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The movie is about an economics graduate student studying for a year in Barcelona, Spain, as part of the Erasmus programme, where he learns from a group of students from all over Western Europe in a student share-house.

Cricket Country by Dr.Prashant Kidambi – Book Discussion.

Dr.Prashant Kidambi, the author of the book, will be discussing the book with Mr. Ram Manohar Reddy, Editor of “The India Forum”, a digital publication on contemporary issues. Tue Dec 24, 7:30 PM.

Lamakaan – An Open Cultural Space Cricket Country has won the Sportsbook of the year award at the Ekamra Sports Literature Festival and also been selected as one of FT’s best books of 2019. “On the morning of 6 May 1911, a large crowd gathered at Bombay’s Ballard Pier. They were there to bid farewell to a motley group of sixteen Indian men who were about to undertake a historic voyage to London. The persons whom the crowd cheered that sultry Saturday morning were members of the first All-India cricket team. Conceived by an unlikely coalition of imperial and Indian elites, it took twelve years and three failed attempts before an ‘Indian’ cricket team made its debut on the playing fields of imperial Britain in the blazing coronation summer of 1911. This is a capacious tale with an improbable cast of characters set against the backdrop of revolutionary protest and princely intrigue. The captain of the Indian team was nineteen-year old Bhupinder Singh, the embattled Maharaja of Patiala. The other cricketers were selected on the basis of their religious identity. Most remarkable, for the day, was the presence in the side of two Dalits: the Palwankar brothers, Baloo and Shivram. Drawing on an unparalleled range of original archival sources, Cricket Country is the untold story of how the idea of India was fashioned on the cricket pitch in the high noon of empire”.

Celebrating Bazm e Sukhan’s first anniversary.

Aao ke koi khwaab bunen :- Mir Ali Husain duration 90 min Husain is a writer and is currently working on a theatrical project based on the life of Sahir Ludhianvi.

Sameena Begum would speak on Dholak ke Geet Sameena Begum is researcher and published author with focus on Hyderabadi culture and Urdu. Her latest work “Hyderabadi Dholak Ke Geet” is a rigorous study of about 10 years. She studied MA, M.Phil in MANUU, and currently pursuing PhD in Urdu from Osmania University.

Reading Jeelani Bano’s short stories By Elahe Hiptoola , Rajaa Farhan and Ramsha Farhan.

Elahé Hiptoola is a Film Producer with award winning films like Iqbal, Dor and Dhanak to her credit. She is also one of the founders of Lamakaan.

Rajaa is a young photographer and Assistant Manager at Lamakaan.

Ramsha studies liberal arts at the Azim Premji University in Bangalore.

Ashhar Farhan will read from Anees Ayesha’s new book. “Main ne yeh jaana” – is an unprecedented transliterated introduction to Urdu poetry

Sutradhar presents ‘Kisi Aur Ka Sapna’- It is the story of five actors rehearsing a script found in a garbage bin. The play traverses through different eras in history and politics, using the journey to display the various shades of a theatre actor’s life. The conflict between acting and reality, different interpretations of an idea, ‘does a script really need an actor?’ etc are just some of the issues the play deals with.

TM POTLE stands for The Missing Pieces of Your Tiny Little Egos. The play revolves around a theatre actor who is frustrated about her director being very strict. In this monologue, Simran Kaur, who is playing the lead, will have various shifts of emotions. She is struggling with the dialogues that her director has thrown at her, which are entirely absurd. She is constantly dealing with her inner turmoil. As the play progresses, we see that Simran is losing her mind. She sits and a sudden shift into the inner mind would reveal that she is not only the actor but also the director who has issues with her other-self. The play has explicit content (profanity).

Accompanied only by her faithful dog and four camels, an Australian (Mia Wasikowska) satisfies her craving for solitude by embarking on a solo trip across the desert from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean.

The Final Cut, an original play written by Hyderabad based writer – Krishna Ahir, revolves around the theme of bullying as a student and its impact on the mental health of the student. The play is a unique blend of drama, poetry and live painting. This will be the Premiere show of the play. Cast: Harshad Fad, Devika Das, Arun Kumar, Kastury, Akanksha, Prajwal Playwright: Krishna Ahir Backstage: Sindhuja, Chandra

Barking Dog is a Hindi sit-com written by Vishal Vijay, inspired by The Zoo Story by American playwright Edward Albee. The play explores themes of isolation, loneliness, miscommunication as anathematization, social disparity and dehumanization in a materialistic world. The story, in simplest terms, is about how a man who is consumed with loneliness starts up a conversation with another man on a bench in a Park and eventually forces him to participate in an act of violence.

Passes – 200/- Contact # 9700074079

Docu Circle of Hyderabad and Lamakaan invites one and all to the screening of the documentary film:

Title – Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Duration – 1hr 30mins Director – Alison Klayman

Synopsis AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY is about the internationally renowned Chinese artist and activist, Ai Weiwei. In recent years, Ai has garnered international attention as much for his ambitious artwork as his political provocations. AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY examines this complex intersection of artistic practice and social activism as seen through the life and art of China’s preeminent contemporary artist. Klayman documented Ai’s artistic process in preparation for major museum exhibitions, his intimate exchanges with family members and his increasingly public clashes with the Chinese government. Klayman’s detailed portrait of the artist provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary China and one of its most compelling public figures.

Awards Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize – U.S. Documentary Alfred I. DuPont–Columbia University Award

All are welcome. Entry Free & Open to All!!!

Kathak dance solo performance by Katerina.

She is studying in Hyderabad from gurus Mangala Bhatt and Raghav Raj Bhatt.