Indian System of Raagas and their Positive Effects on Health
Keywords:
Neurological, Stress, Health, Positive, Physical
Abstract
Music is often known to stimulate the neurological physiology as well as physical health due to its therapeutic abilities. This article presents a detailed review about the Indian classical music (ICM) Raagas with their relationship to the time of the day during which it is played, the season of the year during which it has a maximal positive effect as well as its relationship to Vaatha, Pittha and Kapha. Two sample case studies with melodic scales are reviewed wherein the first case study relates to the successful stress reduction using Darbari Kanada Raaga for subjects undergoing gastro endoscopy and the second one highlights the reduction of blood pressure and heart rate for hypertensive women in their third trimester of pregnancy. A meaningful conclusion is drawn by providing a comprehensive assessment about these two case studies thereby emphasizing on the positive effects of music therapy.
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11. Adelman, Amie (2002) “RASA: Serenity, Valor, Love.” University Of North Texas.
12. Gosain, Devashish, Soubhik Chakraborty, and Mohit Sajwan (2018) “Simulating Raga Notes with a Markov Chain of Order 1-2.”
13. Kar SK (2015) “Effect of Indian classical music (Raga therapy) on fentanyl, vecuronium, propofol requirements and cortisol levels in cardiopulmonary bypass.” J Anesth Crit Care Open Access 2.2: 00047.
14. Sarkar, Joyanta, and Utpal Biswas(2015) “Indian classical ragas to cure diseases.” Int J Adv Sci Res 1.1: 9-13.
15. Ganguli, Kaustuv Kanti, and Preeti Rao (2016) “Perceptual anchor or attractor: How do musicians perceive raga phrases?.” Proc. of Frontiers of Research on Speech and Music (FRSM).
16. Vijayabanu, U, Radhika menon (2016) “Impact of music intervention on emotional intelligence.” best: International Journal of Humanities, Arts, Medicine and Sciences (BEST: IJHAMS) 4.1: 19-24.
17. Chatterjee, Samarpita, and Roan Mukherjee (2020) “Evaluation of the Effects of Music Therapy Using Todi Raga of Hindustani Classical Music on Blood Pressure, Pulse Rate and Respiratory Rate of Healthy Elderly Men.” Journal of Scientific Research 64.1.
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19. Bardekar, AA, Ajay A Gurjar. “Empirical Study of Indian Classical Ragas Structure and its Emotional Influence on Human Body for Music Therapy”
20. Analysis on the Survey of Skin Types According to Vata, Pitta, Kapha Constitution in Ayurveda (Vata), (Pitta), (Kapha) Young Mi Kim, Eun Young Choi & Byung Soo Chang. Department of Cosmetology, Hanseo University 13.2 (2019).
Published
2021-04-28
How to Cite
Sharma, D. A. R. (2021). Indian System of Raagas and their Positive Effects on Health. CENTRAL ASIAN JOURNAL OF ARTS AND DESIGN, 2(4), 39-48. Retrieved from https://www.cajad.centralasianstudies.org/index.php/CAJAD/article/view/105
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