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Unki Awaaz, Meri Zubaani – A musical conversation with Salman Farshori about Hindi Cinema’s musical journey, all the way from From K L Saigal, 90’s Hindi Pop to the new era singers.

No Laughing Matter: The Ambedkar Cartoons, 1932-1956

Lamakaan in association with Navayana invites one and all to the launch of Unnamti Syama Sundar’s book ‘No Laughing Matter: The Ambedkar Cartoons.’

The book launch will have a panel discussion.

Panellists: 1. Shankar Pamarthy, Cartoonist 2. Prof Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd, Political Thinker 3. Akhileshwari Ramagoud and 4. Unnamati Syama Sundar, Author of the book 5. S Anand, Publisher, Navayana Moderator of the panel discussion.

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Budget speeches are always windows into the future. This budget, the first statement of great significance for the national economy by the newly elected government, is being watched by observers world over. How has India fared in the last year, how will it do in the coming years on crucial indicators of economic wellbeing ? What do these indicators mean for different segments of the economy ? What are the signs that we need to watch out for ? What gains and what losses ? Come listen to Dr. Amir Ullah Khan, development and trade economist and advisor on development practice to many national and international bodies. The conversation will be moderated by G Sudhir, IAS, chairperson of the commission of inquiry into Minorities in Telangana State.

Rocks Bachao, Musi bachao, Osmania Bachao, Bargad Bachao… Heritage Bachao, Pani Bachao! Errum Manzil bachao This is a shout out to all those who have been fretting about how Hyderabad has been changing rapidly. There is never a quiet moment. Come summer, we have water scarcity, but even before we heave a sigh of relief as the temperatures come down, the traffic nightmares begin. We hear that there will be a long term strategy for the city to become world class but even before we take that in, we hear that trees are being cut or that rocks are being blown away and even as that dust settles down, we hear that the familiar landmarks are going to disappear. Public Interest Petitions, Recipes that worked once, do not seem to work everytime. Online appeals, media campaigns, lobbying the right people.. what else, what else do we need to do ? The immediate context for this is of course the latest news that the Errum Manzil will be replaced with a new secretariat building. But the broader context is to just meet, share, and think about how we can build collective capacities to take on multiple strategies simultaneously. So, if you care abbout the Errum Manzil and other heritage sites chalked up for demolition, if you care for trees and for water and for rock precincts, please show up. We promise there will be no onerous speeches. No exhortations to immediate action. We want to hear what each of you – especially if you are under 40, thinks can be done to conserve the continuity of Hyderabad’s social, cultural, material and ecological heritage. We want to know how we can come together to act intelligently. Just bring your enthusiasm and yourself.

Lamakaan invites all to a talk by Prof Rampunyani on the topic ‘Preserving Democracy in Contemporary India.’

In this talk, Prof Punyani will take us through the journey of Independent India and how its founding fathers dreamt about a truly secular, socialist and republic India. He will also highlight the major challenges to Indian democracy in contemporary times.

The session will be interactive and followed by questions and answers session.

About Prof Ram Punyani: Prof Ram Puniyani is a former professor of biomedical engineering and former senior medical officer affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He began his medical career in 1973 and served IIT in various capacities for 27 years, beginning in 1977. In December 2004, he took voluntary retirement to work full-time for what has been stated by some as “communal harmony” in India. He is involved with human rights activities and initiatives to oppose something which some see as “the rising tide of fundamentalism in India”. He is associated with the organizations All-India Secular Forum, Center for Study of Society and Secularism and ANHAD. In 2006, he was awarded the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration.

Early in June 2019, he received threatening phone calls from unknown persons who demanded that he stop his “anti-Hindu” activities. Puniyani filed a report with the Mumbai Police.

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SADHANA CAFE

Sapthagiri“Giri” Iyengar will give a presentation about the work of Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus to mobilize Hindu Americans to connect their faith to social justice values, engage in community seva, and speak out against all injustice, bigotry and violence. Giri will then facilitate a discussion and brainstorming about how to create a platform like Sadhana in India, and what it’s priorities and activities might be.Giri is from Mysore, and is a Masters in Social Work student at Hunter College, New York. Giri has been an active member of Sadhana, particularly in the “sanctuary” movement for immigrants’ rights.ALL ARE WELCOME!!!

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SADHANA CAFE

Sapthagiri “Giri” Iyengar will give a presentation about the work of Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus to mobilize Hindu Americans to connect their faith to social justice values, engage in community seva, and speak out against all injustice, bigotry and violence. Giri will then facilitate a discussion and brainstorming about how to create a platform like Sadhana in India, and what it’s priorities and activities might be.

Giri is from Mysore, and is a Masters in Social Work student at Hunter College, New York. Giri has been an active member of Sadhana, particularly in the “sanctuary” movement for immigrants’ rights.

ALL ARE WELCOME!!!

As part of World Music Day being celebrated in Hyderabad at various venues/places, Lamakaan invites one and all to this year’s WMD celebrations.

The Fête de la Musique, also known as Music Day, Make Music Day or World Music Day, is an annual music celebration that takes place on 21 June. On Music Day the citizens of a city or country are allowed and urged to play music outside in their neighborhoods or in public spaces and parks. Free concerts are also organized, where musicians play for fun and not for payment.

Ashrita DSouza and troupe will be performing Western Music Genres (Classical, Jazz, Broadway and Show tunes) on Singing, Piano and Guitar. We are a part of ‘Strings &Tunes’, an institute which nurtures and educates young musicians to develop their musicality in a worldwide spectrum.

About the Performing Artistes: Ashrita D’souza – A Music Educator and artist will perform along with her students. Kids Choir – Medhini, Angela, Riya, Simar, Yazhini Khyathi Khsiteissh Joanna Akhil Siddharth Sanjeev Ashrita

ALL ARE WELCOME AND ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL.

Samahaara Workshop Productions

presents

A Double Bill of Badal Sircar’s “SAARI RAAT” (Hindi) & N. Taraka Ramarao’s “BAKASURA” (Telugu)

Performed by the participants of the Samahaara Production Oriented Theatre Workshop (April – June 2019)

Directed by Nagaraju Pejjai

SAARI RAAT Who are you? Only the face you show this world, or something more? What lies in the deepest depths of your desires? Samahaara Workshop Productions presents a play based on Badal Sircar’s SAARI RAAT, a psychological drama that revolves around 3 characters: a young couple and an old man, stuck to spend the night together. It talks about the possibilities we are afraid of considering and the lives we deny ourselves through the story of a woman trapped in a given world symbolized by her marriage to a man who will not see her for what she really is.

BAKASURA An unfit and unworthy King rules a kingdom with the help of his cunning and selfish minister. An evil called ‘Bakasura’ attacks the people in the kingdom. The King and his council of ministers are clueless as to how to handle Bakasura. Who will solve this problem ? Who will save the poor villagers?