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Movie Screening – Pather Panchali by Satyajit Ray

Pather Panchali is Ray’s debut film, and the first film of his ‘The Apu Triology’

The time is early twentieth century, a remote village in Bengal.The film deals with a Brahmin family, a priest – Harihar, his wife Sarbajaya, daughter Durga, and his aged cousin Indir Thakrun – struggling to make both ends meet.

Pather Panchali has a universal humanist appeal. Though the film deals with the grim struggle for survival by a poor family, it has no trace melodrama. What is projected in stead is the respect for human dignity.

The sequences of Apu and elder sister Durga, exploring their little world and sharing secrets are most remarkable aspect of the film. These include the scenes of – discovery of train by Durga and Apu in field of white Kash flowers, the candy seller sequence, and Indir Thakrun’s death.

The film develops its characters and the atmosphere slowly and resolutely. The narrative builds up to a powerful climax as we begin to empathise with the characters.

DURATION : 2 HOURS

VENUE : LAMAKAAN

On the occasion of Birth Centenary of renowned Marathi writer P L Deshpande “Sahitya Katta Neredmet” pays tribute to him by performing his one of the hilarious Marathi.

Samahaara Theatre Co-operative presents

A double bill of two Telugu Comedies

Tanikella Bharini’s “GARDABHANDAM” & S. Partha Saradhi’s “ABBEY EMLEYDU”

Directed by Rathna Shekar

Date: 04th May 2019 Time: 7:30pm Venue: Lamakaan, Hyderabad.

“GARDABHANDAM”

Written by eminent playwright, actor, director Shri.Tanikella Bharani, Gardabhandam ( Donkey’s egg) is a rib tickling political satire that talks about inherited political power. The play is mix of fictional mythology and contemporary social issues. Come grab your seats and enjoy the fun.

“ABBEY EMLEYDU”

Abbe emleydu is a hilarious farce written by Shri. Shankaramanchi Partha Saradhi. A laid back husband, a forgetful wife and a deaf servant. To this mix add a colorful boss who has an exciting plan for the weekend with his subordinates, two strangers who walk into the house for a free meal and a missing ring. What happens when all these colourful characters meet in a situation like this ? Lets find out.

Greenpeace India invites you to be part of Climate Samvad, an initiative to address the issue of climate change, and how YOU can play a crucial role in mitigating it

Climate Change Impacts are already worsening. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) landmark report SR15 warns we have only 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe.

CLIMATE SAMVAD or Climate Dialogue are series of 11 public events being organized by Greenpeace India across the country.

Come, be the part of Climate Samvad and understand from the speakers the gravity of the issue. Your importance and role in this movement. Beyond dialogue, it is a step towards a sustainable future. It is step towards #ClimateActionNow Check our website, www.greenpeaceindia.org for more details

Hilal Ahmed is Associate Professor and works on political Islam, Muslim modernities/ representation, and politics of symbols in South Asia. His book Muslim Political Discourse in Postcolonial India: Monuments, Memory, Contestation (Routledge 2014), looks at these thematic concerns to make sense of the nature of contemporary Muslim political discourse.

Nartana An Independent film Introduction Narthana is a one hour independent film directed by Varun sena Reddy, portrays the struggle of a 12 year old girl Narthana (named after dance) blossoming into a beautiful dancer. The major theme of the movie is to glorify Indian Classical Dance that is slowly degenerating and to allow every dancer understand that dance is nobody’s property; it is an ocean of nectar for everybody to drink from. Cast, Crew & Support Directed by: Varun Sena Reddy Produced by: Sandhya Pavan Story: Pavan Chegomma Music by: suresh prasad Cinematography : Sudhakar.A Edited by.Vekanteswarlu K Running Time: 59 min Language: Telugu Casting: Kalakrishna, Jamuna Rayalu, Pavan, Priyanka Bharde & Sree Nartana Film dedicated through: Vagdevi Arts Academy, Hyderabad Film production and release Supported by: Department of Language & Culture, Telangana Government Plot: The plot of the story revolves around a young girl named Narthana who is the daughter of a famous dancer parents, called Shiva Shankar & Padmini. Father, who himself is dancer affects his daughter’s creativity and interest in dancing by constantly deriding her desire to dance and become proficient in it. The girl, however, thrives in the dance form when she has to stay with her maternal grandparents for six months while her parents are away. Her grandfather Kala krishna who was once her father’s Guru (disowned by her father due to disagreement in beliefs about dance) trains her into a gracious dancer par excellence. It is finally proved that any genuine quality of Fine Arts like Dance is never under ownership of only a few…

Qutb Shahi Tombs: Heritage Restoration by Ratish Nanda, CEO, Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Heritage restoration is often a topic of heartbreak in Hyderabad. However, if there has been any visible change on that front, it is at the Qutb Shahi tombs, the royal necropolis where the Golconda kings and founders of Hyderabad were laid to rest. The ongoing work in the complex has been a much-needed respite from the usual apathy that Hyderabadis witness with regard to the city’s heritage.

Undertaken by the Telangana department of Archaeology and Museums and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) some years ago, the work at the Qutb Shahi tombs has brought about visible (and much needed) change and stability to the heritage monuments, some of which were in a precarious situation. Using archival imagines and artisans who were specifically brought to Hyderabad for this work, the structures have been revived by expert conservation architects. So how did they undertake this monumental task?

To understand that, and to throw light on the extensive work that has been taken up, we bring to you talk by the very person in charge of it all – Ratish Nanda, the CEO of the AKTC. Nanda, who has been with the AKTC for two decades, is also the man behind the restoration of (Mughal emperor) Babur’s tomb in Afghanistan. The AKTC has also taken up other major restoration works in the country like the Humayun’s tomb and the Sunder nursery in New Delhi.

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Nori Art and Puppetry Centre will be presenting- Puppet Tales of Wisddom.It is A Contemporary Puppet performance.Two Stories The Pious Cat and The Magic Shank will be performed with a variety of puppets,glove, rod, mouth and rod in an experimental bunraku style

From Ameer Khusro to Tagore: A Journey through the Syncretic Tradition of Indian Music

This is a presentation to remind ourselves as we pass through a difficult period of communal tensions and violence, about India’s history of syncretic culture. The people of India have lived in peace and harmony over the ages. Despite differences in religions, they have all contributed to building a very rich and composite culture, and this is beautifully reflected in our literature and music. This programme is a musical journey through India’s traditions of secular poetry & music, in a historical order beginning from the 13 the century to the present day. Most of the music is composed and sung by Dr Subhendu Ghosh and is based on Hindustani ragas or other musical forms including the traditional folk songs. The narrative includes the following poets – Hazrat Ameer Khusro, Kabir, Guru Nanak, Mian Taan Sen, Bulle Shah, Lalan Faqir, Nazeer Akbarabadi, Ram Prasad Bismil, Haribans Ray Bachchan, Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Rabindranath Tagore. This is a small effort to highlight the poetic genius of our Indian poets and pay our tribute to those who dedicated their lives for a Secular India.

The program will have a Poetry recitation by Laltu at the beginning of the event.

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Who’s singing over there?

Synopsis: n 1941 Yugoslavia, smooth young singer Pevac (Dragan Nikolic) joins a group of disparate and colorful characters on a bus destined for the capital, Belgrade. Among them is a grouchy World War I veteran, a Germanophile, a strange huntsman armed with a rifle, an athletic hypochondriac and a pair of gypsy musicians.