patterns & how our life can be aligned with patterns (the para-physics dimension)

4- Co-creating with the artist in the Mandala Workshop

5- Activity (Practical and Experiential)

6- Wrap up and showcasing the created artwork

Registration at: https://www.meetup.com/infitribe/events/296871503/

KALAARADHANA
Kuchipudi Dance Workshop
Followed by a performance
By Kum. W. Navya Sri Sai Lakshmi (Certificate and Diploma in Kuchipudi Dance, Doordarshan Certified B Grade Artiste)
Organized by Aahatha Sangeetalayam
DATE: November 5th 2023 (Sunday)
TIME: 11am
DURATION: 2 Hours
REGISTRATION FEE: 200/-

Musicology's 7th Annual Student's Recital

Lamakaan invites you to the book discussion of Harsh Mander's latest book BURNING PYRES, MASS GRAVES AND A STATE THAT FAILED ITS PEOPLE INDIA’S COVID TRAGEDY

Discussant: Prof Haragopal, a distinguished political scientist.

About the book:
The summer of 2021 saw a massive rise in the number of infections and deaths from Covid-19 in India. Even by conservative estimates, at least 1.5 million people had lost their lives by June; several times the official figure. As in the first wave of the pandemic, this time, too, the chaos and suffering was in large measure, as Harsh Mander shows, due to mismanagement by an uncaring and cynical state.

The first part of the book, ‘Locking Down the Poor’, describes the grave humanitarian
crisis of 2020, which pushed the urban poor to the brink of starvation. It shows how
this was a direct consequence of public policy choices that the central government
made, particularly imposing the world’s longest and most stringent lockdown, with the smallest relief package. Mander brings us voices of out-of-work daily-wage and informal workers, the homeless and the destitute, all overwhelmed by hunger,
humiliation and dread. From the highways and overcrowded quarantine centres, he
brings us stories of the estimated 3 crore migrant workers whose livelihoods were
destroyed, forcing them to walk hundreds of kilometers to their villages.

The second part of the book, ‘Burning Pyres, Mass Graves’, records the horrors
of the following year, when everything from hospital beds to oxygen and essential
medicines fell disastrously short. Mander traces the causes for these shortages to the
criminal neglect of public health in India, a situation made worse under the Narendra
Modi government, leading to the extortion of a beleaguered population by everyone
from suppliers of oxygen cylinders to pharma billionaires. He holds the state culpable
for indulging in pageantry—with the PM advertising himself as a messiah—when the
country needed to brace for the impact of the second wave.

Combining ground reports with hard data and first-hand knowledge, Mander chronicles
the greatest humanitarian catastrophe India has faced in a century, the effects of which
will be felt for decades. This powerful, even shattering, book is a necessary record of
a national tragedy that too many of us want to forget, when remembering is our only
defence against a similar disaster in the future.

The Author
Harsh Mander is one of India’s most trusted and courageous social justice and human rights activists. He is also the author of several acclaimed books on contemporary India, among them, Looking Away: Inequality, Prejudice and Indifference in New India; Ash in the Belly: India’s Unfinished Battle Against Hunger; Fatal Accidents of Birth:
Stories of Suffering, Oppression and Resistance; and This Land Is Mine, I Am Not of This Land:
CAA–NRC and the Manufacture of Statelessness.

ALL ARE WELCOME!

BAIT BAAZI

By Students of Maulana Azad National Urdu University

Judges
Professor Ashraf Rafi
Mohtarma Anees Ayesha
Mohammad Zaheeruddin

Presides over by Smt. Lakshmi Devi Raj
Convener Dr. Atiya Mujeeb Arefi

Coordinator
Dr.Gul-E-Rana & Dr.Humaira Sayeed

This November let's celebrate one of the most intellectual directors of all time, Woody Allen's films, as we celebrate his birthday too.

Heywood Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American filmmaker, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades. Allen has received many accolades, including the most nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, with 16. He has won four Academy Awards, ten BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for a Emmy Award and a Tony Award. Allen was awarded an Honorary Golden Lion in 1995, the BAFTA Fellowship in 1997, an Honorary Palme d'Or in 2002, and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2014. Two of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

Allen began his career writing material for television in the 1950s, alongside Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart, and Neil Simon. He also published several books of short stories and wrote humor pieces for The New Yorker. In the early 1960s, he performed as a stand-up comedian in Greenwich Village, where he developed a monologue style (rather than traditional jokes) and the persona of an insecure, intellectual, fretful nebbish. During this time, he released three comedy albums, earning a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album nomination for the self-titled Woody Allen (1964)

Film Title: HANNAH AND HER SISTERS | 1986 | 106 Mins | English Language with English Subtitles

About the film: Hannah and Her Sisters is a 1986 American comedy-drama film that tells the intertwined stories of an extended family over two years that begins and ends with a family Thanksgiving dinner. The film was written and directed by Woody Allen, who stars along with Mia Farrow as Hannah, Michael Caine as her husband, and Barbara Hershey and Dianne Wiest as her sisters.

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION! ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

An event in which legends of Hindi cinema, whose birth and death anniversaries fall in November will be remembered and their works discussed. The event will be a heady mix of movie clips followed by audience interactions about the celebrities featured.

Land, Guns, Caste, Woman: The Memoir of a Lapsed Revolutionary by Gītā Rāmasvāmi, recounts events that took place over three crucial decades in recent history of India. అడుగడుగున తిరుగుబాటు is the Telugu translation of this book. At this launch of the Telugu edition, we hope to hear diverse perspectives on the book by people from three different generations.

Names of speakers: Vasudha Katju; Sujata Surepally; Aditya Raja; Krithika Anbazhagan; Injam Venkata Ramana Rao; Bhadramoni Shankaraiah and Divya Kandukuri.

We are a thoughtful textile-driven clothing line that exclusively work with handwoven textiles of India. We are aiming to go kora with all our collections.

Vaahak Theatre Productions is presenting three short stories Ismat Chugtai's Mughal Baccha ,Manto's Toba Tek Singh and Munshi Premchand's Thakur Ka Kuan

This November let's celebrate one of the most intellectual directors of all time, Woody Allen's films, as we celebrate his birthday too.

Heywood Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American filmmaker, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades. Allen has received many accolades, including the most nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, with 16. He has won four Academy Awards, ten BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for a Emmy Award and a Tony Award. Allen was awarded an Honorary Golden Lion in 1995, the BAFTA Fellowship in 1997, an Honorary Palme d'Or in 2002, and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2014. Two of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

Allen began his career writing material for television in the 1950s, alongside Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart, and Neil Simon. He also published several books of short stories and wrote humor pieces for The New Yorker. In the early 1960s, he performed as a stand-up comedian in Greenwich Village, where he developed a monologue style (rather than traditional jokes) and the persona of an insecure, intellectual, fretful nebbish. During this time, he released three comedy albums, earning a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album nomination for the self-titled Woody Allen (1964)

Film Title: CRIME AND MISDEMEANORS | 1989 | 104 Mins | USA | English Language with English Subtitles

About the film: Crimes and Misdemeanors is a 1989 American existential comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen, who stars alongside Martin Landau, Mia Farrow, Anjelica Huston, Jerry Orbach, Alan Alda, Sam Waterston, and Joanna Gleason.

The film was met with critical acclaim, receiving three Academy Award nominations: Allen, for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, and Landau, for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Several publications have ranked Crimes and Misdemeanors as one of Allen's greatest films.

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION! ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

Lamakaan invites you to a series of films on Palestine.

Stitching Palestine is the first part of the solidarity film festival of Palestine.

Directed by Directed by Carol Mansour

Synopsis: Twelve Palestinian women sit before us and talk of their life before the Diaspora, of their memories, of their lives and of their identity. Their narratives are connected by the enduring thread of the ancient art of embroidery. Twelve resilient, determined and articulate women from disparate walks of life: lawyers, artists, housewives, activists, architects, and politicians stitch together the story of their homeland, of their dispossession, and of their unwavering determination that justice will prevail. Through their stories, the individual weaves into the collective, yet remaining distinctly personal. Twelve women, twelve life-spans, and stories from Palestine; a land whose position was fixed on the map of the world, but is now embroidered on its face.

Watch Trailer:
https://youtu.be/Zyi57MO4yq4?si=4hVEMTEgrDxbv5aG

All are invited!

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

As we bid bye-bye to the rains and welcome a new season, Lamakaan brings you freshness in the Wednesday screenings, Celebrating Peter Jackson known for his zombie, adventure and big Hollywood films.

About Peter Jackson: Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ KNZM (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003) and the Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. Other notable films include the critically lauded drama Heavenly Creatures (1994), the horror comedy The Frighteners (1996), the epic monster remake film King Kong (2005), the World War I documentary film They Shall Not Grow Old (2018), and the documentary The Beatles: Get Back (2021). He is the fourth-highest-grossing film director of all time, his films having made over $6.5 billion worldwide.

Film Title: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King| 2003 | 201 Mins | English Language with Subtitles

About the film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson. It is based on 1955's The Return of the King, the third volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The sequel to 2002's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the film is the final instalment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis, Ian Holm, and Sean Bean. Continuing the plot of the previous film, Frodo, Sam and Gollum are making their final way toward Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring, unaware of Gollum's true intentions, while Merry, Pippin, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli and the others join forces together against Sauron and his legions in Minas Tirith..

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION! ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

Palestine is back into the news after the unprecedented series of attacks by the Palestinian resistance movement which is being led by the Islamist group HAMAS. As expected, the Zionist Israeli state retaliated with brute force and the region has again turned into a theatre of war. The leaders of several countries including India have squarely blamed HAMAS for its act of 'terror' and supported the right of Israel to its "self-defense". Many people are blaming both the sides and making a humanitarian appeal for peace. But, is it even possible to think about peace in a situation of extreme injustice, brutal Israeli colonial occupation of Palestine and a devious zionist design to annihilate the entire Palestinian people? What are the roots of the conflict in Palestine? These are the questions we wish to raise and discuss as part of this extremely important discussion. We cordially invite one and all to attend this discussion.

Contact: 9971196111

Hyderabad Cinephiles will be screening the movie School of Rock on 20th October, at Lamakaan.

The movie follows the journey of Dewy Finn, a rock musician kicked out of his band, and a bunch of stuck-up kids from an elite school. The two forces, in the journey of teaching and learning rock music, teach each other many poignant lessons about life and society. Come join us to watch this movie to feel the essence of rock, that is, resistance and rebellion.

The screening will be followed by a discussion.

The event's main focus will be on four of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals: reduced inequalities, gender equality, climate action, and peace, justice, and strong institutions. Through a diverse array of activities, including open mic performances by various artists, interactive games, role-plays, and impromptu audience contributions, our goal is to create awareness and inspire action toward a more sustainable and equitable future.

Aahatha Sangeetalayam
Sat Oct 21, 7:30 pm
D Jayasurya
Musical Concert - vocal, violin, Veena, dance, Mridangam and paint

Duddukuri Jayasurua
Venue : LAMAKAAN , banjara hills.
Duration: 2 hours
Description : We will give a concert of 1 hour where everyone irrespective of age, all will enjoy the concert

Free of cost

Aahatha Sangeetalayam : An institute of cultural organisation, where we will teach vocal, violin, Veena, dance, Mridangam and paint here.

Objective of Aahatha Sangeetalayam:
The main objective of Aahatha Sangeetalayam is to promote and pass on the classical music to next generation.
Our institution encourages people to learn music which glorifies the life and allow people to nourish the beauty of music.

we are a group of psychiatrists who love to watch movies and do analysis of a movie. Art and literature can be seen as extensions of the human mind. very often they can reveal what lies within, sometimes visibly, and sometimes, not quite so visibly. A movie may be treated as a true story or, alternatively, can be used as a tool to try and figure out what went on in the director's head when the movie was made.

As we bid bye-bye to the rains and welcome a new season, Lamakaan brings you freshness in the Wednesday screenings, Celebrating Peter Jackson known for his zombie, adventure and big Hollywood films.

About Peter Jackson: Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ KNZM (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003) and the Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. Other notable films include the critically lauded drama Heavenly Creatures (1994), the horror comedy The Frighteners (1996), the epic monster remake film King Kong (2005), the World War I documentary film They Shall Not Grow Old (2018), and the documentary The Beatles: Get Back (2021). He is the fourth-highest-grossing film director of all time, his films having made over $6.5 billion worldwide.

Film Title: THE LOVELY BONES | 2009 | 135 Mins | English Language with Subtitles

About the film: The Lovely Bones is a 2009 American supernatural thriller drama film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay he co-wrote with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. It is based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel of the same name and stars Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, and Saoirse Ronan. The plot follows a girl who is murdered and watches over her family from "the in-between" and is torn between seeking vengeance on her killer and allowing her family to heal.

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION! ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

As a part of the promotional activities of our film PLOT which is releasing on the 3rd of November, we are hosting this movie screening to reach out to passionate filmmakers, cinephiles, and people who would appreciate good films and initiate conversations about our film.

Synopsis of the Film.

Rahul (a failed businessman) and Deepu (a drug dealer) go into hiding in Yemmiganur. Deepu
is being tracked by Sameer, the brother of the man she killed in Hyderabad.
Rahul, while trying to sell his house to leave the country with Deepu, cracks the real estate
business and becomes a success. When Sameer comes looking, they kill him and bury him in a
land that Rahul is selling.
When everything appears to start going in Rahul's way, a stranger threatens him to stop his
business. When Rahul begins to probe who the stranger is, he finds out more about himself and
his past and their common history.

Under My Umbrella is a psycho education about Neurodiversity and spreading awareness about it all across. The event will consist of presentation, activities and open discussion of topics related to Neurodiversity.

K.Vaishali our co organizer is also an author who wrote the book Homeless: Growing up Lesbian and Dyslexic in India and she is hoping to do a tiny giveaway of a copy of her book by the end of the event. She will be reading an excerpt from her book as a part of the event.

Create inner peace through art with our Buddha-themed bottle art workshop. Hand-painted Buddha design on glass, illuminated by a soothing cork light.

Dance Therapy is the psychotherapeutic use of movement and dance to support intellectual, emotional, and motor functions of the body. It focuses on helping members improve self-esteem and body image, and develop effective communication skills and relationships.

'Anushtup' is a prgressive rock band dedicated to the cause of toiling masses. It seeks to use music to raise the pressing problems of our society and give voice to the voiceless. It performs the songs written by revolutionary writers and poets such as Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Habib Jalib, Bertolt Brecht etc. It also makes an intervention in various mass movements to strengthen the voice of working class. So far it has performed in Delhi and Lucknow. This is going to be it's first performance in Hyderabad.

Hello everyone, as we know, it's been 76 years since independence, but our Vision for our country, inscribed in our constitution, is still a distant dream. Our preamble emphasizes social justice, economic justice, and political justice, and due to the changing circumstances, it became a mandate to practice environmental justice to protect our earth. Therefore, we believe that upholding these four justice principles is crucial for becoming a progressive nation. Understanding this Vision, we - a group of responsible citizens, have started the "Justice Movement of India." It is a long-term movement aimed at bringing citizens, activists, experts, NGOs, Civil society organizations, and intellectuals together for the sake of our Nation's progress.

We are organizing a "Citizens Dialogue" on 29th October from 3 pm to 5:30 pm, and we request you to attend to discuss "30 years of Local self-governance. Does decentralization or centralization lead to development?" ( The Dialogue will take place in Telugu ).

Website: https://justicemovementofindia.org/

Thanks
Akarsh Sriramoju(Educational Psychologist)
JMI- Organizer

Saadat Hasan Manto is known to most of us as the ‘serious, brooding’ playwright.
But Manto also authored a series of hilarious urdu radio plays on the bitter-sweet squabbles between couples.

Each play’s title begins with Aao… (Come) and the series is written around three primary characters, Kishore, his wife Lajwanti and his friend Narayan.
Darpan Theatre Group presents Mazhaiya Mizaj E Manto, his comical take on the sweet and tangy relationship between a couple and will be staging two stories from Manto’s lesser-known ‘Aao...’ series, Aao Khoj Karein and Aao Kahani Likhein. The plot revolves around delightful banter between Kishore and Lajwanti and the timely interception of Narayan in each new situation.

Aao kahani likhein’ has Lajwanti insisting that she and Kishore “write a story together”. Narayan joins them and three drive the story in three different directions till they end up with a real comical script.

Aao Khoj Lagayein is a story where Kishore tries to find the thief and how they react when they come to know about the thief's motive behind stealing?

As Darpan revisits plays from Manto's Aao series, be a part of this beautiful adventure and witness the humorous scrapes and escapades between the Kishore, Lajwanti and Narayan, this October 24th at Lamakaan performed by Kunal , Chitra Narayanan, Akram,sumit

Krishnamadhuri is a musical comedy love drama short film, here Krishna is a love failure,here one fine day he is on the way to his friends where he met a couple where they are waking up in love to get married,suddenly Krishna turns around and he found that the girl in the car is none other than that his girlfriend, and now the rest what happens in the car and over the night is the story.

Heywood Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American filmmaker, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades. Allen has received many accolades, including the most nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, with 16. He has won four Academy Awards, ten BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for a Emmy Award and a Tony Award. Allen was awarded an Honorary Golden Lion in 1995, the BAFTA Fellowship in 1997, an Honorary Palme d'Or in 2002, and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2014. Two of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

Allen began his career writing material for television in the 1950s, alongside Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart, and Neil Simon. He also published several books of short stories and wrote humor pieces for The New Yorker. In the early 1960s, he performed as a stand-up comedian in Greenwich Village, where he developed a monologue style (rather than traditional jokes) and the persona of an insecure, intellectual, fretful nebbish. During this time, he released three comedy albums, earning a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album nomination for the self-titled Woody Allen (1964)

Film Title: ANNIE HALL | 1977 | 93 Mins | English & Gernam Languages with English Subtitles

About the film: Annie Hall is a 1977 American satirical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Woody Allen from a screenplay written by Allen and Marshall Brickman, and produced by Allen's manager, Charles H. Joffe. The film stars Allen as Alvy Singer, who tries to figure out the reasons for the failure of his relationship with the eponymous female lead, played by Diane Keaton in a role written specifically for her.

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION! ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

Looking for some interesting craft workshop this weekend. Join in for this amazing upcycling workshop where you will learn to upcycle leftover fabric scraps and turn them into beautiful jewellery pieces using different techniques. You will make a neckpiece,a pair of earrings and bangle in this workshop.All materials will be provided. Fee: 850(including material) Age: 12 years and above For further queries and registration DM @ kalavithii

The Mandala (Sanskrit for “circle” or “completion”) has a long history and is recognized for its deep spiritual meaning and representation of wholeness with many people and cultures vouching for the mandala’s intrinsic meaning.

This workshop will not only help you learn this meditative art form but will also help you create a balance in life through the use of art as a meditation.

Session’s Brief:

1- Introduction and basic rules of Mandala

2- Mandala art form history and types

3- The science behind the patterns & how our life can be aligned with patterns (the para-physics dimension)

4- Co-creating with the artist in the Mandala Workshop

5- Activity (Practical and Experiential)

6- Wrap up and showcasing the created artwork

Registration at: https://www.meetup.com/infitribe/events/296871503/

KALAARADHANA
Kuchipudi Dance Workshop
Followed by a performance
By Kum. W. Navya Sri Sai Lakshmi (Certificate and Diploma in Kuchipudi Dance, Doordarshan Certified B Grade Artiste)
Organized by Aahatha Sangeetalayam
DATE: November 5th 2023 (Sunday)
TIME: 11am
DURATION: 2 Hours
REGISTRATION FEE: 200/-

Musicology's 7th Annual Student's Recital

Lamakaan invites you to the book discussion of Harsh Mander's latest book BURNING PYRES, MASS GRAVES AND A STATE THAT FAILED ITS PEOPLE INDIA’S COVID TRAGEDY

Discussant: Prof Haragopal, a distinguished political scientist.

About the book:
The summer of 2021 saw a massive rise in the number of infections and deaths from Covid-19 in India. Even by conservative estimates, at least 1.5 million people had lost their lives by June; several times the official figure. As in the first wave of the pandemic, this time, too, the chaos and suffering was in large measure, as Harsh Mander shows, due to mismanagement by an uncaring and cynical state.

The first part of the book, ‘Locking Down the Poor’, describes the grave humanitarian
crisis of 2020, which pushed the urban poor to the brink of starvation. It shows how
this was a direct consequence of public policy choices that the central government
made, particularly imposing the world’s longest and most stringent lockdown, with the smallest relief package. Mander brings us voices of out-of-work daily-wage and informal workers, the homeless and the destitute, all overwhelmed by hunger,
humiliation and dread. From the highways and overcrowded quarantine centres, he
brings us stories of the estimated 3 crore migrant workers whose livelihoods were
destroyed, forcing them to walk hundreds of kilometers to their villages.

The second part of the book, ‘Burning Pyres, Mass Graves’, records the horrors
of the following year, when everything from hospital beds to oxygen and essential
medicines fell disastrously short. Mander traces the causes for these shortages to the
criminal neglect of public health in India, a situation made worse under the Narendra
Modi government, leading to the extortion of a beleaguered population by everyone
from suppliers of oxygen cylinders to pharma billionaires. He holds the state culpable
for indulging in pageantry—with the PM advertising himself as a messiah—when the
country needed to brace for the impact of the second wave.

Combining ground reports with hard data and first-hand knowledge, Mander chronicles
the greatest humanitarian catastrophe India has faced in a century, the effects of which
will be felt for decades. This powerful, even shattering, book is a necessary record of
a national tragedy that too many of us want to forget, when remembering is our only
defence against a similar disaster in the future.

The Author
Harsh Mander is one of India’s most trusted and courageous social justice and human rights activists. He is also the author of several acclaimed books on contemporary India, among them, Looking Away: Inequality, Prejudice and Indifference in New India; Ash in the Belly: India’s Unfinished Battle Against Hunger; Fatal Accidents of Birth:
Stories of Suffering, Oppression and Resistance; and This Land Is Mine, I Am Not of This Land:
CAA–NRC and the Manufacture of Statelessness.

ALL ARE WELCOME!

BAIT BAAZI

By Students of Maulana Azad National Urdu University

Judges
Professor Ashraf Rafi
Mohtarma Anees Ayesha
Mohammad Zaheeruddin

Presides over by Smt. Lakshmi Devi Raj
Convener Dr. Atiya Mujeeb Arefi

Coordinator
Dr.Gul-E-Rana & Dr.Humaira Sayeed

This November let's celebrate one of the most intellectual directors of all time, Woody Allen's films, as we celebrate his birthday too.

Heywood Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American filmmaker, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades. Allen has received many accolades, including the most nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, with 16. He has won four Academy Awards, ten BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for a Emmy Award and a Tony Award. Allen was awarded an Honorary Golden Lion in 1995, the BAFTA Fellowship in 1997, an Honorary Palme d'Or in 2002, and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2014. Two of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

Allen began his career writing material for television in the 1950s, alongside Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart, and Neil Simon. He also published several books of short stories and wrote humor pieces for The New Yorker. In the early 1960s, he performed as a stand-up comedian in Greenwich Village, where he developed a monologue style (rather than traditional jokes) and the persona of an insecure, intellectual, fretful nebbish. During this time, he released three comedy albums, earning a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album nomination for the self-titled Woody Allen (1964)

Film Title: HANNAH AND HER SISTERS | 1986 | 106 Mins | English Language with English Subtitles

About the film: Hannah and Her Sisters is a 1986 American comedy-drama film that tells the intertwined stories of an extended family over two years that begins and ends with a family Thanksgiving dinner. The film was written and directed by Woody Allen, who stars along with Mia Farrow as Hannah, Michael Caine as her husband, and Barbara Hershey and Dianne Wiest as her sisters.

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION! ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

An event in which legends of Hindi cinema, whose birth and death anniversaries fall in November will be remembered and their works discussed. The event will be a heady mix of movie clips followed by audience interactions about the celebrities featured.

Land, Guns, Caste, Woman: The Memoir of a Lapsed Revolutionary by Gītā Rāmasvāmi, recounts events that took place over three crucial decades in recent history of India. అడుగడుగున తిరుగుబాటు is the Telugu translation of this book. At this launch of the Telugu edition, we hope to hear diverse perspectives on the book by people from three different generations.

Names of speakers: Vasudha Katju; Sujata Surepally; Aditya Raja; Krithika Anbazhagan; Injam Venkata Ramana Rao; Bhadramoni Shankaraiah and Divya Kandukuri.

We are a thoughtful textile-driven clothing line that exclusively work with handwoven textiles of India. We are aiming to go kora with all our collections.

Vaahak Theatre Productions is presenting three short stories Ismat Chugtai's Mughal Baccha ,Manto's Toba Tek Singh and Munshi Premchand's Thakur Ka Kuan

This November let's celebrate one of the most intellectual directors of all time, Woody Allen's films, as we celebrate his birthday too.

Heywood Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American filmmaker, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades. Allen has received many accolades, including the most nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, with 16. He has won four Academy Awards, ten BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for a Emmy Award and a Tony Award. Allen was awarded an Honorary Golden Lion in 1995, the BAFTA Fellowship in 1997, an Honorary Palme d'Or in 2002, and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2014. Two of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

Allen began his career writing material for television in the 1950s, alongside Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart, and Neil Simon. He also published several books of short stories and wrote humor pieces for The New Yorker. In the early 1960s, he performed as a stand-up comedian in Greenwich Village, where he developed a monologue style (rather than traditional jokes) and the persona of an insecure, intellectual, fretful nebbish. During this time, he released three comedy albums, earning a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album nomination for the self-titled Woody Allen (1964)

Film Title: CRIME AND MISDEMEANORS | 1989 | 104 Mins | USA | English Language with English Subtitles

About the film: Crimes and Misdemeanors is a 1989 American existential comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen, who stars alongside Martin Landau, Mia Farrow, Anjelica Huston, Jerry Orbach, Alan Alda, Sam Waterston, and Joanna Gleason.

The film was met with critical acclaim, receiving three Academy Award nominations: Allen, for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, and Landau, for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Several publications have ranked Crimes and Misdemeanors as one of Allen's greatest films.

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION! ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

Lamakaan invites you to a series of films on Palestine.

Stitching Palestine is the first part of the solidarity film festival of Palestine.

Directed by Directed by Carol Mansour

Synopsis: Twelve Palestinian women sit before us and talk of their life before the Diaspora, of their memories, of their lives and of their identity. Their narratives are connected by the enduring thread of the ancient art of embroidery. Twelve resilient, determined and articulate women from disparate walks of life: lawyers, artists, housewives, activists, architects, and politicians stitch together the story of their homeland, of their dispossession, and of their unwavering determination that justice will prevail. Through their stories, the individual weaves into the collective, yet remaining distinctly personal. Twelve women, twelve life-spans, and stories from Palestine; a land whose position was fixed on the map of the world, but is now embroidered on its face.

Watch Trailer:
https://youtu.be/Zyi57MO4yq4?si=4hVEMTEgrDxbv5aG

All are invited!