Lamakaan

Vaahak theatre is presenting a collection of hindi and urdu poetry written by Ramdhari singh dinkar and Faiz Ahmad Faiz.

Come & explore a wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Bread, and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts, Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces, and many more things...

Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm

Entry Free. All are welcome.

For details: 9642731329

75 years have elapsed since India gained independence from colonial rule. The government of India has asked the citizens to celebrate the so called 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav'. But the citizens too have the right to question nature of this 'Azadi' and who is getting benefitted from this Azadi and at whose cost? For vast toiling masses of this country what does this Azadi mean? Or do they still need to fight for their real Azadi?

These are the few questions we are raising on the occassion of the eve of the 75th independence day.We invite people to take part in this open discussion.

The 8th Hasan Memorial Lecture 2022 on 'FREE PRESS & DEMOCRACY' by Seema Chishti

About the topic:

India’s rank in the World Press Freedom Index has collapsed to 150 out of 180 countries. That makes our Democracy very weak. How and Why? Seema Chishti will join the dots.

About the speaker: Seema Chishti

Seema Chishti is a well-known Indian journalist, writer, editor, content creator, and entrepreneur. Seema worked as a journalist and editor for a number of reputed news organizations, including the BBC, The Indian Express, The Caravan, The Hindu, and others.


About Hasan Memorial Lecture:

The Hasan Memorial Lecture was instituted in 2014 and is held each year at Lamakaan on August 15 with an eye to the emergent political and economic crisis in India/South Asia or the world. It is our single most crucial programming effort each year and draws a very significant audience. The previous editions of the lectures were delivered by TM Krishna, Prof. Jayati Ghosh, Prof.Gail Omvedt, Bharat Patankar, and Prof.Kodandaram, Siddharth Varadarajan, et al.

Mr. Moyed Hasan in whose memory the annual lecture is named, was a scientist, a photographer, an environmentalist, and a person with a deep concern for the lives of ordinary people. His house, which he named Lamakaan (as in the Sufi literary tradition to mean 'an abode for those who travel without any worldly possessions') " has now become an important part of Hyderabad’s culture and political life. Mr. Hasan left behind an image of what an engaged life is. From science to art, and environment to international affairs he encompassed a vision of how we must live meaningfully.

*ENTRY FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!*

On account of "Independence Day celebrations", Mega Records Creations (Cultural & Social Organization) is giving away awards to artists from different forms of art. Event begins with cultural programe with dance and Music.


Felicitation by GUESTS from various fields in entertainment.

The Wednesdays screenings at Lamakaan in August celebrate Roman Polanski's films.

Raymond Roman Thierry Polánski 18 August 1933) is a Polish and French film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. During his career Polanski has received five Oscar nominations, winning the Best Director in 2003 for The Pianist. He has also received two Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTAs, a Palme d'Or of the 2002 Cannes Film Festival in France, as well as multiple Césars.

His Polish–Jewish parents moved the family from his birthplace in Paris back to Kraków in 1937. Two years later, the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany started World War II, and the family found themselves trapped in the Kraków Ghetto. After his mother and father were taken in raids, Polanski spent his formative years in foster homes, surviving the Holocaust by adopting a false identity and concealing his Jewish heritage. Polanski's first feature-length film, Knife in the Water (1962), was made in Poland and was nominated for the United States Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. After living in France for a few years, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he directed his first three feature-length films: Repulsion (1965), Cul-de-sac (1966), and The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967). In 1968, he moved to the United States and cemented his status in the film industry by directing the horror film Rosemary's Baby (1968).

Polanski's life turned in 1969 when his pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate, and four friends were murdered by members of the Manson Family. He made Macbeth (1971) in England and Chinatown (1974) back in Hollywood. In 1977, Polanski was arrested and charged with drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. As a result of a plea bargain, he pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of unlawful sex with a minor. In 1978, upon learning that the judge planned to reject his plea deal and impose a prison term instead of probation, he fled to Paris. As a result, Polanski is a fugitive from the U.S. criminal justice system. In addition to his conviction, multiple other women have accused Polanski of sexually assaulting them as children. After fleeing to Europe, Polanski continued directing. His other critically acclaimed films include Tess (1979), The Ghost Writer (2010), Venus in Fur (2013), and An Officer and a Spy (2019).

Film Title: Chinatown | 1974 | 131 Minutes


Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery drama film directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne, starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. The film was inspired by the California water wars, a series of disputes over southern California water at the beginning of the 20th century, by which Los Angeles interests secured water rights in the Owens Valley. The Robert Evans production, released by Paramount Pictures, was the director's last film in the United States and features many elements of film noir, particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama.

In 1991, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" and it is frequently listed as one of the greatest films of all time. At the 47th Academy Awards, it was nominated for 11 Oscars, with Towne winning Best Original Screenplay. The Golden Globe Awards honored it for Best Drama, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay. The American Film Institute placed it second among its top ten mystery films in 2008.

A sequel, The Two Jakes, was released in 1990, again starring Nicholson, who also directed, with Robert Towne returning to write the screenplay. The film failed to match the acclaim of its predecessor.

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION!

ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

TITLE: Rare Deccan Paintings from European Collections
This talk will showcase images of rarely seen Deccan sultanate era paintings from the seventeenth- and eighteenth centuries currently found in European collections. In particular, the talk will focus on the Rijksmuseum's Deccan origin Witsen Album made for Dutch consumption along with images from two Dakani manuscripts commissioned by female patrons and an ornate calligraphed page from a Dakani Qasidah (praise poem) dedicated to Golconda's Sultan 'Abdullah Qutb Shah housed at the
the British Library, London. Through anecdotes and stories about the creation and movement of these paintings, this talk aims to broaden our understanding of the dynamic and rich history of painting and manuscript culture of the Deccan. Additionally, it will demonstrate how Hyderabad was plugged into regional and trans-regional artistic and oceanic networks between 1500-1800 CE.

Samahaara Workshop Productions
presents

An adaptation of Agatha Christie's
"AND THEN THERE WERE NONE"
(A Mystery play in English)

Directed by Rathna Shekar

19th August 2022
8:00pm
Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

Entry ₹100/-
Bookings at in.bookmyshow.com

A workshop for artists, enthusiasts and sketchers in general to introduce the concept of urban sketching and the variety of urban sketching styles.

This play will revolve around the funny family members with Hyderabadi dialect and how they keep themselves busy with crazy and mad things. It will take you on the laughter ride through the funny Nok-Jhok between the Husband, wife and a servant. Beauty of the play will come out from the secret in last which will be revealed by the Servant.

Come & explore a wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Bread, and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts, Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces, and many more things...

Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm

Entry Free. All are welcome.

For details: 9642731329

Sahaja Foundation is a non profit organization from Hyderabad and works with adolescent children, we want to meet our well-wishers, donors and appreciate there support to our NGO

Poetry club of BITS Pilani is organizing Purple Prose, an event based on poetry slam, in their cultural fest OASIS, which is one of the most popular college fests of our country. They have been conducting Purple Prose every year to gather the best and the most talented poets from across the nation. It has always been one of the most popular events amongst the audience. Purple Prose has two rounds prelims and finals. The prelims are conducted across the nation in various cities like Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Indore, etc. The winners of preliminary round will get a chance to perform in BITS Pilani for finals!

Samahaara Workshop Productions
presents

A Double bill of Telugu Plays

Shankaramanchi Parthasarathi's
"SILENCE PLEASE"

&

K Balarama Murthy's
"KAAGITAM PADAVA"

Directed by Rathna Shekar

21st August 2022
8:00pm
Lamakaan, Banjara Hills

Entry ₹100/-
Bookings at in.bookmyshow.com

The Wednesdays screenings at Lamakaan in August celebrate Roman Polanski's films.

Raymond Roman Thierry Polánski 18 August 1933) is a Polish and French film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. During his career Polanski has received five Oscar nominations, winning the Best Director in 2003 for The Pianist. He has also received two Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTAs, a Palme d'Or of the 2002 Cannes Film Festival in France, as well as multiple Césars.

His Polish–Jewish parents moved the family from his birthplace in Paris back to Kraków in 1937. Two years later, the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany started World War II, and the family found themselves trapped in the Kraków Ghetto. After his mother and father were taken in raids, Polanski spent his formative years in foster homes, surviving the Holocaust by adopting a false identity and concealing his Jewish heritage. Polanski's first feature-length film, Knife in the Water (1962), was made in Poland and was nominated for the United States Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. After living in France for a few years, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he directed his first three feature-length films: Repulsion (1965), Cul-de-sac (1966), and The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967). In 1968, he moved to the United States and cemented his status in the film industry by directing the horror film Rosemary's Baby (1968).

Polanski's life turned in 1969 when his pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate, and four friends were murdered by members of the Manson Family. He made Macbeth (1971) in England and Chinatown (1974) back in Hollywood. In 1977, Polanski was arrested and charged with drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. As a result of a plea bargain, he pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of unlawful sex with a minor. In 1978, upon learning that the judge planned to reject his plea deal and impose a prison term instead of probation, he fled to Paris. As a result, Polanski is a fugitive from the U.S. criminal justice system. In addition to his conviction, multiple other women have accused Polanski of sexually assaulting them as children. After fleeing to Europe, Polanski continued directing. His other critically acclaimed films include Tess (1979), The Ghost Writer (2010), Venus in Fur (2013), and An Officer and a Spy (2019).

Film Title: Tess | 1979 | 171 Minutes


Tess is a 1979 drama film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, and Leigh Lawson. It is an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 1891 novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles. The screenplay was written by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn, and Roman Polanski. The film received positive critical reviews upon release and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning three for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Costume Design.


SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION!

ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

In this event, we, the team of "Jayamundhi Bhayamela Manasaa" will interact with a group of film enthusiasts about the making of our indie film, the challenges and the analysis we have made. This will be an interactive session and there is a JAM session we have planned with our music director where he will be playing two of our songs we released from our film. We will require a good stage, speaker and space to accommodate the film enthusiasts.

A story of a Don, who started as a Garbage Picker and became one of the most dangerous Dons. He has had a fascination for Mafias ever since he gained consciousness and has made sure that he lived a life like them and thus named himself and his dear ones accordingly.

The story revolves around the Don-Kaliyano and his daughters who are poles apart from each other but the love amongst them cannot be weighed.
A group of Gangsters visits them as guests and one of the members get attracted to the Don's daughter and a marriage is planned. On the other hand, the other member falls in love with the other daughter but, is it going to be just that?
When there is Mafia there is Gangwar!!!

There is going to be drama, melodrama, romance, action and much more.

We are bringing Bollywood on Stage and you must witness it!!!

Come & explore a wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Bread, and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts, Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces, and many more things...

Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm

Entry Free. All are welcome.

For details: 9642731329

For the last three and a half years, a small group of nature enthusiasts has been trying to save a unique stretch of old banyan trees along the Chevella-Vikarabad road from being destroyed to make way for a four-lane highway. We have created a petition, written to NHAI, mounted a case through the National Green Tribunal, mapped and documented the trees, and held several awareness raising events. This meeting is to foster new networks of support and to brainstorm some more strategies to ensure the survival of these heritage trees.

Diehard Book Readers will be hosting a book reading on Leadership Excellence from Poetry and will also invite poets to read along with other members of book readers club. The idea is to have strong takeaway and lessons on inspirational leadership skills and enjoy the beauty of urdu poetry

HNC is a biking club started in 2019 with an aim to encourage and guide the road safety among the youth,we have 250 members in our club who ride responsibly. we are turning 3 in this year ,so we request you to approve our event,we are expecting 40 members for this anniversary meetup.

Shudrka Hyderabad’s “Oka Anokha Roopkatha Chalk Circle” - a multilingual play - an adaptation of The Caucasian Chalk Circle is about not one theme. It is about the relationship of law and morality, and about different conceptions of justice. It is about utility and legality, the good and the right. The play also contains a graphic "show trial" and at its denouement Brecht's finest and funniest court scene, with few equals since Shakespeare.

Celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi an eco-friendly ganesh murti. To support Eco-friendly behavior and citizens have to be more environmental conscious.
It is our responsibility to save our environment and soil for our survival on this planet.
We are looking forward to your enthusiastic participation in the event.

International lawyer Kaveti Srinivas Rao garu wants to share his wisdom on Immigration, International Divorce, Company formation in foreign Countries and Women & Transgender Rights (LGBT Community)

The Wednesdays screenings at Lamakaan in August celebrate Roman Polanski's films.

Raymond Roman Thierry Polánski 18 August 1933) is a Polish and French film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. During his career Polanski has received five Oscar nominations, winning the Best Director in 2003 for The Pianist. He has also received two Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTAs, a Palme d'Or of the 2002 Cannes Film Festival in France, as well as multiple Césars.

His Polish–Jewish parents moved the family from his birthplace in Paris back to Kraków in 1937. Two years later, the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany started World War II, and the family found themselves trapped in the Kraków Ghetto. After his mother and father were taken in raids, Polanski spent his formative years in foster homes, surviving the Holocaust by adopting a false identity and concealing his Jewish heritage. Polanski's first feature-length film, Knife in the Water (1962), was made in Poland and was nominated for the United States Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. After living in France for a few years, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he directed his first three feature-length films: Repulsion (1965), Cul-de-sac (1966), and The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967). In 1968, he moved to the United States and cemented his status in the film industry by directing the horror film Rosemary's Baby (1968).

Polanski's life turned in 1969 when his pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate, and four friends were murdered by members of the Manson Family. He made Macbeth (1971) in England and Chinatown (1974) back in Hollywood. In 1977, Polanski was arrested and charged with drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. As a result of a plea bargain, he pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of unlawful sex with a minor. In 1978, upon learning that the judge planned to reject his plea deal and impose a prison term instead of probation, he fled to Paris. As a result, Polanski is a fugitive from the U.S. criminal justice system. In addition to his conviction, multiple other women have accused Polanski of sexually assaulting them as children. After fleeing to Europe, Polanski continued directing. His other critically acclaimed films include Tess (1979), The Ghost Writer (2010), Venus in Fur (2013), and An Officer and a Spy (2019).

Film Title: The Pianist | 2002 | 150 Minutes


The Pianist is a 2002 biographical war drama film produced and directed by Roman Polanski, with a script by Ronald Harwood, and starring Adrien Brody. It is based on the autobiographical book The Pianist (1946), a Holocaust memoir by the Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman, a Holocaust survivor. The film was a co-production by France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Poland.

The Pianist premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival on 24 May 2002, where it won the Palme d'Or, and went into wide release that September; the film received widespread critical acclaim, with critics lauding Polanski's direction, Brody's performance and Harwood's screenplay. At the 75th Academy Awards, the film won for Best Director (Polanski), Best Adapted Screenplay (Harwood), and Best Actor (Brody), and was nominated for four others, including Best Picture (it would lose out to Chicago). It also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film and BAFTA Award for Best Direction in 2003, and seven French Césars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Brody. It was included in BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century in 2016.

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION!

ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

Screening of Globally acclaimed 30 microfilms Written and Directed by filmmaker Anshul Sinha

www.dobara.org. FB@dobaraonline. IG@dobaraonline Team@dobara.org
Phone 7331129065

DOBARA hosts an event on 3rd September each year in memory of
Begum Khadija Ansari
Mother of Mrs Farida Hussain

The event is planned, organised & executed for Mrs Farida Hussain & her family by DOBARA

It’s an intergerationsl event where all ages express their thoughts on the word Maa ( Mother) and what it means to them.

Language is not an issue
Age is no bar
Gender no bar
Poetry must be self written

Synopsis: 'Borderlands' brings together six characters whose lives are defined by personal and political
borders, from across the Indian subcontinent. Through conversations and observations, the characters reveal their efforts to find meaning in a world beyond their control. Divided families meet, love blossoms across borders, traffickers get caught – in this slice of life documentary.


Year: 2021 | Duration: 67 mins | Language: Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, Manipuri, Punjabi (w/ English subs)


Director’s Bio: Samarth Mahajan is a non-fiction filmmaker, passionate about telling human stories
from India that remain invisible to the mainstream. ‘The Unreserved’, his national award-winning debut feature about passengers of the third class in Indian Railways premiered at Film Southasia 2017
and received broadcast & theatrical releases in India. ‘Kazwa’, his short documentary on sustainable
rural tourism through fireflies, won awards at multiple international film festivals.


Filmography:
i) Borderlands / 2021 / 67 mins; ii) The Unreserved / 2017 / 60 mins; iii) Kazwa / 2016 / 9 mins
Festival History
- DOK.fest München (Germany), in competition ‘Dok.Horizonte’, 2021
- EBS International Documentary Festival (South Korea), in competition ‘Festival Choice: Asia’, 2021
- Tasveer South Asian Film Festival (USA), in competition ‘Best Documentary’, 2021
- Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival (India), 2022
- Dharamshala International Film Festival (India), 2021
- Kolkata People’s Film Festival (India), 2022
- Africa International Film Festival (Nigeria), 2021
- Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Salerno (Italy), in competition ‘Grand Prix’, 2021
- Asian Film Festival Barcelona (Spain), 2021
- Central Scotland Documentary Festival (UK), in competition, 2021
- Athens Ethnographic Film Festival (Greece), 2021
- Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (Australia), in competition ‘Best Documentary’, 2021
- New York Indian Film Festival (USA), 2021
- Indian Film Festival Stuttgart (Germany), in competition ‘German Star of India’, 2021
- ImagineIndia International Film Festival (Spain), in competition ‘Best Documentary’, 2021
- Chicago South Asian Film Festival (USA), in competition ‘Best Documentary’, 2021
- PAME Film and Music Festival (Nepal), 2021
- DC South Asian Film Festival (USA), in competition ‘Best Documentary’, 2022
- Jaffna International Cinema Festival (Sri Lanka), 2022
- London International Documentary Festival (UK), 2022
- FESCISA - San Antonio Independent Film Festival (Ecuador), 2022
- Ismailia International Film Festival (Egypt), 2022
- SiGNS Film Festival (India), 2022
- Censurados Film Festival (Peru), 2022
- Film Southasia (Nepal), 2022
- Austin Asian American Film Festival (USA), 2022


Awards
- “Best Editing” in the Non-Feature category at the 68th National Film Awards 2022
- “Jury Award for Best Documentary”, at the DC South Asian Film Festival 2022
- “Special Mention” in the category documentary, at the Indian Film Festival Stuttgart 2021


List of Key Reviews
• "A sharply observant, illuminating cinematic essay"

- Saibal Chatterjee, The Tribune, https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/features/samarth-
mahajans-documentary-looks-at-lives-shaped-by-indias-borders-267763

• "Tells a living story of our time, in an indelibly soulful manner."
- Tanushree Ghosh, Indian Express,

https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/borderlands-is-a-
sincere-tale-of-how-borders-upend-ordinary-lives-7375802/



ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!
PRE & POST-SCREENING DISCUSSION WITH THE DIRECTOR.

On the occasion of Shohei Imamura's 97th birth anniversary in September, Lamakaan remembers one of the finest Japanese film directors of his time.

About Shohei Imamura: Shōhei Imamura (15 September 1926 – 30 May 2006) was a Japanese film director. His main interest as a filmmaker lay in depicting the lower strata of Japanese society. A key figure in the Japanese New Wave, who continued working into the 21st century, Imamura is the only director from Japan to win two Palme d'Or awards.


Film Title: The Insect Woman | 1963 | 123 minutes | Japanese subtitled in English


The Insect Woman is a 1963 Japanese drama film directed by Shōhei Imamura. It was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival, where Sachiko Hidari won the Silver Bear for Best Actress award. It was also awarded numerous national film prizes.


The film follows Tome, a young woman born to a rural lower-class family in the Tōhoku region in 1918, who, after a long series of mishaps, rises to the status of a madam in the post-war era. When she is sentenced to jail, her daughter Nobuko becomes her patron's lover but later steals his money to use it for building up a farming commune.

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION!

*ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!*

We are members of Rotaract club of secunderabad medicos, comprised of students from Gandhi medical College. We are hosting an event to assign new board members for the club in the new term year.

Dr. Nazia Akhtar, author of Bibi's room: Hyderabadi women and 20 th century Urdu prose in conversation with Purnima Tammireddy, writer, translator and publisher.
This book is published by Orient Blackswan

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

Vaahak theatre is presenting a collection of hindi and urdu poetry written by Ramdhari singh dinkar and Faiz Ahmad Faiz.

Come & explore a wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Bread, and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts, Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces, and many more things...

Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm

Entry Free. All are welcome.

For details: 9642731329

75 years have elapsed since India gained independence from colonial rule. The government of India has asked the citizens to celebrate the so called 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav'. But the citizens too have the right to question nature of this 'Azadi' and who is getting benefitted from this Azadi and at whose cost? For vast toiling masses of this country what does this Azadi mean? Or do they still need to fight for their real Azadi?

These are the few questions we are raising on the occassion of the eve of the 75th independence day.We invite people to take part in this open discussion.

The 8th Hasan Memorial Lecture 2022 on 'FREE PRESS & DEMOCRACY' by Seema Chishti

About the topic:

India’s rank in the World Press Freedom Index has collapsed to 150 out of 180 countries. That makes our Democracy very weak. How and Why? Seema Chishti will join the dots.

About the speaker: Seema Chishti

Seema Chishti is a well-known Indian journalist, writer, editor, content creator, and entrepreneur. Seema worked as a journalist and editor for a number of reputed news organizations, including the BBC, The Indian Express, The Caravan, The Hindu, and others.


About Hasan Memorial Lecture:

The Hasan Memorial Lecture was instituted in 2014 and is held each year at Lamakaan on August 15 with an eye to the emergent political and economic crisis in India/South Asia or the world. It is our single most crucial programming effort each year and draws a very significant audience. The previous editions of the lectures were delivered by TM Krishna, Prof. Jayati Ghosh, Prof.Gail Omvedt, Bharat Patankar, and Prof.Kodandaram, Siddharth Varadarajan, et al.

Mr. Moyed Hasan in whose memory the annual lecture is named, was a scientist, a photographer, an environmentalist, and a person with a deep concern for the lives of ordinary people. His house, which he named Lamakaan (as in the Sufi literary tradition to mean 'an abode for those who travel without any worldly possessions') " has now become an important part of Hyderabad’s culture and political life. Mr. Hasan left behind an image of what an engaged life is. From science to art, and environment to international affairs he encompassed a vision of how we must live meaningfully.

*ENTRY FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!*

On account of "Independence Day celebrations", Mega Records Creations (Cultural & Social Organization) is giving away awards to artists from different forms of art. Event begins with cultural programe with dance and Music.


Felicitation by GUESTS from various fields in entertainment.

The Wednesdays screenings at Lamakaan in August celebrate Roman Polanski's films.

Raymond Roman Thierry Polánski 18 August 1933) is a Polish and French film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. During his career Polanski has received five Oscar nominations, winning the Best Director in 2003 for The Pianist. He has also received two Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTAs, a Palme d'Or of the 2002 Cannes Film Festival in France, as well as multiple Césars.

His Polish–Jewish parents moved the family from his birthplace in Paris back to Kraków in 1937. Two years later, the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany started World War II, and the family found themselves trapped in the Kraków Ghetto. After his mother and father were taken in raids, Polanski spent his formative years in foster homes, surviving the Holocaust by adopting a false identity and concealing his Jewish heritage. Polanski's first feature-length film, Knife in the Water (1962), was made in Poland and was nominated for the United States Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. After living in France for a few years, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he directed his first three feature-length films: Repulsion (1965), Cul-de-sac (1966), and The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967). In 1968, he moved to the United States and cemented his status in the film industry by directing the horror film Rosemary's Baby (1968).

Polanski's life turned in 1969 when his pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate, and four friends were murdered by members of the Manson Family. He made Macbeth (1971) in England and Chinatown (1974) back in Hollywood. In 1977, Polanski was arrested and charged with drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. As a result of a plea bargain, he pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of unlawful sex with a minor. In 1978, upon learning that the judge planned to reject his plea deal and impose a prison term instead of probation, he fled to Paris. As a result, Polanski is a fugitive from the U.S. criminal justice system. In addition to his conviction, multiple other women have accused Polanski of sexually assaulting them as children. After fleeing to Europe, Polanski continued directing. His other critically acclaimed films include Tess (1979), The Ghost Writer (2010), Venus in Fur (2013), and An Officer and a Spy (2019).

Film Title: Chinatown | 1974 | 131 Minutes


Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery drama film directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne, starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. The film was inspired by the California water wars, a series of disputes over southern California water at the beginning of the 20th century, by which Los Angeles interests secured water rights in the Owens Valley. The Robert Evans production, released by Paramount Pictures, was the director's last film in the United States and features many elements of film noir, particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama.

In 1991, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" and it is frequently listed as one of the greatest films of all time. At the 47th Academy Awards, it was nominated for 11 Oscars, with Towne winning Best Original Screenplay. The Golden Globe Awards honored it for Best Drama, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay. The American Film Institute placed it second among its top ten mystery films in 2008.

A sequel, The Two Jakes, was released in 1990, again starring Nicholson, who also directed, with Robert Towne returning to write the screenplay. The film failed to match the acclaim of its predecessor.

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION!

ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

TITLE: Rare Deccan Paintings from European Collections
This talk will showcase images of rarely seen Deccan sultanate era paintings from the seventeenth- and eighteenth centuries currently found in European collections. In particular, the talk will focus on the Rijksmuseum's Deccan origin Witsen Album made for Dutch consumption along with images from two Dakani manuscripts commissioned by female patrons and an ornate calligraphed page from a Dakani Qasidah (praise poem) dedicated to Golconda's Sultan 'Abdullah Qutb Shah housed at the
the British Library, London. Through anecdotes and stories about the creation and movement of these paintings, this talk aims to broaden our understanding of the dynamic and rich history of painting and manuscript culture of the Deccan. Additionally, it will demonstrate how Hyderabad was plugged into regional and trans-regional artistic and oceanic networks between 1500-1800 CE.

Samahaara Workshop Productions
presents

An adaptation of Agatha Christie's
"AND THEN THERE WERE NONE"
(A Mystery play in English)

Directed by Rathna Shekar

19th August 2022
8:00pm
Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

Entry ₹100/-
Bookings at in.bookmyshow.com

A workshop for artists, enthusiasts and sketchers in general to introduce the concept of urban sketching and the variety of urban sketching styles.

This play will revolve around the funny family members with Hyderabadi dialect and how they keep themselves busy with crazy and mad things. It will take you on the laughter ride through the funny Nok-Jhok between the Husband, wife and a servant. Beauty of the play will come out from the secret in last which will be revealed by the Servant.

Come & explore a wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Bread, and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts, Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces, and many more things...

Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm

Entry Free. All are welcome.

For details: 9642731329

Sahaja Foundation is a non profit organization from Hyderabad and works with adolescent children, we want to meet our well-wishers, donors and appreciate there support to our NGO

Poetry club of BITS Pilani is organizing Purple Prose, an event based on poetry slam, in their cultural fest OASIS, which is one of the most popular college fests of our country. They have been conducting Purple Prose every year to gather the best and the most talented poets from across the nation. It has always been one of the most popular events amongst the audience. Purple Prose has two rounds prelims and finals. The prelims are conducted across the nation in various cities like Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Indore, etc. The winners of preliminary round will get a chance to perform in BITS Pilani for finals!

Samahaara Workshop Productions
presents

A Double bill of Telugu Plays

Shankaramanchi Parthasarathi's
"SILENCE PLEASE"

&

K Balarama Murthy's
"KAAGITAM PADAVA"

Directed by Rathna Shekar

21st August 2022
8:00pm
Lamakaan, Banjara Hills

Entry ₹100/-
Bookings at in.bookmyshow.com

The Wednesdays screenings at Lamakaan in August celebrate Roman Polanski's films.

Raymond Roman Thierry Polánski 18 August 1933) is a Polish and French film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. During his career Polanski has received five Oscar nominations, winning the Best Director in 2003 for The Pianist. He has also received two Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTAs, a Palme d'Or of the 2002 Cannes Film Festival in France, as well as multiple Césars.

His Polish–Jewish parents moved the family from his birthplace in Paris back to Kraków in 1937. Two years later, the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany started World War II, and the family found themselves trapped in the Kraków Ghetto. After his mother and father were taken in raids, Polanski spent his formative years in foster homes, surviving the Holocaust by adopting a false identity and concealing his Jewish heritage. Polanski's first feature-length film, Knife in the Water (1962), was made in Poland and was nominated for the United States Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. After living in France for a few years, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he directed his first three feature-length films: Repulsion (1965), Cul-de-sac (1966), and The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967). In 1968, he moved to the United States and cemented his status in the film industry by directing the horror film Rosemary's Baby (1968).

Polanski's life turned in 1969 when his pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate, and four friends were murdered by members of the Manson Family. He made Macbeth (1971) in England and Chinatown (1974) back in Hollywood. In 1977, Polanski was arrested and charged with drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. As a result of a plea bargain, he pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of unlawful sex with a minor. In 1978, upon learning that the judge planned to reject his plea deal and impose a prison term instead of probation, he fled to Paris. As a result, Polanski is a fugitive from the U.S. criminal justice system. In addition to his conviction, multiple other women have accused Polanski of sexually assaulting them as children. After fleeing to Europe, Polanski continued directing. His other critically acclaimed films include Tess (1979), The Ghost Writer (2010), Venus in Fur (2013), and An Officer and a Spy (2019).

Film Title: Tess | 1979 | 171 Minutes


Tess is a 1979 drama film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, and Leigh Lawson. It is an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 1891 novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles. The screenplay was written by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn, and Roman Polanski. The film received positive critical reviews upon release and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning three for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Costume Design.


SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION!

ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

In this event, we, the team of "Jayamundhi Bhayamela Manasaa" will interact with a group of film enthusiasts about the making of our indie film, the challenges and the analysis we have made. This will be an interactive session and there is a JAM session we have planned with our music director where he will be playing two of our songs we released from our film. We will require a good stage, speaker and space to accommodate the film enthusiasts.

A story of a Don, who started as a Garbage Picker and became one of the most dangerous Dons. He has had a fascination for Mafias ever since he gained consciousness and has made sure that he lived a life like them and thus named himself and his dear ones accordingly.

The story revolves around the Don-Kaliyano and his daughters who are poles apart from each other but the love amongst them cannot be weighed.
A group of Gangsters visits them as guests and one of the members get attracted to the Don's daughter and a marriage is planned. On the other hand, the other member falls in love with the other daughter but, is it going to be just that?
When there is Mafia there is Gangwar!!!

There is going to be drama, melodrama, romance, action and much more.

We are bringing Bollywood on Stage and you must witness it!!!

Come & explore a wide range of Organic Fruits, veggies & groceries Homemade Bread, and other baked goods; Organic Lunch, Handicrafts, Handlooms, Handmade Jewelry, Terrace Gardening Corner, Creative Design Spaces, and many more things...

Every Sunday 10:30am - 1.30pm

Entry Free. All are welcome.

For details: 9642731329

For the last three and a half years, a small group of nature enthusiasts has been trying to save a unique stretch of old banyan trees along the Chevella-Vikarabad road from being destroyed to make way for a four-lane highway. We have created a petition, written to NHAI, mounted a case through the National Green Tribunal, mapped and documented the trees, and held several awareness raising events. This meeting is to foster new networks of support and to brainstorm some more strategies to ensure the survival of these heritage trees.

Diehard Book Readers will be hosting a book reading on Leadership Excellence from Poetry and will also invite poets to read along with other members of book readers club. The idea is to have strong takeaway and lessons on inspirational leadership skills and enjoy the beauty of urdu poetry

HNC is a biking club started in 2019 with an aim to encourage and guide the road safety among the youth,we have 250 members in our club who ride responsibly. we are turning 3 in this year ,so we request you to approve our event,we are expecting 40 members for this anniversary meetup.

Shudrka Hyderabad’s “Oka Anokha Roopkatha Chalk Circle” - a multilingual play - an adaptation of The Caucasian Chalk Circle is about not one theme. It is about the relationship of law and morality, and about different conceptions of justice. It is about utility and legality, the good and the right. The play also contains a graphic "show trial" and at its denouement Brecht's finest and funniest court scene, with few equals since Shakespeare.

Celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi an eco-friendly ganesh murti. To support Eco-friendly behavior and citizens have to be more environmental conscious.
It is our responsibility to save our environment and soil for our survival on this planet.
We are looking forward to your enthusiastic participation in the event.

International lawyer Kaveti Srinivas Rao garu wants to share his wisdom on Immigration, International Divorce, Company formation in foreign Countries and Women & Transgender Rights (LGBT Community)

The Wednesdays screenings at Lamakaan in August celebrate Roman Polanski's films.

Raymond Roman Thierry Polánski 18 August 1933) is a Polish and French film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. During his career Polanski has received five Oscar nominations, winning the Best Director in 2003 for The Pianist. He has also received two Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTAs, a Palme d'Or of the 2002 Cannes Film Festival in France, as well as multiple Césars.

His Polish–Jewish parents moved the family from his birthplace in Paris back to Kraków in 1937. Two years later, the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany started World War II, and the family found themselves trapped in the Kraków Ghetto. After his mother and father were taken in raids, Polanski spent his formative years in foster homes, surviving the Holocaust by adopting a false identity and concealing his Jewish heritage. Polanski's first feature-length film, Knife in the Water (1962), was made in Poland and was nominated for the United States Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. After living in France for a few years, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he directed his first three feature-length films: Repulsion (1965), Cul-de-sac (1966), and The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967). In 1968, he moved to the United States and cemented his status in the film industry by directing the horror film Rosemary's Baby (1968).

Polanski's life turned in 1969 when his pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate, and four friends were murdered by members of the Manson Family. He made Macbeth (1971) in England and Chinatown (1974) back in Hollywood. In 1977, Polanski was arrested and charged with drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. As a result of a plea bargain, he pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of unlawful sex with a minor. In 1978, upon learning that the judge planned to reject his plea deal and impose a prison term instead of probation, he fled to Paris. As a result, Polanski is a fugitive from the U.S. criminal justice system. In addition to his conviction, multiple other women have accused Polanski of sexually assaulting them as children. After fleeing to Europe, Polanski continued directing. His other critically acclaimed films include Tess (1979), The Ghost Writer (2010), Venus in Fur (2013), and An Officer and a Spy (2019).

Film Title: The Pianist | 2002 | 150 Minutes


The Pianist is a 2002 biographical war drama film produced and directed by Roman Polanski, with a script by Ronald Harwood, and starring Adrien Brody. It is based on the autobiographical book The Pianist (1946), a Holocaust memoir by the Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman, a Holocaust survivor. The film was a co-production by France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Poland.

The Pianist premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival on 24 May 2002, where it won the Palme d'Or, and went into wide release that September; the film received widespread critical acclaim, with critics lauding Polanski's direction, Brody's performance and Harwood's screenplay. At the 75th Academy Awards, the film won for Best Director (Polanski), Best Adapted Screenplay (Harwood), and Best Actor (Brody), and was nominated for four others, including Best Picture (it would lose out to Chicago). It also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film and BAFTA Award for Best Direction in 2003, and seven French Césars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Brody. It was included in BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century in 2016.

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION!

ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!

Screening of Globally acclaimed 30 microfilms Written and Directed by filmmaker Anshul Sinha

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Phone 7331129065

DOBARA hosts an event on 3rd September each year in memory of
Begum Khadija Ansari
Mother of Mrs Farida Hussain

The event is planned, organised & executed for Mrs Farida Hussain & her family by DOBARA

It’s an intergerationsl event where all ages express their thoughts on the word Maa ( Mother) and what it means to them.

Language is not an issue
Age is no bar
Gender no bar
Poetry must be self written

Synopsis: 'Borderlands' brings together six characters whose lives are defined by personal and political
borders, from across the Indian subcontinent. Through conversations and observations, the characters reveal their efforts to find meaning in a world beyond their control. Divided families meet, love blossoms across borders, traffickers get caught – in this slice of life documentary.


Year: 2021 | Duration: 67 mins | Language: Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, Manipuri, Punjabi (w/ English subs)


Director’s Bio: Samarth Mahajan is a non-fiction filmmaker, passionate about telling human stories
from India that remain invisible to the mainstream. ‘The Unreserved’, his national award-winning debut feature about passengers of the third class in Indian Railways premiered at Film Southasia 2017
and received broadcast & theatrical releases in India. ‘Kazwa’, his short documentary on sustainable
rural tourism through fireflies, won awards at multiple international film festivals.


Filmography:
i) Borderlands / 2021 / 67 mins; ii) The Unreserved / 2017 / 60 mins; iii) Kazwa / 2016 / 9 mins
Festival History
- DOK.fest München (Germany), in competition ‘Dok.Horizonte’, 2021
- EBS International Documentary Festival (South Korea), in competition ‘Festival Choice: Asia’, 2021
- Tasveer South Asian Film Festival (USA), in competition ‘Best Documentary’, 2021
- Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival (India), 2022
- Dharamshala International Film Festival (India), 2021
- Kolkata People’s Film Festival (India), 2022
- Africa International Film Festival (Nigeria), 2021
- Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Salerno (Italy), in competition ‘Grand Prix’, 2021
- Asian Film Festival Barcelona (Spain), 2021
- Central Scotland Documentary Festival (UK), in competition, 2021
- Athens Ethnographic Film Festival (Greece), 2021
- Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (Australia), in competition ‘Best Documentary’, 2021
- New York Indian Film Festival (USA), 2021
- Indian Film Festival Stuttgart (Germany), in competition ‘German Star of India’, 2021
- ImagineIndia International Film Festival (Spain), in competition ‘Best Documentary’, 2021
- Chicago South Asian Film Festival (USA), in competition ‘Best Documentary’, 2021
- PAME Film and Music Festival (Nepal), 2021
- DC South Asian Film Festival (USA), in competition ‘Best Documentary’, 2022
- Jaffna International Cinema Festival (Sri Lanka), 2022
- London International Documentary Festival (UK), 2022
- FESCISA - San Antonio Independent Film Festival (Ecuador), 2022
- Ismailia International Film Festival (Egypt), 2022
- SiGNS Film Festival (India), 2022
- Censurados Film Festival (Peru), 2022
- Film Southasia (Nepal), 2022
- Austin Asian American Film Festival (USA), 2022


Awards
- “Best Editing” in the Non-Feature category at the 68th National Film Awards 2022
- “Jury Award for Best Documentary”, at the DC South Asian Film Festival 2022
- “Special Mention” in the category documentary, at the Indian Film Festival Stuttgart 2021


List of Key Reviews
• "A sharply observant, illuminating cinematic essay"

- Saibal Chatterjee, The Tribune, https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/features/samarth-
mahajans-documentary-looks-at-lives-shaped-by-indias-borders-267763

• "Tells a living story of our time, in an indelibly soulful manner."
- Tanushree Ghosh, Indian Express,

https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/borderlands-is-a-
sincere-tale-of-how-borders-upend-ordinary-lives-7375802/



ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!
PRE & POST-SCREENING DISCUSSION WITH THE DIRECTOR.

On the occasion of Shohei Imamura's 97th birth anniversary in September, Lamakaan remembers one of the finest Japanese film directors of his time.

About Shohei Imamura: Shōhei Imamura (15 September 1926 – 30 May 2006) was a Japanese film director. His main interest as a filmmaker lay in depicting the lower strata of Japanese society. A key figure in the Japanese New Wave, who continued working into the 21st century, Imamura is the only director from Japan to win two Palme d'Or awards.


Film Title: The Insect Woman | 1963 | 123 minutes | Japanese subtitled in English


The Insect Woman is a 1963 Japanese drama film directed by Shōhei Imamura. It was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival, where Sachiko Hidari won the Silver Bear for Best Actress award. It was also awarded numerous national film prizes.


The film follows Tome, a young woman born to a rural lower-class family in the Tōhoku region in 1918, who, after a long series of mishaps, rises to the status of a madam in the post-war era. When she is sentenced to jail, her daughter Nobuko becomes her patron's lover but later steals his money to use it for building up a farming commune.

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION!

*ALL ARE WELCOME!!! ENTRY IS FREE & OPEN TO ALL!!!*

We are members of Rotaract club of secunderabad medicos, comprised of students from Gandhi medical College. We are hosting an event to assign new board members for the club in the new term year.

Dr. Nazia Akhtar, author of Bibi's room: Hyderabadi women and 20 th century Urdu prose in conversation with Purnima Tammireddy, writer, translator and publisher.
This book is published by Orient Blackswan