TSRTC strike: Why,What,Who&how?

TSRTC strike: Why,What,Who&how?
Discussion
2.0 hrs

October 31, 2019 7:30 pm Thursday

TSRTC strike – the why, what, who and how? The indefinite strike announced by the unions of TSRTC has taken the state of Telangana and the rest of the country but shock. The demands made by the striking employees were discussed and debated extensively but the confusion still remains. While a number of individuals, organisations and other unions have come out in support of the TSRTC unions, the ruling government remains adamant on not addressing the demands. In this back ground, Sai Ratna Chaitanya, known to everyone as Ratnam will be talking about what the demands are, how strikes in the past have actually impacted and why state transport undertakings need to be financed in a better way. Ratnam is a bus fan and a public transport enthusiast who, along with his friends runs the love of Z blog. Having been a bus fan for many many years, he has also extensively worked on public transportation.

Organizer
Lamakaan An Open Cultural Space

TSRTC strike: Why,What,Who&how?

TSRTC strike: Why,What,Who&how?
Discussion
2.0 hrs

October 31, 2019 7:30 pm Thursday

TSRTC strike – the why, what, who and how? The indefinite strike announced by the unions of TSRTC has taken the state of Telangana and the rest of the country but shock. The demands made by the striking employees were discussed and debated extensively but the confusion still remains. While a number of individuals, organisations and other unions have come out in support of the TSRTC unions, the ruling government remains adamant on not addressing the demands. In this back ground, Sai Ratna Chaitanya, known to everyone as Ratnam will be talking about what the demands are, how strikes in the past have actually impacted and why state transport undertakings need to be financed in a better way. Ratnam is a bus fan and a public transport enthusiast who, along with his friends runs the love of Z blog. Having been a bus fan for many many years, he has also extensively worked on public transportation.

Organizer
Lamakaan An Open Cultural Space

The great dictator-movie

The great dictator-movie
Movies
2.5 hrs

October 26, 2019 7:00 pm Saturday

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The Great Dictator is a 1940 American political satire comedy-drama film written, directed, produced, scored by, and starring British comedian Charlie Chaplin, following the tradition of many of his other films.

Chaplin’s film advanced a stirring condemnation of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, fascism, antisemitism, and the Nazis. This makes it all the more relevant for us to watch it, read it, learn from it in the current India regime. The Great Dictator was popular with audiences, becoming Chaplin’s most commercially successful film.Modern critics have also praised it as an historically significant film and an important work of satire, and in 1997, it was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.

Misinformation -The India Story

Misinformation -The India Story
Discussion
2.0 hrs

October 25, 2019 7:30 pm Friday

“Misinformation – The India Story”

The spectre of misinformation is upon us. But how did we get here? Who are the players and who are the targets? Is it organised or is it coincidental? Is mainstream media a part of the problem or a part of the solution? What is the way out? What are the social media platforms doing? What is the Government doing? Is it a lost cause?

Speaker : Pratik Sinha founder of Altnew.in

Organizer
Lamakaan An Open Cultural Space

Lamakaan An Open Cultural Space is an inclusive cultural space and Trust that promotes and presents the best of arts, literature, theatre, debate and dialogue with a commitment to being open and accessible.

Glengarry Glen Ross Screening

Glengarry Glen Ross Screening
Movies
2.5 hrs

October 23, 2019 7:00 pm Wednesday

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When an office full of New York City real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to heat up. Shelley Levene (Jack Lemmon), who has a sick daughter, does everything in his power to get better leads from his boss, John Williamson (Kevin Spacey), but to no avail. When his coworker Dave Moss (Ed Harris) comes up with a plan to steal the leads, things get complicated for the tough-talking salesmen.

Wild Karnataka:Documentary

Wild Karnataka:Documentary
Movies
1.0 hrs

October 22, 2019 7:30 pm Tuesday

Portraying the state with the highest number of Tigers and Elephants using the latest in technology, Wild Karnataka is a historical masterpiece showcasing the state, its flora, fauna and its sheer natural beauty. Covering every habitat across four years to document and celebrate the spectacular diversity of a single Indian state. Filmed fully in 4K, using not just aerial, but hidden cameras, the film reveals some of the most intimate moments of natural history.

It took 4 years to film, footage worth 400 hours gathered in the making of this 54-minute documentary. Created by Amoghavarsha and team, narrated by Sir David Attenborough.

The mesmerising Enchantress

The mesmerising Enchantress
Dance
1.5 hrs

October 20, 2019 7:30 pm Sunday

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A one and a half hour programme by LasyaDrutha, Centre for Performing and Fine Arts Foundation

Organizer
LasyaDrutha, Centre for performing and fine arts foundation

Anita Peter- Profile Anita Peter is known for being driven by Passion and never by success. Her profile gives us an insight into the person she is – she is about connecting with people creating an impact. She is known for being a woman who is able to equally balance her home, profession and passion along with contributing to society through awareness programmes, writing articles and talks. Her work experience spans over 25 years; a leadership development facilitator, Mohiniyattam dancer having performed for prestigious dance festivals and a teacher too, a Motor biker riding for social awareness programmes and passion, a writer, a tedx speaker and other forum speaker that includes talks and summits, she is a theatre actor. Today she has trained people in across industries and corporates and also facilitates the social cause ‘ I-pledge Awareness for change’ which is gaining momentum slow and steady. She is the founder partner of Persona Script- a leadership Development and Design company and the Founder of LasyaDrutha, Centre for Performing and Fine Arts Foundation. “ LasyaDrutha is a Culture not an Institute” says Anita Peter. She is a Mohiniyattam dancer graded by the National Broadcast Television Dooradarshan. Performances include dance festivals like Kalinga, Ramalayam, Gudi Sambaralu, Mohini Nrityotsav, Iskon Brahmotsav, Ananya Nrityadhare, ICCR, Thiroor Dance Festival, Mysore Dussera Dance Festival, Cuttack Nrityotsav amongst many others. She was the Kerala State Champion for Figure who qualified for the Nationals and Also an Artistic Roller Skating . She is a reputed Motor Biker riding a (Harley Street 750)- completed Hyderabad- Kanyakumari- Kashmir- Hyderabad in June 2017 and solo done sole rides to Kerala. Haeir Gladrag’s Mrs. India 2010 Top 10 finalist 2010

WITNESS ART THAT SPEAKS!!

WITNESS ART THAT SPEAKS!!
Exhibition
2.5 hrs

October 19, 2019 2:00 pm Saturday

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Art that can comfort the disturbed & disturb the comfortable.

Organizer
Saniya Fathima

NationalLanguage:Myth or Reality

NationalLanguage:Myth or Reality
Discussion
2.5 hrs

October 18, 2019 7:00 pm Friday

National Language of India: a myth or reality a talk by Shyam Rudra Pathak

“Compulsory status of English is causing large scale ruination of our talents from the group of non-English knowing people. There is a high correlation between the English knowing people and the affluent sections of the society. The compulsory status of English in all India competitive examinations produces a merit list which is in favour of the English knowing society of the country. This leads to the exclusion of the talents who are not in a position to receive education in the English medium. Government schools by and large teach the vast number of students in the media of Indian languages, whereas the competitive examinations held on the all India level are mostly held in the English medium and they contain compulsory English language paper as well. This situation not only deprives the students of the lower and middle stratum of the society of getting the developmental opportunities, but it also deprives the country of using its vast pool of the natural resource of the talents of its majority of the people. This is one of the root causes of the backwardness of this country. One additional dimension to the discrimination on the linguistic basis is among the Hindi belt and nonhindi belt people because there are many developmental opportunities being made available in the Hindi medium but not in the nonHindi Indian languages’ media. Indians are the rarest of the unfortunate people in this world where people cannot seek justice in their own languages in the high courts and the Supreme court according to the constitutional provision laid down in article 348 of the Indian constitution. However, the central government goes beyond the constitution of India in discriminating between the Hindi belt and nonhindi belt people while making linguistic provisions in the high courts.

A brief about the Speaker: Shyam Rudra Pathak is India’s social-cultural worker. He is the coordinator of ‘Campaign and Development Campaign’ campaign.

He has written about himself: “If I recollect my childhood days I realize that I took deeper interest in agricultural activities before I started taking interest in studies. I remember I was considered a weak student for many years in my village school. I started taking interest in studies when I was asked to prepare for the admission test of Netarhat Vidyalay at the age of eleven or twelve. I passed that admission test and took admission in that school in class VI from where I appeared in my matriculation board examination. I was provided a silver medal by the Bihar board for securing one of the top ten positions in the 1979 secondary school examination. In 1980 I took admission in 5 years integrated M S Physics course in IIT Delhi after obtaining an all India rank of 1330 in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for the IITs. I got the first position in the All India GATE 1985 examination and took admission in M Tech in Energy Studies in IIT Delhi in 1985. The biggest achievement of my life is the removal of compulsory English Language Paper in JEE from 1988 and the introduction of optional Indian Languages media in JEE from 1990. My efforts for this included several fasts as well, the longest among which was of nineteen and a half days duration undertaken in July/August 1989.

I wrote my MS Physics project report in Hindi in IIT Delhi and it was first rejected on that ground but was later on accepted after the issue was highlighted in newspapers, magazines and finally in the Parliament. The degrees started being given in Hindi and English in IITD from the convocation of 1985 after I refused to accept it in English alone, for which the convocation of the year 1985 had to be postponed in which the then PM Rajeev Gandhi was the chief guest. I wrote my M Tech Project Report also in Hindi, which was also not accepted in the beginning but was later on accepted after the issue was raised by some parliamentarians.

I worked as a research scholar in Energy Studies in IIT Delhi and in Astrophysics in TIFR Mumbai and TIFR Pune. I was expelled twice from TIFR Pune during this programme, although I held the first rank in the all India written examination for the research scholars selection of the TIFR and I had also obtained the first rank in the graduate programme (course woks and project) for the research scholars of TIFR Pune of my batch.

I took part in the anti Mandal agitation in 1990 and was sent to Tihar jail in that connection for about two days.

I remained in the Tihar Jail for the second time from July 17 till July 24, 2013 after refusing to stop my Dharana in spite of being arrested and released every day on 225 days from December 4, 2012 till July 16, 2013 in front of the residence of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and the National head office of the congress party in Delhi. This Dharana was undertaken with the demand of amending article 348 of the Indian Constitution so that people can seek justice in their languages in the High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. I was made the sole leader of the CSAT agitation during its later half period by the thousands of agitating UPSC aspirants in 2014 in Delhi. I am still facing a criminal case filed by the Modi govt against me in this connection.”

I Remember’ Film Screening

I Remember’ Film Screening
Movies
2.0 hrs

October 15, 2019 7:30 pm Tuesday

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Based on a real-life story, the 48-minute pocket film “I REMEMBER…” traces the journey of a woman and her family as they come to terms with the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Produced and directed by a senior journalist Geeta Lal Sahai, the movie moves through the intense experience of both – the affected individual and the caregivers evoking questions about the fragility of memory, the aesthetics of care, institutional support for mental health and the difficult choice of loving and letting go.

The movie has won six awards – Los Angeles Film Award, Accolade Global Film Award, Awareness Film Award, Cult Critic Award, New Delhi Film Festival Award and the Virgin Spring Cinefest Award.

It has been officially selected for the Kolkatta International Film Festival, Bioscope Film Festival and the Depth of Field Film Festival.

The screening will be followed by a Discussion.

ALL ARE WELCOME!!!