Suvarna Nalapat's video: Music therapy Inaugural speech IMA Ernakulam

Dear doctors and colleagues, Two questions people always ask me :; . 1. How a doctor /pathologist speak on such varied subjects like Philosophy Musicology Astrophysics . 2. In a busy professional schedule how do you get time for all such activities Answers. 1 I think therefore, I am (Descarte). 2. May be my time management is at optimum level. Doctors ask, without knowing music how can we do music therapy. It is not mandatory that a doctor know music. If you kow it is well and good.If you don’t know you can get help from a musician . Cooperation of musician and doctor- create job opportunities, and integrate art and science. Music Therapy is not prescribing music like a drug. It is all about interrelationship, compassion love , an educational ,clinical and Research protocol clinical trials and data collection, . We are in fact bridging gaps between arts and science for benefit of Nation, clients and helping in National Integration through our own professon. According to WHO Health is not lack of disease, but mental,physical intellectual and spiritual wellbeing . Interdisciplienry approach through Music Therapy in this way when implemented through Health Departments by including it as a curriculum for MBBS , and in village schemes as adoption of Health villages by Med Colleges give benefits not only to public but also to doctors. (self satisfaction) clientoriented family oriented professional social wlelfare work . You can call it a Transformative Research policy as a sociopolitical activity. For using Indian methods of Music Therapy I had created designed 5 textbooks and Hospital based Research protocols and an adoption of Health village. Indian Music therapy is designed for 6 Rithu (season) 24 hours (North Indian) and for the 6 nerve plexuses of the body (72 Melakartha) which is also for organs supplied by these nerve plexus, for each 5 degree of the Cosmic Timecycle. Same for cosmic and body energy cycles.(bioenergy).Musicians focus on these, and doctors on the Research protocols, clinical practice, service at the same time understanding the basic principles of Music Therapy. Co operation between musician and doctor needed. Profesional satisfaction will be greatest reward we get from such activity. I submitted the project when Amritha deemed university was planned . In 2019 MBBS Cuuriculum. Music Therapy is included. This year adoption of health villages by Medical colleges also came into effect. Health village adoption was done in Amala hospital before that. Thus in a modest way what I envisaged is being slowly and steadily being achieved. I know this is a small beginning. And Miles before I sleep as the poet said awaits. Me. In the twilight of my life, in my hands cradle lies curved spacetime wheel (like sudarsana) and in it the sounds of Panchajanya and flute reverberates , the music of heaven and earth bringing peace Shanthi, and prasada of wellbeing. Maveli nad vaneedum kalam pole …Thank you for giving this opportunity for communicating my views on my Music Therapy project . Hope in your Professional days ahead you will be able to feel and enjoy its effects