Click to play videoThiruvananthapuram: German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, once said, ‘Without music, life would be a mistake’. And now, one of Kerala's leading music composers is using music to give life to the people who need it.
Kaithapuram Damodaran Namboodiri, through his Sneha-Nagram, is trying to heal cancer patients and the specially-abled people using the power of music.
“Our plan is to get the music into hospital across the state. Music helps the patient’s body react positively to the medicines given to him. We are very sure it will work as wherever we have used, patients have come forward to tell us about the change,” he says.
Does music therapy actually help? Well, doctors say soothing ragas do impact the mind because they increase the flow of oxygen to the brain. And it's patients with psychological problems who stand to gain the most.
“Patients who are admitted to mental hospitals have a lot of mental agonies which can be reduced to a large extent with music. About the result we just cannot comment at the moment as we have only started but signs are encouraging,” says a clinical psychologist at Kuthiravattom Mental Healthcare Centre, Paul Achan.
The results may not be immediate. But with the Kerala High Court now permitting the use of music, hospitals are now opening up to the raagas, to the sounds of the veena and the mridangam. And the patients are more than happy to sing along.
(With inputs from Rohini Mohan)
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