![]() Palackal is the lead singer in more than forty releases in five languages, including Sanskrit and Syriac. Recently, he contributed a chapter to The Oxford Handbook of Music and World Christianities (Oxford University Press).ĭr. Palackal is the author of articles on Indian Christian music in several international journals and three encyclopedias, including the prestigious New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Oxford Music Online) and the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music (New York). ![]() Later, his dissertation on the Syriac chants in South India, at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (2005) became the first doctoral study of a Christian music genre in India. The master’s thesis he wrote at Hunter College, New York (1995), became a foundational work for launching a Christian musicology of India. Palackal holds degrees in theology, psychology, Indian classical music and musicology. ![]() He is also the Founder-President of the Christian Musicological Society of India and Nadopasana Thodupuzha. Palackal is an Indic musicologist, singer and composer.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |