Gardabhandam & Abbey Emleydu

Gardabhandam & Abbey Emleydu
Play
1.5 hrs

May 04, 2019 7:30 pm Saturday

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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.

Climate Samvad Greenpeace India

Climate Samvad Greenpeace India
Talk
2.0 hrs

May 03, 2019 7:30 pm Friday

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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

Siyasi Muslims – Book Release

Siyasi Muslims – Book Release
Discussion
1.0 hrs

May 02, 2019 5:00 pm  Muslims Thursday.

Siyasi A Story of Political Islams in India Overview :- How do we make sense of the Muslims of India? Do they form a political community? Does the imagined conflict between Islam and modernity affect the Muslims’ political behaviour in this country? Are Muslim religious institutions-mosques and madrasas-directly involved in politics? Do they instruct the community to vote strategically in all elections? What are ‘Muslim issues’? Is it only about triple talaq? Are Muslims truly nationalists? Or do they continue to remain just an ‘other’ in India? While these questions intrigue us, we seldom debate to find pragmatic answers to these queries. Examining the everydayness of Muslims in contemporary India, Hilal Ahmed offers an evocative story of politics and Islam in India, which goes beyond the given narratives of Muslim victimhood and Islamic separation.

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.

Hilal Ahmed’s SIYASI MUSLIMS by Penguin will be released by
A K Khan, Advisor to Government of Telangana
Moderator: Mir Ayoob Ali Khan .
All are welcome!!

 

Nartana independent film

Nartana independent film
Movies
2.0 hrs

April 27, 2019 7:30 pm Saturday

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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…

Organizer
Pavan kumar . chegomma

Pavan Kumar is a promising Indian classical dancer of Perini Shivatandavam, Ardhanaareshwaram and Andhra Natyam, ancient classical dance forms of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. He learnt these dance forms for more than 20 years and exhibits good command over technique as well as abhinaya. He is also well versed with the theory of dance and successfully completed “Diploma in Classical Dance”. Pavan Kumar started learning Andhra Natyam at a young age of 6, from renowned Andhra Natyam exponent, Guru, Scholar and musicologist, Dr. Nataraja Rama Krishna. Coming from a traditional Brahmin family from remote village in Telangana, it wasnt easy to learn classical dance, especially in a generation where Dance was not a male hobby or learning art. Its for his dedication and grit Pavan shifted to Hyderabad and learnt dane from Guru Nataraja Ramakrishna. Everyday he used to travel long distances to reach the dance school. Guru Nataraja Ramakrishna was impressed with his dedication and skill and took him into his able guidance. Pavan is one of the close disciples of Guru Nataraja Ramakrishna and learnt the 2 dance forms Perini, Andhra Natyam in Guru shishya parampara. Looking at Pavans progression both in learning and performances, Guru Nataraja Ramakrishna conceptualised a unique dance item Ardhanaareeshwaram perfect combination of male and female principles of life. The concept was given shape and form by Guru Kala Krishna and was taught to Pavan. Pavan started performing this dance form for past 15 years and has won laurels from art lovers, common man all over the world.

Qutb Shahi Tombs Restoration

 

Qutb Shahi Tombs Restoration
Talk
2.0 hrs

April 26, 2019 7:30 pm Friday

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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.

ENTRY FREE & OPEN TO ALL

Puppet tales of wisdom, Puppet performance

Puppet tales of wisdom,
Puppet performance
1.0 hrs

April 23, 2019 7:30 pm Tuesday

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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

Organizer
Nori Art and Puppetry Centre

About NAPC The Nori Art & Puppetry Centre (NAPC) is a Hyderabad based non- government cultural organization founded in 1987 and registered under the Society’s act in 1994. NAPC is dedicated to puppetry as an art form and believes in integrating art with science and social communication, through this medium. “Reaching out and making a difference through art” is their vision and they reach out through puppetry by conducting workshops, training programmes and by preparing and giving live performances for audiences in all walks of life including under-privileged and handicapped children. . Major Organizations that NAPC has been associated with in the recent past: • UNIMA – Bharat Puthli Sangam • Sangeeth Natak Academy, New Delhi • National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTS), Dept., of Science & Technology (D.S.T.) New Delhi. • U.N.D.P. (United Nations Development Programme) (South Asia Poverty Alleviation Project) • CAPART – Council for the Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology. • Ministry of Culture and Tourism, New Delhi • Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Andhra Pradesh • IGNOU (Indira Gandhi Nation Center for the Arts) • CCRT, Hyderabad (Center for Cultural Resources and Training) • ICCR,New Delhi Achievements: The director, Smt Ratnamala Nori has an Ugadi Purashkar Award for innovative use of puppetry. NCERT Award for her puppet as an educational toy. Performance – Maya Oka Japan Katha (Recipient of Nandi Award on Hyderabad Doordarshan) . Participation in several national and international festivals.Performances and workshops have been conducted in and out of Hyderabad and abroad at renowned auditoriums, corporate institutions, for famous celebrity individuals, various television channels, and in many reputed educational establishments. Some links https://www.facebook.com/NUPPET

From Ameer Khusro to Tagore

From Ameer Khusro to Tagore
Music
2.0 hrs

April 20, 2019 7:30 pm Saturday

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.

ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

Who’s singing over there?

Who’s singing over there?
Movies
3.0 hrs

April 17, 2019 7:00 pm Wednesday

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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.

Ashaadh Ka Ek Din

Ashaadh Ka Ek Din
Play
2.0 hrs

April 13, 2019 7:30 pm Saturday

Ashadh Ka Ek Din is a Hindi play by Mohan Rakesh that debuted in 1958 and is considered the first Modern Hindi play.The title of the play derives from the second verse of the Sanskrit dramatist Kalidas’s play Meghadūta. It literally means A day in the month of Ashadh. Mohan Rakesh noted in the introduction to a subsequent play, King-swans of the waves, that, whenever he read Kalidas’ Meghdoot, he felt that the poet had distilled out his sense of acute guilt and alienation from his own being into that play, and that this realization is what motivated Mohan Rakesh’s writing of Ashadh ka ek din.The play received a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for best play in 1959 and has been staged by several prominent directors to critical acclaim. This play explains the facts about time, the cost you have to pay for the oppourtunities given by time and the time doesn’t wait.

Organizer
Safarnama Theatre

Safarnama is an aspiring Theatre group, started by IT professionals, with a hope to carry forward their passion for theatre. With a blend of creativity and love for art in each performance, Safarnama is bound to leave an imprint on your heart. So join us on the voyage to bring life to characters.

Balkan Express (1983)

Balkan Express (1983)
Movies
3.0 hrs

April 10, 2019 7:00 pm Wednesday

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Balkan Express

Synopsis: Group of petty criminals is trying to make some money under the disguise of musical band in Nazi-occupied Serbia.

Organizer
Cinephiles Film Club

Film club wherein we invite like-minded film aficionados to screenings showcasing the best of world cinema. Our aim is to raise Indian cinema to global standards by exposing Indian talent to Global cinema!