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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 August 2019

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JIHAAD
Thu Aug 1, 7:30 PM
Rangadhara The Theatre Streams

It is a different rather seldom Love Story which evolves in a routine college life, A Hindu Middle class girl who is very Confident, Practical, Smart, Bold, Beautiful, Bindass and Extrovert falling in love with simple & reserved Muslim Boy who supp ... Read More »
From CEO to a Hero!
Fri Aug 2, 6:30 PM
Lamakaan An Open Cultural Space
The Journey of a Kidney Donor, Anil Srivatsa who went through emotional upheavals and the subsequent making of a champion for the cause of Organ Donation. He has driven across 40 countries and over 85000 km in his own car and taken the message about ... Read More »
Laasya
Fri Aug 2, 7:30 PM
Ayana Krishna D
'Laaysa'is a dance production by the Choreography Society of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad. The production will be a showcase of Indian classical dance forms, mainly Bharathanatyam, Kuchipudi and Mohiniyattam. Read More »
3D WALL MURALS WORKSHOP
Sat Aug 3, 12:00 PM
Crimson & Kota pardha saradhi
A unique and creative workshop for all art enthusiasts , Art lovers, join us to create 3 dimensional wall murals ,with hands on experience of moulding and casting, using clay and plaster of Paris in a very easy and safe method,
This will be a two ... Read More »
Write Club Saturday General #212
Sat Aug 3, 3:00 PM
Write Club Hyderabad
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, ... Read More »
K Circle Non competitive Quiz
Sat Aug 3, 4:00 PM
K Circle
Non competitive quiz required for every first Saturday of the month.
Capacity ~ 50 members Read More »
Waryavarchi Warat
Sat Aug 3, 7:30 PM
Udaan Performing Arts, Hyderabad
UDAAN Performing Arts presents Marathi play Waryawarchi Warat written by an emenant Marathi writer P. L. Deshpande. This play narrates the story when P L Deshpande goes to the village with the concept of about the lifestyle, people, and nature in his ... Read More »
3D WALL MURALS WORKSHOP
Sun Aug 4, 12:00 PM
Crimson & Kota pardha saradhi
A unique and creative workshop for all art enthusiasts , Art lovers, join us to create 3 dimensional wall murals ,with hands on experience of moulding and casting, using clay and plaster of Paris in a very easy and safe method,
This will be a two ... Read More »
Self Care & the Collective: Talk
Sun Aug 4, 2:00 PM
Tashi Choedup
Why does a person come into queer space? And how can we make space for all the reasons why they may be there? What is often our first response and immediate priority when a person comes.  How may we take care of one another with responsibility? How d ... Read More »
Nabikei (Footprint)
Sun Aug 4, 5:30 PM
Lamakaan An Open Cultural Space
Nabikei (Footprint) Shri Prakash, 2017. 63 min The American Southwest—especially the sovereign Indigenous nations of Acoma ... Read More »
Ismat Aur Manto kiChuhalbaaziyan
Sun Aug 4, 7:30 PM
Suhas Bhatnagar
The play is based on the conversation between the two legendary writers of their time. Ismat Chugtai and Manto were good friends. The play deals with some lighter moments of their personal life. Read More »
Handloom Day
Tue Aug 6, 7:30 PM
RAMESH RAMANADHAM
Open discussion on the eve of upcoming Handloom Day on 7th August 2019.
Why a handloom Day?
Importance of Handlooms N Handicrafts?
Need to feel responsible to protect our cultural heritage? Read More »
Sci-Fi Month - Solaris (1972)
Wed Aug 7, 7:00 PM
Cinephiles Film Club
A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky (as Andrey Tarkovskiy)
Writers: Stanislaw Lem (novel) (as Stanislav Lem), Fridrikh Gorenshteyn (scr ... Read More »
Keep Climate, Change the Economy
Thu Aug 8, 7:00 PM
Lamakaan & SAPACC
Panel discussion--"Keep the climate, change the economy: Need for a rainbow coalition"
Climate change is here! We are already seeing monsoon vagaries every year and frequent extreme weather events like the very heavy rainfall in Mumbai in July 2019, ... Read More »
CURBING DEMOCRACY:UAPA/RTI/370
Fri Aug 9, 7:00 PM
Lamakaan
Curbing Democracy: UAPA / RTI / ART 370 Bills

One side Modi Government’s anti people policies are pushing majority of the masses towards unemployment and misery and on the other side the government has recently passed subsequent bills in Parliamen ... Read More »
Knife Painting Workshop
Sat Aug 10, 11:00 AM
Nandini R Penna
Painting on Canvas using knife painting technique

by Ms. Nandini R Penna and Ms. Suman Krishna intend to conduct this workshop.

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Free Art Workshop for about 20 Participants.Painting on Canvas using knife painting technique. Materia ... Read More »
Write Club Saturday General #213
Sat Aug 10, 3:00 PM
Write Club Hyderabad
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, ... Read More »
Movie Analysis
Sat Aug 10, 3:00 PM
Raghuveer
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. The movie club is (we hope) a fun way of looking deeper into the emotions, perceptio ... Read More »
Chalam's "MAIDANAM" by Samahaara
Sat Aug 10, 7:30 PM
Samahaara
Samahaara Theatre Co-operative
presents

An adaptation of Chalam's "MAIDANAM"
A play in Telugu

Produced by Rathna Shekar
Directed by Nasreen Ishaque

Date - 10th & 11th August 2019
Time - 07.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. ... Read More »
Love x Law – Vasudha Nagaraj
Sun Aug 11, 2:00 PM
Tashi Choedup
Does the law really decide our lives? Or offer the final solutions to all of our problems? Should we rest our hopes in law? How do legal decisions play out in our daily lives? In what ways is the Law our ally, opponent, co-traveller or support?

Va ... Read More »
An evening of A G Kurup's Poetry
Sun Aug 11, 4:30 PM
Padmini & Avalokita
The Metaphysics of the Tree-Frog's Silence is a volume of poetry written by Ajithan G. Kurup when he was in his twenties. The volume was published by Poetrywala posthumously after his tragic and sudden death in April 2015.

Adil Jussawalla writes i ... Read More »
Chalam's "MAIDANAM" by Samahaara
Sun Aug 11, 7:30 PM
Samahaara
Samahaara Theatre Co-operative
presents

An adaptation of Chalam's "MAIDANAM"
A play in Telugu

Produced by Rathna Shekar
Directed by Nasreen Ishaque

Date - 11th August 2019
Time - 07.30pm
Venue: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
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Garam Hawa movie show
Tue Aug 13, 5:00 PM
Classic Movie Club
In post-partition India, a Muslim businessman and his family struggle for their rights in a country which was once their own. Read More »
AZADI KI JUNG, FILMON KE SANG
Tue Aug 13, 8:00 PM
RAMDAS K KAMATH
Audiovisual programme based on war films from Haqeeqat to URI-The surgical strike presented by Ramdas Kamath Read More »
Until and Unless Film Screening
Wed Aug 14, 1:00 PM
Amelia Carter
Join Kolkata Anandam for a screening and discussion of the film Until and Unless. The actors and producers of the film will be present to answer any questions.

Set in West Bengal a year before the historic decision to repeal the anti-sodomy law Pe ... Read More »
Sci-Fi Month - Primer (2004)
Wed Aug 14, 7:00 PM
Cinephiles Film Club
Four friends/fledgling entrepreneurs, knowing that there's something bigger and more innovative than the different error-checking devices

they've built, wrestle over their new invention.
Director: Shane Carruth
Writer: Shane Carruth
Stars: Sha ... Read More »
Mini canvas painting workshop
Thu Aug 15, 3:00 PM
Pragya Mishra
As the name suggests, mini paintings are colorful handmade paintings very small in size. Although it's not different from a normal canvas painting but it's more cute. You can keep it on your working desk to make your workplace more positive. So, in t ... Read More »
Book reading with Anangsha
Thu Aug 15, 4:30 PM
Anangsha Alammyan
Meet author Anangsha Alammyan as she talks about self publishing in India, Quora as a platform for newbie writers, and her newest book - cybercrime thriller "What did Tashi do?"

The author will read out passages from the book, sign some copies for ... Read More »
6th Hasan Memorial Lecture 2019
Thu Aug 15, 7:00 PM
Lamakaan
A death and A birth: Gandhi and India A Lecture by Prof Apoorvanand on the occasion of 6th Hasan Memorial Lecture 2019.

आज़ाद हिंदुस्तान की पैदाइश के छह महीने भी नहीं गुज़रे कि गांधीजी का क़त्ल कर दिया गया। आख़िर जिसे राष्ट्रपिता कहा जाता था, उसे ... Read More »
Art Exhibition
Fri Aug 16, 12:30 PM
Soham Bhowmick
The art work is based on an ironic take on our mythology and cultural cocoons that we have spun around us to maneuver though the dreadlocks of directives.



Soham Bhowmick

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Abrogation of art 370
Fri Aug 16, 5:00 PM
Dialogue towards an Alternative
Consequences of the abrogation of article 370 in Kashmir. Read More »
Kirikou and the Sorceress
Fri Aug 16, 7:30 PM
Lamakaan
Kirikou and the Sorceress Film Screening followed by discussion.
Directed and Written by Michel Ocelot
71 mins. 1998. French with English sub-titles

Synopsis
A small voice can be heard in the womb of a pregnant woman: "Mother, bring me into ... Read More »
Mosaic pendant workshop
Sat Aug 17, 10:30 AM
Lamakaan An Open Cultural Space
Mosaic pendant workshop

Join artist Emily Bhargava on Saturday the 17th from 10:30-12:30 to learn to make mosaic pendants using glass, beads and found objects. We will use an epoxy clay to set the pieces, and will discuss basic mosaic technique, ... Read More »
Foliage 2019 Greenpeace India
Sat Aug 17, 11:00 AM
Ali Abbas for Greenpeace India
Foliage 2019 is the initiative of the Greenpeace India Hyderabad volunteers to promote awareness on the issue of Climate Crisis. The event comprises of the open mic where each participant gets a chance to perform in the creative format on the topic C ... Read More »
Write Club Saturday General #214
Sat Aug 17, 3:00 PM
Write Club Hyderabad
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, ... Read More »
Art with free software :Blender
Sat Aug 17, 5:30 PM
Dharma Teja Reddy Kasa
Animation & VFX industry is one of booming industry in India. Plus, there are so many individuals who wants to learn 3d either as a hobby or to get in to industry in long run. All institutes give training in industry standard software like Maya, Nuk ... Read More »
RTI Amendment Bill
Sat Aug 17, 7:30 PM
Lamakaan An Open Cultural Space
'RTI Amendment Bill & its potential impact'

Parliament passed the RTI Amendment bill that seeks to give the Central Government the authority to decide on the tenure & salaries of the Information Commissioners. The session will discuss the possible ... Read More »
MAHATMA GANDHI @150 AND FOREVER
Sun Aug 18, 11:30 AM
Dasari Balaiah,IRS
MAHATMA GANDHI @150 AND FOREVER
An Art Exhibition to Celebrate Mahatma Gandhi's @ 150 Birth Anniversary. Read More »
At the Crossroads!- Grace Banu
Sun Aug 18, 2:00 PM
Tashi Choedup
Are we just queer? Is sexual and gender identity and expression the only
problem that we face in the society? When caste and religious identities are detrimental to our identity, how does it complicate our queer lives? And the movement? 

Grace Ba ... Read More »
RASANUBHAVA
Sun Aug 18, 7:00 PM
Sahitya
An hour long Bharatanatyam show exploring the process of telling stories through dance and creating rasa or response in the audience
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SciFi -The City of Lost Children
Wed Aug 21, 7:00 PM
Cinephiles Film Club
Sci-Fi Month - The City of Lost Children (1995)

A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
Directors: Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Writers: Gilles Adrien, Jean-Pierre Jeu ... Read More »
One Mustard Seed
Thu Aug 22, 7:30 PM
Lamakaan
One Mustard Seed
41 mins

Why do we have such a contentious relationship with the idea of dying? What keeps us from looking at death, or the dying, in the eye; from making peace with the process?

The film wonders if the process of dying can bec ... Read More »
Kabaddi: The Game of Partition
Fri Aug 23, 8:00 PM
The Cutting Chai Company
Kabaddi, the Game of Partition is a period drama of the bloodiest time in Indian history. This play is a testament of the mass that was made to participate in one of the biggest political gambles ever. Sure; nations were divided, treaties were signed ... Read More »
Write Club Saturday General #215
Sat Aug 24, 3:00 PM
Write Club Hyderabad
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, ... Read More »
Remembering Khayyam, Music Dir
Sat Aug 24, 6:30 PM
Lamakaan
Khayyam, one of the doyens of Indian Music especially the Indian Film Music left this mortal world on 19th August 2019 leaving us in sorrow and grief. While his music created waves his simple personality was loved by all the filmdom people. Khayyam h ... Read More »
Queer Up! - Gender: In Progress
Sun Aug 25, 2:00 PM
Tashi Choedup
How do you know what your gender is? How do you know what someone else's gender is? What markers of gender (clothing, mannerisms, body type etc.) make someone's gender "evident"? From the time that our biological sex is mistaken for our gender identi ... Read More »
Film - Judgement at Nuremberg
Sun Aug 25, 6:00 PM
Hyderabad Cinephiles
MOVIE SCREENING BY HYDERABAD CINEPHILES "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 he ... Read More »
Kashmir: The Media Gap
Tue Aug 27, 5:00 PM
Lamakaan
With restricted news coming out of the valley, there's a serious information gap. The only source of information from the valley to the rest of world is through people who have lived through the lockdown.

In this discussion we shall explore how th ... Read More »
SAPACC Event on Climate Change
Tue Aug 27, 7:00 PM
Lamakaan & SAPACC
SAPACC and Lamakaan are organizing a Panel Discussion on

What Hyderabadis can do at a local level to tackle Climate Crisis


on: 7 pm, Tuesday, 27 August

at: LaMakaan, Off Road 1, Near GVK Mall, Banjara Hills. Hyderabad 50003

Location on ... Read More »
Sci-Fi Month - Gattaca (1997)
Wed Aug 28, 7:00 PM
Cinephiles Film Club
A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.
Director: Andrew Niccol
Writer: Andrew Niccol
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law

Movies Intro : 7:00 PM
Movies Sta ... Read More »
Rohingya Refugees in Hyderabad
Thu Aug 29, 5:00 PM
Lamakaan An Open Cultural Space
Rohingya Refugees in Hyderabad

Expelled from Myanmar after a military genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority, many thousands of Rohingyas fled to Bangladesh and India as stateless refugees. This panel will present a brief analysis of the Ro ... Read More »
Book Launch & Discussion
Fri Aug 30, 6:30 PM
Nikhila H.
This is a Book Launch, and Discussion with the author. The book is a novel in English titled "Twice it Happened" published by Vishwakarma Publications. The author is Gita Viswanath, who will be in conversation about her book with Nikhila H.

About ... Read More »
An evening with Chekov
Fri Aug 30, 8:30 PM
Kedar Subhedar
Unmasked theatre productions present to you An Evening with Chekov. Two of Anton Chekov's plays will be staged at 8pm on the 30th of August.

The first play, named The Seduction revolves around three characters. The protagonist (played by Utkarsh ... Read More »
Audacious August
Sat Aug 31, 11:30 AM
Sameera
It's a workshop for self defense and women empowerment. Read More »
Write Club Saturday General #216
Sat Aug 31, 3:00 PM
Write Club Hyderabad
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, ... Read More »
Economic crisis:effectsandcauses
Sat Aug 31, 6:30 PM
In Defense of Reason
It has been around a decade since the global economy plunged into crisis. The intensity of this crisis has deepened and it has expanded in this duration. It has impacted the lives and livelihoods of billions of people around the world in an unprecede ... Read More »