The Yumjao Paphal A Symbol Of Pakhangba The Snake God

  • Published By: The Sruti Foundation
  • Issue: 139
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Inside the Issue

SRUTI BOX - 3-5

NEWS & NOTES
Bangalore & Madras: Kinkini Nrityotsava - 7
Hyderabad: Deccan Dance Festival - 9
Bangalore : The Spirit Of Music Lives On! - 11
Bombay: Update On The Shanmukhananda Hall - 12
Bombay: Seminar On Tradition & Change - 13\

OBITUARY
C. Chittibabu - 18

Special Feature
PURUSH : THE MALE DANCER - II
Manipuri - 19
Christian Religious Dance - 22
Through A Gendered Lens - 26

G.N. JOSHI
A Musician With Versatile Talent - 29
Padma Gangadhar: A Tale Of True Grit - 33

BRIEF NOTES - 35-38

OPINION COLUMN
Stars & Spots - 39
Artists As Art Managers & Administrators? - 40

THE BOOK SHELF - 43-45

THE WHISPERING GALLERY - 47

EDITOR'S NOTE - 48
FRONT COVER: The Yumjao-paphal, a symbol of Pakhangba (the snake-god). Towards the conclusion of the Lai Haraoba Manipuri dance, the dancers move in a single line along this abstract pattern signifying the entwined serpent.
Courtesy : Manipuri Nartanalaya, Imphal.




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