2020

  • One day national workshop on ‘Gender, Sexuality and Custody: Issues at Stake’, February 15 

2019 

  • Screening of the film We Have Not Come Here to Die! by Deepa Dhanaraj Dhanaraj, January 19
  • Screening of short film Walking the Walk by Moses Thulasi, March 9
  • Screening of the documentary film The Sound of Silence by Bina Paul, April 19
  • Talk by Dr. Sabu M. George on the current state of The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition Of Sex Selection) Act (PCPNDT Act) and related issues, June 4 
  • Half day discussion on Draft New Education Policy Profs.Shanta Sinha, Kancha Ilaiah, Susie Tharu, Lakshminarayana, Akunuri Murali, Vyajayanti Vijaya Mogli and Shefali Jha, July 3
  • Talk by Chayanika Shah on Discrimination against Non-normative Genders and Sexualities on July 13 
  • Talk by Chayanika Shah on “Unpacking the F Word” July 14th, for QueerUp at Lamakan
  • Talk by A.Suneetha on ‘How Political is Sex’, July 21, for QueerUp at Lamakan 
  • Talk by Rachana Rachana Mudraboyina on Making Women, Making Men, July 28th, for QueerUp at Lamakan  
  • Talk by Ponni Arasu on ‘TamilThanmai’: Understanding public politics in Tamilnadu’, August 3
  • Talk by Ponni Arasu ‘Self care and the Collective: Queer lives and Queer spaces’, August 4, for QueerUp at Lamakan
  • Talk by Vasudha Nagaraj on ‘Love x Law’, August 11, for QueerUp at Lamakan
  • Grace Banu in conversation with Prof.Pushpesh Kumar on ‘At the Crossroads’, Lamakan, August 18, for QueerUp at Lamakan 
  • Aditya Raja in conversation with Tashi Choedup on “Gender in Progress”, August 25, for QueerUp at Lamakan 
  • Panel discussion on ‘Queer representation in the Media’ with Madhumeeta Sinha and Tashi Choedup, September 1, for QueerUp at Lamakan
  • Panel Discussion with K.Satyanarayana, Vasudha Nagaraj and A.Suneetha on “Remembering Balagopal”, October 19, for QueerUp at Lamakan
  • Panel discussion with Shalini and Sayantan Datta on ‘Ain’t I a Scientist: Reflections on Feminisms and Science’, 24th November, for QueerUp at Lamakan

2018

  • National Seminar on Development Beyond the State, 19th and 20th January.
  • Book discussion of Dr. Sambaiah Gundimeda’s book Dalit Politics in Contemporary India Discussants: Dr. M. Parthasarathi and Kaki Madhava Rao and Prof. Rama Melkote, August 2
  • Screening of documentary Ek Inquilab Aur Aaya: Lucknow 1920-1949 by Dr.Uma Chakravarti, Feb. 27
  • Book discussion of Braj Ranjan Mani’s Inherited and Hindutva Threats to Indian Democracy, SVK, with Dr. MF Gopinath, Dr. Bhangya Bukya and Ashok Tankashala, Jan 27

2017

  • Screening of the film, “The World Before Her” by Nisha Pahuja,Jan 8
  • Talk on Emerging trends in mental health activism, disability and development: A critical perspective  Bhargavi Davar, Jan 19th 
  • Group Discussion on issues in mental health activism and theory with Bhargavi Davar, Jan 19 
  • Talk by C Sathyamala on The political history of N​utrition S​cience, Feb 10 
  • Book discussion of Rupture, Loss and Living: Minority women Speak about Post-Conflict Life  with Dr. B.S.Sherin, Kaneez Fathima & authors K.Lalita, Deepa Dhanaraj and Diia Rajan, March 18
  • Public Discussion with Jignesh Mewani on Dalit Activism and Mobilization in Contemporary Times, April 20
  • National Workshop on Muffasil in Metropolis, April 28th & 29th 
  • Book discussion with Dr. Chinnaiah Jangam’s The Dalits and Making Modern India, co organized with DIET, July 17 
  • Anveshi and Queer Campus Hyderabad screen SUITED (HBO Documentary) at Phoenix Arena, Nov 11Nov’ 
  • Talk by Prof Lawrence Cohen, University of California, Berkeley, USA. On the Gender of the Aadhaar Card: Notes on the Evolution of an Engineering Concept Under New Conditions of Government on December 12
  • Half day panel discussion on Children’s Literature in Urdu: Problems and Prospects With Farooque Sayyed ( Editor Gul Bootey, Mumbai) and Md Mujeebuddin and Tahniyat Unnisa, Dec 9th 
  • Screening of the film Nirnay ( English: Decision) (dir: Pushpa Rawat, 2012), Dec 20th 

2016

  • Book Discussion on “No Outlaws In The Gender Galaxy” with Chayanika Shah, Author, Uma Bhrugubanda, EFL University, Pushpesh Kumar, Central University of Hyderabad, Jan 16
  • Report discussion with Dr. Sangeeta Kamat on “Profiting from the Poor: The Emergence of Multinational Edu-businesses in Hyderabad” At 11 AM on July  
  • MEMORIAL MEETING FOR MAHASWETA DEVI, Aug 18
  • Talk by Flavia Agnes on Arbitrary talaq in August 21
  • Screening of Seven Islands and a Metro by Madhushree Dutta, Sep. 17
  • Film screening- Mahanagar ( English: The Big City) (dir: Satyajit Ray, 1963) ,  Sep. 24 
  • A discussion with Ms.Zakia Soman on Triple talaq: Issues at stake for Muslim women, Oct 19
  • A talk and discussion On Surrogacy and the Regulation Bill 2016 led by N. Sarojini of SAMA, Oct 26

2015

  • Screening of the movie “PRIDE”, Jan 24.
  • Release of the book “Daaruleesina Aksharaalu : Iravaiyou Shatabdapu Bharatiya Streela Rachanalu” (Telugu rendition of Women Writing in India Vol.I) Jointly organized by Anveshi and Hyderabad Book with Dr. Vijayabharati, Koyi Koteswara Rao, Katyayani Vidmahe and K. Lalita at Golden Threshold Campus of UoH in Abids. Excerpts from the book were read by Tejaswini Madabhushi, Kavitha Puli, Vyjayanti Vasanta Mogli, Madhavi, Sattamma, Navadeep and others, Feb 7
  • Half a day workshop on “Feminism and Politics of Gender: A Matter of Choice?” by Dr. Veena Shatrughna, Gogu Shyamala and Ponni Arasu, May 6
  • Making sense of India and China:  some aspects of industrialization by Jhumur Lahiri, Oct 3
  • Talk on Understanding Agrarian Distress in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh by R.V. Ramana Murthy, Nov 14 
  • Release of “Towards a World of Equals: A Bilingual Textbook on Gender” at the Hyderabad Book Fair by Prof.Ghanta Chakrapani, Chairperson, Telangana Public Service Commission. Dr.Padmavathi, Officer on Special Duty, Telangana Collegiate Commissionerate spoke. Along with authors Rama Melkote, Uma Bhrugubanda and editor A.Suneetha. Dec 23 

2014

  • Talk by Ravi S Vasudevan on Constituting Film as Historical Document, 3 April. This event was held in collaboration with the Department of Cultural Studies, EFLU. 
  • Book Discussion of Cine-politics Film Stars and Political Existence in South India with Venkatesh Chakravarthy, Ravi S. Vasudevan, Arvind S. Susarla and M. Madhava Prasad, April 4. This event was held in collaboration with the Department of Cultural Studies, EFLU.
  • Screening of “Bioscope: Non-Binary Conversations on Gender and Education” of Nirantar- Center for Gender and Education, followed by discussion. Aug 11. 
  • Screening of the Marathi movie “Jogwa”, September 6
  • Book Launch of “Enuganta Tandri kanna Ekulabuttantha Talli Nayam” (Father may be an elephant, mother only a small basket, but…) by Gogu Shyamala.  September 25
  • Screening of “Yaadhum – A Tamil Muslims’s Journey in search of his roots and Identity.”, October 18. 
  • Screening of Arekti Premer Golpo (Bengali: আরেকটি প্রেমের গল্প; English: Just Another Love Story ), Oct 26 
  • Book discussion on “Nijam Cheptunna: Oka Hijra Atmakatha” (Telugu) by Revathy with the speakers – K.Narayana (CPI); K.Srinivas (Editor, Andhra Jyothi; Deshapathi Srinivas; Prof. Shanta Sinha, Former Chairperson of NCRC; Bojja Tharakam, Human rights lawyer and activist, Revathy, author November 1. Anveshi Research Centre for Women’s Studies and Hyderabad Book jointly organised the discussion.
  • Screening of “Jahaji Music: India in the Caribbean” by Surabhi Sharma, November 15
  • Talk On “Publicity, civil liberties and political life in Hyderabad in the 1930’s” by Rama Sundari Mantena, Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Chicago, Nov 29
  • Screening of “No Direction Home: Bob Dylan” a film by Martin Sorcesse, Dec 20. 
  • Screening of “A Jihad for Love” by Parvez Sharma,  Dec 21 

2013

  • Anveshi hosts MFC Annual Conference, 8 to 10th February  
  • Public Panel discussion on “Health Care System in Contemporary Times: Possibilities and Problems in the New Policies” with Dr.Binayak Sen, Dr.Rajan Shukla, Mr. Srikanth , Dr.Kameshwari, Dr. Srinath Reddy, Dr.Abhay Shukla, Dr. Anant Phadke, February 9, Sundariah Vijanana Kendram 
  • Anveshi and Hyderabad Book Trust launch the Telugu translation of October Coup, “1948: Hyderabadu Patanam” at SP Hall, April 7 
  • Talk by Dr.Nazia Akhtar on True Colours: Narrative, Ideology and memory in Neelakanth’s “Durga”, June 29.
  • Talk by Dr.Jan Leach on “Stereotypes of Women in Indian Media and Credibility of Media regarding Gender based Violence”, July 9   
  • Book talk by S.Vidyasagar on Pallenu Mingina Pettubadi Gramina Arthika Rangam: Oka Vishleshana (Capital that Swallowed the Village: An Analysis of Rural Economy), Oct 26.
  • One day workshop on Re-imagining Hyderabad: Dalit and Muslim Politics in Pre-Independence Hdyerabad, December 7 with M.A.Moid, Dr.Sudha Rani, A.Suneetha and Sangishetti Srinivas.  

2012

  • Adv.Vasudha Nagaraj initiates discussion on “Recent Amendments to the HIndu marriage Act, April 4
  • Talk by Dr.Shubha Ranganadhan on “Women’s Engagement with biomedical and indigenous systems of healing in dealing with mental illness, disability and stigma’, April 28 
  • Screening of R.P.Amudhan’s film “Radiation Stories: Part 3 Koodankulam” August 28
  • Exclusively Inclusive: In October 2012, Anveshi hosted a unique exhibition curated by Vashal Tandon of Wajood, a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender group, It explored the fluidity of categories of gender and sexuality through the work of Jahangir Jani,  Waswo, Qasim Riza Shaheen, Mithu Sen, Mithu Sen, Manjari Chakravarthy and Elizabeth Stephens. As a part of the exhibition, Susie Tharu and Rekha Pappu gave talks.Exclusively Inclusive, Art exhibition curated by Vishal Tandon, 5th to 11th October. 
  • Talk by Dr.Rekha Pappu on Fluidity of Gender, October 6, as part of Wajood exhibition Exclusively Inclusive.
  • One day workshop on Domestic Violence and Dalit women with Prof. Vijayabharathi, Jajula Gowri, Dr.Sudha Rani, J.Subhadra, K.Sajaya and Dr.Surepally Sujatha. October 13 
  • Talk by Prof. Amina Wadud on Gender and Reform in Islam, ICSSR Hall, Osmania University Library, November 22 
  • One day workshop on Domestic Violence and Dalit women with Dr.K.Y.Ratnam, Dr.Chakrapani, Dr.Nageshwera Rao, Dr.Bangya Bhukhya, Dr.Satyanarayana, December 18  

2011

  • Women’s Studies refresher course in 20th to 28th of January 2011
  • Talk by Yehudi Yelkana on Democracy and Education, 18 Jan 2011. Co Organized with Yugantar and CESS.
  • Talk by Madhava Prasad of EFLU on Identity as part of the series of talks on Identity, 22 Jan 2011
  • Conversation with Madeeha Gauhar, Pakistani Political and Theatre Activist, March 3 
  • Talk by Dr.Jennifer Fluri on Gender and International Intervention in Afghanistan, March 12 2011
  • Talk by Parcha Kishan Rao on Politics of intra-state river water distribution: The case of river Krishna,  26 Mar 2011
  • Talk by Dr.K.Satyanarayana “Notes on Dalit Politics of Caste and Identity”, April 16
  • Talk by Prof. Susie Tharu on “Thinking about Identity: Some Propositions” June 25 
  • Talk by Dr.P.H.Mohammad “Government Reports on Muslims” July 2 
  • Talk by Dr. Ajay Gudavarty on OBCs and Overcoming Stigma, August 19
  • Talk by Prof. Mary John on “Repoliticizing Higher Education in the Time of Reform: Questions for the Women’s Movement”, August 27
  • Book Launch of Nene Balanni: T.N.Sadalakshmi’s Biography by Gogu Shyamala on 6th September, co organized by Anveshi and Hyderabad Book Trust, the publisher of the book. Dr.T.V.Narayana (Sadalakshmi’s husband) Dr.Vamshi Tilak (her son) were present. Chaired by K.Lalita, it had Joopaka Subhadra, Vasanth Kannabiran, Tula Uma, Balalakshmi, Susie Tharu, Ghanta Chakrapani and author Gogu Shyamala as speakers. 

2010 

  • Women’s studies refresher course in Jan 2010 
  • Talk by Dr.Rajan Shukla on “Issues in the US Health Reform Legislation”, April 3 
  • Half a day workshop by Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy and Anveshi on Children’s Stories from Excluded Communities in Regional Languages, with Profs. Abdul Matin, Khalid Saeed, Amina Kishore Susie Tharu, Deepa Sreenivas, Deeptha Achar.  
  • Srimati Basu on “Playing off Courts: The Negotiation of Divorce and Violence in Plural Legal Settings in Kolkata”, 7 July
  • Workshop on “Development Theory and Practice for Telangana”, July 17 
  • Talk by Gogu Shyamala on “The Identities Framework is Inevitable”, September 25
  • Talk by Kancha Ilaiah on Post-Hindu India, 5 Oct
  • Short Course (four days) in Women’s Studies at Satavahana University, Karimnagar, October 2010
  • Talk by Dr. Itty Abraham on India’s Nuclear Policy, November.

2009

  • 21 day Refresher Course in Women’s Studies, January 2009 with the Women’s Studies Department of MANUU. 
  • Talk by Dr. Ramnarayan Rawat “Reclaiming the Past: The Formulation of a Dalit Agenda by Chamaras in Early 20th Century Uttar Pradesh”, 10th January
  • Talk by Dr.Sanal Mohan on “Ethnography of a “Civilizing Mission: Situating the Missionaries and Dalits in the Twentieth Century Kerala”, March 10 
  • Book launch of Streevaada Rajakeeyalu: Vartamaana Charchalu (14th March 2009) Book launch programme of Streevaada Rajakeeyalu: Vartamaana Charchalu was held on 14th March 2009.  Dr.Vinodini, well-known Dalit writer (Vemana University, Cuddpah), Dr.Katyayani Vidmahe (Kakatiya Univeristy, Warangal), Dr.K.Lakshmi (Osmania University) and Dr.K.Chenna Basavaiah (Osmania University) spoke at the meeting. 
  • Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations with readings from Ambedkar’s writings by Gogu Shyamala (on education and untouchability) and Vasudha Nagaraj (constitutional theory) April 14 
  • Screening of Domala Mallaiah’s film on Students in Social Welfare Hostels: Problems and Predicaments, May 8 
  • Anveshi, in collaboration with Human Rights Forum, AP, held a Roundtable discussion on Gram Nyayalaya: The New Face of the Judiciary at IACIS conference Hall, on September 9  
  • Anveshi, in collaboration with Centre for Regional Studies, UoH held a workshop on Towards a Critique of Development Thinking with R.Srivatsan, September 7 to 11 
  • Talk by Shirley Mary Joseph on “Writing for Tribal Children: REflections from Kanavu Experience”, September 24
  • Talk by Dr. Hazel A Lutz on The Trade Network and the Use of Indian Textiles in West Africa in the 20th Century. October 10
  • Anveshi collaborates with Nisa, a Muslim women’s group in Cultures of criticism: Views from a Different Islamic Location, in which three Iranian films were screened on three weekends, 14th, 23rd and 31st October. 

2008

  • Panel discussion with Chakkaliyar intellectuals from Tamilnadu, Sri Adhiyamaan, Founder, Aathi Thamilar Peravai;  Madhavan, a well known poet, writer and activist, and  Ramarajyam, research scholar from JNU. February 22 
  • Subtheme on Feminism and Knowledges of Violence at the IAWS conference at Lucknow February 2008
  • Book discussion of Ramabai Ambedkar’s biography translated from Marathi by G.V.Ratnakar, with Prof. Vijayabharathi, Mallepalli Laxmiah and Jajula Gowri, March 8 
  • Talk by Prof. TM Yesudasan on the Poetics of Integration and Politics of Bad Faith : Experience of Dalits in Kerala Churches, March 8 
  • Discussion with Surabhi Sharma, on her documentaries, March 13
  • Parallel Perspectives 14 to 16 March 2008  Anveshi, the EFL University, University of Hyderabad and Alliance Francaise, Documentary Circle of Hyderabad, jointly organized Parallel Perspectives, a 3-day festival of contemporary Indian and French documentary film on globalization ,culture and social change between 14th and 16 the March 2008. Fourteen widely acclaimed documentary films made during the previous decade were screened of which five were made in France. Amar Kanwar’s Night of Prophecy, Surabhi Sharma’s Jahaji Music, Hubert Sauper’s Darwin’s Nightmare, William Karel’s Dark Side of the Moon, Simone Bitton’s The Wall, Patricia Guzman’s Salvador Allende, Surpriyo Sen’s Way Back Home Amar Kanwar, Surabhi Sharma, Pankaj Kumar Rishi, Surpio Sen and Gautam Sonti were available for interaction with the audience. 
  • Presentations on the CMC Vellore Medicine project, April 5, 2 to 5 PM 
  • Talk by Biraj Patnak on “Reflections on the Right to Food in India”, June 14th 
  • Talk by Gabor Gambos on “Developing Standards for Alternative, Non-coercive, Community Based services for Persons with Psychosocial disabilities, August 9 
  • Dr.K.Satyanarayana speaks on “The Dalit Critique of Modernity: Citizens and Castes in the Telugu Public Sphere”, November 8. 
  • Usha Rani speaks on “Conversations with Muslim women on Shariat and Women’s Rights”, 26th November. 
  • Performance of Jambava Puranam by Dekkali artists, introduced by Mary Madiga, 28th November 
  • V.Anuradha speaks on “Responses of government school children to stories in Different Tales”, 29th November
  • Discussion on Tsundur trial with Advocate Chandrashekhar and Sivanageshwera Rao, August 15 
  • Media workshop on Politics of Reporting Terrorism on September 17 2008
  • Discussion on Caste Panchayats, September 11 
  • Launch of Different Tales Series of Children’s Story Books was held at Osmania University, R.No.57 at the University College of Arts and Social Sciences on 23rd December 2008. The books were released by Prof Shanta Sinha, the (then) Chairperson of National Commission for Child Rights. The chief guest was Mr.A.Vidyasagar and Mr. M.A.Rafat from the Rajiv Vidya Mission.

2007

  • Talk by Dr Ann Rossiter a leading socialist feminist from Ireland on Political Islam in Britain: State Policy, Cultural Representation and Feminist Responses, January 4th, 2007.
  • Florence Howe who heads the Feminist Press, New York, accompanied by Shirley Mow, another member of the Press, visited Anveshi to celebrate the release of four volumes of Women Writing Africa. These acknowledge its inspiration from Women Writing India, which was first published by the Feminist Press. In the meeting organsied by Anveshi, the publishers spoke about Women Writing Africa and interacted with women writers in Hyderabad. 
  • Anveshi also organized meetings in Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages with Florence Howe to enable students to interact with her and also learn about feminist publishing; Shirley Mow to speak on their project on Women and Science in US at Hyderabad Central University that was attended a large number of women Science faculty. January 29th to 31st January 2007
  • Professor Stacey Blakebeard from the Simmons College of Management, Boston, spent time at Anveshi interacting with the Fellows, exchanging notes on the possibilities and problems of mentoring. January 19th 2007.
  • Talk by R.Srivatsan on Art, Autobiography and Authenticity in the Digital Age  
  • Dr Vithal Rajan’s show ‘Male Lens, Female Lens’ in commemoration of International Women’s Day, 8th March 
  • Talk by Katti Padma Rao on The Historical Necessity of the Dalit Socio-Cultural Revolution, 19th March 
  • Anveshi, Centre for Cultural Studies, CIEFL and Aakar, New Delhi  organize  Exploring Masculinities: A South Asian Travelling Seminar with Shohini Ghosh, Dilip Das, Sasheej Hegde, C. S. Jayaram, Deepak Mehta, Sasanka Pereira, Radhika Chopra, M. T. Ansari, Muralidharan Tharayil, Madhava Prasad, Susie Tharu, R. Srivatsan, Aparna Rayaprolu, Pushpesh Kumar, Rahul Roy, Ratheesh Radhakrishnan, Veena Shatrugna, Samata Biswas, Jenny Chithra, M. Parthasarathy, Mohammed Shafeeq & Deepa Dhanraj, 30 th & 31st 2007. 
  • Talk by Mary John on Women in Power? Gender, Caste and Reservations in Local Urban Governance, June 6 
  • Talk by Jayasree Kalathil on Race, Rights and Madness: Introcucing the Context of Black Mental Health Network, September 14 
  • Talk by Rekha Raj, a Dalit writer and activist on Gender and Caste: Dalit feminist Experience in Kerala, July 2007 
  • Workshop on “Dalit women and governance: Discourse of Empowerment”, August 1, 2007 with 
  • National Seminar on Histories, Cultures, Politics: Islam in South India, August 17 &18 t007
  • Talk by Flavia Agnes on “Study of Family Courts in Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh”, November 2, 2007 
  • Talk by Prof. Carolyn Elliott on “Markets, Communities and Empowerment”, November 17 
  • Half a day discussion on “Muslimvada Sahityam”, 14th December initiated by Uma Maheshwari Bhrugubanda  

2006

  • Talk by Sita Rama Rao on Micro Finance Institutions, April 29 
    • Talk by Bama on Woman’s Question in Dalit Feminism April 2006. 
      • Talk by Dr.P.V.Ranga Rao’s on Issues in the public health care system in Andhra Pradesh. 
        • Talk and visit by G.Aloysius on The Concept of Region, February 2006 
          • Talk and visit by Professor Salim Tamari, on the Arab Israeili Conflict and the Demise of the Two State Solution, December 19. 

          2005 

          • Talk by Anant Maringanti on “The Place of the poor in the Urban Imaginary of Hyderabad” December 9 
          • Talk by Velcheru Narayana Rao on his book Textures of Time, January 2005
          • Talk by Dipesh Chakrabarty on his book Habitations of Modernity, March 2005
          • Screening of the film She Write by Anjali Monteiro and Jayasankar, 5th August 
          • On August 8th, 2005, a discussion on the Right to Information Act (2005) was led by Aruna Roy and Nikhil De.
          • Discussion on Minorities and Law led by Shefali Jha and Vasudha Nagaraj, August 16th, 
          • Talk by Vibhuti Patel on Gender Auditing of Budgets, November 8

          2004

          • Talk by Mohammad Shajahana Begum on ‘Telugu Muslim Literature’.January 24  
          • Talk by Kodandram on ‘Changing Power Relations in Rural Telangana’.February  20
          • Readings on ‘Science and Prejudice’ by Little Theatre. March 6.
          • Book Release of ‘Taking Charge of Our Bodies’, April 17 
          • Talk by Sudha Rani on ‘Debates on Women’s Education in Hyderabad State (1900-1950)’, April 30.
          • Discussion with ‘The A.P.Junior Doctors Association’ initiated by Srinivas, Kapil, Ujwal and Maheshwar, May 8 
          • Discussion on ‘Sexual Harassment of Women in Educational Institutions’, July 1 
          • Screening of documentary film ‘Chaar Diwari’ by Gulam Kriplani and Rinki Bhattacharya, July 8.
          • Talk by Sarat Davala on ‘Unorganized Sector Workers Bill, 2002’, July 23
          • Screening of Soldiers in Sarong by Lokendra Arambram, October 9  

          2003

          • Talk by K.Lalita on ‘Women as “Gender” in Development: Policy and Practice in Andhra Pradesh’, October 11.
          • Discussion on ‘Malimath Committee Recommendations on the Criminal Justice System’ with K.Balagopal and Vasudha Nagaraj, October 31.
          • An Evening of Songs with Goranti Yenkanna, November 8.
          • Talk by D.Vasanta on ‘What is a Child? Some reflections on Children, Work and Schooling’, 8th November
          • Talk by Seemanthini Niranjana on ‘Changing Representations of the Handlooms Arena: State Documents and Beyond’.13 December 
          • Panel discussion on “The Impact of Globalization on Dalit Women” by G.Shyamala, Rama Hansraj, J.Subhadra, Swathi Margaret and Sujatha, members of Minuguru Resource Centre for Dalit Women, Hyderabad, February 15, 2003.
          • Presentation by the Little Theatre “Lives Painted Over: Women Artists from the Renaissance Till Today”, March 7, 2003:
          • Screening of Paromita Vohra’s film Unlimited Girls, March 8, 2003. 
          • Talk by Biju Mathew on “Globalization and Migrant Labour: The Experience of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance” by Biju Mathew (New York Taxi Workers, New York).March 15, 2003: 
          • Talk by R.Srivatsan (Centre for Economics and Social Studies, Hyderabad) on Paresh Chattopadhyay’s work The Marxian Concept of Capital and the Soviet Experience, March 29, 2003.
          • Talk by Suman Sahai on “Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) in Agriculture with Specific Reference to Bt Cotton by Suman Sahai of Gene Campaign, New Delhi, August 5, 2003.
          • Talk by Chinaveerabhadrudu the Joint Director of the Tribal Welfare Programme, Andhra Pradesh on “Tribal Education: Issues and Suggested Strategies”. August 16, 2003

          2002

          • Screening of Reena Mohan’s film Skindeep, March 8
          • A discussion with the team of 4 Indian and 4 Kenyan women who participated in the Women’s Journey, April 8 
          • Screening of 8 short films on domestic violence made by Shabnam Virmani and ICRW, April 15th
          • A performance of folk songs and presentation of experiences by Ala and Anveshi, 3rd August 
          • Panel Discussion on “The Ministry of Environment and Forests’ Circular on Eviction of Forestland Encroachments: Issues and Implications for Adivasis” by Savithri (Adivasi Aikya Vedika, AP) with Seethalakshmi (HCU, Hyderabad) and Sagari Ramdas (Yakshi, Hyderabad).October 5, 2002. 
          • Talk by Likhapha Mbatha and Cathi Albertyn from the Centre for Applied Legal Studies in Johannesberg, South Africa on “Writing Social Justice into the Constitution. South Africa’s Post Apartheid Experience” , October 12, 2002
          • Performance of The Vagina Monologues (a play written by Eve Ensler) by Vithal Rajan, November 30, 2002.
          • Talk by Sadhana Saxena (Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi) “Why was the Eklavya Programme in Madhya Pradesh Closed?” December 27

          2001

          • A discussion on Swedish government policies in relation to women with Marianne Anderson and Christa Nyblom, January 13
          • Talk by Chandra Bhan Prasad on “New Categories of Dalit Politics”, Jan 18
          • Talk by Padmashri “Reporting News, Reporting Women’s Issues: The Case of Vasudhara” on January 29 
          • Talk by Kishore Shantabai Kale on “the Kolhati Community: Economy, Education and Modernization”, Feb 4 
          • Talk by Dr. Sikhamani on ‘Kusuma Dharmanna, a leader of the Harijan movement in 1920s’, March 24
          • Talk by Nalini Nayak and Aleyamma Vijayan on their work with the fishing community on the Kerala Model of Decentralization, Mar 27
          • Talk by Dr. Mohan Rao on “Problems of Primary Producers in the Textile Industry of AP”, April 17 
          • Talk by AN Bose on “His experiences with Development Politics”, April 19 
          • Talk by Dr. Ajanta Sircar “The Category of Children’s Films” May 13 
          • Talk by Dr.  Sumathi Nair on “The Population Question: After Cairo Women’s Conference”, Aug 4
          • Talk by Richard Duffy “What the World Bank Knows and Will Not Tell You” December 1 
          • Talk by Prof. Neera Chandhoke on “The Debate of Group Rights and Community Rights” December 15  
          • Discussion with a group of discussion with a group of Kashmiri women on the situation in Kashmir, December 27

          2000

          • Talk by Susie Tharu on “The Tribal Issue, Questions of Identity, Development and Gender”, February 5 
          • Discussion by the (then) Telugu Theory Discussion Group organized one entitled “Violence”, moderated by A. Suneeta and Jayasree Kalathil, May 27
          • Discussion by Anveshi Telugu Theory Discussion Group organized “Family”, moderated by K. Lalita and Rekha Pappu, May 10. 
          • Discussion by the Anveshi Telugu Theory Discussion Group organized the “Language and Patriarchy”, moderated by D. Vasanta and Manohar Reddy, June 10.
          • Talk by Kolakaluri Swaroopa Rani about her writings as a Dalit woman on 24 Jun 2000
          • Poetry reading by K Swaroopa Rani June 26 
          • Talk by Srinivasa Prasad on Telugu novel “Chaduvu”, written by Kodavagani Kutumbaro in the 1950s, July 8 
          • Discussion on ‘Cultural Studies’ led by B.Uma Maheshwari Bhrugubanda, for the (then) Telugu theory discussion group, July 1
          • Talk by Khatija on “Muslim Women in Old City” as a part of the domestic violence project ongoing at Anveshi, July 27
          • Talk by Amatzia Weisel on “Equality vs Diversity with regards to education of different ethnic groups in Israel”, August  5 
          • Discussion by the Anveshi Telugu Theory Discussion Group on “Housework” moderated by S. Jaya, August 9.
          • Talk by Dr. Vijaya Bharati on “Jyoti Rao Phule’s works”, September 23
          • Discussion on ‘Ways with Words’ led by D.Vasanta for the Education team, Oct 6
          • Discussion on The Christian Marriage Bill initiated by Flavia Agnes, October 10
          • Talk by Veena Shatrugna on “Methodology of Field Work: Study of Women and Work”  October 18 
          • Talk by Lisa Mitchell on “Some Reflections on History, Geography and Telugu Linguistic Identity “1850-1940, October 23 
          • Poetry reading by Theresa, a Dalit writer, Oct 24.
          • Talk by Susie Tharu on “Different levels at which school textbooks function” on 8 Nov 2000
          • Talk by Janaki Iyer on her perspective on education she has gained since working as the founder of Ananda Bharati, a school for children working as domestic help, 11 Nov 2000
          • Talk by Sivaramakrishna on ‘Tribal Situation in Khammam and West Godavari’, November 15.
          • Discussion initiated by Aditi Mukherjee for the Anveshi Education Team about the politics of ‘standard’ language and its implication on education, Nov 25
          • On November 25th, 2000, a public debate on the sexual harassment of a young lawyer who committed suicide was held in collaboration with other organizations in the city.
          • Screening of Shabnam Virmani’s film “When Women Unite” 
          • Screening of  Sree Pakash’s “Buddha Weeps in Jadugoda”
          • Talk by Deepa Patnaik on “Amar Chitra Katha: History, Masculinity and the consolidation of the Middle Classes”, 9 Dec 2000

          1999

          • Talk by Sivaramakrishna on “Tribal Struggles for Land Rights in AP”, February 8 
          • Talk by Prof. Mary Berry on “The Black Movement in the USA and the Question of CiviL Rights”, June 1 
          • Talk by Ruqaiya Hasan “Pedagogy and Literacy”, June 16 
          • Talk by Shobha Raghuram on “Globalization and Equity in Health: Role of State and Civil Society”, August 12 
          • Talk by Vithal Rajan on “The Role of Civil Society in Establishing Peace between India and Pakistan”, August 27 
          • Talk by Gita Ramaswamy on “The Role of Legal Institutions in Rural People’s Everyday Life”, Sept 18. 
          • Talk by Dr. Sheela Prasad on “Region, Demography and Gender in AP”, Oct  9
          • Talk by Shree Mulay on “Contraceptive Trials on Women: A Debate on Ethics”, November 10 
          • Poetry reading by Ms.Claire Harris, Nov 29 Nov in collaboration with EFLU.
          • Talk by Ms. Ratna Kumari on her experience with the trade union in Allwyn, Oct 23 Oct. 
          • Screening of Sabeena Gadihoke’s film  “Three Women and a Camera” 
          • Talk by Ms. Vasavi “Tribal Issues in Jharkhand”, December 2 1999

          1998

          • Talk by Arlie Hoschild “Women in Cultures of Care” Jan 21 
          • Talk by Lakshmi Goparaju on “Managing Contradictions: Young Adults’ Gender and Sexuality”, Feb 4 
          • Talk by members of UBNIG, Dhaka on “Women and Electoral Politics in Bangaldesh”, held in collaboration with COVA, Hyderabad, March 14.
          • Talk by S. Jagan on “The Status of Telangana Women in the early 20th Century” April 03.
          • Talk by Amar Jasani on “Medical Malpractices” July 04.
          • Readings from “Women Writing in India” by the Little Theatre, Hyderabad, July 08 
          • Talk by “Problems of Modern Women: A Comparative Study of India and USA” August 01.
          • Screening of the films Identity: A Construction of Selfhood and Kahankar:Ahankar (Story Maker: Story Taker) by Anjali Monteiro and K. P. Jayasankar.
          • Panel discussion on Secularism with Gautam Bhadra, Partha Chatterjee and Gyanendra Pandey, August.
          • Talk by R. Srivatsan on “Reading Nietzsche” August 24 
          • Screening of the film “After the Gold” by Janaki Nair, September 12.
          • Talk by Vina Majumdar on “Women’s Movement in India” September 20 
          • Talk by K. Balgopal on “Left Politics in AP”, November 6
          • Talk by Tejaswini Niranjana on “Feminist Film Criticism: Different Approaches”, November 17.
          • Talk by Madhumita Sinha on “Reviewing the Controversy around “Fire”, December 31 

          1997

          • Talk by Srividya, Paroma and Kiran on The Possibility of Feminist Illustrations and Cartoons, Feb 1 
          • Talk by Rekha Pappu on “Legislative Reservations for Women”, February 14
          • Talk by Swaroopa Rani on “Dalit Feminist Poetry”, March 01 
          • Talk by Gita Rameshan on “Civil Laws and Courtroom Practice”, May 03 
          • Talk by S. Jayasree on “Approaching Mathematics: Collective Effort or Individual Merit?”, March 20 
          • Talk by S. R. Shankaran on “Union Budget 1996-97”, March 29
          • Talk by Anupama Rao on “Dalits and the Legal Apparatus”,  April 11 
          • Talk by Channa Basaviah on “The Social Effects of Aquaculture”, April 12 
          • Talk by Krishna Kumar on “the Green Revolution and its Relation to Education” in April 1997.
          • Talk by Dr. Satyamala on the “History of the Women’s Movement in relation to questions of reproductive health”,  in May
          • Talk by M. Laxmaiah on “Village Goddesses”, May 17
          • Talk by Bhargavi Davar on “Violence Against Women and Mental Health Agendas”, June 14.
          • Talk by Susie Tharu and Rekha Pappu on “Political Reservations for Women” July 4. 
          • Talk by K. Sajaya on “The Bhumika Experience”, July 05 
          • Talk by Tejaswini Niranjana on “Post Aparthied South Africa: Race, Rights and Culture”, August 02 
          • Talk by P. Madhavi on Women in Industrial Labour,  August 9
          • Talk by Raghu Cidambi on the “Prasar Bharati Bill and its Implications for the Indian Media”, Sept 5.
          • Book launch of “Touch Me, Touch Me Not” was held on September 17th, 1997.
          • Talk by P. Muthaiah on “Madiga Dandora: The Dialectics of the Dalit Movement in AP”, October 03.
          • Talk by Vasundhara Kamineni on “Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy”, October 08 
          • Talk by Veena Shatrugna on “Liberalization Policies and their Implications for Women’s Health”, November 6.
          • Talk by R. Swaruparani on “Women and Social Changes in Telangana”, November 29, 
          • Talk by Jayaprakash Rao on “Tribal Struggles for Self-Governance”, December 6.
          • In 1997, the (now erstwhile) Health Committee organized discussion sessions conducted by Samata Roshni  about general health awareness, diet, reproductive health with students of Anand Bharati.

          1996

          • Public talk by Noam Chomsky on “American Foreign Policy” and “Manufacturing Consent” documentary screening in collaboration with UoH, January 17
          • Claire Harris read poetry, January 18 
          • Talk by KS Jomo on The question of Muslim identity in Malaysia, January 26 
          • Talk by Sallie Sima Kayunga on Democratic Translation in Uganda, Jan 31
          • Talk by Kameshwari Jandhyala and other Karyakartas on “The Experiences of AP Mahila Samata program”, February 1996
          • Talk by Samata Roshni on ‘Introduction to Acupuncture’, Feb 10
          • Talk by Maria Mies in Economics’ Series about ‘Globalization and Gender’, Feb 15 
          • Talk by Gita Sen in Economics’ Series on ‘the Economic Crisis and Feminist Economics: The Changing Boundaries’ March 02
          • Talk by Gita Ramaswamy on her experiences with the Hyderabad Book Trust, March  30 
          • Talk by Padmini Swaminathan “Where Planning and Intervention Still Matter: Gender Implications on Inadequate State Interventions”, April 20
          • Talk by Galina V Sdasyuk on ‘Russia Today’, April 05.
          • Talk by Flavia Agnes on “A Critique of the Demand of UCC”, April 19.
          • On August 10th, 1996, the Media Committee organized 5 film screenings of the following films: 
            • Human Laboratory and Sumati Nair’s talk about population policies’ impact on women’s lives
            • Sonal Shukla’s Bheetar Baha Mukti Dhara
            • Rosa Luxemberg 
            • Anand Patwardhan’s Father, Son and Holy War
            • Shabnam Virmani When Women Unite: The Story of an Uprising
          • Talk by Bina Agarwal on “A Field Of One’s Own: Land Rights in South Asia”, August 16 
          • Talk by Partha Chatterjee on “Two Poets & Death: On Civil and Political Society in the Non-Christian World” August 24 
          • Talk by Samata Roshni “The Pros and Cons of Contraceptives”, Oct 12 
          • Talk by Aruna Roy on “The Right to Information”, Nov 6
          • Talk by Jameela Nishat on “Women under Muslim Personal Law”, Nov 30 

          1995

          • Talk by Rohini Hensman on ‘Gender Relations and Trade Unions’, January 24
          • Screening of Legacy of Malthus and La Operacion February 25 
          • Talk by Mahmood Mamdani on ‘Culture and Politics in Africa Today’, Feb 28
          • Talk by Mahmood Mamdani on Politics in Contemporary South Africa, March 01
          • Talk by Rosa Kalala gave on ‘Zaire Today’ on March 11
          • Screening of Madhushree Datta’s film Memories of Fear, August 23rd.
          • Talk by K. Lalitha and K. Sajaya on Telugu Literature, as a part of Telugu Lecture Series, Nov 4
          • Talk by Aruna and others from Navayuga Beedi Karmika Sangham on the Experiences of Women Workers in Beedi Industry, part of Telugu Lecture Series, Dec 2.
          • Talk by Satish Deshpande as part of Economics’ Series on Contextualizing the NEP: Economic Theory and the Indian Experience, Dec 3 

          1993

          • Talk by Ranajit Guha on ‘The Small Voice of History’ in collaboration with Satyashodhak Centre for Social Research, January 11
          • Talk by Ananilea Nikya and Meebar on ‘Women’s Health and Family Planning Program in Tanzania’ Feb 
          • Talk by Danielle Hasse Dubosc on ‘The Women’s Movement in France’ March 02
          • Talk by Susie Tharu on ‘Antonio Gramsci and the relevance of his ideas to contemporary Indian politics’, April 09.

          1992

          • Talk by Chayanika, Kamakshi and Swatija (Forum Against Oppression of Women) on ‘Women and Fertility’, Feb 4 
          • Talk by Maitreyi Mukhopadhyay on ‘Women, State and Personal Laws’, Feb 5 
          • Talk by Fredric Jameson on ‘Already Existing Marxisms’ in collaboration with Dept. of Literature, CIEFL, Feb 8 
          • Talk by Jane Cottingham on ‘Introduction of new contraceptives for women of the third world countries’, March 31 
          • Talk by Deepak Mehta on ‘Religion and Bisexuality: The Life History of Sufi Baba’, April 23 
          • Talk by Deepak Mehta ‘Work, Worship and Word: A Study of the Weaver’s Loom’, April 25 
          • Talk by Mehdi Arslan on “From a Fractional Fragment to a Democratic Consensus”, July 13 
          • Talk by Leonard Gordon on ‘Subhash Chandra Bose with and against Gandhi’, July 28 
          • Talk by Rajeswari Sunder Rajan ‘Gender, Power and Representation: A Case Study of Indira Gandhi’, August 08 
          • Talk by Saral Kumar Sarkar on the ‘Future of Socialism’, August 04 
          • Talk by Sheela Prasad on “Post Colonial City”, September 14 
          • Art talk by Rekha Rodwittiya, October 24.
          • Talk by Janaki Nair on ‘Regimes of Social Hygiene: Imperialism, Nationalism and Sex Work in Mysore (1892-1937)’, 28 October 1992
          • Talk by Ashish Rajadhyaksha on Nalini Malani’s film “City of Desire”, Dec 1 

          1991

          • Talk by Kate Young on ‘Women’s empowerment and transformation’, February 16 
          • Talk by Rati Rao on ‘Regulation of reproduction’, March 30 
          • Talk by KG Kannabiran on ‘Judiciary in India and the Individual’, April 13 
          • Talk by Vidya Bal on ‘Running a Woman’s Journal: An Experience’, August 10 
          • Talk by Mahasweta Devi on ‘Women Prisoners in Presidency Jail’, Sept. 22 
          • Talk by Mahasweta Devi ‘Tribal Movements: Women’s Question’, Sept 23 
          • Talk by Mahasweta Devi on ‘Writer’s Responsibility’, Sept. 24 
          • Talk by Mahasweta Devi on ‘Tribal Movements: Literature’, Sept 25 

          1990

          • Talk by Marjorie Lightman on ‘Theories of ethical accounting’, Dec 7 
          • Talk by Sumati Nair on ‘The global environmental crisis and population control’, Oct.20 
          • Talk by Jhumur Lahiri on ‘18th Century Steel Technology in Telangana’, Sept 1
          • Talk by Jashodhara Bagchi on ‘On the School of Women’s Studies at Jadavpur University’, August 13
          • Poetry reading by Sugandhi Subramanayan, August 11 
          • Art talk by Pushpamala and Alex Mathew on their sculptures and exhibition at the NIN auditorium, July 18 
          • Talk by Mira Shiva on ‘Drug Misuse in India: A case study of hormone drugs’.
          • Talk by Mira Shiva on ‘Essential Drugs and Drugs Policy in India’, 1990
          • Talk by Mira Shiva on ‘Hormone Drugs’, August 01
          • Talk by Geeta Kapur on ‘Contemporary Indian paintings: a slide show’, Feb 8 

          1989

          • Talk by G. Bharati on ‘Menopause’, Jan 15 
          • Talk by Anees Haroun on ‘Women’s movement in Pakistan’, Feb 2
          • Talk by Amiya Kumar Bagchi on ‘Political economy of markets’, Feb 12
          • Talk by Peter Custers n ‘Critiques of theories on women’s labour’, Feb 19 
          • Talk by Hanna Papanek on ‘Socialization for inequality’, Feb 23
          • Talk by Dr. Sudipto Kaviraj on ‘Nationalism in Bankim’s writings’, March 19 
          • Talk by Sumati Nair on ‘Politics of reproduction’, April 21
          • Talk by K. Iliah on ‘The Dalit movement’, June 24 
          • Poetry reading by Meena Alexander, July 02
          • Talk by Aisha Mehmood Farooqui on ‘Women in Islam’, July 26
          • Poetry reading by Jameela Nishat, Sept. 27
          • Talk by Vidya on ‘Thumri: The feminine voice in music’, Oct 12 
          • Talk by David Arnold ‘History, gender and contradictions in Indian public health’, 1989
          • Talk by Isabel Marcus ‘Pornography debate: implications for feminist theory’, Dec 2
          • Talk by Isabel Marcus on ‘The lawyers’ response to the women’s question’, Dec 4
          • Talk by Isabel Marcus on ‘Reproductive technologies’, Dec 5 

          1988

          • Talk by Catherine Gallagher on ‘Victorian Women Writers and the Literary Market Place’, Jan 01 
          • Talk by Kamala Visweswaran on ‘Tamil women in the nationalist movement’, Aug 06 August
          • Talk by Sujatha Patel on ‘Gandhi on Women’, August 28 

          1987

          • Talk by Shanta Rameshwar Rao on ‘Children’s Literature and the Formation of Values’, July 07 
          • Talk by Meenakshi Mukherjee on “The Unperceived Self: A Study of Five Nineteenth Century Autobiographies”, Nov 5 
          • Talk by K. Lalitha on ‘Women Writers in Telugu: A Re-Reading’, Dec 1
          • Talk by Kamakshi Balasubramanian on “Reality and Resolution: Portrayal of Soviet Women in Recent Fiction”, Dec 5