Upcoming Events

Police and social welfare orgaisations need to work together for attainment of children and women's rights. This collaborative effort has gained more visibility in the state of andhra pradesh with anti trafficking units established in the state with civil society organisations, support centres in the police station for women facing domestic violence being run by women's organisations, child welfare committees playing a crucial role in getting rights for vulnuerable children. But there are many problems in the functionig of these institutions.The meeting would focus on this colloborative and positive results of the same.Shri Dinesh Reddy, Director General of police,Shri Krishna Prasad,Additional Director (P& L) Shri Umapati (former IG CID) will be the guest speakers for the occasion

LEAVING HOME: The Life and Music of Indian Ocean

Language: English, Hindi and Bengali (with English Subtitles)
Duration: 1 Hour 55 Minutes

7.00 pm at LAMAKAAN on Wed, 12 Dec 2012

Writer-Director: Jaideep Varma
Producer: D. Ramakrishna, Jaideep Varma

Beyond Indian Ocean, I don’t see anyone…I see brown-wannabe whites. - Rabbi Shergill
INDIAN OCEAN.

Based in Delhi, the band has been in existence for 18 years. It has released less than 30 songs during this time, with not a filler amidst them. Every single one of them refuses to age and more than half of those are bona fide classics.

They conform to no music industry norms. Their songs (and instrumental pieces) have an average length of more than eight minutes (some go beyond ten), and none of them are love songs in the conventional sense. They sing in many different Indian languages, sometimes in dialects not easily understood; their most famous song is in the ancient language of Aramaic.

And yet, with their acoustic guitar-bass-tabla-drums-vocals format, their fluid jazzy vibe and rock intensity, they sound more urgently contemporary than most music does anywhere in the world. The strong influence of Indian Classical and the time-honoured earthiness of folk root their music more than most contemporary music anywhere in the world. All resulting in an absolutely unique sound, but accessible to anyone, anywhere.

All four have given up conventional earning careers to pursue their calling, without even a respectful nod to the commerce of their times. This abstinence has cost them mainstream presence and the backing of a premier music company.

And yet they have a following that is growing week after week. Their volume of concerts is growing all around the world (an average of 70 concerts a year now, over five continents).

Urdu shayari meiN tasavvur-e-Gham



The idea of sorrow has fascinated almost every single Urdu poet, be it the grief of unrequited love ( Gham-e-jaanaaN) or sorrow that arises from other circumstances (Gham-e-duniya). The sorrows of existence have no cure other than death, according to Ghalib:

Gham-e-hasti ka Asad kis se ho juz marg a'ilaaj 
sham'a har rang meiN jalti hai seHer hone tak
(the grief of existence has no cure save death, Asad/the candle of life burns in all hues till daybreak )
In the words of Meer Taqui Meer, there is no respite from sorrow:
Gham raha jab tak ke dum meiN dum raha 
dum ke jaane ka nihaayat Gham raha 

Hafeez Jullunduri says :
zamaane bhar ke Gham, ya ik tera Gham
yeh Gham hoga tau kitne Gham na honge
(the griefs of the world or the sorrow you gave me
this one sorrow outweighs so many others...)
This concept of sorrow in traditional Urdu poetry will form the central idea of the talk.

Wikipedia is an active volunteer run online encyclopedia, aimed at providing free knowledge to all.
Hyderabad and Telugu have their own SIGs for wikipedia.
This meet tries to bring people working on wikipedia together.

Eco-Planet event is based on sustainability of planet. purpose of this event is to get all cooperate people for cooperate social responsibility & regarding sustainability of planet how we can help our planet.

Jamathon, a Hyderabad based live music and jamming platform presents 'Songs of the Balladeer', an evening of storytelling through music. The artiste, Sanjo, takes the audience on a journey through songs that have a story to tell. At times the story isn't just in the song. It's also about the song, the singer or the songwriter. The entire set has a distinctly retro flavor with a focus on evocative lyrics, stirring melodies and emotions that underline the human condition. This performance is brought to you by Blue Butterfly Entertainment.

Cosmic Fingerprints: The Spectra of Stars & Galaxies. An Astronomy Workshop on Spectroscopy: 2 Talks on Spectra of Stars and Galaxies, followed by a hands-on activity to make your Spectroscope.
By Drs Priya & Najam Hasan at Lamakaan on the 16 th December 2012 from 10:00am -1pm for children above 12 years of age & curious adults! The Event is free but prior registration (email: priya.hasan@gmail.com, najam_hasan@yahoo.com) is required.

An afternoon of jamming, musical collaborations and bonding over music.Watch as artists perform not only their own sets but also participate in impromptu jams with other artists.

JOURNEY WITH POETRY

An intimate evening of Poetry over samosas, chai and conversation
with eminent Telugu poet K Siva Reddy.

Listening to Siva Reddy read and talk on poetry is always an intense experience.
But there will be lot more.
Reading of selected poems in Telugu, English and Hindi;
brief overviews in English and Hindi of his 50 years of unceasing engagement with poetry and people;
a photo-slide presentation;
and interaction with the poet himself.

Soak urself in the experience.
Bring all lovers of words and poetry.

at the very cosy Lamakaan (a house with no boundaries) - Hyderabad's Open Cultural Space


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K SIVA REDDY's is a powerful and uniquely resonant voice in the annals of modern Telugu poetry. The personal, the political and the public have been welded so thoroughly in his determinedly revolutionary poetic journey, that his words never fail to stir a reader or listener from the bottom of his or her being.

A tireless traveller and a mesmerising speaker and fantastic reader of poetry at literary and other meetings throughout the length and breadth of Andhra Pradesh and outside, his influence on the youth, on aspiring and young writers and his strong bonding with fellow literary personalities and artistes have been legendary.

Recipient of the Central Sahitya Akademi award in 1990 for his sixth book, Mohana! O Mohana!, the translations of Siva Reddy's poetry have also been extremely popular.

The complete works of Siva Reddy (comprising of 14 volumes of poetry published since 1973) have just been released in a finely produced set of 3 volumes. AN EVENING with SIVA REDDY celebrates this important literary event with a reading by the poet himself of some 20 handpicked poems encapsulating the range and breadth of his nearly five decades of writing.

Please look out for more details and complete programme.

Come and discover the poetry and magic of Siva Reddy on the evening of Saturday, December the 16th! Over steaming Hyderabadi chai and hot samosas at Lamakaan!

An Evening with Poet | Cheran ~ Cheran Rudhramoorthy is currently Associate professor in the Department of Sociology,Anthropology,and Criminology at the University of Windsor,Canada. His publications include Empowering Diasporas :Dynamics of post-wartamil Transnational politics(2011),Pathways of Dissent: Tamil Nationalism in Sri Lanka(2010),New Demarcations : Essays in Tamil Studies (2009),and History and Imagination : Tamil Culture in the Global Context(2007). Cheran is considered one of the finest contemporary poets in Tamil,and his poetry is read widely in North America,Europe,and South Asia.Both modernist and unfailingly lyrical,his work is a remarkable blend traditionand inovation.Poetry Anthologies in English ~The Second Sunrise (2012) and You cannot Turn Away(2011).

NISHUMBITA PRESENTS - H.K.MADHAV’S –
“AMANUSH”
(A CHILDREN’S PLAY IN HINDI)
ON 22nd DEC, 2012 SATURDAY, 7:30PM – LAMAKAAN – DONOR PASS – RS: 100.
FOR DETAILS CONTACT 09849256440.

“Give me youth with muscles of iron and nerves of steel and I
shall change the destiny of the nation”

said Swami Vivekananda, but the children of today, the so called citizens of tomorrow, burdened as they are with heavy loads of work both at school and home end up drained physically, psychologically as well as intellectually. The present play looks at children who are pressurized into total and abject surrender to the whims and fancies of the parents who try to force them to do things which they could not achieve. A child who is supposed to educate himself enjoying the process, today as result of the system and untenable educational policies finds himself at the wits end and the consequences of this could in long term be disastrous. Unrelenting parents, more concerned of their social status than of the child’s welfare, coupled with teachers and schools furthering their commercial objectives, today literally squeeze the life out of the child. The day of an average child is made so busy with endless lessons, tuitions, music classes and what not that the child is not left even with a little time to talk to himself. The end result of all this busy busy lifestyle could lead to dysfunctional tendencies in the child and is actually reflected in the rising numbers of juvenile crimes and juvenile delinquents and more importantly juvenile suicides

The child’s efforts to achieve success in the limited parameters are mocked at by the parents and comparisons are drawn to the vaguest of relatives. The child is pressurized to such an extent that he sees devils in the subjects. The child thus becomes a flower nipped in the bud, even before he could bloom. The strangulated fragrance comes across as an unbearable stench of false parental pride and indulgence. The play tries to show how a child’s life is a never ending cycle of struggles to survive in this world of make believe competition (more in the minds of the parents than actually) and is no less than a dangerous circus feat. But the ironical question is, What do the children achieve after all this . Do they get to study what they want? Do they have a say in the running of their lives? Is their innocence a thing of past? Is their childhood lost somewhere behind the unending and unconquerable heaps of books? These and lot more hard-hitting questions of this sort are sought to be asked of the audience through this play. Just prick your ears and listen to the faint cries of help, listen carefully … they are growing into a crescendo.


CHARACTERS:

ELDER BROTHER (BHAIYA) MASTER SAMEER PATWARI

YOUNGER BROTHER (CHOTU) MASTER VIVEK PAWAR


MUSIC OPERATION: KESHAV DEEPAK

MAKE UP: VIKRAM GANGAPURAM.

TECH SUPPORT: SWATHI, SWETHA, HARI, JOSHI, ARJUN, SOWMYA, AILA, K.PRIYA, ANUPA, NIKHIL, CHARAN, RAJEEV, KRUSHNA & OTHERS.

LIGHTS, SETS & DIRECTION: RAMMOHAN HOLAGUNDI.

A proposal to organize a monthly / bi-monthly handloom bazaar to promote the work of the handloom weavers and help them to have direct interaction with consumers and sale. An effort to help and bring back Handloom into mainstream and popular culture, that would help the handloom weavers to survive and continue with their ancient heritage and skills. Also to encourage people to take up weaving also as an activity of livelihood.

Not only to showcase the work of the artisans but also have talks regarding the imporatance of handloom for ecological conservation, sale of fabrics and also demonstration of weaving skills. Invite children to participate and learn skills like "Charkha" etc.

A hilarious take on a hysterical Hyderabadi mother who sets out to get her 24 year old (Very Old!) educated daughter married and the worthy (NOT!) young men they encounter while on this pursuit. Interspersed with the colorful Hyderabadi/Deccani dialect..this is sure to keep the Hyderabadi aficionados entertained!

Khichdi Khatta Kheema Productions (K3) comprises of a bunch of young Hyderabadis who are passionate about the Deccani/Hyderabadi dialect and the humour and satire inherently present in it and also aim to revive theatre in this genre.

Cast:
Danish Zubairy
Neha Deshpande
Anjum Jaffery
Abu
Mujeeb
&
Faraaz Zubairy

Written& Directed by: Anjum Jaffery & Danish Zubairy

RDBO stands for Rang De Box Office. It is an intiative of the Rang De Hyderabad Chapter.
The aim of Rang De Hyderabad Chapter is to screen a documentary that deals with social issues that India faces today. These films are made by filmmakers of all nationalities who want to shine a spotlight on social issues ranging from gender injustices, the climate change to the suicide of farmers in rural areas of India. Our will is two-fold: to screen these films for free (the audience is not charged)& then to have a discussion about the topic of the documentary among the audience after the screening.

SEXUAL ASSAULT & WOMEN’S SAFETY: CAUSES, SOLUTIONS & WAY AHEAD

Men and women from all over India responded with exceptional empathy and solidarity with the young student who was brutalized and gang raped in a moving bus in Delhi and who is now battling for her life. The incident has ignited young people to come out and demonstrate in big numbers in different cities, including Hyderabad, in the hopes of sending a strong message to the country’s law makers that this is not an isolated incident and that rape and grievous injury is an ever present danger for women all over the country today.

The youth forum is to take the mobilization and awareness forward and share our experiences and understandings of the causes of sexual violence against women today, to educate ourselves on legal, political and social solutions, and to exchange ideas on effective public actions that will have an impact.

We will have an interactive forum with active participation of youth members and four panelists who will respond to different aspects of the issue and will help clarify the causes, solutions and the way ahead.

Panelists/Commentators:
A.Suneetha, Senior Fellow, Anveshi, Research Centre on Women’s Studies, Hyderabad

Vasudha Nagaraj, Advocate, High Court, Hyderabad with expertise on the Sexual Assault Bill

Tejaswini Madabhushi, Organizer of the ‘Midnite March’ in Hyderabad

Natha Wahlang, PhD student, Hyderabad Central University

Jointly sponsored by Lamakaan and Anveshi( http://www.anveshi.org/)

Immerse yourself in Sufi Music composed and performed by Mohamad Nooran in English - Persian - Hindi; swaying to the Mystical verse of Rumi.

khezeli (Nooran) in 2003. In its 9 year history, the Kian has produced fourteen original theatre productions, international tours, Launched a Theatre magazine(pose), established Theatre Laboratory.

Samahaara Weekend Theatre Workshops at Lamakaan.

If you wanted to be on stage and never had the time, if you have already been on stage but have not experienced the other fascinating aspects of theatre then you should join the weekend theatre workshop by Rathna Shekar Reddy at Lamakaan.

Its refreshing and it's nothing you have ever tried before.Spend your weekends with theatre, meet new people and bring out the drama in you that you never thought existed. Apart from acting the workshop offers a rich mix of outdoor theatre activities, readings, analysis, discussions, & performances every weekend.

Duration: (2 Months) Jan 05th to Feb 27th, 2012
Time: 11.00am to 1.00pm (Sat & Sun)
Fee: Rs 3500/-
Ages : 14 Yrs and Above

Register now!
For more information call us on 8341120303
or
Email us on info@samahaara.org

Dr. Bhangya Bhukya ‘s much acclaimed book, Subjugated Nomads: The Lambadas under the rule of the Nizams is now brought out in Telugu ( by Hyderabad Book Trust) titled as Nizam Palanalo Lambadalu. While tracing the social history of the Lambada community, the book has interesting discussions on the deployment of colonial political rationality, introduction of new market, land enclosure, criminalisation of bodies, rule of property and emergence of a new community consciousness in Hyderabad State. The book will be released on the occasion and followed by a discussion by Prof. I. Tirumali of Delhi University, Prof. Kalpana Kannabiran, Council for Social Development, Hyderabad, K. Srinivas, Editor Andhra Jyoti and Tejawath Bellaiah Naik, well known social activist.

Talk

By
Prof. Zia
The recent rape of an innocent girl in Delhi requires a more reflective study on the Masculine Psycho-Sexual Behavior. Why men around the world rape or indulge in violent sexual acts? The answer according to Prof. Zia does not depend on one factor and making the legal system swifter will not stop the violent sexual acts. He gives his perspective on the perversion of Male Psycho- Sexual Behavior in a world controlled by politicians and supported by Industrialist by sugar quoting utopian terms to submerse the very instinct of “Man” into a no emotion “fast sex” culture.

Are you awaiting to hear the new age bengali music and punched hindi music?

Here we are! A-bong, a bunch of inspired bengali tech professionally dedicated to music promised to make the music different in their own terms and formed a band.

We will rock your evening and make every moment an experience for you.

A-Bong a group of music enthusiast bengalis from Hyderabad who are also members of 'Bengalis in Hyderabad' group decided to form a band to share their music and make something different.

భామనే సత్యభామనే!వయ్యారి ముద్దుల సత్య భామనే!!!
"Bhamane!!! Satyabhamane!!!
Vayyari Muddula Satyabhamane!!"
It's all about a man who dedicated his life for female roles...
It's all about a man who was praised by everyone as Abhinava Satyabhama..
It's all about a man who was patted by saint Siddhendra Yogi himself to be the torch bearer for Bhamakalapam and Kuchipudi...
It's all about the life of legendary Sri Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma in his words.

Here we proudly present a film I AM SATYABHAMA, a documentary film on legendary kuchipudi performer Padmasri Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma.

Screening will be followed by interaction with the film maker.

Why is the Hyderabad night considered unsafe for women? Why is it that most people in power suggested that women stay indoors at night? How does the current mobilization help us change this culture?
A youth forum at Lamakaan will address these and many other associated questions aimed both at sustaining the current mobilization on women safety and at broadening the discussion of what the root causes of the problem are.
Tejaswini Madhabhushi & NathaWahlang will organise and lead the workshop along with others who have a long history in feminist movements in Hyderabad.
Come and listen. Come and talk.

Musical performances by the students of Davidson's
school of music..A Tribute to all the legends of bollywood cinema.