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Lamakaan has been open since 2010. Here are the events held since then, month by month, and the recordings of talks and performances on our YouTube channel.

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Events in October 2013

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Launch of Najma Nikhat's book
Tue Oct 1, 6:30 PM
Huma R Kidwai
Progressive Writer Najma Nikhat wrote short stories in Urdu from 1940s to 1990s, although there was a big gap in the 70s and 80s. She passed away in 1997. Her daughters Suraiya Kidwai and Huma Kidwai have put together an anthology of her work. The bo ... Read More »
{Reflections} Photo Submission
Wed Oct 2, 10:30 AM
Kishore Nagarigari
Team HWS is arguably Hyderabad’s most active photo-walking team. We conduct photowalks almost every week.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Teamhyderabadweekendshoots/

We are conducting an open exhibition {Reflections} in November. We would li ... Read More »
Cops,tints&Other things-1st Show
Wed Oct 2, 6:00 PM
Underdog Entertainment
The makers of "sex,likes and pokes", "Love, Sex and mocha" & "whats up with indian men" present "Cops, tins & other things {the good,bad & ugly of Hyderabad}. 8 stories that take a hilarious look into the city of Hyderabad.

Entry - (Chaitanya on B ... Read More »
Cops,tints&Other things-2nd Show
Wed Oct 2, 7:30 PM
Underdog Entertainment
The makers of "sex,likes and pokes", "Love, Sex and mocha" & "whats up with indian men" present "Cops, tins & other things {the good,bad & ugly of Hyderabad}. 8 stories that take a hilarious look into the city of Hyderabad.

Entry - (Chaitanya on B ... Read More »
Underdog Comedy Night
Thu Oct 3, 7:30 PM
Underdog Entertainment
Underdog Entertainment-The group that entertained you with their plays "Sex,likes and pokes" & "love,sex and mocha" is back with there comedy property-where they infuse stand up comedy, guitar humour and their improv act.
Entry - (Chaitanya on Banga ... Read More »
Jump Cut by Krishna Shastri
Fri Oct 4, 7:00 PM
HarperCollins India
Want to get even?
Forget the odds.

“Your father was a loser, my friend.
He was born a loser, lived a loser and died a loser.
Go back to the US and get yourself a citizenship.”

Rand return to his life in San Jose. His father would follow him ... Read More »
PechaKucha Nights Hyderabad
Sat Oct 5, 7:00 PM
Harish
PechaKucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, holiday snaps - just about anything really, in the PechaKucha 20x20 format.

PechaKucha ,The name derived from the Japanes ... Read More »
{Reflections} Photo Submission
Sun Oct 6, 10:30 AM
Kishore Nagarigari
Team HWS is an photography club with more than 5000 members in facebook and flickr. We are conducting and open exhibition.

We had meeting on 2nd Oct, this is in continuation to that meeting. We have asked few of our member to re-submit photograph ... Read More »
Lamakaan Amateur Radio Club
Sun Oct 6, 3:00 PM
Lamakaan Amateur Radio Club
Lamakaan Amateur Radio Club - meeting for 1st hamfest india 2014 Read More »
Bhuthalli –Mother Earth - Play
Sun Oct 6, 5:30 PM
The Manchi Jeevitam Collective, facilitated by Yakshi and Anthra
Bhuthalli – (Mother Earth) a Telugu play in Street Theatre Format, captures the relationship of adivasis, dalits, shepherds and peasants with Mother Earth, interrogates the forces that are systematically dispossessing people from their land, liveliho ... Read More »
Marcus Bartley - Cinema Cinema
Sun Oct 6, 7:00 PM
Saichand T
In commemoration of the Centenary of Indian Cinema, here is a tribute paid to some great personalities from Indian Cinema.

Presented by Saichand Tripuraneni this week features Marcus Bartley, the great cinematographer of yester years. Marcus work ... Read More »
Teach to Teach
Tue Oct 8, 10:30 AM
Indira narayan
TEACHER TO TEACHER . WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS. ..WORKSHOP AND INTERACTIVE SESSION COVERING THE FOLLOWING:
METHODOLOGY
CORRECTION /SCORE KEY FORMAT
ANY OTHER QUERIES RELATED TO TEACHING.
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Metamorphosis Theatre workshop
Tue Oct 8, 4:00 PM
Metamorphosis
A 7 day Public speaking workshop for kids using drama as a technique beginning Mon 7th Oct to 13th Oct 4-6pm.
Kids will learn to lose stage fear, gain confidence and speak in front of an audience. A game based workshop for kids between 8-14 years.
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Handmade-Paper Making workshop
Wed Oct 9, 2:00 PM
Kitki
Fun-filled 3 hour workshop to experience the art of making handmade paper out of waste fiber. Add your imagination and take it to the next level using petals, colors, leaves, threads, etc. making beautiful impressions and designs.Suitable for kids of ... Read More »
'Mantras of Mahatma'
Wed Oct 9, 5:00 PM
Silver Oaks. The School of Hyderabad
To highlight the higher purpose of education, Silver Oaks has been focusing on an inside out approach
where character first and competence next have been the priorities.

While the society out there is in turmoil, a school cannot be oblivious to ... Read More »
Fun with thread and colours
Thu Oct 10, 2:00 PM
Kitki
Fun-filled 3 hour workshop to experience the art of weaving. Using material such as threads, colours and rings, make your own cloth coasters. Add your imagination and take it to the next level with a beautiful design. Suitable for kids of age 7+.
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Ushasri memories
Sat Oct 12, 5:00 PM
KVS Subrahmanyam
Ushasri Mission.. started in the name of Sri Ushasri like to organise a meeting of his fans from Radio listeners, Real and virtual world.

Sri Ushasri well known as Dharma sandehalu fame during 1970-1970. He worked in All India Radio. He produced D ... Read More »
HWMF-Listening Post
Sun Oct 13, 4:00 PM
hyderabad western music foundation
26th Listening Post

The Woodwind-family in JAZZ

This week we explore the role of woodwinds in the development and popularization of Jazz Music. Woodwinds like flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, recorder & saxophone have played an integr ... Read More »
Suryakantham - Cinema Cinema
Sun Oct 13, 7:00 PM
Saichand Tripuraneni
To commemorate 100 years of Indian Cinema, we present documentary film on various doyen of Telugu film industry. This week we present a film on Legendary actor Suryakantham.

Suryakantam started as a dancer in Chandralekha, produced by the Gemin ... Read More »
Annamayya Keertanas
Tue Oct 15, 6:00 PM
Inupakutika Subrahmanyam
Madhura gaayaka, Gaana gandharva, Gaana kalaprapoorna Inuakutika Subrahmanyam renders Annamaachaarya Keerthanas.

He rendered a 12 hours Annamaacharya Sankeerthanas . Performed Annamacharya kirthanas in "Naadaneeraajanam" program conducted by TTD,T ... Read More »
Love, Sex and Mocha
Wed Oct 16, 7:30 PM
Underdog Entertainment
Love, Sex and Mocha is a quirky rom-com, that infuses slam poetry and theatre as one, is a satire on modern chick flicks that creates a twist on the male-female relationship.Bubbly and frothy, this theatrical effort takes a quirky look at the mans cu ... Read More »
Audio Magician KoteswaraRao
Thu Oct 17, 7:00 PM
Saichand T
To commemorate 100 years of Indian Cinema, we present documentary film on various doyen of Telugu film industry. This week we present a film on one of the greatest technicians who gave us wonderful sound and song tracks - Sri PV Koteswara Rao - popul ... Read More »
Ji Jaisi Aap Ki Marzi
Fri Oct 18, 7:30 PM
Udaan Performing Arts
The play had monologues of four women talking of their miseries of being a woman, with some shocking and some apparent trivial incidents which have made their life traumatic. The essence of the play overall was to highlight the aspect of justice, whi ... Read More »
Haiku Meet - 2 Days (Oct 19,20)
Sat Oct 19, 10:30 AM
Paresh Tiwari
Haiku are short poems that use sensory language to capture a feeling or image. They are often inspired by an element of nature etc.A Haiku meet, which will discuss the nuances of art. With names like Dr. Angelee Deodhar, Mr GSP Rao (Muse India) etc.. ... Read More »
Sawal-Jawab:Science Conversation
Sat Oct 19, 4:00 PM
Dr. Shubha Tewari
Title: Sawaal-Jawaab: Conversations on Science

This is the first of a new series of public talks/discussion/conversation sessions on issues of current interest in Science.
We will have a short 20 minute talk by a prominent scientist, after which ... Read More »
Ji Jaisi Aap Ki Marzi
Sat Oct 19, 7:30 PM
Udaan Performing Arts
The play had monologues of four women talking of their miseries of being a woman, with some shocking and some apparent trivial incidents which have made their life traumatic. The essence of the play overall was to highlight the aspect of justice, whi ... Read More »
Haiku Meet
Sun Oct 20, 10:30 AM
Paresh Tiwari
Haiku are short poems that use sensory language to capture a feeling or image. They are often inspired by an element of nature etc.A Haiku meet, which will discuss the nuances of art. With names like Dr. Angelee Deodhar, Mr GSP Rao (Muse India) etc.. ... Read More »
Tamils and Human Rights
Sun Oct 20, 11:30 AM
Saraswati Kavula
NAPM invites you to join for an interactive discussion: "Tamils and Human Rights - How the unresolved post-war situation in Sri Lanka affects Democracy in South Asia" on 20th October from 11.30am at Lamakaan to visit a small exhibition and some visu ... Read More »
Debate Central
Sun Oct 20, 6:30 PM
YOCS
Debate Central is back!, the motion being "The five metro cities of India should be governed by its locals"

DEBATE CENTRAL is a debating platform, where a free, frank, bold and open exploration of ideas happens between debaters from various walks ... Read More »
Thota VenkateswaraRao - Art
Thu Oct 24, 6:30 PM
Saichand T
Commemorating the 100 years of Indian Cinema, we present documentary film on various doyen of Telugu film industry. This week we present a film on one of the greatest Art Directors and Production Designers of Southern Cinema Thota VenkateswaraRao.
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"In Defence of Democracy"
Fri Oct 25, 3:30 PM
S.Q.Masood & Namrata Jaiswal
Campaign Launch - "In Defence of Democracy".

Every election is a challenge for democracy. The forthcoming one is more so as this time as the communal forces are asserting themselves through various mechanisms. On one hand the ‘image of Modi’ is be ... Read More »
Startup Talks Event
Sat Oct 26, 12:00 PM
Manoj Surya
Ready to move away from boring bullet points?

Then arrive on Saturday for a live workshop to understand how the second most used business communication tool is being neglected and how a little time and attention to your PowerPoint presentations ca ... Read More »
Sketch in time saves ...
Sat Oct 26, 4:00 PM
Faraaz Farshori
A display of ball point pen based impromptu sketches by artist Faraaz Farshori - ranging from comic super heroes to social revolution - You also get to listen to him and hear more about his inspirations - He will also create some quick sketches on va ... Read More »
Alaap Presents-2 days pure music
Sat Oct 26, 6:30 PM
Sumanaspati
Alaap presents a performance in Hindustani music by Students of Aradhana Karhade Shastri & Suhas Shastri.

A two and half hour presentation of Hindustani Vocal and Tabla by the students and teachers over the weekends of 26th and 27th Oct.

Closin ... Read More »
Calligraphy Workshop - all ages
Sun Oct 27, 11:00 AM
Monika Lokhanday
"Calligraphy is frozen poetry. It may well be simply an artistic version of another form, that is the ideograms which make up the poem, but then not only does it reflect the character and temperament of the artist but also its heart rate and breathin ... Read More »
Sketching Workshop for Kids
Sun Oct 27, 11:00 AM
Faraaz Farshori
A workshop of ball point pen based impromptu sketches by artist Faraaz Farshori - he will showcase how to create comic super heroes to social revolutionary based sketches - You also get to listen to him and hear more about his inspirations - He will ... Read More »
Alaap Presents ... Day 2
Sun Oct 27, 6:30 PM
Aradhana Karhade
Alaap presents a performance in Hindustani music by Students of Aradhana Karhade Shastri & Suhas Shastri.

A two and half hour presentation of Hindustani Vocal and Tabla by the students and teachers over the weekends of 26th and 27th Oct.

Closin ... Read More »
Ek Kahani Ke Teen Rang - Book
Tue Oct 29, 6:00 PM
skybaaba kathala samputi sabha
This is the launch of a book written by Telugu writer SkyBaba. 'Ek kahani teen rang' is an unique book in a sense. All the stories in it are 'cell phone stories'. They carry the text from Reality to Virtual Reality. Some of them have value propositio ... Read More »
Thiragabadda Telangana - Docu
Thu Oct 31, 6:30 PM
Ajay Pulipati - Telangana Netizens forum
This is to invite you all for the screening of my short film "THIRAGABADDA TELANGANA" This short film is about the legendary episode of Telangana rebellion armed struggle against landlords and feudal lords and its consequences. This short film projec ... Read More »