Lamakaan is an open cultural center

Cultural institutions

Cultural institutions are elements within a culture/sub-culture that are perceived to be important to, or traditionally valued among, its members for their own identity. Examples of cultural institutions in modern Western society are museums, churches, schools, work and the print media.Television...

 located in Banjara Hills

Banjara Hills

Banjara Hills is an urban commercial center in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Banjara Hills is one of more than 150 cities/boroughs comprising Greater Hyderabad, the second largest metropolitan area in India. This is an upmarket locality and is close to Jubilee Hills. This area was a hilly forest area...

, Hyderabad, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The non-profit organisation provides space for events such as arts, literature, theater, music, debates etc.

History

Lamakaan started hosting events in March 2010. It was founded by Ashhar Farhan, Humera Ahmed and Elahe Hiptoola

Elahe Hiptoola

Elahe Hiptoola is a Bollywood film actress, producer, and costume designer.Her credits include executive producer of 3 Deewarein, Hyderabad Blues 2, Iqbal, and Dor.-Career:Elahe Hiptoola frequently works with producer Nagesh Kukunoor...

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The center

Lamakaan hosts Pecha Kucha

Pecha Kucha

Pecha Kucha is a presentation methodology in which 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each, usually seen in a multiple-speaker event called a Pecha Kucha Night ....

, concerts of local artists like Vittal Rao, Warsi Brothers

Warsi Brothers

Warsi Brothers are an Indian Qawwali musical group, consisting of brothers Nazeer Ahmed Khan Warsi and Naseer Ahmed Khan Warsi , along with eight accompanists...

among others. It also organises book releases, children's plays and seminars. It also hosts events like Wikipedia Meetups.