Padma Shri Moa Subong Archives

Hindustani Maestro Ustad Rashid Khan Dies at 55; Music World Mourns Loss

KTP RadhikaJanuary 9, 2024

Ustad Rashid Khan’s renderings stand out for the emotional overtones in his melodic elaboration

Jerry Amaldev’s Choir Turns a Church Into Heaven

G S PaulJune 30, 2026

On World Music Day, Jerry Amaldev conducted a three-hour choral journey that wove Mozart, Negro…

UFOs: A Global Security Threat?

IAR DeskDecember 14, 2020

For many years, unidentified flying objects or UFOs were reckoned fantasy and a figment of human imagination. But not anymore. Recently, a spate of ‘sightings’ has turned the spotlight back on UFOs and getting seriously curious are the likes of the Pentagon and NASA.

Kapila Vatsyayan and Her Dynamic Quest for Heritage

India Art ReviewSeptember 24, 2020

For all her image as a cultural tsarina, Kapila Vatsyayan, the feisty researcher earned a cultural vision that stemmed theoretical knowledge and practical experience of the arts

The Occult Origins of Mohiniyattam– Part 8

Nirmala PanikerAugust 11, 2021

The author traces the origins of dance forms involving solo performances by women, such as Mohiniyattam, Thiruvathirakkali and Nangiarkoothu, to folk art forms revolving around the worship of the Mother Goddess and kavus (sacred groves)

Mimi and the Surrogacy Bazaar of India

Sheela SuryanarayananMarch 2, 2022

Bollywood film Mimi raises several concerns around surrogacy in India. Commercial surrogacy comes with health, mental hazards. It can’t become a poverty eradication programme.