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September 2025

GIA Magazine

Rooted in Indian aesthetics, we explore how art travels, how it is received by audiences and critics, and how it connects with wider international contexts through a multi-cultural lens.

Where the performance of culture meets the practice of reflection, and Indian arts and artists are represented on stages and at festivals worldwide.

We are a public-interest, non-commercial digital magazine and multimedia platform amplifying the voices of Indian and South Asian dance artists across the globe.

SYMBALLEIN: A Performance by Renjith Choorakkad & Vijna Vasudevan.

Aalaap’s Sthira: Navigating the Constant-Dynamic, October 15, 2025 at KG1 Studio, Chennai.

Churchill: David Payne’s Commanding Stagecraft

At the Calderwood Pavilion on October 7, 2025, the stage...

Grace and Gravitas

A review of Dr. Neena Prasad’s performance By Anita Vallabh Ph.D

Emotion and Illusion: A Review of Explorations and Yavanika

Explorations, by Anubhava Dance Company

Collaborators

Anita Vallabh, Ph.D

Founder & Editorial Curator. Creative Director - SarangArts for Social Justice

Anita Vallabh, Ph.D

Shovat Ranathoes

Founder and Lead Designer, MEDiAMAX

Shovat Ranathoes

Alok Nayak

Artistic Director & CEO, Milap

Alok Nayak

Archana Shastri

Director, MilapSpace

Archana Shastri

Nrithya Jagannathan

Bharatanatyam Artist · Director, Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram · Co-Founder, Paanchajanya

Nrithya Jagannathan

Dr. Pranamya Suri, MD

Kuchipudi Artist · Interventional Spine & Musculoskeletal Medicine Specialist · Arts Educator

Dr. Pranamya Suri, MD

Sagar Vallabh, MD

Gastroenterologist (Retd.), Advocate for Healthy Living

Sagar Vallabh, MD

Dr. Madhumita Krishnan, MD

Ayurveda Pediatrics, Educator

Dr. Madhumita Krishnan, MD

Sanjay R. Chaganti

Happiness Catalyst · Leadership & Life Coach · Author · Facilitator

Sanjay R. Chaganti

Neena Alapatt, M.S.

Sustainability Enthusiast

Neena Alapatt, M.S.

Shankar Santhanagopalan

Co-Founder, Sishyakulam & The Green Room

Shankar Santhanagopalan

Features

Chinnamasta’s DNR Order: Using Classical Indian Dance to Improve Non Verbal Communication on the Intensive Care Unit

By Shilpa Darivemula, MD; Shreya Srivastava, MD; Sophia Salingaros; Rohini Bhatia, MD. Edited by Amrutha...

A Young Innovator Shaping the Future of Dance

Anita Vallabh in conversation with Manya Yellepeddy

A Conversation with Dr. Neena Prasad

Sunanda Narayanan in conversation with Mohiniyattam artiste, Dr. Neena Prasad

From Medicine to Music: A Journey with the Veena

Seema Lala in Conversation with Dr. Lushen Govender — Johannesburg, 14 September 2025.

When Hypocrisy Becomes the Hyphen Between Thought, Word, and Action

This reflection has been on my mind for a while. As I prepare for GIA’s...

When Hypocrisy Becomes the Hyphen Between Thought, Word, and Action

This reflection has been on my mind for a while. As I prepare for GIA’s...

ANIKAYA Birds Intensive at Benin

Wendy Jehlen in conversation with Anita Vallabh

Chinnamasta’s DNR Order: Using Classical Indian Dance to Improve Non Verbal Communication on the Intensive Care Unit

By Shilpa Darivemula, MD; Shreya Srivastava, MD; Sophia Salingaros; Rohini Bhatia, MD. Edited by Amrutha...

Dancing Interculturally

India has been the historic melting pot of centuries yet, forty-six years after Independence, the...

A Conversation with Dr. Neena Prasad

Sunanda Narayanan in conversation with Mohiniyattam artiste, Dr. Neena Prasad

A Young Innovator Shaping the Future of Dance

Anita Vallabh in conversation with Manya Yellepeddy

From Medicine to Music: A Journey with the Veena

Seema Lala in Conversation with Dr. Lushen Govender — Johannesburg, 14 September 2025.

You Are Your Desires

How An Ancient Indian wisdom template will help you tap into your desires and shape your destiny

Notion Press, Chennai

Hasta Mudrā-s

Hand Gestures of Indian Dance

Vedathek Publishing House, Bangalore

Abhinaya Darpanam

Mudrā-s: Single Hand Gestures

Vedathek Publishing House, Bangalore

Message in Movements

Abhinaya Darpanam, An Illustrated Translation

B.R. Rhythms, New Delhi

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Reflection, and Cultural Inquiry

Where voices from the Indian and South Asian dance world, both on stage and behind the scenes, are seen, heard, felt, and respected.

Global Indian Artist

Reflections with Dr. Shriya Srinivasan and Dr. Joshua George

Episode: 1

In this episode Dr. Shriya Srinivasan and Dr. Joshua George share the thought process behind...

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