Dr PAOLO PACCIOLLA
PG Diploma, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
PG Diploma, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Articles in Journals
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos | ISSN No. | Date Published |
| 1 | Rain of Life, Rain of Music: Music as Life Power in Indian Thought and Contemporary Musical Traditions | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies / / / - | 1479-0270 | 10-Nov-2022 |
Books/ Book Chapter/Case Study
| Sl.No. | Title | Author Names(s) | ISBN No. | Month Year |
| 1 | The Indian Drum of the King-God and the Pakhavaj of Nathdwara | PAOLO PACCIOLLA | 978-100005997-7, 978-036737023-7 | / |
Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium
| Sl.No. | Name of the Conference /Seminar /Symposium | Type of Program | Title of the Article | Role | Venue/Place | Date |
| 1 | International Seminar Local Art History | SEMINARS | Drumming for the gods: continuities in musical practices of ritual communities in Contemporary Kerala | PRESENTER) | Dept. of Malayalam, Govt. Arts & Science CollegeElanthoor, Pathanamthitta, Kerala | 19/12/2023 |
| 2 | ECSAS 2025 (European Conference for South Asian Studies) | CONFERENCES | Pāṭṭu singing in the contemporary Ayyappan Tiyyāṭṭu of the Tiyyāṭi Nambyar and Kaḷameḻuttu pāṭṭu of the Kallaṯṯakuṟuppu communities of central Kerala | PRESENTER) | University of HeidelbergHeidelberg, Germany | 01/10/2025 |
Invited Talks
| Sl.No. | Titel of the Program | Name of the Program | Date | Name of the Institution |
| 1 | Enlivening Rhythms. Drums and Drumming in Ritual Performances of Kerala | Music Research Seminar Series | 08/05/2018 | School of African and Oriental Studies, London University |
| 2 | Enlivening Rhythms. Drums and Drumming in Ritual Performances of Kerala | School of Arts and Aesthetics | 06/10/2018 | Javahrlal Nerhu University |
| 3 | Drumming in Ritual Traditions of Kerala | 28/03/2025 | Kerala Kalamandalam (Deemed to be university) | |
| 4 | Lecture Vorlesung. Essence of Odissi Dance: The Making of a Tradition by A. Luisa Spagna and Paolo Pacciolla | Performing the Arts in South Asia: History, Traditions, Repertoires (Vorlesung 12189) | 01/07/2025 | Ludwig Maximilans University, Munich |
| 5 | Enlivening Rhythms. Drumming in Ritual Performances of Contemporary Kerala | Mantrams Reading Group | 24/09/2025 | Tubingen University, University of Oxford, Wien University |
Research Project
| Sl.No. | Name of the Research Project | Investigator(s) | Sponsors | Internal/External |
| 1 | Living Images and Ritual Drumming. A comparative study of drums and drumming in Kalameluttu and Kutiyattam | Indian Council for Cultural Relations | External | |
| 2 | Enlivening rhythms. Drums and drumming in ritual performances of contemporary Kerala | Ministry Of Culture, New Delhi | External | |
| 3 | Drumming for the Gods. Saiva Rituals music and performers communities in South India | PAOLO PACCIOLLA | Internal |